Once again Denya began to spin, after what seemed like forever she fell out of a chimney.
She'd hoped to land in Borgan and Burkes but she wasn't as lucky this time.
Instead she fell into a small dark and dingy shop filled with oozing plants and herbs.
The place smelt awful, like a mixture of rotten eggs and several kinds of animal dung.
Denya climbed quickly to her feet, but not soon enough. A grey haired, hook nosed leering woman had appeared,
"what can I get for you today?" she said in a spooky voice that sent chills up
Denya's spine. "Um, nothing thanks" she said hurridly clibming to her feet.
"Surely your intrested in one of these plants" the shop keeper pressed "No" Denya said firmly "a potion then?" she asked
deperately seemingly unable to cope with the thought that some one could leave her shop without buying, or
at least showing intrest in something. "No thank you" Denya said over her shoulder as she walked to the door
as she walked outside she took a deep breath gathering her courage as she turned and walked down the street
torwards Borgan and Burkes.
She paused for a moment at the doorstep, this is my last chance she told herself. As soon as I walk in that door I have
to do it,
She bodly pushed open the door and walked in head held high.
A small bell tinkled as she pushed open the door and within seconds Mr. Borgan had appeared.
The gruesome eyeball and withered hand where still there, but almost everything else had changed.
"How may I help you?" Mr. Borgan said in his oily voice "Can I intrest you in these?" Denya replied holding up
the bottle and necklace. Denya watched him closely his expresion would help her determine the value, usualy he managed
to keep a straight expresionless face when offered an item but Denya thought she saw suprise flicker over his face
for a split second before he resumed his buisness face. "Why of course, I have a number of intresting items that I'm sure I
can intrest you in for those trinkets" he said carelessly
"I am intrested only in selling today" Denya said flatly "Why of course Madame" he said with an unatural looking
smile. "May I examine you items?" Denya handed the bottle full of green liquid over first "Elexir of Venna, when used
with the proper spells the drinker is under the control of the giver" he said thoughtfuly. He returned it to her and Denya
passed him the necklace. His eyes quickly widened "I haven't seen one of these in years" Not wishing to show her ignorance
Denya didn't ask what it was but waited hoping for an explaination "Drains the wearer of their powers, often cursed so the
power can be contained." Mr. Borgan eyed her shrewdly.
"I'll give you 238 galleons for both, not a knut more." he told her, knowing that his first offer was usualy around half
the value of one item she said "400 galleons each, not any less" "Do you wish to rob me? I have expenses to be paid, food to buy
400 galleons is all I can aford" he told her whining. Knowing her time was almost up and not wishing to haggle all day she took
a risk "perhaps your competitor Sanderson can give me a more resonable offer" she said moving torwards the door, hoping
he'd buy it. She'd never dare walk into Sanderson's shop. "No wait" Mr Borgan said beads of sweat growing on his forhead
"500 galleons each, and a free item of your choice" "I am not intrested in your items, I'll take another 50 galleons
instead" Denya told him bluntly, He moaned a bit more but when she got sick of it and turned torwards the door he quickly
agreed.
"I will deposit your payment in your Gringotts acount" He said quickly
"No" Denya said firmly "It will be fully paid now or the deal is void" "I do not have that amount in my shop,
no honest shop keeper would dare to keep that amount on hand" He said grumpily "You have a reputation of being hard to
get a hold of once you have what you are after. As a buisness man I'm sure you can understand my risk is too great,
what if a thief was to rob you? I could loose my items and payment." Denya told him "I'm willing to pay you half in advance
but no more, it is unresonable to expect more" Mr. Borgan snapped "I tire of your pointless haggling you have 1 minute to hand over
payment in full or I take my items and leave. You'd best hurry no amount of snivelling will change my mind" Denya said firmly
A few minutes later Denya walked happily from the shop clutching a small bag of coins.
Hoping her family would not be too suspicious she stopped quickly changed back and ran to the leaky cauldron.
She slipped the bag into a hidden pocket in her robe and walked in.
She'd hoped to land in Borgan and Burkes but she wasn't as lucky this time.
Instead she fell into a small dark and dingy shop filled with oozing plants and herbs.
The place smelt awful, like a mixture of rotten eggs and several kinds of animal dung.
Denya climbed quickly to her feet, but not soon enough. A grey haired, hook nosed leering woman had appeared,
"what can I get for you today?" she said in a spooky voice that sent chills up
Denya's spine. "Um, nothing thanks" she said hurridly clibming to her feet.
"Surely your intrested in one of these plants" the shop keeper pressed "No" Denya said firmly "a potion then?" she asked
deperately seemingly unable to cope with the thought that some one could leave her shop without buying, or
at least showing intrest in something. "No thank you" Denya said over her shoulder as she walked to the door
as she walked outside she took a deep breath gathering her courage as she turned and walked down the street
torwards Borgan and Burkes.
She paused for a moment at the doorstep, this is my last chance she told herself. As soon as I walk in that door I have
to do it,
She bodly pushed open the door and walked in head held high.
A small bell tinkled as she pushed open the door and within seconds Mr. Borgan had appeared.
The gruesome eyeball and withered hand where still there, but almost everything else had changed.
"How may I help you?" Mr. Borgan said in his oily voice "Can I intrest you in these?" Denya replied holding up
the bottle and necklace. Denya watched him closely his expresion would help her determine the value, usualy he managed
to keep a straight expresionless face when offered an item but Denya thought she saw suprise flicker over his face
for a split second before he resumed his buisness face. "Why of course, I have a number of intresting items that I'm sure I
can intrest you in for those trinkets" he said carelessly
"I am intrested only in selling today" Denya said flatly "Why of course Madame" he said with an unatural looking
smile. "May I examine you items?" Denya handed the bottle full of green liquid over first "Elexir of Venna, when used
with the proper spells the drinker is under the control of the giver" he said thoughtfuly. He returned it to her and Denya
passed him the necklace. His eyes quickly widened "I haven't seen one of these in years" Not wishing to show her ignorance
Denya didn't ask what it was but waited hoping for an explaination "Drains the wearer of their powers, often cursed so the
power can be contained." Mr. Borgan eyed her shrewdly.
"I'll give you 238 galleons for both, not a knut more." he told her, knowing that his first offer was usualy around half
the value of one item she said "400 galleons each, not any less" "Do you wish to rob me? I have expenses to be paid, food to buy
400 galleons is all I can aford" he told her whining. Knowing her time was almost up and not wishing to haggle all day she took
a risk "perhaps your competitor Sanderson can give me a more resonable offer" she said moving torwards the door, hoping
he'd buy it. She'd never dare walk into Sanderson's shop. "No wait" Mr Borgan said beads of sweat growing on his forhead
"500 galleons each, and a free item of your choice" "I am not intrested in your items, I'll take another 50 galleons
instead" Denya told him bluntly, He moaned a bit more but when she got sick of it and turned torwards the door he quickly
agreed.
"I will deposit your payment in your Gringotts acount" He said quickly
"No" Denya said firmly "It will be fully paid now or the deal is void" "I do not have that amount in my shop,
no honest shop keeper would dare to keep that amount on hand" He said grumpily "You have a reputation of being hard to
get a hold of once you have what you are after. As a buisness man I'm sure you can understand my risk is too great,
what if a thief was to rob you? I could loose my items and payment." Denya told him "I'm willing to pay you half in advance
but no more, it is unresonable to expect more" Mr. Borgan snapped "I tire of your pointless haggling you have 1 minute to hand over
payment in full or I take my items and leave. You'd best hurry no amount of snivelling will change my mind" Denya said firmly
A few minutes later Denya walked happily from the shop clutching a small bag of coins.
Hoping her family would not be too suspicious she stopped quickly changed back and ran to the leaky cauldron.
She slipped the bag into a hidden pocket in her robe and walked in.