Diagon alley
CHAPTER 4 DIAGON ALLEY.
“Now it gets interesting”Was heard all around the hall.
Harry regretted the choice of apparating it feels like he was spinning while being pressed really hard all over it wasnt a nice feeling.
“Agreed, I didn't like the port key last year. It felt like that but not as much spinning.”Hermione said to harry.
“Eh the portkey wasn't bad as the floo aparating and the portkey are all similar so i ended up getting used to it.” Harry replied with a shrug many nodded that's how you get used to it by doing all of the different things which are similar to aparating.
Mcgonagall looked down at Harry who didn't look happy.
“Nobody likes it first try you get used to it as you get older.” She said Harry looked around. They were in a small walled courtyard where there was nothing but a trashcan and weeds in front of a brick wall. Harry noted how a certain few bricks looked weird and had the same rainbowy particles surrounding them.”
“I thought you had to force yourself to see them.” Charlie said, looking over at harry.
“Oh yeah i do have to still but as the whole place was full of magic i don't need to but they aren't as noticeable as they would if i forced myself to see them.'' That made Charlie nod while thinking about how he can also see particles sometimes.
“I also see the particles like you do harry.” Luna said bouncing in her chair in happiness that someone else sees them all the time.``I do have to force myself to be able to see all the colours but I can see areas which are full of magic too.”
It wasn't fun to look at either. Mcgonagall tapped the wall three timed with her wand in a specific order on those bricks the last one she tapped quivered wriggled and suddenly a small hole appeared it grew wider and wider until they were facing an archway harry suspected those half giants in Mrs Figgs picture books would be able to fit through.
Many grinned or smiled at hagrid.
“Welcome mr potter to diagon alley” mcgonagall said smiling she will forever love going with muggle raised students to diagon so she can see there shocked faces harry wasn't showing one but his eyes showed his amazement so she took that as a win.
“Harry does show things like that but if you want to see his whole thoughts it's his eyes.”
They stepped through the archway the sun shone all around blinding some as around this time of year it's always bright and sunny Harry didn't like it like that but he's gotten used to it by now each summer he ends up with more freckles.
“You have freckles?”Ron said in shock.
“Yeah my face, arms , legs , neck just everywhere which are able to be touched by the sun, the ones on my face aren't all that noticeable but my arms are covered in them.”
“I think you freckle easier because of your mum being a redhead she had freckles too.”
Then he did before but he understands it's because he had to work for hours in the garden while the sun was out so he was going to end up with them anyway. As they walked closer to that big white building Harry heard a low soft hooting coming from a dark shop with a sign saying eeylops owl emporium tawny screech barn brown and snowy harry smiled he loves owls so much.
“We know.” Many laughed.
“We can't let you go into the owl area where the school owls are as you will spend an hour or two saying hi it's why we have to drag you out of the magical creatures class too.” Theo said with the other ravenclaws in their year.
“Still don't know why you guys were scared of the hippogriffs.” Harry muttered under his breath.
Harry saw how there were boys and girls his age with there faces pressed into a window harry didn't know how they were doing so don't they feel like they are getting all dirty and can feel each piece of dirt then for hours they will try scrubbing it and will still feel like they can feel the dirt?
“I don't actually think that's normal harry?” Ron said in concern.
“Yeah- like yeah you might feel unclean but feeling each particle of dirt? That needs to be checked out, I don't know.” George said rubbing his neck he feels bad for saying it.
“Eh nah i don't need it i'm pretty sure i know why anyway.” Harry shrugged, Hermione nodded while many frowned.
shops were selling robes and different clothing spell books quills parchment potion bottles something that looked like a globe.
“Gringotts, we need to get you a key.” She whispered Harry nodded while looking up at the snowy white building towered over all the shops. The doors were burnished bronze standing on either side of the doors wearing a uniform of… scarlet and gold were two goblins Harry believed.
“How?”
“I'm pretty sure mrs figg purposely put those picture books in my reach as now i've realised they were ones from here i saw them in the book store.” Harry shrugged.
“Ah right makes sense.”
“Yeah that is a goblin.” Said mcgonagall quietly as they walked up the white steps towards them. The goblins were about a head shorter than Harry; they both had swarthy clever faces, pointed beards and long fingers and feet they bowed as they walked inside. Now they were facing another pair of doors silver this time with words engraved upon them.
Harry read through it only actually processing this part thief you have been warned.
Another pair of goblins bowed when they walked through the silver doors and they were now in a vast marble hall. Hundreds of goblins were sitting on high stools behind long counters, two of them to be exact on either side of the room. There were so many doors Harry couldn't keep count of goblins where showing people in and out of these it looked really hard to memorise.
“It's supposed to be hard so nobody can get around to rob it.”
“Good morning.” Mcgonagall said to a free goblin”We need to get money out of Mr Harry Potter's vault.”
“Right his key is unavailable to use as someone illegally created one.” The goblin muttered angrily before shouting for a griphook.
Many gave side eyes to Albus Dumbledore who was staring at the book. Umbridge smirked. She knew Dumbledore was bad but by the looks he's getting? It's possible he created the key she was going to shout but Percy Weasley covered her mouth with his left hand. She glared at him and he lowered his hand.
“So he's finally arrived?” The goblin questioned narrowing his eyes at Harry before looking back at the goblin at the counter wh nodded.
“Very well this way.” The two of them followed a griphook into another hall and led them down another marble hallway into a room.
“As we in the past had a key created illegally to Mr Potter's vault we will need to verify it's him so we will need a drop of blood onto this parchment.” griphook said
“Why do you need to do that anyway?” Fred grumbled it's so annoying to have to do it each time there's a new Weasley sibling and they each have to do it just to make sure.
“Its because its blood magic it's the way goblins know it can't be faked and it's going to not be a lie about who it is.”Hermione explained she read it in one of harry's books he got from the library first year somehow harry always finds the good ones so she ended up reading harrys instead of hers it made ron laugh when he found out she was reading it over his shoulder.
While Harry sat down and looked at the needle and parchment before doing as he was told, letting the blood fall down the parchment glowed for a second while Harry pressed down onto the cut to stop. Soon black writing had started to appear; they all read it.
Name-Harry james potter
Age almost 11
Mother- Lily potter nee evans
Father- james fleamont potter
Godfather- Sirius orion black
“So you did know?” Sirius and Fudge said in shock.
“Yeah. . .?”
“And you never told us he knew?”Fudge said to Mcgonagall who stared.
“Why would it be his privacy not ours you should've known as minister of magic.”
“Well then that confirms you are who you say you are very well then here's the key i think i should keep it until we leave cause i am going to need it for your trust vault.” Harry nodded and the both left the room into the marble corridor again and carried on down it until they met and archway it was all stone there was flaming torches for lights and they went down steps until they reached rail tracks on the floor suddenly griphook whistled and a small cart came hurtling up the tracks towards them. They climbed in and Harry watched how mcgonagall looked like she regretted everything and suddenly they were off.
“Oh I did regret everything. I hate those carts.”She muttered under her breath.
The hurtled through a maze of twisting passageways left right right middle fork right left then suddenly the memory of where he got to after that was vanishing like he wasn't allowed to memorise the way down the rattling cart did seem to know its way down though because griphook wasnt controlling it.
Harry's eyes stung as cold air rushed past them he was blinking uncontrollably he also noticed the deeper they got the rainbow particles increased and increased the feeling of being touched and looked at increased.
Harry soon knew peeves was here as he was getting the feeling he looked up to see peeves holding a bucket of water over remus
“Peeves go away please.”
“Come on seriously Potter.” Peeves said glaring.
“Today has been bad enough with everything going on just please not today.” Harry sighed and groaned while dumping the water on Lupin who glared while Peeves left Remus cast a drying charm on himself and he was dry again.
“Ho- oh right.” Ron said in realisation of course Harry knows it just said why.
Harry didn't like it at all so he started tapping his fingertips onto his thumb a certain way, index middle ring pinky pinky ring middle index.
Luna looked at harry in realisation.”Your autistic aren't you.”She whispered to harry the group still managed to hear but nobody else did luna got the realisation as she knew harry was like her in a different way she never went to the point she lost all her socialising skills cause nobody really liked her she also likes noisy areas a lot of the time but there's the times it gets to much and she ended up finding harry in a room hands clasped over his ears as the chattering students went by. She also noticed how Harry could get really into a book so much he won't notice someone there but if it's not a book about magic mainly potions and transfiguration and astronomy he just can't get into the book. Harry hates the way new things feel while she loves the way new clothing wil feel or the way a blanket touches her but harry every once in a while will look so uncomfortable where when they got back to the ravenclaw dorm he ripped off his robe and tie on an instant following with unbuttoning his top button before going up to the boys dormitory to change into something more comfortable she's never had to do that harry does it almost every day so she always knew harry was like her in some way but she never knew why but if he says yes she now knows. Harry nodded at her causing the group to also have the realisation.
“Sorry- what is autistic like i know charlie has it but i've never known what it is.”Ron said embarrassed that he doesn't know
“Some get overstimulated over things we would like struggle with new foods or textures the way clothing touch your skin as if you can feel each fibre of the fabric like the dirt thing with the windows harry gets the feeling of little pieces of dirt which one would feel from a window harry does covering your ears in loud places is another touching most autistic people are magic sensitive too.”Hermione explained.
“But then there's others who like these things but will be understimulated from not getting these feelings.”
“They also have special interests for Harry. It is Potions and magical creatures Charlies, Dragons mine are also magical creatures vampires mainly.” Luna added.
“OH now I get it.” Ron nodded and laughed.
They plunged deeper and deeper an it only got worse harry did get distracted with the pretty underground lake they went by and the huge stalactites and stalagmites he's never seen them in person and some of them made a pillar from where the managed to touch in the middle it was really cool.
“It really is.''Harry said when it was shown above the book a scene of the lake and another of the stalactites and stalagmites.
“That's beautiful.”Luna said in amazement, eyes shining at the pretty lake mainly.
“Why can't our vault be near that lake.''Ron grumbled, "No, there is closer to Gringotts than that far down.
Finally the cart stopped at last by a door with a keyhole and way more rainbow particles then the ones he saw closer to the bank. Mcgonagall climbed out and she looked relieved before she realised they would have to go back up and she stared at the cart in possible regret.
“Regret.”Luna said hand to her heart.
“Despite the carts.”Many muttered while all the quidditch team players minus harry draco and cho chang gasped in horror.
“How can you despise the carts? I ask if we can go faster.”
“That's so mean”Hermipne said in horror she went on them with Harry once as he was giving her some money he offered she obviously paid him back but she needed it to buy a few other things as they only brought enough money to buy everything on the list.
Griphook unlocked the door. A Lot of yellow smoke came billowing out. Harry saw how it was darker than it should be so he suspected it was green and as it cleared.
“Yes it was green harry.”Mcgonagall said towards him he nodded he thought so he is glad he has glasses now he got from pansy second year which help him with identifying colours better he can't see them like everyone else see he can just see more of a difference.
Harry stared inside was mounds of gold coins, columns of silver and heaps of little bronze knuts.
Mcgonagall was surprised Harry held no reaction apart from his eyes widening; it didn't seem normal as most children his age would have probably dropped or they would have gasped . All Harry did was him having his eyes widened in shock as she shrugged. Maybe it is normal.
“I would say it's not normal but then for Harry it is, I'm guessing.”Tonks and Sirius shrugged.
“Oh it is normal Harry's emotions show the best in things he actually likes. I mean he can express them. I'm not sure how to explain it though.”
Mainly Harry was taught that if you show your shock you will get a slap.
“EXCUSE ME!?”Many shouted, Harry covered his ears and flinched at the shout.
“Your going to tell me a child was slapped for being in shock? That's just cruel.”Molly Weasley said in disgust, that's a horrible reason to lay a finger on a child.
he knows that it might be weird but sometimes he really doesn't know how to react to things this is a mix of that he knows he should of gasped he knows he probably should of made his mouth drop slightly in shock but no if he ever did that with the dursleys he doesn't even want to think about it but they should never find out about this if they do it would be gone before harry could blink.
Harry turned to mcgonagall and signed which is which?
“Gold are galleons silver and sickles bronze knuts seventy sickles to a galleon twenty nine knuts to a sickle.” Harry nodded while they pulled some of it into a bag.
“Could we go any slower going back?”
“We are on the lowest speed.” Griphook said.
“They usually set it on the lowest speed at the start and speed it up closer to the place aka harry's vault or the bank.''Bill explained mcgonagall and those who hate the carts sighed not even a warning of when it should get faster.
mcgonagall sighed while they both climbed in, leaning over to give it to Harry who signed a thank you.
“Your welcome Mr Potter.” Griphook replied
“Is it required everywhere to learn signs?”
“No? Goblins and house elves get it translated into their heads they don't realise you're not speaking, it's only Teachers in magical schools who have to learn it.”
“Ohh.”
Harry gave a small smile and soon the cart set back up to the bank. Harry looked at the lake and smiled. He knows he will be looking for that whenever he comes back here.
“I agree that what you were drawing is History of magic.''Theo questioned nobody ever does that class properly as the teacher doesn't teach the same thing so for a day or two they did then it was just repeated.
“Yeah, I like drawing lakes there, it's fun to draw,”Harry nodded.
“You draw?” Sirius questioned harry.
“Mm yeah not all the time but i spend night time drawing as its calming and quiet when you know you can draw what comes to mind and nobody can say anything about it cause its yours…”Harry said as a reply Sirius and remus were being great reminded of Lily and james they both in the evenings would be seen drawing in a sketchpad or reading reading is mainly lily but she was seen drawing in a sketchpad too.
“I think we should get your uniform.''Mcgonagall said looking at madam malkin's robes for all occasions Harry nodded and they both walked inside.
“Hogwarts?” she asked mcgonagall who nodded.
“So three white button up short sleeves shirts three dark coloured vests four black or grey pants a black tie three plain work robes one plain black pointed hat one pair of protective gloves one winter cloak?” mcgongagall nodded her reply as soon as Harry heard robes he regretted everything he saw in stores in the muggle world as dress up items they felt so uncomfortable.
“I agree robes are not comfortable.”Charlie said nodding
“Okay then nice we got another boy being fitted right now.” There was a pale boy.
“I think we know who that is.” Many said looking at Draco who glared.
standing on a footstool while a witch pinned up his long black robes harry didn't know the feeling he was feeling at that moment but he's extremely pretty is that the word though he doesn't know.
Harry stared at the book in horror while many laughed and draco blushed. He thought that too about Harry being he even knew who it was.
“Fuck you.”Harry hissed when shadow was laughing at him sirius snorted his family is full of parselmouths he doesnt know how harry is one though nobody in the potter family is one and Lily was a muggleborn so she wouldnt be able yoo either
Madam malkin stood Harry on a stool next to him and began taking measurements, flicking her wand at a stand and a black robe floated towards her smaller in length compared to the other boy next to him.
“Yeah cause you're short.”
“Thank you.”
“Hogwarts too then?”
“I- uh yeah.” Harry said, forcing himself to speak.
“I'm sorry.”Draco muttered, Harry waved him off. It's totally fine even though it wasn't all that comfortable.
“Cool at least there will be someone else other than everyone else i grew up with there what's your name anyway.”
“Harry? Uh potter.” Harry stammered mcgonagall sighed seeing how he's forcing himself to speak but what can she do.#
“Are you really?”
“No, I'm James bond.” Harry snarked a second later realising what he said.
Many snorts and laughs in the room.
“I love you.”
“What? Why.”
“As a friend harry as a friend.”Hermiome said rolling her eyes she knows harry struggles with releasing things are either a joke sarcasm
“Who?”
“Nothing.” Harry sighed.
“Names draco malfoy nice to meet you anyway.” Harry just nodded.
“You don't seem like you like talking.” Said the b- draco .
“I dont.”Harry muttered almost all the hogwarts professors nodded he's one of the quietest students they have and for at least a week or two he wouldn't speak at all just sign it was confusing but they understood him what's the harm
“I don't.'' Harry said with a sigh.
“I would say use sign language but uh i don't understand it and we're in a place where that is really possible.”
“Annoying really i mean i understand it now but father said it not something purebloods learn as its for people who shouldn't be allowed in the wizarding world.”Draco mumbled in annoyance
Draco muttered before saying “Would you prefer I say something about the wizarding world? With you not having to reply or would you just prefer me to be quiet.”
“Don't mind.”Harry shrugged.
“I'll explain the houses to you then so you're prepared for that and you can have an idea of who you will be sharing a dormitory with.” draco said pausing for a bit before saying “Gryffindor is known for bravery chivalry and courage slytherin is known for ambition leadership cunning and resourcefulness ravenclaw is known for wisdom intellect and learning hufflepuff is known for loyalty dedication patience fairness and hard work father says i got to be in slytherin as all of our family is i feel like you might either be there or gryffindor mainly because of.. Never mind but I don't know you well enough so I might be wrong.”
“I was wrong but when I got home that day I realised I was for sure wrong as I hardly knew you.”
Harry nodded while madam malkin told him he was done harry waved while draco nodded harry handed malkin the money.`
“Come back when you've finished and it will be all packaged up for you. Harry nodded and they left the store and headed to a shop called flourish and blotts where the shelves were stalked to the ceiling with books as large as paving stones bound in leather books the size of a stamp in silk books of peculiar symbols and books with nothing in them at all . They brought all the school books there then they brought the things he would need in potions: a pewter cauldron, a nice set of scales for weighing the ingredients and a collapsible brass telescope. Then they visited the apothecary with Harry and found it extremely fascinating but he didn't like the smell or how bright certain areas were causing him to tap his fingers to his thumb again. It's calming so why not.
“It really is.”Luna said with a sigh that one thing she couldn't do was mix different smells together so she was the same as Harry with that.
The smell was a mix of bad eggs. The cabbage smell he gets at Mrs Figgs there were jars of herbs and dripped roots he saw how bright powders lined up on the walls bundles of feathers strings of fangs snarled claws where hanging from the ceiling. Mcgonagall asked the man behind the counter for the first year supply and she said it should last until the end of second year.
“They just about do not all the time though so just in case we need more we get some.”Many said.
“I do extra potions classes with Draco so ours lasted us until the end of first year,”Harry said.
“Should we get you a animal or do you not want one?” she asked looking down at him he looked up but not into her eyes but she still managed to see how his eyes were no longer the emerald green he had as a baby.
“Their more dull but green eyes do sometimes darken as you get older anyway.”
She saw his baby photos from Lupin and Lily. He also had freckles covering his face but they weren't too noticeable. His hands were covered in them too; she wouldn't be surprised if his arms had them.
“Oh i do i'm covered in them.”Harry sighed he knew it was going to happen but each year from when he was four more freckles built on his skin they don't anymore but they used to he hates going outside as it is he much prefers indoors but at hogwarts outside is more comfortable as there's so much magic going through the halls he just feels like he's being watched all the time.
She also took note of how he has tiny burns on his fingertips.
Many looked towards Harry who stared.
“What.”
“They want to see the burns you are not expected to show them but they would like to see.” Hermione explained he sighed and raised his hands and they could just about see where his skin is slightly darker on his right hand fingers and looked raised a bit then his left hand is covered in white thin lines specifically in the areas where you would hold something and his middle finger looks like its been broken a few times.
not to noticeable she only noticed them because he signed
‘I would like a pet.’ She smiled and nodded and they walked into the pet store. Well, it's called the owl emporium but it doesn't just sell animals. He saw snakes and owls, rats , mice , cats and one or two rabbits. He felt bad as they all needed lots of space.
“I almost wanted to steal the rabbits as I love them.”Luna muttered along with lavender brown.
“Don't blame you but don't steal that's not a good thing.”Hermione said along with molly weasley
But as soon as they got near the owl area a snowy white owl landed on Harry's shoulder and started pecking his cheek. Harry suspected it was affection the guy at the counter started.
“Why?”
“You'll see,”Harry said.
“I'd be damned that owl has been here for years. She would leave bites on anyone who tried to touch her and now she is on your shoulder. It seems she was waiting for you, young man.” He said harry nodded hand raised and brushed through her feathers.
“So you didn't pick Hedwig she picked you?''Ginny questioned with sirius.
“Yep, she's not my friend. I'm hers . She practically brought me,''Harry replied. Many laughed, imagining an owl having to choose a human to take to school.
“Is that the one then?” Mcgonagall asked Harry nodded and the owl pecked his cheek again and zoomed off back into her cage which the man picked up and locked. Harry gave the man the recommended amount and he smiled and they left the store with the snowy white owl.
“Hedwig is different from other owls I've seen. She somehow knows where everyone is and she knows when she is needed.”Many muttered while Alastor and Dumbledore frowned. Owls are smart animals but that's a bit weird but it might be the familiar connection.
“I think we now need to get your wand.” Mcgonagall said that's what Harry was looking forward to as well as getting an owl if he was able to as they walked down the alley towards a narrow and shabby shop. Peeling gold letters over the door read ollivanders makers of fine wands since 382 B.C a single wand lay on a faded purple cushion in the window this store so far had the most coloured particles surrounding it if harry focused enough he suspected that it was from all the wands inside.
“Yeah that's the reason it makes the most sense.”Tonks said in agreement
A tinkling bell rang somewhere in the depths of the shop as they stepped inside.It was tiny compared to all the other shops they went to. Harry was reminded of a library a strict library. There were thousands of narrow boxes piled up the ceiling. They of course were in little cubbies so if you took one the ones above wouldn't fall. Harry's eyes were burning ever since he forced himself to see the rainbow particles at mrs figgs he can always see them but not as brightly in this store there where so many he just felt like he was being watched and touched and there was a specific box with way more particles then the others and he felt like he would be able to pull it towards him.
“That's the wand you will need to have, that's also a sign of two wands.”Alastor muttered to kingsley.
“Ah good afternoon!” Said a soft voice mcgonagall and Harry both jumped.
An old man was standing before them. He had large grey eyes which shone like moons from the sunlight.
“I love how you describe things harry.”Luna said to harry with a bright smile
“It did look like that though i love the moon and i was reminded of that.”Harry replied to luna who smiled someone else who like stars and moons
“Stars and moons are beautiful.” Luna whispered, Harry nodded.
“I heard next week the sky is supposed to be clear. I want to come with me to watch the stars for an hour or two. I get bored sometimes on my own.” Harry nodded and she finally smiled at someone who would go with her.
“Could I uhm come- sorry I also like watching the stars but I never manage to go as I don’t want to go on my own.” Draco muttered embarrassed, they both nodded and they knew that day would be a fun one.
He looked down at harry before saying
"Ah yes. Yes, yes. I thought I'd be seeing you soon. Harry Potter." It wasn't a question while he spoke, Harry's eyes drifted to the wand box again and again"You have your mother's eyes. It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work."
Many nodded that she was amazing In Charms, her favourite subject.
Mr. Ollivander moved closer to Harry. Harry wished he would blink.
“I swear he doesn't blink at all.”
It was uncomfortable and creepy.
"Your father, on the other hand, favoured a mahogany wand. Eleven inches. Pliable. A little more power and excellent for transfiguration.”
Sirius and Remus grinned, yes James loved transfiguration that’s all he would talk about as soon as they met Sirius knew they would be good friends as that's his favourite subject too.
Well, I say your father favoured it -- it's really the wand that chooses the wizard, of course."
Mr. Ollivander had come so close that he and Harry were almost nose to nose.
"And that's where..."
Mr. Ollivander touched the lightning scar on Harry's forehead with a long, white finger causing harry to slap him
“Why?” Tonks questioned while Umbridge was staring at the book like it held the entire of her life.
“Cold I was warm then suddenly cold and not comfortable couldn’t stand it.’ Harry replied.
“So you show aggression over someone touching you a bit uh not normal am I right?” Dolores said towards Harry but she was obviously talking to fudge.
“Yes aggression over a simple touch? Potter that’s not normal we need to discuss this at later times.” Fudge said many gaped over him showing aggression over someone suddenly touching him wouldn’t you do that too.
Hermione instantly saw how Harry’s mouth was clasped shut as soon as Umbridge spoke.
“Harry, are you okay?” She whispered he just nodded even though he doesn’t know anymore this just can’t be fair. It's normal to be shocked over a simple touch to slap someone when you feel threatened. Why can’t he be normal for once. Why is it that everywhere he goes he has to be so different.
Hermione took note of Harry’s furrowed eyebrows as if he’s deep in thought while staring at the floor she looked at his hands his left hand nails where digging into his knees while his right hand was tapping a pattern while he was at times obviously switching the side he puts more weight in as a comforting method she’s seen him do this before and it’s whenever something changes one day or a change of magic around them whenever to much is going on and he storms out the room mainly the great hall usually at the feasts as there’s so much going on smell of different foods sweets desserts drinks talking magic so it’s usually why he ends up skipping dinner. Hermione doesn’t know what’s going on in Harry’s head at the moment but she knows he’s thinking something which isn’t good.
“Is he alright?” Ron muttered he was sitting next to Hermione and could see what hermione's seeing.
“I hope so.” She whispered back.
"I'm sorry to say I sold the wand that did it," he said softly. "Thirteen-and-a-half inches. Yew. Powerful wand, very powerful, and in the wrong hands... well, if I'd known what that wand was going out into the world to do..."
He soon noticed mcgonagall
"Minerals 9½ inches long, fir wood, and had adragon heartstring corecorrect?”
“Yes that's the one”
“Suited for transfiguration if I believe so.”
“Wel, yeah- she’s the transfiguration professor.'' Lee Jordan muttered.
“I wouldn’t feel safe in her classes of not.” Ron replied they knew he was joking everyone feels safe in her classes most of the time it’s the defence teachers you gotta look out for each year they have had terrible teachers the only good one was Lupin they wish he never retired though.
“I hope it was as im the transfiguration professor.” Mcgonagall said with a look of ollivander.
“Yes yes now Mr potter which is your wand arm or in your case dominant hand?”
Harry raised his left arm.
“Are you left-handed?” Ron questioned Harry and nodded as a reply.
“Cool.” Ron replied leaving no more room for talking as it's obviously not for Harry at this moment.
“Yeah he’s obviously going to be left handed as lily and James both where.” Remus whispered to Sirius who nodded well lily could use both of her hands for everything just her handwriting was clearer in her left while he right is similar but a bit more messy while James can't write at all with his right hand he used his right hand obviously but not for things like drawing and writing he just can’t do that.
“Not much of a talker? That's fine, that's fine.” He said He measured Harry from shoulder to finger, then wrist to elbow, shoulder to floor, knee to armpit and round his head. As he measured, he said, "Every Ollivander wand has a core of a powerful magical substance, Mr. Potter. We use unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers, and the heartstrings of dragons. No two Ollivander wands are the same, just as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are quite the same. And of course, you will never get such good results with another wizard's wand."
Harry soon realised the tape measure was moving on its own so cool.
Harry nodded. It was really cool. He thought it was just amazing how it knew how to move and the ollivander was controlling it with his wand. It wasn't the most comfortable thing but it looked so cool.
He then noticed Me. Ollivander was flitting around the shelves, taking down boxes Harry watched as he never took the one he was just so tempted to pull from its spot.
“Well in the end I got the one just not straight away.” Harry mumbled under his breath without realising at the same time he signed and it was translated to everyone,
“So how long do you think it took you to get the correct one.”Alastor questioned him 40 times.
“111.” Harry replied he kept count really it was 110 but as he never got the one he saw he added the extra one.
“Damn that's a lot of wands you went through.”
“We must have gone the same day. I remember seeing him putting so many wands back.” Said Anthony Goldstein and Dean Thomas.
“Probably.”
"That will do," he said, and the tape measure crumpled into a heap on the floor. "Right then, Mr. Potter. Try this one. Beechwood and dragon heartstring. Nine inches. Nice and flexible. just take it and give it a wave."
Harry soon waved it feeling a bit before it was snatched away.
“Also keep in mind if you don't feel a warmth in your hands when waving it that's not the wand so do tell me as sometimes it can work but won't be the best you will need.”
“Always look for the warmth if you don’t have it then that’s not your wand.9 many said Neville looked at his wand in thought he never had much control over his wand and there is no warmth in his fingers maybe that’s what Harry was trying to explain a few days ago.
Harry nodded "Maple and phoenix feather. Seven inches. Quite whippy. Try--"
Harry tried -- but he had hardly raised the wand when it, too, was snatched back by Mr. Ollivander
"No, no -- here, ebony and unicorn hair, eight and a half inches, springy. Go on, go on, try it out."
They so far have gone through almost 110 wands and Harry's hand aches so many of the ones he had to hold made him feel sick as if it was hurting him.
“What-“
“How would it hurt?” Asked a first year slytherin looking towards harry
“ don’t go well with unicorn cores. They hurt my arms. Some woods didn’t go right with me so when mixed with a unicorn core it hurt.” Harry replied
“So that’s how you know it’s not the wand because sometimes I can hurt” The same person asked.
“I guess.” Harry shrugged.
he didn't even wave a few cause just looking at them didn't feel right but the longer it took the more olivander seemed to smile he didn't know why but harry suspected he likes when someone has many tries.
“He does.”
“That’s why he loves his job . One of his favourite things to do when a customer comes through is to get a tricky one.”
"Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we'll find the perfect match here somewhere -- I wonder, now -- yes, why not -- unusual combination -- holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple."
Harry held the one waved and gold sparks shot out like fireworks around the room but there wasn't that warmth he was told he needed .
“What-“
“You have two wands.”
“I think you should be able to tell.” Said Harry confused they are in front of them and that’s when the hall noticed the two different wands in front of Harry nobody else has multiple as it’s really rare to get two hardly ever known.
“I’m almost certain one of your relatives had multiple wands too.” Remus said to Harry who nodded in agreement it's mainly recorded to get multiple if others in your family line have multiple.
“Bra– hold on, did you get a warmth in your fingers cause some people can have two wands. It's rare only happened a few times before so I just want to check.” Harry shook his head and signed no warmth. Olivander frowned while mcgonagall translated.
“Weird i was sure that was going to be the one it seems like your one of the four who had needed two wands so far in all my years of selling wands to make this easier can you reach out your hand and tug when you feel a warmth in your hand and that's your dominant wand always keep the other on you though.”
“Why?”
“Cause most of the time there’s a reason you need two wands not because of your core needing two because your other wand will be the one to protect you in Harry’s case he and v-Voldemort might share a wand core and that could be why he needed the other wand.” Remus explains many had an o shape in realisation.
“He is not back!” Dolores shouted.
“Nobody said that Lupin just said that might be why Potter needs a second wand.” A hufflepuff shouted before slapping their hands over their mouth.
Umbridge glared at the student.
Harry nodded and reached out his hand. Soon he felt a warmth in his hand and it spread up his left arm and he tugged and a box flew through the air. The very colourful box olivander opened it.
“Ah yes yes i do remember creating this wand old wand created back in my youth dragonheart string with hornbeam eleven and a half inches they usually will adapt quickest to your style of magic say you were a parselmouth it would actually make it easier for you to cast spells if you would wave it for me just to make sure.”
“Yeah I cast spells most of the time in parsel it’s just easier.” Harry shrugged and nodded. He almost never said the actual words. It was Sirius who met through that as he and Harry sort of made a friendship with each other in Harry’s third year. It was an accident but what can he do?
Olivander said while harry picked it up warmth spread through his fingertips and he waved the wand Blue and gold sparks shot out this time like fireworks spots of lights flowing across the walls
mcgonagall smiled while ollivander grinned.
“Curious though I do remember every wand I've sold each one and as it seems we have the same wand, the same core and the same wood.”
“Weird actually as you're both in the same Hogwarts house too.” Hermione said in thought.
“Cool.”
just from different dragons and length your other wand though shares a core with another wand the one that gave you the scar… i shouldn't of said that but i did to tell you to keep that wand on you at all times Just incase as it will protect you.”he said while wrapping the wand boxes in brown paper
Harry paid fourteen galleons as he had two wands and Olivander bowed as they left. They both never heard how ollivander had whispered “Great things will come from one with two wands both with strong cores. We will expect very great things from you Potter.”
Umbridge gave a stare at the wands in front of everyone they were all forced to lay out there wands so nobody could hex or attack anyone and there were potters she took note how one was quite normal and had streaks of white almost as if it was lighting covering the wand the main stream going in rigged lines certain spots had thin ones coming out of the main stream and the others made even more streaks of white then the other was more of a rugged wand the handle looked like it was more comforting to hold almost as if the handle wasn’t made of wood at all and had some sort of covering on it that was was a darkish colour but not dark dark like others wands due to the type of wood that one also has the similar white streaks going down it but not as much and she suspected that was the hornbeam wand she needs to get access to that wand if the book is correct about Harry’s wand.
Harry had noticed how Umbridge was giving his wands a look of wand and he glared at her. No, his wands are his nobody else’s you're losing a finger if you touch them without asking.
Many glared at Umbridge. You don’t steal wizards or witches wand that’s a learnt rule and by the look in her eyes shows she really wants to steal them.
“Let’s go collect your uniform then let’s get out of here.” They both set off to the store again and picked up the clothing and soon they appeared back in the area they were before they apparated to diagon alley they made their way back to the house with harry not knowing he will be moved to dudley's second bedroom.
“SECOND WHAT!” Harry covered his ears. He hates shouting because it hurts his ears and it’s reminding him of the dursleys. He misses his cupboard so much too.
“BEDROOM!?”
“The boy had two bedrooms while Harry slept in a cupboard that’s just cruel.” Molly said in a mix of disgust and horror how could you do that to a young boy and a growing one at that.
and the house will be different than usual, an extremely uncomfortable difference.
“Very.” Harry mumbled.