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Wonka Sweets Shop - OPEN

Tonks, several leather-bound spellbooks in hand, opened the door to the candy shop and slipped inside. She cheerfully called an exuberant greeting to her employer, darting into the backroom to say hello. She traded her beat-up jean jacket for an apron, and ran her fingers over her hair - it was short and candy-pink today, coarse-cropped except for a thin pink braid that began just below her ear.

She went back into the shop and perched on the edge of the counter. Opening one of her books, she thumbed to the index. She grinned to herself and regarded the shelves of candy, before pulling out her wand. "Accio!" She chirped, causing the summoned basket of truffles to float across the room, landing on the counter next to her. "Now, let's see... cheering charms..."

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Inara walked into the shop. One of her customers of the next few days had a sweet tooth. The girl sitting on the counter was a bit of a surprise, but after only a moment's hesitation, she approached.

"Uh, hi. I'm looking for a pound of truffles - I was given to understand that you stock them?"

"Oh, hi!" Tonks looked up cheerfully. "Want one?" She offered a navy-wrapped candy. "These," she gestured to the basket of truffles before her, "Are spelled for happiness. I take it that you want the regular kind, though?" She offered a wry smile.

"Spelled?" Remembering that there are magic users up at the school, Inara supposes it's reasonable to assume that there are magic users in the town, too. "Yes, just the regular kind, thank you. My job is to give ease and pleasure - the chocolate is purely an indulgence."

She pauses. "Exactly how do the spells work? Is it a general feeling or well-being, or just the urge to laugh?"

"It's a general feeling of contentment, really." Tonks smiled, getting to her feet. "It makes you feel like - to quote a poet - 'all's right with the world.' You feel relaxed and safe. There's sometimes the urge to laugh and finding everything perfect, but that's only when the spell is overcast."

Inara thought about it a moment. "Okay, I'll take four of the spelled ones - a gifts for some friends of mine - and the regular ones for my clients."

She watched as the young woman wrapped up the chocolates. "You're new to the town, aren't you?"

"Yeah, I am." Tonks offered a smile, as she wrapped the chocolates in tissue-thin gold paper, slipping them into a small bag. She offered her hand, "My name's T- Nymphadora Tonks," she said softly, thinking her given name would be more proper.

"Inara Serra," she said, shaking the offered hand. "Pleased to meet you. I guess your 'verse has magic users, then?"

Tonks nodded, "We might be a dying race, but I haven't noticed. Our society is made up of witches and wizards. There are Muggles - non-magical people, sorry - but our societies are seperated."

"Yes, I've noticed a few magic users about the town." Inara smiles and shrugs. "Welcome to Fandom Town - if you see me in one of the shops, don't hesitate to say 'hi!'"

Tonks grinned, "Thank you."

Kiki comes in, her broom resting on her shoulder. There's a small black cat trotting along at her side. He seems particularly fixated on the jar of Everlasting Gobstoppers.

"Hi!" she exclaims with a smile, "You're new here, aren't you? I'm Kiki," (she holds out her hand) "Sometimes I run deliveries for Mr. Wonka. Actually, I run deliveries for anybody who wants them done. Well, not run, fly, really."

Tonks took the girl's hand and shook it, "It's great to meet you, Kiki. I'm Nymphadora. You can call me either Dora or Tonks, whichever you prefer. Is this cat yours?"

She noticed the broom, "You fly?"

"Nice to meet you, Tonks," Kiki smiles. "This is Jiji." The black cat meows. "He says hello," Kiki translates. "Although there are so many people at the school either taking Language of Cats or who have some talent to understand cats that I don't have to translate for him much anymore."

Holding out the broom in case Tonks would like to look at it closer, Kiki says, "Yes -" Kiki, normally, would add a "ma'am" here, but experience has taught her that women who look as young as Tonks does sometimes don't really like being addressed by such an "old lady" monniker, so she breaks off awkwardly. "I've been flying since I was little." The broom has obviously been made by hand, but has been well-cared for. "Do you want to learn? I could probably show you how."

"I can fly," Tonks answered distractedly, "I used to play Quidditch for my House team." She ran her hand along the edge, almost reverently, "You made this yourself?" She asked, her eyes flickering to the girl.

"Really? You fly, too?" Kiki says excitedly. "That's great! You're the third one I've met in this town that can fly a broom."

She notices Tonk's fixation on the broom, Kiki says, "Would you like to give it a try? I mean, it's not the best broom in the world - I did make it myself, the way my mom taught me, but it flies well. My mom always said a witch flies best on a broom that's attuned to her - one she makes herself. But you can certainly take it out for a quick ride if Mr. Wonka doesn't mind."

"I would love to," Tonks said enthusiastically. "I haven't been able to go flying in so long. Yours is great - the balance is good and everything."

"Thank you," Kiki answers, blushing at the praise. "Really, go ahead - try it. The shop is empty right now, and Jiji and I can keep an eye on things for you. If anyone comes in, I can just go out front and wave for you to come down."

[OOC: Sorry, I thought I'd posted before trying to go sleep off my headache last night! *blush*]

Tonks walked out of the store, Kiki's broom over her shoulder in an easy, careless pose. The broomstick was slightly awkward with her lanky frame. She concentrated for a brief moment, looking at the raven-haired girl over her shoulder for a comparison. She hoped that Kiki wouldn't mind terribly, but if the broom was attuned to the younger witch...

A slight wind fluttered her hair - Tonks had kept the little pink braid, though she'd 'borrowed' Kiki's height - as she straddled the broom, shoving off from the ground. Her stomach lifted, heartbeat fluttering in that pleasant way it did whenever she flew. Clumsy as she was on her own two feet, she was quite graceful in the air. She drew up higher and practiced several turns - beaming as she found that this broom was cleaner and more responsive than her Cleansweep. With an odd, elated shout of pure joy, she circled once, before going into a sharp, impulsive dive toward the road. Laughing, she pulled out of it, hovering a scant meter above the street. She waved to Kiki as she landed, "Great response!" She called, as she re-entered the shop.

"Wow!" Kiki grins, "You really can fly. That was wonderful! Say, there's a Flying Club up at the school - there's two others in it who can fly broomsticks, too. It'd be great if we could get together - well, maybe not all of them, as one is kind of mean... I'm sure we'll be doing more with broomsticks later in the year, I could see if we could get special permission for you to come on campus and participate, if you wanted."

"Is that possible?" Tonks asked, looking genuinely enthusiastic at the prospect. "If it is, I would love to. I didn't know that anyone flew around here." She added, looking somewhat pensive.

"There are some strict rules about campus visitors," Kiki admits, "but we could always try to get permission. No harm in trying, right? My friend - " here Kiki blushes wildly "- Harry is a very good flier - much better than I am. And honestly... I do have to say that Draco flies very well, too. I don't really get along well with him. Personality clashes."

"Draco?" Tonks repeated, looking bemused for a second, "That's not a very common name, is it? Is his last name Malfoy?"

Kiki is surprised. "Yes, it is. Have you met him before?"

"Well," Tonks considered, "Technically, we're first cousins, though it might be once-removed since my mum was taken off the family tree." She shrugged slightly, "Anyway, I'd love to go to these meetings, or just to even meet some other people who can fly. We could probably get a practice game of Quidditch going, maybe." Her eyes flashed mischievously.

"You're cousins?" Kiki repeats, astonished. "But...your hair is so much more interesting," Kiki says.

"Quidditch - I keep hearing about this game, but I don't know what it is - other than it has something to do with flying. What's it like?"

[ooc: Kiki's mun knows Quidditch (total HP junkie), so you don't have to go into a detailed explanation if you don't want!]

"Glad you like the hair," Tonks grinned broadly, tugging at the little braid, "I always have fun trying to think up new things. And...Quidditch... it's, uh, kinda like football - soccer, sorry - only with brooms and balls." She looked slightly amused at what she just said.

"We're pretty sure Draco dyes his hair. It's too blond to be natural. And even if he doesn't, it's still fun to think that he does," Kiki confides. "Quidditch sounds pretty interesting! I'll have to try it. We've got 4 fliers already, we just need a few more to field a team...and then, of course, find someone to play against."

"I hope you can get enough people interested," Tonks smiled, then glanced down at Jiji. "Will he mind if I pet him?"

"Nope, go right ahead," Kiki grins.

Jiji, recognizing a fellow trust-worthy witch, stops intently scrutinizing the jar of Everlasting Gobstoppers and scampers over to Tonks, rubbing his chin on her shoe.

Tonks knelt down to stroke the cat's thick, luxuriant sable fur. "Oh, he's wonderful. Reminds me of my own cat, only she's a tabby. And not quite so sweet." She grinned up at the girl.

"I'd love to meet her sometime," Kiki grins.

Jiji purrs delightedly.

"Her name's Roseline. Well, Rose," Tonks stated, smiling wryly. Her gaze flickered to Jiji, "You like that, huh?"

Jiji's ears stand up a bit straighter at the mention of the female cat. Kiki grins.

"Jiji makes friends whereever he goes, and you're definitely one of them. I think he may be more eager than me to meet Rose," Kiki says.

Tonks was still languidly petting the cat. She laughed slightly at Jiji's reaction. "I think you'll both definately have to meet her sometime, then."

"Definitely. And I'll talk to the other broom-fliers I know and see if we can't arrange something."

Kiki picks up the butterscotch candies. "I had better go take these to my friend," she says with a smile. "But I will certainly see you around. Don't be surprised, either, if Jiji comes to visit while I'm in class!"

[ooc: heh, Kiki actually did have another reason for coming into the shop...]

Kiki asks, "I'm looking for some butterscotch candies, actually. Do you have any?"

"Yup!" Tonks nodded cheerfully, leading the younger girl over to a small bin of butterscotch candies. "You like them too?" She asked, tugging at the braid. "My mate back home is always teasing me about loving butterscotch. He calls them grandma candies." She laughed, "He just doesn't know what he's missing, I s'pose."

Kiki grins. "I do like them, but these are actually a present for a - well, for a new friend. We kind of got off on the wrong foot, and I'd like to make things up to him. Something tells me he's a butterscotch fan."

[ooc: no problem, glad your headache's better :-) ]

"Oh," she nodded in understanding. "I'll wrap them up for you, then!"

"Thanks!" Kiki hands over money to pay for them.

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