Zonko's Joke Shop

Buy joke stuff and get a good laugh, have fun

Kiara was walking to the joke shop when her left arm first started to sting. She shook if off at first, choosong to ignore it

"Well here is Zonko's joke shop" she said trying to ignore the burn in her arm which was growning stronger.

Eglantine followed Kiara into the joke shop. "Lovely." she commented dryly. Her mind was totally absorbed however in a mental battle. Lord Voldemort was attempting to break the bond, rather foolishly and the pain he was experiencing she felt as well.

Release me! she could hear his voice inside of her head, and went over to a shelf to keep from looking dazed.

This was not my doing she replied. Eglantine could feel his mind and thoughts in a chaotic whirl of emotion. He was doing something that she found hard to see. Then the whirl cleared and she saw through his eyes. He was clearly kissing Professor Viper. She jerked away from the shelf, feeling as though Viper had been kissing her.

She saw Voldemort stumble back as she did only he clutched his head as the battle to control waged in their minds.
I will prevail he hissed at her.

His mind was stronger, despite the elixir's bonding power and soon she felt tendrils of his superior strength sapping at her energy and giving her back the pain she had given him. Ward after ward was ripped away from her mind and finally, afraid that he would possess her, she screamed a blood curdling shriek and blacked out.

All pain in kiara's arm was forgotten about when she heard Eglantine scream,Moving perhaps faster then she ever had before she caught the Eglantine before she hit the floor,

"Eglantine?" she said.

She looked worse then she had that morning, much worse. Fearing for the older woman's life she thought of the only way to get back to hogwarts as fast as she could.

Mentally she called out in mind,

"Saturn come to me, take us back to Hogwarts fast!"

Not a moment later Saturn flashed infront of her., Taking a hold of Saturns leg they dissapeared in a flash of cold blue fire.

((Now in the hospital wing))

Ana jumped backwards as a blue fire consumed part of the shop, then disappeared.

"What the-"

Noticing everyone was looking at her, who was in the closest vicinity of the mysterious blaze, she backed out of the shop unaturally quickly. Why did people have to stare?!

"I wonder..." April fingered the Sugar Quills and the Spell-Checking Quills. Then, right at the back of the store, she found what she had been searching for. "Puking Pastilles!" She grabbed a packet greedily and paid for it. "Keep the change." She said to the shopkeeper. Then, she exited the shop.

((Different timeline from above... after Michael Blackwood's mini-concert on the grounds))


Michael had nearly been late for this trip into Hogsmeade, so it was no surprise that he heaved a great sigh of relief once he was within the village limits. Immediately, the fifteen-year-old headed to one of his favorite stores: Zonko's Joke Shop. Surprisingly, it was only modestly crowded. It was his assumption that most of the regulars must still be at Honeydukes. He might be a bit new here, but a candy store was the universal language of sugar-loaded goodness! It was decided he would have to stop there at some point, just to see if they had anything new compared to his last visit the previous summer right before school let out.

"'ello there, young man!" called the proprietor.

"Er... hi," Michael returned, not sure if it had been he or a different boy being addressed. Didn't really matter, though, he concluded and began searching the shelves.

Bella entered the shop, Raven right behind her like some leashed puppy. She went over to a shelf loaded with assorted chocolates and was careful to stay our of Michael Blackwood's line of sight.

Michael surveyed the various joke items. His sister, Isabel, was a first year here and hence unable to come down to the village. With a smirk on his face, the lad examined one of the nose-biting teacups on sale but didn't test them out. He did decide to purchase two, though: one for his sister, and another for one of his cousins. He was absolutely certain they'd love them ... about as much as he'd enjoy being told he could never play music again, which in all honesty would be a cruel and unusual punishment for him.

It was clear that Dungbombs and Stink pellets didn't appeal to his taste in humor, but he did take interest in several other items: trick soaps, fireworks, balloons and fake wands... he even eyeballed the Grow Your Own Warts Kit but didn't add one to his purchases. With a slight laugh at what he'd intended to use these items for, and observing the results of one boy's purchases that had been tried right on the spot, Michael made his way toward the trick candies with a small armful of semi-thrifty purchases...

Nicolas leviated the items he wanted to buy and put it on the counter. "There you go."

He took out his money pouch and that's when he felt it...

Something was terribly wrong. He felt a scream.

"They have Amy.....They have my sister..... Someone please they have my sister we have save her........"