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Post by dan on Dec 10, 2009 13:52:29 GMT
Chris's parents, grandparents and only god knows who else had got together and created some sort of scheme to make Chris act a bit more mature.. like thats going to happen. But a day away from Hogwarts to mes around in a Joke shop. Like he was going to turn u that offer so after speaking to his Dad who was now out the back checking the stock which was probably code for 'having a break' Chris was left behind the till of a quiet shop At least most people are in school.. i bet the headmistress had something to do with this aswell.. he thought to himself as he picked up a headless hat and put it on.
i have to admit it, my dad is a genius he thought to himself as he looked at himself in the mirror that was on the wall not too far away from the counter, he figured the mirror was put there so people could do exactly what he was doing now.. or just so his Dad could make sure people wasnt trying to steal things.. one or the other.
He began to take it off and back on rather fast so it looked like he had a 'blinking' head. Just as he let out a laugh he heard his dad yell from the back "You best not be messing with the stock" Chris hesitated for a moment, putting the hat down and yelling back "No!" he could hear his dad chuckle for a while after but Chris wasnt as easily amused. Chris was about to go to the back to find out what it actually was is dad was doing when from the corner of his eye there was movement and a 'ding' let him know that someone had entered the shop. He couldnt see them as a box of Wildfire Wiz-Bangs was blocking there head from his view. [/size]
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Post by monkeybread on Dec 10, 2009 21:12:18 GMT
Vincent entered the shop he had heard about from quite a few people, he found it to quite amazing already, just seeing all the different items made his head spin.
He looked from shelf to shelf and picked up a few tiny items and ran his fingers over them admiring the expert creativity of every item.
He sighed wondering why he was even here in the the first place, as before it had been mostly boredom, but something had just drawn him in, and he went on it figuring it was better then waltzing around the grounds.
He walked deeper in to the shop he wasn't looking to carefully now just glimpsing over everything, his foot unknowing caught on the side of one of the tables and made him trip forward and right into a box of Wildfire Wiz-Ban. He panicked and his arms went out catching the box as he nearly fee over with it he managed to stay standing half bending over trying to stop himself from falling on his face. He breathed out with relief as he realized he hadn't damaged anything as he leaned up he finally noticed he wasn't alone in the shop, he was actually looking up into the face of Christopher Weasly, the kid he had saved from being eaten by the squid and who had gotten him to open up a little even. Vincent couldn't help but turn red from his clumsyness and out of charactor reaction.
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Post by dan on Dec 11, 2009 9:51:30 GMT
Chris noticed Vincent before Vincent managed to notice him Well well well he thought to himself as h Lent against the counter chuckling a he noticed Vincent fall clumsy Chris thought, there was a lot of clumsiness in the Weasley family but luckily Chris wasnt realy that clumsy, whenever he fell over it was usualy because someone had tried to trip him over.. and succeeded. "Hey Vinny.." Chris said with a smirk, he was sure it was Vincent he was talking to because shia wouldn't fall over like that and then blush.
"How can i help you?" Chris said realising his father was just a room away and knowing his dad there conversation was being listend to.. well he did invent the extendable ears along with Christopher's middle namesake. "We have everything a boy like you.. or Shia.. could dream o, Extendable Ears, Headless Hats, Nosebleed Nougat, you name it we have it and if we dont have it then.. i'll eat.. my hat" Chris didnt have a hat but oh well he was going for the sell seeing as he was kind of relying on his dad to employ him for a while wen he leaves hogwarts. [/size]
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Post by monkeybread on Dec 11, 2009 12:12:56 GMT
Vincent placed the box back on the place he had knocked it over and breathed out again trying to clear hi heated face a he stood straighter. He smiled alighty now trying to find a way to get over his blunder."Hey..Chris.."
To knock into him, seems ironic almostVincent thought trying to find something to say, they ahd gotten off to a bad start, or well Shia had anyhow.
"You don't have to try so hard..." Vincent laughed honestly for the firt time in a rather long time. He looked around and picked up a hat."Heres one you can eat." Vincent smirked and found himself laughing again. He sighed plopping the hat on his own head."Sorry if i barged in at a bad time, i didn't really have plan to come here in the first place, somthing just drew me here."
He paused taking the hat back off and putting it bakc were he had found it. He sighed then his brighter happier face vanishing. He really didn't know why he had come. It was kinda of strange he was even outside of the School instead of in his room.
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Post by dan on Dec 11, 2009 13:44:42 GMT
"Well i kind of have to try hard.. my dads out the back" Chris said turning his head to the wooden door that lay behind the counter, only a few people knew what it wa like behind there, Chris being one of them, behind the door lay a room where the stock was then once you got pat that was his father's office where is dad would pretty much come up with ideas for new product which he would usualy bring some for testing, Chris being one of the test subjects for a lot of hi most recent invention.
"If i ate that god knows what would happen" he said pausing a moment ten added "Its a headless hat o you may not have realized but your head completely vanished then.." Chri pointed out then nodded and said "No time is a bad time, feel free to look around" Chris wasnt being his usual elf, mainly because he wanted Vincent to buy something so he could go tell his father he had sold soemthing, Chris i till a lot like most kids, he likes to make his parents proud.. even if it only happen rarely. [/size]
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Post by monkeybread on Dec 11, 2009 20:47:06 GMT
Vincent looked around to see the closed door from where he assumed Chris's father was. He sighed lightly and wondered how Chris felt about his famliy.
Vincent smirked at the comment about Chris eating that hat. What he said next intrigued him though. He picked the hat back up and looked at it."Really...." Vincen't paused and then placed the hat on Chris's head with out much of a word of warning."Wow...thats..awsome."stop with hte child playShia mumbled finding it all quite annoying. Vincent tilted hi head finding this entertaining, he took the hat back off Chris and placed it back again.
"Any suggestion for me, preferably something i can't use to burn down the school..." Vincent nervously laughed.
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Post by dan on Dec 11, 2009 21:04:19 GMT
Chris was slightly stunned for a moment as the headless hat was shoved on is head.. what the? he thought to himself then took a deep breath as Vincent took the hat back of his head and put it down again. "Hmm... suggestions for you.." Chris said then began to think as he walked from the counter and to a self looking it up and down for ideas "Well theres.. Bruise-removal paste, canary creams, guaranteed ten second pimple vanished, shield hats, gloves, cloaks oh and a box of muggle magic tricks" Chris said with a small smirk.
"But if it was Shai i wa suggesting for i'd go for.. Weasleys Wild Fire Whiz Bangs, Decoy Detonators, Skiving snack box and instant darkness powder" Cris smirked again then went back behind the counter "So Vinny or Shia, what'll be?" [/size]
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Post by monkeybread on Dec 11, 2009 21:18:42 GMT
Vincent found Chris's surprise amusing."Wow...bruise removal, thanks.." Vincent picked up the jar labeled with the name and looked at it with a smirk. He looked at the other items that Chris had mentioned each one making him chuckle slightly. He picked up the box of magic tricks,"I can't believe this...i use to do some of these.." He said taking out some cards from the box and moving the from hand to hand shuffling them, they whizzed around his hands some seem to disappear as fast as he was doing it. He then spread them out and looked at Chris. "Pick a card any card." Shia snorted irritably not seeing a opening to take over, some how Chris had managed to keep him out of Vincent's head.
As Vincent held the cards he looked up and answered Chris's question. "I think i might take the box actually."
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Post by dan on Dec 11, 2009 21:38:51 GMT
Chris honestly wasnt surprised to find out Vincent did muggle magic when he was little it just seemed the kind of thing Vincent would do what a nerd Chris thought to himself, when Chris was little the kind of toys he had were things like a little broom that only hovered above the ground 'a training broom' as his father called it. His mother had once got him a cuddly toy dog which he had been obsessed with untill he grew out of it. "I would pick a card but if i got caught i'd get yelled at so sorry" Chris said with a small shrug, his father didnt mind customers looking at the stuff before they bought it but the staff was strictly not alowed to play as it meant they werent actually doing there job.
"good choice" Chris said with a smile as Vincent said he might take the box. Chris pulled out a bag from under the counter and took the box and the card back from Vincent, carefully putting the cards back he closed the box and put it in the bag. "thats.." Chris paused for a moment forgetting the price.. Chris looked down at a piece of paper that was stuck to the desk, tapping it with his wand he said "Muggle Magic Tricks" and the information magically appeared on the paper "Thats two galleons please" he continued with a smile. [/size]
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Post by monkeybread on Dec 11, 2009 22:00:40 GMT
Vincent frowned but then shrugged ast Chris placed the box and cards away. He found it interesting that he could even find somthing that reminded him of home slightly. It actually made him feel a little better.'You being worried about getting yelled at..never thought i see that coming." Vincent poked fun easily smirking.
"Honestly i mostly messed with cards, some of the stuff i guess i tried, but i found that the cards were the most fun. If i wasn't drawing or playing with my stuffed animals in my room."Vincen't lifted up a card that he had hidden in his sleeve when Chris had taken the deck."The Black Joker." Vincen't replied looking at the card, not surprised he was right.
He took out the amount of money and place it on the counter. He looked back at the card he had in his hand, tossed it in the air and it vanished. Then he flicked his other hand it reappeared. Except this time it wasn't a Black Joker."King of Spades." [/blockquote]
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Post by dan on Dec 12, 2009 12:07:45 GMT
Chris smirked slightly and said "You obviously have never seen my dad yell at someone" he said it was scary as well all the weasleys were pretty kind and when they turned it was surprising and strange and his dad seemed.. scary. Plus chris was trying to make tings up with his family as he had slowly been growing apart from them and he honestly didnt want that to happen, every time someone mentioned him being one of the first weasleys to be in Slytherin Chris would always say 'Well Serious Black was one of the first Black's to be in Gryffindor and he was claimed to be a murderer'. It always shutted people up.
Chris was actually pretty confused how Vincent had managed to take the card without him noticing "Impressive" Chris said simply taking the money and putting it in the till Yes ive made a sale he thought to himself. Then Vincent did some more tricks "How many cards have you actually kept?" Chris asked curiously surprised that he hadnt noticed Vincent take a single card let alone two. [/size]
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Post by monkeybread on Dec 12, 2009 12:38:08 GMT
Vincent couldn't help but smile inwardily so even Chris was respectful to somthing, even if it was parents, which normally even most kids did listen to parents. Vincent sighed then but kept up his face.
"I have had over thirteen years of practice." When Chris complimented him. When Chris asked about how many card he kept he looked at him oddly, like a mermory had flashed through his mind."You sound..jsut like David." He shook his head dashing the comment aside. He moved the card to his right hand and flicked his left hand twice, three card appeared in his hand. "I took about ten." Vincen't replied."Look in your left jean pocket, there should be a Queen of Spades. I will admit i used some wizard magic, but not enough to count."
Vincent put the cards down and as they left his hand they also vanuished. he took the boc out and opened it, laying in the box were the cards he had strewn around.
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Post by dan on Dec 12, 2009 13:26:58 GMT
Chris nodded slightly and said "I guess" when Vincent told him how long he had practiced. Ten Vincent said he sounded like someone called David.. erm... whats with this kid? chris thought but decided not to say anything about david as it could end up them being there a long time and to be honest Chris was getting bored again now.
Chris put his hand in his pocket and pulled out the card. "Well then i guess you dont need the instructions that are in the box.." he said smirking slightly and putting the card on the counter so Vincent could have it "so anything else you fancy?" he asked curiously, if there was a chance to get a double sell he was going to do it. [/size]
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Post by monkeybread on Dec 12, 2009 22:18:36 GMT
Vincent sighed seeing Chris wasn't really interested, however he was surprised Chris didn't ask aboud David. Probably for the best actually.you said his name for the first time in a long time.he said to himself inwardily. It was a first that he had even thought about his past.
"hahaa..nope won't be needing that." Vincent replied smirking at the simply instructions in the box. He sighed putting his box back in the bag."What are you trying to bankrupt me Chris? What want me to sweet talk you Dad into giving you a job too?" Vincen't whispered over the counter. He figured might do the kid another favor if he could.
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Post by dan on Dec 13, 2009 12:35:50 GMT
"Unless you wanna know how to do some of the other tricks" Chris pointed out. He wa woundering who david was but to be honest he figured when Vincent would begin to explain the history of David chris would probably just get bored and wish he never asked. "Im not trying to bankrupt you" he said then added "And you dont even need to speak to my dad, i kind of already have a job here when i leave Hogwarts but doing what only time can tell" he said figuring for the first few days he would sweep the floor or something then maybe move to the till then maybe he'd get some power then he could start inventing things.
Chris realised he was probably getting way ahead of himself, it was just one possible future for him, he could do anything he wanted to and he knew it because even if he did seem like a bad boy he was doing pretty well in school but he was sure he was going to get a job at his dads shop to start him off then who knows. First Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Next The world. [/size]
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