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

Every child in Wizarding Britain knows that Sugarplum's is the place to be. You can smell the sticky sweetness and bursts of flavour as soon as you walk through the door, the little candy themed bell, enchanted to transform into a different type of candy every hour, will tinkle merrily to announce your arrival, but we won't be surprised if you don't notice it, after all your eyes have a rainbow of delectable sweets to feast on.

Shelves among shelves of different types of wizarding sweets are ranged in aisles before you. The shelves stretch up to the roof and big glass jars display every type of candy imaginable. Can't reach? No worries! Just say the type of candy out loud and the jar will float down to you, ready to scoop out the required amount. Everything is labeled, so it shouldn't be too hard to find what you're looking for. There are a stack of baskets to the right of the last shelf - go ahead and grab one if you need it! There are four gumball machines near the exit to the sweet shop. If you have any knuts in your pocket that you are just dying to get rid of, why not buy a few gumballs with them? All you have to do is place two knuts inside the little slot, turn the knob, and watch as the gumball travels down the maze and to the little compartment at the bottom.

Once you've finished your shopping, you need to escort yourself to the check out counter located on the right side of the store. The shopkeeper can usually be found behind the counter, scooping and weighing sweets for the customers ahead of you.

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Fudge - Only one Galleon a pound!
Milk Chocolate
Dark Chocolate
Walnut
Maple
Peanut butter and jellyfish
Chocolate dragon

Chocolate - Only one Galleon a pound!
Milk
Dark
White
Hazelnut
Walnut
Almond

Hand-Made Candies - One for a sickle, Galleon per pound
Nougat (several flavors each day)
Coconut Ice
Toffee
Cherry-center Truffle (7 Sickles per box)
Dark Chocolate Truffle (7 Sickles per box)
Chocoballs
Lollipops
White Chocolate Almond Truffle (soft white choc. center) - 7 sickles per box

Gum
Drooble's Best Blowing Gum - 2 sickles
Toothflossing Stringmints - 3 sickles
Creature Feature Blowing Gum - 1 sickle
Giant Gumballs - 10 knuts each
Invisible Gum - 12 knuts per packet

Gummy Candies
Jumping Gummy Beetles - 6 sickles per packet
Puckering Sour Swirls - 5 sickles per packet

Specialty Candies
Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans - 8 sickles per packet
Chocolate Frogs - 5 sickles each
Licorice Wands - 10 knuts a piece (5 sickles per box)
Pumpkin Fizzes - 4 sickles each
Peppermint Humbugs - 6 sickles per packet
Fizzing Whizbees - 1 sickle each
Pumpkin Pasties - 8 sickles per box
Ice Mice - 2 sickles (8 sickles per box)
Sugar Quills - 3 sickles
Lemondrops - 2 sickles (10 sickles per box)
Sherbertdrops - 2 sickles (10 sickles per box)
Crystallised Pineapple - 5 sickles (20 sickles per box)

Oddities and Rarities
Cockroach Clusters - 1 sickle each
Acid Pops - 2 sickles
Blood Pops - 2 sickles
Fudge Flies - 1 sickle
Jelly Slugs - 2 sickles
Pepper Imps - 1 sickle

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

DuckyLinJi · 12-15-2022, 06:29 PM

It was day two of his Diagon Alley shopping and after saying goodbye to his older brother at the entrance of Diagon Alley, Daniel went his own way. His first destination was Sugarplum’s Sweet Shop. He had been craving something sweet ever since he had gotten home from school. His parents were strict about how much sugar he and his brother consumed but what they didn’t know, couldn’t hurt them right?

He pushed open the shop door and walked down the aisles for a few moments before grabbing a bag, which he filled with lemon drops before moving on to grab a couple of Chocolate Frogs.

Kimothy · 12-16-2022, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

It was day two of his Diagon Alley shopping and after saying goodbye to his older brother at the entrance of Diagon Alley, Daniel went his own way. His first destination was Sugarplum’s Sweet Shop. He had been craving something sweet ever since he had gotten home from school. His parents were strict about how much sugar he and his brother consumed but what they didn’t know, couldn’t hurt them right?

He pushed open the shop door and walked down the aisles for a few moments before grabbing a bag, which he filled with lemon drops before moving on to grab a couple of Chocolate Frogs.

Etta loved summer. It was her favourite season, not only because school was out but also because she just felt much more alive. Nothing was going to stop her from heading out to sail, or to meet up with her friends, or to shop until she dropped. Though she was currently far from the beach that always seems to call her, Etta didn't mind. Her mam wanted to visit a British friend, and Etta wanted to tag along for a change of pace from the places she frequented in France and Spain. It gave her an excuse to explore while her mam was busy elsewhere, which she loved just as much as feeling sand between her toes.

And she probably should have figured the Alley would be extra packed today. It was a wonderful summer day so surely many kids, fresh out of school, were present. Not to worry! She had her extra fab and comfy shoes on, and she was determined to brave the sea of British youth around her.

Not entirely sure which establishment to start with, Etta found herself entering what looked like the sweet shop. The sweet tooth in her was absolutely tickled. She could already see herself buying a little bit of everything to try for herself and to send to Lissie, Mimi, and Lili. She stopped by one of the aisles, seeing a boy close to her age, and picked up a lemon drop from the displays that she had seen him grab from earlier. "Hello there. Would you recommend these?" Etta turned to the boy and asked.

DuckyLinJi · 12-18-2022, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimothy

Etta loved summer. It was her favourite season, not only because school was out but also because she just felt much more alive. Nothing was going to stop her from heading out to sail, or to meet up with her friends, or to shop until she dropped. Though she was currently far from the beach that always seems to call her, Etta didn't mind. Her mam wanted to visit a British friend, and Etta wanted to tag along for a change of pace from the places she frequented in France and Spain. It gave her an excuse to explore while her mam was busy elsewhere, which she loved just as much as feeling sand between her toes.

And she probably should have figured the Alley would be extra packed today. It was a wonderful summer day so surely many kids, fresh out of school, were present. Not to worry! She had her extra fab and comfy shoes on, and she was determined to brave the sea of British youth around her.

Not entirely sure which establishment to start with, Etta found herself entering what looked like the sweet shop. The sweet tooth in her was absolutely tickled. She could already see herself buying a little bit of everything to try for herself and to send to Lissie, Mimi, and Lili. She stopped by one of the aisles, seeing a boy close to her age, and picked up a lemon drop from the displays that she had seen him grab from earlier. "Hello there. Would you recommend these?" Etta turned to the boy and asked.

Daniel enjoyed the summer, but it wasn't his favorite season. Autumn was the best, in his opinion. He felt at ease just thinking about sitting near a window with a book while it rained. He was brought back to reality when a couple of young kids ran by while screaming and he frowned at them. He'd never done anything like that as a kid

~~This is a lie~~

Deciding to purchase multiple chocolate frog packs instead of one, Daniel placed four in his small basket and returned down the aisle he had just come from after seeing another type of candy.

He turned around to walk over to the cashier and pay for his bag of candy and the packages of chocolate when he was stopped by a girl his own age asking him a question. He adjusted the sunglasses on top of his head as he felt them slide down before glancing at the lemon drop. ”….Yes?” he questioned, perplexed as to why anyone would want a candy recommendation of all things. "I mean, i like them but that doesn't mean everyone does..."

sweetpinkpixie · 12-19-2022, 09:26 AM

If you didn't go to the healer, then you couldn't get any bad news. It was this completely abnormal logic that Atlas ignorantly insisted on applying to his final term of Hogwarts. If he didn't think about summer coming to and end and the impending solitude that would follow as, for the first time since Aries left the womb one minute earlier, he would not be in the same location as his brother...then it wasn't actually happening. Obviously. The "seventh year" also realized that while all this time he had accused Aries as being the clinging and dependent one...it was actually himself who manifested such an atypical Flamsteed personality. Talk about embarrassing. While he was understanding and downright proud of his brother, he also could not help it that the air tasted bitter whenever he thought about the term ahead.

So...he wasn't. So there.

Stubborn and petty? Such unexpected behaviors of one Atlas Leonel Flamsteed.

And he certainly wasn't here attempting to restock on some comfort sweets as a result of this unwonted sadness. No, it was only because his stash was nothing but wrappers after all of the living out of their backpacks he and Aries had done all summer as they traveled around Europe and dipped overseas to just a few places where dad had some contacts. None of this, he realized now, had helped at all with his codependency. With only a couple of weeks in which he could work at Wiseacre's, his ladybug leather wallet was feeling like someone had cast a Featherlight Charm on it compared to what had been at the start of summer. The memories were worth it, he tried reassuring himself, but it was just another reminder of the thing he was not thinking about.

Sugar Quills first.

Kimothy · 12-19-2022, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

Daniel enjoyed the summer, but it wasn't his favorite season. Autumn was the best, in his opinion. He felt at ease just thinking about sitting near a window with a book while it rained. He was brought back to reality when a couple of young kids ran by while screaming and he frowned at them. He'd never done anything like that as a kid

~~This is a lie~~

Deciding to purchase multiple chocolate frog packs instead of one, Daniel placed four in his small basket and returned down the aisle he had just come from after seeing another type of candy.

He turned around to walk over to the cashier and pay for his bag of candy and the packages of chocolate when he was stopped by a girl his own age asking him a question. He adjusted the sunglasses on top of his head as he felt them slide down before glancing at the lemon drop. ”….Yes?” he questioned, perplexed as to why anyone would want a candy recommendation of all things. "I mean, i like them but that doesn't mean everyone does..."

Etta's mind was already buzzing with ideas on where else she should pay a visit. While there was some sort of an itinerary to work with while she had the time, the getting-around part was a challenge for future Etta. Future as in...right after she's done candy shopping.

Back to the boy, though. "I like your sunglasses." Etta tried not to be too snoopy about them, but she just always found herself trying to peek at the brands of people's accessories. Kind of hard to tell from this angle. "You make a fair point about the lemon drops, though," she replied, but still Etta was taking what he said as a solid recommendation and so she tossed a few of the lemon drops into her own basket, as well as some chocolate frogs because those looked like a specialty.

She wasn't settling for just chocolate frogs and lemon drops though. "Last sweet-related question. If you could have one other sweet from this shop besides the frogs and the lemon drops, what would it be?" Etta smiled and wiggled her fingers as she waited for another recommendation, albeit an indirect one. Very easy to tell she wasn't from here at all, but she didn't care.

*Kolyander* · 12-20-2022, 05:55 PM

After what was surely several hours spent getting nearly everything on her Hogwarts list, Everleigh had went off to do a little shopping on her own. Her younger sister Maddie was proving to be quite the handful the last hour or so, so her parents took the girl to look at the creatures in another shop. Which was okay with Evy, she didn't mind being on her own for a tiny bit.

Entering the shop the very first thing she did was grab a basket. The young girl knew for sure that she was going to be needing one of those. It was going to be a little while before she got to go into a sweets shop again so it was best to stock up now while she could. Where to start? The very first aisle and make her way up and down them all so she didn't miss anything? That sounded like a very Evy-like thing to do.

With a great amount of purpose and a bright smile, she bounced her way down the first aisle, big blue eyes taking in all of the sweets as she went.

DuckyLinJi · 12-20-2022, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimothy

Etta's mind was already buzzing with ideas on where else she should pay a visit. While there was some sort of an itinerary to work with while she had the time, the getting-around part was a challenge for future Etta. Future as in...right after she's done candy shopping.

Back to the boy, though. "I like your sunglasses." Etta tried not to be too snoopy about them, but she just always found herself trying to peek at the brands of people's accessories. Kind of hard to tell from this angle. "You make a fair point about the lemon drops, though," she replied, but still Etta was taking what he said as a solid recommendation and so she tossed a few of the lemon drops into her own basket, as well as some chocolate frogs because those looked like a specialty.

She wasn't settling for just chocolate frogs and lemon drops though. "Last sweet-related question. If you could have one other sweet from this shop besides the frogs and the lemon drops, what would it be?" Etta smiled and wiggled her fingers as she waited for another recommendation, albeit an indirect one. Very easy to tell she wasn't from here at all, but she didn't care.

Daniel shifted his gaze away from putting candy in his bag and toward the girl. He'd never met anyone who paid attention to someone's sunglasses before, so this was a new one. ”Thanks. "It's from Gentle Monster" he said as he watched her stuff the lemon drops and chocolate frogs into her basket. Was she copying him? No, she most likely enjoyed the same things. Chocolate frogs were popular. At school, there was an entire trading card club. One that, ironically, he was a part of.

The Hufflepuff thought she was odd, and instead of responding to her question, Daniel looked at her suspiciously. "Why are you asking? Have you never had candy before?" Why was she seeking advice from a stranger? Shouldn't she have figured out at this age which candy she liked and which she didn't?

Charely Potter · 12-21-2022, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

If you didn't go to the healer, then you couldn't get any bad news. It was this completely abnormal logic that Atlas ignorantly insisted on applying to his final term of Hogwarts. If he didn't think about summer coming to and end and the impending solitude that would follow as, for the first time since Aries left the womb one minute earlier, he would not be in the same location as his brother...then it wasn't actually happening. Obviously. The "seventh year" also realized that while all this time he had accused Aries as being the clinging and dependent one...it was actually himself who manifested such an atypical Flamsteed personality. Talk about embarrassing. While he was understanding and downright proud of his brother, he also could not help it that the air tasted bitter whenever he thought about the term ahead.

So...he wasn't. So there.

Stubborn and petty? Such unexpected behaviors of one Atlas Leonel Flamsteed.

And he certainly wasn't here attempting to restock on some comfort sweets as a result of this unwonted sadness. No, it was only because his stash was nothing but wrappers after all of the living out of their backpacks he and Aries had done all summer as they traveled around Europe and dipped overseas to just a few places where dad had some contacts. None of this, he realized now, had helped at all with his codependency. With only a couple of weeks in which he could work at Wiseacre's, his ladybug leather wallet was feeling like someone had cast a Featherlight Charm on it compared to what had been at the start of summer. The memories were worth it, he tried reassuring himself, but it was just another reminder of the thing he was not thinking about.

Sugar Quills first.

He got that summer time, summer time happiness.. Freddie separated from his twin again to restock on his goodies. The sweets that matched his usual mood. This season in his Gobstones matches were on a roll, having won the last match, he had a good feeling they'd place in the top spot or at least top 3. It was a great break from his parents usual get togethers and trips. He loved their summer traditions, but some variety was nice all the same.

Anyways, Freddie stepped into the shop fresh coins jingling in his pocket as he went to survey the usual spot when... He felt a familiar flip inside of him. His buddy! His energy refilled instantly at the first sight of any friend, especially a Squishy sight.. but this was slightly different this flip. He felt happy but a little nervous... Shaking his head, he couldn't break tradition for a little hesitation. So stepping as casual as possible Freddie walked up behind Atlas covering his eyes from behind, "Guess who?"

Waddles · 12-21-2022, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

After what was surely several hours spent getting nearly everything on her Hogwarts list, Everleigh had went off to do a little shopping on her own. Her younger sister Maddie was proving to be quite the handful the last hour or so, so her parents took the girl to look at the creatures in another shop. Which was okay with Evy, she didn't mind being on her own for a tiny bit.

Entering the shop the very first thing she did was grab a basket. The young girl knew for sure that she was going to be needing one of those. It was going to be a little while before she got to go into a sweets shop again so it was best to stock up now while she could. Where to start? The very first aisle and make her way up and down them all so she didn't miss anything? That sounded like a very Evy-like thing to do.

With a great amount of purpose and a bright smile, she bounced her way down the first aisle, big blue eyes taking in all of the sweets as she went.

Being about to start at Hogwarts, Sophia was finally allowed to go places in Diagon Alley by herself (well, she'd given herself permission), and she wanted to see what there was in the sweets shop. Her mum and dad had not taken her in there before, so all she knew was how happy everyone coming out the door was, and how many different types of sweets she could see through the window. Skipping the basket (she didn't have much money anyway), Sophia's eyes widened as she looked around. She needed to know everything that was in here, so she could make an educated decision on what to try.

Focused on reading the name of every type of sweet on the shelves, Sophia wandered down the first aisle. Who knew there were so many different types? She wondered if she could ask her sister Honora to make some of them herself, if she didn't buy them. Honora was talented like that. She was so focused on feasting with her eyes that she didn't notice another girl, and bumped into her.

"Ooops!" Sophia said in alarm, turning to apologize. "I'm sorry!!" Hopefully she hadn't caused the other girl to drop anything??

sweetpinkpixie · 12-22-2022, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

He got that summer time, summer time happiness.. Freddie separated from his twin again to restock on his goodies. The sweets that matched his usual mood. This season in his Gobstones matches were on a roll, having won the last match, he had a good feeling they'd place in the top spot or at least top 3. It was a great break from his parents usual get togethers and trips. He loved their summer traditions, but some variety was nice all the same.

Anyways, Freddie stepped into the shop fresh coins jingling in his pocket as he went to survey the usual spot when... He felt a familiar flip inside of him. His buddy! His energy refilled instantly at the first sight of any friend, especially a Squishy sight.. but this was slightly different this flip. He felt happy but a little nervous... Shaking his head, he couldn't break tradition for a little hesitation. So stepping as casual as possible Freddie walked up behind Atlas covering his eyes from behind, "Guess who?"

Pretty sure Freddie had that summer time happiness even in the cold depths of winter.

Just sayin'.

The sugar quill in the blonde's hand was rather unremarkable as far as sugar quills were concerned. It was delicate and light, just as spun sugar ought to be. What made this sugar quill stand out amongst the others was the remarkable view it had of that very same blonde not-a-boy-not-yet-a-man's face turning a rather remarkable shade of pink and jolting in surprise quite violently. The pink was one that would would make the pygmy puff's jealous. The pink soon blended into a hot red color, much like the cinnamon sweets of which the sugar quill had once shared a shelf with, that was cover by the strappy and peachy colored hands of someone else. The quill could certainly not guess who they were (the quill did not even know the boy who was currently holding it - and had been holding him entirely too long, to the point that if it had not been a magical sweet it likely would have turned into a sticky mess). The boy whose eyes were covered certainly had a voice that sounded like a sticky mess as he stammered over sounds that may or may not have been words - it was only a sugar quill, after all.

A sugar quill that was now being lifted up and pressed against the back of the hand of the other not-a-boy-not-yet-a-man. Truly, how had it not melted yet? It was quite warm in here!

Charely Potter · 12-22-2022, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Pretty sure Freddie had that summer time happiness even in the cold depths of winter.

Just sayin'.

The sugar quill in the blonde's hand was rather unremarkable as far as sugar quills were concerned. It was delicate and light, just as spun sugar ought to be. What made this sugar quill stand out amongst the others was the remarkable view it had of that very same blonde not-a-boy-not-yet-a-man's face turning a rather remarkable shade of pink and jolting in surprise quite violently. The pink was one that would would make the pygmy puff's jealous. The pink soon blended into a hot red color, much like the cinnamon sweets of which the sugar quill had once shared a shelf with, that was cover by the strappy and peachy colored hands of someone else. The quill could certainly not guess who they were (the quill did not even know the boy who was currently holding it - and had been holding him entirely too long, to the point that if it had not been a magical sweet it likely would have turned into a sticky mess). The boy whose eyes were covered certainly had a voice that sounded like a sticky mess as he stammered over sounds that may or may not have been words - it was only a sugar quill, after all.

A sugar quill that was now being lifted up and pressed against the back of the hand of the other not-a-boy-not-yet-a-man. Truly, how had it not melted yet? It was quite warm in here!

Freddie wondered if his hands perhaps missed the eyes and covered Atlas' mouth from what sounded like mumbling.. Or maybe he was eating something? That must be it since the warmth from one's mouth would've been easily recognized. Instead the knuckles of his hand started to feel a little brush that tickled him, "Close enough!" He laughed, lowering the hands to Atlas' hold shoulders briefly as support to pier his head around to see Atlas.

"I see you have the same thing on my mind," Freddie beamed lowering the hands back to his own sides. "The sugar rush, are you just getting the quills today? I was thinking on what to get first since I want to get a little of everything," Then he remembered what he was supposed to do which got him to feel red in the face, "I uh mean... how are you?" Looking at Atlas, there was something a little different about him that Freddie couldn't place. It hadn't been that long since they saw each other. He looked even nicer. Was this a part of growing into adulthood? He didn't want to think too long as his hands moved to his pockets while he lightly bounced off his heels in anticipation.

Kimothy · 12-22-2022, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

Daniel shifted his gaze away from putting candy in his bag and toward the girl. He'd never met anyone who paid attention to someone's sunglasses before, so this was a new one. ”Thanks. "It's from Gentle Monster" he said as he watched her stuff the lemon drops and chocolate frogs into her basket. Was she copying him? No, she most likely enjoyed the same things. Chocolate frogs were popular. At school, there was an entire trading card club. One that, ironically, he was a part of.

The Hufflepuff thought she was odd, and instead of responding to her question, Daniel looked at her suspiciously. "Why are you asking? Have you never had candy before?" Why was she seeking advice from a stranger? Shouldn't she have figured out at this age which candy she liked and which she didn't?

See, when fashion was the topic, Etta was all on board with it. Her eyes lit up once the boy shared the brand name. "The Korean brand! They've lovely designs I've been eyeing for some time before," she shared, recalling that time she spent scrolling online through their catalogue. Lovely brand, she thought so herself. "Are yours from the new collection?" This was quite exciting.

However, the bit of excitement in her died the moment she felt like he was judging her. With that suspicious look he was giving her, it could only mean that. Etta raised an eyebrow. "I don't live under a rock. Of course, I've had candy before." That was such a wild assumption. Who hasn't had candy? "I'm not from here, and sweet shops have their specialty candy and I figured you might know the good stuff since you look like you know your way around. Pardon me for asking." She wasn't really sorry, though. "Honestly, I'm not trying to steal from you or whatever you think. You can stop looking at me like that." Etta was feeling nice and winked at him. Plus, if he didn't want to answer her question, he could just say so and she'd leave him to it.

*Kolyander* · 12-23-2022, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Waddles

Being about to start at Hogwarts, Sophia was finally allowed to go places in Diagon Alley by herself (well, she'd given herself permission), and she wanted to see what there was in the sweets shop. Her mum and dad had not taken her in there before, so all she knew was how happy everyone coming out the door was, and how many different types of sweets she could see through the window. Skipping the basket (she didn't have much money anyway), Sophia's eyes widened as she looked around. She needed to know everything that was in here, so she could make an educated decision on what to try.

Focused on reading the name of every type of sweet on the shelves, Sophia wandered down the first aisle. Who knew there were so many different types? She wondered if she could ask her sister Honora to make some of them herself, if she didn't buy them. Honora was talented like that. She was so focused on feasting with her eyes that she didn't notice another girl, and bumped into her.

"Ooops!" Sophia said in alarm, turning to apologize. "I'm sorry!!" Hopefully she hadn't caused the other girl to drop anything??

So focused on all of the sweets before her, Everleigh had only taken notice to those in front of her. Not anyone behind her. Which wouldn't have been any sort of trouble at all since she wasn't doing anything but looking for what she really wanted to toss into her basket. So when she was bumped into from behind there was nothing for her to drop thankfully.

It's okay, I'm alright. Are you okay?" She smiled softly, to show she wasn't harmed nor upset. Accidents happen and no harm done if they both were alright? A quick glance around the floor proved nothing was dropped or knocked over by either of them either so that was also a plus.

sweetpinkpixie · 12-24-2022, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Freddie wondered if his hands perhaps missed the eyes and covered Atlas' mouth from what sounded like mumbling.. Or maybe he was eating something? That must be it since the warmth from one's mouth would've been easily recognized. Instead the knuckles of his hand started to feel a little brush that tickled him, "Close enough!" He laughed, lowering the hands to Atlas' hold shoulders briefly as support to pier his head around to see Atlas.

"I see you have the same thing on my mind," Freddie beamed lowering the hands back to his own sides. "The sugar rush, are you just getting the quills today? I was thinking on what to get first since I want to get a little of everything," Then he remembered what he was supposed to do which got him to feel red in the face, "I uh mean... how are you?" Looking at Atlas, there was something a little different about him that Freddie couldn't place. It hadn't been that long since they saw each other. He looked even nicer. Was this a part of growing into adulthood? He didn't want to think too long as his hands moved to his pockets while he lightly bounced off his heels in anticipation.

Close enough. Yeah. Sure. There was Freddie always giving the benefit of the doubt and seeing the best. Those rose colored glasses his dormmate wore were almost obscene and yet wore them entirely too well to be all that irritable. Atlas himself was not entirely sure if he had even offered some sort of coherent answer despite knowing full well who it was who was playing pseudo peek-a-boo with him. It was only one of two people and he knew that Remy was working at Espresso Patronum right now.

Shrugging his shoulders to ease the tingles left in the wake, he turned to look at Freddie while slipping his hands into his pockets - quill and all. Another summer of completely unintentional shoplifting? Why break tradition now?

"Uuuuuh...yeah...um...restocking..." he nodded in agreement with Freddie's general sentiment without committing to any one particular sentiment. "I'm...er...out of everything." As well as pretty much out of coin, so it was going to be a pretty sparse restocking. Especially if he wanted to get something from the trolley this year - which he did as one last hurrah or whatever. Truth was he was testing the hopping speed and rate of chocolate frogs purchased from various locations against his own formula. "I'm..." He hesitated for a couple of breaths because 'fine' felt like the obvious response when you were anything BUT that. 'Good' felt like too outright a lie to commit to. "...bummed summer is coming to an end."

There. Honest and could be able just about anything.

"Nice weather today though. Sun. Sunny. Warm."

DuckyLinJi · 12-24-2022, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimothy

See, when fashion was the topic, Etta was all on board with it. Her eyes lit up once the boy shared the brand name. "The Korean brand! They've lovely designs I've been eyeing for some time before," she shared, recalling that time she spent scrolling online through their catalogue. Lovely brand, she thought so herself. "Are yours from the new collection?" This was quite exciting.

However, the bit of excitement in her died the moment she felt like he was judging her. With that suspicious look he was giving her, it could only mean that. Etta raised an eyebrow. "I don't live under a rock. Of course, I've had candy before." That was such a wild assumption. Who hasn't had candy? "I'm not from here, and sweet shops have their specialty candy and I figured you might know the good stuff since you look like you know your way around. Pardon me for asking." She wasn't really sorry, though. "Honestly, I'm not trying to steal from you or whatever you think. You can stop looking at me like that." Etta was feeling nice and winked at him. Plus, if he didn't want to answer her question, he could just say so and she'd leave him to it.

Daniel, who didn't have much idea about fashion and had only worn what his maid had put together this morning, took off his sunglasses to inspect them. He knew they were expensive from a peasant's point of view though. "I don't know..." he replied when she questioned whether his sunglasses were from the new collection. "My older brother gave them to me as a gift" An congratulatory gift for passing the school exam.

Her next set of words elicited a snort and a shake of the head from him. "You're not from around here?" he repeated, implying that he was curious about where she was from.

He paused for a moment to consider what she was saying, and he may have overreacted slightly. He was good at overreacting according to his friends. "OK, I didn't know sweet shops had specialties" he assumed they were all the same. He was pretty much saying sorry without saying sorry.

Her wink, on the other hand, caused a different reaction. The Hufflepuff had to turn around as his ears turned red and as a distraction, he pointed to the shelf next to him"Chocolate fudge is also good"he suggested. He wasn't even a big fan of fudge himself but he heard it was good.

Waddles · 12-26-2022, 08:19 PM

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So focused on all of the sweets before her, Everleigh had only taken notice to those in front of her. Not anyone behind her. Which wouldn't have been any sort of trouble at all since she wasn't doing anything but looking for what she really wanted to toss into her basket. So when she was bumped into from behind there was nothing for her to drop thankfully.

It's okay, I'm alright. Are you okay?" She smiled softly, to show she wasn't harmed nor upset. Accidents happen and no harm done if they both were alright? A quick glance around the floor proved nothing was dropped or knocked over by either of them either so that was also a plus.

Sophia was relieved nothing had been dropped, though she wondered if accidentally knocking over a display would have caused a sufficient commotion that she could maybe possibly get some sweets for free. Not that she'd do that on purpose. Not before she'd fully scoped out the shop. And at least attempted to get mum or dad to buy her something.

"I'm okay," she said softly, sticking her hands in her pockets. She peered into the other girl's empty basket. "Haven't you found anything good?"

Kimothy · 12-27-2022, 11:36 AM

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Daniel, who didn't have much idea about fashion and had only worn what his maid had put together this morning, took off his sunglasses to inspect them. He knew they were expensive from a peasant's point of view though. "I don't know..." he replied when she questioned whether his sunglasses were from the new collection. "My older brother gave them to me as a gift" An congratulatory gift for passing the school exam.

Her next set of words elicited a snort and a shake of the head from him. "You're not from around here?" he repeated, implying that he was curious about where she was from.

He paused for a moment to consider what she was saying, and he may have overreacted slightly. He was good at overreacting according to his friends. "OK, I didn't know sweet shops had specialties" he assumed they were all the same. He was pretty much saying sorry without saying sorry.

Her wink, on the other hand, caused a different reaction. The Hufflepuff had to turn around as his ears turned red and as a distraction, he pointed to the shelf next to him"Chocolate fudge is also good"he suggested. He wasn't even a big fan of fudge himself but he heard it was good.

Ah well, it didn't seem like he knew much about his sunglasses, but that was okay. Etta could work with that. "Your brother has excellent taste, it seems. And they look good on you!" She shared, smiling a bit.

But excuse him for that snort! Etta's eyebrows furrowed at the boy. "You heard me. Does it sound surprising?" But since she was nice, she was going to entertain his repetition of a question. "I'm from Spain. I go to Beauxbatons. I assume you're....from Hogwarts?" Etta didn't know anyone who went to that school, aside from cousins Diego and Amaia who went there for a few terms. And Felicity, who is very much family now. But they're much older, anyway, and there's nobody at that school now that Etta knew.

"Well, now you do," she said, back to her smiling self now that she managed to get a recommendation from the boy. "Thank you!" Etta turned to the many displays of fudge that the boy was pointing at. Just a galleon a pound too! Very nice. Though, she wasn't sure about that peanut butter and jellyfish. Chocolate dragon too, that one sounded adventurous. She went basic and got milk chocolate instead.

"I'm Loretta. What's your name, Sir Gentle Monster?" Because that nickname was going to stick now, apparently.

*Kolyander* · 12-27-2022, 05:13 PM

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Sophia was relieved nothing had been dropped, though she wondered if accidentally knocking over a display would have caused a sufficient commotion that she could maybe possibly get some sweets for free.

that she'd do that on purpose. Not before she'd fully scoped out the shop. And at least attempted to get mum or dad to buy her something.

"I'm okay," she said softly, sticking her hands in her pockets. She peered into the other girl's empty basket. "Haven't you found anything good?"

No one was more realized than Everleigh. How embarrassing it would have been if she would've dropped things all over the floor. Or even worse, knocked into the shelves behind her! Surely that would've been a disaster and the Shopkeeper would always keep an eye on her whenever she came back into the shop. So she was very glad NONE of that had taken place.

A small smile formed on her lips when she heard that the other girl said that she was alright too. However at the question, she glanced down into her empty basket, her smile turning into a thoughtful expression. There's lots of really good sweets to choose from." It wasn't always easy to pick out exactly what she wanted. Plus, she wanted to get something for her little sister too.

Waddles · 12-27-2022, 09:33 PM

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No one was more realized than Everleigh. How embarrassing it would have been if she would've dropped things all over the floor. Or even worse, knocked into the shelves behind her! Surely that would've been a disaster and the Shopkeeper would always keep an eye on her whenever she came back into the shop. So she was very glad NONE of that had taken place.

A small smile formed on her lips when she heard that the other girl said that she was alright too. However at the question, she glanced down into her empty basket, her smile turning into a thoughtful expression. There's lots of really good sweets to choose from." It wasn't always easy to pick out exactly what she wanted. Plus, she wanted to get something for her little sister too.

The smile from the other girl was encouraging, so Sophia smiled back. Lots of sweets to chose from? That sounded like the other girl knew what she was doing. Maybe she could get some tips on sweet shopping. "What sort of sweets do you like?" she asked.

Charely Potter · 12-28-2022, 02:01 AM

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Close enough. Yeah. Sure. There was Freddie always giving the benefit of the doubt and seeing the best. Those rose colored glasses his dormmate wore were almost obscene and yet wore them entirely too well to be all that irritable. Atlas himself was not entirely sure if he had even offered some sort of coherent answer despite knowing full well who it was who was playing pseudo peek-a-boo with him. It was only one of two people and he knew that Remy was working at Espresso Patronum right now.

Shrugging his shoulders to ease the tingles left in the wake, he turned to look at Freddie while slipping his hands into his pockets - quill and all. Another summer of completely unintentional shoplifting? Why break tradition now?

"Uuuuuh...yeah...um...restocking..." he nodded in agreement with Freddie's general sentiment without committing to any one particular sentiment. "I'm...er...out of everything." As well as pretty much out of coin, so it was going to be a pretty sparse restocking. Especially if he wanted to get something from the trolley this year - which he did as one last hurrah or whatever. Truth was he was testing the hopping speed and rate of chocolate frogs purchased from various locations against his own formula. "I'm..." He hesitated for a couple of breaths because 'fine' felt like the obvious response when you were anything BUT that. 'Good' felt like too outright a lie to commit to. "...bummed summer is coming to an end."

There. Honest and could be able just about anything.

"Nice weather today though. Sun. Sunny. Warm."

Depending on how long reality set in since things happened to be on a turbo for not so young Freddie. As he hobbled with his eyes on Atlas, there was definitely a comfort feeling. He couldn't tell what was on Atlas mind exactly other than him being in his own thoughts. He ~~tried~~ patiently waiting which may be hard to detect with his eyes focusing with a debatably innocent smile as he considered his anxious feeling on Atlas' own comfort. Then a little relief came from his answer, "Really? Me too.... how come for you?" Summer was too short to his liking despite it's benefits, "It really is nice this weather."

Freddie did notice that quill going into Atlas' pocket and for once he didn't point it out, instead smiling a bit wider, "So Atlas, what's on your agenda this year? Any special projects I can help you with?" Here he was almost like a labrador at the ready.

sweetpinkpixie · 12-28-2022, 03:28 PM

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Depending on how long reality set in since things happened to be on a turbo for not so young Freddie. As he hobbled with his eyes on Atlas, there was definitely a comfort feeling. He couldn't tell what was on Atlas mind exactly other than him being in his own thoughts. He ~~tried~~ patiently waiting which may be hard to detect with his eyes focusing with a debatably innocent smile as he considered his anxious feeling on Atlas' own comfort. Then a little relief came from his answer, "Really? Me too.... how come for you?" Summer was too short to his liking despite it's benefits, "It really is nice this weather."

Freddie did notice that quill going into Atlas' pocket and for once he didn't point it out, instead smiling a bit wider, "So Atlas, what's on your agenda this year? Any special projects I can help you with?" Here he was almost like a labrador at the ready.

Again, Atlas found himself faced with the dilemma of truth. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with being honest with Freddie, but it was vulnerable and revealing and this seventeen year old was not keen on being either in the middle of a sweet's shop. "Just...not ready to say goodbye to it," he shrugged in his half truth. "But...guess it will be cool to focus on NEWTs this term." Double cool if there was some school event he could throw himself into with design and construction as well - though...he could do without a dance. Once ever decade was more than enough.

Grabbing a few more things from the shelf and busying his focus on selecting the boxes with the least amount of blemishes so he wouldn't talk about the weather anymore, he counted the items in his basket before lifting his gaze back to his mate. "Oh...uh..." Yes. A whole bucket list of projects, pranks and proposals that had meant to be accomplished with someone else. "...yeah...some," he nodded noncommittedly. He did not want to deal with any potential kicked labrador eyes in outright saying no. "We, uh, can have a formal consultation back in the dorms." At the very least he could have Freddie help him polish and clean his parts.

*Kolyander* · 12-28-2022, 05:39 PM

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The smile from the other girl was encouraging, so Sophia smiled back. Lots of sweets to chose from? That sounded like the other girl knew what she was doing. Maybe she could get some tips on sweet shopping. "What sort of sweets do you like?" she asked.

There was a smile from the other girl and Evy had to keep herself from beaming brightly right away. Smiles always meant good things. At least that's what she liked to think. Or at the very least, that things were going to be okay. Ooooh, that's a tough question! I like lots of different types of sweets. Like chocolate frogs, fudge, sugar quills, glacial snowflakes, ice mice, peppermint toads, cauldron cakes.." Evy listed for the other girl with a soft giggle. This was just to name a few. Really she could go on and on and on about all of the sweets in this shop.

Waddles · 12-30-2022, 10:53 PM

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There was a smile from the other girl and Evy had to keep herself from beaming brightly right away. Smiles always meant good things. At least that's what she liked to think. Or at the very least, that things were going to be okay. Ooooh, that's a tough question! I like lots of different types of sweets. Like chocolate frogs, fudge, sugar quills, glacial snowflakes, ice mice, peppermint toads, cauldron cakes.." Evy listed for the other girl with a soft giggle. This was just to name a few. Really she could go on and on and on about all of the sweets in this shop.

That was a big smile from the other girl. Sophia was feeling more relaxed. Plus, this girl seemed to know all sorts of sweets. She selected a sweet from the shelf and examined it thoughtfully. "My sister makes cauldron cakes sometimes," she said. "And I got a chocolate frog for my birthday last year."

Chocolate frogs were fine (a little boring, in her opinion), but she was curious about peppermint toads. "Where are the peppermint toads?" she asked the girl. "I'm Sophia, by the way."

*Kolyander* · 12-31-2022, 02:04 PM

Everleigh simply couldn't help it. It was in her to always be nice to others and when they were being nice back, well that only made things even better. My sister is younger than I am so the only thing she really makes is messes," she giggled. This was meant as a little teasing joke, no hard feelings to her sister Maddie who she absolutely adored very much! "Chocolate frogs are good.. unless they manage to hop away on you." Then it was sort of a waste of coins as you were out of the chocolate frog and only had a card. Which she wasn't really much of a collector of.

Ooooh, well they are kinda like a peppermint flavored cream that that looks like a little toad." Evy explained, leaving out one minor detail about them for now. "Nice to meet you, Sophia! I'm Everleigh but everyone mostly calls me Evy."

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