Chapter 2
Haruhi's POV
The twins latched onto my arms as we walked through Diagon Alley. The tall man, named Hagrid, kept a face pace, making me struggle to keep up. Ultimately, the twins saw this as a chance to hold me, so they grabbed my arms and dragged me through the village. "All righ' fir' stop, Ollivander's Wands. Go on in', I'll wait for yer righ' out here," Hagrid says, finally stopping and letting us catch our breath. We walk into the small shop filled with boxes. An old man turns around and smiles warmly at us. "Hello! Foreigners! I'm Ollivander, oh you must be here for a wand!" He exclaims and I fight the urge to roll my eyes. No, we're here for lunch, we heard this was a great place for fancy tuna! "Oh come in come in! Now, who's first?" Tamaki steps up and Ollivander examines him, before turning and rushing to the back of his shop and then coming back moments later with a long box.
"10 inch, rosewood, and phoenix feather core. Go on, give it a swish." Tamaki does as the man commands, and swishes the wand, causing rose petals to fly out of the tip of his wand, and the disappear as the touch the ground. "Ah! Perfect! Perfect!" Ollivander exclaims and Tamaki smiles at his wand, then he pays and walks away. "Who's next?" "Me me! Oh I wanna go now!" Honey senpai exclaims and runs forward. Ollivander hands him a long wand and he waves it about. Suddenly, a dark storm cloud appears in the room and thunder echos throughout the store, causing me to shriek, and jump into Hikaru's arms. Ollivander waves his wand and the cloud goes away. I jump away from Hikaru, both of us blushing. I feel something warm stir in the pit of my stomach. That's weird, I've never felt anything like that before. Lately, I've been feeling strange things towards Hikaru, for instance, feeling happy whenever I look at him or he talks, or just wanting to curl up in his arms and cuddle. I shake my head and watch as Ollivander hands Honey another wand.
"Hmm, let's try this one," He says and Honey takes a smaller wand. He swishes it more gently, and a rainbow appears over his head. He smiles and swishes his wand again, causing a piece of strawberry cake to appear in front of him. He gasps and gulps it down in one bite. "Ah, yes, this wand does seem like a better match for you. 7 inch, holly, and kneazle whisker core," Ollivander says and Honey senpai pays, then dashes away. Mori senpai walks up next and takes the wand that Ollivander gives him. He taps it lightly to the desk, and nothing happens. Then, his wand starts humming in his hand, almost as if it's using his signature word, or rather, noise. Hmm.
" 10 inch, ivy, and dragon heartstring core." Mori nods, smiling faintly, and pays. Next, Kyouya walks up. He takes the wand that Ollivander lays in front of him, and swishes it neatly. Suddenly, a new black book sits on the counter in front of him. Kyouya smiles and takes is, tucking it away and paying for the wand. "10 inch, ash, and troll whisker core. Next?" Hikaru and Kaoru step up together, and Ollivander examines them, before reaching up and handing them both wands. They swish the wands and orange sparks rain down on the other twin. They smile and nod, paying. "Hmm, these wands are almost identical, except, one is an inch shorter, and has a small engraving on the bottom. 10 and 9 inch wands, amde out of willow, with Thestral tail hair cores." Kaoru examines his and finds the small engraving on the bottom, that just looks like a bunch of chicken scratches.
"Next?" I step forward, since I'm the only one left, and Ollivander examines me, much longer than he examined the others. Finally, his eyes light up and he hurries away, then hurries back moments later with a long box. He hands it to me and I pull out a long, slender clear wand, that looks almost like glass, but doesn't feel like it. I swish it, like I saw Dumbledore do a week ago, and suddenly, the lights dim and it starts to glow. Wind blows in my face, causing my now longer hair to whip about it my face. The wand glows different colors and the suddenly, bright red sparks fly out of the wand and land on Hikaru's head and shoulders. The lights come back on, the wind stops, and the wand returns to it's normal clear state.
"Ah yes, I've had this wand for many years, but it's never chosen someone," Ollivander says and I cock my head to the side. "Chosen? I don't understand what you mean, it's an inatimate object," I say and Ollivander smiles softly. "The wand chooses the wizard Miss Fujiyoka," HE says and I stare at him like he has three heads. "As I was saying, 10 inch, made out of a cherry blossom tree, with a unicorn hair core. This wand is very powerful and is able to know things even before you do. It will point you towards something that you've been over looking, or ignoring. Such as, homework put to the side, or even, your true love," He says and I blush.
"I can't pay for this," I say, putting it back and Ollivander frowns. Suddenly, a hand shoots out from behind me and several galleons are placed on the table. I turn around to see Hikaru. He picks up the wand and hands it to me. "I can't let you pay for me Hikaru!" I exclaim and he smiles. "Sure you can, you just accept the wand and walk away," He says and I frown. "But-" "Thanks again Mr. Ollivander!" The twins shout, dragging me out of the store, the rest of the hosts trailing behind.
"Did yer get yer wans'?" Hagrid asks as we step outside and we all nod. "Great! Now, next stop is, pets, for anyone who wants one! Hogwarts allows' students' to have either' a toad, cat, er an owl." We walk into the busy pet shop and I look at all of the animals. The hosts all look at the owls, while I look at a sign that says Kneazle kittens. I look through the window in the door and see tons of small kittens. My heart melts as I watch them play. "What do you think Haruhi?" Hikaru asks, coming up behind me with a white and brown owl. "She's gorgeous!" I say smiling as I reach up to stroke her head.
"Do you want one?" He asks, and I shake my head, looking back at the Kneazles. "Do you want a kneazle kitten Haruhi?" He asks softly and I widen my eyes. "Well, I would like one, but I can't let you pay for all of my things! Especially if I don't need them!" I exclaim and he smiles. "Have you forgotten Haruhi that I'm rich?" He asks and I roll my eyes. "Come on just let me buy you a kitten!" He exclaims and I shake my head. Our conversation goes on like this until I grow annoyed. "Alright! You can buy me a kitten!" I say and he smiles victoriously. He buys his owl and sits her down in her cage next to Kaoru's owl, before walking back over with a worker.
"She'd like a kneazle kitten please," He says smiling at me and the worker nods. "The only way for a kneazle to be truly happy, is if it chooses it's owner. So go sit on the ground in the middle of the room, and wait and see if any of the kittens want you," The worker says and I nod, complying. The kittens all scatter as I walk in and sit, and wait. No kittens come and I begin to grow sad, until I see a small puff ball of gray fur running towards me. She jumps into my lap and looks up at me with big blue gray eyes. I smile and stand up, holding the kitten and stroking her fur. "I think you found the one for you," The man says and I nod. Hikaru pays for me and I listen intently as the man explains everything about the kitten. I cuddle her to my chest and walk out of the store with all of her necessities.
"Oh Haru chan! You got a kitty! It's so cute!" Honey senpai exclaims and I smile at him as he pets her. "What are you going to name it Haruhi?" The twins ask and I look at her. "Taiga," I say and they nod. "I like that name Haru chan! Look! I got an owl!" Honey senpai exclaims and I smile as he shows me his small owl. Everyone else in the host club got an owl, except for me. I'm very happy with my kneazle kitten. We finish our shopping and Hagrid takes us to Kings Cross Station. We run through the portal to platform 9 3/4, then board the train and our taken to our secret compartment in the back. I watch out the window as students arrive and board the train. Taiga meows at me and I smile at her, stroking her soft head. This should be fun.