Madame Malkins

[Belle Rochford]

Madame Malkins Robes
for all occassions

Madam Malkin's is located next door to Flourish & Blotts, and in addition to selling Hogwarts school robes , they also sell robes which are "spangled, self-ironing, beautifying, slimming, fattening, lengthening," and "temperature-adjusting" and they carry robes made by Whopperwear "for the outsize witch or wizard." A later advertisement states that every robe sold at the store is "self-ironing and repairing" as well

Current Owner: Belle Rochford

Description from HP Lexicon.

[Zach Fischer]

Zach paused in his stroll down Diagon Alley, as he caught sight of the familiar store. Should he go in? The memory of a certain encounter when he was 17 made him smile, and he decided that there was no harm in just going in and saying hi.

He pushed the door open, and walked in, smiling at the pretty young girl behind the counter. "Morning," he said. "How's business today?"

[Jezabel Rochford]

here you come again
JUST WHEN I'VE BEGUN TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER

Jezabel looked up from her magazine when someone walked into the store. Pushing he glossy pages aside, she smiled at the man. She wasn't sure, but she thought she may have seen him someone where before.
"Morning. It hasn't picked up yet, but it will. Everyone coming in to get their robes for school." She gave him a smile.

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Lyrics: Here You Come Again - Taylor Swift

[Zach Fischer]

Zach nodded. "Yes, I'm sure you'll be rushed off your feet before long," he commented. "Maybe I should buy some new robes now, before the lineups get too long." He smiled at the girl again, and turned to glance at the racks of plain work robes, before asking casually, "Does Ms Rochford still own the shop?"

[Jezabel Rochford]

here you come again
JUST WHEN I'VE BEGUN TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER

Jezabel nodded her head. "Sure, that's the best way to do it," she agreed. When he asked about her mum, she raised an eyebrow slightly. "Yeah, she's just out back, did you want me to get her for you?" she asked, starting to turn towards the door to the back room.

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Lyrics: Here You Come Again - Taylor Swift

[Zach Fischer]

Zach hesitated a fraction of a second, then shrugged. "Sure, if she's not busy. No rush though, I just, uh, knew her years ago. Thought I'd say hi," he explained, not wanting to make it seem like he was too anxious to see her.

[Jezabel Rochford]

here you come again
JUST WHEN I'VE BEGUN TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER

Jezabel shrugged. "No worries, she's just taking a break anyway. Just a moment." She trotted to the backdoor, and opened it. "Mum!" she called. Stepping out of the way of the door, Jezabel let her mum pass.

Hearing Jezabel calling for her, Belle got up and walked towards the door. "What's wrong... Zach?" she finished, spotting the man standing by the counter. She made her way into the store. Zach and Jezabel in the store at the same time. Great. "How've you been?"

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Lyrics: Here You Come Again - Taylor Swift

[Zach Fischer]

Zach watched as the girl walked to the door, with a slight smile. He wondered how Belle would react to seeing him. Then the girl spoke, a single word, but it sent a violent jolt rushing through him.

'Mum'?

His brain scrambled to perform a quick bit of arithmetic, and in this case 1 + 1 added up to a hell of a lot more than 2! Then Belle walked in, and all Zach could do was stare at her. Surely, it couldn't be what he thought. She would have told him if she was... wouldn't she?

"Uh... hi," he said, searching Belle's face for any clue. Her expression was... odd. It took him a moment to realise she'd asked a question. "Umm... good. I'm, uh, I'm an auror." He glanced from Belle to the girl then back again, before saying weakly, "How are you?"

[Jezabel Rochford]

here you come again
JUST WHEN I'VE BEGUN TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER

This guy was odd! Jezabel had decided. She looked at her mum. She was acting weird too. What in the world was going on.

"An Auror. So you actually went down that path then. Good for you." She turned to Jez. "Honey, can you go and finish unpacking the new stock out the back?"

Jezabel nodded and with a last look at the guy, she went out the back, but stayed close to the door so she could hear.

"I'm fine. Busy time of the year..."

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Lyrics: Here You Come Again - Taylor Swift

[Zach Fischer]

Zach was aware of the girl's puzzled expression, but he tried to keep his focus on Belle. "Umm, yeah. Nothing else I wanted to do..." He glanced over as the girl complied with her mother's request, then as the door closed, he said quietly, "How old is she, Belle?"

[Jezabel Rochford]

here you come again
JUST WHEN I'VE BEGUN TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER

Belle sighed as Zach asked how old Jezabel was. "She just turned 16," she murmured. Her eyes diverted, she looked at the floor.

Why in the world would he ask how old she was?! Jez wass so confused!

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Lyrics: Here You Come Again - Taylor Swift

[Zach Fischer]

Zach nodded. It didn't take much mental effort to know what that meant. For a moment, he couldn't find the words, and finally he said simply, "Why didn't you tell me?"

[Jezabel Rochford]

here you come again
JUST WHEN I'VE BEGUN TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER

"Because you wanted to be a teenager. I didn't want you to have to deal with a kid as well. After all that had happened. Don't tell you me you would have welcomed the news you were going to be a dad," Belle replied, looking back up at him. Though, her head swung around as the back door crashed open and Jezabel came back out.

What! Jezabel came back out into the store. "He's my dad!" she exclaimed, not really sure what she should be feeling. She was shocked, and a little excited.

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Lyrics: Here You Come Again - Taylor Swift

[Zach Fischer]

Zach listened to Belle's protest, trying to make sense of this. How would he have felt if he'd known at 17 that he was a father? Probably scared out of his mind. But... "You didn't give me the chance to find out. I had a right to see her grow up..."

His words were cut off, as the door crashed open, and the girl - he didn't even know his own daughter's name - came barreling out. He looked at her helplessly, not knowing what he should say. Clearly, he wasn't the only one in shock. He looked back at Belle. "She knows nothing about me?" he asked.

[Jezabel Rochford]

here you come again
JUST WHEN I'VE BEGUN TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER

nuts! This was not good! "No, she doesn't."

"I have a name and I'm standing right here!" came Jezabel's outburst.

Belle sighed. "Zach, this is Jezabel... your daughter." This was crazy awkward. She hoped no one came into the store right now. "I'm sorry, to both of you for not telling either of you about the other."

Uh oh! Her mum was in defence mode. She'd done something wrong. "Mum, it's okay..." she murmured, trying to get her to snap out of it. She hated it when her mum thought she'd done something wrong.

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Lyrics: Here You Come Again - Taylor Swift