thoughtformed | Marauding Magic opens its doors!

Who: Remus, Sirius and anyone else who comes by
What: Marauding magic opens its doors for business!
When: All week~
Where: At the Marauding Magic Shop near the outskirts of town, close to the forest.
Warnings: Magic!

[Finally the big day everyone (at least two or three people, maybe) has been waiting for arrived! Today Marauding Magic opens its doors.

Come by and discover the wonders that lie within! Potions, books, toys and tools, things that are more sentient than they really have any business being and items whose purpose isn't entirely apparent at first, but they sure look pretty.

A fire that changes colors ever so often and chairs by the fireplace, the shop is inviting you to stay a while and discover more. Behind the counter there is a staircase leading upstairs. Don't mind any of the sounds you might hear from there, magical experiments can go unexpected ways at times.

Perched on top of the counter sits an owl, watching everything that is going on, sometimes by turning his head 180 degrees, as owls do. Better don't shop-lift, that beak is sharp.

When you enter, a chime follows as the door closes. It won't be long until a wizard or two appears. Welcome to Marauding Magic, prepare to be charmed.]

[ooc: Come enter the shop and fulfill your dreams and secret desires! Or just have a nice chat with the chaps running the place. Either way, come on in!]

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No. Even if you could produce one, your animagus would look different. I just wanted to test if my magic has any effect on you at all.

[He looks at his patronus thoughtfully, then back at Rose.]

I think I can do something for you, Rose. Trust me.

Trust you.

[Repeating those words, Rose working hard to keep her expression neutral. She was trusting him just by being here, by explaining all of this. She had the ability to throw out flippant remarks, to share things in a way that might leave a person thinking she might be joking but coming here, daring to actually ask another person for help, with this? This wasn't trust in Rose's mind it was insanity, but it was this or risk things getting worse, like before, that thought sending a shiver down her spine and prompting her to speak again.]

Alright – But this stays between us. If you need to bring in your friend... Then I guess you need to but no matter what happens, I need to know what I've said won't leave this room, even... [Lips pressing together.] Even if you think it's important.

[She was silent for another moment, eyes again shifting to the magical creature, perhaps for a second a hint of a smile touching her lips. Animals didn't like Dhampir's. This made for something of a nice change, even if it wasn't real.]

Do you still need my blood?

[He nods, looking quite seriously. He recognizes that this isn't easy for her and somehow they have ended up baring more to each other than they normally might to anyone.]

I won't tell anyone, I promise. I won't tell Remus more than I have to, either.

But, yes, I need your blood. It will give me something to work with, yeah. I'll try to work some magic into an amulet or a potion that you can drink. It will probably take a lot of experimenting, but if I have some of your blood and maybe your hair I can do it without bothering you too much.

[He gestured to one of the chairs.]

Sit down.

[For a Dhampir to willingly give her blood to somebody who could work magic was something to approach with extreme caution, Rose knowing this only too well, her jaw tight as she tried to push the last of the doubt from her mind.]

Okay.... But, if you could throw away what you don't use. [Pause.] Please.

[Her manners coming more as an afterthought as she crossed the room and took a seat, shifting uncomfortably as she reached around to pull her hair up, exposing the tattoos that were inked across the back of her neck.]

If you can take the hair from the back... so I don't look stupid.

[Uncomfortable for a hundred different reasons and still her vanity remained in tact.]

Of course! I won't take much, either, don't worry.

[He held his wand for a moment before thinking better of it and picking a pair of scissors from the nearby table. With one hand on her shoulder he caught her eyes, trying to be reassuring.]

You're too cute to ever look stupid. Promise.

[She had few things she was fussy about but her hair? Rose was probably the only female Guardian who actually kept hers long.]

Heh... Do use that line on all the girls you want to take hair from?

[Her laughter a little nervous but if he was trying to make her relax, it was working, some of the tension easing from her shoulders.]

Because you should.

Yeah? Actually I only use it when it fits the girl in question.

[He is careful not to touch her skin with the cold metal as he cuts the hair, catching the few strands with his other hand, fingers lightly brushing against the back of her neck.]

There we go.

[Stepping away he looks around for a moment before putting the loose hair into an envelope and laying it on the desk, then he keeps rummaging through some things until he finds a small glass vial.]

Ready?

[In spite of herself, a small smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, the skin on her arms turning to goose-flesh at something as simple as his fingers brushing against her neck. For a Guardian, that was an oddly intimate place, each tattoo telling a story about the Dhampir who'd been inked. It took every bit of resolve she possessed to not pull away, even if she knew the context of those marks would be lost on him.]

So just the cute, insane ones then.

[Trying to joke. Because joking made that last part taste less bitter? Rose appeared to relax when he stepped away, fingers brushing against the back of her hair, feeling for the bald spot that thankfully didn't exist.]

As I'll ever be... Are you... Is this going to involve needles?

Maybe I just have a type.

[He grins, mostly to make her feel more at ease. Shaking his head he just holds up the vial.]

Going to draw it magically. It shouldn't hurt, really, just holds still for a few seconds and then don't get up immediately afterwards. You might feel a bit light-headed.

[Finally the smile that touches her lips is sincere, the tightness around her eyes and shoulders releasing as Rose lets out an audible sigh.]

If that's your type I'd hate to compare notes on exes.

[Chuckling, watching him curiously. Magic was hardly new to her but she still found it, fascinating, and maybe a little strange.]

Hold still? [Grinning.] Yeah that's what you want to hear when somebody is about to magically make you a blood donor. [She nods.] Holding still.

[Rose closing both eyes, unsure if she really wanted to watch then, unable to help herself, cracked one open, like a child watching a horror movie.]

Marauding Magic opens its doors!

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