Chapter Three
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When Gin reached home, only Aunt Petunia was there. Uncle Vernon was at work and Dudley was with his friends, probably beating up some younger kids. So Gin found his aunt cleaning the kitchen.
"Aunt Petunia, can I talk ta ya?" Gin asked.
Petunia stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him. She always tried to be nicer to her nephew when her husband and son were out of the house. She remembered when Harry first arrived here, he looked just like that man, James Potter, who took her sister away and got her killed. So that hatred transferred to Harry, but over the years she slowly lost her hatred when his looks changed.
Today was Harry's eleventh birthday, so Petunia had a pretty good idea on what he wants to talk about.
"Do ya know anything about a school called Hogwarts?" Gin asked. On the way back, Gin decided instead of just telling his aunt that he was leaving for the day and travel through a Garganta, but in the end he would just try and get some answers from his aunt.
"Yes, your mother, Lily received her letter on her birthday, and a few days later one of the professors showed up at our home and explained what Lily was. They told us that my sister was a real witch that could use real magic. At first, we did not believe them and thought that they were crazy, but they showed us a few tricks and we were really excited. It did explained how odd things kept happening around her. Then we went with her to someplace called Diagon Alley to buy her school supplies. It was so amazing, that I became jealous of her.
"Lily went to that school for the next seven years. Sure, she would sent letters by owls and came back home for Christmas and summer, but I still missed her and it wasn't the same around home. She was always smiling and cheering people up, that when she was away, everyone wasn't really as happy as before. By the time, she was in her seventh year, she began dating that boy, James Potter. And after she graduated, they got married and at that time, there was a Dark Lord and his followers running around and killing a lot of people for fun. So being the people that they were, they just couldn't sit around and let them continued, so they started to fight them. And after a year, you were born and they went into hiding, but in the end, they died and you survived." Petunia sighed and looked out of the window at the birds. Gin could tell that it was really hard for her to talk about this.
"Then you came to us and you looked like your father, but you inherited her eyes. I always hated your father, and for you to look like him, it just made me even angrier. Because in my mind, James was rubbing the fact that he took Lily away, right in my face." Petunia said in a quiet voice.
"So do ya still hate me?" Gin asked as he tilts is head in confusion.
"No, because when you began to get older, your looks began to change. For which, I am grateful," Petunia replied with a small smile. "Well, that is enough talking for now. Get in the car and I will drive you to London, so you can get your school supplies."
"Thank ya," Gin said as he smiled at his aunt.
15 minutes later
Petunia parked the car and turned to him and said, "Right down the street, there is a tavern called 'The Leaky Cauldron,' go in there and asked the bartender to open the entrance to Diagon Alley and go straight to the bank, Gringotts I think that what its called, first and ask to see your account, because I know for a fact that your parents left some money for you. I will pick you up at three, which will give you five hours to buy your things. I believe that it will be enough time for you."
"Thank ya, I'm grateful for what you have done so far," Gin thanked his aunt, before exiting the car.
Gin watched his aunt drive away, once she turned the corner, he began walking down the street to where the tavern would be. People who were passing him, looked and wondered how the child could even see where he was going when his eyes were almost closed. (Note: Mayuri Kurotsuchi a.k.a. the mad scientist, Captain of the Twelfth Company, Head of the Research and Development department, has no clue how its done and is still trying to figure it out. But it seems to remain a mystery. So we wish him good luck solving it.) When Gin arrived at the tavern, he noticed that he is the only one to see it and other people don't seemed to notice it. Shrugging, he figured it was not his problem.
The Leaky Cauldron was dirty and it smelled like old lady and tobacco. Gin looked around and saw people smoking, rags washing the tables by themselves, and other weird things going on. Gin was positive that Mayuri would do anything just to get a chance to study this. He walked towards the bald man behind the bar.
"Excuse me, but can ya show me how ta get inta Diagon Alley?" Gin asked politely.
"Sure thing, kid. By the way, I'm Tom and don't be afraid to ask me for any help," Tom said as he led Gin out back. "Be sure to remember this, so you can get into the alley anytime."
When they reached a brick wall, Tom took out his wand and said, "Three up and two cross." The wall began to move and soon Gin was standing in the entrance of the alley. He thanked Tom and started to walk towards the tall white marble building. People were everywhere, children were running to a store filled with brooms, Gin had no idea what was so exciting about a broom, and in no time he was in front of Gringotts.
"Impressive," Echo whistled.
"Indeed," Shinso agreed.
For now, Gin ignored the two voices that for the first time in history agreed on something. When he got to the entrance, he noticed a sign and it read:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
"Hmm, I think that sounds like a challenge, don't you agree, Boss?" Echo cheerfully said.
Yes, it does, Echo. And I believe that I can give them their challenge, Gin thought as he walked into the bank.
"It may be a challenge, but we don't have time to do it. I think that Aunt Petunia would not like if we got arrested for trying to rob a bank on our first day in this new world. So it will have to wait for another time," Shinso said as he rolled his eyes.
Spoilsport! Fine, I will wait. But I won't forget that challenge, Gin thought as he tries not to pout. There goes his fun for today.
When he got up to a teller and said in a cheerful voice, "Good morning, I want ta find out if I have any vaults, here."
The teller looked annoyed for some reason. Gin guessed that this was a goblin that he heard someone whispered, on the way in here. Man, they were sure ugly, Gin wondered if he could scare Mayuri with one of these, the next time they come face to face.
The goblin handed him a silver knife and told hime to put three drops of blood on the blank paper. When he did what he was told to do, the paper glowed yellow for a second. The goblin looked shocked for a moment before saying that he had two vaults, but wasn't old enough gain the Family Vault. Then the goblin asked for his key.
"I don't have a key, sir," Gin replied as he tilts his head to one side in confusion.
The goblin did not look happy at this, so he said something in a different language and then there was a small flash of light and a key was handed to him. The goblin called over another goblin and told him to escort Gin to his vault.
As soon as he got outside, he looked at his school list to see what he has to buy. He saw that he needed to get some school uniforms. So he decided to do that first and get it done quicker. Gin hated shopping for clothes, with a passion. He entered Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and was directed to stand on a wooden stool, next to a skinny white boy.
"Hello, Hogwarts, too?" The boy asked.
"Of course," Gin simply replied.
The boy started to talk about what his father and mother were doing at that moment. And also what house he believed to be the best and how they should not let people who are not purebloods into their world and on and on.
"Shut up. Ya are boring me ta death. I don't really care on what ya think or say. So take yer ideas and shove them up where the sun doesn't shine," With that Gin hopped off the stool, paid for his clothes, and left. As he turned to look around to see where to go next, and that was when he caught sight of Zonko's. Gin began to grin and began walking towards it with a skip.
"I love the way you think, Boss. We're going to have so much fun torturing that white boy when we get to school," Echo laughed as he thought about the pranks that they were going to pull.
Shinso stayed silent and pretended to not know what they were planning to do. But he secretly agreed with what the other two about putting that boy in his place.
Finally, the last stop of the day, Gin thought while the other two agreed. He got his trunk, which has two compartments, one regular compartment and one study with a desk and a book shelf. His wand was the brother of the Dark Lord's wand. And he also found out the magical people were very stupid, because he found out that he was famous for killing off the Dark Lord when he was just one year old. And people said he was nuts, but these people out did him by a long shot.
As he looked around the pet shop, he spotted a snowy white owl that looks to be smarter than the magical folks around here. So Gin bought the owl, and as he was waiting for his aunt to come and pick him up, he was thinking of names to name it.
Suddenly, the perfect name popped into his head, "I'm going ta name ya, Kenpachi, because ya seemed ta be as fierce as him." Kenpachi hooted in agreement.
AN: Sorry it took so long to update, but I could not think what to write for a while. I hope that you like it. Please review and have a good day.
