[Hogwarts Between] Cyrus Goes Shopping

[Margaret Dean]

> > > > > "You said I could have an owl, dad. Could I get an owl?" asked
> > > > > Cyrus. "Pleeeease?"
> > > >
> > > > "Why, of course!" said Eugene, beaming.  "That way your mother and
> > > > I know we'll hear from you regularly, don't we?"
> > >
> > > "Yeah, dad. Sure." said Cyrus.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Eugene led Cyrus down the street, continuing, "Eeylops isn't far.  They
> > > > specialize in owls."
> > > >
> > Eeylops Owl Emporium sold owls and supplies such as owl treats. The
> > inside was dark and full of a low, soft hooting, rustling and the
> > flickering of "jewel-bright eyes." [PS Ch.5] Among the types of owls
> > sold are Tawny, Screech, Barn, Brown, and Snowy.
> >
> > A man wearing round, thick glasses whispered to an owl on his arm.  He
> > looked rather like an owl himself, with his shoulders bunched up and
> > his white laboratory coat sprinkled with various feathers and a few
> > droppings.  He and the owl both looked like they've been ruffled a
> > bit, and were calming down.
> >
> > The store was amazingly empty, though the cashier slipping away for a
> > moment to have a break might have lead one to believe a rush had just
> > ended.
> >
> Cyrus looked around, eyes wide, at the long rows of cages stacked 
> precariously one on top of another. He had never known so many 
> different owls existed.

"Good morning, good morning," Eugene meanwhile greeted the man with the owl.  "Though I suppose it's afternoon by now, isn't it?  My boy here is looking for his first owl.  Hogwarts student, you know," he ended confidingly.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean56 at operamail.com>


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