Herbs, Herbs, and More Herbs {OPEN}

Vanilla walked into Slug and Jiggers smiling taking in a breath of the familiar smell. She was wearing her usual work clothes. They consisted of a pair of worn looking blue jeans with a small hole in the knee and a comfortable short sleeved shirt in baby blue. She wore boots on her feet that were worn and faded in some places. She walked around to where the herbs were and saw that they were low on some. She walked back to her work station and began making kits that held common herbs then ones that had rare. She loved working with her hands and she liked her job very much, she was able to play in the dirt all day.

After finishing making the kits she walked back to where the herbs were planted. She made sure that there was plenty of everything and planted a few new ones because some were running low. After she was done with everything she looked around for something to do. There wasn't much left but she loved staying busy with anything that she could. She began looking through the store to try and straighten up some things as well as stock some things that were low. She knew she was the herbologist there but she couldn't help herself. She never liked staying still unless it required reading a book, that she could do for hours.

Ophelia did not know if she was in the right place or not, but she needed help and that as fast as possible.
Hogwarts was a paradise for the students' animals. Everyone had cats, rats and owls and although they did look adorable and she wished to pet some of them, Ophelia was born with a terrible allergy for all sorts of fur and feathers, and therefore staying there was not only a torture for her, but at times it even ended up in her having a terrible rash. Therefore she had to do something to prevent herself from suffocating.

Looking at the big sign above the door, she speculated whether or not it was a good idea to enter. She already saw from the window that there were many plants and though she did not have an allergy to the dust, she still feared that something might go wrong there.

Regardless of her fears, Ophelia opened the door and entered the store; the paper with the address found their way into her pocket and she looked around. "Hello?" she called out. Since this place was open, it was obvious that somebody had to be in there.
Stepping further into the store, she could already smell the sweet scent of freshness and dirt reaching her nose. It felt good and for no reason the girl smiled. Again she called out "hello" to get some attention from the clerk.

Nilla was starting to get angry when some of the herbs weren't doing what they were supposed to she sigh heavily. She glared at the bundle she was trying to make as she worked on a different one. She then realized where she went wrong on the other and fixed it perfectly. Grabbing the bundles into a crate she began carrying them out to the store area when she heard a voice. Walking as fast as she was able without tripping or dropping the box.

She entered the store area and place the crate on the ground before turning her attention to the girl standing there. "Hello. Welcome to Slug and Jiggers, how may I help you?" She asked with a warm smile as she tried to dust off her hands as much as possible. Considering her hands were covered in dirt and her smock wasn't much cleaner she gave up the effort.

As the woman appeared, Ophelia offered her one of those thankful and welcoming smiles she was known for and then looked how she tried to clean her hands. Nothing too tidy there anyway. Dirtiness came with this type of job so she was not judging anyhow.

Tilting her head, she looked around once more before responding:"I am looking for something that might make the allergic rash go away. Or if not that, then at least make it a bit easier to cope. Do you have any plants of that sort?"

She had done her research and knew by now that some of the herbs were sold in the most typical Apothecaries and hopefully this one had them too. The names, however, were long gone from her memory, but she would recognize the right ones by simply looking at the leaves.

Vanilla smiled and thought of several things for the young woman. "I actually have several. I have a salve that you put on your skin to clear away the rash and then I also have some herbs that you'd boil in water. Then drink that to help keep your allergies from flaring too badly. The herbs you boil are mixed with tea so it won't taste funny or anything. Then I have some that you can mix into your food and eat them that way." She said as she walked towards where she had them. She grabbed one of each of them and walked back over to the girl.

"They last about two months each, depending on how often you will use them. If you use them more frequently they will last a month." Vanilla said showing her them. "If it something you must take everyday, we can send it to you so you don't have to keep coming in."

Surprised and delighted at the same time, Ophelia followed the shopkeeper while listening about the herbs they had in this store. So this was the right place after all and now she felt very happy about it. Again she smiled and looked around, trying to find the familiar herbs she had seen in the books. Honestly all of them sounded exciting.

"And when do they usually start having an effect?" She reached out her finger and touched one green leaf before withdrawing.

"My allergies, unfortunately, are pretty strong which means that I'll have to use them on a daily basis most likely," she complained with a heavy sigh. But there was not much she could do about it. At least she'd have the herbs now though. "That is very kind of you. As for them... Is it safe to use them all at the same time? Say I'd put on the salve every morning and evening while adding some of the herbs to the food? Or do I need to do it all on a sepparate occasion?"

Vanilla smiled when she saw the girl touch one of the green leafs. "Well these will kick in a about a few minutes of taking them. They won't make you drowsy which is good. They help a lot with allergic reactions so any of them will help." She said as she shifted the herbs slightly so she wouldn't drop them.

"Well I'd say the best bet is to use the one you boil with tea and the salve they'll work the best. The one for the tea you would take twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. The salve will be as needed for any rash that may or may not occur during sleep." She smiled softly at the girl hoping that these would help her a great deal. "Just the two I recommended for you otherwise it would be too much for all three of them." She put the one that would be put into food back and held out the other two to the girl. "These will help best for you. Since you need them everyday they will last a month. When you start to run low just send an owl and we'll have more delivered to you. That way you'll never run out of what you have."