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In the Dark, A Zabini/ Grindelwald fanfic	By : blaisegellert Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 1326 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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There was only one more stage of preparation to go before Blaise and Gellert were ready to begin decorating and stocking the shop for the grand opening. This involved the contacting of those few people they were interested in taking consignments from to add to their intriguing inventory. The shop would only carry the most unusual and unique of items no matter who made them. Blaise wrote Mag to see if she'd like to consign some of her wands and gemstone jewelry. Now that Voldemort was dead, sharing her talent with a select few should be safe and she'd make a nice chunk of gold.
He also wrote Severus to see if he maybe interested to sell some of his more specialized potions in the shop. He also wrote to Mag asking if her friend Sekhmet may want to import some of the Egyptian alcohol that could induce euphoria and visions. He in closed his and Gellert's contact information for Mag to send to Sekhmet so she could write directly to them if interested.
As it turned out, Mag and Severus were both interested in consigning with the shop, but both would need at least a few weeks to get enough product made up to stock. Sekhmet wasn't interested in consigning, but she was willing to buy a case of bottles and sell it directly to Blaise and Gellert. They were fine with that and paid her handsomely for her trouble. This allowed them to raise the price of each bottle and keep all of the profits.
They decided to keep a few bottles for themselves and to share one with friends. Well aware of how reclusive they'd been of late, they had a dinner party and invited Kreacher, Regulus, Kereston, Millicent, Wolfgang and Parvati.
"I heard the ancient Egyptian priests used this to bring them closer to their gods," Wolfgang commented, nodding at the bottle of Egyptian spirits, prominently given center stage in the middle of the dinner table.
The meal was over and they were about to share an after dinner drink.
"Well lets go to the temple then," Sabra quipped with an elegant wave of one hand toward Bramble.
The elf poured glasses for everyone from the bottle. Its fat ornate shape put Blaise in mind of a very old fashioned lamp. When Bramble failed to pour a glass for himself, Sabra frowned.
"Oh come on. Share in the experience with us. We won't ask you to do anything in case it completely knocks you out," she told the elf with an amused smile.
When Bramble hesitated, Gellert sighed.
"Here he goes again, not having any fun with us," the blonde complained.
Bramble frowned, then keeping pointed and glaring eye contact with Gellert, poured himself a glass and downed half of it in one gulp.
"Well...I'm impressed," Gellert said.
"How do you like it?"
Bramble considered for a thoughtful moment then shrugged.
"The colors are all brighter and quite pretty...And Gellert is a little less annoying, so Bramble approves."
"Here's to Blaise, Gellert and Kreacher and to the new shop," Kereston said, raising her glass in a toast.
"And to a long over due dinner party," Millicent added.
Everyone raised their glasses.
"I must admit, if this wasn't our shop, it would totally be my new favorite place to shop," Blaise said with a chuckle.
"I approve"
Gellert nodded, chuckling as he sipped from his glass.
"Yes and as it is ours, anything we want from there is free...So long as it isn't consignment."
"And when it is, we do get that huge shop discount," Blaise said smugly.
"It's a pity Mag and Severus aren't here," Parvati said, taking a large drink from her glass.
"Now that they're teaching at Durmstrang we never see them enough any more."
"It gives us an excuse to travel," Gellert said and she nodded.
"I suppose so."
"About visions, though, this drink does do something for sure," Parvati said after taking another drink from her glass.
"I feel pleasantly light headed, but more than that there are visions dancing behind my eyes. Only I can't make them out yet. This is very different from when I read the tea leaves," she observed.
"Is anyone else seeing anything, because I'm not," Kereston said, tone mildly disappointed.
"I do get the light headed feeling Parvati mentioned, and it does feel pleasant, but otherwise, nothing."
"Kreacher may be seeing something," the elf said hesitantly.
"Only he thinks it could be from the ancient past."
Blaise thought that it was unfortunate Regulus couldn't enjoy the drink with them. While the dinner had been very good, the drink was, for most everyone present, a new and exciting thing to try. It was a class all its own, and a magical experience. Regulus seemed the explorative type, so it was a pity he was missing out. While the vampire looked regretful, he was openly pleased that Kreacher was able to enjoy it.
"What are you seeing," Regulus asked Kreacher.
The elf frowned and shivered.
"Kreacher doesn't exactly know, but he does not like it. He believes it may have to do with how the elves were enslaved. Or perhaps it involves a dark snake goddess. Kreacher only knows that the feeling he experiences with this vision is very disturbing."
The elf closed his eyes and rubbed at his face as if attempting to erase whatever he'd seen. Regulus put a comforting arm around his shoulders and Kreacher relaxed into him.
"Perhaps you'll see something better next," Regulus said.
Kreacher nodded and lifted his glass again.
"At least Kreacher is no longer seeing the snake goddess," the elf said in relief.
Parvati shifted in her chair, making a soft sound of distress.
"Ummm, Kreacher? I'm not so sure that the snake is in the past. Or if it is, she may also be in the future...because she's coming, and we aren't going to like it."
As Parvati spoke, her eyes were half closed, staring at nothing.
"It is a good thing Gellert is out of prison, because he'll have work to do when she comes...He will lead us, and gods willing, we will destroy it once and for all."
She had said it, not her, Blaise noted with a shiver. Whatever that meant.
"Are you sure," Kereston asked.
"If only I weren't," Parvati replied.
"Don't worry, you'll be there too. It won't be exactly what you wanted, but you can do it."
"Do what," Kereston asked and Parvati closed her eyes, swaying.
"I don't know anymore."
She sighed.
"I can't see anymore. It's gone."
"Could you see what time period, what year this will take place," Gellert asked Parvati and she shook her head.
For his part, Gellert only saw an odd hexagonal symbol. He had no idea what it meant so made no comment. Instead he summoned a quill and parchment to draw what he could recall of the symbol. Once he was finished, he pushed it into the center of the table.
"I saw this, but I don't believe it's the entire symbol. There is probably more in the center. Perhaps old writing. Has anyone seen anything at all like it?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"This drink makes you even more handsome than usual," Sabra told Geo.
Blaise and Gellert cringed as one.
"Please, not in front of us," Blaise pleaded.
"What he said," Gellert agreed with a grin.
No one else had visions, but once they managed to get past Parvati's disturbing words, everyone enjoyed the evening. The drink had them in high spirits and all was right with the world.
Though Parvati's vision was unsettling, predicting perhaps another threat to the wizarding world that Gellert would lead an army to protect them against, no one knew when or even for certain if it was coming. For now life had to go on.
The next few weeks were busy. While they waited for Mag and Severus to make up enough potions, wands and jewelry to send for consignment, Blaise and Gellert enchanted some more pillows with Kreacher as well as a few general scrying mirrors that could show any location so long as the one scrying had been there before. It took Mag and Severus nearly a month, but they eventually sent a large box full of potions, wands, and gemstone pendants to sell.
Severus sent three bottles of animal communication potion that when drank would allow one to communicate with any animal until it wore off in around half a day's time. The potion was rare and the ingredients were pricy, so it would earn Severus as well as the shop an attractive sum of gold. He sent two bottles of another very pricy potion, that when ingested, allowed one to see what a place looked like millions of years ago. Where ever a person was when drinking the potion, would, to their eyes, revert to how it was in prehistoric times which could be quite educational.
Mag sent a citrine, garnet and clear quartz wand for focus, cleansing, protection and amplified magic. She sent three plain clear quartz wands and one of clear quartz and black tourmaline for protection and magical amplification. The jewelry consisted of a large jet pendant for physical protection, a black tourmaline for spiritual and energetic protection, a labradorite in the shape of an eye for the developing of intuition and a bracelet of green aventurine to promote good mood.
"This is good stuff," Gellert said, and Blaise agreed, already adding up the profits in his head.
"Looks like we're ready to get started on the shop itself," he said.
The idea was exciting on the one hand, and on the other, both were almost reluctant because it meant finally becoming semi responsible business owning adults.
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