A couple of interesting days had gone by for the 3 Kent children since receiving their Hogwarts letters. And their permission slips for Hogsmead for Jonathan and Conner. Hermione was now in Diagon Alley, the magical side of London, with Jonathan, Conner, her father and grandmother.
Walberga, with Hermione by her side like always, lead the Kents to Gringotts Wizard bank. Ever since Jonathan and Conner started Hogwarts two years before, they have used the Black vaults.
Walberga had filled out the correct paperwork so she could be the boys Magical Guardian. This year she did the same thing with her granddaughter as the ministry now saw her as the daughter of a "muggle" man.
Even if they knew better. But the ministry of magic as a whole, was afraid of Walberga's wrath if they did anything to Hermione. And Sirius would try and break out of Azkaban if he found out they did something to his daughter.
And it didn't help the ministry at all that Walberga has a lot of the Wizmount wrapped around her little finger.
After getting the necessary amount of money from the vault, the group ventured back out onto the crowded magical cobble stone street.
The first stop was Madame Milkin's Robe Shop. Jonathan and Conner got their Robes with the Gryffindor crest on them while their sister got the robes traditionally for in coming first year students. The one with a grey patch of the Hogwarts crest and a grey tie. Theses robes had a spell on them.
As soon as a first year is sorted into a house, the patch will change to the house crest and the tie, and in this case for Hermione a few of headbands, would change to the colors of the house the student is sorted into.
Jonathan and Conner prayed to whatever god or goddess, and yes that included the gods hawk-girl prays too, that was listening that Hermione would end up in Ravenclaw house. They knew their sister was the smartest kid they know. And that includes Barbra Gordon. Batman's personal Oracle.
~~A small time skip~~
By now the three Kent children gotten everything on their school lists except their books and a wand for Hermione. Jonathan and Conner decided at the last shop to get Hermione's books along with theirs so it would be less of a hassle for everyone. While the twins went to the book shop with Walberga, Hermione and Clark ventured to Ollivander's wand shop a couple doors down.
"Hello." Hermione asked loudly into the room when she entered the small shop
Clark had decided to stay out of the wand shop knowing how messy things will get from dealing with Jonathan and Conner and getting their wands. He was never doing that again.
"I thought that I would be seeing you soon Ms. Black." Ollivander said coming around the corner with a knowing smile
Hermione dismisses what Mr. Ollivander had said because she knew that she was not born a Kent like Jon and Kon were, but the Black. Walberga had made sure of that. Ollivander turned and looked through his collection of wands.
"It seems like only yesterday that your mother and father were in here getting their first wands." He said
Hermione remembered what she was told about her parents. Her mother, Marlene, was the sweetest person on earth you could have met. Until you got her angry that is. Then all hell broke loose.
Then her father, Sirius, was a jokester during his school years. But when he graduated, he became the other meaning of his name, but still joked around when he needed too. And he had the traditional Black family temper with a short fuse that you don't want to set off.
"My brothers said that you were the best in the business Mr. Ollivander." Hermione said
"Well your brother favored wands with dragon heartstring core from the same dragon. Let's see if you are just like them." Ollivander said picking out a wand for Hermione
After testing several wands, the elderly wand maker handed Hermione a wand that was made of vine wood and dragon heartstring and was 10 1/2 inches long. The heartstring came from the same dragon that gave John and Conner their wand cores.
Mr. Ollivander wondered if this one would work as the girl in front of him seeing as she adored her elder brothers a lot. He felt the magic in the air when Hermione gripped the wand. He knew this wand he had just given the young Black heiress had chosen her.
Hermione could feel the magic in the air same as the wand maker in front of her. But she didn't know what it was.
"What the heck was that?" Hermione asked voicing her thought not trusting to curse not knowing what Ollivander felt about it
"That, Ms. Black, was the wand choosing you. Because the wand chooses the witch and wizard." Ollivander said
"How much is the wand?" Hermione asked
"It costs five galleons Ms. Black." Ollivander said
When Hermione was digging in her handbag, about to pay the 5 galleons for her wand, a boy in grey baggy clothes walked into the shop. Hermione instantly could tell he was too small for his age. Hermione could tell the boy was not in a good home.
Hermione noticed that Mr. Ollivander got the same knowing smile on his face as he got when he looked to her the first time.
"I wondered when I be seeing you Mr. Potter." Mr. Ollivander said
Hermione's eyes widened when Ollivander had said the name. This was Harry Potter. The boy who lived. She heard stories about him and his parents.
Hermione had already decided to treat Harry like a normal person before now. She understood what fame meant because of her own while working with the Justice League and was the "Oracle" behind the team. The world knew Hermione as RockStar because she saved several members on a couple of occasions with a trick she learned from Dr. Fate.
"Okay Ms. Black the 5 galleons please." Mr. Ollivander said putting the wand in the box it came out of
Hermione handed him the five galleons for her wand. As Hermione left the shop with her new wand, she could hear Mr. Ollivander saying exactly what he said to her to Harry.
When Hermione got outside she saw her father talking happily to the gruff half giant named Hagrid.
Hermione had heard stories about the friendly giant from Charlie, Bill and her brothers. So she knew that he liked to keep dangerous and sometimes illegal animals as pets. One of which got him expelled from Hogwarts in his third year.
Hermione knew of Arrogog, the giant spider in the forbidden forest. Or Fluffy, the Cerberus that looks like a giant three headed Rottweiler. And Hermione also knew of Hagrid always wanting a dragon for himself. And that is basically illegal if you are not a tamer on a dragon reserve like Charlie or have a special license.
But Charlie did say that there were types of dragons that one could keep without being a tamer or having a license. These dragons were bred to be pets for people like Hagrid. But you have to live in the middle of nowhere of a wizard village. But they both knew Hagrid would not go for that type of dragon. He wanted a full size Norwegian Ridgeback.
"Hey dad I'm back." Hermione said
Clark turns to his daughter and smiles.
"Hey sweetheart." Clark said
Hermione turns to Hagrid.
"And you must be Hagrid. The keeper of keys and the groundskeeper of Hogwarts." Hermione said
Hagrid's eyes lite up like a child on Christmas.
"Yer have heard o' me?" Hagrid asked
"Yes. Bill and Charlie Weasley and both of my brothers like to talk about you a lot. Especially in their letters home." Hermione said
Hagrid smiles brightly at the black haired, grey eyed girl. The three heard crashing from inside of the store and flinched a little. They knew Harry had started to find the right wand.
After talking for a bit, Walberga, Conner and Jonathan come over from the bookstore at the same time as Harry comes out of the wand shop with his new wand.
"Dad we got all of our things." Jonathan said implying that he wants to leave
"Jonathan Liam Kent. Don't use that tone with your father. I taught you better." Walberga said sternly while smacking him on the shoulder with a newspaper
She knew if she had used her hand on Jonathan, she would need to have it fixed by a healer.
After talking extensively with Hagrid earlier, Clark turns to Harry. Harry begins to worry and panic. He thinks he has done something bad.
"Fix I do something wrong? Am I going to be punished?" Harry asked
The sound of worry can be heard by all in the group. Hermione's heart reached out to the last Potter boy. Walberga told Hermione and Clark two weeks ago that she knew Harry Potter was love deprived, neglected and abused. But she couldn't do anything to help the boy.
And that is why, with the help of John Zatara, Clark was trying to get the custody of Harry.
"No Harry your not. You did not do anything wrong." Walberga said in her sickly sweet grandmother voice she used when Jonathan, Conner and Hermione did something good
Clark knelt down to look Harry in the eye. Electric blue eyes met Emerald green.
"Harry do you want to come with me and my family for the rest of the summer?" Clark asked with a hopeful smile
Harry was speechless. These people who he didn't even know were willing to let him stay in their home for the next month. But he was told by Hagrid that this man in front of him knew what it was like to have magic and weird stuff all around him.
Harry looked to Hagrid. The half giants eye told had Harry to go with them.
Harry readily agreed to this. Walberga gave Harry a bottomless bag, like the ones her three grandkids have, for his books and supplies. Harry felt happier knowing he wouldn't be spending the rest of the summer with his relatives. He had hoped that he would get some real clothes during this time.
The group now with the Potter boy, left for home. Like on the way to the alley, they took a portkey back. When they got there. Harry was amazed by the house. This home was one of the 5 homes in the city that had four levels. And the only one of the 5 that had a full on basement.