"Did you see a teenager run off just now?"
Thankfully the officer appears more concerned about the "missing" teenager and doesn't take a good look at the oddly dressed preteen.
"Uh huh. She went that way sir." She points in a random direction.
"Thanks kid."
The officer rushes off in that direction leaving Laura behind. She sighs in relief then looks at her car and realizes there's no way she's driving it in this state. She quickly throws on a new outfit in the back seat, grabs her stuff, and sets off on foot in the opposite direction than the officer went. Pulling out her phone she looks up the magic store and finds...