Veronica stood in the middle of Diagon Alley on the cobbled pavement, pondering over what to do. Her parents had given her exactly an hour to do all of her Hogwarts shopping for the year, while they went to run some errands. At first she had wondered just exactly what errands they had to run but all curious thoughts had flown out of her head when her little brother Elliot was put into her care. In one hand, she held her shopping bags with great difficulty while her other hand grasped Elliot's.
The immense crowd bumped into them and she dragged her little brother along as she looked for a more private spot to kill the remaining time that she had left. Veronica had hurried to get her school supplies so that she could explore a little but boredom had caught on and now she headed towards Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. It was not particularly hot but she was in the mood for it and she felt that Elliot could do with some sugar as well, seeing as he didn't seem to be in that good a mood.
Veronica set down her brother onto a chair beside her, making sure that he didn't squirm and hit his head on the table top. She pushed her bags under the table and sat down, stretching her legs as she did. Veronica relaxed her tired and stiff body for a few more minutes before signalling for a waiter. "Um, Hi! I'd like some butterscotch ice cream with chocolate sauce and a vanilla ice cream for this little guy, please." She said, as the waitress arrived. Veronica smiled at her politely and tickled Elliot's chin as she awaited her ice cream.