Order Only: Our Haul

I'm back safe and sound and Emmeline let us know that her handoff to the Sherwood group went off without a hitch.

As you know, I've been working with Aleks and Fatima to bring in not just the contraband we need, but items for the shop here that could, theoretically, have been imported legally but for which we at Laszlo simply didn't wish to pay the tariffs. All part of our revolutionary strategy to keep our prices low and our stock distinctive.

However. I know that a good deal of these items are also very valuable for other uses - bribes, for example, when we go out rescuing Muggleborns - and a variety of barter and trade arrangements. So I thought I'd just give you all a taster and please do give a shout if you'd like us to hold any of it back rather than put it on the market.

You can pick up anything you want to claim on Monday. (Allie, I assume you've taken care of inviting everyone, love?)

Right:

• 20 bolts of silk, various colours and weights but mainly bleached, suitable for dying. (Each bolt is about 4 yards wide I think? and I don't know how many yards long.)


• 36 spools of silk thread, 3 each in 12 colours (white, black, blue, red, green, yellow, purple, orange, sort of a lime, peach, beige and brown)


• Peacock feathers, one gross, suitable for quills or hats


• Eagle feathers, same


• Lamp oil, three cases of 12oz bottles


• 10 crates of clementine oranges (about 6dz oranges per crate)


• 10 crates of bananas (I've no idea how many bunches that is!)


• 10 crates of lemons (about 6dz lemons per crate)


• kitchen-grade mace, ground, 3 cases at 24 jars per case


• kitchen-grade sugar, 1lb bags, 100lbs total


• curry powder, 1oz packets, 1 gross


• coriander, same


• cinnamon, same


• saffron, ¹/²oz packets, 1 gross


• chocolate (don't worry, we've already put most of it in your parcels)


• 3 crates Algerian pomegranates


• 12 cases loose tobacco


• Cigarettes, one gross of cartons (these might be dicey to sell in-shop, so if you've a use for them, so much the better)


• one gross of salamanders


• 3 cases of HotWot


• 1 case of Tooth-ache tonic (Poppy, you're getting some, don't worry!)


• 2 cases of Indian Ocean Blood-Replenisher


• 2 cases of Hercules All-Heal


• 2 cases of French perfume (6oz bottles)


• 2 cases of Absinthe (minus two bottles)


• 3 cases of small batch Kentucky Bourbon


• 10 cases each of pinot noir, pinot grigio, cabernet, syrah, tokay, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc & bordeaux (all French, of course)


• cases and kegs of beer

(Most of the alcohol will go to the beer garden but we've been all day reversing the size-reducing spells, getting the cellar organised and taking inventory.)

Well? Step right up, don't be shy - Laszlo's back room is open for business!