Hello, and welcome to Chapter #4. Sorry it's been a while, I've been busy with a hectic life. My dad had emergency appendix surgery, there is an exchange student from Holland living at my house, and I auditioned for the school play, among other things. I am going to Martha's Vineyard this weekend so I might not be able to write much. I don't even know if I'll have internet access. I'll try to update again soon though!

I don't own FMA or HP.

The boys woke up the next morning bright and early. Just as Hagrid had told them, food was brought up for them. Alphonse was neatly emptying some of their things into the drawers in a dusty bureau while Edward was finishing off his brother's sausage from breakfast.

"Hagrid should be coming soon," Al commented.

"yoeh I nomph," Ed said with a full mouth.

"Please stop talking with your mouth full, Ed." Al said somewhat exasperated.

"Yeah, yeah," was the only reply.

The boys came down the stairs of the inn to find Hagrid at the bar waiting for them. "'ey there boys! Ready t' get yer things for school?"

"Sure, whatever," was Ed's only response as Hagrid got up from his seat and they began to walk towards another part of the inn.

Al ignored Ed's unenthusiastic comment. "Where are we supposed to buy our supplies? I can hardly believe that you would find these things in London, or anywhere else for that matter." Al looked at the specific list.

"Oh, don't you worry about that. Oi! This way!" Hagrid beckoned to them as he walked over to another part of the inn. They were led to a brick wall where Hagrid began to tap various bricks with the tip of his umbrella.

"What are you doing?" asked Al.

"You'll see," Hagrid told them as the bricks began moving of their own accord and forming an archway that Hagrid walked through without a second thought. The brothers stepped through into the sunny morning.

They were suddenly even more overwhelmed than they had been stepping off the train. People were traveling in all directions along the one path. Stores of all kinds lined both sides and continued out of sight at the bend in the alley. Inside the shops many interesting goods sat in windows waiting to be purchased. Al looked in on a store full of broomsticks while Ed observed the inner workings of a busy bookstore. Hagrid stood in the middle, trying to keep the two from wandering off and becoming separated from him.

"This way, you two. We hafta get you some money don' we?" Hagrid told them with a grin.

The two boys were almost literally itching with excitement, eager to explore this new world that they somehow became a part of so suddenly. Edward's disbelief in magic was on its last legs as he observed many strange occurrences, not to mention the ones that he had already experienced firsthand.

Hagrid led them to a large brick building titled: "Gringotts". "This is the bank," Hagrid told them, making his way up the steps. "We're gunna meet some goblins. Not the nicest of folk, but they'll keep yer stuff safest."

The boys looked at each other at the mention of goblins. They scrambled up the steps after Hagrid and found themselves in a large lobby. Hagrid walked up to the nearest desk and cleared his throat. The two small boys looked up at the high desk and saw a creature with a permanent frown. The crooked nose turned towards Hagrid as he asked, "Yes?"

"We would like to make a withdrawl."

"Name?"

"Elric."

"Do you have your key?"

"Uhh…yes!" Hagrid said after he dug his hands in his enormous pockets and pulled out a small silver key.

The goblin called, "Gripshook!" Another goblin came over to them, received the key from Hagrid and led them to a cart. They all stepped in. The cart began to move quickly and soon the wind was whipping by their faces. The cart's speed kept increasing like an out of control roller coaster. Various things could almost be seen as they passed by them, but they were moving too fast for any one image to register.

The cart came to a stop in front of a vault. The goblin got out and unlocked the vault.

"Here we are, boys!" Hagrid told them.

"How do we have money?" Ed asked Hagrid.

"It's from your parents." Was his simple reply.

"Oh," Ed said looking away and now suddenly interested in what was inside the vault.

They stepped inside and Al gasped. The vault was huge, but a large portion of it was filled with coins of all kinds. They picked up some of the money and Hagrid smiled. "Ready?" he asked.

"You bet! Let's go." Al said enthusiastically.

They piled back into the cart and Gripshook brought them back to the lobby. They left the bank with their riches and took a look at their lists.

"First things first, let's get you two some robes." Hagrid told them, steering them towards "Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions".

Ed gave a distasteful look when he realized what they were going to buy. He was about to complain when they entered the shop and Hagrid had them ushered off for fittings of their robes.

Al was brought to one side and Ed was brought to the other, with a skinny boy with glasses getting fitted between them. He was smiling at his parents as they remarked upon how well he looked in them.

"We'll be right next door, honey. Come over when you're done." The boy's mother said with a smile. The couple walked away happily and the dark brown haired boy noticed the two blondes on either side of him.

"Hi, I'm Harry Potter. What's your name?" Harry asked turning to Al.

"I'm Alphonse Elric, and that's my brother, Edward." The women fitting them gave a small surprised look, but they politely continued pinning and hemming.

"Really? You're the Elrics?" Harry asked with wide eyes.

"Yeah," Al said a little awkwardly.

"So you two must be getting robes for Hogwarts! Are you first years like me?" Harry asked them in a friendly voice.

"Yeah, we are!" Al said with a smile. He looked over at his brother who was trying his best not to notice how much his robe was being hemmed up to fit his small frame and height. Al had passed him recently by an inch or two and seemed to be growing every day. Ed's height on the other hand, didn't seem to be going anywhere. Ed was also a bit skinny and scrawny compared to his brother and other boys his age.

"I'll see you around!" Harry told them before leaving the shop and going to the one next door.

The boys were done with their fitting and came over to where Hagrid was with their new clothes. "Okay, next we need… books!" Hagrid told them.

They were led out into the busy day towards another shop. This shop was labeled "Flourish and Blotts". The bell on the door tinkled when they stepped inside but no one took notice of it over the general noise of the busy store.

"Over 'ere." Hagrid said heading to a section where first level wizarding books were shelved. Even if the boys had been paying attention to him, they might not have heard him. As it was, theer attention wandered to the more interesting titles lining the shelves. Hagrid turned around, realizing they were not behind him and he came over to fetch them.

"This way, you two." Hagrid told them finally leading them by their shirts. They hardly had enough time to browse before Hagrid made them pay for their identical piles and leave the shop.

He took them to a few other shops where they got matching cauldrons, sets of various ingredients for questionable uses, and other needed items.

The boys finally found themselves in front of a shop called "Ollivanders".

This is the time where suggestions for wands would be welcome. I'm also thinking about which houses I'll put the brothers in. Separate? Or together? Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor, or Hufflepuff? Any suggestions regarding ANYTHING are very much welcome. Something or someone in particular you wanna see? Just tell me and I might be able to make things happen. I'm also contemplating if and which characters from FMA could possibly show up.