Chapter 2: New home

I own nothing! I don't own Harry Potter. Sorry for the OOC and all foreigners and their families belong to me. PS, sorry for how short this one is. REVIEW! Motivate me to write more please.

It took most of the day to gather everyone's supplies, by the time they reached Ollivander's shop both Harry and Sirius were practically dragging their feet. Shop, after shop they were dragged to, the d'Arcs and the Shizumas kept examining every book, while the Bijjus and the Williams were all starry-eyed at the quiddatch brooms. "What are we even doing here, Sirius? They already have wands." "I know that, Harry, Minnie just wants to make sure that their wands are legal." "Legal?" "It's just a precaution, nothing to worry about. Stop looking so serious, no one's out to get you anymore." Harry's suspious face eased a bit, but still remained. He didn't make it through a war without being a little paranoid.

Once inside the shop the exchange students stood with their parents waiting outside, amazed at what this country's wand shop was like. All over the room were shelves filled with all sorts of wands, long wands, short wands, bland and extraordinary beyond what the eye could see. Of course, secretly all four thought their wands were far more perfect than any of the others in the shop, but that was just their slightly biased opinion. Suddenly as if out of nowhere, they saw a man appear from the shadows of the shop. "Mr. Black, Mr. Potter, a pleasure to see you both again gentlemen, are you here for these to have their wands tested?" Ollivander inquired. "Yeah, I promise to pay you for your trouble" replied Sirius.

"There's no need, I consider this as a favor to McGonagall." stepping near the first student he saw, holding his hand toward Daiji taking his wand, flicking it this way and that. "Interesting, 12 1/2" long, made of chesnut wood and unicorn hair for the core, wonderful" he exclaimed. He then moved to Mason, "12 inches long, made of vine wood and a phoenix tail core, fits right in like a true Gryffindor." he murmured with a slight knowing smirk. Moving on to the girls he grabbed Anastasie's wand and examined hers. "An 11 and 1/2 inch long, made of ebony wood and kelpie hair core". he shot her an interested look before moving onto the last student, Hitomi. Handing over her wand he looked over it in awe as he tested it. " 11 inch long Cherry wood, quite common in japan, but what isn't so common is the core, basilik skin? Is this a family wand?" he inquired. "No sir, I was tailored specifically to me." she admitted. "How on earth did they get their hands on a basilik?" "They're quite common from where I'm from. My family used to own one." "Fascinating" eyeing Hitomi with a twinkle in his eye, Ollivander handed it back. "Well that's seems to be it, have a great time at Hogwarts." dismissing the students to their parents and away from his shop.

Walking out of the shop Harry watched as he walked behind the group, his suspicion heightened with how the wand testing went. While Sirius talked to the parents and explained their children's host house situation Harry stared daggers at Hitomi's back, darting his eyes from her person toward the wand gripped in her right hand. A basilik, how the hell did her family get their hands on a basilik? Unless... they're dark wizards. That had to be it! Wait, he couldn't come out and say it, no one would belive him. Well Sirius might, but everyone might just say its PTSD or something. He'd have to find proof, with this revealtion he silently vowed to keep his eye on the japanese foreigner.

Remus rushed around Grimmauld, picking up some toys Teddy left behind or straightening out the furniture, disriguarding the old house elf that huffed in irritation, miffed that he wasn't allowed to do his chores, or the new young elf they took in, whose ears were being pulled by her tiny hands, anxious into getting back to work. During all of this his son, Teddy, was giggling away and clapping his small hands as his hair changed into a striking blue color, broadcasting his amusement to his silly daddy and his odd dance.

Slowing down to admire his happy boy, Remus hummed as he finished up his cleaning before picking up Teddy and heading toward their new tenants' rooms. Their bags had been flooed over at some point, during the day so he set each bag into the same rooms that each held unique familiars. Although it was concerning how one of those familiars was a python. What was even more disconcerting was the fact that Teddy seemed to be in love with it, but then again Teddy loved all animals it seemed. Hagrid would love him when he'd be old enough to attend Hogwarts himself. Hearing the fire roar downstairs Remus with little Teddy nawing on his own fist rushed down to greet the new guests and meet their parents.

Once he reached the corridor he was greeted by a strange sight. A strange looking asian girl and her father were tangled up in a pile with an indian boy and his mother while another girl and her father swore in, what he believed to be french while an american boy, who looked like he was a long lost memeber of the Weasleys' and his mother were shouting at right back his mother speaking with a heavy brooklyn accent. Although they all seemed strange and possibly even crazy, he had no right to judge, considering his own little furry problem.

He looked on helplessly toward Harry and Sirius only to gain sheepish shrugs from the unhelpful pair as he squared his shoulders and announced his presence to the lively bunch. "Excuse! Hello?! Ex-QUIET!" all of four foreigners and their guardians jolted from their arguments as they turned apologeticly, facing their now annoyed host and his cute baby, causing the asian and french girl to coo while the indian boy to give a small smile and wave toward the infant. Trust Teddy to be able to calm down a room of strangers.

Once everyone settled down introductions were made and he talked to the parents, explaining how their stay in Grimmauld would work, reassuring the parents of everything and calming their nerves, reminding them of the fact that they could write or firecall any time they wanted just not too often. Relieved the parents said their tearful goodbyes as the new students stood one by one, ready to get settled into their new temporary home.