This story is based off of harry potter writen by J.K Rowling
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I look around once everything stops spinning and get a feel for the area, the buildings definitely look different, some of the ones I saw before aren't even built yet, and the others look pretty new.
Definitely in the past, lets go grab a newspaper just to be sure. Wouldn't want to go around like i'm in the right year and get a lot of strange looks.
First stop a place nearby for a paper, second stop to get some clothes that fit in, and then the ministry to get my transfer from america settled.
On my forged papers i ended up filling in the section about my education, I put in that i took my classes at Ilvermorny school of witchcraft and wizardry, part of the horned serpent house which i thought i might have been sorted into had i actually gone to that school, and kept the scores that i recieved in the future, Owl's all O's with a E in defense against the dark arts, and my Newt's are all O's, good thing i begged Dumbledore to give me the Newt's exam early, knew i was going to need it.
I walk down the street and see a little cafe that probably has some papers. I walk inside and it's a nice cozy place that smells strongly of coffee, sitting at a table to wait for the waitress i saw walking around, i wonder what my reception will be when i finally get tom from wool's, he will most definitely want to leave there, and he will be pleased that magic is not just him, but will he be ok with it being me? Will his personality clash with mine? Hopefully we get along though he will definitely resent me for a little while for one thing or another, that will pass with time though. And i will protect him as best i can regardless of his future self.
Right then the waitress shows up to take my order, i order a coffee and eggs with bacon, then ask if they have have today's paper. They do and she brings it over with my coffee, and there at the top says May 4th, 1935. It worked, earlier then i thought but this way i don't have to pull tom out of whatever school he is attending now, since it will be during the summer when i get him, i'll probably be ready by July even, perfect.
Finishing my food i head out to start shopping, i should probably buy tom something while i'm at it, probably pajamas since i don't know his size yet. I walk into a muggle store first to get an outfit or two for just lounging and another for walking around in the muggle world. The lounging is a long cotton dress that you might call a beach dress and a pair of sweat pants with a tank top, the outside wear is a pair of black pants that are similar to the bootcut style, and a purple shirt with 3/4 length sleeves to cover up the scar from belatrix, wouldn't want her handywork to give away that i'm not a Half-blood.
Then i get a lounge/pajamas for tom next, just a blue t-shirt with sweat pants, the drawstring will size it for him, besides why transfigure clothes when you don't have to.
With my purchase done there i make my way to diagon alley to get wizarding robes, i'll save getting work robes for when i have tom with me, that should be nice bonding.
After getting standard robes from the store i leave toward the leaky cauldron, i will need to rent a room probably for a week so i have time to find a house somewhere probably near the ocean, i deserve some calm, peace and quiet for once in my life i would think. If only it were that easy.
I walk inside the pub and i see the usual type of wizarding people, seems like the leaky cauldron still gets the same clients, even if the building looks alittle bit newer compared to my time. Walking up to the bar i see someone who looks similar to tom, the future owner, probably his father since the man in front of her looks relatively young and the man known as tom was pretty old.
Once i get his attention he comes over with a welcoming smile, "hello miss, how can i help you?"
I smile and say, "hello, I was wondering if you had any rooms open for the week, my name is Hermione Featherwood."
He nods, "yes there should be one open, would you like me to show you the room? My name is John by the way."
"That would be lovely john, thank you." I sigh tiredly sure it's only early afternoon but it's been a busy few days and there is still so much to do.
He just smiles and leads the way up stairs, takes out a key, unlocks the door and gives her a spare key with the number 6 on it.
"Room 6 will be yours for the week, remember to return the key before you leave, if you need anything i will be down stairs." With that said he walked down the hall and back down the stairs.
Walking inside i see a simple bed, desk, chair, and small dresser, further in is the bathroom, which is where i'm going first. Pulling my small bag out of my pocket, i remove my recent purchase of robes and some things for the shower.
Half an hour later i am dressed and ready for the ministry, hopefully they don't make to much of a fus, with my previous job being listed as unspeakable they won't be able to ask many questions, which is good.
Though it wouldn't be smart to be an unspeakable hear, too many restrictions on what i can say, so i should probably do something else i would like, i did always like care of magical creatures, i'll probably do that.
Ok time to get going, with my bag in my pocket and my barrowed wand in my sleeve i'm ready to go, lets get this trip over with so i can finally sleep, i wouldn't be surprised if i slept for days after all this running around.
Going down stairs and to the floo, i toss in some powder and clearly state ministry of magic. Then i swirl away with the green flames.
Once i'm there i ask for directions to the international magical cooperation to submit my transfer of residence and employment. After receiving directions, i begin the rediculouse elevator experience that apparently never changes no matter what year it is. I breathe a sigh of relief once i am out of there.
I walk up to the yound man at the front receptionist desk, "hello, i am Hermione Featherwood, who do i see for a transfer of recidence and employment from another country?"
Looking up startled from his work and nervously says "ah, hello my name is Anthony bell, you are looking for the head of this department, Sterling Smog."
"Could you show me to his office? Or is he already busy?" I say holding back my amusement at his nervousness.
"He should be free, follow me" he says as he gets up from his chair and walks the short distance to an office door, knocking before opening, "Mr. Smog there is a miss. Featherwood here to speak to you about a transfer."
"Thank you Anthony, you may leave" comes a uncaring voice from inside the office, this should be a fun discussion indeed.
After i sit down in a chair he gestured to, he asks "how can i help you miss. Featherwood."
"I would like to transfer my residence and employment from the north american ministry to the British ministry" i then hand him my papers, filled out completely except the current recidence since i don't have one.
"Any particular reason why?" He says, a nosy one is he?
I shrugged "nothing notable really."
"Well your papers look in order except for your residence, where will you be living?" He askes.
"I haven't looked anywhere yet, i have rented a room at the leaky cauldron for now, i was hopeing you or someone else knew of available houses"
He thinks for a moment, "yes i believe i have a list of property that is being sold by gringots, wealthy family without an heir so the goblins are selling off their estate" he leans down in his drawer and pulls out a folder, "anything specific you want?"
I start listing this off, "4-5 bedrooms, at least 2 bathrooms both with showers and tubs, a living room, kitchen, dining room, office, with a nice amount of land, and if possible near the ocean, not necessary though if it's a choice between the land and ocean i would choose the one with more land"
Mr. Smog does a quick wave of his wand over the papers and 4 options float out of the folder, "these should be close to your specifications" he says with the same bored voice.
I take the pile and look through them, number one is a big 2 story house, white with blue trim, has 2 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, and everything else except the office and ocean, thats in the probably not pile.
Number two is a house that is yellow with white trim that looks in new condition, 1 bathroom, 3 bedrooms, no dining room and not that much land, this is going in the never pile and it has very little to do with the fact that i don't want to live in a banana house, pain is easy to change after all.
Number three is a light purple house, good condition, has everything inside, but doesn't have much land, and is on top of a giant cliff, i want near the ocean sure but not a cliff, that is a safety hazard even to me, definitely not safe for an 8 year old. Putting it in the nope pile.
And for the last one, pastel blue and green outside, fixer upper but nothing magic can't fix, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, includeing all the other rooms, and even has lots of land, and still near a cliff, but it is much shorter and not right next to the house, thats workable. Finally somthing i can work with, hopefully i can get the goblins to give me a discount.
"This one will do for my residence, anything else?"
He takes the paper from me and writes down the name of the property, "alright this is named Lynn cottage, just ask for it when you get to gringots, one more thing, do you still want to work as an unspeakable?"
Shakeing my head i say "no i was going to apply for the department of regulation and control of magical creatures, i was going to wait for that for untill i get settled in fully, is that fine?"
He nods "shouldn't be a problem, that should be all for now, just don't forget to register your wand before you leave."
I smile as i leave, i wonder how believable it would be if i said i was forgetful, since i want to have an unregistered wand for now and i also need a replacement wand, my current one use to be a snatchers. I'll just register my new one at a later time, probably once i get tom.
So many things to do before i go to him, fix, clean, and blank the house, the outside can stay the same color i guess but on the inside i'll make all the walls white so we can decorate everything together, i'll just do my bedroom and office, i won't even get the furniture yet.
With my plans settled at the ministry, i make my last stop before sleep, gringots to buy the house and open up a vault.
Almost done, i can practically feel a plush pillow against my face.
Showing up at gringots i refresh my memory on the greetings of goblins, when you are greeted by them they present you with a toothy grin, too small and its disrespectful like your not worth a bigger grin, too big and it could be seen as a threat or challenge like my teeth are bigger then yours, just right and you pass. After that if you did a passable grin they hold out a hand and you then put your hand on top loosely don't grip, just limp hand it, they then grasp it pull it forward and rest their forhead on top of your hand to show acceptance of you as a person, and if you pass this gringots as a whole will be your allie, which is very important, they are after all in charge of your money but people tend to see them as just goblins, not worth their time which is probably why they are grumpy all the time.
Hopefully my grin is acceptable i think as i finally enter gringots, and after about 20 minutes waiting in line it's finally my turn.
They call out next and i walk forward to the goblin in front straight faced to wait for him to make the first move, this is their building after all, and as he sees this there is a glint in his eye, this probably doesn't happen often enough apparently and he wants to enjoy this.
He finally makes his move after our silence had caught some attention from the near by goblins and they watch as he makes his sharp toothy grin at me, i wait a second before i do my best to match his grin, and by this time there is more goblins watching with rapt attention.
It appears that my grin is acceptable to his standard and, still grinning, he holds out a hand, i then place my hand on his as relaxed as i can make it and as i hoped he pulled it to him and presses my hand to his forhead.
Once he is back up and my hand is released he says, "my name is Kurgok, how may i help you?" I have probably never seen such a polite goblin, proper greetings make everything better, I'll have to teach tom the greeting too i suppose.
"Nice to meet you Kurgok, I am Hermione Featherwood, i will need to open up a gringotts account since i am moving here from the states, and i am also interested in buying one of the houses you are currently selling" i say with a now normal sized smile.
Looking like he's about to run other goblins over in his haste to get started on my request, "of course, full name and name of property."
"Hermione Avis Featherwood, and the Lynn cottage" and as soon as i finished speaking he was gone, didn't know they could move that fast.
And while Kurgok is off getting that done another goblin came over and offered to bring me some tea, i politely declined, stateing that waiting without it is just fine, and by this point people waiting behind me are way to confused by what happend and wonder what it was.
Kurgok comes back with the paper work for a new vault and the papers for purchase of Lynn cottage. "Follow me and we can take care of the paper work."
As i sit infront of a desk he gets started, "lets starts with lynn cottage, the price listed is 83,164 Galleons, 5 Sickles, and 3 knuts, with possible negotiation."
I did get a lot of money from my parents but i still need enough money to last untill i get my job without touching the savings, even though the savings could probably get me 4 houses of the same price, i don't want to touch it, never know when you might need a lot of money.
So i say "how about this, if i pay in full with galleons right now and not with some kind of payment plan or anything how much lower can you go?"
He hmms for a minute or too, "people like you don't come around very often, good manners are lacking these days, what is your threshold? The highest you can pay?"
Ah good, proper greetings are worth the trouble, "no higher than 72,768 Galleons, 12 sickles, and 28 knuts."
After humming for a few more minutes he says, "alright, the house does require some work anyway, that shouldn't be an issue."
After that they complete the paper work for Lynn cottage and i had over the correct amount of currency, and we move on to my account information, which is pretty much the same information i put on the transfer papers.
With all of that complete it is time go to my vault, vault number 394, i giggle at that of course not that anybody around me would appreciate the joke as much.
I am relieved to be out of that cart, never did like the ride down, we walk over to a big door with a swirling pattern on it. I then insert the key, twist it, then watch as the door's pattern lights up and then opens, i take a little while to dump all the savings galleons that i have, and in a seperate pile i start the spending money only keeping about half of that and the rest of the muggle money i still have.
With that done and not having anything rare i would want to leave in here as of right now, i head out with kurgok and i am finally on my way back to the leaky cauldron, i really really need sleep, preferably for the rest of the week. You can always hope i guess.
