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Jun 3, 2019 16:35:11 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Jun 3, 2019 16:35:11 GMT -7
January 25, 2025 @open to Hogwarts students
Vasilia always felt bad for the poor Hogwarts students that didn’t have access to Florean FOrtescue’s Ice Cream Parlour during the school year. They had Hogsmeade visits, but currently the ice cream shop didn’t have a branch in Hogsmeade (That was something Vasilia had been bringing up with her parents for quite some time.). Alas, no second location was in the works, so Vasilia had decided to get creative. She’d seen plenty of street food carts, some could even be modified to carry ice cream. So, after making sure to get the proper paperwork and permits, Vasilia finished “Fortescue’s Ice Cream Trolley”, and would have its first debut today, during one of Hogwart’s Hogsmeade weekends.
Now, getting it to Hogmeade wasn’t the easiest of tasks. Vasilia had taken the train from King’s Cross to Hogsmeade station, but taking a trolly on a train proved to be extremely troublesome. Despite many offers from her family, or coworkers at the parlour Vasilia had stood her ground and been stubborn. She wanted to take it herself. At last though, after struggling all morning, she’d finally arrived at her destination, and pushed the ice cream cart into the designated spot outside the Three Broomsticks. Convincing the owner to let her put the cart there hadn’t been hard, the tavern had business to spare. Plus, Vasilia agreed to make Butterbeer ice cream for the tavern free of charge as long as the cart could be out front. Nothing made a better deal for businesses than free labor!
The cart was now set up, and Vasilia was very proud. She stood in front of it, hands on her hips, and grinning like a fool. Sure, it wasn’t anything crazy, but that bright sign and the ice cream flavors on display were bound to catch some attention. She’d just stepped behind the cart when the first flock of Hogwarts students reached Hogsmeade.
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kaylee māhealani mahi'ai
ILVERMORNY ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
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Jun 8, 2019 20:50:54 GMT -7
Post by kaylee māhealani mahi'ai on Jun 8, 2019 20:50:54 GMT -7
After almost a month away from the village outside of the castle, Kaylee was excited to be back in Hogsmeade. With her parents and youngest brothers now in Britain, everything seemed to have worked out well for her in spite of the dragon attack and the destruction of Azkaban, which was… a strange feeling. She felt bad for feeling so elated, but she had spent so much of her time upset over being so far from home. If she couldn’t be back in Hawaii, at least she had the opportunity to see her parents on occasion. Although she wouldn’t be meeting up with the rest of her family until a little later on in the day, Kaylee made sure that she was among the first students into Hogsmeade that morning. It was cold, as it had been for what seemed like the majority of the time that she had been at Hogwarts, but that didn’t bother her—not much. Although she was in jeans and multiple other layers rather than her school uniform, she still had her Slytherin scarf and hat on plus a pair of gloves, glad for the additional warmth they provided her. As she made her way into Hogsmeade, Kaylee noticed something new set up just outside of the Three Broomsticks: an ice cream cart! It might not have been the season for it, but ice cream sounded good, and she somehow found herself as the first in line to purchase some. The girl operating the cart didn’t look like she was any more than a few years older than some of the students in the village, including Kaylee herself. “Hi,” Kaylee smiled, laughing at herself for ordering ice cream as she saw her breath hover in front of her. “Can I please get a scoop of the butterbeer ice cream?”vasilia abigail fortescueOOC: I'm fine with others joining if you are!
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Jun 18, 2019 15:11:32 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Jun 18, 2019 15:11:32 GMT -7
The first student to arrive immediately ordered Butterbeer ice cream. Vasilia didn’t recognize the teenage girl, both a surprise and not. Vasilia wouldn’t know any students through school (obviously), so not a surprise in that way. But at the same time, the ice cream parlour was a popular stop when completing summer school shopping, so she’d seen a great number of students throughout the years.
Though, whether or not she recognized the girl was irrelevant. She wanted ice cream and was officially the cart’s first customer! Vasilia immediately grinned. In fact, she was practically beaming. ”Of course! What would you like it in? I have waffle cones, pretzel cones, chocolate dipped sugar cones, gluten free cones, and waffle bowls. All home made, and freshly made this morning.” Of course, she’d been up since three that morning making all the ice cream and all the cones, but could you blame her? She was excited, and wanted the first day to be a success! As she’d named each cone, she pointed to them on the stand. ”Do you want a sample of any other kinds? You can mix and match all you want!”
kaylee māhealani mahi'ai @other students (definitely open to anyone else that wants delicious ice cream!)
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kaylee māhealani mahi'ai
ILVERMORNY ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
233 posts
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Jun 18, 2019 18:28:41 GMT -7
Post by kaylee māhealani mahi'ai on Jun 18, 2019 18:28:41 GMT -7
“Of course!” the older girl at the ice cream cart answered her. “What would you like it in?”
Before she could answer that just a cup would be fine, Kaylee learned that there were no shortage of things for her to put that ice cream in. It was kind of overwhelming, she thought, to listen to the girl on the opposite side of the cart list them all out: “waffle cones, pretzel cones, chocolate dipped sugar cones, gluten free cones, and waffle bowls”—all of them homemade that morning.
Kaylee followed along as the ice cream cart girl spoke, pointing out what each cone was as she mentioned it. She had had pretzels before, of course, but she had never had ice cream in a pretzel cone. Somehow, though, that seemed like it would work really well with the sweetness of butterbeer ice cream—that kind of sweet and salty combination.
Just as she had committed herself to the pretzel cone, the girl asked if she wanted to sample anything. Politely, Kaylee shook her head, declining. “No, no, I’m fine, thanks,” she assured the older girl with another smile. “I’m just going to do the scoop of the butterbeer ice cream in a pretzel cone, if that’s okay?”
vasilia abigail fortescue OOC: COME GET YER ICE CREAM, KIDS!
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Jun 18, 2019 19:12:10 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Jun 18, 2019 19:12:10 GMT -7
Vasilia held back a chuckle as she watched the first customer and their almost overwhelmed expression. It was quite a few options, but the cone needed to be just as good as the ice cream! She also liked how edible cones and bowls complimented ice cream, enhancing their flavor. The pretzel cone, as this customer decided on, was a great companion to butterbeer ice cream.
She nodded happily. ”Coming right up!” Pulling out a drawer, she retrieve a pretzel cone. Then, reaching for the ice cream scoop she spooned out a perfectly shaped, and generously size scoop of butterbeer ice cream. Topping it on the pretzel cone, she held it out to the student. ”No charge. Take it as a thank you for being my first customer.”
kaylee māhealani mahi'ai
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kaylee māhealani mahi'ai
ILVERMORNY ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
233 posts
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Jun 18, 2019 19:31:27 GMT -7
Post by kaylee māhealani mahi'ai on Jun 18, 2019 19:31:27 GMT -7
"Coming right up!" the girl running the cart told her, taking hardly any time at all to scoop the ice cream perfectly into its pretzel cone. She held it out, and, to Kaylee's surprise, said that there would be no charge for it for having been her first customer.
Not certain that she hadn't been hearing things, Kaylee blinked. "Really?" she asked, just to check, as she took the cone from the girl. Money was still tight for her family, although it wasn't as bad as it had been before, now that they were all in Britain. "Are you sure?" Kaylee hesitated, looking between the girl and the cone that she now gripped in her gloved hand. She felt bad at the idea of just walking off with the ice cream cone and not paying for it. "I can leave you a tip or something, at least?"
vasilia abigail fortescue
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Jun 24, 2019 11:56:43 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Jun 24, 2019 11:56:43 GMT -7
Sure, offering free ice cream wasn’t something Vasilia did often. Samples, sure! That was a common practice. But full scoops? That was usually reserved for certain situations. In Vasilia’s mind this was undoubtedly one of those occasions. Why not offer the first customer a free scoop? In the grand scheme of things a single free scoop wouldn’t cost the business.
The student, however, looked very conflicted over the offer. That was surprising to Vasilia. Most people would take a few scoop of ice cream and book it, no questions asked. Vas’s smile softened at the offer of leaving a tip. ”How about you promise to stop by the next Hogmeade visit? Consider it a two for one deal, free cone today if you get an ice cream next month.”
kaylee māhealani mahi'ai @open to more students.
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kaylee māhealani mahi'ai
ILVERMORNY ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
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Jun 24, 2019 12:21:47 GMT -7
Post by kaylee māhealani mahi'ai on Jun 24, 2019 12:21:47 GMT -7
In lieu of agreeing to a tip, the girl running the cart gave her a suggestion. "How about you promise to stop by the next Hogmeade visit? Consider it a two for one deal, free cone today if you get an ice cream next month."
That was easy enough to do, Kaylee thought, taking a lick of the cone in her hand before forgetting that it was actually still cold enough outside that the cone wasn't going to melt on her anytime soon. "Sure!" she agreed, pleasantly surprised by how good the ice cream tasted even in winter. "Mahalo," she added. "The ice cream is really good."
vasilia abigail fortescue Kids who want ice cream!
OOC: "Mahalo" - "Thank you" in Hawaiian.
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Jun 28, 2019 10:33:31 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Jun 28, 2019 10:33:31 GMT -7
It took a moment, but the teenager seemed to accept Vasilia’s offer, and finally decided to taste the ice cream she’d ordered. How the girl had managed to wait so long to try it, Vasilia didn’t know. When it came to tasting new foods, Vas was not the most patient, but could you blame her? She was in culinary school, and one of the most important rules was “Don’t forget to taste”. Not just when you were done, but every step of the way. It was completely normal for Vas to have a stack of a dozen or more tasting spoons in the sink after making anything, even ice cream! Not just to make sure you didn’t screw it up, but also to ensure it always stays consistent. Consistency was extremely important in the culinary field. You have to be able to recreate the dish, whatever the dish was, exactly the same way countless times. Ice cream could be especially tricky because she was trying to not only maintain the taste but also the texture and thickness. It wasn’t just a matter of ingredients, it was also time. Everything had to be exact.
Vasilia grinned as the girl finally tasted the ice cream and stated it was good. ”I’m glad! It was made fresh this morning. Is this your first time trying Fortescue’s ice cream?” Yes, it was very possible this girl had. Considering the accent though Vas was fairly positive this was an Ilvermorny transfer student. Unless she’d come to the shop during the summer there weren’t many chances for the girl to have tried the magical communities’ most well known ice cream shop before now.
kaylee māhealani mahi'ai @anyone else that wants ice cream
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kaylee māhealani mahi'ai
ILVERMORNY ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
233 posts
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Jun 29, 2019 0:08:08 GMT -7
Post by kaylee māhealani mahi'ai on Jun 29, 2019 0:08:08 GMT -7
"I'm glad!" expressed the girl running the cart when she had commented that the butterbeer ice cream was good. "It was made fresh this morning," she added, to which Kaylee nodded. She took another lick of her cone. Fresh or not fresh, it tasted almost perfectly like the butterbeer that the Three Broomsticks had.
"Is this your first time trying Fortescue’s ice cream?"
Kaylee's eyes met the older girl's again, rather than her cone. "Yeah," she laughed, knowing full well that the parlor was in Diagon Alley and that she had had most of the summer to try their ice cream before going to Hogwarts. "I went past the ice cream parlor more than a few times this past summer, but I might have held out for the hope of shave ice," she admitted, though her frozen dessert of choice seemed not to have migrated to Britain.
In addition to the lack of shave ice, spending money on anything extra for herself—never mind her brother and sister—hadn't been on the table then. Having money to pay for their little room at the Leaky Cauldron had been more important.
vasilia abigail fortescue ICE CREAM CUSTOMERS
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Jul 31, 2019 10:49:06 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Jul 31, 2019 10:49:06 GMT -7
At the mention of shaved ice a thoughtful expression cross Vasilia's face and she tapped her chin with her pointer finger. "Shaved ice, huh?" Of course, Vas knew what it was. She was an aspiring chef after all, and overall ice cream expert. It definitely wasn't a popular choice this side of the pond. "I don't think I've seen any shops selling shaved ice before," she added after a moment. Already the wheels were turning. Shaved ice was an American frozen treat. There were a lot of Americans at Hogwarts this year. No other shops were getting into the market. Perhaps... It could be a lucrative sellable for the trolley.
Now, she was curious. "I've heard about it, but never tried it myself. Do you know what goes into shaved ice?" She was possibly considering trying to sell the product to Hogwarts students she'd want to make it right, after all. Students would be more inclined if it reminded them of home.
kaylee māhealani mahi'ai @any other students that want ice cream
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kaylee māhealani mahi'ai
ILVERMORNY ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
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Jul 31, 2019 11:15:11 GMT -7
Post by kaylee māhealani mahi'ai on Jul 31, 2019 11:15:11 GMT -7
"Shaved ice, huh?" the girl asked. "I don't think I've seen any shops selling shaved ice before."
That was disappointing news, Kaylee thought. Shave ice—that was, as opposed to "shaved" ice—was everywhere in Hawaii. "Shaved" ice was everywhere else.
"I've heard about it, but never tried it myself. Do you know what goes into shaved ice?"
Kaylee laughed lightly, unable to help herself. "Well, I mean, there's ice," she answered. "And then you add flavored syrup to it, usually fruit flavors, and sometimes ice cream or condensed milk or other stuff like that… Kinda like a snow cone, only a million times better."
vasilia abigail fortescue ICE CREAM! GET YOUR ICE CREAM!
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
116 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
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Aug 5, 2019 10:53:54 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Aug 5, 2019 10:53:54 GMT -7
January 25, 2025 Felix entered Hogsmeade solely because some of the other students were going into the village, though he had no plans to stay there for very long. It was cold. He could have stayed inside the castle and done something, but getting a butterbeer—at the least—also sounded pretty good. He walked to the pub, in expectation that that was what he would do, until he saw something even better.
Vasilia, his sister, was a genius. She had brought an ice cream cart out into Hogsmeade, right in front of the Three Broomsticks. He grinned, seeing that she was chatting with a customer, who appeared to have purchased some of their butterbeer ice cream.
"Hey, Vas," he addressed his sister and then the student with whom she was talking. "Hey."
vasilia abigail fortescue kaylee māhealani mahi'ai GET ICE CREAM, KIDS!
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Feb 19, 2020 22:12:07 GMT -7
Post by vasilia abigail fortescue on Feb 19, 2020 22:12:07 GMT -7
The wheels were already turning and already plans were formulating. She'd have to do a google search later, maybe talk to her culinary teachers to see if any had experience with shaved ice as well. It could be quite lucrative if she started to introduce different frozen treats. Expand from just ice cream. "I'll look into it," she answered enthusiastically.
Then, she spotted Felix, her baby brother. If you thought she couldn't look happier and grin even wider you were sorely mistaken, because the girl was absolutely beaming now. "Felix!" She stepped out from behind the cart, all other train of thought lost, and tried to give him a tight bear hug (unless he dodged of course.). "Do you like the cart? Pretty neat, huh?"
felix valentin fortescue kaylee māhealani mahi'ai anyone else that wants ice cream.
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felix valentin fortescue
HOGWARTS ALUM FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLOUR ICE CREAM ARTISAN
116 posts
Pansexual and Polyamorous
played by Audrey
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Feb 20, 2020 7:12:46 GMT -7
Post by felix valentin fortescue on Feb 20, 2020 7:12:46 GMT -7
"Felix!"
If there was an adequate word to describe how elated Vasilia looked upon realizing that he was there, Felix couldn't put a finger on it as his older sister stepped away from the cart to hug him. He returned the gesture—hugging her tightly—and was fairly certain that his smile matched hers.
"Do you like the cart? Pretty neat, huh?"
The cart really was something. How they hadn't gotten around to doing that sooner, he wasn't sure, but Hogsmeade weekends with so many more students at Hogwarts were sure to provide them with good business even through the colder months. "It's brilliant," he answered Vasilia, looking first to the cart and then over to the customer who was still standing there. Visually, it looked really nice, too, though maybe he was biased in that regard. "Who wouldn't want ice cream from it?" It was appealing and cheerful, which made a difference in the wintry chill.
Even though people were sure to see the cart as they went around the village that day, Felix knew that he would need to start spreading the word amongst his peers at school. As much as he was eager to run around the high street to relay the news that Florean Fortescue's was now selling ice cream in Hogsmeade, he stopped himself long enough to finish his conversation with his sister.
"How'd you get everything here?" Especially since Vasilia was a Squib, it must have been a logistical nightmare trying to get it into Hogsmeade if she hadn't had at least some assistance with it. Making sure that the ice cream remained at the proper temperature was probably easier than it might have been during other times of the year, at least.
vasilia abigail fortescue
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