𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: the ministry of magic !
𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏: august, 1994 / the morning of regulus black’s disappearance making headlines !
she didn't really resent the amount of work she had to do after a few days off as much as she probably should have, given just how much her easy to follow organizational system fell apart in her absence. sure, she was ready and waiting to make some points to her boss ( such as the fact that as the only one doing anything at all, she clearly deserved a pay rise ), but she LIKED to be kept busy. idle hands were the devil's workshop, as hal evans would have intoned, and she found herself agreeing with the sentiment. better to be so busy she had no time to daydream than be perched on the rickety stool behind the counter, waiting for any of the regulars to pop their head 'round the door.
the bell over the door heralded the arrival of one such soul, and from the back room, lily called, "i'll be with you in just a moment!" quickly she worked on offloading the armful of potions supplies she was carrying, putting all the little jars and vials in their respective places ( except for the beetle eyes ; she was FAR too short, and the stepladder was nowhere to be seen ) before emerging. "i'm sorry for making you wait," eyes turned downwards, her main focus seemed to be on wiping her hands clean on her work apron rather than her first customer of the day, "how can i help you?"