Relief rushes through Juniper to find a woman standing before her. Now that was a rare and strange occurrence. However, she had to give a small huff of annoyance at what the lady was saying. Looking at Emily, she shook her head. Of course the woman was not lying, Emily had her own reputation among the family. “Hand it over, or no sweets for a week.” She stated simply, holding her hand out and waiting for Emily to obey.

She could feel the eyes on her, she could hear whispers that were undoubtedly about her. Not Emily, not the ignorant little girl that wouldn’t know any better. No, they were talking about the veela in the room. The one with the trouble making child. Of course that’s what it was.

Emily was reluctant, but did yield. As the shiny was placed in Juniper’s hand, she heard it. Two woman talking about her. Their voices, for whatever reason, stood out among the rest. With a huff, she looked to the woman in front of her first. “I will be paying for this, will you please put it behind the counter.” She stated bluntly. There was no room for no, and the worker realized this.

Turning to the women, she walked over, keeping her hand wrapped around Emily’s wrist. Giving Emily a brief glance as a look of warning, she looked at the two women directly. Giving a smile that gave a hint that she was only doing it to be proper, she was quick to think of what to say. “It is not very polite to gossip.” She said, as if she was chatting over the weather. Now, she could play nice, the question really was, could they?

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