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[nixnight]

Nix nodded her head quickly at the suggestion of the other girl before smirking ,"I'll meet you out side the bank, last on there is a snapped wand" she said with a laugh before breaking in to a jog towards the White marble bank. She regretted that in moments once she was inside it as the polish floor meant she fell over in seconds but she did bump in to a helpful goblin who offered her a hand getting to her vault, not one to stand up though. She chuckled as she stood up and slipped a hand in to her combat pocket and took out her vault key and the goblin nodded to her and then waved a hand over towards a dark looking tunnel

[potter]

Elliot chuckled a bit as she watched Nix sprint in ahead of her, and then went to go stand in the queue to go and see a goblin about exchanging her money. Thankfully owing to the time of day there wasn't much a line and she stood only a few moments before a goblin was able to see her. Elliot gave the goblin her key and cheque, finding herself to, yet again, explain why she needed half of it in muggle money. Every time the goblins seemed completely incredulous that a witch such as herself would have use of muggle currency. After about fifteen minutes Elliot left with enough pounds to pay for rent and groceries, she sat down on the steps and waited for Nix to return, shopping bags from earlier at her feet.

[nixnight]

Nix followed the small goblin who lead her to a cart and nix rolled her eyes and clutched tighter on her bag of converse as she sat down. The cart started slow and nix found herself taking the gods that her vault was only 269 as it started to rush and twist and turn, they were outside it soon but nix felt ill all the same. She slowly climbed it of the cart as the goblin seemed to try not to laugh at her and nix couldn't help but smile as she offer it the key, it walked to the door and unlocked it before the vault door swung open and nix peaked inside. A tall mound of galleons sat inside with a very few sickles around and nix felt her face go warm, few people knew how rich she really was what with coming from a pureblood family and having landed a broom design deal. She shook herself and then grabbed a few handfuls of galleons until she couldn't fit anymore in her money bag and then turned back and walked slowly to the cart before sitting down and wishing she could just apparate back to the main hall

[potter]

Elliot sat quite contently, enjoying the warm weather. Last winter had been so brutally cold that she had almost forgotten what it was like to be able to sit outside comfortably. Of course, things would probably get too hot for her liking come July or August, but if that was the price she had to pay for days like these Elliot would manage just fine. "Excuse me, miss, d'you know the time?" came a voice. Elliot looked up to see a very old wizard, leaning heavily on an ornately carved staff. She reached into her pocket for her watch. She knew it wasn't likely for a witch to carry this kind of watch, it was traditionally given to wizards, but she liked it all the same. Elliot told the man the time, he bowed his head in thanks and went on his way, leaving Elliot alone again to wait for Nix to be finished.

[nixnight]

By the time nix got back to the main hall she felt very ill and when she went to stand up, she had to give it three goes before falling over twice. She shook her head at herself before stumbling towards the door and then spotting her friend and walking slowly over to her ,"I'm not drunk, I just hate those carts" she said to explain her inability to walk like a normal person before something in her head added up. "I've just realised something, may I ask who your parents were? I've had a funny thought you see" she said as she managed to stop from feeling like she might puke over her friend. She Elliot was a potter but it only just clicked in her head, so nix was just checking a little something before she came out with what she thought was a small fact.

[potter]

Elliot smiled sympathetically as Nix explained that she hated the Gringotts carts. She often felt the same way, especially since she had gotten her own vault- a newer one that took a much longer ride to get to than her father's. She reached into her purse and pulled out a vial of a violently purple potion. "That should take care of the aftermath," said Elliot, offering it to Nix. She felt her throat tighten when Nix asked who her parents were. Not that she was ashamed of them by any means, but she generally didn't like talking about her now-deceased mother. It had been less than a year after her murder, the emotional wounds were healing, but they still hurt. "Harry and the late Ginevra Potter," said Elliot, hoping that Nix wouldn't be too pushy about her parents after that.

[nixnight]

Nix felt a little shocked at the offer of a drink to heal her spinning head and churning stomachs and took the liquid gently before taking the top off drinking it quickly, she felt it's effects work in almost moments. The world started to stand still and she didn't feel ill in her stomach at all after about a minute and she smiled again ,"thanks" she said and handed back the now empty bottle before heading the girls words.

She nodded her head and then gave a slight nod too, "I only wondered because I was recently going through my family tree. I found out I'm related to the black family who I know are related to the weasleys and I figured that maybe if you were a recent potter, we might actually be family, sort of" she said in explanation of her question

[potter]

Elliot took back the empty vial and tucked it away into her purse again, making a mental note to brew up a fresh batch later as she had given Nix her last dose. She would have to remember some more pickled ginger root and stewed chamomile leaves when they got to the apothecary, along with everything else she needed for the potions she made most frequently. Elliot nodded, she was glad to help out where she could when it came to potions or spells to make someone feel better. She closed her purse again and went about picking up her shopping bags.

"You never know, do you?" said Elliot, "Potter's an old name, and when my dad married my mum the family tree expanded by a lot." She would get a lot more into her family history and tracing her lineage if she had the time, most of the time she was unbelievably busy or otherwise completely exhausted. Perhaps during her work holiday that summer she might take a crack at it. Or catch up on her very much neglected sleep.

[nixnight]

Nix gave a small smile at the idea that she actually had family thar were nice people and wouldn't go cutting great slices in to her arms when she did things wrong. She flinched at the memory of her uncle before tracing a finger along the deep and livid scar on her arm and then she shook herself. "where do you want to start?" she said before waving a hand across the streets in front of them. "I only have the pet store at this end but that'll mean carrying around a kitten for the rest of the shopping too" she said with a smile as she imagined her with a pale kitten on her shoulder and minx on the other

[potter]

"Perhaps we should go back to the other side of the alley and go there last," Elliot suggested, although the idea of parading an untrained kitten around while they did their shopping was amusing, she would rather have the other stuff out of the way first. Minx was fine, she was very well-behaved other than the chocolate mouse incident earlier that afternoon. "We could start with whatever store you'd like, I only need to get to the apothecary and Ollivander's, so we could get what you need out of the way first," said Elliot, adjusting her shopping bags so they were easier on her hands.

[nixnight]

Nix gave a small smile as her friend recommended that they didn't try walking around with a little kitten and then nodded her head and fished out her list again ,"I need wand polish for one of my adoptive sisters and a broom repair kit for one of my adoptive brothers too, then some things for potions and maya's kitten last" she recited as she read down the list before realising she may want some things for herself but she would get those if and when she wanted

[potter]

"All right, then," said Elliot, correct in her thinking that it would be better to start at the other side of the alley and work their way back, "I think we should head to Ollivander's first, as it's the furthest from here." She had needed to think a minute on the layout of Diagon Alley, it had been a long while since she had walked its streets. Granted, she never really needed much in the realm of magical supplies, so she only came if she needed potion ingredients or a new set of robes. Elliot could be found frequenting Hogsmeade more often than Diagon Alley, she preferred the pubs over there to the Leaky Cauldron, for whatever reason they seemed a whole lot nicer, at least to her.

[nixnight]

Nix nodded her head at he friends comment and then started walking down the street towards the well known wand shop before stopping and seeing Elliot still standing still. "coming? I won't go letting you get lose" she said with a smile before she turned forwards only to get bumped by a man dressed in red robes, he walked past her and away and she couldn't help but hiss slightly. "damn rude idiots" she muttered to herself as she stood up slowly and dusted her cloak and knees down from her rather ungracious fall to the floor

[potter]

"Of course," said Elliot, smiling as she fell into pace behind Nix. She was thoroughly surprised when a man in crimson robes walked straight into her acquaintance, knocking her over and not so much as stopping. She raised an eyebrow, but instead of saying anything to him as he retreated down the alley, turned her attention back to Nix. "The nerve of some people," said Elliot, shaking her head slightly. Her redheaded acquaintance however didn't appear to be hurt, though the fall hadn't exactly been graceful. Elliot hadn't known that people would be that rude, more civilized folk would offer at least an apology, perhaps a hand up, but that man hadn't even stopped.

[nixnight]

Nix dusted her knees down as Elliot came over to her before feeling something under her as she stood up, she turned her head to see a small coin purse and she laughed and then picked it up as she straightened up. "thank you karma" she said with a nod to the sky before turning to face her friend and holding the bag out to her, "that's for fixing my head and stomach from the carts" she said as she held it out for her friend to take. Nix had always had money herself, her real parents had left her loads and her aunt and uncle had never had the key to access it and take it away. Only when she had come to hogwarts had someone given it to her and then nix had found herself rich, add to that her new deal with nimbus and she was so set that handing her friend easy money was fine with her