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[hexuality]

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Welcome to the City, and to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes!

[Look, it's the youngest Weasley in question, filming a post to the network from behind the counter at her brothers' joke shop. The place itself is absolutely bustling with people and noise (chatter, whizzing, bangs, flashes!) and Ginny herself looks a little tousled but beaming. She has to raise her voice a bit to be heard.]

Looks like the weekend brought the visitors with it, so we're having a special until everyone goes home! Maybe that's three days from now, maybe it's tomorrow! Wouldn't you hate to miss this lot?

[The camera wheels around to show the shop, the shelves, the colourful magical products, then back to her.]

So come find us! And if you ask us how Babbitty Rabbitty's Cackling Stump is doing, you'll get 10% off one item of your choice! And if you're family—or from home at all—you'll just have to outright bribe me for a discount. [Wink. That means you, brothers, she knows you're out there.] We hope to see you here!

[And with a flourish of her wand and a shower of indoor fireworks later, rousing applause and appreciation from the patrons, the feed ends.]



[ooc; FOURTH WALL! HAVE AT HER. Just no doubles, no telling her she's from a book, and no future spoilers beyond the Final Battle (though if it happens, she'll conveniently forget once it's all over). Feel free to threadjack, too! HAVE FUN AND BACKDATE FOREVER! ♥

Ginny will be at the joke shop, at Passioné, and out and about in the City once shop hours are over. Come troll her on the network or in person!]

Comments

[freewheeling]

I never got the knack of selling. [ Halo Ginny, have a flamboyant warlock surveying your shop. He couldn't help himself, the magic called to him. Like to like, you know. ]

I tried once. Drank all my stock and ended up with ten llamas I had no clue what to do with. It was all very troublesome. Three hundred years later and I still go into a cold sweat at the memory. [ Brightening. ] Though you seem to be doing well for yourself.

[hexuality]

Carrying on the family business, as it were. [Proudly,] My brothers started the place and when they went home, I took it on instead of letting it close. Why would I let all this go to waste?

[Extending a hand,]

Ginny Weasley. Pleasure to meet you.

[freewheeling]

Magnus Bane.

[ Instead of shaking her hand he lifts it to his lips and drops a kiss there. ] The pleasure's all mine.

[hexuality]

[Well, that's charming. She grins, cheeks colouring faintly, because she's a Weasley and they blush at the drop of a hat.]

How can I help you, Mr Bane?

[freewheeling]

I'm not sure yet. I've never been to a world nexus before. It's rather intriguing.

[hexuality]

[She raises her brows.]

Which is why you took the invitation, I suppose? It's definitely, er, interesting. More so on weekends like this one with all the visitors. It's usually not this crowded.

[freewheeling]

I always accept invitations. You never know when you're going to be missing a good party.

[hexuality]

Is this good enough, then?

[freewheeling]

There's a distinct lack of naked dancers but I suppose it will do.

[hexuality]

Well, I'm terribly sorry, but we've just got fireworks here. Among other things invented by my brothers.

[freewheeling]

I suppose everyone likes a good joke shop.

[hexuality]

Too bloody right.

[She grins, turning out to the shop as a whole.]

Do you like magic?

[freewheeling]

Do I.

[ He senses her magic about her, finds it easy then to drop his glamour, his fingertips sparking with blue flame. ] It's an old friend of mine.

[hexuality]

[She breaks into a broad smile, pleased as ever when she sees wandless magic. She has to draw her wand because she can't quite do that, but she can do non-verbal spellwork, so she has her own handful of blue flames. (Lupin taught her.)]

Touché.

[freewheeling]

I always like a little show and tell.

[ His smile is bright but catlike. ] So all of this is genuine magic?