Spring Break Trip, 3/7 - Diagon and Knockturn Alley

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A field trip into Professor Skeeter's hometown is going to be necessary in the afternoon. Enter the world of Albus Dumbledore, Tom Riddle, Minerva McGonagall and various others here.

Map of Diagon Alley

List of things available in Diagon Alley


The Leaky Cauldron, Charing Cross, London

Diagon Alley
The Apothecary
Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor
Flourish and Blotts
Gringott's Wizarding Bank
Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes

Knockturn Alley
Borgin & Burkes

St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

OOC!


COME ON IN!

NOTE: Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes products will last two days for food products; one day for non-food products. So if you buy then, realize they have a *very* short shelf-life.

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Re: Diagon Alley - street

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter expected that Victor would join him eventually in Diagon Alley. In the meantime, he was going to be taking advantage of being on his own to get some shopping done that you couldn't just do on the internet.

His first stop netted him a carefully packaged box with an astronomical model (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices-a.html#astronomical_models) inside. He also picked up a wizard's chess set (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices_a-g.html#chess_set) for Alfred, a model dragon (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices-d.html#dragon_model) for Victor, a fanged frisbee (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices-f.html#Frisbee_Fanged) for Pup, a pocket sneakoscope (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices_n-r.html#Pocket_Sneakoscope) for himself, three decks of self-shuffling playing cards (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices_s-z.html#cards), and a nose-biting teacup (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices-t.html#Teacup_Nose-Biting).

There were a bunch of things there that seemed really exciting, but wouldn't work for him. He wondered why he kept hearing the word "muggle."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[fh_extras]

A man all in black with an exceedingly unpleasant demeanor blusters down the street muttering about how "standards are going down around here" and that they're letting in "just anybody".

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter noticed, but what was he going to say? Hey! Wash your hair!? Not likely.

And unlike the mun, he does not squee.

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Victor said, catching up with his boyfriend. "I got your message."

He had been spending most of his time in Daigon Alley looking for Walter, and finally took the opportunity to really notice his surroundings.

"Woah."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I've been having quite a time here," Walter said, giving Victor a broad smile and held up his packages. "But I have a couple of things you can't see, so don't ask."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor rolled his eyes and mock sighed. "Okay, but the same for you. If I say it's a secret, I don't want you working your sexy British charms on me to get your present early, okay?" He smiled, then looked around. "So where's the nearest candy shop? I want to see what passes for sugar in this place."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Right, but I don't have a birthday in just a few days, do I?"

Walter shook his head and looked down the street. "I think there was a sweets shop, but I wouldn't recommend the Weasleys' sweets. I did buy a couple of things there, but I wouldn't eat anything myself." He shrugged and pointed the way he hadn't thoroughly explored yet. "Your turn to choose something."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

After a moment of looking around, Victor lead Walter into a place called Gambol & Japes. Inside were a variety or practical joke items, as well as a small rack filled with what looked like candy.

"Chocolate Frogs? Bernie Botts Every Flavor Beans? I've never heard of this stuff before." He took one of each anyway and continued to look around. 'I wonder if there's anything here we can use back at school..."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I bought a few things from the competition," Walter said in a low voice. "I assume some of this stuff will work at home, but I don't know how much. The gifts I bought had better work, or I'm going to be very disappointed. The joke stuff isn't as important."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Heh. I wonder if they have a catalog."

He decided to find out later. For now, he chose some more candy and took it to the register. Fortunately, he had exchanged for the appropriate money on his first day, and had more than enough for his purchase.

When the boys exited the shop, Victor pointed to Walter's bags. "So where did you get that stuff, anyway? Is there an all-purpose shop around ehre or did you have to go from door to door?"

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Door to door. With the stuff here, it was easy to decide what to buy."

He opened his own box of Bertie Bott's beans and popped one in his mouth. He chewed for a moment before making a suprised face. "Tomato? Who makes tomato-flavoured sweets? No, don't answer that. Bertie Bott, apparently."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Can I try one?" Victor asked as he reached in and took a green one of course. The instant he began chewing, though, he really wished he hadn't.

"Oh..ptew!...gross! Ptew Fucking booger!"

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Yech!" Walter stopped in another shop and bought Victor what seemed to be a wizarding soda. Hopefully he wouldn't turn out ot be allergic the way he was with Wonka's root beer.

"Let's finish up here and get back to the hotel."

Re: Diagon Alley - street

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, sure," Victor replied, gulping down the soda as soon as it was brought to him. It was surprisingly warm and extremely good, and Victor looked at the label with interest.

"Butterbeer?"

But there didn't seem to be any alcohol in it, so he just shrugged, took another sip, and followed Walter back to the hotel.