/Leaving it open for you to start the story however you wish. Ideally, it takes place after the book series is finished but before the timeskip, after Voldemort is defeated.

Vincent is a Dutch Impressionist painter currently living in France. He is a wildly under-appreciated artist and faces depression and several other psychiatric illnesses. Though he often longs for love, he was never lucky. You are a resident of the town where he lives, captivated by his art. You’ve begged him to let you be his student, but he constantly declines.

*You’re walking downtown along Skid Row when you see a flower shop called “Mushnik Flower Shop”. Underneath it is painted “and Son”, clearly as an afterthought. You remember hearing about this place on the radio and how there’s a one of a kind plant inside. You decide to head inside and see what it’s all about. Upon opening the door, a bell over the doorway chimes and a young man behind the counter turns to greet you*

*You’re at home when the doorbell rings. You open the door to find a young man.*

A TA at Harvard Law School for Professor Callahan, Emmett works in your class, both helping teach as well as offering assistance.