5 Sep 2025, 08:29
Too much fluffiness!
Outside Magical Menarie
15:30
August 27th
Once upon a golden sunlight, a girl walked while jumping over her own shadow and squeaked of happiness. How could she not? She had only just bought herself her very first owl, which was in a cage held as carefully as the dark-haired could while not holding back her hesitation. Not only that, it's also the first time she bought anything for herself. And the first time she's not within the walls of her house or school or under supervision of a responsible adult for more than ten minutes! Truly a moment of growth for little Anna, who felt ever so proud of herself. She knew her parents were in the Apothecary Shop, but they allowed her to stay and walk around a bit more in the safe area of the Diagon Alley, if she so wishes. Since she did, she has been walking outside for a while and not quite paying attention at her surroundings most of the time, although she avoided the unknown and crowded places. That's why, at first, she didn't realize she was just outside Magical Menarie again, what a coincidence!...Or maybe she had been restricting her walk to the known, safe parts of the Diagon Alley. Even so, she stopped all of a sudden, causing her newly adopted owl, Cloud, to slide on the cage and clash against its bars. The impact was far from actually hurting him, but he felt offended that she surprised him that way, so he pecked her hand in retaliation.
—Ow! That's not very polite, you know!
Cloud sitted down again, glaring at Anna. He didn't seem to care about what she said... Assuming the owl can even understand human speech, that is.
—But since we're here... Maybe it's a sign! Maybe I should buy you a treat!
Cloud threw its wings upwards and then relaxed, and stared at the kid anxiously, as if to agree she should buy him a treat... Now.
Anna turned to the store and began to walk towards it, but that's when she began to recognize a silhouette she recognized from somewhere, leaving the store... She'd know that fluffy hair with blonde ends and brown scalp anywhere!... It's a very specific hair, after all. And it also belongs to someone Anna had wished to see again for a long time.
15:30
August 27th
Once upon a golden sunlight, a girl walked while jumping over her own shadow and squeaked of happiness. How could she not? She had only just bought herself her very first owl, which was in a cage held as carefully as the dark-haired could while not holding back her hesitation. Not only that, it's also the first time she bought anything for herself. And the first time she's not within the walls of her house or school or under supervision of a responsible adult for more than ten minutes! Truly a moment of growth for little Anna, who felt ever so proud of herself. She knew her parents were in the Apothecary Shop, but they allowed her to stay and walk around a bit more in the safe area of the Diagon Alley, if she so wishes. Since she did, she has been walking outside for a while and not quite paying attention at her surroundings most of the time, although she avoided the unknown and crowded places. That's why, at first, she didn't realize she was just outside Magical Menarie again, what a coincidence!...Or maybe she had been restricting her walk to the known, safe parts of the Diagon Alley. Even so, she stopped all of a sudden, causing her newly adopted owl, Cloud, to slide on the cage and clash against its bars. The impact was far from actually hurting him, but he felt offended that she surprised him that way, so he pecked her hand in retaliation.
—Ow! That's not very polite, you know!
Cloud sitted down again, glaring at Anna. He didn't seem to care about what she said... Assuming the owl can even understand human speech, that is.
—But since we're here... Maybe it's a sign! Maybe I should buy you a treat!
Cloud threw its wings upwards and then relaxed, and stared at the kid anxiously, as if to agree she should buy him a treat... Now.
Anna turned to the store and began to walk towards it, but that's when she began to recognize a silhouette she recognized from somewhere, leaving the store... She'd know that fluffy hair with blonde ends and brown scalp anywhere!... It's a very specific hair, after all. And it also belongs to someone Anna had wished to see again for a long time.
5 Sep 2025, 18:42
Too much fluffiness!
Nova - #a88400
Anna - #b14f1b
@Anna Blackberry
Backdated: 27/08/2025
Nova adjusted her small purse, which was now much lighter. Who knew something so small could cost so much? Apparently not Nova, but to her, it was completely and utterly worth it. Her new purple companion squeaked up at her from her cage, eyes wide as saucers at the bags in Nova’s other hand. The reason being that Nova could hardly resist getting multiple small bags of treats for her pet. Nova felt laughter bubbling up as she shook her head at Trixie, who gave her an unimpressed look as Nova hid the bag from her.
“Sorry, Trix, we literally just left the Menagerie!” She chided with a playful tone at the Pygmy Puff, who squeaked in indignation. The attitude radiating off of her reminded Nova a bit of herself. Shaking her head in amusement, Nova turned to look up the street of Diagon Alley.
She hadn’t the foggiest idea where her dad and siblings had gone. Her mother had gotten yet another shift at St. Mungo’s, busying herself with work constantly. Nova shook off the irritation threatening to appear on her face at the thought. Her father was smart, of course, but navigating a place he hardly knew with two kids less than the age of ten was a bit difficult, even for him.
Looking around while Trixie’s squeaking filled her ears, she caught a glimpse of familiar curls near her. Shifting to look at the person who was approaching, Nova was pleasantly surprised to see the face of Anna Blackberry. Raising her hand in greeting as the girl came closer, Nova gave her a small grin. "Anna? I didn't expect to see you here!"
6 Sep 2025, 03:54
Too much fluffiness!
Anna smiled radiantly and walked towards Nova, getting a bit too close to her. She had wished to see the blonde again for some time now, so this was a pleasant surprise.
—Hi, Nova! I didn't think I'd see you here, either! —She said with enthusiasm, looking up at Nova.
—I just bought this little owl, did you know? His name is Cloud! Isn't he so cute?!
Anna lifted her cage to her ribs' height, and pointed at Cloud, who was politely analysing Nova while lazily sitting down in his cage.
—It's the first time I buy myself a pet! It's the first time I bought something! —Her eyes had an intense joy to them, and her smile was large and bright. —And I got the luck of finding this beautiful owl--OH MY FU--FREAKING GOD, IS THAT A PYGMY PUFF?!
...Hey, what is that she was going to say again...?
...But that's hardly important in comparison to the yell she just let out. Her voice is already high pitched, but it seems to get worse when she raises her voice. Even her owl shrieked away from her, scared by her loud voice. Anna made a motion to touch the pygmy puff, but quickly retreated, afraid of scaring it away, but her shaky hands suddenly took away Cloud's ability of trusting her grip. She flapped her free hand, staring at that puff with unmatched excitement and curiosity.
—I--I never even...! I never had a pygym puff, you know! They're so cute! I always wantedto have them but mymothersaidit'dbeanawfulideabecauseshedoesn't really like them and she says "we-already-have-too-many-animals" or something buthowunfairhowcomedoIhaveANTSbutdonthaveapygmypuffI'dtakesuchgoodcareofmyfluffybaby--
Anna gasped. Whether it was for air or because something surprised her, that's debatable. She got on her tiptoes, constantly shifting her weight from one foot to the other, looking deep into Nova's eyes... Blissfully unaware of how unusual she looks right now.
—Nova! You have such good taste...! Did you just buy it? What's its name?? Do your parents not mind it??? Oh, and I like your jacket!
The dark-haired broke eye contact for a second to point at the taller's pretty-looking jacket, but quickly resumed her staring.
—Hi, Nova! I didn't think I'd see you here, either! —She said with enthusiasm, looking up at Nova.
—I just bought this little owl, did you know? His name is Cloud! Isn't he so cute?!
Anna lifted her cage to her ribs' height, and pointed at Cloud, who was politely analysing Nova while lazily sitting down in his cage.
—It's the first time I buy myself a pet! It's the first time I bought something! —Her eyes had an intense joy to them, and her smile was large and bright. —And I got the luck of finding this beautiful owl--OH MY FU--FREAKING GOD, IS THAT A PYGMY PUFF?!
...Hey, what is that she was going to say again...?
...But that's hardly important in comparison to the yell she just let out. Her voice is already high pitched, but it seems to get worse when she raises her voice. Even her owl shrieked away from her, scared by her loud voice. Anna made a motion to touch the pygmy puff, but quickly retreated, afraid of scaring it away, but her shaky hands suddenly took away Cloud's ability of trusting her grip. She flapped her free hand, staring at that puff with unmatched excitement and curiosity.
—I--I never even...! I never had a pygym puff, you know! They're so cute! I always wantedto have them but mymothersaidit'dbeanawfulideabecauseshedoesn't really like them and she says "we-already-have-too-many-animals" or something buthowunfairhowcomedoIhaveANTSbutdonthaveapygmypuffI'dtakesuchgoodcareofmyfluffybaby--
Anna gasped. Whether it was for air or because something surprised her, that's debatable. She got on her tiptoes, constantly shifting her weight from one foot to the other, looking deep into Nova's eyes... Blissfully unaware of how unusual she looks right now.
—Nova! You have such good taste...! Did you just buy it? What's its name?? Do your parents not mind it??? Oh, and I like your jacket!
The dark-haired broke eye contact for a second to point at the taller's pretty-looking jacket, but quickly resumed her staring.
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@Nova Astron
6 Sep 2025, 15:07
Too much fluffiness!
Nova - #a88400
Anna - #b14f1b
@Anna Blackberry
Backdated: 27/08/2025
Nova blinked in both surprise and amusement, laughter bubbling up at Anna’s outburst. The owl, Cloud, jumped at the sudden noise and ruffled its feathers. Even Trixie squeaked indignantly up at Nova, as if asking why she was allowing such racket near her precious tiny ears. Nova just shook her head, still laughing. “Her name’s Trixie, and yeah, I just bought her.”
She put a finger through the cage to give Trixie a light nudge. “If you want to pet her, you can.” She added, grinning as Trixie puffed up, giving her the shape of a purple pom-pom. She set her extra bags down next to her to tug her jacket back into place. “My parents wanted me to get a pet because my cat died a while back.” Her voice was quiet as she mentioned Oreo’s death, a pang of sadness hitting her along with some guilt.
How could she have moved on so quickly from someone who had stayed by her side for six years? To Nova, she felt as if she was betraying one of her closest friends, even if he was gone now. Sighing, she picked up her bags again and gave Anna a small smile once again. “I like your dress too, Anna!” She said, glancing back up the street again. Where was her dad? “Are you going into the Menagerie again? Gonna buy another pet?” Nova asked jokingly.
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7 Sep 2025, 18:53
Too much fluffiness!
Anna flapped her free hand while listening to Nova. She didn't quite know how to react to knowing that Nova's cat had died. None of her pets died before, aside from the nameless ants that died about every month and her shiny beetles with a short lifespam, but that goes without saying. She did mourn her beetles a little, but not much else. Without quite knowing what to say, she just replied the way she thought was best.
—I... I see.
Anna shook her head when Nova jokingly asked if the blue-eyed was there to buy another pet.
—Nuh-uh. I was walking around the Diagon Alley and happened to end up here again. I was thinking about buying Cloud a treat.
Cloud threw its pure white wings up, the wings that had one big black spot, that when looked from the back, had a rough shape of a cloud on it, hence his name. He gave Anna an intense look as if expecting that treat now. She ignored it.
—But can I really pet Trixie? Really-really? —She quickly got hyped up again, and didn't wait for an answer. She gently put her free hand on the puff, stroking her fur with joy.
—She's soooo fluffy... You're so cute, Trixie!!
It had been an awful long time ever since she put her hands on a pygmy puff; the last time being when her aunt that traveled all over the world visited Anna's parents in Ireland and happened to bring her new pet, a pink pygmy puff. She had loved them ever since, but her mother didn't really like them, and also said they already had too much fur and feathers in the manor. Anna strongly disagreed. How come were two dogs, three cats, a half-crup, a songbird, a canarie, four owls (five, if we count Cloud), a family of three swans, five fishes, three ducks, two rabbits, a ferret (though this one often dug into the ground and disappeared underneath it), a hill of ants, two ponies, a group of fairies that visited them at random and a little house of beetles "too much"? The manor and the garden handled all of those animals well, what was the harm in another adorable pet? Surely they'd all come to love it the same way they loved every other pet. Then again, Anna's mother much preferred plants to any pet, so maybe that wouldn't apply... Well, Anna would love the puff, at least! The same way she loved her other 29 (not counting the ants, beetles and fairies) pets.
—...Trixie is so cute! You got lucky to have her... My mommy wouldn't let me have pygmy puffs. But I'm happy to pat yours, he-hee... Thanks!
Anna sighed and pouted. Cloud stared at her, impatiently and intimidatingly, still waiting for his treat.
—I... I see.
Anna shook her head when Nova jokingly asked if the blue-eyed was there to buy another pet.
—Nuh-uh. I was walking around the Diagon Alley and happened to end up here again. I was thinking about buying Cloud a treat.
Cloud threw its pure white wings up, the wings that had one big black spot, that when looked from the back, had a rough shape of a cloud on it, hence his name. He gave Anna an intense look as if expecting that treat now. She ignored it.
—But can I really pet Trixie? Really-really? —She quickly got hyped up again, and didn't wait for an answer. She gently put her free hand on the puff, stroking her fur with joy.
—She's soooo fluffy... You're so cute, Trixie!!
It had been an awful long time ever since she put her hands on a pygmy puff; the last time being when her aunt that traveled all over the world visited Anna's parents in Ireland and happened to bring her new pet, a pink pygmy puff. She had loved them ever since, but her mother didn't really like them, and also said they already had too much fur and feathers in the manor. Anna strongly disagreed. How come were two dogs, three cats, a half-crup, a songbird, a canarie, four owls (five, if we count Cloud), a family of three swans, five fishes, three ducks, two rabbits, a ferret (though this one often dug into the ground and disappeared underneath it), a hill of ants, two ponies, a group of fairies that visited them at random and a little house of beetles "too much"? The manor and the garden handled all of those animals well, what was the harm in another adorable pet? Surely they'd all come to love it the same way they loved every other pet. Then again, Anna's mother much preferred plants to any pet, so maybe that wouldn't apply... Well, Anna would love the puff, at least! The same way she loved her other 29 (not counting the ants, beetles and fairies) pets.
—...Trixie is so cute! You got lucky to have her... My mommy wouldn't let me have pygmy puffs. But I'm happy to pat yours, he-hee... Thanks!
Anna sighed and pouted. Cloud stared at her, impatiently and intimidatingly, still waiting for his treat.
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@Nova Astron
13 Sep 2025, 21:23
Too much fluffiness!
Nova - #a88400
Anna - #b14f1b
@Anna Blackberry
Sorry, it's kinda late!
Backdated: 27/08/2025
Nova laughed slightly at Anna’s excitement as she carefully stroked Trixie’s purple fur. Trixie seemed to puff up—whether from indignation or delight, Nova couldn’t tell—and squeaked up hopefully at Anna as she complimented her. Nova just rolled her eyes and mumbled to her, “She’s not giving you a treat right now, Trix. Don’t get your hopes up.”
The Pygmy Puff seemed to bristle at that, letting out a squeak that sounded more like a scoff than anything and stubbornly retreated to a corner in her cage. Nova rolled her eyes and turned back to Anna, who was now pouting as her owl gave her an impatient glare. It was always quite amusing to Nova when pets tried to intimidate or guilt trip their owners into giving them what they wanted.
Snorting, Nova tilted her head at the girl. “Have you decided what to get for him already, or are you just going to spoil him rotten?” Glancing at Trixie, she quickly added with a sheepish grin. “If I was just a tiny bit more compliant to Trixie’s very convincing glare, I would’ve bought all the treats possible by now.”
It was a bit of common knowledge that Nova used to be entirely under her late cat’s spell, constantly sneaking him treats when she shouldn’t have. But she had slowly learned that, if she didn’t want a pillow for a pet, she had to be a teeny bit stern about food with them.
Quickly side stepping away from the door, Nova nodded towards the shop with a smile. “Well, don’t let me hold you up. Unless you’d prefer for me to accompany you, that is.” Her dad was most likely still having trouble navigating, but he could probably wait a few minutes longer. At least, Nova hoped so.
16 Sep 2025, 04:30
Too much fluffiness!
Anna went back to looking at Nova, still enjoying the remains of the feeling of petting a little puff, and took a few seconds to talk... As she usually did.
—Actually, I didn't really think. I was just kind of going to enter there and check if there's anything owls can eat.
Cloud looked as though he was going to eat Anna's hand if she didn't feed him soon.
—...You're not really holding me up from much, though. I like you, so it's nice to see you here, and I do want you to come inside so we can keep talking. Besides, Cloud won't die if I take a few more minutes to buy him a treat.
"If I had a little puff like this, I wouldn't resist its face... I'd buy it a thousand treats... Hey, is that why my parents won't let me have one?!", Anna thought to herself, suddenly making a suspicious expression. In her house, she was well known to sneak treats to the cats and they didn't even intimidate her into feeding them. If she had an adorable looking puff that constantly begged for food... Hmmm...
—...Let's just go in. I think Cloud's going to hate me otherwise.
She shook of her previous thoughts, refusing to reflect about them, and instead entered the Magical Menarie once again.
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@Nova Astron
21 Sep 2025, 12:46
Too much fluffiness!
Nova - #a88400
Anna - #b14f1b
@Anna Blackberry
Sorry, it's kinda late!
Backdated: 27/08/2025
Nova followed Anna into the Magical Menagerie once more, the bell jingling cheerily as they entered the small yet cozy shop. The same scent of hay, fur and feed for all the different creatures filled the air, and Nova wrinkled her nose slightly. Trixie squeaked from her cage, ears twitching like a spoiled queen. Nova would definitely have to be doing some humbling exercises with her new pet. Would it be successful? Probably not.
"Glad to hear that, Anna," she said as she peered back at some lizards that were watching the pair move around. "I like you too, you're very opinionated." Nova wasn't lying when she had said that, she had always liked people who weren't afraid to voice their own thoughts on any situation possible, though it could get annoying if it was excessive. With Anna, it was more funny than anything else.
While she talked, Nova’s eyes were already scanning the shelves and baskets of animal goods. Her own bag of treats and Pygmy Puff food was swinging along with every step she took. Trixie had been eyeing the bag for a shirt while Nova, and she narrowed her eyes accusingly at the Puff. Her eyes stopped on a bag of owl biscuits, raising an eyebrow before pointing at it and glancing at Anna.
"Maybe you could give your prince these?" She asked teasingly, reading the labels on them. "High protein for a happy owl?" Nova snorted amusedly before continuing. "Pretty sure Cloud would rather have a tasty snack over some grainy biscuits. But your choice, of course." Turning around, she gave Anna a bright grin.
24 Sep 2025, 21:12
Too much fluffiness!
ANNA BLACKBERRY!
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So many fluffy things!
28 Sep 2025, 15:43
Too much fluffiness!
Nova - #a88400
Anna - #b14f1b
@Anna Blackberry
Sorry, it's kinda late!
Backdated: 27/08/2025
Nova bit back a small laugh at the sight of Cloud’s face pressed against the bars of his cage, eyes as wide as saucers. He looked like Anna when she was excited, which wasn’t a bad thing, of course. Like owner, like pet. She already knew that Trixie and herself had a lot in common despite hardly knowing the Pygmy Puff for over an hour. The attitude and sass were enough to tell her that.
Putting the bags she had picked up back to their spots, Nova tilted her head with a shrug. “My dad is with my siblings. My mom…” Her tone turned slightly annoyed at the thought of her mother, but she looked away before Anna could notice. “She’s at St. Mungo’s right now. Unexpected shift.”
While the answer she had given wasn’t a complete lie, she decided it would be better not to mention her mother purposefully taking up more work lately. It was as if she couldn’t handle being in the house for more than a few hours. Especially since the summer had began.
Shaking her head, she noticed Trixie was eyeing her with a huffy expression. Rolling her eyes amusedly, she turned to look back at Anna. “I’m not doing anything later, but maybe I’ll go to Florean Fortescue’s down the street. If my dad can navigate a bit with two kids hanging off of him.”