Back to School Diagon Alley Festival! – Log 2

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WHO: Anyone visiting Diagon Alley!
TONE: Festive and busy!
RATING: PG-13 for possible language
WHEN: August 23 & 24th
WHERE: Any and all of Diagon Alley
WHAT: There is a huge festival the whole week to let students get school supplies. People from all over are flocking to Diagon Alley for the best deals. That means you might meet new people or see old friends!
STATUS: Ongoing!
NOTE: Remember that this event is semi-open! Any HP AU character can have fun here, whether you're in the game or not, so have fun! If you missed the rush for the first log, here's a second chance to have fun, and start some of that September plotting!

Comments

[fuckilovebooks]

I can always make time for books. Class assignments usually don't take me very long, and extra reading usually helps a lot when it comes to exams.

[eighttimeshandy]

You know where they are, I have my hands full, AND I'm paying for them. Be a dear and fetch them. Please.

[syned_a_brik]

Hyu iz schmott gurl. Assignments usually take me foreffer.

Does hyu do odder stuff too? Or chust read all de time?

[fuckilovebooks]

Well, I also have to take care of Spike, and practice for practical assignments... I like going to Hogsmeade, too, when we have the time.

[syned_a_brik]

Vot iz Spike? Und yah, Hogsmeade is fon.

...Does hyu fly much?

[fuckilovebooks]

Spike is my pet gecko. I've had him since my first year. And... I'm not very good at flying.

[syned_a_brik]

A gecko? Dat iz different pet. Vot's he like?

Does hyu vant to fly? Hy could take hyu up und show hyu Hogvarts from de air if hyu vanted, ven ve gets beck to school. Hy iz goot flier, hyu vouldn't haf to vorry about de broom misbehaffink.

[preanimator]

They're your books, of course you're paying for them. [points out testily, but he will start selecting books off the shelves, taking his own sweet time about it]

[eighttimeshandy]

[Eriq does his best not to pay any attention to Oggie as he heads towards Flourish and Blotts. It's not hard, considering the crowd, and by the time he reaches the store, he's kind of forgotten about him. So he just saunters right in and goes straight to his favorite section]

[The vampire novels]

[eighttimeshandy]

Yes, and I am lending them to you out of the goodness of my own heart. So the least you can do is get them. All the ones you want.

[He'll be patient. For a bit.]

Can you hurry up? These aren't exactly feathers I'm carrying.

[preanimator]

[gives him an airy look] You're bigger than me.

[Never mind that Eriq's built like a skeleton. And he's not going to get all the ones he wants, just the ones he thinks will be useful to the other boy, as well. Okay, well, maybe one that Eriq wouldn't care about. But he should read it anyway because IT'S REALLY GOOD.]

[syned_a_brik]

[Oggie continues to follow. He lets Eriq browse in peace for a few minutes. Then, suddenly:] So is hyu lookink for de realistic schtuff or de trashy vuns?

[eighttimeshandy]

Your arms are thicker.

[More like half a skeleton. Or one that's been really, really stretched out.]

And they're still heavy. You're helping me carry all of these back to Da's car.

[eighttimeshandy]

[ACK.]

[He gives himself a small moment of embarrassment before he takes a deep breath and turns to glower at the other boy]

There is no such thing as a "trashy" book.

[In other words, definitely not the realistic ones]

[preanimator]

[huffs and rolls his eyes] Fine. And how far is that? You can't exactly park that close to the Alley.

[strongjumps]

[ Frankly, Equius is surprised to see the girl carrying so many books with so little trouble! She must be quite STRONG. That in itself is worthy of commendation, to him. ]

It is not often that I see a student of your size carry such a burden so easily. How do you do it?

[strongjumps]

[ Staring back. This boy knows all about creepy staring, and he's not going to just take it. He will be STRONG. ]

[fuckilovebooks]

Oh, he's very sweet. He's like my best friend. But as for flying... I think I'd rather stay on the ground. I feel more comfortable there.

[fuckilovebooks]

Hm? [She looks at him, and then back at the books, as if she just noticed how many she had.] Oh, I'm just used to it, I guess. I like to help the librarian out with shelving, too, when I have free time.

[syned_a_brik]

Heh heh. If hyu tinks dat, hyu must not get around much.

[He pokes at a book that appears to be part of a series.] Cousin Svetka reads dese. Dey iz not sometink hyu vant pipple to catch hyu readink, heh. [If only because of the lurid covers.]

[syned_a_brik]

Aww. Yah, my sister, she und her pet fust iz very close too.

Hokay, no flyink. Mebbe ve can explore Hogsmeade togedder sometime? Dot iz on de ground.

[eighttimeshandy]

I knoooooooow! [If his hands were free, he'd throw them in the air. Instead, Herbert just gets treated to the way his voice gets shrieky and high-pitched when he's annoyed] What is with everyone correcting me today? I didn't just become a wizard YESTERDAY! I've been making this trip for years by myself! I know what I'm doing!

[eighttimeshandy]

I get around plenty!

[Speaking of lurid covers, Eriq is going to go against what he said about not hitting things with books and smack one of them into Oggie's face.]

I can like them if I want!

[preanimator]

[snorts, and shoulder bumps the taller boy with rolled eyes, since he's got an armful of books now, too] Yes, yes, you're very grown-up, we can all tell. I was just asking a question, Eriq, honestly, stop pitching a fit.

[syned_a_brik]

[Jaegers have a strange instinctual response to getting hit, sadly; enjoy that fist coming at your face, Eriq.]