Nearly famous

[c_smales]

Quoted in the Prophet. Figured this job would get me places sooner or later. Next stop, the WWN and my own radio interview show. Anyone wanting to get that article signed can pop by Quality Quidditch Supplies. I've got the day shift, and they've got me running about ragged on weekends, so figure on me being at the shop no matter when or where

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Private to C. Smales

[nymphadorauror]

Cleansweep’s aren’t that great. I mean, just my personal opinion.

So… you, and the bloke mentioned in the Prophet, are one and the same, eh? That article was nice, the scores however... nicer. Losing, well.. That’s what losers say. I happen to believe winning builds more.

~Tonks

Private to Tonks

[c_smales]

You must be joking! The Cleansweep! I mean, it's a classic! One of the first specifically designed for sport. Sleek lines, design hasn't really changed in ages, but they're solid as rocks, and you can fly them ragged.

What do you run, then?

Don't suppose you've ever ridden on a Nimbus or a Firebolt? Stop by the shop. You can have a taste of how the professionals ride.

- C. Smales

You're just baiting me, right? I'm taking things as the Chudley fans do. One match at a time.

Private to C. Smales

[nymphadorauror]

Suppose I don’t go for the ‘classics’ then… because I don’t see it. Even if they are durable, that doesn’t make them one of the better ones.

And, I have a Comet Two Sixty. Not that that is any better than a Cleansweep, but better for me.

No I haven’t indulged with either, really. I’ve seen them up close and all, but haven’t flown one. Unfortunately I’m not such hot stuff on a broom, so I’ve never desired a better one than my old stick. I mean I can fly, and decent enough to not make an arse out of myself, but nothing fancy like a ‘professional’.

Ah, but maybe…. Maybe I’ll come by and see Mr. Smales from the paper. That might make it worth more than a broom try. I am not teasing to be mean, by the way. In fact I’m grinning as I write this. So don’t worry.

~Tonks

Private to Tonks

[c_smales]

See, that's the brilliance of older brooms! They're not the best. They don't have the smoothest rides or the swiftest naught to seventy. The Cleansweep 3 bucks like a mad thing if you try to press it past top speed. And the feeling that the broom's about to fall apart at any moment!

Comets are quite popular at the moment. We can barely keep up with demand. Think it's because so many folks want to upgrade their brooms after the war.

Figured as much. Wouldn't be disinclined to meeting a new customer at the shop, actually. Doesn't matter if you can't afford anything more than a team pin, either.

- C. Smales

Private to C. Smales

[nymphadorauror]

Do you enjoy that feeling, then? The feeling the thing will fall apart when you ride it? I don’t see why…
It also seems that you has a passion for brooms.

Are they really? I wouldn’t have known. I’ve had mine for years. Years and years cause it made no sense to get another once I started other modes of transport. And I don’t play Quiddich. Well I mean to say I can play, with friends or something, but never done for a team at school or nothing. So my broom was just something to have really. And my opinions of Cleansweeps, well I’ve seen one that scared me, and have yet to like them since.

Ohh-you know if you have team merchandise, then I suppose I will come by sometime. I mean, I don’t have much but a t-shirt for the Harpies. Would do nice to get some little things… and to meet you too, of course.

~Tonks