Chapter three
The first month of summer passed quickly, I had started helping my Uncle George in his shop because he had lost his worker Lee who was getting married and moving. Uncle George was happy that I wanted to help with the shop. My first day was July first, mom woke me when she got up to get ready and I dressed in a pair of jeans and a triple W shirt Uncle George had given me to work in. "Ready to go?" Mom asks, this was her early morning call and I had just finished eating a banana and drinking a glass of milk, I nod as we walk outside beyond the wards.
"Hold tight dear." I do so as I get the feeling of being squeezed through a tube again before popping in front of Uncle George's shop. "Have a good day dear and thank you for helping your Uncle, he really appreciates this he knows you could be doing better things than work in his shop the rest of summer." I smile as she disappears.
Walking in Uncle George greets me "Good morning Sunshine, ready to learn the ropes of the shop before we open?" I nod as he takes me through everything I need to know, "No you will be on the cash register I won't be going to the back until I think you are ready to be on your own, Ready to open up?" I nod eager to get started.
Not five minutes after Uncle George flips the sign to open, we are busy, but I do my best to keep up. By lunch time when he closes the shop for our break I'm worn out and Uncle George can tell when he sees me nodding off at the counter. "I knew you wouldn't be able to handle a full day yet." He says startling me, he chuckles, "I sent an owl to your dad who said he would come get you at noon, he should be here soon, no arguing either, I know you aren't ready for a full Joke shop day yet, but I want to thank you for helping me sunshine." Uncle George hugs her as her dad walks in.
"Good afternoon Harry." George says greeting his brother in law, "Good afternoon George, ready to head home sunshine." I nod now grateful that Uncle George had sent dad an owl. I lean into dad as he appearate's home, I head to my room and collapse in my bed for a nap. I'm woken up when dad gets home for dinner.
After dinner I go back to bed to get some more sleep.
After nearly a month at the store I had become much better at running it, but I still wasn't ready for a full day. Today I was excited because dad and mom would be picking me up and we would all be going to get our school supplies. I couldn't keep my eyes off the clock all day as I waited on costumers but once that clock finally hit elven mom and dad come walking in with Albus, James and Lily.
"I'm leaving now Uncle George, I'll see you in the morning." After making sure he had heard me I hurry out the door behind my parents, "Let's go get your robes done first." Mum says ushering Albus James and I to Madam Malkins Robes for all occasions. When we walk in I freeze, there was Scorpius getting fitted, I was nervous after not seeing him for a month and only sending short letter to each other since the whole thing had happened. He pops his head up when he hears the door open and grins from ear to ear when he sees me, I smile back before his father notices me, dad walks over and Scorpius' father starts his way over.
Dad puts his hand on my shoulder, "Hello Draco." Dad says politely holding out his hand, "Harry, I have heard that my son and your daughter have become pen pals over the summer since there meeting a month ago, and I want to say, I couldn't be happier, I've been want to reconcile with your whole family, and not I have a much better reason, I don't want my son to be like me. Forgive me for everything."
Dad is hesitant as Scorpius walks over and greets me quietly, "Forgiven, this Sunday we are having a last family dinner for the kids before they go off to Hogwarts, why don't you come with us." I grin and take my new friend in a hug, it was nice to us the word friend for once.
After the meeting with the Malfoys at the robe store we continued our shopping, after going to the book store, a little café for lunch, and to get potion supplies, they headed to the wand shop, I was buzzing with excitement, making my brother chuckle, as we walk in I can smell the wands, so many types of wood, "Ah, Mr. Potter, nice to meet you." This was the new wand maker that took over for Olivander when he passed after the war, I remember dad telling me a story about Olivander. "This must be young Sarah, and Albus am I correct?" dad smiles at the new wand maker, "Yes Luna, Sarah, Albus, I know you haven't meet her before, but this is Lily's god mother and name sake Luna Lovegood." Dad says
Luna smiles, "I'm engaged now to Ralph, sweet boy, now let me get you measured up." She tapes the tape measurer on her desk and it flies over to Sarah and starts measuring her right hand, "Alright, Sarah, you first. This is a hickory wood, very flexible, with dragon heartstring. Give it a wave." I gulped and waved the wand at a random object making said object explode. Luna and Harry shake their heads together and she goes to get a few more as the measuring tape measure Albus thoroughly.
"Here are a few more dear, pick one." I was biting my lip, I picked up one and open it, "Oh Good pick, that's one of our more unique wands, made of White Oak wood 11 inches long, with fairy wing as the core, I just started using that." Luna says lightly, I take a deep break and pick it up, I could feel its magic coursing through my finger tips and into the rest of my body. I waved it causing a burst of pink flowers to fly out of it.
"Lovely." Luna says as dad hugs me, "I got one smart ray of sunshine on my hands don't I." I blush as Albus starts trying wands I watch as Luna walks to the very back after several failed wands, "Try this one Albus." Luna says in a dreamy voice, I watch as he opens the box and grasps it, a jet of blue sparks flying out of the end, "I thought so, that is Maple spruce wood with thestral wing core, another new one I've been trying." Luna says smiling.
Albus and I grin at each other, dad had to bright young kids on his hand now. We each clutched our unique wands in our hands as we got ready to floo home, ready for dinner and bed.