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He got out his invisibility cloak and covered himself up, making him unseeable to the eye. He didn't want anyone to know he was here even though he looked nothing like the "Harry Potter" they know him as but didn't want to take any chances. He made his way out of Diagon Alley, heading towards the Leaky Cauldron. He arrived at the dingy pub, avoiding the drunks swiftly as it was still night. When he made it out to the Muggle world, he took off his cloak when he made sure nobody was looking then put it in his pocket. He saw a taxi coming towards his way, he waved his hand to get the taxi driver's attention. The taxi stopped in front of Hadrian and asked him where he wanted to go.
"The Milestone Hotel, please." Hadrian said as he gave the exact amount of pounds to the driver.
"Yes, sir." The driver said but was sceptical on why a young boy that looked like a fourteen year old would go to an expensive hotel and how would the young boy pay for it but figured it was none of his business.
Once Hadrian arrived at the beautiful looking hotel, he thanked the taxi driver as he got out. Hadrian felt a tad bit insecure because of the Dursleys' at the exclusive hotel as he looked at his torn up hand-me-down clothes but reminded himself that it didn't matter besides he could go shopping in the morning. He made his way confidently to the automatic glass doors of The Milestone Hotel. When he got in, he went over to the check-in counter. The female employee behind the counter glanced at Hadrian's state of clothing in disgust.
"Yes, how may I help you?" The girl asked as her look of disgust changed to a not very convincing fake smile.
"Yes, I'd like a room, please." Hadrian told her with charming smile, not letting it deter him.
The girl blushed at the smile despite her earlier disdain of him. She stuttered out that his room would be room number two hundred and that it would cost up to two hundred sixty pounds. Hadrian paid the stuttering girl and just to tease, winked at her as her face heated up.
When he got to the elevator and made his way to his hotel room, he looked in contentment as he saw a king-sized bed, a large closet, a bathroom with a jacuzzi, a flat screen T.V, and a mini fridge filled with soda. He would have to purchase some food and snacks tomorrow. He got in the bed and promptly fell asleep. He had no nightmares as he mastered Occlumency in first year when he started having visions early and learned that occluding his mind would help him block the visions.
He fluttered his eyes open as he woke up, feeling refreshed and ready to start the day. He saw it was seven thirty in the morning then swung his body off the bed. He took a shower, brushed his hair after he was done washing, and tied it back with a hair tie. He conjured up some temporarily plain looking clothing that would last him enough time to get new clothes then he brushed his teeth.
He went down to the lobby of the hotel to eat the complimentary breakfast. He got pancakes with syrup and two pieces of bacon. He ate with good manners and dabbed his mouth with a napkin after he was done. He got out of the hotel and took a taxi over to a stylish expensive clothing establishment. He made his way to the store's employee who was about in her late twenties.
"Hello, my name is Sasha. What are you looking for, today?" The female employee named Sasha said cheerfully, not caring about the state of his plain clothing since she knows not to judge a person by it's cover, not since a long time and was taken with how adorable he was.
"I need help with a whole new wardrobe as you can see." Hadrian said, genuinely sheepish as he looked down.
"Okay, well, we got a variety of clothing. T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, shorts, etc. Hmm, you'd look good in shades of green, dark blues, white, and black. Here, try these." Sasha suggested to him as she grabbed quite a lot of clothes in those exact colors.
Hadrian tried many clothes on though he only approved of silk, cotton shirts in shades of green and dark blue with t-shirts that had various quotes. He also got jeans and shorts as well as boxers. He now wore a black t-shirt with the quote "Hurt me with the truth but never comfort me with a lie" and blue ripped jeans. Now that he got a proper muggle wardrobe, he'll get a wizard wardrobe the next time he was in Diagon Alley. After he paid for his clothes, he remembered to get nourishment for where he was staying at. For the last few months, he signed up for fighting classes and generally being a teenager, finally himself.
He checked out of the hotel four days before Hogwarts, he then went over to a tattoo shop and saw a six foot five buff man around thirty five years old, looking bored. He strode over to him. After a lot of arguing and a lot of exasperation on Hadrian's part, he finally used a wandless Imperius curse spell, overwhelming the man. The man finally agreed under the curse. He led Hadrian to the workplace. He brought the tools and got drawings about mostly anything you could think of. The man told him to go through the drawings to pick one but Hadrian shook his head, put his hand in his pocket only to take out a creased paper. Hadrian unfolded the paper to show a beautiful drawing of a silver full moon, below it was the face of a light brown-colored stag and doe touching nose to nose with each other. Lastly, a large black was sleeping peacefully right underneath the stag and doe. This drawing represented his parents, Remus Lupin (Moony), and Sirius Black (Padfoot).
"I would like a smaller replica of this drawing to be a tattoo on the middle of my back." Hadrian ordered him.
The man set to work immediately on his back still in the trance, it would've stung after it was done but Hadrian had a very high pain tolerance so it only felt like an annoying tap. The tattoo was very well-done as he saw in the mirror and he was very satisfied with it. He paid the man after he put back on his shirt, lifted the spell, and quickly went out the store as the man got back to normal.
It was noon once he got out, he decided to grab a quick lunch at an exclusive italian restaurant. It was crowded with aristocrats talking, boasting, doing business deals, or just enjoying themselves. The place itself had a pristine look with an appropriate sized fountain in the middle of the restaurant and the tables aligned perfectly. Hadrian had a bit of a problem getting in due to him not looking high-class as he was wearing just a plain black shirt and jeans but he got in after he charmed them with a bit of flirting and a brilliant smile. He ordered a La Pasta A Base Di Carne with a soda and ate quickly but gracefully. After all that was done and paid for, he got a taxi to drive him near the Leaky Cauldron.
Once he got in the pub and into Diagon Alley, he immediately put a black robe on and over his head. He walked over to Madam Malkin Robes For All Occasions, a seamstress noticed him and asked what he wanted. He ordered standard high quality black robes and several formal robes. The seamstress got his size with a measuring tape and said it would be ready before Hogwarts starts. He then rented a room in the Leaky Cauldron and would stay until he got to Hogwarts. When he did, he would get a re-sorting since he should've been in Slytherin from the start and he would not hold back on classes anymore.
I wanted Harry to get a tattoo and also know nothing about those so I winged it. To be honest, I don't think this turned out as good as the first chapter. At the very least, I hope it makes sense and isn't TOO rushed. I re-typed this way too many times as it is. I may be female but I know nothing about fashion let alone men fashion. I tried looking up variety of men's clothing but my brain couldn't comprehend any of it. Sad, right. :p