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sweetpinkpixie · #1 (**permalink**) 10-05-2022, 12:47 AM

On the quiet North End of the Street lies a vibrant storefront polished to its finest where you enter a world of brooms, bludgers, snitches and much more. Displayed at the window of Quality Quidditch Supplies is the latest released broom. As you enter the shop, the shelves and displays are the first thing you notice, neatly stacked with other brooms, team posters and robes galore.

Between the side walls there are shelves filled with various Quidditch supplies and goods. Following the displays of brooms and the like, towards the back you see another section of displays, not of brooms, but the side walls of the shop are neatly stacked with broom accessories, sports equipments and matching merchandise for support. Feel free to stroll along and find what you need to aid you in your game play. Lastly, the back wall displays books and other reading materials, all to do with Quidditch and Broomology of course.

Towards the back you see another section of displays with little knick-knacks and toys perfect for all ages. Only our most privileged customers are permitted to enter the back room of the shop. Here we hold unique items and remaining stock of items that cannot fit on the displays or are in need of refurbishing. At the very back is a door to a room where the shopkeeper does his admin work. Once you've found and decided on the goods you wish to purchase, you may bring them along your way towards the counter found towards the back of the shop. The shopkeeper may seem busy, but that won't stop him from assisting anyone.

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Books
Rule Book by ICW Quidditch Committee - 10 Sickles
Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup by ICW Quidditch Committee - 10 Sickles
Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp - 12 Sickles
A Snitch in Time by Penelope Lovely - 11 Sickles
The Catching Flyer by Huzaifa Clark - 11 Sickles
How to Succeed at Coaching without Really Trying by Colin MacKenzie - 10 Sickles
Behind Closed Doors: Managing the Magpies by Colin MacKenzie - 11 Sickles
30 Ways to Fly by Kierran Terry - 12 Sickles, 5 Knuts
Broomology for Beginners by Camilo Aguilar - 12 Sickles

Magazines
All magazines priced at 5 Knuts
Quidditch Times
Seeker Weekly
Which Broomstick?
Wizarding Sports Programming Magazine
Wizarding Highlights In Media

Starter Brooms
Toy Broomstick - 5 Galleons
Training Broom - 10 Galleons
Shooting Star 4001 - 12 Galleons
Blasting Star II - 15 Galleons

Racing Brooms
Tinderblast 5007 - 15 Galleons, 15 Sickles
Comet 1080 - 18 Galleons, 11 Sickles
Cleansweep 100 - 25 Galleons
Oakshaft 2010 - 38 Galleons
Jollyrocket 2200 - 40 Galleons
Twigger 100 - 58 Galleons, 12 Sickles
Nimbus 4000 - 119 Galleons, 9 Sickles *
Firebolt Supreme V - 142 Galleons, 16 Sickles *
Moontrimmer Dlite - 166 Galleons, 6 Sickles *

Family-Sized Brooms *
Bluebottle 3C - 155 Galleons
Fambus Station Wagon 2XL - 160 Galleons
Turbo-T Pilot - 180 Galleons

Broom Accessories
Brass Clip-On Compass - 11 Sickles, 14 Knuts
Tail-Twig Clippers - 13 Sickles
Fleetwood's High-Finish Handle Polish - 15 Sickles
Broomstick Servicing Kit - 2 Galleons

Sports Balls
Enchanted Bounce Ball - 10 Sickles
Quaffle - 1 Galleon
Snitch - 2 Galleons, 5 Sickles, 2 Knuts
Bludger - 3 Galleons *
Full Quidditch Balls Crate - 9 Galleons, 10 Sickles *
Quod & Quodpot Solution - 6 Galleons *

Sports Supplies
Quidditch Gloves - 10 Sickles
Quidditch Goggles - 1 Galleon
Quidditch Helmet - 2 Galleons, 16 Sickles
Pads (Arm, Knee, Shin) - 3 Galleons, 3 Sickles
Beater's Bat - 2 Galleons
Whistle - 22 Knuts
Magical Megaphone - 4 Galleons *

Uniforms
Mini Quidditch Robes - 16 Sickles
Practice Quidditch Robes - 1 Galleon, 12 Sickles
Hogwarts Quidditch Robes - 3 Galleons

Fan Memorabilia
Team Badge - 3 Sickles, 20 Knuts
Team Banner - 5 Sickles
Team Poster
__Non-Moving - 5 Sickles
__Moving - 15 Sickles
Team Flag - 16 Sickles, 1 Knut
Team Jersey - 4 Galleons, 6 Sickles
Famous Player Figurine - 1 Galleon
Snitch Snatcher! - 2 Galleons, 1 Sickle (NEW!!)

Back Room **
Prices on request.
Silver Arrow (Original)
Shooting Star VI (1978)
Nimbus 2000 (1991)
Puddlemere United Keeper Oliver Wood's Quidditch Diagrams (1999)
Wimbourne Wasps Beater Ludo Bagman's Quidditch Robes (1980)
Bulgarian National Team Viktor Krum Miniature Figurine (3 in Stock)

* - denotes that underaged must have parental consent to purchase
** - denotes that one must be of age to purchase

This shop is owned by an NPC and is a part of the IC Shopkeeper initiative. For details, please see this thread.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-01-2023, 04:19 PM

She really wanted to make today special. Sam had been struggling readjusting to life on land and, clearly, his time in Atlantis had left scars on his soul that would take a very long time to mend...which was why she was concerned by his suggestion they stop by Quidditch Quality Supplies on their casual date. Every single moment with Sam felt like a date though, her heart always skipping a few beats and humming its own tune, so that was not to say that this was an actual date date.

Her arm looped around his, keeping close as had been even more their norm since his return, her pace slowed as they approached the shop and looked at the display through the window. It was somewhat comical to think back now on how she had once held such high aspirations as becoming a professional quidditch player, a keeper just like her dad. Not only was she entirely too small, much more a seeker's build, but she was also terribly uncoordinated. Her flying was fair though, she could have perhaps made it if she had applied herself more and not grown her interests in herbology and fashion.

"You okay?" she asked softly, kissing her boyfriend's shoulder and then looking up at him with her big hazel-green doe eyes.

Cassirin · 02-02-2023, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

She really wanted to make today special. Sam had been struggling readjusting to life on land and, clearly, his time in Atlantis had left scars on his soul that would take a very long time to mend...which was why she was concerned by his suggestion they stop by Quidditch Quality Supplies on their casual date. Every single moment with Sam felt like a date though, her heart always skipping a few beats and humming its own tune, so that was not to say that this was an actual date date.

Her arm looped around his, keeping close as had been even more their norm since his return, her pace slowed as they approached the shop and looked at the display through the window. It was somewhat comical to think back now on how she had once held such high aspirations as becoming a professional quidditch player, a keeper just like her dad. Not only was she entirely too small, much more a seeker's build, but she was also terribly uncoordinated. Her flying was fair though, she could have perhaps made it if she had applied herself more and not grown her interests in herbology and fashion.

"You okay?" she asked softly, kissing her boyfriend's shoulder and then looking up at him with her big hazel-green doe eyes.

"I feel like okay is one of those relative things, honestly," Sam tucked Becky closer and turned his attention to the brooms. He didn't need a broom. He didn't need a broom repair kit or wax or a new bat or anything that made a visit to the shop make sense. But it was sort of like facing a fear of heights by climbing a ladder - if he stood here in the middle of all the symbols of the thing he loved the most in the world and didn't bolt or start sweating or... Merlin, burst into tears, then he was probably a positive step forward.

Sam rested his cheek on the top of Becky's head, mostly to avoid looking at those big eyes of hers. The Moontrimmer was a gorgeous broom, honestly too elite and expensive to use for Quidditch, and he was going to memorize every splinter of the one on display. "For lack of a better word for it, though, let's say I'm okay."

Oh, right, he probably loved one thing in the world more than Quidditch, and she was hanging off his arm at the moment.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-03-2023, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"I feel like okay is one of those relative things, honestly," Sam tucked Becky closer and turned his attention to the brooms. He didn't need a broom. He didn't need a broom repair kit or wax or a new bat or anything that made a visit to the shop make sense. But it was sort of like facing a fear of heights by climbing a ladder - if he stood here in the middle of all the symbols of the thing he loved the most in the world and didn't bolt or start sweating or... Merlin, burst into tears, then he was probably a positive step forward.

Sam rested his cheek on the top of Becky's head, mostly to avoid looking at those big eyes of hers. The Moontrimmer was a gorgeous broom, honestly too elite and expensive to use for Quidditch, and he was going to memorize every splinter of the one on display. "For lack of a better word for it, though, let's say I'm okay."

Oh, right, he probably loved one thing in the world more than Quidditch, and she was hanging off his arm at the moment.

She didn't want to be tiptoeing on eggshells around him, mostly because she was not very good at tiptoeing and being subtle, but she also really did not want to do or say something that would cause him more strife. He had been through quite the ordeal and within the same decade that they all had survived a wizarding war. "That's fair," she smiled, her arms wrapping around his middle as he pulled her closer and rather enjoying his cheek on top of her head. It really was quite convenient for him that she was so petite, no?

"You ready to go inside?" Seeing him like a bird with its wings clipped was heart wrenching and he was SUCH a gifted flyer! She really did hope that he would try and get back into quidditch again...and just maybe being around all the supplies and memorabilia would help. Maybe they would even find a Samuel Gusey bobble head or jersey or sweatshirt inside - at least one of those she would be leaving with if so.

Cassirin · 02-04-2023, 02:33 AM

Going inside seemed a LITTLE overwhelming, but it helped to have the distraction of a Becky attached to his arm. Sam squished her lightly, moving them both toward the door. "Ready as I'll ever be. Just... if I leave, it's because my dust allergies are acting up, okay? You don't have to come with me. Just have a good time and I'll come back when I get the allergies back under control."

Totally believable. 100% genuine. Sam grabbed the door for Becky, and he was immediately caught by that new-leather-and-broom-wax smell of Quidditch. His allergies were going to kick in very soon.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-06-2023, 09:44 AM

It wasn't that she was not aware of Sam's tactics to avoid facing his emotions...but in the moment she, well, she was basically doing that. Earnestly clinging to everything she said, Becky gave her boyfriend's arm a tender little squeeze and then looked up at him with her big hazel green eyes. "Should we have a cleaning adventure at your place to make sure that your allergies are not aggravated further?" It was almost embarrassing how sincerely and innocently she asked - she just wanted her boyfriend happy and feeling more like himself, it came in waves these days.

Please forgive the turn of phrase.

Following him inside, Becky tried not to stare at him and make him feel uncomfortable or scrutinized ... but she couldn't help but glance at him just a little and easily saw those allergies on the rise and thus she reached into her pocket for her handkerchief. "...for the allergies..." she whispered while offering it to him - and just one tender kiss to his shoulder.

Cassirin · 02-08-2023, 02:56 AM

Well. Merlin's beard. Did she really believe he had allergies? Did she really want to clean his flat? Sam worried that he was too transparent with his feelings when really he wanted to be totally stoic all the time. Like his dad, who could communicate more through a single grunt than pages of books could do. But obviously he was a VERY good liar.

"My mum keeps breaking in and cleaning it. It's dead embarrassing." Sam accepted the handkerchief and tucked it into his sleeve. "I'm fine, though. Seriously. Have you seen the last issue of Quidditch Weekly? I don't know if it's out yet. Can you check?" There was no way he was trying to get rid of Becky-the-arm-leech when she was such comfort to him, but it wouldn't hurt if those big eyes spent a few moments looking at something else.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-21-2023, 02:17 PM

Very good at pretending or incredibly gullible girlfriend, you decide.

Less embarrassing and perhaps more horrified, Becky thought it might be a kindness to show his mum a bit of grace in this seeing as she had been so worried during his mernapping and now the woman was being an adoring mother hen of sorts. "If you don't like her doing that, you could communicate it to her," Becky suggested softly. "Find another means for her to express her love for her son." Becky could relate a little, after all. He had met her grandfather, after all, and the man could be positively hovering in his affections.

Gullible was apparently a good look on her, because the moment Sam was asking about the magazine she was turning her gaze from fawning up at him to the array of publications on display. "Hmm...I'm not sure," she replied while squinting at the covers and slowly slipping her arm out from around his so she could go get a closer look herself.

Cassirin · 02-22-2023, 02:17 AM

"I'll tell her eventually. It's like... the last person in the world you want to hurt is the mother who thought you may never be coming back. And I told her I wouldn't move home to recuperate, so she's dealing with that rejection already." Sam had already had the be-a-man-and-let-your-mother-love-you conversation with his father. He'd spent his whole life watching that dynamic, so it was obvious to him what it took to make his mother happy. Funny enough that he ended up with a girl that was equally easy to please. Just... let her love you the way she wants as much as she wants.

He left her, but just by a few steps, and turned his attention to the fabulously fancy brooms on display. The brooms at home were perfectly good, and gathering dust, so he wasn't really shopping. More like looking at brooms that didn't make him feel quiet as miserable as the ones with memories attached.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-26-2023, 09:24 AM

She supposed she could understand that. She could actually do him one better and empathize with it as well considering how her own family functioned, particularly grandpa. Plus...Becky respected and adored Sam's mum too and it had been so awful fearing the worst but hoping for the best about her boyfriend...she could not imagine what it would be like to feel that way about her child. Which was even more difficult to weigh when one had not really considered having children either.

Becky smiled up at her boyfriend and offered a soft 'okay' before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek.

Now over at the magazines and other publications, she looked over the flashy covers and bold fonts until she found Quidditch Weekly. It looked like there were a few of last month's mingled in with this month's...and the first couple had had the edged folded over with one looking as though someone had completely spilled their drink from Espresso Patronum on. But there was one towards the middle of the rack that looked quite pristine. "It's here," she chirped while looking up at Sam with eager accomplished eyes. It was a good thing it was here, right?!

Cassirin · 03-03-2023, 02:15 AM

"Hm?" Sam turned halfway in Becky's direction, his eyes still fixed on the broom. He was looking at the broom but really looking past the broom. Through it, beyond it to a time and place where he was still an up and coming Quidditch pro who wasn't bizarrely agoraphobic. "That's... oh, good."

He tore himself away, stepping back to Becky's side and dropping an arm around her so he could study the cover over her shoulder. "What do they say the Wanderers odds are for the season? Maybe we can get out to a game later on." They would not be getting out to a game later on.

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