Shopping Away Memories (Kendra)

[riley jane porter]

Riley couldn't take it anymore. She needed to get out of Hogwarts for a little bit. She knew she wasn't supposed to leave the grounds for long periods of time but the children were driving her insane and she didn't really plan on being gone that long anyways.

I mean really, how many stupid questions could they have and how many ways could they ask the same damn question anyways. "How do you wave the wand again? Whats the wand movements? When do I flick and swish?" it was really just ridiculous. If they just listened the first time she explained it then they would already know the answer and they could just move on already.

Riley ranted to herself as she walked down the streets of Diagon Alley. She knew she was just projecting her pain onto her work but it was really had to concentrate on anything else when it was exactly a year ago today that her fiance had died. 'Not died' she corrected herself sadly. 'You killed him.'

Being at Hogwarts was way too much today. They school would just have to survive one afternoon without her. Besides she didn't have anymore classes today and her house could behave themselves for a few hours. Well, that was a lie, they probably wouldn't behave themselves but the other professors would have to deal with it if it came down to that.

Riley pulled her coat closer to her body to protect against the bitter winds surrounding her. Normally she loved the cold. Autumn was her favorite time of year after all but it was getting too close to winter. She turned on her heels as she almost passed the store she had come all the way to Diagon Alley for, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. They had the best robes here and shopping seemed like the perfect thing to get Riley's mind occupied.

She pushed the door open and heard the bell chime announcing to the workers that they now had a customer. Walking in Riley headed strait for the back where they kept the dressier robes. Yes shopping was the perfect plan.

[kendra phoebe mason]