In Which Cimorene Makes a Business Move and Shows Her House Pride

[moussebuckets]

School starts in two weeks, so I have an offer to make to all of you!

I'm going into seventh year and don't really need a lot of my old books (and given my aunt's tendency to collect them, I have more than one copy of a couple of the lower-year ones).

So, I'm selling them used for a bit of extra money. Each book is only a galleon and most are in good condition unless I've specified otherwise. I'm also willing to haggle for the more 'well loved' ones.

A Standard Book of Spells grades 1-5 by Miranda Goshawk (one each, years one and two are very well-loved)
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot (x2)
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them by Newt Scamander (x3) (one of them has an awful lot of notes added; I'll be selling that one last, another has a bite taken out of the back cover)
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore (x2)
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection (burn on the cover)
Monster Book of Monsters (a little beat-up, moody)
Intermediate Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard

Let me know if you'd like any and I'll owl them to you or meet you in Diagon Alley or at the start of school, whichever's most convenient. Oh! And for those of you that don't know me, I'm Cimorene Linderwall, Gryffindor. Hi, all you first years! You'd better wind up in my house.

Comments

[givesyouaboner]

I don't think I'll need any books since we're supposed to go to Diagon Alley soon, I think.
But my name is Dirk Strider and I'm going to be a first year when the semester starts.
I hope I'm going to be in Gryffindor, honestly, because that's the house Dave is in. Do you know him?
He's going to be a fourth year. He's my bro.

[moussebuckets]

Dave Strider? Sure I know him! I watch him play Quidditch. He's very good. We haven't actually talked much but I certainly like him.

And I'm sure you'll be Gryffindor if he is. It tends to run in families, doesn't it?

[givesyouaboner]

Oh, awesome! I came to Hogwarts one time when he broke his arm and was in the infirmary.
It took no time to heal at all and that was pretty nifty.

If you say so, I guess it does? I don't really know but maybe, because my uncle was in Gryffindor too.

[moussebuckets]

I mean, if nothing else, you could always ask the Sorting Hat to put you in Gryffindor? I don't know if it'll actually listen but if that's where you really want to be I'm sure it'll take that into consideration.

[givesyouaboner]

True. Someone mentioned that to me before, so I'm going to try to do that.
If it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

[patrioticspells]

What took a bite out of your book?

[Steve asks the serious, important questions.]

[moussebuckets]

Oh, well! My Aunt works with dragons and other XXX and above rated magical creatures, so it could have been anything. Whatever it was had sharp teeth, at least.

[patrioticspells]

I'm surprised they didn't eat the whole thing, then.

[moussebuckets]

Aunt Kazul has this way of cutting off a magical creature temper tantrum. She probably just glared until it stopped. I swear, being around dragons for so long has given her dragon charisma.

[patrioticspells]

She sounds like a charismatic lady. Also a bit scary, but I think anyone that can stop a dragon is probably more than a little intimidating.

[moussebuckets]

Oh, very much so. I think you must get like that after living alone with no one but Hebridean Blacks for company for nigh on twenty years.

[patrioticspells]

It'd make a whole lot of sense. The tougher the place, the tougher you gotta be, right?

[moussebuckets]

Yes, exactly! Which is why I'm tough as nails.

Not from from the dragons so much as from having to deal with six ridiculous sisters.

[di_intraining]

I'm interested. What are you charging for'em? The 'well-loved' ones.

And I'm Greg Lestrade, by the way. 5th year Hufflepuff.

[moussebuckets]

Whatever you like! Think of it as a donation. You've got to put something in but I'm not terribly picky as to what.

I'll even accept candy.

[cantstarvethisfire]

I'll take the defense books if you still have them left. I'm Katniss, Slytherin sixth year.

[moussebuckets]

Nice to meet you, Katniss! And certainly, they haven't been vouched for and I'd like them to go to someone who's going to be using them.

[cantstarvethisfire]

Thanks, it beats having to try and get them on a deal at the stores.

[moussebuckets]

Believe me, I understand the sentiment. I'll have them with me in Diagon Alley, if you'd like to pick them up then?

[cantstarvethisfire]

Sure, that's a good place to meet.

[ficklefuckwit]

Ah!
As a first year hoping to be in your house i would love to buy some of your used books!
It would be like i was acquiring the knowledge secondhand through you in addition to instruction.

More importantly though i suppose i ought to introduce myself!
Hello miss cimorene!
My name is jake english and ill be a first year in two weeks.

[moussebuckets]

Oh! Well lovely to meet you, Jake, and I hope you're able to join me in Gryffindor. It's probably the friendliest house next to Hufflepuff, you really can't go wrong here. Most of the books for the lower years aren't spoken for, so go on and tell me what you'd like.

And knowing my aunt I'll probably find more copies behind the stove on my last cleaning sweep before I leave, anyway.