Notes: This came from a drabble challenge for the line "you break it, you buy it". Enjoy!

"Oh, this is lovely," Sirius said as he picked up a clear crystal vase that shined in the sunlight that poured through the shop windows.

"I'm surprised you'd be interested in that," Remus replied, nearly hypnotized by the sparkling effects the sun had on the rose designs. /I never thought I'd be enamoured by shiny things/.

"Well, I'm not," Sirius held up the vase. "It's shiny!"

Remus nodded, "Yes, it is quite shiny, but it's also fragile."

"I know that," Sirius snapped playfully, putting down the vase with a bit more force that Remus would have liked. "It's pretty though and we don't have anything like that."

"And what would you do with it?" Remus asked.

"We could put flowers in it." Sirius answered.

"Oh yes, because nothing is more beautiful than a crystal vase with dying, wilted brown flowers on the top." Remus nodded sagely.

"Come on, Remus, we have spells that can fix that!"

Remus put his index finger on his lips, "We are in a Muggle shop."

"How can I forget?" Sirius asked, looking around. Remus noted that only a couple of Muggles were around and both of them were dealing with the shop keeper. They were well out of earshot, which made Remus very happy. What didn't make Remus happy, however, was when Sirius knocked over the vase trying to approach him.

"Oh great! Now we have to buy it!" Remus said in a restrained manner, because if he weren't restrained, the entire block could have heard his shouting.

"Why?"

"You break it, you buy it," Remus replied incredulously. "That's how Muggle stores like this work."

"Really?" Sirius looked at the Muggles, who heard nothing, then looked at the vase. He took out his wand, "Reparo!"

"Sirius!" Remus cried through clenched teeth. "You're not supposed to do that!"

"Who's going to stop me?" Sirius asked, smirking. "You? I guess you'd rather spend money on a broken vase."