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Who: Pepper and OPEN
What: Pepper's working at the shop over the weekend.
Where: Stark's Wands
When: Saturday afternoon of Parents' Weekend
Rating: Probably SFW
Pepper loved Parents' Weekend. It was probably one of the busiest times of year for her, besides that weird upswing over the summer around sorting at Dresden when parents brought their children in for their very first wand. She doubted any one would actually purchase a wand today, but people liked to look and ask questions.
She made sure the shop was perfectly clean before she opened and spent the next several hours wandering politely hovering and being generally available for customers. She'd even dressed somewhat respectably, at least by her father's standards. As the afternoon lulled she took a seat behind the check out counter and flipped through the pages of a wizarding magazine that sold mostly bath products through the mail. A few customers milled about, but no one seemed particular keen for her attention or help. She started making out a list of the things she'd like to purchase and crunched the numbers in her head.
When she looked back up the shop was picking up again. There were more bodies pressed inside, some students mingling in with the parents. She pushed aside the magazine and made herself look more available, waiting for someone to take enough of an interest to speak with her.
What: Pepper's working at the shop over the weekend.
Where: Stark's Wands
When: Saturday afternoon of Parents' Weekend
Rating: Probably SFW
Pepper loved Parents' Weekend. It was probably one of the busiest times of year for her, besides that weird upswing over the summer around sorting at Dresden when parents brought their children in for their very first wand. She doubted any one would actually purchase a wand today, but people liked to look and ask questions.
She made sure the shop was perfectly clean before she opened and spent the next several hours wandering politely hovering and being generally available for customers. She'd even dressed somewhat respectably, at least by her father's standards. As the afternoon lulled she took a seat behind the check out counter and flipped through the pages of a wizarding magazine that sold mostly bath products through the mail. A few customers milled about, but no one seemed particular keen for her attention or help. She started making out a list of the things she'd like to purchase and crunched the numbers in her head.
When she looked back up the shop was picking up again. There were more bodies pressed inside, some students mingling in with the parents. She pushed aside the magazine and made herself look more available, waiting for someone to take enough of an interest to speak with her.
Pepper/Rhys
It was presently quite late for Rhys, given that he was on night shift for the month of September. But the increased activity around the grounds due to Parents' Weekend seemed to be keeping him up. In absence of other activities to occupy himself, such as sleep, Rhys found himself wandering St. George's Way. And in passing Stark's Wands, the guard decided to check in and see how his wand was doing. He checked his hair via his reflection in the shop window before entering - he'd had to take a potion to help it grow back faster and he wasn't quite sure about it at this length.
It was busier than normal inside, obviously owing to the whole family thing. Most of the people seemed content to browse, however, and so Rhys headed to the counter. "Hello," he made sure to sound particularly Welsh as he addressed the lady behind the counter. "I wanted to check on my wand, Meinwen - she was being repaired." Rhys actually had named his wand - it wasn't simply for the benefit of pretty ladies who worked in wand shops. He and Meinwen had been through a lot, and he would be sad if he ever had to part with her. "If you're a bit busy to check, I can come back later," he added - not wanting to take away from the shop's business during the weekend. It was, perhaps, the wrong week to injure his wand.
Pepper/Rhys
"She's coming along great," Pepper replied. She'd managed to find a good match to replace a bit of the broken wand wood. The next bit was trickier, sealing the cracks with special glue and several powerful spells. "She's just drying now. I'd let her cure a few more days before trying to cast anything, but I think you could probably take her home."
Pepper wouldn't want to be so long without her wand, she certainly understood the anxiety there. She led him to the entrance of the work room and removed his wand from the stand she set it on earlier in the week. "It wasn't such a bad crack," she commented, "though spell-o-tape wouldn't have been a good permanent solution. I put in a small graft from a local wand tree and set it with a blend of sap, glue, and bonding spells."
Re: Pepper/Rhys
Rhys followed the shopkeeper into the work room, looking around briefly at the various wandcrafting materials, before returning his attention to her and his wand. "Thank you," he responded with respect to what had gone into mending his wand. "Sounds like she'll be right as rain," he smiled, happy to know that some care had gone into the repair of his wand. "Do you tend to all the wands that come in?" he asked, aware that the business was owned by her father. "And what about those out there," he added, pointing back towards the store part of the shop. When he thought 'wandmaker' someone like Pepper didn't exactly spring to mind, though he'd be more than happy to replace that image.
Pepper/Rhys
She followed his pointing and rolled her shoulders slightly. In two short questions Rhys dove right into the crux of Pepper's problem. "When he decides to retire I'm taking over that bit too. I've been doing custom jobs to keep my skills fresh."
Repairing was interesting work in its own right, but crafting a wand from scratch and then being able to pair it with the right user... It was on another level entirely. Pepper wasn't sure it was what she wanted with her life, but there was no other feeling like it. She couldn't deny that the hours spent crafting wands had been some of her happiest times. "And what do you do, if you don't mind me asking?"
Re: Pepper/Rhys
Rhys was happy enough for the conversation to turn to him and he straightened up a little when asked about his profession. "I'm an Auror. And no, that's not a joke," he offered Pepper a grin. "Though I'm currently working at Dresden as a guard. Sort of a probationary and 'until we have a role for you' kind of arrangement." He honestly didn't mind working at the school when he wasn't on night shift, though he was eager to assume something a little closer to his previous role. "A mate and I transferred over from the UK months ago now." He felt he should add that explanation in case she got the wrong idea about them being on probation. He hadn't been caught laundering dark artifacts or anything like that!
Pepper/Rhys
"An auror," she repeated, just a bit awed. Even if he was on some kind of probation, probably just a stipulation they placed on new aurors. "How do you like it on this side of the pond?"