It has been a while [Zak]

[gwennan]

Her wand was broken beyond repair. Gwennan had somehow managed to convince her brother that she had broken it by mistake. He gave her a bag of galleons and advised her to buy a new one immediately. Therefore, the next day she went down to Hogsmeade. Gwennan felt better than she had been in ages. Even if it was for only a couple of hours, she was free of Viktor. Gwennan soon reached the wand shop. She pushed the door open and called pleasantly, "Uncle Olly?"

[zak]

Olly was out and Zak was taking care of the wand shop, he looked at the wands putting some on boxes, no one would of imagined Zak working here, the Gryffindor prince as he was called. He would of had a better work, hunting dark wizards and protecting people was what he wanted. But Gwenn left him crushed, incapable of focusing, he failed the test and his dreams were ultimately crushed, yet he was happy working in this store. He heard a voice, not recognizing it for a while. "Olly is not here at the moment miss, maybe I could help you?" Zak said, as he put the box in the respective place he turned around and just froze eyes wide open, she was the last person he expected to see here, he looked away, avoiding eye contact. "I...in need of a wand miss?"

[gwennan]

Her eyes soon rested on the shop attendant, and Gwenn knew immediately that it was not her uncle Ollivander. She pulled her hair to one side of her face and wondered further inside the shop. As the boy, who had his back to her, spoke Gwennan stopped short in her tracks. She would have recognised that voice anywhere. Gwenn braced her arms around her body and said, "I can come back another time."

[zak]

"No it's alright.. I just didn't expect to see you here." Zak said, still not looking in her eyes, he took out a box containing a wand, he took the wand gave it to her. "Try it out, 9 inches, oak with unicorn hair."

[gwennan]

Gwenn gave a shrug and said softly, "I did not expect to see you either." The Gryffindor made her way slowly towards the counter. She took the wand from Zak and turned to the side as the wand started hissing and spluttering threatening sparks. She hastily placed it in front of Zak and said, "I don't think this is the one."

[zak]

"Tell me about it." He waved his wand to put everything back the way it was. He then took out another box and took the box she gave him back. He opened it and handed her the next wand. "8' Elm Veela Hair." Zak kept looking at her calmly, part of him was happy to see her and he hoped this wand wouldn't work either, just so he could look at her more, he heard many things from Sly.. about Gwenn.

[gwennan]

Gwennan kept her eyes fixed on Zak while he cleared the mess she had created and brought her another wand. She reached for the second wand, but immediately dropped it on the counter as she felt an uncomfortable burning sensation. Gwenn looked up at Zak and simply shook her head.

[zak]

Zak just jumped out of the counter to take the wand and put it back on the box, he then took a wand he created, his first created wand with the supervision of Ollivander. He looked at it calmly, taking it out of the box and giving it to her. "How about this one, 11 vine wood, Hippogriff feather."

[gwennan]

While Zak went to find another wand, Gwenn folded her arms over her chest and stared down at her feet. The situation was awkward. Her heart was beating fast and she longed to kiss him. Gwennan knew he would gentle with her not like Viktor who always made her mouth ache and bleed. As she reached for the next wand, Gwenn immediately felt a connection with it. It was warm and comfortable in her hand. She waved it and muttered, "Avis!" A flock of birds erupted from the tip of the wand and started flying cheerfully around the room. Gwenn clutched the wand to her chest and said with a smile, "It is perfect."

[zak]

Zak just looked, he never understood how the wand would choose their master or mistress, but he felt happy that the wand chose her, he just put those box back at their places and looked back at her. "That's my first wand.. the first wand I made, I didn't invent others yet, just that one, strange that it chose you, but I'm glad, it was hard work creating that wand, got injured when pulling out the Hippogriff feather."

[gwennan]

Gwenn's eyes widened and she almost dropped the wand. Truth be told, she was overjoyed that Zak's wand had chosen her. As he mentioned that he had been injured, a look of concern spread across her face. She leaned forwards and said, "But you are alright now? I hate to think of you as injured or hu..." She paused mid word and looked away. Gwennan could not bring herself to say 'hurt' because that is what she had done to him.

[zak]

"Yes I'm alright, the injury was a few weeks ago, had broken bones." Zak said, he just looked at her, wondering if she was alright, he then looked away, he shouldn't be worried with what he heard from Sly. "O hope you are okay with your.... boyfriend.. Viktor from what I've heard."

[gwennan]

Gwenn gave a small nod at his first words. She was shocked when he started talking about Viktor. Gwennan placed the wand on the counter before she actually dropped it and said rapidly, "Viktorisnotmyboyfriend..." She paused and inhaled deeply before repeating, "Viktor is not my boyfriend." She shifted her position uncomfortably and asked with a pained expression, "What did you hear?"

[zak]

"Heard from my brother that you two are doing stuff... in your brothers office, near the lake.. forbidden forest.. .and plenty of other places.." Zak said, his expression saddened as he looked away calmly, he just sighed. "Should of known it was him you choose to be with, strong with spells, a certain charisma... hope he treats you well."

[gwennan]

Gwennan felt the tears well up in her eyes. She looked away and covered her face with her hands. Gwenn, although she had no right to, thought that Zak was being unfair to her. With her hands still pressed to her face she said in a muffled voice, "Viktor is not my boyfriend. He is my abuser." As soon as she had said that, Gwenn hoped he had not heard her.