"Alex," a voice says, waking the 11-year-old
"Huh?" the boy says
"Today's the day," Joshua says "Wake up"
The boy grinned, he was going to Diagon Alley with his father and elder brother Emery. He climbed out of bed and took a quick shower, after brushing his teeth and combing his hair. He pulled on black trousers, a navy blue collared shirt and his robes with the Matthews family crest on it. He descended down the stairs and sat down at the dinner table. His brother was already there, dressed pretty much the same except his shirt was steel gray, the other of the two family colors. Breakfast was bacon, eggs, and toast, with apple juice.
"Excited?" asked Emmery, though he already knew the answer
"Obviously," Alex said, bouncing around in excitement, though he stopped when Josh gave him a stern look.
"Sorry Father" he muttered
"It's okay here Alex," He said "but out of the house others will judge you if you do things like that. You're a pureblood after all" Josh smiled at his younger son
"Yes Father," Alex said
"Now, finish up boys and well be off"
The two quickly got up from the table and headed over to the fireplace where they could use floo powder to travel to Diagon Alley. Alex remembered his promise to Draco and Jack to look for them. He stepped into the fireplace.
"Diagon Alley," Alex said loudly before the green flames consumed him. After exiting the fireplace on the other side. After Emmery and his father joined him, they split up to get their school supplies. Alex headed to Madam Malkin's to get his robes straight off.
"Hogwarts dear" the old woman asked
"Evidently," Alex said
She looked slightly taken aback but lead the boy to the back of the store where there were several fitting stools. Alex was happy to see that Draco and Jack were the other boys. They were his friends that he had made at the parties and meeting his father went to. The children, unless they were over 15, were left to talk in the family lounge. The trio had taken a liking to each other immediately, and began sneaking into the meetings when they turned nine.
"Hello Draco, Jack," Alex said
"Alex," Draco said acknowledging his presence, while Jack gave a small nod.
"How was your summer" the Harkness heir asked
"Pretty good," Alex said "Are you both ready for Hogwarts"
"Certainly," Draco said, while Jack responded with
"Of course I am Matthews, do you take me for an idiot?" all three of the boys tried to hold in their laughter, but could not when the man at the desk spat out his tea. When they were finished there, they decided to do the rest of their shopping in a group. Provided that Draco's father accompanied them. They whizzed through the apothecary, flourish and blotts before making their way to the Magical Menagerie to get their familiars. The three boys browsed through the store before coming back with their selections. Alex had a very regal looking owl, a rare type as well.
"His name is Thor," the boy said looking fondly at the dark grey owl, with startling green eyes, to match Alex's. The man was surprised as he said no one had been able to bond with Thor.
Draco had found an interesting sort of cat who was nearly pure white, his eyes seemed to peer into your very soul. "This is Jaxon," the Malfoy boy said proudly.
Just as Jack walked up with a pitch black knight raven, with bright blue eyes. "Orion," he said, gesturing to the bird. The man at the counter could not believe his eyes.
"Boys," he said "those three animals are very powerful, you will go far in life"
"Thank you" the trio chorused, before heading to their final destination, Ollivander's wand shop. The boys were superbly excited but tried not to show it, as they were pureblood heirs after all. They entered the shop and the weird old man came to greet them.
"Aha," he said "Now who do we have here? Mr. Draconis Malfoy, Mr. Rickard Harkness and Mr. Alexander Matthews" he was assaulted with several corrections from them
"Mr. Ollivander, It's Draco, Jack, and Alex," Draco said, but the man merely smiled.
"Of course it is. Now, who shall go first? Alphabetical perhaps?"
"Very well" Lucius replied, giving Jack a small shove forward
"Your wand hand Mr. Harkness"
"Left sir," Jack said, and a magical tape measure started measuring every part of his body, from his arm to his fingers to his right foot, before Jack finally kicked it away in disgust. He tried about twenty or so wands before the right one came to him. Draco and Alex were teasing him about it, while Ollivander lectured him on it
"Hawthorn wood, 11 inches with a dragon heartstring core," the man said, handing Jack the case. "I expect great things from you, Mr. Harkness," he said before turning to Draco. It took around fifteen or so wands before finding the right one.
"Blackthorn wood, 13 inches with unicorn hair core," Draco received his wand and cast the other two a look "An interesting combination Mr. Malfoy"
Alex was by far the longest, it took nearly thirty wands to find the correct wand for him. Finally, it was done.
"Holly wood, 12 inches and phoenix feather core," the old man said, never mentioning to the purebloods that the feather was the twin to the one Lord Voldemort used. "Your future will be full of adventures Mr. Matthews"
"Goodbye Mr. Ollivander" they said
As they left, Mitchell Potter entered the store with his parents,
"Move aside peasants" He said
No one moved a muscle,Jack stifled a laugh.
"Get out of my way," he said "I'm the boy who lived"
"Really," Jack said, faking curiosity "Well, I'm the Harkness Heir, so you should not be so rude"
"Don't talk to my son like that you little shit!" James said furiously "apologize, NOW!" Jack smirked
"Sorry your grace," he said, sarcasm dripping from his voice. James, Mitchell, and Lily gave Jack death glares. But he merely smiled, bowed and moved aside
"The boy- whose-name-has-to-be-hyphenated Mr. Ollivander" he announced, with Alex and Draco following suite and holding their arms out. They left snickering under their breath. Lucius, though amused, knew the boy shouldn't have done that.
"Jack," he said, the boys quickly stopped whispering and looked at him
"Sir?" the boy said
"Do not do that again or there will be consequences. I know Potter is an arrogant twerp, but the public respects him. And if we want to gain the respect of the public we must respect him."
"Yes sir" Jack sighed
After that, they met up with Joshua and Emmery at Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. The three boys listened attentively to Emmery who told stories of the professors at Hogwarts and the mysteries as well. He was a 5th year Ravenclaw, so he knew these things.
Finally, after a long day, Alex, Draco, and Jack said goodbye to each other. The boys headed back to their homes with their parents.
None of them could get to sleep that night, for tomorrow they would be boarding the Hogwarts Express.