Friday, January 25, 2019

Tiny and Precious


"It is Veritaserum, a truth potion so powerful that three drops will have you spilling your innermost secrets. . . ."


I have a serious weakness for tiny bottles, as anyone who knows me knows well. So when I found a beat-up plastic roundbox of six antique perfume bottles --- three of a delicate vintage glass style, possibly handblown, of which I would have no idea of where to obtain more --- on Jan. 19th, for a mere buck fifty(!), I pounced.


Do I have any idea what to do with them? Whether they will go on a necklace, in a kit, or elsewhere, or what they will contain? No idea. Do I care? No. I have never seen such exquisite little vials of this older form, and have no idea what era they're from! Perhaps one day I'll discover their real worth.

Perfumes, too, can be quite rare when found lurking in old bottles. Do I know which ones these contained? Not a clue. But when I see a score like this at a scrap shop, I do not hesitate.

Severus owns a piece of my soul by this point, and there are certain simple ways to make either of us at least somewhat excited.


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