Getting things done.

[realmrsreynolds]

Sallie's sitting at the bar drinking coffee from her Winchester Birthday Present mug when she suddenly sits up a little straighter. If she were any more evident, a light bulb would have gone off over her head.

Sallie Reynolds has an ideaTen minutes later, on her coffee refill and her knees on the rug in front of the fireplace, she is starting to

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[humourandheart]

"Bloody hell! You're ancient, you are!"

Ron, with his bacon sandwich momentarily forgotten and greasy fingers, snatches up one of the brooms the woman has pulled from the box.

[realmrsreynolds]

"'Ey!"

Indignance, from the lady with the silver hair. "Watch who you're callin' ancient, young man."

[humourandheart]

The lady with the silver hair barely gets a glance. No time for apologies, only awe.

(He wasn't even talking about her anyway. Even if she might be as old as the broom in his hands.)

"It's the first Cleansweep ever made! Blimey, it looks brand new too. Barely used."

[realmrsreynolds]

Huh.

"It's just a broom."

[humourandheart]

Just a broom?

Just a broom?

Ron splutters. He can't even respond to that.

[realmrsreynolds]

Sallie fails at pretending like she doesn't enjoy Ron's reaction.

Reason 1: She's going to learn something about a different 'verse, given his upset.

Reason 2: ...Spluttering is funny.

[humourandheart]

"It's more than just a broom," he argues when he manages to get his tongue working again. He almost sounds like Hermione would when knowing something no one else does.

"It's the first racing broom designed for Quidditch."

He cradles it protectively, never mind the greasy fingers.

[realmrsreynolds]

"So...you would want it then."

[humourandheart]

"Bloody hell, you're joking. Who wouldn't want it? It might be nothing compared to its later model, but it's a classic."

Which could roughly be translated to an enthusiastic yes?

[realmrsreynolds]

"Merry Christmas, Mister...?"

[humourandheart]

Merry - ?

"What."

[realmrsreynolds]

"Take the broom, Mister What," Sallie chirrups with a smile.

"It's worth the cost o' making you fluster like you've been."

[humourandheart]

She's giving him the broom?

"You're completely mental."

(Not that he means to insult her; it's just a terribly awesome gift. His parents only got him a Cleansweep Eleven for making Prefect.)

[realmrsreynolds]

Um.

"Not the best way ever to thank a person, but I'm gonna go with 'you're welcome'."

[humourandheart]

"Right. 'Suppose a 'thanks' would've worked."

He could use some work on his apologies too. But he's too busy eying the broom with awe again.

She's made him forget about his bacon sandwich completely.

[realmrsreynolds]

[ooc: fade there? xD xD xD]