#Chapter Eight Jarrik's New Home
Jarrik and the Weasleys walked into Gringotts, Jarrik was still nervous
around goblins. He got closer to Molly.
"Erm, what should I call you, Molly or Mum?"Jarrik asked.
"I like Mum best."she replied.
"Ok. Mum, I'm still kind of scared of goblins."he told her.
"That's all right. I was too until I was 13. Although that was because they
didn't take baths and brush their teeth back then."she added.
"We need to take money out of our vault."Arthur told the head goblin.
"All right. Griphook!"he called the goblin, Griphook.
"Yes?"he asked.
"Take the Weasleys to their vault."the head goblin told the short goblin.
Griphook was leading them to the one-speed carts. Soon, they were hurtling
down the rails towards the Weasleys vault. Griphook opened it and Jarrik
saw barely any money at all. Molly searched every last corner of the vault
before leaving it completely empty. She got into the cart with the rest of
her family. Again, they were hurtling down, more like up the rails, towards
the sunlight.
Jarrik found himself going into all the shops he had gone into the day
before. One thing he noticed is they didn't get Ron a wand. He had a strong
hunch that he was getting a hand-me-down wand. He felt sorry for the rest
of his family. He was used to lots of money, a pool in the house, all types
of food, everything imaginable he was used to. Even girls thinking he was
hot. Now he had to get used to no pool, not all types of food, maybe even
no attention from girls. He felt miserable. Ron seemed to sense how he
felt.
"I understand you're miserably bored."he said, not understanding at all.
"Yeah that is why I'm miserable. Hey, how come you're not getting a new
wand?"he asked curiously.
"Well, we don't have enough money for one. We're very poor if you haven't
realized."Ron told his new brother.
"Oh. I noticed. In my muggle family, I had muggle money galore. It isn't
valid in the wizard world though. So if you stuck my old family and me in
the wizard world without changing our money, you'd seem rich to us."Jarrik
stated, trying to cheer up Ron. It appeared to work too.
"Well at least it was money."Ron said, trying to cheer up his brother, who
had just cheered him up. Now, Ron and Jarrik were all cheered up.
"Boy are you two friends already."said a voice behind them. Jarrik whipped
around. It was Ginny. It was the first time she had talked since the
Weasleys had walked into the Leaky Cauldron.
"Are you talking now?"Jarrik teased.
"As a matter of fact, yes. I decided that since you're my new brother and
all, that I might as well start talking again. What do you think of Fred
and George?"she said all too fast.
"Well, Fred was telling the truth. George wasn't, so I like Fred
better."Jarrik told her.
"Good choice chap."said a voice that Jarrik knew was Fred."So do you like
Ron and Ginny?"Fred asked.
"Yes of course. It's better to get along with people than to not like
them."Jarrik said logically.
"Look George. We've got a logical thinker in our midst."Fred teased.
"Oh great. Well anyway, would you like me to name all of our family
members?"George asked Jarrik.
"Sure."Jarrik said.
"Ok. Mum, Dad, Ginny, Ron, Percy, Bill, Charlie, Fred, and me. Oh, almost
forgot about our owl, Errol."he added.
"Don't forget Scabbers."Ron stated indignantly.
"Children, this way. We're going home now."said Arthur. He grabbed a bag
out of his pocket and said"Jarrik, this is called Floo Powder. I'll have
Fred go first to show you how to use it. Fred..."Arthur said, giving Fred
the bag. Fred took some green powder and stepped into the fireplace
"The Burrow!"he cried. Suddenly he was gone in a green flame. Arthur handed
Jarrik the bag. He took some green powder and stepped into the fireplace.
"Speak clearly."Molly said.
"The Burrow."Jarrik said. He felt the green flame swirl him around and he
tucked in his elbows as he swirled towards the burrow.
