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The Leaky Cauldron

By Joshua T. Bell

Everything seemed to have happened so fast. Sleep was impossible. His eyes were wide-awake. The hooting of owls everywhere making him flinch. A single animal had changed his life, a night animal! He looked at his inclined ceiling in his room, then finally got up, and threw a few more clothes into his suitcase.

His room was cluttered. Toys were laid a top of clothes, and even some books were in pieces. It was as if a tornado had been through it. He grabbed a few more things and threw it together in a book bag. His parents' voices rang in his mind. Their screaming, their tantrums, their very hatred of who he had become, were flooding his emotions. Not even a glimpse of their former selves had penetrated the gap of hatred that he had easily came to know. Tears began to dwell up in his eyes once more, but he wouldn't let them fall. He brought his needs to the floor, grabbing at a book, and he collapsed. Tears were falling from his eyes, but his mind had shut itself down. He finally got some peace.

A door slammed against the wall, "Josh get up now!" He yelled. Todd looked at him down on the floor. He was as if a demon had penetrated his fathers, his guardians, body.

Josh awoke quickly, but as Todd's voice rang in his ears, he stood up. Fear entrapping his body, "Dad.."

"Todd," He snarled back at him, "Grab your bags, we are leaving now." He slammed the door behind him. His feet were pounding on the floor.

Josh put on some new clothes. He threw together a few more things, and grabbed his suitcase and the few bags he collected. His clothes seemed to weigh him down more than the bags. He moved down the stairs, and out the door by the landing. He was leaving everything. The gray house he had grew up, a loving mother, a fat nanny, and he was leaving his father. He threw everything in the back of the truck, and ran back up to the door and grabbed his skateboard. He put that in back with everything else, and got into the truck.

He didn't take his eyes off of the house. The gray paint had been coming off for some years, but no one ever got to re painting it. It had been like that for so many years. People just forgot about it. The windows were also fairly old, never been changed for the 100 year old house. Overall, it was a well kept old house, but it didn't matter. If he saw it again, it wouldn't be the same. A new family would have moved in, a family who would grow, and flourish in it, as he did. It was just something he would remember, something he would cherish.

The truck stopped.

Josh turned to his father and gasp, "You cannot be serious!" The place in front of him was terrible. He had never really been to a pub, but this place was even ridiculous to what he had heard about them.

"Get out now!" His father hissed. This man was not his father. He was not the man he had known throughout his childhood. This man was insane, something that escaped from prison. It was a jackal hidden within a man.

Josh got out as he was told, but his mind wanted to stay. He had made his choice, but he wanted to be with his family, and go to Hogwarts. He knew now that couldn't happen. He grabbed his bags, and his skateboard, and walked into the Leaky Cauldron.

His male guardian left him there. He had left almost as quick as he good, but it seemed for a second he would actually give Josh a sense that he cared, or at least had at one time, but he hadn't even given him such satisfaction. He just left him alone, alone in a place where others like him were.

"Looky Here!" A woman stated as Josh entered, "It is a muggle!" The woman laughed an insane laugh.

"I'm not a Muggle.." Josh stated quietly, "I'm j..Josh.."

The bartender looked at Josh and smiled, "I'd be damned," He stated with a smirk, "You'd be the kid of Joaton Lanton aren't ya?"

"Joaton?" Josh questioned, "I'm Joshua Bell," He stated, not catching anything about a Joaton Lanton. His mind just trying to understand what he saw around him.

"Joaton and Melody Lanton?" The man questioned again.

"I'm sorry sir, but I'm just Josh. My…par. I got a letter from Hogwarts, and my guardian dropped me off. I have no where else to go." He said, he would have poured our his heart, but this man wouldn't understand all that has happened to him.

"Well then kiddy," The man stated as he opened the bar, "You'd be needing to go to Diagon Ally," He moved through a back door and pulled out a large branch of wood. He tapped a few bricks, and a large doorway opened, "Now if ye need anything I will be here." The bartender stated as move back towards the bar.

Josh moved through the doorway of bricks into a place he had not expected. It was filled with splendid things, none of which he had seen before. He moved through a variety of women who were gawking at something. A large place loomed in the background. He could clearly see the word "Gringotts" and made his way towards that.

The building was large, and as he entered he began to see something he had never seen before. Josh easily figured out it was a bank, but not like any bank he had been in before. Weird little men were well at work. They seemed to have large scabs all over their faces, with long noses, and weird shaped fingers. He continued to move until he reached a large desk with a weird man a top of it.

"yesss?" He stated. Looking at Josh from above.

"I was wondering.." Josh paused and looked at the man, "If I could get some money?" He handed the man the check.

The little man had very little patience, "You must take that to a Muggle bank, return here when you have regular Muggle bills." His voice seemed deeper, but yet angry.

"Yes, yes sir," Josh stated as he turned away. He should have known a little bit better.

It took him the rest of the day to find a bank, and make them believe he was the man on the check. Finally, a bank in downtown London gave him the cash. He easily gotten lost on the way back, but after 5 hours of being gone, he re entered the Leaky Cauldron.

"Mr." Josh said to the bartender, "Can you let me into the ally once more?"

"Ye really need to get yourself a wand, then ye can do it yeself!" He stated with laughter in his voice. He did the same thing as he did before, and as before the large brick wall opened.

" I really appreciate what you are doing for me," Josh stated with a smile, "Do you know any place I can stay for the night."

"Right here at the Leaky Cauldron!" The man stated.

Josh just smiled, "I should have known."

He made his way back to Gringotts Bank, and got a variety of types of money, and move out to the ally. He made his way first to Ollivanders. The story was about to close for the night, but Josh made it on time.

"Hello There," Ollivander stated with a smile, "I am Ollivander," He bowed to the boy and came back up with the same smile he left with.

"I'm Josh, Joshua Bell." He stated with a smile, "I am looking for a wand."

"Well, why else would you be here? What is your wand arm?" He stated seriously.

"Umm," Josh rose his right hand, not knowing what else to say.

"OK," He said with a large smirk still on his face. His emotion grew serious as he pulled out a wand, "Here is one, Dogwood, Unicorn Tail Feather, 9 inches.." He stated as he handed Josh the wand.

Josh did a small wave, but all glass in the room shattered, "I'm sorry, I will clean that up."

"Don't worry about it," Ollivander stated as he put the wand back in the box. He grabbed another one and handed it to Josh, "Willow, Fairy Wing (deceased of course,) 11 inches!"

Josh waved it around, but boxes of wands blew from their resting-place into the walls in-between them.

"I really must get this right.." The old man stated as he grabbed on box, "Maybe this will work.." The man stated as he handed it to Josh, "Blue Spruce, Griffin Feather, 14 inches.."

Josh made a pass at it, and a tingle fire erupted around him, "That is cool.." He stated with a smile.

"I always say third times a charm!"

Josh took out a few of the gold coins and handed it to a man, "Thank you very much."

"And thank you for coming." He replied as he used a small charm to restore what had been destroyed.

Josh had a large smile resting on his face as he moved towards the Leaky Cauldron. He entered and handed the bartender a few gold coins.

"Here ye are," The bartender handed him a key for his room.

Josh made his way towards the bedroom, and as he fell onto the bed. His mind wandered about the world he had entered. The large things he could do. He had his own magical item, an item that he never thought he would ever get. He set it down beside his bed as he locked the door. A yawn overcame him, and he soon drifted to sleep on his bed.