Do you enjoy reading?

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Yes, I like it

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It's okay...

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No, I hate it

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Just a week ago, Regulus received a letter from Hogwarts.
"Mum!" They exclaimed, waving the letter up and down, "Look! My Hogwarts letter is here!"

Regulus' mother, Stephanie Tannant was on the coach, feeding her 2-year-old daughter Alex some baby food, and turned to Regulus' direction and smiled.
"Congrats, Reggie! Do you mind taking Alex tomorrow? Your dad and I have something important to do tomorrow."

"But mum-" Regulus wanted to argue but their mother gave him a stern look. Alex then giggled while trying to struggle out of her mother's arms but gave up after a while. Regulus sighed and returned to what they were doing.

The next day, Regulus got on the knight bus with Alex in their arms and set off on their journey to Diagon Ally. They felt a shiver down their spine after they arrived. Perhaps it was the first time Regulus was going without their parents. They took a deep breath, took out their supply list, and started roaming the busy streets of Diagon Ally.

Starting off, they went to their favorite shop in all of Diagon Ally - Flourish and Blotts. They sighed happily as they enter the bookshop, taking in the wonderous smell of old books, lingering with a faint scent of vanilla in the air. They checked up on Alex, who was still fast asleep ever since they boarded the Knight bus on their back for reassurance then started hunting down his textbooks.

"Hey, fancy seeing you here, Reggie."

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Thanks for reading... this is my first post and have fun continuing the journey! Wish you all to have a magical time
*Stephanie is a muggleborn, Reggie's dad is a pureblood which makes Regulus and Alex halfbloods*

Jam was on a solo shopping trip. She had slightly scolded herself for forgetting to buy a new pair of shoes, as hers had totally broke when she slipped on some mud just a few days ago. For 3 days, Jam had been walking around with shoes that seemed as if they were thrown into a washing machine, eaten by a dragon, and puked out, yet she kept forgetting to get a new pair.

Before she went to Madam Malkin, she smelled the faint but noticeable scent of vanilla coming from Flourish and Blotts. Jam was drawn to it, and she found herself browsing the catalogue of books that were on display. A book titled “The Enchanted Quill Chronicles: A Journey Through Magical Ink”. As Jam reached for it, intending to read its synopsis, a young boy who looked about her age caught her eye. Jam recognised the boy, as she had once bumped into him when she was carrying her newly-bought books across the streets after a bookstore run, and poor Regulus was completely unsuspecting of the tower of books heading his way.

Jam approached Regulus with delight. “Hey, fancy seeing you here, Reggie.” Jam continued, “What a coincidence we reunite at Diagon Alley of all places!”

@Regulus Tennant

“Just a guess,” Regulus shrugged their shoulders. Jam looked at the book in her hands for a couple of seconds before adverting her gaze to Regulus’s face. She studied their expression carefully, as if trying to unveil the truth of how they knew what book she was looking at even before she went up to them.

Jam decided to let the issue go, and instead asked, “Are those all your books?” Regulus responded a moment later with a nod, after carefully examining their checklist. The pair made their way to the counter and paid for their books. As the woman manning the counter handed Jam back “The Enchanted Quill Chronicles”, Regulus’s eyes lit up. “So you decided to buy it! Mind lending it to me when you’re done with it?”

Jam nodded, and realised was just as excited as Regulus, not exactly knowing why. Especially since for every book she had purchased, she didn’t exactly want to jump up and down at just the thought of reading it. Maybe it was the comfort of her first real friend in Hogwarts, where she won’t feel alone after all.

Jam’s thoughts were interrupted when she looked down and caught sight of her shoes. At this point it was practically decaying. She turned to her new friend, “I need to run an errand at Madam Malkin” Jam started, nodding towards her shoes sheepishly, “Care to join me? I’ll treat you to something at Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour after!”

Jam thought for a moment, a really long moment, because she honestly wasn’t the type to be able to decide on things easily. The girl always had this problem, since a really young age. This was mainly because there were always countless varieties of items sold in the market she frequented with her grandmother. She awkwardly stood there, debating between the numerous, refreshingly torturous choices.

“Hmmm… How about…” Jam started, with a twinkle in her eye, “You pick the flavour for me!” Jam was proud of herself for not making Reggie sit through (they were standing, but whatever) her simply choosing an ice cream flavour for another 10 minutes. There was a slight guilt in her stomach as this meant passing on the responsibility of choosing a flavour to her new friend. However, the girl knew she would never be able to pick a flavour; It was better to let other people decide for her, since she was fine with anything anyway.

Jam turned to enter the shop, but stopped and looked over at Regulus. “Oh yeah! I’ll look for you at the parlour as soon as I’m done!” Jam grinned cheekily and hit Reggie’s arm playfully before adding, “See you in a bit!”

Jam disappeared into the store, looking for a new pair of shoes that she wouldn’t get weird stares from other people for anymore.

“Oh yeah! I’ll look for you at the parlour as soon as I’m done!” Jam grinned cheekily and hit Reggie’s arm playfully before adding, “See you in a bit!”
After Jam disappeared into Madam Malkin's, Regulus headed off to the ice cream parlour right away, not even wasting a second. Why did Jam ask me to choose? What if I picked something that's really disgusting and she is forced to eat it? Regulus internally panicked, even though their face doesn't show it.
In roughly five minutes, they arrived to Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour. Regulus quickly scanned though the menu, eliminating 'adventurous' options like chocolate chili. They decided to ask for Alex's opinion though all she did was pointing and saying "Stawwberry!" like a mantra. The one she was pointing at was Strawberry and Peanut Butter, her usual. Regulus was not a big fan of strawberries nor peanut butter, so they decided to get vanilla, the safest option for both Jam and themselves.
"One Strawberry and Peanut Butter, and two Vanilla please," they ordered. Apparently it's their lucky day since the queue wasn't too long. They went and took a seat at a table near the parlour while waiting for Jam to come.

Jam had finally bought her new pair of shoes. She walked around the store a couple times more, just to get used to the feeling of footwear that was actually comfortable and ideal. It was extremely comfortable for shoes that looked stiff at first glance. The girl smiled in satisfaction, putting one foot in front of the other repeatedly in glee.

Jam stopped midway, suddenly remembering, Oh yeah! I have to meet Reggie and Alex! Jam thanked the owner of the store and rushed out. The ice cream parlour wasn’t far from Madam Malkin, from what she noted the previous time she was here, so Jam figured she could reach in about 5 minutes.

Jam was on her way over when she passed by Flourish and Blotts and was tempted to head in. She shook her head and reminded herself she had to meet a friend and she already went in today, leaving her with completely no excuse to succumb to temptation. The girl took one last look at the store wistfully before continuing on her journey to their meeting place.

Jam finally reached the ice cream parlour and she spotted Alex licking furiously at what seemed to be strawberry ice cream. “I’m back!” Jam exclaimed, before noticing the ice cream in Regulus’s hand. “Is that vanilla? I love vanilla!” Jam revealed with a wide grin as she took the delicious-looking dessert.