Down the Alleys
Next day Harry woke up and got ready. Then he went downstairs and had his breakfast. He had already made a list of things that he required.
"I need to take Harry with me to the ministry to make him familiar with it. He wanted to know every department of ministry and understand It." said Arthur.
"But Arthur that can be done on any other day. There is no need of it right now." said Molly Weasley.
"I have promised Harry so we are going." said Arthur.
So everybody reluctantly agreed and so Harry went with Arthur to the ministry. After reaching the ministry Harry flooed to the Diagon alley. Then Harry using his metamorphmagus skills hid his scar, turned his eyes blue and made his hair a bit long and golden. Then he changed his face to make himself a different person.
First of all Harry went to a shop which sold both muggle and wizards clothes. A lady with blonde hair and rather beasty eyes name Grace.
"Yes mister how I may help you?" asked Grace.
"My name is Nathan Kirsten and I want a completely new wardrobe consisting of muggle and wizards robes. I have only just shifted from America and I would like help in order to pick up clothes that are what you call in fashion right now in England." said Harry.
"Mr. Kirsten let me first take your measurements then I will help you pick the clothes according to your requirements." said Grace. She then took the measurements and helped Harry to make all the purchases. Harry was having quite a time there.
"By chance do you have any dragon hide clothes for protection?" asked Harry.
"Yes I have what you require." said Grace.
Then Harry took several of dragon hide clothes and paid for all of the things and went for next things on his list.
Harry entered the apothecary and made the required purchases for the potion ingredients.
Then Harry entered the twins shop. The shop was looking different from the last time. There were more pranks and the shop was full of customers. Harry saw the twins were in the backside of the shop, and Alicia and Angelina were helping the customers with purchases. So Harry entered the backside of the shop. The twins were surprised as a stranger had entered the backside.
"Hello mister, only the owners and the people working at the shop can enter here." said George not recognizing Harry because of his disguise.
Harry came back to his former self. The twins were shocked.
"Harry you were supposed to be taking a tour with our father at the ministry, what are you doing here." asked Fred.
"It was just an excuse for me to enter the Diagon alley. If your mother knew about it she would not have allowed me to enter here alone." said Harry.
"Yeah you are right, but what are you doing here?" asked George.
"I wanted do discuss a matter with you." said Harry.
"Fire up." said Fred.
Then Harry enlarged a packet taken from his pocket.
"Look guys this is a broom that I built when I was training. It is even faster and sleeker than Firebolt. I want you to market this and make it available in the shops." said Harry.
The twins were now clearly going ecstatic at this.
"Harry if what you are saying is true then this broom will sell like hot cakes, by only stating that you have made it. It will be enough for the initial advertising." said George.
"Right then. I will finance the production of this broom and we will share the profit fifty-fifty." said Harry.
"We can't accept that Harry. You have made the broom, you are financing it. We are just marketing it and you want that we take the fifty percent of the profit of it. We will agree on seventy-thirty." said Fred.
"Alright there is no point in arguing with you. Then I think that you will also take Ron in this and he will be also given fifteen percent share in profit." stated Harry.
"Ok as you wish Harry." said George and Fred in unison.
"I have already made seven brooms for our quidditch team." said Harry.
"That is great Harry. We are sure to win the quidditch cup this time." said George.
Then Harry turned back to his disguise and walked out of the shop.
Harry was browsing through the alley when he came to an optic store. Harry was fed up of his glasses. They kept on breaking time and again. He was also afraid of losing them in a battle. So Harry entered the shop.
A man in his thirties having pure white hair attended him.
"Yes how may I help you?" asked the man.
"My name is Nathan Kirsten and I wanted to get rid of this glasses." said Harry.
"Mr. Kirsten the lens will be a perfect choice for you. We have lens which you have to wear on and then forget about them. The lens are self cleansing and only can be removed by the owner." said the man.
"That would be perfect. I would like to see the varieties." said Harry.
Harry looked at all the varieties available and then decided upon the one which perfectly fitted him and were comfortable. Harry paid for them and left the shop. Harry decided to wear the glasses for the time being, as somebody might suspect that he was not at the ministry.
Then Harry walked to a shop which sold different types of detectors and other types of gadgets. A man named Jeremy Kind attended him.
"What can I do for you?" asked Jeremy.
"I am Nathan Kirsten and I wanted to buy some gadgets regarding my safety as you know these are really dark times." said Harry.
"Ok Mr. Kirsten, here are some dark detectors which reacts upon the feelings of people around you and then indicate it by a certain function that there is a person who may harm you. This here is a pendant which acts like a portkey to Saint Mungo's if you are injured. It senses your body readings and takes you to Saint Mungo's if they are pass a certain mark." said Jeremy.
So this way Jeremy showed different safety devices to Harry.
"Don't you have a certain device which detects a person and gives just the general information about him?" asked Harry.
"I don't have any device of that type because they are not approved by the ministry as all people have a right to their privacy." said Jeremy.
"Yes I think you are right. I was just being a bit paranoid." said Harry
Then Harry selected the items he wanted and paid for them and left the store.
Harry had already surfed all the bookstores to find books on making a portkey, apparition, floo network, obliviating etc. as he was not taught all these things in his training because of Dumbledore, but was dejected as he did not even get on book as all the topics were considered as ministry controlled. So Harry decided that he could only find these books in Knockturn alley so he went there. Harry remembered the incident when he had actually flooed to the Borgin and Burkes one time accidently and found out that it had many illegal books and devices. In order to deal with Borgin, Harry took the form of Draco Malfoy as his father was a regular customer to the shop and thus Borgin would not suspect him. So Harry entered the shady shop in form of Draco.
"What a surprise. Mr. Malfoy how I may help you?" asked Borgin.
"Look, as you know that my father was caught by ministry because of that Potter brat. I want some books that may help me in impress the Dark Lord and win back his favor to free my father. By books I mean the ones which are illegal and could give me some advantage. I am willing to pay the exact price for it." said Harry.
"Ok Mr. Malfoy follow me." said Borgin and took Draco to a hidden cellar.
"Here you will find all the illegal and dark books on all the subjects." said Borgin.
"Give me some time to browse through them and select the books I want." said Harry.
So Borgin went and stood in a corner allowing Harry to look at all the books. Harry was having a look at the books. He took a book which taught all types of apparition methods. Then he took a book which explained the concept on making portkeys. He also took a book which explained the concepts of floo network. He took a book which taught the people to obliviate other persons. He took a book which contained information about the curses the ministry used for the security. Harry also took a book which explained fidelius charm. Harry finally found the book he was looking for; the book explained how to make a device that recognized a person by his magical signature. Harry also took some books which explained dark rituals and magic. Harry took all the books and went to Borgin to buy them.
"That is quite a collection Mr. Malfoy, these are books which have been banned by the ministry." said Borgin.
"I know about it, but I need all the knowledge I can." said Harry.
So Borgin packed all the books and Harry payed for them. Then an idea struck him.
"Mr. Borgin I want the thing my father gave you to safe guard when he came here last time." said Harry.
"Ah the unusual safe which had inscriptions in all weird languages." said Borgin.
"Yeah that one." said Harry.
"Wait here I will bring it." said Borgin.
So Borgin went and bought the thing.
"Your father was never able to open it. He got this from a raid to a certain museum." said Borgin.
"I know that." said Harry and then walked out of the shop.
Then for the last thing on his list he went to a wand shop and brought some wand holsters. After that Harry entered the Leaky Cauldron and flooed to Mr. Weasley's office. He waited for Mr. Weasley satisfied by his purchases. Then he came to the burrow with Mr. Weasley.
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