<div class="floatleft">(https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Andre-Hamann-Tezenis-Fall-Winter-2015-Underwear-Shoot-002.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Adam Monroe (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339010.msg16089588#msg16089588)<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong>August 26th, 2022 Morning<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Leaky Cauldron headed into Diagon Alley<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Pretty much what you see plus a black cloak<br/><strong>Mood music:</strong>So Urgent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcb-Fsx_phM)<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Last Minute School Shopping<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>CJ Jeong (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339010.msg16086313#msg16086313)<br/><hr/><br/>Adam rolled his eyes as he looked down at his watch as he entered the Leaky Cauldron.  Of course, the place was packed as it was only a couple of days before school started.  He had tried hard to get CJ NOT to hold off until the last minute, but once again he'd been unsuccessful on that front.  Which meant that once again, he found himself having to basically herd his best friend into London and then through the Cauldron.  He tried to work through the press of bodies, one hand wrapped around the smaller one of his best friend, who was still not fully awake and pouting heavily from being forced to leave her nice warm bed several hours before she ever wanted to.<strong>"Come on, CJ, keep up,"</strong>he teased gently,<strong>"We need to get into the Alley so we can finally finish your school shopping."</strong><br/><br/>It took a minute, but finally, he was able to navigate them through the crowd and through the back door.  To those that didn't know, all they would see was a small back lot with a couple of rubbish bins and little else.  But drawing his wand, Adam counted the bricks and then tapped the proper one, watching with a smile as the Alley came into view as the bricks vanished before them.  That smile quickly faded when he saw that the crowd that had inhabited the Cauldron was only a fraction of what awaited them in the Alley itself.  Every shop had a line of people waiting to get in.  Adults and children alike were running around like mad and he sighed as he realized that this was going to be the beginning of a very long day.  Not that there was much choice and as he looked at his best friend, he couldn't help but smile as it seemed she was just as unhappy about the mass of humanity that they were about to deal with.<br/><br/><strong>"One of these days, I'll convince you to go shopping earlier so we don't have to deal with this,"</strong>he said,<strong>"Now, where should we start?"</strong>It was from his pocket that her school list was pulled since he knew if he had left it to her, she would've likely forgotten it.  And since he had done his shopping weeks ago, they were here solely for her things.<strong>"Potions supplies perhaps?  Or your new books?  Come come, my darling CJ, where shall we begin?"</strong>he gave her his most ridiculous smile, knowing that it would probably annoy her, but maybe it would also get her brain working.