"Say, Hagrid. Why do you keep patting your pocket like that? You aren't trying to sneak another Niffler into Hogwarts again, are you?" Harry asked. Hagrid stopped mid stroke,
"I don't know what yer talkin' bout 'arry" Hagrid replied awkwardly
"You're doing it again, Hagrid" Harry said, as Hagrid's arm raised unintentionally to his left breast pocket "Hagrid, you'll get in trouble, the last Niffler got loose and took all of Filch's keys.."
"It's nothin' 'arry, just Hogwarts Business, Dumbledore asked me " Hagrid said proudly "Vault seven hundred and thirt-" Hagrid stopped mid sentence. "I shouldn't 'ave said that, Ignore what I just said." Hagrid blushed. "Look, we're here" He announced as they walked up to the store. Harry's eyes opened with wonder.
"Come on, Don't tell me you've never been here?" Ron asked
"Never, Mum and Dad said that it was too dangerous, a favourite spot to shop by the Malfoys and Notts apparently" Harry said.
"Where do you get your robes then?" Ron asked
"Madam Malkin's has an Owl Delivery Service" Harry said dismissively as they stepped into the store. Hagrid stopped suddenly as Harry and Ron continued into the store.
''Blimey, I've forgotten me wallet at Gringotts, yer wouldn't mind gettin' started while I quickly run off and fetch, would yer?" Hagrid asked
"Go on Hagrid, we'll start getting our robes fitted" Harry said
"Don't worry, we'll be fine" Ron reassured.
"I'll be back quickly, boys" Hagrid said as he lumbered back through the mass of people
"'scuse me"
"Oh, was that yer foot?"
"Sorry-"
"Come on, we better go in, Harry" Ron said and they both strolled in
As they walked into the store, they were immediately whisked away by a short and plump witch, to a small seating area.
"Sorry dears, but we're already taking care of a customer already, I can take one of you in but i'm afraid the other will have to wait a bit.." The witch said
"No worries miss, do you want to go first Harry?" Ron asked
Before Harry could reply, the witch grabbed him by the shoulder and dragged him into the fitting room, where two other boys were already getting fitted by two other witches, one seemed nice enough, with round features and a happy look to him, the other boy looked quite the opposite. His face was pale an pointed and looked like it was stuck in a permanent sneer, as Harry stood on the stool his face seemed to brighten just a smidge, before turning back to it's sneer.
"Ah, Hello, Hogwarts too?" He drawled, Harry nodded, not really wanting to engage in conversation with him.
"My father's next door buying my books and mother's up the street looking at wands,Then I'm going to drag them off to look at racing brooms. I don't see why first years can't have their own. I think I'll bully father into getting me one and I'll smuggle it in somehow." The boy continued "Have you got your own broom? "
"Yes" Harry replied
"Play Quidditch at all?"
Harry thought back, He didn't play for any small quidditch teams or anything, though he did play with Uncle Moony, Padfoot, Mom and dad, which was quite more brutal, since uncle Padfoot liked to cheat.
"Not really" Harry decided
"I do—Father says it's a crime if I'm not picked to play for my House, and I must say, I agree. Know what House you'll be in yet?"
Harry thought back to his family, every one of them were in Gryffindor, and he thought back to all his red and gold books, and toys and room, which were also adorned with the odd lion or two.
"No" He replied
"Well, no one really knows until they get there, do they, but I know I'll be in Slytherin, all our family have been—imagine being in Hufflepuff, I think I'd leave, wouldn't you?"
Harry decided that he didn't really like this boy much and glanced towards the other boy, looking for a way to strike up a conversation with him, but by the time Harry had opened his mouth, the boy was ushered off of the stool, and replaced by Ron, Harry's mood instantly brightened.
"look at that man!" the boy said suddenly, ignoring Ron and nodding toward the front window. Hagrid was standing there, grinning at Harry and Ron, and pointing at three large ice creams.
"That's Hagrid, He works at Hogwarts."
"Oh," said the boy, "I've heard of him. He's a sort of servant, isn't he?"
"He's the gamekeeper," Ron said coldly, Up until then, Harry hadn't noticed, but Ron's face was getting slightly red, and he was gritting his teeth
"Yes, exactly. I heard he's a sort of savage—lives in a hut on the school grounds and every now and then he gets drunk, tries to do magic, and ends up setting fire to his bed."
"I think he's brilliant," said Harry prepensely
"Do you?" said the boy, with a slight sneer. "Why is he with you? Where are your parents?"
"They're getting our other stuff" said Harry shortly, referring to him and Ron
"they're our kind, aren't they?"
"They were a witch and wizard, if that's what you mean." Harry said,
"I really don't think they should let the other sort in, do you? They're just not the same, they've never been brought up to know our ways. Some of them have never even heard of Hogwarts until they get the letter, imagine. I think they should keep it in the old wizarding families. What's your surname, anyway?" The boy asked
But before Harry could answer, Madam Malkin said, "That's you done, my dear," and Harry, not sorry for an excuse to stop talking to the boy, Only for leaving Ron behind,hopped down from the footstool.
"Well, I'll see you at Hogwarts, I suppose," said the boy. Harry mouthed 'good luck' to Ron and walked out of the store as fast as he could, after paying for his robes, Ron joined him soon after.
"Bloody Hell, he's a nightmare" Ron exclaimed
"Who're we talkin' bout" Hagrid asked, as he passed the icecreams out
"This ghastly boy, In Madam Malkins, he was horrible" Harry said, licking his ice cream
"That, was Draco Malfoy, his dad is horrible, dad reckons he was a death eater or something, the way the go on about 'pure blood' and all that nonsense" Ron ranted
"Ah" Hagrid said, " well, with luck you two will be in different houses, we have to go meet yer moms now"
Hello Readers! I AM BACK AND READY FOR A NEW STORY! I've just been taking a little break which lasted well... OVER A MONTH (pls don't hate me) I've also been doing a bit of a tidy up, checking all my other stories for errors, but now I am UP AND RUNNING! Next chapter will be up soon, so until then, please review, favourite and follow! And I'll see you for the next chapter of Possibilities!
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