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Sugarplum's Sweet Shop
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hi :3 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. |
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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. |
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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..." |
'allo, Joel 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. |
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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. |
For Sophia/Waddles! 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. |
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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? |
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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?" |
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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?? |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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." |
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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. |
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"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?" |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 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. |
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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. |
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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." |
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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