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For all your magical mirror needs, Janus Galloglass is the place to be. Sure, you could go to some other knick knack store that doesn't specialize in mirrors, but if you want quality, if you want customization, if you want pure craftsmanship, then you're in the right place. When you walk inside you'll have a hard time not seeing your own reflection somewhere on the walls and displays, and yet equally, not every mirror shows you yourself as you might expect. Some show reflections of completely different places and faces, some show you what you would look like as a different gender or age, some show you how others see you, and some appear not to reflect anything at all. Many of the mirrors call out compliments or advice as you walk close to them. Some seem to watch you as you make your way around the store.
Janus Galloglass deals in three main areas when it comes to mirror making: mirrors for communication, mirrors for vanity and appearance, and mirrors for divination, though there are other types of mirrors available for other needs - just ask. Fancy a foeglass? Need a talking mirror to tell you how fabulous you are? Want a hand mirror charmed to never fog up? Do you need a mirror that will zoom? Maybe you need mirror parts for your telescope, or a mirror charmed to show you the back of your head. Perhaps you're in the market for a prank mirror of some variety. Whatever you need, if it isn't already on the shelves, you can get a quote here, just be aware that some more complex custom requests might take a little time to craft.
You mustn't forget, of course, that Janus Galloglass also provides a Psychomanteum that its valued patrons can make use of, for a price of course. Your Catoptromancy session can be guided too if you need a little help with interpretation, or you may pay to use the Psychomanteum by yourself for a 15, 35, or 55 minute session. Please note there are multitudes of security spells in this store. It isn't wise to try and steal when so many of the mirrors are watching you, not to mention, if you break you DEFINITELY buy, or you might just get sucked into a holding mirror until an auror can be summoned to deal with you.
A note about inventory:
At Janus Galloglass the price of a given mirror depends on several factors that make an exact pricing menu unwieldy and difficult. Please use the following price brackets for a guide as far as what you can choose to RP as a quoted price, and remember the more complex the charms or magic of a mirror, the more expensive it is likely to be.
Mirror Sizes
ring mirrors - starting at 1 galleon, 1 sickle
compact mirror - starting at 1 galleon, 1 sickle
hand held mirror - starting at 1 galleon, 2 sickles
book-sized mirror - starting at 1 galleon, 10 sickles
half-length mirror - starting at 3 galleons, 7 sickles
full-length mirror - starting at 5 galleons, 4 sickles
larger custom size - starting at 8 galleons, 2 sickles
Angelo Milano Evans - ten years and seven months (give or take), also known as Milo - didn't often go to Diagon Alley, but when he did, he wandered.
Not always without permission. It was Papo Jake who wouldn't let him stray far, but Rose was different, probably because she understood it the same way that Milo did: this street was long but not exactly sprawling. As long as Milo didn't leave it or stray down side alleys - neither of which he felt inclined to do today - it was practically impossible to be lost forever.
Of course, there was the possibility of being kidnapped or cursed or something like that. That was what Papo Jake worried about, though he didn't ever say it out loud, and Milo had naturally considered it too, but it just meant he knew to be careful. He had roamed his village at night for years and years and had always been fine. So this was fine too. And that was that.
These were the arguments he would have presented, perhaps upon retrieval, had it been Papo Jake in charge today. But Milo was here with Rose, and so that was another thing that was fine. He'd left her and Dezi to their errands and ended up at the opposite end of the street, amongst the mirrors, looking for a mirror, in the mirror shop.
Milo had paused just inside the door, kicked off his shoes, and set them neatly out of the way, heels to wall. Now in odd-socked feet (the left one chartreuse with emerald stripes, the right one violet with lilac stripes), he drifted through the shop, sliding his feet as he went because the smooth sensation balanced out the jagged discomfort of the many reflections all around him everywhere. They followed him as he sought out one of two mirrors he'd had his metaphorical eye on ever since he'd heard about them.
Foeglassfoeglassfoeglassfoeglassfoeglass.
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Dawn Mitsuki Rasting, the middle triplet and second youngest of the Rasting family, found herself in particularly good spirits today as she spent the part of her allowance she had been meticulously stowing away in various glass jars she had either painted on with acrylics or paper mache to make them more aesthetically pleasing on her shelves. The jar for her older sister's graduation present had reached an acceptable level and Mitsuki had often seen Rebecca's eye wander to this particular shop. An elegant handheld mirror or perhaps something to use on a vanity seemed a smart and useful choice of graduation present. It could be something the soon to be Hufflepuff alumna. Mitsuki presumed that it would be easy to find a mirror with floral designs, but she was hoping to find one adorned with a hummingbird or two.
Best of all, her indulgence jar had also reached an acceptable level and therefore she was owed a trip to both Scrivenshaft's and Flourish and Blotts - which she was particularly excited about.
Her perfectly polished brown doc martens gently glided over the threshold of Janus Galloglass and, once the door had closed behind her, she knelt down to tug up on one of her knee high white socks to ensure that both were pulled to the same level just covering her knees. Satisfied with this minor adjustment, she began perusing the shelves and displays while trying not to get too dizzy from the infinity mirror effect that was quite persistent within this shop. It was during one of her glimpses and glances that the reflection of someone not herself appeared and gave her a mild fright. Even more concerning was that when she turned around to face the boy, who had appeared to be around the same age as herself, was no where to be seen.
"...hello?"
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