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Unspoken Alchemy

CHAPTER 6

Galleons, sickles and knuts

"Wow!" Ron said, his eyes wide as he looked at the small velvet pouch in Edward's hand, "Dumbledore gave you all that money. It's a good thing too, with only two weeks until we're off to Hogwarts, I don't know how you would've gotten your supplies."

"This is strange currency, how much is it worth?" Edward said sceptically.

Ron chuffed and grabbed the pouch out of Edward's hand, tipping its contents into his hand. Edward watched as Ron pointed at each coin, muttering under his breath.

"Well," Ron breathed, "Let's just say you have enough for a few years' worth of supplies."

Edward picked up a small bronze coin and turned it slowly in his fingers.

"That's a knut." Ron said, scooping the coins back into the pouch, "Practically worthless. But what you really want are these gold ones here."

Ron flicked the knut out of Edward's fingers and placed a gold coin in his palm.

"This is a galleon." Ron reached into the pouch and pulled out a silver coin, "And this is a sickle."

Edward studied the gold coin in his hand. He brushed his finger over the small engravings. Hermione entered the room and smiled at Ron and Edward.

"Are you boys ready to go?"


Hermione led Edward and Ron into a room with a large fireplace covering one wall. Mrs Weasley, Harry, Ginny, Fred and George were talking quietly beside it.

"Dumbledore's package arrived then, did it Edward?" Mrs Weasley smiled, motioning towards the velvet pouch.

"Yeah," Edward nodded, "But I don't really understand the value of the currency here."

"That's fine, dear." She smiled, "You'll pick it up in no time. I will be right back."

Mrs Weasley walked out of the room, everyone delved into their own conversations while Fred and George walked up to Edward.

"Hello Ed." They said in union, "We have a treat for you."

Edward stared at the small candy in Fred's hand, slowly reaching for it.

"Fred and George Weasley!" Mrs Weasley shouted from the doorway, "You will not make any more of that retched candy!"

Fred snatched the candy away from Edward and hid it behind his back.

"Aw mum, it's only a piece of candy." George whined.

"What did you try to give me?" Edward growled, his hands balling into fists.

Harry looked away from his conversation with Ron and spotted the candy behind Fred's back.

"Is that the same stuff Dudley ate?" He said, arching an eyebrow, "Because that was hilarious. What was it called again? Ton-Tongue Toffee?"

"Shush, Harry." Fred whispered, a slight chuckle entering his voice.

"Is that the candy that makes your tongue swell and grow four ft. long?" Ginny piped.

"Shush, Ginny!"

"C'mon children, we're never going to get there on time." Mrs Weasley said as she pulled the candy from Fred's hand.

With a slight flick of her wrist, Mrs Weasley produced a bright flame in the fireplace. She opened the small box that she retrieved from the other room passed it to Ron.

"You first, dear."

Edward watched as Ron grabbed a handful of something that looked like ashes from the box. He walked up to the fire and threw it in, the crimson flame turning a vibrant green.

"What are you doing?" Edward said quickly as Ron poked a toe into the green flame.

"Huh? Oh that's right, you've never travelled by Floo powder before." Ron said, "This is one of the ways we get around quickly."

Edward flinched as Ron stepped into the flame, the green fire engulfing him as he spoke.

"Diagon Alley."

Ron was gone, not a trace of him left. The green flame turned back to crimson, shrinking as it did so.

"Where did he go?" Edward said nervously.

"It's okay dear, it didn't harm him." Mrs Weasley smiled, "Okay, who is next?"

One by one, the children threw a handful of the ashes into the fire and stepped into the green flame. Edward watched in amazement as they all disappeared. Then, only Edward and Mrs Weasley were left.

"Alright, dear." Mrs Weasley spoke, motioning at the fireplace, "Don't forget to speak very clearly."

Edward took a handful of the powder and threw it in. The green fire crackled in front of him.

Edward reached out with his automail hand and prodded the flames. When the metal didn't turn red hot, Edward hesitantly stepped into the green flame. The feeling was strange. The flames licked at his legs, not burning him at all. It was warm and comfortable.

"Diagon Alley."

Green flames quickly rose over Edward, engulfing him in a second. Edward's head spun, it felt like he was being thrown through the air. Green and red swirls twirled around him.

"Oof!" Edward landed with a thump on the cold, hard ground.

"He made it!" Hermione cheered, helping Edward out of the dusty fireplace.

"Much better than Harry's first time." Fred chuckled, "He didn't even make it here."

Edward got to his feet and rubbed his head, he still felt dizzy.

The green flames appeared again as Mrs Weasley stepped out of them, sighing when she saw Edward.

"First time's the worst." She said, tousling Edward's blonde hair.

Edward looked around the dimly lit room. It was a large tavern place, tables running up and down the long room. The person at the bar didn't seem to be bothered by the group's entrance.

"What is this place?" Edward whispered to Hermione.

"This is the leaky cauldron. Don't worry, we're in the right place."

The children followed Mrs Weasley to a small courtyard at the back of the tavern. There was no sort of doorway or staircase anywhere, just a solid brick wall. Mrs Weasley pulled out her wand and tapped on the bricks in some sort of pattern.

The bricks shuddered before sliding quickly on each other, creating a large archway. Edward huffed as the children look at him, waiting for a reaction.

"Just like alchemy." Edward shrugged as he walked through the doorway.

They entered a busy street, lined with strange buildings and carts. Edward's eyes darted from shop to shop. They were all filled with magic related objects, things Edward had never really seen before. There were shops that sold ingredients for some sort of potion making, a broomstick shop, vendors that sold all sorts of strange foods and shops that sold things Edward couldn't even begin to describe. The street was crowded, people darting between the group, and everyone was wearing strange robes and funny hats.

"Is this a parade or something? Everyone looks ridiculous." Edward laughed as a large woman in a bright green outfit pushed past him, eyeing him critically.

Harry glanced at Edward and chuckled.

"Just what I thought too when I first saw this place. This is the way they dress. If anyone looks strange, it's you."

Edward's eyes narrowed as a short man chuckled at Edward.

"Whatever." He growled, sticking his tongue out at the man.

"Edward, where are your manners?" Mrs Weasley scolded, "I need to take Ginny, Fred and George to the second hand robe store. Hermione, Ron and Harry can take you to get your wand, we will meet with you four later at the bookstore."

"Okay, mum." Ron sighed, waving a hand in her direction.

The four teens walked down the street, Hermione politely excusing herself while Edward shoved his way through the crowd.

"Here it is." Ron breathed, stepping through the door to a dark painted shop.

Edward looked up at the building. It was old and the paint was peeling, striking gold letters above the door read Ollivanders Wand Shop. Edward pushed open the door, the bell above the door ringing. His eyes widened as he looked around. There were shelves upon shelves of small dusty boxes, words scribbled on the front of each. It looked more like a library instead of a wand shop. Ron leaned against the counter as an old, white haired man shuffled out from behind a shelf.

"Ah, Mr Weasley, Ms Granger and Mr Potter." He said in a raspy voice as he looked at each of the teens before resting his eyes on Edward, "And who do we have here?"

"Edward Elric," Edward said as he walked towards the counter, "I need a wand."

The old man stuck his right hand out to greet Edward.

"Nice to meet you Mr Elric, I'm Garrick Ollivander."

Edward returned the gesture with his gloved metal hand. Ollivander blinked as he felt Edward's hand.

"A very strong grip, Mr Elric."

Edward quickly pulled his hand back. Ollivander rubbed at the red marks appearing on his hand.

"Sorry." Edward mumbled, placing his hands behind his back.

Edward gasped as a measuring tape lifted off the counter and flew over to him. It extended along his arm and then measured his height from head to toe.

"Quite a small boy." Ollivander said under his breath.

"What was that?" Edward said, quickly.

Ollivander shook his head and rushed behind some shelves. Ron, Harry and Hermione pressed themselves against the wall. Edward gazed at them curiously.

"Just to be safe." Hermione whispered as Ollivander returned with a rectangular box.

"Ash, Dragon heartstring, 11 ½ inches." The old man announced as he handed the wand to Edward.

Edward took the wand carefully and shuffled awkwardly, he felt ridiculous. A small red spark spouted from the end of the wand. The wand shook violently as sparks erupted from it, crackling and fizzing loudly. Edward threw the wand on the ground and stepped back. The wand stopped sparking. Ollivander shook his head as he picked it up.

"Nope." He sighed, zipping back to the shelves.

Edward looked at Ron as he tried to stifle his laughter. Hermione nudged Ron on his side and scolded him.

"How about this," Ollivander said, approaching Edward with another box. "Chestnut, Unicorn hair, 8 inches."

He held out another wand to Edward. Edward grabbed it, the wand instantly jumped out of his hand and onto the counter.

"Another no." Ollivander sighed as he placed the wand back in its box.

Ollivander looked at Edward, his eyes narrowing as he thought.

"Tell me, Mr Elric." He said quietly, "Do you know a man by the name of Hohenheim?"

"Yeah…" Edward gasped, "He's… he's my father."

"Thought I recognised those eyes." Ollivander said before darting back behind the shelves.

"He sure is strange." Ron muttered.

"Ronald!" Hermione gasped, elbowing him in the side.

"Ouch!"

Ollivander returned with a dark purple box. He opened it and brushed the velvet away to reveal a light-coloured wand with a spiralled handle.

"Hawthorn, pliable, 9 ½ inches, chimera scale fragment."

Edward's eyes widened as he stared at the rather beautiful wand. He picked it up and held it in front of him cautiously.

The wand glowed a soft blue, pulsing slightly in Edward's hand.

"Perfect." Ollivander smiled.

Edward placed the wand on the counter and breathed heavily.

"That was strange." He breathed, looking up at Ollivander, "The chimera scale, how-"

"There is only one recoded slaying of a chimera." Ollivander interrupted, "The chimera was killed by a man with golden eyes, Van Hohenheim. There was only one wand made with the scales of the chimera."

Edward blinked and composed himself. He reached into the pocket of his red coat and pulled out the small pouch. Edward opened the pouch and stared at the coins, he had no idea how much to give the old man. Edward shrugged and tipped the contents of the pouch onto the counter, gold coins rolled across the countertop. Ollivander sighed and picked up a few coins and placed them in the register.

"This should be enough." He smiled.

Edward scooped the coins into the pouch as Ollivander placed his wand back into its box.

"Take good care of it, Mr Elric." He said, handing Edward the box.

"Yep, will do." Edward said as he walked through the door into the bustling crowd.

Ron, Harry and Hermione rushed after Edward as he slipped between gaps in the crowd.

"Ed! Wait up!" Harry called, craning his neck to see over the crowd.

"Over here." Hermione said as she walked off to the side.

Edward was standing by a large cart, exchanging money with the vendor.

"There you are." Hermione puffed as she approached Edward.

"Sorry." Edward said as he took a large bite out of the food he bought, "I was hungry."

Hermione laughed as Ron and Harry caught up with them.

"Your… wand's core… is chimera… scale!" Ron said between gasps.

"Yeah, and?" Edward said, his voice muffled from the food in his mouth.

"Do you know how rare chimera scale fragments are? That is the only wand that has it as its core!"

Edward shrugged and took another bite of food.

"Chimera's are pretty common back home. I don't really see the big deal."

Ron stood with his mouth open as Harry spotted Mrs Weasley and waved to her.

"Ah, there you are." Mrs Weasley said as she approached them, Ginny, Fred and George following close behind. "Did you buy a wand?"

"Uh huh," Edward nodded, popping the last bit of food into his mouth. "Ron was going all crazy about it."

"Why's that?" She questioned.

"His wand's core is chimera scale!" Ron said, waving his arms in the air.

"Nice." Fred and George said, grinning at Edward.

"That would have to be a very powerful wand, Edward." Mrs Weasley said, "Look after it."

Edward rolled his eyes and sighed. Why was everyone so amazed by his wand. Edward had seen his fair share of chimeras in Amestris. Like Nina.

"Let's go buy the books." Edward grumbled.


Edward was amazed when they entered the book store. There were hundreds of books lining the walls of the long room. Edward picked up the two books he needed and paid for them quickly, picking out various coins from the pouch instead of tipping out its contents again. Once Edward had successfully paid for the books, he rushed to the shelves again to browse the books. He scanned the shelves for anything interesting and pulled out a few books here and there. He had found a thick book regarding the chemical makeup of various magical substances and a book on magical creatures.

Edward stretched on his toes to reach a book on a higher shelf when he heard a voice behind him.

"Excuse me, miss."

"What?" Edward growled as she turned to the white haired boy behind him.

"Oh, what a manly looking lady." The boy sneered.

Edward clenched his fist and threw his books onto the ground with a loud thud!

"What are you doing here, Draco?" Harry spat.

"Potter." Draco snickered, turning his attention to Harry, "I'm here with my father, buying supplies."

Edward glared at the boy. It took all his strength not to attack him and rip him to shreds.

"Forget about it, Edward." Hermione whispered, grabbing Edward's arm.

"So you are a boy." Draco said, "You should listen to your mudblood girlfriend."

Hermione glared at Draco and her eyebrows furrowed.

"That's enough, Draco." A tall man with similar white-blonde hair said.

"Let's just get my books and go, father." Draco spat, turning on his heel and walking away.

"Is there a problem here, Mr Malfoy?" Mrs Weasley said, her face unusually sour.

"Not at all." He said before turning to Edward, "Apologies for Draco's behaviour, Mr?"

"Elric, Edward Elric." Edward spat, ignoring the hand that the tall man offered. The white-haired man's eyebrows pulled together and he gasped quietly.

"Come, Draco. Let's go."


Lucius entered through the large oak doors. The large room was filled with people, they sat on a long table in silence. A pale man sat at the head of the table, his eyes fixated on Lucius. A snake was curled around the pale man's feet, hissing quietly.

"My Lord." Lucius breathed.

The pale man lifted his bony hand and motioned towards him.

"Yes, Mr Malfoy?"

"I think I've located another one."

The man stood up from his chair and walked slowly towards Lucius.

"Well done, Lucius."


Edward growled quietly as he looked at himself in the mirror, a pool of dark material at his feet.

"It's a bit too long." The sales woman said, eyeing Edward, "I think we'll have to go for a much smaller size."

"I will grow. I will grow. I will grow." Edward muttered under his breath.

The woman searched through some racks of clothing, ruffling the fabrics loudly.

"It's okay, Edward." Ron chuckled, "You can always go to the kid section."

Edward glared at Ron, itching to jump at him and give him a good beating. But with Mrs Weasley eyeing him with a disapproving look on her face, he just couldn't do it.

"That's enough, Ronald." Mrs Weasley said, giving Ron a warning look.

"I'm sorry," The sales woman said, approaching Edward, "I'm afraid that's our smallest size."

"I'll take it." Edward grumbled, slipping the robes off his shoulders and putting his red coat back on.

Edward paid for his robes, muttering under his breath the whole time.

"I'll hem them up for you." Mrs Weasley said, patting Edward on the back as they walked down the street, "We've gotten everything on your supply lists, so I think it's time we head off home."

As they were making their way back to the Leaky Cauldron, something caught Edward's eye.

The light brown, almost blonde kitten meowed as they walked past, pawing the side of the cage it was in. Edward strode up to it and smiled slightly. The kitten purred as Edward stroked its head softly through the cage.

"It's so cute!" Hermione cooed, placing her hands on her cheeks.

"Much cuter than Crookshanks." Ron muttered under his breath.

Hermione glared at Ron before turning her attention to Edward. Edward wiggled his finger inside the cage, the kitten pawed at it quickly.

"Are you going to buy it?" She asked.

"Huh?" Edward said, turning away from the kitten, "It sort of reminds me of my brother, in a strange way."

Edward chuckled as the kitten started licking his glove.

"He wouldn't have thought twice about buying it." Edward laughed, "Alright, then."


Edward paid for the kitten, and the necessary food and a small bed. Edward insisted on taking it out of the cage as soon as he paid for it, he hated the idea of it being confined like that. He cradled it softly in his arms while they entered the Leaky Cauldron.

"What are you going to call it?" Hermione asked, tickling the kitten under its neck.

"I don't know." Edward sighed, "I'll have to think about that."

"Well, it is a girl. So don't start calling it some stupid boy name!"

Edward laughed and shook his head.

"I can call her whatever I like, she is mine."

Hermione grumbled as she stepped into the fireplace and disappeared into the green flames, Edward following close behind her.


"Okay, Winry. Come out from under there." Edward chuckled as he reached for the kitten that had crawled under his bed, "No, Winry doesn't suit you either. I'm just imagining you throwing a wrench at my head."

Edward picked himself up off the ground and stood up, his arms crossed across his chest.

"Thinking of a name for you is so difficult."

Edward sat on his bed and pulled his feet onto it. He pulled off his shoe and in one quick movement, he removed a shoelace. He dangled it off the side of the bed, shaking it slightly.

"Come on… Pinako?" Edward shuddered and continued to shake the shoelace, "No, definitely not. How about Edward Jr.? That's the best name."

Edward felt a tug on the end of the shoelace and quickly pulled it up, the kitten scrambled up onto the bed, following the shoelace. Edward caught the kitten and lifted it up into the air in front of him.

"Stop clawing me!" Edward chuckled as the kitten swiped at his hands, "You're quite the little fighter. Just like Al."

Edward pulled the kitten close to him and stroked it softly with his flesh hand. He was being extremely careful not to be too rough with it in his automail hand.

"I know!" Edward gasped, "Allie. That suits you well, don't you think?"

Edward placed Allie on the bed and walked out of the room. The kitten ran up behind him and followed him down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"Hi, Ed." Ron said, looking up from his Quidditch magazine.

"Ron, I've named my cat." Edward announced.

"Finally!" Hermione sighed as she walked through the door, picking the kitten up on the way, "Tell us what you've decided on."

"Her name is Allie." Edward said proudly.

Ron laughed a little and covered his mouth quickly.

"What's the matter, Ron?" Edward said through his teeth, "Is something funny?"

"No, it's just. You should've seen Hermione's face!"

Edward glanced over at Hermione who blushed a bit.

"Sorry, Edward." Hermione said quickly, "I was just thinking that the name was a bit too… plain?"

"Says you!" Ron chuckled, "You named your cat 'Crookshanks'! I think that Allie is a much better name."

Hermione huffed, placed Allie on the ground and stalked out of the room.

Edward let out a quiet laugh.

"What was she thinking, who names their cat 'Crookshanks'?"

"Ronald, Edward. I hope you're not being rude to Hermione." Mrs Weasley said as she came through the door, stepping over Allie.

Edward smiled mischievously and rocked back on his heels.

"Nope, of course not."


Edward yelped as he ran to the open window.

"Allie! Come back here, don't go jumping out the window!"

Edward watched helplessly as Allie jumped onto the tree outside the window. She landed on a thin branch, it bended under her weight, almost breaking. Edward's eyes widened as she started climbing down the branch, slowly making her way down the tree.

"No, naughty cat!"

"What's wrong, Ed?" Hermione asked as she walked up to the window, a sour look on her face.

"Crookshanks chased Allie outside! And now she's climbing down the tree! All she wanted to do was brush up on her combat skills, now she's going to get lost!"

Hermione rolled her eyes and dragged Edward away from the window, pulling him downstairs and out the front door.

Edward and Hermione looked up into the tree, shading their eyes from the suns glare.

"I can't see her!" Edward said nervously, "Maybe she already ran down the street!"

"Relax, Edward." Hermione said, continuing to look in the tree.

Edward searched around the base of the tree and in an overgrown flowerbed nearby, Hermione searched in the branches of the tree.

"There!" Hermione cried, spotting Allie hanging precariously from a branch.

Edward saw her and quickly clapped his hands together and placed the on the ground. Hermione watched, wide eyed, as Edward ascended into the sky on a platform of dirt. He reached Allie and caught her lightly in his arms just as she lost her grip.

"Got you!" Edward sighed, placing a hand back on the platform to make his descent.

Edward stood up straight and puffed.

"That… was.. so awesome!" Hermione gasped.

"I know, I know." Edward said grinning.

"You have to teach me!"

Edward stiffened and bit his lip.

"Uh, well. It takes years of practice to be able to do that. Maybe I'll teach you the basics first."

Hermione clapped her hands and hugged Edward before pulling back quickly, a slight blush reddening her cheeks.

"Sorry, Edward." She breathed.

Edward felt the heat rise to his cheeks, he scratched his head nervously and chuckled.

"It's okay, I don't really mind."

Hermione smiled and opened her mouth to speak before she turned towards the street abruptly.

"Hermione? Are you okay?" Edward asked quietly.

"Shush!" Hermione said quickly, taking a few steps towards the road.

Allie jumped out of Edward's hands and ran through the open door that Hermione and Edward had left open.

Hermione pulled her wand out of her back pocket and slowly crossed the road, approaching a group of large shrubs.

"What's going on?" Edward whispered, following after her.

Hermione gasped and pointed her wand at the shrubs.

"Who's there?" She called as the leaves trembled in front of her.

A boy pushed his way through the leaves, falling on his knees in front of Hermione. Blood gushed from the boy's mouth and down the front of his red coat. Edward gasped and hit Hermione's hand away. The boy collapsed on the ground, blood leaking from his mouth.

Edward lifted the boy's head off the ground, his breathing quickening.

"Al?"


Authors note:
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!

Okay, there were a lot of comments about Edward's vulnerability.
His mental state isn't very good. He doesn't know where he is, he doesn't know if he will ever get home, he doesn't know if Al is alive. All the years of containing his emotions finally came out. Okay? But don't worry, he is back to his awesome self now. :)

Explanation of Edward's wand:
(I researched for ages trying to find the perfect wand for Edward! Sorry if you didn't like the wand I gave him.)
Core: Chimera scale fragment, are extremely powerful and rare, it sort of connected Edward with Amestris and the Nina incidence *teary eyes*
Wood: Hawthorn, great for defensive magic and duelling.
Wood strength: Pliable, good for transfigurations, easy going but strong-willed.
Shape:Spiral shaft, quick-witted and open minded.
Size: 9 ½ inches, short like Edward.

Oh my god, I'm so sorry about the length of this A/N! I promise they will never be this long again! Once again, thanks for all the reviews. Love you guys.

Over and out :)