AN: Should I even bother saying that I started this chapter immediately after finishing the previous one because it tends to not mean anything. Yeah like I said, it's already been a week since I wrote that first sentence… and another for these couple of words…

Anyway, loving the feedback from the last chapter and I'm glad most everyone enjoyed it.

Some think I just GAVE Nymphadora the level she got and that's simply not the case. As I pointed out in the story Harry and Nym got the same amount of experience and while it only gave Harry a few levels it gave Nym a shit ton. That's just how the experience scaling, that I created almost two years ago now, works. I was just as surprised as everyone else how much she had gotten after I crunched the numbers, but that's just the way it is.

I… don't own the Harry Potter books… nevermind, my mom has an amazon prime account so I just got the first book for free on Audible. Hell yeah. Also, the guy reading the book says Ka-nuts instead of knuts and it feels weird.

So… I read through the entirety of the Children Act of 1989. Section 5 was the first big step since I would say that the Dursleys probably never filed for formal adoption of Harry because… they hate him. So there is a good chance that Harry is legally an orphan without caretakers. This is probably either supported by Dumbledore who made sure Harry was missing in the system or fixed by him and he made it so Harry's adoption by his relatives had happened. It depends on how hard I want to make things for Andromeda and the Order. I might make things hard.

Aside from that, there's this sweet research paper by people from the University of Louisville Law School about the Law of Harry Potter, my only issue with it is that they wrote it before Deathly Hallows came out.

~MM~

Chapter 13 Summary: Harry and Nym wake up late and Harry learns exactly what it means to earn the amount of money that he does in the dungeons. The duo then checks out their stats and discover just how insanely one can grow in a single day. Nym learns that she doesn't get free reign over every aspect of the game like stat perks. After dinner Andromeda and Edward sit their children down for a discussion. Harry learns that he famous, why that is the case, and that there's a family trip to Diagon tomorrow. Then Nymphadora has a more personal talk with her parents about how close she and Harry are and why certain things need to stop before they really start. Then something about Voldemort, it is not important.

~MM~

Chapter 14: Diagon Alley

At eight a.m. sharp the Tonks matriarch walked into her daughter's room to wake her, and her cat companion, up. By nine the entire family had finished breakfast and were heading to the Leaky Cauldron via floo travel.

"Alright, Harry!" Nymphadora suddenly declared, mildly startling the very soon to be eleven-year-old. "Floo travel! You saw us do it when we brought you for your checkup and… well… I guess you don't need much an explanation then do you?"

Harry stifled his chuckled with both hands while he shook his head.

Nymphadora's hair cycled into a red and then the usual hot pink as she rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Yesterday we talked about disguising you either naturally since you love that bandana or with a cloak, but you can always be a kneazle…"

Harry pouted as he shook his head firmly. "No! I wanna walk around with my people feet!"

Andromeda stepped it. "That's fine Harry. But I want you to change into something else. While I'm glad you're not wearing any ugly or baggy clothes, you're not exactly matching… Help him Nymphadora."

Harry pouted a bit but acquiesced. He knew he did not look "proper" but he looked his look. What is wrong with wearing a bandana, a loose, button-up, plaid shirt, and slightly baggy jeans? Maybe the wallet and chain was unnecessary since he did not actually need it, but he still liked it!

A few minutes later found Harry wearing a more casual red tee and black shorts that matched his bandana.

"All ready?" Ted asked straightening out his robes.

The small action made Harry realize how much he stood out in a way that simply saying it did not.

Immediately understanding his discomfort Andromeda said, "I can shrink a robe for you to wear if you want, Harry. Our first stop would have to be Madam Malkins or Twilfitt and Tattings."

Ted made a face. "Do we really have to go to Tattings?"

"Perhaps. Even though we do not go to any of those big parties I would like it if Harry had at least one set dress robes."

Harry's eyes widened and he whispered to Nymphadora, "I have to wear a dress?"

Nym's hair flared a brilliant yellow as she laughed her ass off.

Andromeda had heard the question and stifled an eye-roll. "No Harry, dress robes are just fancy robes similar to the ones we are wearing now. Back to the point of all of this, would you like a robe?"

Harry took a moment to consider the question. He already felt out of place surrounded by people he knew, or at least he assumed, cared for him. How much worse would it be surrounded by strangers?

"I would like a robe, please."

A quick reducio later and Harry was wearing one of Ted's older robes.

"And the bandana?" Andromeda asked.

"No! I'm keeping it on." Harry said defensively.

"Suit yourself. Let's go."

~MM~

Harry had been so excited as he entered the fireplace and said, "Leaky Cauldron!" but then he remembered just how… grubby the entire place was. He felt dirty just being there.

Thankfully, nothing of note occurred as the Tonkses made their way through the old pub which gave Harry the unique opportunity to absorb his surroundings. First and foremost Harry and Nymphadora made note of everyone's level, title if they had one, and name. Only 1 out of every ten wizards or so had no name and instead a bunch of question marks which struck Harry as odd as he had never seen such a thing before.

"Hey, Nym," Harry whispered, this time making sure no one but his intended heard him. "Why do you think some people's names are hidden?"

The metamorphmagus in question had already been pondering the situation and answered, "Maybe they don't want us to know? Most people if you introduce yourself they'll tell you their name in return which might be why we can see so many names. So people who wouldn't tell us still don't in the game."

"Huh. Makes sense I guess. Isn't it funny how weak everyone else is?"

Nymphadora let out a small chuckle. "Yeah. I mean, the strongest person here is…" She began looking around to find the highest level before stopping dead in her tracks.

Harry was going to ask her what was wrong, but first, he followed her line of sight and immediately understood why the girl had stopped. Thankfully, Ted had been sidetracked by some old friends and was stuck in a conversation so Nymphadora's sudden stop didn't seem out of place.

Top Notch Lawyer

Andromeda Tonks née Black Lvl. 120

"Oh yeah. I saw that the other day." Harry commented nonchalantly.

Nymphadora choked on her words as she tried to formulate a sentence. 'You- you've got to tell me these things, Harry!"

Harry crossed his arms in defiance. "We all live together! It's not my fault you didn't notice."

"I-I- I guess you're right. But bloody hell mum is strong."

"I know, weird right?"

"Well… whatever that's a question for another time…"

Suddenly a large blue screen appeared in front of the duo.

Quest Alert!

Secrets

Mum's hiding something. She has to be! Why would she be so strong otherwise?

Objective: Find out why Andromeda Tonks has such a high level

Reward: New Quest, Exp

Accept?

[Y/N]

Nymphadora instantly tapped the Y. "Oh hell yeah."

Harry blinked in surprise. "B-But, it's secret!"

"Yeah, and I wanna know what it is."

"B-b-b-b-b-"

"Relax, Harry. Aren't you the least bit curious? Besides, when we finish this quest we'll get another one so who knows where this will go!"

"...I guess. It just feels… icky."

Nymphadora smiled as she pinched Harry's slightly chubby cheeks. "Well if you feel so bad about it why don't you just ask her why she's so strong and be done with it?"

Harry went quiet as he considered the idea and Nymphadora relaxed as she was sure she had won their little argument.

Back to the general wizarding populace, the average levels seemed to be from 40 to sixty. Some people had noticeably lower levels, but Harry and Nym could easily see that most of these people were either sickly or young with the odd "normal" wizard sprinkled in. Also, there were three more wizards with high levels and both were aurors. A Junior Auror that was level 84 and a Senior Auror with the impressive level of 107.

"Wow, at least I don't have to worry about being bored during training."

The last wizard with a high level reminded Harry of something. "Hey Nym, is there somewhere I could turn in Fenrir's head for a bounty or something?"

'What made you think of that?" Nymphadora asked prompting Harry to "subtly" point at a woman in a dark corner of the pub.

Lone Alpha

Carina Doves Lvl. 99

"Oh… uhm… wow. I didn't expect that. Maybe? I think we'll be heading to the Auror's office today so that will probably be the place."

"Oh ok."

Just as the teen and child finished their little conversation Andromeda cleared her throat loudly.

"Edward, we have things to do."

"Oh! Sorry, luv. Hey, I'll see you lads around, alright?"

The table full of guys gave a half-hearted farewell sheer before returning to their inane quidditch discussion.

As the group made what was left of the very short trip to the courtyard at the back of the pub Andromeda said, "Really, Ted. We have a lot to do. No more getting sidetracked, please?"

"I am sorry. I just haven't seen several of the guys there in a couple of years since I work in the muggle world."

"Then you need to figure out a way to hang out more often." Andromeda answered as she opened the way to Diagon Alley.

"You're right, you're right. Anyway, Madam Malkin's is… this way." Ted led the group to the left side of the road and into the store.

Immediately upon entering Madam Malkin, a squat, smiling witch dressed all in mauve, greeted Andromeda. "Oh, it's good to see you again Andromeda. Here for the yearly Hogwarts run?"

"You would be correct Madam Malkin. This year I actually have another with me." She said as she and Ted stood to the side revealing Nymphadora and little Harry by her side.

"Dear Merlin Andromeda, you never told me you had a son!" Madam Malkin exclaimed as she approached the children.

"That's because we did not have one. He's been recently adopted."

Madam Malkin gave Ted and Andi a kind look as she laid both of her hands over her heart. "That's just wonderful of you two." She then turned her attention towards Harry who had subconsciously begun hiding behind Nymphadora's legs. "And what's your name dearie?"

Harry gave each of his family members a quick look of question and each time he received a nod of encouragement.

"Harry Potter."

Madam Malkin's eyes opened so wide that Harry began to worry that they would pop out of their sockets.

"Harry Potter? I-I see. First year I presume?" She shook her head without waiting for an answer. "Of course, of course. Right this way sir." She instructed while gesturing to the back of the shop.

No one else was in the back of the shop so it was just Harry and Nymphadora who got fitted for robes while their parents looked around. It was a new experience for Harry. Sure his little shopping spree with Miranda had been fun, but he had not been made to stand on a stool while an old woman poked at this huge robe they had made him wear. Nymphadora had a fine time talking with the assistant who was fitting her robe though.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Nymphadora Tonks, metamorphous extraordinaire. Why are you even here?"

Nymphadora rolled her eyes. "Don't call me that… and hello to you too Pepper. I didn't know you were working at Malkin's. And I'm here because I need robes… duh." She replied as Pepper began poking her robe with pins.

"I'm just joking Tonks. I'm actually apprenticing here, you know I love fashion and Madam Malkin here was kind enough to give me a job after graduating last year. And what I meant was that since you're a metamorphmagus you shouldn't need new robes."

"Oh, cool. You're right, in a way, but it's good to have at least one set that fits my most natural form."

"Interesting. I can see why. I swear these guys weren't this big at the end of last year. You got some secret I should know about?"

Nymphadora blushed as her hair turned a bright red with yellow streaked through and she resisted the urge to cover herself. "Merlin, Pepper. I don't know. It just happens."

Pepper laughed uproariously which earned her a terse look from Madam Malkin. "There' nothing to be embarrassed about I'm just jealous. So who's the little cutie with you?"

"That's my little brother." Nym replied simply.

Pepper raised an eyebrow. "Does your little brother have a name?"

"I don't know…" Nymphadora said leadingly. "Can you keep a secret?"

"Pfft. Of course, I can. I never told anyone about how curious you were about-"

"Abababdjegepgierpg. Shut up. My little's brother name is Harry Potter. Oww!" The teen yelled as she got stabbed by a pin.

Pepper could not help but copy Madam Malkin's previous expression as she stared at the utterly bored boy. "You're taking the piss, aren't you?"

Nymphadora laughed at the question. "Of course not. Take off his bandana and you'll find the famous scar."

"Woah… what's it like?" Pepper asked, awe creeping into her voice.

"What's what like?"

"Living with the Harry Potter, prat."

Nymphadora rolled her eyes and resisted letting out a groan. 'This is my future isn't it?' she asked herself. "Pepper, he's a little kid. It's not any different from living with any other little kid."

A massive lie if there ever was one, but how could Nymphadora explain that Harry had a superpower of some kind that he had partially bestowed upon her? That he was insanely powerful to the point that he could probably take on most seasoned aurors and was only going to get stronger? But take that away and she was confident Harry would be a normal, if shy, boy.

"Oh… I guess that was stupid of me, eh?"

"Yeah Pep. Are we done?"

"One last pin and… done. Give me a couple of minutes to get this properly sized and we'll be all set."

Harry who had finished his sizing a few moments earlier had been commandeered by Andromeda and Edward so they could show Harry some hats.

"Now that you've got your robes do you want a hat to match that you can wear instead of the bandana?" Ted asked.

"Uhh… can I wear it on top of my bandana?"

"...I guess."

"Sweet. I want one of the pointy ones and one of the square, flat ones please."

"That sounds fine Harry. Now let's get up to the counter." Andromeda said as the trio was joined by Nymphadora.

Madam Malkin stood behind the counter with both robes laying across it. "I assume you want the standard Hogwarts set?"

"Yes. Though I would also like two sets of casual robes to be worn out in public. On that note, could you get him two matching sets of attire? Shirt, pants, shoes, tie, etcetera. And for you Nymphadora?"

"Stop, calling me that! Ugh, just give me school robes, that's all I need."

Madam Malkin chuckled. "That's fine. Come with me Harry and we'll get you fitted for shoes and everything else."

Madam Malkin led Harry to the leftmost side of the store and sat him down on a small chair before sitting in front of him. She then summoned a small pair of dragonhide gloves.

"Try these on."

Harry did, they were perfect.

"Wonderful, now, right leg up." she instructed and Harry immediately did as he was told. Madam Malkin waved her wand over his foot while muttering under her breath a few times before saying, 'Now the left leg." At which point she repeated the process.

Without saying a word she waved her wand toward the wall which was filled ceiling to floor with shoe boxes and a box pulled itself out and floated down towards them. She opened the box and inside a sleek pair of black oxfords could be found.

"Try these on dearie. Walk around, tell me how they feel."

Once again doing as he was told Harry walked about the shop for a minute before once again sitting down in front of Madam Malkin.

"They're fantastic! I've never worn anything like it!"

The squat witch chuckled in response. "I would hope so! These are griffin leather, after all, it's a long process to make them wearable, but they're as soft as can be. Resistant to almost any sort of staining too. But, they're a pretty penny." At the end of her little speech, she turned to Andromeda, the question obvious.

Before Andromeda could respond Harry said, "I'll pay for it, all of it actually."

"Oh really? Andromeda asked, her voice thick with doubt. "How would you go about that?"

Harry grinned a wide conspiratorial grin that Nymphadora could not help but share when she saw it.

"Easy, like this." Harry reached into his pocket, opened the inventory, and pulled out a large handful of galleons. "See?"

Everyone, except for Nymphadora who had been expecting it but including Pepper who had been idly checking over various clothing racks as she eavesdropped on the conversation, gasped in surprise at the sudden revelation.

Andromeda recovered first. "That is a lot of money to be walking around with, young man." She shot Nymphadora a look making it clear that she had not forgotten about the little mission she had given her. "I'll let you pay for them if you want, but we'll be having words about this later."

Wanting to diffuse the awkward moment Madam Malkin said, "I believe that's everything." she got up and went back to the counter followed by the Tonks family. "For the standard Hogwarts set, the two casual robes, two sets of clothes, two ties, the hats, Griffin leather shoes, and a special little discount your grand total is… Ɠ80."

"Okay." Harry responded simply and began counting out the galleons by placing them onto the counter.

Madam Malkin graciously accepted the galleons without recounting and began bagging their purchase except for one set of Harry's new clothes that he could change into.

"There's a changing room in the back Harry." Madam Malkin said as she pointed to a door next to where she had fitted him for his robe.

A minute later Harry returned looking like a respectable wizard except for the black bandana that goes down to the boy's eyes, but it kind of blended in so…

"Now that you're all settled Harry, Ted and I have to go to the ministry for some important business, we'll go to Tatting's later. Nymphadora, I trust that you can take care of Harry as you two find your school supplies?"

Nym's hair turned black as she nodded gravely.

Ted rolled his eyes but Andromeda simply responded, "Good. I'm not sure how long this will take and I will send a Patronus if I need you two, so please be quick with your shopping."

Nym saluted and Harry followed suit before the two suddenly dashed out of the shop cackling like banshees.

Ted chuckled, "Well, if we didn't already know they got along swimmingly we would now."

"I suppose, I am just so happy for Harry. Now let's get moving, I have a feeling that this will not be any fun."

~MM~

The couple exited a fireplace in the Atrium on level 8 and immediately Ted was asking questions.

"Where exactly are we going Dromeda? It's the Wizengamot that would decide whether or not we could formally adopt Harry or at the very least become his magical guardians instead of Dumbledore. Which probably won't be too hard since he's the magical guardian of everyone who was orphaned during the war with You-Know-Who who don't have magical relations… but still!" Ted commented as they handed over their wands for inspection.

"Oh relax Ted." Andromeda responded as the couple entered the elevator to go to the second level. "You think I haven't thought about all of this? We're here for a meeting with Amelia Bones. We're going to set up the basis of a suit we can bring against Dumbledore pertaining to Harry's abuse at the hands of his relatives and the fact that he willfully allowed it to happen. The only big problem I see is that there is no real precedent for this. Child abuse is rarely if ever reported in our world and family law as a whole is severely lacking. I believe we can win this, but there is another aspect to consider and that is the muggle side of things. I want this to be legal on all sides and if my guess is correct the Dursleys never formally adopted Harry meaning we can without much issue. The final step is slamming those muggles with as much as we can for abusing Harry. Luckily, we already have the first steps of that thanks to Moody and Kingsley."

Ted blinked as they exited the elevator. "Wow, Dromeda… that's a lot."

"I'm glad you realize that honey. Don't worry about the meeting, you just have to be there to prove you care about Harry which I already know is the case. Amelia and I will do most of the talking." Just as she finished her sentence the couple arrived at the desk of Amelia's secretary, one Rosetta Button, a cute, recently graduated witch. "Hullo, Ms. Button, we are here for Ms. Bones' eleven o'clock."

The witch immediately checked her schedule and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Tonks?" The couple nodded. "Wonderful, you're a few minutes early, but she's not doing anything right now. I'll ask if she's willing to see you now."

"Thank you, dear." replied Andromeda.

Rosetta disappeared into the door directly behind her for less than a minute before returning.

"She'll see you now." With that, the couple walked into the office of the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Amelia's office was large and circular. The entirety of the wall behind the large wooden desk that dominated the middle of the room was covered from ceiling to floor with metal filing cabinets. On the left and right sides of the room, the wall was covered by large bookcases filled to the brim with both books and trinkets that Amelia most likely gathered over the years as an auror. The desk similarly had a few knickknacks and even a small trophy, but it was organized and left space for paperwork and a line of sight between Amelia and her guests. In front of the desk were two plush chairs for guests and directly behind the desk sat Amelia herself looking over a few documents. The Bones Matriarch looked up when she heard the door to her office open once again and immediately a wide grin stretched across her face.

"It's good to see you, Andromeda. You too Edward. Take a seat, I just need one moment to finish looking over this and we can get started."

A few moments later Amelia stood up from her desk and took the small pile of paper she had to one of the filing cabinets behind her and filed everything away. She then returned to her seat and collected herself before locking eyes with Andromeda.

"How has my favorite lawyer been?"

Andromeda chuckled. "I've been quite fine Amelia. And yourself?"

"I'm fine, but mostly, I'm curious as to what exactly all of this is about. All you said is that we might have a case to take Dumbledore out of most of his positions and nothing else."

Ted shot his wife a questioning look, but Andromeda ignored it. In favor of responding to Amelia.

"It's actually about something you are already familiar with, one Harry James Potter."

That got Amelia's attention. "I assume you're referring to his disappearance? I put Kingsley and Moody on the case and they sought help from our muggle contemporaries, I even got some Unspeakables to help, but we got nothing, Moody and Kingsley actually stopped looking for the boy yesterday…" Amelia shook her head despondently. "Though I'm curious as to how you knew about it." she said, accusation clear in her voice.

"Well, Moody and Kingsley approached me about prosecuting the Dursleys for their abuse of Harry. That's how I know, they probably didn't tell you about it because there's not much we can do until we find Harry."

"Alright then, but I already knew that."

"Well… Moody and Kingsley did not give up. Harry had been living with us for the last month."

Amelia blinked as she stood up straighter in her chair.

"Did… are you saying that you kidnapped Harry Potter?" she asked incredulity and confusion clear her voice.

Ted spoke up for the first time, "No, no, no, no! We found him, we just didn't know he was him."

Amelia took a deep breath. "Explain."

~MM~

Harry and Nymphadora were having a gay old time shopping and exploring Diagon Alley. Their first stop after the clothing store had been Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment to buy a nice, big school trunk so that they did not have to lug around their purchases.

The two decided to go with an extremely expensive seven compartment trunk that was retrofitted with the most advanced expansion charms and security measures. It also shrunk and grew with a simple wand tap and had a powerful featherlight charm so that no matter what was put into the trunk weighted nearly nothing. Each compartment was so big that they each could function as a one-room apartment, a good back-up plan if Harry could not hide in a dungeon. The impressive trunk had a price to match and it cost a hefty Ɠ1,000.

After leaving the shop owner flabbergasted when they told him to engrave the name of Harry Potter into the trunk, and buying the telescope Harry needed, the two headed to Potage's Cauldron Shop.

An hour later and the duo had gotten everything from their lists except for their books. Nymphadora had wanted to go after getting Harry's scale in the apothecary, but Harry noticed through the window how a bunch of the books glowed with a faint light and suggested they go there last.

His suggestion had been on point because the moment they picked up a glowing book the two knew they would be there for a while.

Nymphadora, ever the curious soul, had grabbed the first glowing book and had been pleasantly surprised when a small blue text box appeared in front of her.

Numerology and Grammatica By M.L. Carneiro

A book detailing the theory by arithmancy and the first steps becoming an Arithmancer. The third-year required text at Hogwarts for anyone taking arithmancy as an elective.

Use to learn the passive skill [Arithmancy]?

[Y/N]

Nymphadora pressed "Y" before Harry could say anything, but nothing happened for a moment before another text box appeared.

ERROR!

Only the original Gamer may use skill books not earned in a dungeon or through a quest. An invited Gamer would have to read through the entirety of a skill book to gain the skill in question.

BE WARNED

When a player uses a book to gain a skill that book is consumed.

"Oh…" said Harry. "That sucks."

Nymphadora took it in stride and merely shrugged. "Eh, it's not much different from real life and besides, having a skill is still super useful and thanks to the game they get better than they would normally."

"Hmm… Oh! And that's why I tried to stop you Nym! I've used a couple of skill books before, wouldn't we get in trouble if books suddenly started disappearing?"

"I suppose, but remember you're famous, they'd probably just tell us not to do it again, and I wouldn't have done it if I knew the book would disappear."

"Oh, I didn't think about that… Anyways, let's just buy every book that glows."

"No Harry, there are going to be useless skills, might as well not waste money on things we don't need. And remember we have to buy two if we both want to learn a skill."

"But they're basically free skills! You never know when we might need to know how to-" Harry looked around for a random skill book, "Whistle Like the Llamas… uhh… do llamas whistle?"

Nymphadora broke down laughing.

"Maybe you're right… How about you take the left side of the store and I'll take the right side and meet at the counter?"

Still fighting giggles Nymphadora nodded and went on her merry way. Almost immediately she began laughing again at the fact that Harry had happened to give her the side with the Adult section. She did not know whether or not to laugh when she noticed that several sex-education books were glowing.

The process of figuring out which books to buy ended up being a long and tiresome one. By the time he finished looking through his first shelf both Harry and Nymphadora realized two things: One, that some of the skill books were bound to be redundant further reducing the number of books they should buy, and two, that there was no way they would be able to hold all of the books they planned to buy. Thus multiple trips to the counter were necessary, luckily, this meant the two could touch basis and Nymphadora could decide whether or not the books Harry had picked out were truly necessary.

Their actions gained the attention of almost everyone in the shop, including a bushy haired girl and her parents.

When Hermione realized that the ever-growing piles of books on the counter were actually going to be bought she gained the same awed expression as the poor schmuck manning said counter. In her entire life, the girl had never seen another person, or people in this case, who seemed to be as obsessed with books as she was, at least, that is what she assumed. Why else would they be buying such an absurd amount of books?

Hermione had not registered the fact that one of the people purchasing the books was a young boy that looked to be around her age, but her mother did. Rose Granger could not resist poking her husband, Matthew, in the ribs to get his attention, he had been too engrossed in the adult section to notice the hullabaloo.

"Honey, I appreciate the thought, but why don't you look at what has your daughter so enraptured?"

"Huh?" After looking, Matthew gained a similar thought process to his wife. "Oh. Maybe Hermione can make a friend."

Rose rolled her eyes. "Please, Matthew. Do you know nothing of little girls? I'm sure she's already decided that they're getting married and deciding on what to name their children."

Matthew was incredulous. "Ehh, our little genius is not like your average little girl, love. I'm sure her thoughts are far more platonic."

"And you're forgetting how smart she is and her penchant of planning ahead."

"Okay, maybe you're right, so what? It doesn't mean anything until we start getting letters from Hogwarts about how "nice" and "smart" a boy she met is, and the school year hasn't even started!"

"I suppose, still, he would probably be someone she could get along with."

Matthew glanced at his daughter. "Well… given the way she refuses to take her eyes off of him, I'm beginning to see your way of thinking."

Rose had to stop herself from clapping with glee, a friend for Hermione! "It's all wishful thinking if she doesn't even talk to the boy. And look at that, he, and his older sister perhaps, just paid for their mountain of books. Wow, look at them disappear into that trunk, and now it's shrinking! This magic stuff is fantastic."

"Yes, it is." Tapping their near comatose daughter on the shoulder Matthew said, "Why don't you go say "hi" princess?

The action startled Hermione who looked up at her father in confusion. "What?"

"Go introduce yourself. They might like books as much as you do."

Hermione nodded enthusiastically, though she tried to keep that fact hidden, and hesitantly made her way toward Harry and Nymphadora.

One John Littletree rung up the massive purchase with shaky hands. "Th-that'll be… Ɠ5,678, 12 sickles, and 10 k-k-knuts."

The shop was dead silent at that point, so Harry nonchalant, "Ok!" was particularly loud and further flabbergasted the captive audience. When Harry started pulling out galleons by the handful from his pockets and eventually paid the entire thing, one witch actually fainted.

"Thank you!" Harry gleefully said when he had finished paying for his new library of books.

Moments after they finished putting away their books Harry felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to look at the offender and came face to face with a young girl, around his age may be a little bit older, with big bushy brown hair and big front teeth.

"Hello."

~MM~

AN: I believe this is what the kids call a cliffhanger? Not a big one I suppose, but still one nonetheless. Next chapter will have more Diagon Alley, more Ministry of Magic, and finally, the OotP meeting.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMM… Decided to call Hermione's mom Rose because I feel like it's a nice thing if Hermione named her daughter after her mother. Just like this chapter the next probably won't have much of anything as far as Game stuff goes.

You know what I just realized? And given how JK ignores every other year except for Harry's it kind of makes sense, but how come we don't see the billions of kids named Harry? Harry saved the world when he was fifteen months old! All the kids named after him, which every other boy probably would have been, should be entering the first year when Harry enters third. I don't know, that's something that would definitely happen that's never even hinted at in the books. Unless I'm forgetting something. Not to mention this would be compounded by the fact that there would probably be a baby boom after a fucking Dark Lord who terrorized and oppressed the country was slain.

Oversights aside, what do you think of this chapter? I did not expect for half of it to be in Madam Malkin's, but whatever. If anything it's an incentive for me to get more chapters out so I can have more Game stuff which is always fun.

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