Chapter 2: Diagon Alley
"What was that all about?" Hermione asked as they headed toward the cauldron shop. "I wonder who the new DADA teacher is."
"It's Mystic. She told me when she picked me up. I have no clue what the whole thing between Snape and her was though." Replied Harry.
"You shouldn't bother yourself with other peoples business Mr. Potter." Said Snape walking behind them. Harry, Hermione and Ron turned around. Snape glared.
"Severus. My darling brother-in-law. How are you?" Said a women in a velvety red cloak. Her hair was black with red streaks. Snape rolled his eyes.
"What are you doing here Licara? I thought that you were buying Mythical her pet." Replied Snape.
"I already got it. It's back at my room. Same with her books and other supplies, except the cauldron." Licara replied. Harry and his friends went into the cauldron shop before it got even more confusing. Snape followed them and Licara giggled and ran off toward Ollivander's.
Inside the shop it was gloomy. "Mythical. Have you finished shopping for your cauldron?" Asked Snape.
"Yes, I have. A Pewter Seven Inch Standard." Said a young girl that looked kind of like Mystic. Her dark brown hair was in a french braid. She was wearing a black cloak, with green and silver stitching. Harry, Ron and Hermione stared. That was Mystic's daughter? She was way different in attitude then Mystic. Snape glared at them.
"Is something wrong you three?" He asked. It snapped the three friends out of their trance. They shook their heads, then went and found their cauldrons. "Lets go then Mythical. We still need to buy your robes."
"Why can I never see mom anymore? She never visits." Mythic whined, then pouted. Snape rolled his eyes.
"You'll be seeing a lot more of her this year. She's the teacher for Defence Against the Dark Arts." He explained. Ron and Hermione's mouth fell open.
"Mystic is the Defence Against the Dark Arts?" Yelled Ron, he obviously hadn't been listening to Harry. Snape turned.
"Yes, Mystical is the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. He won't dare try to come to Hogwarts with her around. Now buy your things and leave." Yelled Snape. "Mythical, lets go now." Myth followed Snape obediently out of the shop. She looked back at the three friends.
"I can't believe he freaked like that, it's not unusual for him, but still." Said Ron. Harry and Hermione looked at each other and shook their heads. Snape re-entered the shop.
"I forgot one." He picked up a cauldron and paid for it. " Thank-you." He left again. Harry and his friends paid for the cauldrons and left the shop.
"I am confused." Harry said to his friends. Ron and Hermione nodded.
"Lets go back to the Leaky Cauldron. I'm hungry." Ron said.
"Yeah, we can talk about it over lunch." Hermione said. They went back to the Leaky Cauldron. They met up with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Mystic.
"Hello kids. Ron here are your books, a new set of robes and a new cauldron. Lets go buy something for Ginnie." Said Mrs. Weasley. Mystic smiled. Ron looked at the books, the robes and the cauldron.
"These are brand new, but how did you get them?" He asked.
"I bought them. I only use my money for important things. My mother's family was rich. My mother earned her own money and I inherited it from her. I have money to spare. Go buy a present for your whole family." Said Mythic. Ron had a strange, but happy look on his face. He went off to buy things, Mrs. Weasley followed. Harry and Hermione stared, mouths open. Mystic shook her head and went inside.
"Yo, mom!" Said a voice from behind them, they all turned. Standing there was a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her hair was in a ponytail and she was wearing a light blue dress and she was extremely pretty. Mystic turned around.
"Ethical Dowsa Sna-Riddle get back to your post, now!" Yelled Mystic. The girl smiled wisely and walked up to Mystic.
"Oh, now mother can't I at least see my new robes? Maybe see Auntie?" She said. Harry and Hermione stared at each other. That is Ethical Riddle? This day is getting stranger. Thought Harry to himself. Snape came up behind them.
"Why, Ethical. I thought that you were.... somewhere else, but not here." He said extremely coldly. Ethical whirled around.
"You do realize that I still have been planning. One day I will, one day. After Lucius." She said coldly, she cut off at the end. "Mom, I thought that Draco was with you." She said. Mystic looked behind Snape. Draco was getting pulled down the street by one ear.
"Yes, he was. And no you can not hurt Lucius." Replied Mystic, glancing at Ethi and seeing a gleam in her eye. The gleam quickly disappeared.
"I'm bored, can I call uncle? Please?" Ethical pleaded. Mystical nodded and gave a sigh. Ethical pulled out a crimson blue cell phone and punched some numbers. Ring, ring, ring. "Hey, uncle. What's happening? ....... Can you come down here please? .......... I wanna see you, I haven't seen you for a while...... Diagon Alley. No, I'm in room four..... Okay. Bye." She hung up and entered the tavern. Mystic followed Ethi into the tavern.
"Room four please. My uncle is coming." Ethi said to the bartender. He handed her the key and she slipped into room four, her uncle was already there waiting for her. "UNCLE!" She runs into his arms and hugs him, he hugs back. Mystic entered.
"Hello brother. Fancy meeting you on a day such as this. A beautiful day such as this." She smiled knowing that her brother would stop killing people just to be with his niece. Which is pretty amazing if you think about it. He killed his own father, but loves his sisters and his niece.
"Hello dear sister. What has you in on such a fine day?" He smiled his warmest smile, which was still extremely cold. Ethical lets go of him.
"I had such a wonderful morning! I went and visited strangers and also got to help her baby-sit." She points to Mystic. Ethical is still extremely childish for a sixteen year old girl and is also filled with energy. The reason she acts like a child is probably because she never had a normal child hood and everyone treated, still treats, her like a child. She smiled and looked from her uncle to her mom and back again, smiling happily.
"Ha, that is very interesting Ethi. Tell me all about it." Her uncle sat down on the bed and Ethi sat down beside him. She talked and talked for about an hour, and then her Uncle had to go. He kissed on her forehead and did the same to her mom. Then he disapperated. Ethi came out of the room extremely calm. She walked calmly out of the Tavern happily and went off back to where she came from. Mystic walked out of the room and bought a drink from the bartender.
"Is something wrong miss?" he asked. Carefully reading her face. Tom gave her some butterbeer mixed with some alcohol.
"Oh, it's just Ethical. She's been on about not wanting to the Dursley's but.... She has to stay there for everything to turn out all right..." Mystic replied sadly. She was frustrated and tired. Mystic took a sip of her drink. "This tastes good with a bit of alcohol..."
The rest of the month, the three friends stayed in Diagon Alley to await the train. Mystical was busy attempting to get Draco away from Lucious. Licara usually stayed in her cat form, just so she could sulk. Mystical ended up failing at her attempts, Licara got worse and Harry, along with his friends, had a great time. Back at the Dursley's, Ethical was coping with Dudley's attempts to ride her. She couldn't wait for the month to end so that she could get the rest of the year to let her back heal. They were getting riding lessons, but nothing was really helping. At least the over grown pig is getting excersize. She thought to herself. By the end of the month, Ethical could not wait to get to Hogwarts.
"What was that all about?" Hermione asked as they headed toward the cauldron shop. "I wonder who the new DADA teacher is."
"It's Mystic. She told me when she picked me up. I have no clue what the whole thing between Snape and her was though." Replied Harry.
"You shouldn't bother yourself with other peoples business Mr. Potter." Said Snape walking behind them. Harry, Hermione and Ron turned around. Snape glared.
"Severus. My darling brother-in-law. How are you?" Said a women in a velvety red cloak. Her hair was black with red streaks. Snape rolled his eyes.
"What are you doing here Licara? I thought that you were buying Mythical her pet." Replied Snape.
"I already got it. It's back at my room. Same with her books and other supplies, except the cauldron." Licara replied. Harry and his friends went into the cauldron shop before it got even more confusing. Snape followed them and Licara giggled and ran off toward Ollivander's.
Inside the shop it was gloomy. "Mythical. Have you finished shopping for your cauldron?" Asked Snape.
"Yes, I have. A Pewter Seven Inch Standard." Said a young girl that looked kind of like Mystic. Her dark brown hair was in a french braid. She was wearing a black cloak, with green and silver stitching. Harry, Ron and Hermione stared. That was Mystic's daughter? She was way different in attitude then Mystic. Snape glared at them.
"Is something wrong you three?" He asked. It snapped the three friends out of their trance. They shook their heads, then went and found their cauldrons. "Lets go then Mythical. We still need to buy your robes."
"Why can I never see mom anymore? She never visits." Mythic whined, then pouted. Snape rolled his eyes.
"You'll be seeing a lot more of her this year. She's the teacher for Defence Against the Dark Arts." He explained. Ron and Hermione's mouth fell open.
"Mystic is the Defence Against the Dark Arts?" Yelled Ron, he obviously hadn't been listening to Harry. Snape turned.
"Yes, Mystical is the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. He won't dare try to come to Hogwarts with her around. Now buy your things and leave." Yelled Snape. "Mythical, lets go now." Myth followed Snape obediently out of the shop. She looked back at the three friends.
"I can't believe he freaked like that, it's not unusual for him, but still." Said Ron. Harry and Hermione looked at each other and shook their heads. Snape re-entered the shop.
"I forgot one." He picked up a cauldron and paid for it. " Thank-you." He left again. Harry and his friends paid for the cauldrons and left the shop.
"I am confused." Harry said to his friends. Ron and Hermione nodded.
"Lets go back to the Leaky Cauldron. I'm hungry." Ron said.
"Yeah, we can talk about it over lunch." Hermione said. They went back to the Leaky Cauldron. They met up with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Mystic.
"Hello kids. Ron here are your books, a new set of robes and a new cauldron. Lets go buy something for Ginnie." Said Mrs. Weasley. Mystic smiled. Ron looked at the books, the robes and the cauldron.
"These are brand new, but how did you get them?" He asked.
"I bought them. I only use my money for important things. My mother's family was rich. My mother earned her own money and I inherited it from her. I have money to spare. Go buy a present for your whole family." Said Mythic. Ron had a strange, but happy look on his face. He went off to buy things, Mrs. Weasley followed. Harry and Hermione stared, mouths open. Mystic shook her head and went inside.
"Yo, mom!" Said a voice from behind them, they all turned. Standing there was a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her hair was in a ponytail and she was wearing a light blue dress and she was extremely pretty. Mystic turned around.
"Ethical Dowsa Sna-Riddle get back to your post, now!" Yelled Mystic. The girl smiled wisely and walked up to Mystic.
"Oh, now mother can't I at least see my new robes? Maybe see Auntie?" She said. Harry and Hermione stared at each other. That is Ethical Riddle? This day is getting stranger. Thought Harry to himself. Snape came up behind them.
"Why, Ethical. I thought that you were.... somewhere else, but not here." He said extremely coldly. Ethical whirled around.
"You do realize that I still have been planning. One day I will, one day. After Lucius." She said coldly, she cut off at the end. "Mom, I thought that Draco was with you." She said. Mystic looked behind Snape. Draco was getting pulled down the street by one ear.
"Yes, he was. And no you can not hurt Lucius." Replied Mystic, glancing at Ethi and seeing a gleam in her eye. The gleam quickly disappeared.
"I'm bored, can I call uncle? Please?" Ethical pleaded. Mystical nodded and gave a sigh. Ethical pulled out a crimson blue cell phone and punched some numbers. Ring, ring, ring. "Hey, uncle. What's happening? ....... Can you come down here please? .......... I wanna see you, I haven't seen you for a while...... Diagon Alley. No, I'm in room four..... Okay. Bye." She hung up and entered the tavern. Mystic followed Ethi into the tavern.
"Room four please. My uncle is coming." Ethi said to the bartender. He handed her the key and she slipped into room four, her uncle was already there waiting for her. "UNCLE!" She runs into his arms and hugs him, he hugs back. Mystic entered.
"Hello brother. Fancy meeting you on a day such as this. A beautiful day such as this." She smiled knowing that her brother would stop killing people just to be with his niece. Which is pretty amazing if you think about it. He killed his own father, but loves his sisters and his niece.
"Hello dear sister. What has you in on such a fine day?" He smiled his warmest smile, which was still extremely cold. Ethical lets go of him.
"I had such a wonderful morning! I went and visited strangers and also got to help her baby-sit." She points to Mystic. Ethical is still extremely childish for a sixteen year old girl and is also filled with energy. The reason she acts like a child is probably because she never had a normal child hood and everyone treated, still treats, her like a child. She smiled and looked from her uncle to her mom and back again, smiling happily.
"Ha, that is very interesting Ethi. Tell me all about it." Her uncle sat down on the bed and Ethi sat down beside him. She talked and talked for about an hour, and then her Uncle had to go. He kissed on her forehead and did the same to her mom. Then he disapperated. Ethi came out of the room extremely calm. She walked calmly out of the Tavern happily and went off back to where she came from. Mystic walked out of the room and bought a drink from the bartender.
"Is something wrong miss?" he asked. Carefully reading her face. Tom gave her some butterbeer mixed with some alcohol.
"Oh, it's just Ethical. She's been on about not wanting to the Dursley's but.... She has to stay there for everything to turn out all right..." Mystic replied sadly. She was frustrated and tired. Mystic took a sip of her drink. "This tastes good with a bit of alcohol..."
The rest of the month, the three friends stayed in Diagon Alley to await the train. Mystical was busy attempting to get Draco away from Lucious. Licara usually stayed in her cat form, just so she could sulk. Mystical ended up failing at her attempts, Licara got worse and Harry, along with his friends, had a great time. Back at the Dursley's, Ethical was coping with Dudley's attempts to ride her. She couldn't wait for the month to end so that she could get the rest of the year to let her back heal. They were getting riding lessons, but nothing was really helping. At least the over grown pig is getting excersize. She thought to herself. By the end of the month, Ethical could not wait to get to Hogwarts.