Comments | byondthehallows: RP: Luna visits the joke shop.

bth_lunal in byondthehallows

RP: Luna visits the joke shop.

Sep 16, 2007 17:03

Title: Shopping
Date: August 30, 1998
Time of Day: 2.30pm
Characters: Luna Lovegood and George Weasley
Location: Weasley's Wizard Wheezes
Status: Public

Brief Summary: Luna decides to visit the joke shop, partly because she wants to shop and partly because she wants to see how George is doing.
Completion: Complete
Warnings: None

( When Luna's father woke up, he found his daughter sitting at the kitchen table with Persephone on her knee. He handed her a scrap of parchment on which he'd written a very strict shopping list. )

location: weasley's wizarding wheezes, luna lovegood, 8/1998, george weasley

Comments 26

bth_georgew September 19 2007, 16:29:35 UTC

"Visit?" George balked, nearly upsetting the floating basket. It wasn't mean to be rude; he just hadn't expected such an invitation from anyone. Especially anyone like Luna.

"Uhhh... Why? If I may be so oblivious as to ask."

bth_lunal September 19 2007, 18:23:28 UTC

"You have family there, and friends," said Luna, looking at him with unnaturally wide eyes. It was impossible to tell if she was laughing at him or honestly ignorant.

"I'm sure Ginny and Ron would like to see you," she said, "And if you timed it with a Hogsmeade weekend you could do some good business."

bth_georgew September 19 2007, 18:58:07 UTC

At that, George couldn't help but grin. Of everything Luna had said, this was one thing she was Ace about. "You and I are very like minded on that front, Luna. Very.

"I'll tell you what. Let me put an advert in the next issue of the Quibbler, along with an order form disguised as... a word puzzle, and not only will I deliver the orders to Hogwarts personally, I'll give you a discount on your father's purchase. Ay?"

bth_lunal September 19 2007, 19:45:08 UTC

Luna's eyes widened even further at that, making her look more dazed than usual. Excitedly, she rushed over to him, looking as if she'd liked to hug him but reminding herself just in time not to.

"Really? Oh, that'd be wonderful!" she exclaimed, "Thank you very much. The readers will love that. They liked the series of rune puzzles we did. I wonder if Daddy could get Gwendoyln to write this puzzle too..."

bth_georgew September 19 2007, 20:06:37 UTC

"Well, whatever it is, word puzzle or no, it's got to be inconspicuous. Because I really don't think Filch would fancy any Weasley products mucking up his school so shortly after they've rebuilt." Winking at Luna, George grabbed the floating basket by the handle and brought it toward the front of the store, beginning to add up the total.

"Just let me know when you need a list of products and prices. Either Verity or I will get that to you or your father."

bth_lunal September 19 2007, 20:43:12 UTC

"He probably enjoys it, really," said Luna, trotting after him to the front of the shop, "He'd be very bored without students making trouble. It's one of the few things he has."

"I will do," she said eagerly, "We'll make sure it's well hidden. It's more interesting that way."

bth_georgew September 19 2007, 23:15:33 UTC

"Let's me know at least who's deserving of our products!" George grinned, receiving a total with the final input of the Day Dream Charm and halfing the price as promised.

"That'll be 182 Galleons 8 Sickles 18 Knuts. Biggest sale of the day."

bth_lunal September 20 2007, 10:13:57 UTC

"I don't know why Daddy wants so many shield things," said Luna as she pulled out her purse. She tipped the contents out onto the counter. As well as wide variety of coins - some Wizard, some Muggle, and some completely unrecognisable - there was a quantity of dried flowers, a small onion of the sort used in cocktails and some seeds.

Carefully clearing away the - for want of a better word - junk, she began to count out the money carefully.

"I think he's becoming a little paranoid."

bth_georgew September 20 2007, 20:26:37 UTC

George only just managed to bite his tongue in commentary of the contents of Luna's coin purse. Like father like daughter.

"A bit late on the intake? I think the appropriate time for paranoia's in the past. You might want to pass along the memo."

bth_lunal September 21 2007, 15:48:21 UTC

"He seems to think something else is going to happen," said Luna as she pushed the money over to him, "I don't know why. He's been rather paranoid lately. He's put all sorts of spells are on our house as well."

She picked up the onion and popped it into her mouth. "I don't mind," she said, "It keeps him happy."

bth_georgew September 21 2007, 15:55:25 UTC

"Well, as long as he's happy then..." George replied, eying Luna cautiously over her choice of snack foods.

"Would you like any of this momentarily shrunk? Or just bagged up?"

bth_lunal September 21 2007, 16:33:47 UTC

"A bag would be nice," she said, as she packed away the seeds and dried flowers that she'd tipped out. "Would you like one?" she asked, holding out an unnamed and possibly unreal purple and red flower. She smiled at him brightly, apparently pleased with the idea of giving him this gift, and surprised it had only just occured to her.