Rejoining Society
Date: Tuesday, June 12th 2001
Time: Mid-Day
Location: Diagon Alley
Characters Involved: Caleb Moore, Ginny Weasley, Zak Rollins (NPC)
Rating: PG
Caleb walked passed the store for the fourth time, trying to work up the courage to go inside. He'd read in the paper that a werewolf named Zak worked at Weasley Wizard Wheezes, and he was hoping to get some information from him. Like what he needed to do to register with the Ministry without getting tossed into Azkaban for not doing so sooner. And more importantly, where he could find Remus Lupin. If Remus hadn't been connected with Severus Snape in the paper, he may have been more inclined to seek the man himself out. However, Snape's name had certain connotations, and if they were as close as the paper implied, he didn't want to get on the man's bad side by showing up out of the blue.
Caleb looked at the closed door of the shop and it suddenly became a metaphor for the last six years of his life. Doors closed, living on the outside looking in, wanting his life to be how it was before he was bitten. He had finally come to terms with the fact that life wasn't going to go back to how it was before he was turned. Now, he was looking to take back his life, and that meant rejoining society. Which would require help.
Help he would never get if he continued lurking outside the door.
He wiped his sweaty palms on the legs of his faded denim jeans, steeled himself with a deep breath and stepped inside. It took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the shop's lighting, and he had to fight the urge to sneeze at the unfamiliar scents. The shelves and displays were well stocked, and the store was clean and ordered in its way. He scanned the room, but saw no one behind the counter.
"Hello?" he called, licking his lips nervously.
Time: Mid-Day
Location: Diagon Alley
Characters Involved: Caleb Moore, Ginny Weasley, Zak Rollins (NPC)
Rating: PG
Caleb walked passed the store for the fourth time, trying to work up the courage to go inside. He'd read in the paper that a werewolf named Zak worked at Weasley Wizard Wheezes, and he was hoping to get some information from him. Like what he needed to do to register with the Ministry without getting tossed into Azkaban for not doing so sooner. And more importantly, where he could find Remus Lupin. If Remus hadn't been connected with Severus Snape in the paper, he may have been more inclined to seek the man himself out. However, Snape's name had certain connotations, and if they were as close as the paper implied, he didn't want to get on the man's bad side by showing up out of the blue.
Caleb looked at the closed door of the shop and it suddenly became a metaphor for the last six years of his life. Doors closed, living on the outside looking in, wanting his life to be how it was before he was bitten. He had finally come to terms with the fact that life wasn't going to go back to how it was before he was turned. Now, he was looking to take back his life, and that meant rejoining society. Which would require help.
Help he would never get if he continued lurking outside the door.
He wiped his sweaty palms on the legs of his faded denim jeans, steeled himself with a deep breath and stepped inside. It took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the shop's lighting, and he had to fight the urge to sneeze at the unfamiliar scents. The shelves and displays were well stocked, and the store was clean and ordered in its way. He scanned the room, but saw no one behind the counter.
"Hello?" he called, licking his lips nervously.