At work, Carrie's thoughts shifted back to her job, when one of the
puppies, a small blue one, (who stood out very much, considering most of
the other puppies has a slightly purplish tint to them) started to lick her
face. Carrie laughed delightedly, and then thought of what Marion would say
if she brought the dog home. Would she like him, or would she make her take
him back?
Now more and more of the dogs were finished eating. Looking at the small (purple) cages of to which she was to put them back into, an idea formulated in her mind. She didn't want to stick them back into those tiny spaces... Carrie pulled her wand out of her bag, muttered a few words, gave it a quick flick, and suddenly the cages disappeared, and a great purple landscape took their place..
[I]Purple?[/I] She wondered, but then realized that [I]everything[/I] in this store was purple. With another flick of her wand, purple picket fences popped up around the field so the dogs would not roam all of the store.[I]That should work.[/I] she thought. She picked up the puppies and placed them into the grassy area, where they looked very happy, and went over to work the cash register of that section. Soon people started to come in, and by lunch break she had sold two purple puppies and many dog accessories. But Carrie noticed that no one even seemed to be paying attention to the blue puppy. For the rest of the morning she kept her eye on him.
~
By the time that Marion's lunch break had rolled around, the Puddlemere team had started practice, and she was left to repairing the box seats by herself. She had an hour to dine, and decided to take a stroll through the downtown.
Puddlemere was only populated by wizards, but it was tiny. The entire downtown was around three square blocks. She saw only one apothecary, and Walifer's bakery appeared to be the only one around. As she was walking, Marion noticed two brightly colored buildings next to each other. One was Poppy Pete's Pretty Purple Pet Place Parked in Peaceful Puddlemere, and as bright purple. The other was an interesting -looking shop, whose name immediately caught her eye. [I]Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Inc.[/I] The building never stayed one color, it was always changing, from green, to orange, to blue, to fuscia... Marion's attention was caught, and she felt compelled to investigate this interesting find.
The inside was lined with shelves containing various everyday objects, from normal looking rubber balls to delectable cream puffs. Above a few shelves were posters of people turning into strange things, with curling green smoke pouring out of their ears and such. Intrigued, Marion was wandering around, peering at the cluttered shelves, when a voice from behind her made her jump.
"Can I help you?"
Marion whirled around to see a vaguely familiar face. "I...." The girl that she was looking at was trying to recognize her, too. That long brown hair...those expressive eyebrows...
[I]Why does she look so familiar?[/I] Marion thought. [I]I don't even know anyone in Puddle-[/I]
"[U]Nancy?[/U]" She exclaimed just as the other person cried out "Marion?" Now it was obvious; the girl was Nancy Ferguson, Marion's pen pal since her fifth year. She'd seen pictures, of course, but it was different to see someone in person. "How do you like Puddlemere?" Nancy asked. Marion shrugged. "Well, we only just got in..." Nancy nodded in sympathy.
"Don't worry, you'll love it here! Now..." she scanned the room. "Can I sell you anything?" Marion grinned.
"Well...Carrie [I]could[/I] use a pick-me-up... Any suggestions?"
~
Lunch break came, and to Carrie's surprise, Pete put a "closed" sign on the door and invited her and the rest of the employees into a purple room for lunch. This was strange for Carrie, because usually you took breaks in shifts, and didn't normally eat in the store. After eating lunch with some of the staff, she went back over to the puppies. She watched them play, and then looked at the little blue puppy, estranged from the rest.
"Awww. You poor thing. You just want someone to love you." She whispered to the little puppy, then decided that she would defiantly ask Marion about him. The rest of the day was quite uneventful, and before she knew it, it was time to go.
Walking back to her house, she passed a small grocery store. [I]Oh good.[/I] Carrie thought. She hadn't eaten breakfast this morning, and totally forgot that there was no food in the house. She walked into the store and grabbed a basket to start shopping. As she piled items into the basket, she glimpsed a tall, dark-haired man shopping across the aisle. She loved tall guys, and craned her neck to get a better look, but as she turned, she accidentally bumped into an old lady, and by the time she had recovered and apologized, he was gone.
~
Now more and more of the dogs were finished eating. Looking at the small (purple) cages of to which she was to put them back into, an idea formulated in her mind. She didn't want to stick them back into those tiny spaces... Carrie pulled her wand out of her bag, muttered a few words, gave it a quick flick, and suddenly the cages disappeared, and a great purple landscape took their place..
[I]Purple?[/I] She wondered, but then realized that [I]everything[/I] in this store was purple. With another flick of her wand, purple picket fences popped up around the field so the dogs would not roam all of the store.[I]That should work.[/I] she thought. She picked up the puppies and placed them into the grassy area, where they looked very happy, and went over to work the cash register of that section. Soon people started to come in, and by lunch break she had sold two purple puppies and many dog accessories. But Carrie noticed that no one even seemed to be paying attention to the blue puppy. For the rest of the morning she kept her eye on him.
~
By the time that Marion's lunch break had rolled around, the Puddlemere team had started practice, and she was left to repairing the box seats by herself. She had an hour to dine, and decided to take a stroll through the downtown.
Puddlemere was only populated by wizards, but it was tiny. The entire downtown was around three square blocks. She saw only one apothecary, and Walifer's bakery appeared to be the only one around. As she was walking, Marion noticed two brightly colored buildings next to each other. One was Poppy Pete's Pretty Purple Pet Place Parked in Peaceful Puddlemere, and as bright purple. The other was an interesting -looking shop, whose name immediately caught her eye. [I]Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Inc.[/I] The building never stayed one color, it was always changing, from green, to orange, to blue, to fuscia... Marion's attention was caught, and she felt compelled to investigate this interesting find.
The inside was lined with shelves containing various everyday objects, from normal looking rubber balls to delectable cream puffs. Above a few shelves were posters of people turning into strange things, with curling green smoke pouring out of their ears and such. Intrigued, Marion was wandering around, peering at the cluttered shelves, when a voice from behind her made her jump.
"Can I help you?"
Marion whirled around to see a vaguely familiar face. "I...." The girl that she was looking at was trying to recognize her, too. That long brown hair...those expressive eyebrows...
[I]Why does she look so familiar?[/I] Marion thought. [I]I don't even know anyone in Puddle-[/I]
"[U]Nancy?[/U]" She exclaimed just as the other person cried out "Marion?" Now it was obvious; the girl was Nancy Ferguson, Marion's pen pal since her fifth year. She'd seen pictures, of course, but it was different to see someone in person. "How do you like Puddlemere?" Nancy asked. Marion shrugged. "Well, we only just got in..." Nancy nodded in sympathy.
"Don't worry, you'll love it here! Now..." she scanned the room. "Can I sell you anything?" Marion grinned.
"Well...Carrie [I]could[/I] use a pick-me-up... Any suggestions?"
~
Lunch break came, and to Carrie's surprise, Pete put a "closed" sign on the door and invited her and the rest of the employees into a purple room for lunch. This was strange for Carrie, because usually you took breaks in shifts, and didn't normally eat in the store. After eating lunch with some of the staff, she went back over to the puppies. She watched them play, and then looked at the little blue puppy, estranged from the rest.
"Awww. You poor thing. You just want someone to love you." She whispered to the little puppy, then decided that she would defiantly ask Marion about him. The rest of the day was quite uneventful, and before she knew it, it was time to go.
Walking back to her house, she passed a small grocery store. [I]Oh good.[/I] Carrie thought. She hadn't eaten breakfast this morning, and totally forgot that there was no food in the house. She walked into the store and grabbed a basket to start shopping. As she piled items into the basket, she glimpsed a tall, dark-haired man shopping across the aisle. She loved tall guys, and craned her neck to get a better look, but as she turned, she accidentally bumped into an old lady, and by the time she had recovered and apologized, he was gone.
~