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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 13, 2008 3:22:12 GMT
I smiled brightly and pushed open the door to the Quidditch Supply store. Out of my top favorite places to be, this had to be at least in my top ten. What else could you want in a store? Really, this was all I needed. Brooms and all of the other fun things that filled this store. Well, and food and water, yadda, yadda, yadda.. those were really just minor detials.
As soon as I walked inside I headed over to the newest broom on display, but sadly never got that far. In the process of making my way there I tripped on someone toy broom that had been lying near my step and grabbed onto the nearest thing so I didn't fall. Too bad the nearest thing happend to be a display of books which in turn toppled over when I grabbed it. Though I stayed upright, so really, that's all that matters right?
I bit my lip and looked around for a second before bending down and starting to pick of the books, hoping this was the last thing I was going to knock over in here.. at least today.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 13, 2008 3:39:45 GMT
Shell was walking around in the quidditch store today, hearing that they got a new broom in and it was worth the trip there just to look at it. Still after playing the game for only four years, some heads turn in her direction hearing faint whispers and a few pointing gestures as she was looking at the broom.
Shell still found it funny when she was recognized seeing as it had been at least five years since she was on the Holyhead Harpies. Turning around for a moment she hears a loud crash and frown seeing a younger girl knocking over a bunch of books and the display itself. Shell sighs lightly walking over and bending down picking up a few of them and placing them back on the stand. "You okay? Trust me everyone has clumsy moments, especially me." she laughs a bit as she grabs a few more.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 13, 2008 3:47:33 GMT
Someone walked over to me, helping me pick up the books and I smiled at what she said, nodding a little but not looking up yet. "Yeah, I'm fine." I said gathering a couple more books from the pile that was scattered across the floor, "Happens to me a lot." I said a second before looking up to the woman as I started to place some of the books away. My eyes widened slightly and I clumbisly dropped the pile of books that was in my hands, scrambled down to get them a moment later. "Do you know who are?" I asked after a moment looking up to her, feeling very excited. Shelby Slayter, my favorite Quidditch player of my favorite team. This was slightly weird... and embarrassing.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 13, 2008 3:54:01 GMT
Shell winces slightly hearing the books she had in her hands hit the floor. Her question sorta suprised her just staring at her slightly. "Umm. Yes? I'm a former ravenclaw, teacher and mum. Do you know who you are?" she asks raising an eyebrow slightly worried about what this girl was talking about. "What's your name exactly?" she asks again, placing the rest of the book on the floor onto the shelf and stands off dusting her green t-shirt off. Ironically the only clean shirt she had left was her Holyhead Harpies tee.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 13, 2008 4:01:40 GMT
I grinned and shook my head lightly, biting my lip as I put the books back and stood up, just staring at her. "You're Shelby Slayter." I said slightly excitedly with a small bounce in my step. "I-I'm.. me.. um.. Mei Holbrooks." I said shaking my head a little, hard to believe that she was right infront of me. My brother's are going to be so jealous.. I couldn't help but think as I stood there. "I'm you're biggest fan.. well, one of them." I grinned.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 13, 2008 4:09:30 GMT
Shell smiles until she heard the greatest fan part. "Oh so that's why you're all smiley." she says with a grin extending her hand out to her. "It's very nice to meet you Mei." Looking around the store a bit she notices that her old jersey was still on sale, the very one she was wearing. It amazed her that people still sold that stuff or when people would notice her like this. Shell was never honestly comfortable about the fame. That was another reason why she gave it up, besides her kids.
"It's always nice seeing someone still likes an old wash up quidditch player." she says shaking her head a bit before shrugging a bit. "I can't be your favorite. There's so many more newer and better players out there now." she adds still smiling a little but not as much as before.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 13, 2008 4:19:38 GMT
I laughed a little and nodded, shaking her hand lightly when she extended hers to me. "It's nice to meet you too." My brothers really are going to be jealous, as is my dad. "You're not washed up." I said shaking my head a little, acting like she was crazy. "Retired isn't washed up." I said with a smile, that hadn't left my lips yet.
"No, really, you're my favorite.. I have other favorites, but you played on my favorite team and my whole family loves you." I grinned.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 13, 2008 4:24:28 GMT
Shell nods, walking to the where she was before looking at the broom again. "Eh, I suppose retired isn't washed up. They offered me my spot again, but I'm not too sure about it. I really don't think I'm all that good." she shrugs, feeling a smile grace her lips on it's own. That was always the thing with quidditch she was always smiling when she was talking or doing anything related to it.
"Oh goodness, you're entire family? That's an honor." she says in soft tone, but it was honest. "Maybe I could meet all of them if they love me that much, or I could just sign something for you?" she shrugs again, shifting on her feet a bit feeling slightly uncomfortable about this. Sure she met a lot of her fans, but this was just funny and nerve racking at the same time.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 13, 2008 4:38:58 GMT
I nodded slightly and followed her over to the broom. "If they offered it to you again, they obviously think you're good." I said with a small laugh, shaking my head a little bit.
"Yeah... well, my dad and my brothers.. my mum's not too big on Quidditch, so she doesn't really pay attention." I said with a small smile. "Y-yeah, that'd be great.. either one." I smiled.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 13, 2008 7:50:49 GMT
"I don't know. I think it's more of I need the money and they feel pity." she says letting out a sigh as she continues to look at the broom.
Shell nods turning to face her a bit. "I'm just scared what they would do if they seen me walk into your house or if they came to mine." she says with a slight laugh. "If you have something on you right now I could sign it. Be fun to take it home and show it to your family." she laughs again managing a weak smile. "Don't think it would be worth much. My jersey is only selling for a couple of sickles now."
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 13, 2008 14:34:30 GMT
"For some reason I still doubt that they'd sacrafice the team just to help you out. I'm sure you're just as good as before." I said with a nod and a small smile.
I laughed slightly and shrugged. "I dunno.. That'd be interesting, but um.. something to sign.." I said biting my lip a little and searching my pockets to see if there's something, but really found nothing. Maybe this's why poeple carry around purses... "It's not like I'm going to sell it." I said with a smile. "I don't have anything unless you sign my shoe." I said with a small laugh.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 13, 2008 19:25:21 GMT
Shell shrugs again just looking over at Mei with a smile. "You're just being modest." she nods before glancing at her hands.
"I hope not. That would make me sad." she says with a fake pout, feeling a small smile breaking through though instead. "I guess I could sign your shoe?" she grins a little more, feeling around her pockets for a pen before going to her purse.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 13, 2008 19:50:27 GMT
"I think that'd be the other way around.. or something." I said with a small laugh and shrug.
I shrugged a little with a small smile. "I wouldn't sell it." I said shaking my head slightly as I stood there. "Okay." I said with a small smile, reaching down and taking my shoe off and handing it to her with a smile.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 13, 2008 22:44:39 GMT
"Maybe it is. I don't know, I had a long day. Sorry about that." she grins lightly as she rubs the back of her neck a little.
Shell couldn't help but laugh and take her shoe with a laugh once she found a blue permanent marker, signing ' To Mei, watch out for display shelves, Love Shelby Slayter.' onto the right side of her shoe, finishing it with a heart underneath the cursve message. "Here you go." she smiles handing her shoe back to her.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 1:07:23 GMT
I shrugged slghtly, "Eh, it's okay. You don't have to be sorry." I said with a small smile.
I grinned as I watched her sign my shoe and after a moment took it back from her. "Thanks." I grinned, before reading the shoe and nodded with a small alugh. "Thank you.. I will." I said with a nod, putting my shoe back on a moment later.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 1:54:55 GMT
Shell nods with a laugh of her own. "Your welcome love. Now why did you come out to Diagon Alley and the quidditch store today?" she asks leaning against the display with a light smile gracing her lips as she watched Mei put her shoe back on.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 3:53:04 GMT
I laughed a little and shrugged, grinning lightly, "Oh, well, actually, I'm just here to look around. This's my favorite store.. and I wanted to check out the new broom." I smiled, with a small nod. "What about you?"
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 3:55:35 GMT
"Actually the same to be honest." she nods, glancing at the broom. "That's the best Cleansweep I've ever seen." Shell says with a grin.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 3:57:38 GMT
I grinned and nodded. "I would definately have to agree with you." I said looking over at it again. "I'll never be able to afford that though." I said with a small laugh. "I'll just have to be happy with what I've got."
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 4:04:10 GMT
"Well I could fix up your broom if you want. Being a former quidditch player, you sorta have to be a broom repairman." Shell says with a laugh. "Don't worry, my broom is currently destroyed. My daughter stole it and crashed it into a tree. I sorta need a new one. That's why I'm here looking at this one."
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 4:08:03 GMT
"Well, it's actually okay.. just old." I said with a small smile and a shrug. "But I'm actualy really attached to it.. so I don't really want a new one.. but I do." I laughed a little and shrugged. "Know what I mean?"
"Ooh... well, then a new one would be nice I guess.. That's unfortuate that had to happen though.. is she alright?"
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 4:21:13 GMT
"Yeah, I know. I had that broom from my days of quidditch. I'll admit I cried first about Violet and then when she was okay, I cried over my broom." she says with a smile. "That thing was at least twenty years old." Shell nods faintly. "Yeah, Violet's fine just a broken arm."
"Seeing as my broom is in pieces that symbolize toothpicks then I might just get this one." she says turning around and reaching up for the broom and examining before smiling a bit. "In fact, I think I'll get this one." she nods, feeling her pockets to make sure she still had the handful of galleons in there. Shell got the money from her vault over at Gringotts and she always hated touching that money but she needed a broom.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 4:35:44 GMT
I smiled and ndded a little. "I can imagine.. but maybe a new broom is better.. and at least she's okay.. could've been a lot worse." I said with a small nod.
"Awesome." I said with a grin, unsure of what to say now.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 4:43:47 GMT
"I know. I'm just glad she's alright. It's such a handful watching all ten of them, I can't ever keep track of them all." she says with a laugh. "They're why I quit quidditch. Rather be at home with them and watch them grow up." Shell smiles, carrying the broom to the front of the store to ring it up.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 4:53:02 GMT
I laughed a little. "I bet it is." I said with a nod, grinning lighlty toward her. I couldn't ever imagine having that many children and I definately think I'd go insane. "Well, that is a good reason I guess." I said with a smile and small nod starting to walk with her.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 5:05:16 GMT
"I still don't know what I was thinking." she says with a laugh once she took out the appropiate amount of money for the broom and walked outside carrying the broom in hand gaining a few looks towards the broom. "Do you wanna go try this out somewhere?" she asks with a grin, looking behind her waiting for Mei.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 5:10:03 GMT
"What you were thinking about what?" I asked looking over to her. "Retiring or having so many kids?" I asked with a small chuckled, starting to follow her.
"Try it out?" I asked looking over to her. "You'd let me?" I asked grinning back to her.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 5:39:16 GMT
"Having kids part. I have always wondered what I was thinking." she laughs but grins a little when she grins over at her. "Of course. Pretty sure you're skilled at flying." Shell nods, handing her the broom as they continued to walk down Diagon Alley.
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Post by Meilana Holbrooks on Jul 16, 2008 5:46:37 GMT
I nodded slightly, "I can honestly say that I have no idea." I said with a small laugh. "This.. is the best day ever." I said gladly holding the broom for her when she handed it over to me. I smiled and examined it a bit closer. "Thanks by the way.. especially casue you've never seen me fly."
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Post by Shelby Crescent on Jul 16, 2008 5:55:06 GMT
"Best day ever huh?" she asks, but laughing a bit as they walk to a small secluded park down at the end of the alley. "Well, seeing as your a fan and you play for gryffindor sorta figured." she shrugs a bit.
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