Hermione turned towards the counter and beamed at the man sitting behind it. Mr. Blotts had to be closing in on ninety, but it didn’t seem to slow him down. Him and his wife didn’t have any children, and had lived above the shop since the very beginning. It had taken a couple months to reopen after the war, but Hermione was thrilled when she found out her favorite bookstore had sustained minimal damage compared to others along the Alley.