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ANNA BLACKBERRY!
HOGWARTS | YEAR 1| HUFFLEPUFF | ANNA'S SPEECH: "#SPEECH"| 27.06.2025|15:50| WC: 362
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The sky was a bright shade of blue when the golden rays of sun brushed against the face of two young girls who walked on the always-crowded Diagon Alley, from Madame Malkin to Florean Fortescue's, and opened the doorway to enter. Anna's owl, little Cloud, was much calmer now that he finally got to eat the little treat he oh-so desired from the moment he was taken into her arms (well, her possession) for the first time. For now, he only observed the world from his little cage, which was being held by both of the girl's hands. The streets had so many people like always; the world was each day more colorful, yet not overwhelmingly stimulating, at least not for the standards of the blue-eyed girl.
That day, Anna had seen Nova Astron for the first time in a quite a while, and the latter had even bought herself a fluffy, sweet, sassy (how sassy can a non-speaking pet be?) pygmy puff, whom the young Blackberry had gushed over not so long ago. Loudly, too. Now both of the pre-teenagers had decided to hang out for a bit in the ice cream store of the Diagon Alley. Stepping inside the little store, there wasn't much to see beyond the actual ice creams, and yet the shorter girl, who had never gone there, looked around every corner and tapped around the cage of her owl, analysing the new place she was in. It seemed comfortable. The chairs outside had some clients eating their ice creams and popsicles, and looking at those sweet things made Anna's mouth water a little, though she didn't realize it. Since the weather was on the hotter side, maybe something cold would be for the best.
"I like this place. You mentioned you never ate grape ice cream, right? And being a grape person means you like grape, right? Maybe we could check if they have it and buy two of them for ourselves?"
Anna looked up at Nova, then back at the store. As much as she often did overtly intense eye contact, it was hard to maintain it when those sweet, sweet candies were so attractive....

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Evasion: 3
Strength: 3
Wisdom: 9
Arcane Power: 7
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I like this place!

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Backdated: 27/08/2025
Nova walked along next to Anna, her Pygmy Puff's cage occasionally bumping her owl's. She grinned as they finally escaped inside and away from the heat. The colorful interior felt welcoming paired with the cashier sitting at the counter with a smile on her face. It was a nice sort of busy, not too crowded that it felt overwhelming and not too empty it felt like a ghost town.

Her eyes scanned the rows of pastel tubs behind the glass counter; raspberry, mint (ew), and butterbeer. She nearly forgot Anna had said something until the words “grape ice cream” caught up with her. Turning around quickly, Nova nodded with a smile on her face while Trixie stared at the ice cream flavors with envy. "Yup, grape is like a good book. Hidden between the rows and rows of good, but not great, books." She paused for a moment, before snorting sheepishly. "That probably doesn't make sense."

Nova wouldn't realize this until later, but her dad and siblings were just a short distance away from the shop, wandering near a few book shops. Instead, she turned back to the counter, eyes flitting across until she reached a bright purple looking concoction in the corner. Her eyes brightened and she pointed towards it. "Look! Grape ice cream!"
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ANNA BLACKBERRY!
HOGWARTS | YEAR 1| HUFFLEPUFF | ANNA'S SPEECH: "#SPEECH"| 27.06.2025|15:50| WC: 373
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Nova seemed quite engrossed in watching the ice cream flavors until she suddenly turned around and smiled, and when she made her comparison of ice cream and books, Anna blinked with her both eyes a few times.
"It... Yeah, it doesn't make sense. But I guess it's okay, sometimes things make sense in your head but not when you talk."
That was a common occurrence to the Blackberry girl; oftentimes, she'd quickly find a relation between one thing and another and only after speaking she'd realize her comparison made no sense at all or is only tangentially related, or she'd find a pattern between two things and after saying it, she'd fail to identify the same pattern she made.
And then, the oh-so desired treasure has revealed itself: in the corner of the counter, the grape ice cream rested, waiting to be claimed... By two kids who perhaps liked candy a bit too much.
"Oh! Right, let's buy it!"
Anna walked to the counter, not minding her little owl appearing to watch the desserts just as intently as she had.
As a matter of fact, she also appeared to forget she had been away from her parents for quite a while; when she was with a friend, time seemed to pass by so fast, she didn't even realize she was away from her parents for more than half an hour now, in the open; to someone as sheltered as Anna, that was quite the evolution. Then again, at some point her parents' shopping session in the apothecary shop was bound to end at some point, and of course the first thing the always protective Bethany would do would be to check up on her daughter; Oliver, too, would likely want to see his sister too, as he had yet to get used to not spending the whole day with her and he didn't trust her not to begin an anarchist government while unsupervised. And Jacob... Eh. He didn't care, his daughter wasn't going to enter in combustion because she was left alone for half an hour.
Meanwhile, Anna took a bit of money from her cat-eared wallet.
"I hope this turns out to taste good... I don't normally eat grape desserts, you know..."

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I hope grape ice cream tastes good after all.

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Nova blinked as Anna pulled out a small wallet with galleons in it, quickly paying the cashier with some money. She mumbled a thanks, staring intently as the cashier carefully dolloped two scoops of the beautiful grape ice cream onto cones. The bright purple seemed to dull out all the other ice creams for Nova, her complete attention on the cashier as she handed the ice creams to the pair of them.

Nova immediately took a bite, the flavor bursting in her mouth immediately. The sharp sweetness was overwhelming, but Nova didn't really mind. At that moment, her mind was in bliss before she snapped back to reality from an indignant squeak next to her. Nova turned her head to see Trixie puffing up, her tiny face scrunched as if personally offended that she hadn’t received any of the ice cream.

Nova laughed softly, trying to quiet down the tiny ball of fur exasperatedly. “Okay, okay,” she said, setting her cone down carefully on a vacant table nearby. She leaned over and scooped a tiny bit of ice cream onto her finger, holding it out for Trixie. The little puff sniffed it suspiciously, then licked her finger cautiously, its tiny eyes lighting up in approval.

Nova grinned and glanced at Anna, whose own cone was now in her hands. “See? Even Trixie knows what’s good. You’re missing out if you don’t try it already." The warmth of the sun outside made the cold treat feel even better, and Nova found herself savoring each lick while sneaking glances at Anna, noticing how carefully the younger girl studied her cone intently.
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THE BLACKBERRY FAMILY!
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Jacob: "Words", outfit
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Anna giggled seeing Trixie adorably demand a share of Nova's ice cream. Cloud, too, showed his profound desire of eating ice cream, but Anna didn't know if owls can eat candy... And either way, he just ate a treat, the audacity of that gluttonous buffoon! Still, she giggled seeing the puff's approval of the sweet.
"Alright, I trust you then. Especially because Trixie clearly is the best chef out of us."
The girl took a big bite out of her own ice cream... But it felt too strong and a little overwhelming, as if the coldness and the slightly acidic sweetness had engulfed her whole body, and the hair on her arm stood on end. It wasn't really bad, but Anna had gotten excited and taken too big of a bite for her taste buds to enjoy, so she swallowed down with a bit of trouble, and scrunched her eyes as if somehow that'd make the taste go away.
"...Ah. Please remind me to not be this greedy in the future... I almost froze."
She chuckled, and opened her eyes again, ruminating the taste of grape that remained on her lips.
"But other than that, I like it. Trixie knows her stuff", she said, and then proceeded to baby-voice the little puff; an interesting experience, as her already high-pitched voice got even squeakier: "Don't you, Trixie? You--"
Anna's session of cutesy talking was interrupted by the sound of high heels approaching the two girls rapidly, and the figure of a tall woman stood over them, appearing slightly worked up, abruptly interrupting their conversation.
"Oh, we've finally found you!"
Anna looked up, surprised. That woman was tall and rather muscular, and her black curly hair strongly resembled Anna's, though the adult clearly had less curls. Her dress was quite elegant, although improper for the weather. She carried herself with confidence, her movements poised and expressive. Next to that woman, there was a boy with red hair, by just a bit taller than Anna, holding the woman's hand. He had a less luxurious outfit than the girls, but appeared more comfortable in them. The girl lit up.
"...Mom! Oli! Are we leaving already?"
The woman, seemingly Anna's mother, shook her head, appearing nonchalant about Oliver, her youngest son, literally jumping on his sister as a greeting.
"Sis! Hiii!!" he exclaimed, and Anna nearly fell behind, but moved by the will power of holding her ice cream and not wanting to fall on Cloud, she managed to hold herself there, and giggled when he pushed himself back and waved to Nova with a child-like smile.
Then, their mother spoke again, with a pleasant smile. Her voice was mature, loud and rhythmical, but also slightly husky and dramatical
"Of course we're not going to leave now, dear! We've got all the time in the world here. Me and your father were worried about you, it's all. We went to the Magical Menarie, but you simply weren't there! We were so--... Is that a pygmy puff?"
Suddenly, the adult took a step back, distasteful. Clearly, she didn't like the little adorable fluffy pet, but then she looked up at its owner, and appeared to suddenly notice Anna wasn't alone there.
"Oh, forgive me, dear!", the woman exclaimed, crouching down to the girls's level to make proper eye contact with Nova. "I got so caught up searching for my little baby I forgot to greet you! How rude of me. You must be one of my daughter's friends, right? She's so sociable, isn't she? I'm so proud of her."
And then she introduced herself while Anna pushed Oliver off her, as she wanted to eat her ice cream before it melted. Perhaps talkativeness ran in the blood? That'd explain a lot about Anna.
"I'm Bethany, Bethany Blackberry."
Bethany extended her hand for Nova to shake.
"And I'm Oliver!"
Anna smiled to her family, and looked back at Nova.
"You remember I mentioned my brother? There he is."
Oliver smiled proudly, and his sister was about to ask where was their father, when the pale man with a long and silky red hair, quietly slid in. He hadn't made efforts to keep up with his wife when she ran towards their daughter upon seeing her, so he arrived much later to their conversation. His outfit, too, wasn't appropriate for the hot weather, but he didn't seem to be bothered... By that, or anything else in the world. He had a reserved body language, and appeared effortless and graceful in his every movement.
"Hey, dad", Anna waved to her father, who nodded in acknowledgement "Nova, that's my dad, Jacob. He... doesn't talk... In general."
Jacob nodded and looked away from the girls. "Non-verbal" is the word she was looking for, but the message regarding his permanent silence was conveyed and he saw no need to correct her through sign language.
"Oh! I just realized I interrupted you girls! Sorry for that."
And Anna suddenly felt a little awkward having her family materializing out of nowhere in this situation, but didn't think much of it.

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Nova laughed as Anna spoke to Trixie in a sweet tone, the pygmy puff eating it up and giving Nova a prideful look. The sound of high heels against wooden floors made her pause, turning to look towards the source of the interruption. A woman in the most extravagant dress she had seen in a long time was walking towards them, black curls bouncing along with every movement. When she spoke, it was as if her voice boomed across the whole shop. A few children glanced towards them, curious about the new arrival in their vicinity.

The boy next to her, shorter than Nova yet taller than Anna, pounced onto the latter, nearly causing her to stumble and drop her ice cream on the floor. Narrowly avoiding that disaster, the boy waved to her with a wide grin. She recognized him as the younger brother that Anna had mentioned, and tilted her head curiously at him. Turning back to the woman she presumed was Anna's mother, she was surprised at the distasteful expression on her elegant face. Trixie, sensing the contempt, let out a shrill squeak in response, irritation clear.

The woman seemed to realize that Nova was right there, and she immediately crouched down to meet her level, apologizing. Taking the hand she offered out to her, Nova responded with a slight smile. "Hello, Mrs. Blackberry. I'm Nova," she glanced towards the younger boy and smiled as he told her his name. "Yeah, Anna told me a lot about you." She was about to continue when another man, tall and clad in a rather elaborate fashion entered. Red hair brushed his shoulders, and his gaze felt piercing as he looked towards their little group.

Nova's eyes widened as Anna explained that he just 'didn't talk in general,' before nodding to the older man politely. "Mr. Blackberry." His silence was rather eerie in a way, but he didn't seem to be threatening anyone, so Nova relaxed slightly. With the whole family together in front of her, Nova could see the resemblance in all of them, mostly Anna's mother and brother. They all seemed to be constantly buzzing with energy (save for Anna's non-verbal father) and elaborate in every shape, way and form. Her mother suddenly apologized for interrupting their ice cream session, and Nova smiled, waving it off.

"It's alright, Mrs. Blackberry, I'm glad to have met you either way." Nova wondered where her own father and siblings were, and as if on cue, the bell on the door jingled cheerfully as they entered the shop. Her father stepped in first, one bag from Flourish and Blotts in one hand and Izzie's hand on the other. Oliver held the scroll of items she needed to get, glancing up as he entered last. Nova brightened visibly, waving them over and pointing to her new pet. "There you are! Look at my new pet!" Izzie immediately squealed in excitement as she spotted the fluffy creature, weaving through customers to reach her. Oliver had a similar reaction, dropping the scroll into their father's hand before running towards them.

As the two started cooing at the pygmy puff, she turned to her father and waved him over, smiling. "Hi, dad," she said before pointing to Anna and her family. "This is Anna, her brother Oliver, and her parents," Her own Oliver glanced at the young redhead next to Anna before waving timidly at him, curious yet keeping a distance. Izzie didn't even bother looking up, attempting to smuggle some candy into the cage where Trixie was. Nova batted her hand away, rolling her eyes and turning back to Anna. "Pretty nice, right?"

A wave of slight embarrassment rushed over her as she looked at the difference between their families. Anna's was all composed and elegant, much more than her own was. She tilted her head to hide the light flush on her ears as her dad put out a hand to shake Mr. Blackberry's. His smile didn't waver, blonde hair falling in soft waves over his face. "Lovely to meet you, but we do have to leave soon," he said brightly, glancing down at Nova. Her expression shifted to one of disappointment at his words, but she nodded anyway.
• About to leave the shop and go home! •
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