"Come on!" Annie had her arm through Effie's as they wandered Diagon Alley. New Year's Eve ought to be spent at a party or somewhere far more glamorous than this, but Annie rather thought having Effie with her was all she needed. Oh and her mother just behind them of course. They were not spinsters yet. Well, Effie would not be, with her handsome unspeakable fiancé now. Oh Merlin, Annie was going to figure this out if it killed her.

"I must get you a birthday present!" she exclaimed with a wide smile. She'd had a little too much mulled cider at dinner and was feeling an appropriate buzz through her veins. The cold air helped, though she couldn't exactly feel it. Mostly she was feeling nostalgic and hopeful and happy for her friend. "Your last unmarried birthday! Look at you!" She giggled now, looking at her friend meaningfully. "Does Mr. Watson have any desperate brothers?" She asked, only teasing. Mostly. Wouldn't that be something. This year was going to look very different and Annie wanted to start off on the right foot.

She'd been about to say something further when a booth off to the side of the Alley caught her eye, Changes read the sign, but little more information was offered along with it. "Let's go see what that is." She tugged Effie with her, her mother pausing to look at a shop front, though not out of sight.