Harry, Neville and Augusta had just exited the bank when Augusta steered down the Alley towards Madam Malkins."Unfortunately boys we will have to order your school robes from here while the robes here a plain and not of the best quality, they can quickly mass produce them, that is why the school has a special agreement and they alone are authorized to provide Hogwart's." Madame Longbottom explained as she guided them into the store.
"Would I be able to get new clothes other than my uniform Madam Longbottom, only after seeing the wealth of my family I am even more embarrassed, then when I walked into the bank. You see my relatives thought I wasn't worth anything, call me a freak of nature they due. Said I should be grateful for being allowed the clothes that their sweet Dudlikins outgrew. That i didn't even deserve that." Harry explained politely.
"Oh.. you poor child, no one should be treated like that. You are no means a freak. You are a noble and a wizard much better then the commoner muggles who dared treat you like that. We can get you a new wardrobe Harold but not here. No this is were the common masses come for their robes. No enchantments at all. We will get you kitted out properly for a young man of your station at Twillfit and Tattings. Much better service and hand crafted robes and taylored clothes made just for you from scratch. They only use the best material and include charms for growth, self ironing ,self cleaning to a point as well. Charms to make the fabric wear and tear resistant as well. Call me gran like Neville does. I'm not always a stick in the mud." Madam Longbottom added quite cheerfully, in sharp contrast to how she was earlier in the day.
It was at that moment that a shop assistant approached the trio.
"How can I be of assistance Madam?" asked the shop keeper.
"Two sets of Hogwarts boys first year uniforms and robes. That will be all."
"Come this way boys, another young man being fitted just now." said the assistant leading Neville and Harry back into the back room. There standing on one of the tiers was a boy their age with platinum blonde hair, slicked back tight again his scalp. His face had the one off haughty arrogance. The same look that the Dursley's wore, trying to pretend that they were, more important than they are. Upon spotting the two newcomers, he looked at them and sneered.
"I'm Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. No need to ask who you two are. Why your nothing but squib Longbottom and his pet mudblood."
"I beg your pardon, heir Malfoy of the Magical house of Malfoy. I am no squib as my heir ring will attest to. If perchance i were a squib it would not have been accepted as heir to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Longbottom. Perhaps you need your eyes checked, as you couldn't see the ring on my own, or my companions fingers. He is no 'Mudblood'. This IS Heir apparent Harold James Potter of The Ancient and Noble House of Potter, my house long standing allie. "
Both Harry and Neville decided that it was not worth it agueing with the swat. They gave each other a look and new that they would continue to get their robes here in silence. That was until that abnoxious boy talked again.
"I'm talking to you two." He said getting angry. "I said what house do you think you will be in. I know I will be Slyrtherin it is by far the best. I mean can you imagin if you are sorted into Hufflepuff or wirse yet Gryffindor. I'd leave rather than put up with the shame of being in one of those houses. Why Hufflpuffs are weak duffers and Gryffindor is full if people who are rash and run into danger without a plan. Plus they are brainless morons. Who act before they think. I suppose Ravenclaw would be acceptable just behibd Slytherin, but they are full of nerds.Well what house do you think you will be sorted to. Never mind I can tell just by looking at you loosers that you will end up in a looser house. How about quidditch then. Whats your team? Mine js turtshill tornados. It's a shame first years arn't allowed to try out for the house teams or bring there own broom. I think I'm going to try and bully mother and father into buying me tge new nimbus anyway and I'll sneak it in somehow. I hear the school brooms are positively ancient to the point of being dangerously umpredictable, as well as going as slow as a turtle."
Malfoy continued to talk in that condisending voice of his. Not even seeming to see or acknowledge the angry annoyed looks on Harry and Neville's faces as they continued to ingnore him. Both giving him the cold shoulder. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on how you view it. The shop assistant finally got done with heming Harry and Neville's robes to size. Quickly, with a wave if her wand had their robes and uniforms wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. Harry and Neville quickly paid the 15 Galliions each. They quickly exited the shop, being rejoined by Neville's gran on way out.
"Any trouble getting your school clothes boys? asked Madam Longbottom.
"No gran, unless you count Draco Malfoy being a complete prat." Neville answered.
"Never mind that boy he is so spoiled, and will never change. Despite the fact his family lost over half their wealth in fines to avoid a long sentence in Azkaban after the war. Despite trying bribe his way out, claiming the imperious curse it wasn't enough. He was covicted of muggle torture as well as financing deatheater ativities. Thus was fined one half if his total wealth and served 5 years. That was his wealth before he paid those bribes. Which leaves them with just over a third of there origional wealth."
"How was he convicted if he bribed people to get off?" Harry asked as they walked down the street towards Twillfit and Tattings.
"Well Harold. Thats easy enough to expain. You see, he almost did get off. Scott free apart from the bribes he paid. It was due to the capture of one death eater Severus Snape. He was caught just outside the wards of Longbottom Manor
on the night of the attack on my son and daughter-in-law. Dumbledore tried to get him off. Claiming that Snape was a spy for the light. It didn't work. At that time my husband was still Lord Longbottom. He was able to put forward to wizgamont that Snape should be questioned under veritiserum. He made out that they couldn't fully trust Dumbledore's word on the matter as Snape was caught red handed at the scene. By studying his wand they learned it was him who weakened and was able to put a whole in the manors ward's. Magical protections. Based on runes and enchantments. A lot that have been lost over the centuries.
You see while being a pureblood head of house or appointed heir apparent has rights. That they can refuse to take veritiserum. That is not the case for Mr. Snape. You see he is a half blood with a muggle father and a disowned purblood mother. His grandfather despite being tge last of the Prince family refused to come to his aid and name him heir. Which would overturn his deceased mothers disownment. So he was forced to take veritiserum. The most powerful truth potion in existance. Under its influence he revealed that you had to want the dark mark that you could not take it unwillingly. To earn it you had a choice. You had to a) torture someone in the presence of the dark lord. b) kill someone in his presence c) rape someone in his presence or d) do a,b, and c in his presence. I am sorry you are learning this from me, but you would have learned about it eventually from someone at school saying soming. You see up their fifth year he and your mom were best friends when he called her an unforgivavle name when she was trying to help him. She never forgave him. Refused to ever speak to him again. In revenge he fell further into the dark arts. When it came time for him to earn his dark mark, he too the opportunity to get his revenge on Lilly from denying there friendship and not forgiving him. He captured her parents, your grandparents Harold. He brought them Heather and Harold Evans before the Dark Lord with his new best friend Lucius Malfoy by his together they both tortured them. Malfoy left it at that. Snape however took it a step further. He couldn't have your mother so he raped your grandmother who looked like a slightly older version if your mother. He raped her there in front of the dark lord and about a fozen deatheaters. While your grandfather watched in agony, unable to do anything. When Snape was done, he offered her to the other deatheaters to have a go. No one took him up on it though as they didn't want to sully themselves with a middle aged muggle. Snape then slit her throat with a dark cutting curse if his own design. He then turned to your granfather and ended him with the killing curse. He revealed a lot more but I will finish the tale later, when I can be sure to have a calming draught on hand. Come we have arrived a Twillfit and Tattings. "
It was at that moment that Harry entered the store that he felt pure rage go through hin for the first time, in his life he wanted revenge. He now knew why his aunt Petunia hated him, so much Hated magic, didn't want Harry near the magical world.
It was because it had cost her, cost her entire family apart from Vernon and Dudley. She was to scared to love him. Scared she would loose him too. Scared of what he was. The thing is deep down he new that he could not deny his magic. Could not get rid of it. It was part of him. This was his world. While he couldnt deny it and stay in the muggle world to comfort his aunt. He swore he would get revenge. He would get the influence to lawfully make the people responsible pay. For all the wrongs done to him. He would not stoop to his advarsaries level. Harry left his musings when the owner of the store came personally over to serve him. Designing him his own complete wardrobe. Now this is service. thought Harry as the man got to work. Neville was waiting patiently to the side, while Augusta talked to the assistant about ordering Neville a new set of Longbottom robes. With herself ordering a new set of wizgamont robes.