Next chapter, as I promised...
And for information, Lady Ana Maria Lorinan has changed her name into Angel the Devil's Daughter, so that's her challenge.
Thanks for the reviews to:
Angel the Devil's Daughter
Tia Evans
Helena
jeangab057
The Vampire Story Hunter
imhotnyurnot
Deborah in L.A.
Sue H
Heir of the snake
By Laura's kitty
The next day
Alex used the floo network to the Leaky Cauldron and then went into Diagon Alley. He had never been there before, so he had figured it would look like Knockturn Alley where he had been before, but it looked completely different, and the atmosphere was even more different. Instead of a narrow dark street full of sinister people (none of them could top his father, though, so no reason to be afraid), Diagon Alley was large and bright and lively, and the first thing Alex noticed was the gigantic white building of Gringotts. He looked around for a moment, then bought his robes and books from his list. He had a cauldron and potion ingredients already, he didn't need them anymore. So now it was time for the most interesting thing: Buying a wand. And afterwards, an owl.
Alex walked into Ollivander's and looked around curiously. There were shelves full of wands everywhere, but nobody there. He waited, slowly growing impatient. The wand was the thing he was the most looking forward to. He had used a wand before, but he had never had his own.
"So, someone needs a wand, right?" A voice asked from behind him. Alex turned around and looked into the eyes of a very creepy man.
"Er, yes" he said.
"I am Mr. Ollivander." Said the man. "And you are?"
"Alexander Brown." Alex lied, although knowing that in Hogwarts it wouldn't matter, he wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble about his father.
"You are muggleborn then, I assume?" asked Mr. Ollivander, scanning him with strangely piercing eyes.
"Yes sir." Answered Alex, a bit nervous.
"Well, so let's find the right wand for you." Mr. Ollivander started pulling wands out of the shelves and handing them to Alex.
"You have to wave them – no, this one won't work – this one neither..." Alex waved one wand after another without success. He wasn't sure what Mr. Ollivander was waiting for. He had always had good results when he had used his father's wand.
When he felt like he had tried out like every wand in the shop, each one making Mr. Ollivander more enthusiastic and excited, the shopkeeper pulled out another wand doubtfully and gave it to him.
"Here, try this one – holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches."
Alex waved the wand and a shower of silver sparks came out of it. Mr. Ollivander looked delighted.
"How curious...." He murmured. "Curious indeed..."
"Excuse me, sir," said Alex, "but what is so curious?"
Mr. Ollivander looked at him. "The wand you are holding is the brother of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's wand. That means that the phoenix that gave the feather in your wand's core has also given another feather, which is the core of his wand. But that doesn't mean that's bad, it only means that you could do great things, as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has also done great things, terrible, yes, but great."
"Um, thank you, sir – can I pay now?" asked Alex. He wasn't feeling too well in Mr. Ollivander's presence anymore, especially as the man was still staring at him most interestedly.
"You don't want to clear me up?" he asked, amused.
"Clear you up about what? Sorry, but I don't really get that." Said Alex.
"About your father. Correct me if I am wrong – but might I know him?"
Alex was completely taken by surprise.
Mr. Ollivander smiled indulgent. "You know, Alexander... I remember every wand I've ever sold, and every person who bought it. You're not the first trying to trick me."
He let Alex pay quickly and the boy said goodbye and left the shop as fast as possible and went into the owl store.
Half an hour later he left with a cage with a beautiful snow owl that he decided to call Hedwig, a name he had read in a book.
Then he went to the Leaky Cauldron again and flooed back home.
Okay, that was it for today but I'll hurry with the next one, okay?
Alex will go to Hogwarts there...
And please review!
And for information, Lady Ana Maria Lorinan has changed her name into Angel the Devil's Daughter, so that's her challenge.
Thanks for the reviews to:
Angel the Devil's Daughter
Tia Evans
Helena
jeangab057
The Vampire Story Hunter
imhotnyurnot
Deborah in L.A.
Sue H
Heir of the snake
By Laura's kitty
The next day
Alex used the floo network to the Leaky Cauldron and then went into Diagon Alley. He had never been there before, so he had figured it would look like Knockturn Alley where he had been before, but it looked completely different, and the atmosphere was even more different. Instead of a narrow dark street full of sinister people (none of them could top his father, though, so no reason to be afraid), Diagon Alley was large and bright and lively, and the first thing Alex noticed was the gigantic white building of Gringotts. He looked around for a moment, then bought his robes and books from his list. He had a cauldron and potion ingredients already, he didn't need them anymore. So now it was time for the most interesting thing: Buying a wand. And afterwards, an owl.
Alex walked into Ollivander's and looked around curiously. There were shelves full of wands everywhere, but nobody there. He waited, slowly growing impatient. The wand was the thing he was the most looking forward to. He had used a wand before, but he had never had his own.
"So, someone needs a wand, right?" A voice asked from behind him. Alex turned around and looked into the eyes of a very creepy man.
"Er, yes" he said.
"I am Mr. Ollivander." Said the man. "And you are?"
"Alexander Brown." Alex lied, although knowing that in Hogwarts it wouldn't matter, he wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble about his father.
"You are muggleborn then, I assume?" asked Mr. Ollivander, scanning him with strangely piercing eyes.
"Yes sir." Answered Alex, a bit nervous.
"Well, so let's find the right wand for you." Mr. Ollivander started pulling wands out of the shelves and handing them to Alex.
"You have to wave them – no, this one won't work – this one neither..." Alex waved one wand after another without success. He wasn't sure what Mr. Ollivander was waiting for. He had always had good results when he had used his father's wand.
When he felt like he had tried out like every wand in the shop, each one making Mr. Ollivander more enthusiastic and excited, the shopkeeper pulled out another wand doubtfully and gave it to him.
"Here, try this one – holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches."
Alex waved the wand and a shower of silver sparks came out of it. Mr. Ollivander looked delighted.
"How curious...." He murmured. "Curious indeed..."
"Excuse me, sir," said Alex, "but what is so curious?"
Mr. Ollivander looked at him. "The wand you are holding is the brother of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's wand. That means that the phoenix that gave the feather in your wand's core has also given another feather, which is the core of his wand. But that doesn't mean that's bad, it only means that you could do great things, as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has also done great things, terrible, yes, but great."
"Um, thank you, sir – can I pay now?" asked Alex. He wasn't feeling too well in Mr. Ollivander's presence anymore, especially as the man was still staring at him most interestedly.
"You don't want to clear me up?" he asked, amused.
"Clear you up about what? Sorry, but I don't really get that." Said Alex.
"About your father. Correct me if I am wrong – but might I know him?"
Alex was completely taken by surprise.
Mr. Ollivander smiled indulgent. "You know, Alexander... I remember every wand I've ever sold, and every person who bought it. You're not the first trying to trick me."
He let Alex pay quickly and the boy said goodbye and left the shop as fast as possible and went into the owl store.
Half an hour later he left with a cage with a beautiful snow owl that he decided to call Hedwig, a name he had read in a book.
Then he went to the Leaky Cauldron again and flooed back home.
Okay, that was it for today but I'll hurry with the next one, okay?
Alex will go to Hogwarts there...
And please review!