flashback: celebrations are in order

[george_goesboom]

Years of aspiration and experimentation, months of intense planning and construction, and a lifetime of ambition and wishful thinking later, they had finally done it. The moving top-hat had gone up, the shelves had been stocked, their first handful of employees had been meticulously hired and trained, and, finally, for better or worse, the doors

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[clochettee]

Katie brushed a bevy of ribbons out of her face as she passed through a slew of balloons, already kicking off her high heels and sinking down onto the floor beside Fred, reaching past him for the stack of cups and the bottle of Firewhiskey. It had been a hell of a night, the group of them pitching in to help with the overwhelming response to the shop. The line had been piled around the corner, everyone more than excited for a proper joke shop to find its place in Diagon Alley.

She tucked her hair behind her ears as she rose her eyebrows, pouring herself a proper glass before passing it off.

"No me-" she said, shaking her head. "Your heads are big enough-"

[aliciajade_x]

While the twins were big headed in their own right, which Alicia could understand to an extent. After all, they'd built such a legacy for themselves with out even actually graduating from Hogwarts. They sort of had a right to brag, at least occasionally.

And Alicia was fully prepared to let them know how proud she was of them.

"Alright, I'll do it!" she said, pulling out her wand. Her cup of firewhiskey came right towards her and she caught it, not a drop spilled.

"Everyone raise your glasses to the most infuriating, ballsy, and fabulous twins we know. I am so proud of you two-"

[leerjordan]

"Really bloody proud!" Lee added. He snatched up the bottle to fill his own cup higher than was strictly necessary.

There had never been a doubt in Lee's mind, when they'd first started talking about starting their own business, that it would be completely smashing. He'd been right there with them through so many of their pranks that he had a better look at the things they could create than a lot of other people. No one could have doubted them for a minute, and Lee would be the first to make sure they didn't.

Lifting his cup, Lee felt compelled to add to Alicia's toast with his own bright, toothy grin as accompaniment. "To these two prats. And what their good fortune can do for the rest of up."

[aaaangelina]

Angelina laughed and nudged her shoulder against Lee's.

She sucked her lips in for a moment, considering her toast.

"To Fred," she sent a quick glance at the adorable freckled mess, "and George, if you treat your employees and this place as well as you treated your team and your house, then I know you'll do just fine."