A New School Year [OPEN LOG]

It's almost time for school! Time for the yearly trip back to Diagon Alley. New books, potion ingredients, and robe fittings? Absolutely. First years? Go get your wands. More importantly, now's the time to catch up with old friends and see how they've been over the summer.
If it's your first time to Diagon Alley, maybe you can catch someone heading in to show you the way? Don't worry, there's always a helpful witch or wizard about to guide the Muggleborns to the right location if they get a little lost!
( Kicking things off with a quick and easy log! Threads may take place anywhere in Diagon Alley, with any characters that will be heading to Hogwarts. Feel free to threadjack, threadhop, or create multiple threads depending on if you want others to hop in when you change locations! Most importantly, have fun! )

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[He's probably taking a bit more on to his plate than is wise, between being Head Boy and classes and his usual predilection towards taking on other people's problems when they ask for his advice.]
Are there any you'd particularly suggest looking at?
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[The man ponders this, tapping his chin with a thin finger.]
I actually have a book in my study back at the school that I read when I was first learning to be an animagus. If you'd like, I can let you borrow it. It contains not only anything you might want to know about animagi, but also details the advantages and dangers of this sort of magic.
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