May Your Days Be Merry and Bright - OTA

[black_nimbus01]

There wasn't much one could do with Apothecary supplies to make a Christmassy display in the window, but Draco did his best. There was a cauldron atop a burner with hot chocolate simmering inside its belly. The whole shop smelled like chocolate, much to the owner's delight. He sipped from a snowman-shaped mug between tinsel and fairy light

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[kilrenko]

Kil ambles in with a small smile. "Not fair... bribing potential customers is my gig..." she jokes.

[black_nimbus01]

"Never said I was an upstanding citizen above stealing ideas from his colleagues," Draco asked with a smile and slurpy-sip from his mug. "Would you like a hot drink?"

[kilrenko]

"I'd love some hot chocolate, thank you," Kil says with a smile.

[black_nimbus01]

Draco ladled hot chocolate into a mug, careful not to drip. "Are you out shopping, or just bored?" he asked and handed the mug to her. "Marshmallows and such should be making the way back here in a moment."

[evenprettydead]

To say that Cedric was a Christmas person was something of an understatement, the Hufflepuff's normally sunny disposition ramped up even higher with holiday cheer.

He'd seen Draco through enough Christmas' to get that it was hit-or-miss for the Slytherin, and that this was going to be a 'hit'. It was something Cedric was happy to see, something he actively supported and encouraged in various ways.

One such way, for example, was to show up for work wearing a small pair of antlers, buckskins, and a glowing red nose.

He grinned at the blonde when Draco first caught sight of it. "What? Is it too much?"

[black_nimbus01]

Draco just stood staring at him in shock for a beat or two before dissolving into laughter. He had to lean against the front counter for support.

"Just a bit!" he forced out, and failed at several attempts to get himself under control.

"Take the nose off! You're going to kill me!"

[evenprettydead]

Cedric did so, slipping the glowing item into a pocket. "Well, the school children liked it, anyway." He chuckled, walking over to the counter, amused at the faint jingle from the individual sleigh bells he'd attached to his moccasins.

[black_nimbus01]

Draco pulled a stool out for a much-needed sit and dabbed at his aching face. A tired fit of giggles came over him when he noticed the sleigh bells.

"If anyone asks, I have never known you." He massaged his face muscles. "Oh my god. What the bloody hell possessed you to dress up like that?"

[annatar_s]

Annatar stood outside the apothecary, eyebrows raised nearly to his hairline. Not that he was too surprised that Draco would make a production out of things, but more at himself for thinking he could just walk by and ignore it all. He sighed.

"I suppose I have to go in."

He did.

[black_nimbus01]

Draco was just nabbing a peppermint stick from the flying train as it passed. He smiled at his friend.

"Hey there!" Draco stirred his hot chocolate with the peppermint stick. "Fancy a hot drink?"

[annatar_s]

"Only after I cause you irritation by saying that I don't get cold, and now I will take a hot drink." Annatar had standards to retain.

"Did something happen to cause this burst of seasonal joy or is it all you?"

[black_nimbus01]

Draco snorted. "Let the record show that there was definitely an itch or irritation there," he said with a chuckle and handed a mug to Annatar.

"Just me. I haven't been drugged lately."

[c_a_s_t_i_e_l]

Castiel didn't believe he had ever stepped foot in the apothecary when it's owner was here. He was told he had to meet Draco anyway, but he likely didn't put two and two together to realize that this was also the wizard that ran The Sin and the drag club.

He had wanted to look around in here more since he'd only been once before, so free hot chocolate was definitely a plus. While Castiel didn't often dabble in any spells unless he had to, it was good to know what the village had readily available should he have to use one.

[black_nimbus01]

Draco was pleased to see a non-regular come into the shop. Bribing customers had apparently been an excellent idea.

"Good afternoon," he said by way of greeting as he stirred the cauldron. "Can I interest you in a mug of hot chocolate?"

[c_a_s_t_i_e_l]

For once he didn't think anything about there possibly being a potion involved (like a poison or something that would make him lose his powers). Then again, if Lucifer had offered him hot chocolate he would have thought of nothing else.

"Oh yes, that would be great." He smiled slightly, glancing around the shop then back at Draco. "Huh, you have quite a selection."

He couldn't remember the last time he'd seen this many potion-making ingredients. The middle ages, perhaps?

[black_nimbus01]

Draco ladled some into a mug and handed it to Castiel.

"Being the only Apothecary in town is no reason to slack off," he said with a grin. "It's a level one method to crushing competition."

[angel_awol]

Gabriel liked bright lights, chocolate and Christmas. He couldn't help it. He tried to pretend he was a cynical dirt-bag, but everyone he knew, or knew of him, just seemed to know he was a dirt-bag.

And after a lot of Christmas browsing and buying gaudy decorations, how could he possibly say no to a sigh that said Free Hot Chocolate? He couldn't. He tried.

Well... maybe he didn't try at all.

Instead, he just stepped into the store (that seemed half chemist shop and half olde worlde witches shoppe) and rubbed his hands together happily. "Sign says free hot chocolate?" He said, grinning. Hopefully it was going to be a decent mug full, not one of those crappy little paper cups.

[black_nimbus01]

Draco grinned at the eager looking new-comer and nodded. "Indeed it does. I have chocolate that is hot and free," he said and ladled some into a mug similar to his own - this one was a reindeer with antlers on two sides to use as handles.

"The train should be coming back around soon if you like toppings and such."

There was no such things as half-assed when it came to Draco. If something was going to be done, it was going to be done properly.

[angel_awol]

Gabriel's grin, if possible, grew even wider as he took the rather... interestingly shaped mug. "I'm surprised you aren't fighting off the crowds- or am I late to this little shindig?" He asked before taking a swallow. It was damn good hot chocolate, but it did need a whole heap of toppings.

He glanced about, looking for some sort of train tracks on the surfaces or floor, to indicate where abouts his toppings were going to appear from. Hopefully one train was going to be enough.

[black_nimbus01]

Draco shrugged a shoulder. "People trickle in and out. An Apothecary isn't really a Christmas shopping stop."

There were some people, but magic users were not a large part of the population these days.

A toy train's whistle sounded twice. One floated towards them, chugging away and trailing small clouds of steam, and came to a stop on the front counter. there were twelve cargo cars in total, each with a unique topping.

Draco nabbed the small can of whipped cream and topped off his own mug.