Hogwarts: Before Cho
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Chapter 4: The Hybrid and the Hyjinx
As the two walked down to the Apothecary, Flitwick stopped.
"Can it be? My old friend, Winston! How are you doing? Is business going well?" said an eager Flitwick.
"Good, good, Carpet and Broom sales up the roof!" said and elderly man, his beard flowing to waist length.
As Flitwick and Winston chattered, Daxius wandered off, bored with the conversation.
"Magical Menagerie," read Daxius.
He was in front of a large shop bustling with hissing and howling animals. Screeching, barking and a low purring could be heard. Daxius stepped inside, and saw a man pointing his wand at the cashier.
"Hand over the Re'em blood, NOW!"
As the cashier scrambled into the cupboards, Daxius thought he should take this into his own hands. He walked over to the man and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Wha?" cried the man before Daxius drew back his fist and hit him square in the face.
He went down like a sack of concrete.
"Oh, thank you! Indeed, everyone wants this Re'em blood, it's a wonder I even stock it. Who are you? Why didn't you use your wand?" asked the cashier quizzically as he tied the man up and confiscated his wand.
"I'm Daxius Chang, pleased to meet you, sir. And I don't really know many spells, just this bird thing." Daxius demonstrated the Avis spell.
"Well I never.." said the cashier in wonder. "To learn a conjuring spell before a knockback jinx? Unheard of!"
Daxius stood there in silence, unsure of how to answer.
"Well, where are my manners? You'd be wanting an animal then?" said the cashier.
"Uh, sure..." said Daxius. He hadn't really thought of buying anything, but it wouldn't hurt to look around.
Daxius peered around. My, there were a lot of animals. Owls, salamanders, kittens and bats. Dogs with forked tails, toads and eagles, pieces of bark with legs and in the corner an ape-like creature, with long silk white hair and black, doleful eyes. Daxius spotted a strange owl, with a slightly falcon like head, the beak rather prominent.
"How much is that?" asked Daxius, gesturing to the bird.
"Oh, that's 62 Galleons, a rare hybrid of Peregrine Falcon and Screech owl." said the cashier, but then he noticed Daxius' face fall. "But for you, since you saved my precious Re'em blood, 8 galleons."
Daxius' face lit up. "Thank you, sir!" he said, and he then handed him the money.
"I think I'll name him Screech, as his being half screech owl," said Daxius happily, as he reached out for the bird. When he touched him, though..
'People shrieking, men shouting, children sobbing. What was going on? What was happening? Daxius then turned to where all the people were pointing and a horrible image met his eyes... The moon, 20 times bigger, undoubtedly about to crash with the Earth, the unearthly sound finally reaching him, fire spreading across its surface. Clouds simply incinerated, an immense heat covering the area... And people shrieking...'
"What?" thought Daxius, but the image was fading fast. Daxius tried to hold onto it, but it was like waking from a dream that you can't remember. Daxius shook his head, trying to make sense of why he was trying to make sense of things. But soon, all was forgotten. Daxius left the shop with Screech in hand, and walked back to Flitwick.
A/N: Yes, It's a premonition. Oh and I need some people to fill in the name list of when Daxius goes to Hogwarts so review with your preferred name and house. If I can't fit you in this year I'll put you in the next year. So, lets all follow the arrow again, shall we?