Shawn was surprised to say that business seemed to be looking up and rather quickly. They'd known that the endgame was to open up a shop at the shipyard in London but it had taken so long to get through negotiations that he'd never really thought they'd see the day. But just after the first of the year, he'd gotten the keys in hand and had started literally setting up shop. And though they were only four days into the new year, they were already looking to be rather prosperous. Of course, that family business already carried some weight with it's name. He just hadn't expect those in London to embrace it in the way they had.
With the shop situated as best as he could get it for the time being, he'd headed off to Knockturn Alley to deliver some items to a client. The museum had been taken care of already and he wasn't expecting to have any other pickups that day so he thought he'd take his time with his delivery.
With a box in hand, fairly certain whatever it was inside it that it wasn't quite legal, he entered the magical beast shop he'd been looking for. The bell indicated he was there but he got a hand motion from the clerk signaling that he'd be with him in a moment. In the meantime, Shawn thought to peruse about. He wasn't exactly one for pets, really, so he had no true interest in actually purchasing anything but it was always interesting to see what was actually out there. His gaze fell to some strange bird on a perch but as he drew closer to it, he felt something begin to paw at his pant leg.
A quick glance down and he saw it was a strange cat batting at his leg. With a raised brow, he couldn't help but to look closer especially as it made whatever noises it was making. They sounded oddly familiar and he wasn't entirely sure that what was in the cage was actually an animal of magical bearing. If he knew any better, he'd say it was actually a bobcat from America, something he was quite used to seeing. "Long trip across the ocean for ya then?" he asked, lips pulling into a bit of a smirk as he settled the box on one hip and knelt down slightly to get a better look at the feline.
With the shop situated as best as he could get it for the time being, he'd headed off to Knockturn Alley to deliver some items to a client. The museum had been taken care of already and he wasn't expecting to have any other pickups that day so he thought he'd take his time with his delivery.
With a box in hand, fairly certain whatever it was inside it that it wasn't quite legal, he entered the magical beast shop he'd been looking for. The bell indicated he was there but he got a hand motion from the clerk signaling that he'd be with him in a moment. In the meantime, Shawn thought to peruse about. He wasn't exactly one for pets, really, so he had no true interest in actually purchasing anything but it was always interesting to see what was actually out there. His gaze fell to some strange bird on a perch but as he drew closer to it, he felt something begin to paw at his pant leg.
A quick glance down and he saw it was a strange cat batting at his leg. With a raised brow, he couldn't help but to look closer especially as it made whatever noises it was making. They sounded oddly familiar and he wasn't entirely sure that what was in the cage was actually an animal of magical bearing. If he knew any better, he'd say it was actually a bobcat from America, something he was quite used to seeing. "Long trip across the ocean for ya then?" he asked, lips pulling into a bit of a smirk as he settled the box on one hip and knelt down slightly to get a better look at the feline.