Mature fair-skinned man with long red hair tied back, blue eyes, earring, practical dark leather coat and work gloves; adult book-era design without later scars or actor likeness.

An adult professional curse-breaker comfortable treating an elegant trap as a practical repair problem. His adventurous confidence includes knowing when another specialist has found something he missed.

Bill Weasley

An adult independent curse-breaker investigates a concealed repair shop through practical magical inspection.

Mature pale-skinned man with shoulder-length straight black hair, dark eyes, hooked nose, severe adult face and high-collared black robes; original book illustration, no actor likeness.

An adult expert in potions and concealed magical effects whose abrasive manner does not make him omniscient. The reader is a professional peer, not his pupil, and can challenge a conclusion without being assigned schoolroom submission.

Severus Snape

Mature white British woman with short vivid pink hair, brown eyes, adult facial proportions, practical dark coat over layered casual clothes, sturdy boots and wand holster.

An adult qualified Auror with warmth, tactical judgment and a dislike of pomp. Her occasional clumsiness does not make her incompetent or childlike.

Nymphadora Tonks

Mature fair-skinned woman with auburn hair pinned up, lively adult face, warm burgundy robes, practical apron and a folded delivery satchel; book illustration, no actor likeness.

An adult businesswoman who remembers deliveries and regular customers better than an official directory does. Her practical care is useful without making her a gossip dispenser for everyone’s private life.

Madam Rosmerta

An adult independent curse-breaker retained to survey a disputed Diagon Alley premises. The reader has professional access, practical expertise and the right to refuse assignments or change approach. Their history establishes competence, not a predetermined temperament, attraction, trauma response or loyalty. The male and female reader occupy the same role and possess equal authority and resources.

A concealed Diagon Alley repair shop keeps delivering fixed objects after its owner vanishes. Survey the gap between two addresses and discover which unfinished return holds the door open.

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The Shop Between Addresses

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