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[immortaltwat]

[Hi, Fred. Guess who's browsing your stock for things to steal that catch his fancy?]

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[So devious, Nathan! Fred will just stand with his arms crossed and an amused smile.]

Now here's a surprise. I was under the vague impression you didn't approve of our merchandising.

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[immortaltwat]

[Nathan spares him an irritated glance. How's a man supposed to get free samples with the shop owner standing right there? But he's quick enough to shrug, going back to toying with the Ton-Tongue Toffees he's been looking at.]

Some of it's all right. What happens if you try setting off those fireworks indoors?

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[Cheating a cheat's a difficult feat, mate. Not that Fred's so reproving of it - he'd rather be a bit impressed, but there's still business to be had. The question brings him back to when he and George left Hogwarts, and he grins.]

You'd be needing a cleaning lady or two, I reckon. We'll be taking no responsibility for property damage.

[Certainly didn't have to pay for the damage done to Umbridge's face.]

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[immortaltwat]

[Oh, whatever. Nathan doesn't have the patience to wait until he isn't looking. And what's a sweet or two between good friends? He sets about unwrapping a toffee there and then.

Needless to say, Nathan seems entertained at the idea of property damage. A devilish grin spreads across his features.] Any chance of a free sample?

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[And it's precisely that grin that makes them friends in the first place. Birds of a feather and all that, which is why Fred just lets Nathan be for now.]

None of the Whiz-Bangs, I'm afraid. Used the whole lot for the display. But I think I can spare a treat or two if you're interested in those.

[He nods his head to the various wrapped sweets surrounding the Ton Tongue Toffees.]

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[immortaltwat]

Sounds boring. What are they supposed to do?

[He'll find out for himself, as he's popping that toffee in his mouth now. Probably not the smartest thing to do in a joke shop, but he figures the worst that can happen is it tastes like soap.]

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Loads of things, depending on the desired effect.

[Didn't he tell you, Nathan? Magical pranks go beyond the Muggle imagination. Not that he remember the conversation. And he is definitely not advising against eating that Toffee, because honestly? It's too damn amusing.]

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[immortaltwat]

[Maybe. Maybe not. Listening is overrated. He chews the toffee carefully for a moment, then decides it's edible, abandoning any plans he had to spit it out.]

This isn't going to give me diarrhoea, or anything? [Wrong end, Nathan. Something he seems to realise almost as soon as he's swallowed. He's looking pretty horrified right about now.]

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[He's trying hard not to laugh, okay? Really hard. Only not too hard, because he totally cracking up right now.]

Not to worry, mate. That'll clear up in just a mo'.

[And sure enough, they've made it so that once the tongue reaches the two-and-a-half foot mark, it rolls right back up and returns to normal. Tears, Nathan. There are tears in his eyes.]

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[immortaltwat]

[There are tears in Nathan's eyes by the time his tongue is back to normal. He may also have trashed some of the displays with his panicked flailing and screaming.

Sadly, this probably will only teach him about shoplifting here.]

What the fuck was that?!

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[Fred's not even worried about the ruined displays right now. He's far too amused. But once he's had his fill of laughing, he sighs contentedly and takes out his wand to start fixing things.]

Ton-Tongue Toffee! Good for those who've got too much to say, but I've found it to be a good surprise for any unsuspecting victim.

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[immortaltwat]

[Nathan looks grumpy, scuffing the floor sulkily with his shoe. He's not a fan of being on the receiving end of jokes.]

You could've warned me. I thought we were friends.

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Wouldn't've let you eat it if I didn't consider you a friend.

[This is the truth! The only friend he's ever spared a gag is Hermione, and that's because she'd've jinxed him into next week if he'd let her turn into a canary. Still, Nathan looks so pitiable, so Fred summons a Snackbox and sets it on a table to explain them to him.]

Here, watch and learn.

[Deciding a Nosebleed Nougat should be good enough for a demonstration, he pulls a handkerchief from his pocket and eats the orange end. Blood almost immediately starts pouring from his nostrils, soaking through the kerchief in mere moments before he plops the purple end into his mouth. It stops almost as quickly, and he grins, looking good as new.]

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[immortaltwat]

Oh. Thanks. I feel really privileged.

[He doesn't. He'll get over it, though. Especially with being able to see what the other sweets do.]

This is what wizards do for fun?

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Only the really very exciting ones.

[This is a cheeky grin. Clearly he and George are the best of wizards. He spins the Snackbox toward him.]

Go on, then. You've seen how it works. Give it a try.