November 11, 1893 — Wildflowers, Diagon Alley
Daffodil Potts

Chastity supposed that it would have been easier to go to Hogsmeade for this, but she spent so little time in London these days that she was surprised to find sometimes that she missed parts of it. Which, admittedly, felt a bit odd, since she was much happier now than she'd ever been while living in London, but there was no accounting for nostalgia, she supposed.

At any rate, her desire to brighten up her room had brought her to Diagon Alley for the added reason that Wildflowers was owned by a friend, and buying flowers was as fine an excuse to see Daffodil as any other. Pushing her way into the shop and finding it empty--for the moment--of other customers, Chastity called out, "Good morning."

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   Daffodil Potts

Daff was still a little out of sorts after her encounter with Noble this past week, trying not to think about it too much. She shouldn't care. She shouldn't be concerned but she was. They may no longer be together, and she was head over heels in love with Elias, but that didn't mean she wasn't worried about what Noble was doing. It wasn't her place to do or say anything though, as he'd reminded her quite frankly.

Fortunately she was busy with a large project for a local charity, putting together small centerpieces for an upcoming auction event. She liked the cheery colors and the variety in the blooms that the sponsor had wanted and was humming along happily at her workbench in the greenhouse when she heard the bell above the door signal someone's arrival.

Wiping her hands on her apron, Daff tucked her hair behind her ears and made her way to the front of the shop. "Chastity!" She beamed. "It's good to see you, what brings you to London?" Her friend's position in Irvingly felt so far away these days, so she was glad that Chastity had made the trip to the Alley.

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Chastity smiled warmly. "I'm in the market for some flowers for my room at home," Chastity said. "And obviously I had to come here first." It would have been easier to go to Hogsmeade, of course, but Chastity didn't mind coming all the way to London to see a friend. It wasn't as if it was a chore to get back to Irvingly for her, after all.

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"Oh! I appreciate that." Daff was trying to make this thing work. She'd made it a whole year and was still in the green, it seemed like business was steadily growing, for which she was thankful. That her friends chose to come to her first before others also made her feel like she'd done the right thing, striking out on her own. Fortunately being in London didn't really put her in direct competition with her own mother, of which she felt like there was no contest anyway.

"What is it you're looking for? Something specific?" Daff could whip up just about anything Chastity was looking for either from her stock or from the greenhouse.

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