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Jan. 24th, 2013 06:24 pm"Second stop: The Apothecary."
Caesar refolded the muggle paper and tucked it into a robe pocket, steering his brother with a hand on one shoulder. Madame Malkin's door chimed cheerily as he opened the door for them both, and then they were outside.
They were late. Not for school, no, the Hogwarts Express wouldn't be leaving for a few days. What they were late for was to beat the crowds: the alley was packed, and there was such a bustle that finding his brother if they got separated would take the better part of an hour. To avoid this, he (quite literally, after a muttered charm) glued his hand to his brother's upper arm and led the way, carving a narrow path by sheer virtue of being tall. He'd done this before, albeit for different reasons: Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve had been worse.
The Apothecary's door also had bells, but they didn't hear them. Caesar waited until they were both inside before canceling the sticking charm and taking inventory: two bags of Rex's brand new school robes? Check. Rex? Check. Wallet? Check.
Caesar refolded the muggle paper and tucked it into a robe pocket, steering his brother with a hand on one shoulder. Madame Malkin's door chimed cheerily as he opened the door for them both, and then they were outside.
They were late. Not for school, no, the Hogwarts Express wouldn't be leaving for a few days. What they were late for was to beat the crowds: the alley was packed, and there was such a bustle that finding his brother if they got separated would take the better part of an hour. To avoid this, he (quite literally, after a muttered charm) glued his hand to his brother's upper arm and led the way, carving a narrow path by sheer virtue of being tall. He'd done this before, albeit for different reasons: Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve had been worse.
The Apothecary's door also had bells, but they didn't hear them. Caesar waited until they were both inside before canceling the sticking charm and taking inventory: two bags of Rex's brand new school robes? Check. Rex? Check. Wallet? Check.
