Date: March 19, 2005
Characters: Eloise Midgen, Viktor Krum, Marietta Edgecombe, Horace Slughorn, Roger Davies, Marcus Flint, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy, Katie Bell, Cedric Diggory, Su Li, Caradoc Dearborn, Ron Weasley, Eleanor Branstone, Anyone else
Location: Just Desserts
Status: Public
Summary: The grand opening of Just Desserts
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When she saw who it was, she blinked and managed to collect herself before she looked a fool. But fucking hell, it was Viktor Krum, in her shop! She smiled a friendly 'you're just a normal customer and not a famous, attractive Quidditch star at all' smile and said, "Good morning. Welcome to Just Desserts."
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He looked around. "You have, you are bring in, chocolate, which is out of Europe? Or you are make yourself?" She looked as though she had a few minutes to talk, and the shop wasn't busy, so conversation seemed reasonable.
"And, I am forget, manner. I am Viktor." He held out his hand. He thought it was clear she already knew that, but for one thing, it was possible he'd misinterpreted the blink, and for another, people didn't always volunteer their own names when they already knew his.
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She listened to him carefully and shook her head. "Actually, I make all the chocolate myself and many of the sweets. I do export particular sweets that I can't make," she said, motioning towards the display of brand name sweets, "but the chocolate is all mine. Is there anything in particular you're looking for? I have a few trays of samples, if you'd like to try them."
"Oh, how rude of me. Standing here chattering on without even introducing myself," she said, reaching for his hand. "Eloise Midgen. It's nice to meet you, Viktor."
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That was enough to motivate Marietta to walk west on River Road until she found the shop called Just Desserts. Entering, she found a dark-haired witch in yellow robes keeping an eye on the chocolates, which looked and smelled delicious.
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Eloise was putting out a fresh batch of samples (dark chocolate with a light taste of strawberries) when another customer entered. She looked up with a smile to greet the young woman. "Hello. Welcome to Just Desserts."
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She motioned to the sample trays. "I've set out fresh samples of various fudges, and I also have coffee and tea available. Complimentary for the grand opening, of course."
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Did house-elves like chocolate? He had no idea. But maybe the proprietor would know? It was worth asking.
Horace went in, noticing that the girl behind the counter was serving someone, then belatedly recognised the customer as Marietta Edgecombe, raised his hat to her, and started to browse the goods on offer while she was being served. Starting off with one or two free samples...
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In the time between, Roger had decided to get out of the shop for lunch, and check out the sweet shop that he'd seen adverts for last week. He entered the shop and immediately welcomed the warmth as he pulled down his hood. There were a few other patrons about and the place smelled fantastic. He looked around, eyeing the coffee table and wondering what sort of chocolate Hermione might like.
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Marcus was restocking the sample tray, so she walked around and greeted people. She liked meeting everyone and helping them find the sweets they wanted. When she approached a handsome man who had just entered, she smiled. "Good afternoon. Welcome to Just Desserts. If I can help you with anything, please just ask."
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"Hello," he said, smiling back. "Smells good in here. And thanks."
He looked around, his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. It seemed like she had just about everything there was to be had. He was thinking about having a cup of that coffee. But while she was here ...
"I'm not sure what I'm looking for, exactly," he said sheepishly. "Something good, I guess ... you have, erm, anything with caramel?"
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"Everything here is good," she told him with a grin. "I have several things with caramel, actually. There's fudge with caramel swirls and dark chocolate caremel with nuts, and then there are sweets that have caramel centers. Any of those strike your fancy, Sir?"
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She passed a customer on their way out as she went inside, smile on her face while she looked around at the people and smelled coffee and sweets. Her galoshes squeaked on the pretty floor as she entered the shop proper.
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She cast a drying charm on the woman and summoned a cup of coffee. "You look like you could use this," she said, grinning as she handed it over. "Are you looking for anything in particular or just browsing?"
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"Oh, I'm not looking for anything in particular. I love chocolate pretty universally, you know. I've not had any in quite some time, so I'm really happy you've opened a sweet shop. But now that I think about it, anything combined with a fruit flavor tends to become a favorite. Your robes are lovely, by the way," she added.
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"Thank you. I'm afraid that I tend to wear robes quite a lot, though I do have a fondness for long, flowing pretty Muggle dresses," she confided. "Now, you mentioned fruit flavors? Do you prefer fillings, creams, or just the flavor? I have selections with all three."
She studied her a moment and smiled. "I've actually just started testing a new flavor, if you'd like to try it? It's milk chocolate fudge and pineapple flavor. I think it's quite good, but I'm not sure if it's too sweet."
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