GAMEPOST: Diagon Alley (AUs, OCs, and canon of all eras welcome!)

[mm_quinby]

You are greeted with a wall of bricks. Two up, three over, or something like that, and the bricks fall away to reveal an old-fashioned street in front of you. Fantastic clothes, fantastic books, and above all, fantastic things are done on this street

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[not_the_lion]

The nice thing about having errands to run is it gives Regulus a legit excuse to get out of the house and away from his mother for a while. (And away from Kreacher; his mother tried to stick him with the house elf, but why do that when he can have anything he can't carry shipped home?)
At the moment, though, he's taking a break. He's been at this for a while, and the day calls for ice cream.

[vinceniaknight]

Anne mightn't have the most points in Sneaky, but when Regulus is engrossed in ice cream, well, she has a good chance to walk up behind him. She had been doing some shopping for Quidditch supplies, because someone keeps stealing her socks.

Reaching out, she carefully puts a hand on his shoulder.

[not_the_lion]

He doesn't jump - the House of Black is not so crass as to do that in public - but Anne knows him well enough to know she's startled him. It's all there on his face if one knows what they're looking for.
But then he sees it's her, and smiles. "Oh. Hello."

[vinceniaknight]

"Sorry." Anne smiles at him, then sits down across the table. "Mind if I join you?"

[not_the_lion]

"Not at all. Did you want some ice cream?"
She's there and all. It would be a great shame if she didn't have any.

[vinceniaknight]

"Oh, sure. I... want the lavender with rose petals." It's her favourite and she doesn't get it enough. She has a cloak on, with the hood over her head. "I'm trying to hide at the moment because the team roster just got announced, and everyone is mobbing me."

[not_the_lion]

He puts in the order (it's a variation on the memo spell the Ministry uses, so he doesn't have to get up).
"Well, everyone knows I don't pay any attention to Quidditch, so you should be safe enough here."

[vinceniaknight]

"Alright, then." She smiles at him, then sinks into her chair. "I like playing Quidditch, but I don't like being a celebrity."

[not_the_lion]

"Can't do much about the celebrity, I'm afraid, but why on earth would I be talking to a Quidditch star?"
At the very least, she should be all right on that front. And if enough people bother them, he knows a few charms to make them go away.

[vinceniaknight]

"True." She smiles. Honestly, to anyone who isn't paying much attention, it looks like Regulus is having a meeting with a shadowy figure. Anne would be truly satisfied with that opinion.

"Didn't know you were going to be around today." She pauses. "Haven't heard from you in ages, either. I thought you... were starting not to care."

[not_the_lion]

"Hardly. Mother's just been... more obnoxious than usual." And Anne knows what a feat that is.
He sighs. "So I took myself school shopping. Perfectly good reason to get out of the house."

[vinceniaknight]

"Ugh. She pushing things that would probably be bad for your general health?" Anne makes a face. "Well, since we're both shopping, mind if a secretive cloaked figure follows you around today?" She grins.

[not_the_lion]

He grins right back. "Not at all, so long as it's you."
Not to mention, the impression it gives the rest of the world will probably get his mother off his back for a while. Win-win!

[vinceniaknight]

"Awesome. I'll be all secretive, and try to make it look like you're up to no good." She smirks. "I guess if anyone from your family knew you were taking up with the likes of me, you would be up to no good." Yeah, she's liking this.

[not_the_lion]

"I think Father knows, but he also doesn't seem to mind."
At least, he doesn't if 'you might have mentioned you were seeing a Quidditch player' is any indication.

[vinceniaknight]

"Oh, well, I was more thinking the less... savoury members of your family." Anne shrugs, and pulls out a small bag to rummage for change. The quidditch team hasn't paid her yet, and she's getting worried.