coffee n' croissant | archie

[Veronica Giselle Ollivander]

━ you have bewitched me, body and soul ━

9th june 2026

WITH ANOTHER LUNCH HOUR RUNNING slow, Veronica Ollivander decided to take her well-deserved break a little early. She hadn't gotten through many of her custom wand orders for the day, as she was relying on her new intern to pick up the slack - whittling on the woods and leaving the management of the cores to the Ollivander herself. Each upcoming academic year simply meant that wand-makers alike had pretty tight schedules for themselves, cooped up in their stations to work upon children's future guides. How inspirational.

Waving over as her intern wished her a nice lunch, the brunette stepped out, a cigarette already lifting to her lips, with the flame omitting from the lighter soon rising also. It was perfect timing really, considering Veronica had arranged some lunch plans with an old friend: Archie. Archie is...Or more so was, the Arithmancy Professor and while the Ollivander knew her son was far from interested in arithmancy, Veronica had a slight interest. That, and she loved a good intellectual conversation. Casual talks between the two soon rose to a regular friendship and soon enough the two were friendly enough to arrange the odd lunch plan, or two.

Walking gracefully and proper as she usually did, one in front of the other, Veronica headed towards Alderton's Bakery and Sweets. She wasn't too fond of over-sweetened goods but with the store being on the same street as her own, she had passed by a few times and even had a few bakery goods. They also made incredible coffee..At least the right staff did. Considering she hadn't given Archie a specific time, the Ollivander decided to wait outside the store, her cigarette already half finished. She took a few extra puffs while she waited, dark eyes looking to point out her friend.

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June 9, 2026
Veronica Giselle Ollivander

It hadn’t even been a month, and most days, it felt like yesterday to Archie. Thankfully the Hogwarts staff were some of the Wizarding World’s best-trained individuals and, by some strange occurrence—an incredible amount of former Cursebreakers. Quick reactions to perilous situations were the name of the game. He was thankful it wasn’t worse, though his heart was still heavy from those lost. Teaching had become his passion as he helped guide students on their quest for knowledge—well, most of them in any case. But it wasn’t hard to find like-minded individuals.

Archie—or Octavian as some still called him, was from a handful of families that were well known in London. Diagon Alley and Horizont Alley, where many families had laid the foundations for centuries or longer. His own family had merged some time ago with the Smiths, and now his Aunt and sister ran the family bakery. But everybody seemed to know one another, which is how he became acquainted with Veronica Ollivander. If there was ever a famous name that wasn’t Potter, it was Ollivander. Archie could see how some might not end up on the wandmaker’s good side, but Archie found he rather enjoyed talking to her—she was intelligent and didn’t mind his ramblings about numbers or even his old stories of his previous work.

He left his Aunt’s shop as he’d dropped by for a few minutes to check in on his family, and all was well. Decima Vector had worked hard all her life, and Nova was slowly taking on more and more responsibilities. Archie wished he could help, but he was useless, aside from being able to clean. The walk was short to the agreed meeting site, and quickly he spotted the brunette. ”I hope I haven’t kept you waiting long.” Archie greeted her with a grin as he noted her cigarette was just about finished.

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[Veronica Giselle Ollivander]

━ you have bewitched me, body and soul ━

AS VERONICA SOON ENOUGH FINISHED the cigarette that slotted between her fingers, the Ollivander fished into her pockets to pull out the small box in order to draw out another. Flicking the small ashes of her current cigarette and gently crushing the the bud with the ball of her shoe, Veronica paused as she heard a familiar voice speak towards her. Looking up from the box, the Ollivander smiled small and rested the cigarette box in her pockets once more.

At Archie's greeting, Veronica laughed quietly and shook her head before she responded. "Not at all." She began rather softly, standing up straight so she appeared a little taller than she really was. The brunette knew that Archie would forever be taller than her but truth be told, the eldest Ollivander was somewhat tall for a woman also. "Hopefully the smell of cigarettes isn't too..Off-putting for you. I know a spell that can rid me from it." She smiled, somewhat taking a step to the side from the assumption that the smell was overpowering.

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June 9, 2026
Veronica Giselle Ollivander

”I don’t mind.” Archie spoke honestly. Traveling as he had for those few short years and working at the Museum had accustomed him to people’s habits. Plus, his father had smoked incessantly, so he either got used to it or risk his father finding a new reason to leave him behind. Archie could have slouched and still towered over Veronica, not that he would mention it. She was a proud woman, Archie had seen that right away, but a reputation also preceded her. Not that he was surprised in the least. Gideon was not a student in his class nor his former house, but the incident involving an older girl had spread throughout the classrooms and into the staff breakroom.

Blaise hadn’t seemed amused by the behavior of his house, but he’d made a note of the incident. He had often wondered what went through their minds as he tried to remember his own thoughts at that age—but colleagues such as Hazel paid far more attention than he had. ”Shall we sit outside?” It was too far a lovely day to waste indoors—at least more than they had to already. Archie gestured to the tables just outside the café, just a few feet away, where Archie could easily and quickly pull out her chair for her.

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[Veronica Giselle Ollivander]

━ you have bewitched me, body and soul ━

NODDING, VERONICA WENT AHEAD ONCE more, hand digging into the pockets of her trousers, fishing out the box of cigarettes. Eagerly, the Ollivander slotted one between her lips and used the tip of her wand along with magic to light it. It was a disgusting habit that she had picked up so many years ago and no matter what, the wand-maker simply couldn't quit. Sure, there were magical ways that suppressed any sort of nicotine craving, but where was the fun in that?

"Outside sounds perfect." She responded, following Archies gesture and deciding upon which table by the cafe to sit by. "So," She began, holding the cigarette between her index and middle finger now. "Are you still teaching now?..Elsewhere anyway, considering what happened at Hogwarts?.."

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