A/N: Hi again ^_^ This chapter was a real pain to write. I was writing it
at a speed of about a line a day for a while. -___-;; I just couldn't get
them out of the house for the longest time! Anyway, I'd better post this
and get on to writing the 7th chapter, I'm slipping behind _. I wish I
could just hurry up and skip to the interesting parts. Lol, I sprained my
foot this week and didn't notice for an entire day ^^;; :P not that anyone
really cares but I found it quite amusing.
Dragona 2007 - you got one of your wishes in this chapter ^_^
Aniyu - Sorry I must have forgotten to mention it ^^;; they're in year 4
but I wrote that into this chapter.
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Listening to while writing this: Neko Hanten Menu Song - Ranma 1/2
CHAPTER 5. Diagon Alley Part I
Over the past three weeks Harry had visited next door almost every day, and had come to know the five boys very well. It was the morning of August 18th, the day that Yugi, Ryou, Malik, Seto and Mokuba were leaving. Harry wiped some sleep out of his eyes and rolled out of bed, getting dressed ready to go next door. They had told him last night to come over early because they had a suprise for him. Although Harry was excited to find out what it was, his joy was suffused with the sadness of their leaving. He looked at the clock, observing that it was 8:15am.
He padded down the stairs, attempting to not wake the household. He reached the door and opened it, still hearing cousin snoring loudly. Harry walked across the neatly kept green lawn which basked in the warm morning sun and knocked on the door of number 15 Privet Drive. After a few moments the door opened and Yugi poked his head around the door.
"Hi Harry! Come in!" he opened the door wide to let Harry enter. Inside he saw Seto on his laptop, no doubtedly doing work-related business. Malik, Mokuba and Ryou were sitting on beanbags in front of the TV watching the morning cartoons. "Harry's here guys." Yugi said as they all greeted him in various states of sleepyness.
"Are we gonna give it to him now or later?" Seto asked, not looking up
"Give me what?" Harry asked
"Well I guess we have to give it to him now since you mentioned it." Malik said "Oy Bakura, go get it."
"Why should I?" Yami Bakura said, glaring at Malik "You get it!" Harry looked at Bakura, confusion etched in his expression. He had just had another personality flip, which Harry noticed he seemed to do at random intervals. Harry would have said something but they didn't seem eager to talk about. He had also noticed this with Yugi but on a smaller scale.
"I'll get it!" Yugi said, trying to stop the impending fight and running up stairs. Harry shrugged, must be a personality problem or something. Best not mention it as angry Bakura scared him. Soon Yugi came back down holding a small package in his hand. He handed to Harry "There you go Harry! This is from all of us. It's sort of like a parting gift." Harry thanked him and quickly unwrapped it. Inside was a brand new set of Duel Monsters Cards. An entire deck to be exact.
"Thankyou very much!" Harry grinned. After being around these guys so much he had picked up Dueling very quickly. He really enjoyed it and had found himself longing for a Deck of his own on quite a few occasions.
"We all got together and put some very good cards into that Deck. It's definately a winner, not as good as mine, but still very good." Yami smirked, his proud nature showing through. There was that personality change again with Yugi, Harry thought as he shuffled through his new Deck. At a quick glance some of the cards he saw were Gaia the Fierce Knight, Malevolent Nuzzler, Wall of Illusion, Change of Heart, Gemini Elf and many more that he oggled.
"This is really really great!" he grinned from ear to ear
"Glad you like it Harry." Mokuba smiled
"It's a pity we have to leave." Ryou said wistfully
"So where's this school you're going to anyway?" Harry asked
"We're not really sure." Seto said, turning around "But we'll find it."
"Oh..." Harry said, confused. How were they getting there then? Then he remembered! When he first met them he had a feeling they were going to Hogwarts but he had forgotten to mention it until this moment. "Hey guys, is the name of the school you're going to H-" suddenly a car horn sounded outside.
"That'll probably be your ride Mokuba." Seto said, glancing at his brother "You know everything there's to know about KaibaCorp, you'll do fine. Anything you need to ask about, you know you can call me anytime, right?"
"Of course!" Mokuba said
"Anything! Not even to do with the business, anything at all. It doesn't even have to be anything, you can just call me to talk about nothing,"
"Nii-sama, you're babbling." Mokuba grinned
"Of course...sorry. Well I'll see you next holidays right? If you need me I can fly home straight away!" Seto began again before Mokuba ran up and hugged him.
"Don't worry! I'll be fine!" the younger Kaiba said reassuringly
"Ok..." Kaiba broke off "You'd better go get your things." and with that Mokuba ran off
"Wow, Kaiba gets really worried about his brother." Harry noticed out loud as Yugi smiled
"Yes, they're really close. Kaiba goes to great lengths when Mokuba's in trouble. Same goes the other way too I guess. Those to have been through a lot together."
"And how many times have they both ended up trapped because of that and you've had to save them?" Malik grinned
"Only a few times." Yugi said, smiling slightly
"Bye guys! See you all in a while! And Harry, it was great seeing you again. We'll try to stay in contact ok?" Mokuba said, dragging his bags out the door
"Sure thing! Bye!" Harry said. Everyone else waved, except for Kaiba who followed his brother out.
"I suppose we'd better get going soon too." Ryou said, crawling off his beanbag
"It's a pity you're leaving." Harry said, a sad look casting shadows over his face
"Don't worry, you'll probably see us again in no time at all!" Malik winked
"Why do you say that?" Harry asked
"I don't know actually. But I have a feeling it's true. Dunno why." the Egyptian boy shrugged nonchalantly
"Whatever Ishtar. All I have a feeling about is that if you don't hurry up and pack your stuff we'll be leaving without you." Kaiba said, walking back into the room
"Yes Kaiba-Sir!" Malik mock saluted the brown haired boy and scuttled out of the room. Harry laughed, he was definately going to miss them
"So you're leaving soon then?" he said, slightly sadly
"Yeah Harry, but I'm sure you'll be off doing interesting things again soon enough. You don't spend your entire life here." Yugi said
"Yeah I guess...That's right! I'm going staying at Ron's house from next week until school starts again! That's something to look forward to!" Harry grinned at the thought. He hadn't seen the Wizarding World for a while now, and was starting to miss it.
"Ron? Who's that?" Ryou asked
"Oh he's my friend from school. His entire family have bright red hair and freckles. Really nice people they are." Harry smiled, remembering the Weasley family.
"Sounds great Harry." Yugi said
"At least you'll be able to get away from them." Seto jerked his head in the direction of the Dursley residence, next door.
"Yeah, it'll be a relief." Harry agreed
"Done and done!" Malik said, running back into the room
"That was suspiciously quick." Seto glared
"Geez Kaiba, go easy on me! Just because I...er....actually you have every reason not to trust me!" Malik sweatdropped, grinning nervously, "But that doesn't mean you can't!"
"That's exactly what it means Ishtar. Now are we going?" Kaiba said
"Yeah I guess so." Yugi said
"We'll keep in contact ne?" Ryou said to Harry
"Of course!"
"Bye Harry." Ryou smiled, hoisting a large backpack onto his back, struggling slightly with the weight and walking through the doorway
"Yeah, see ya some time." Malik said, grabbing his bag and dragging it out
"Have fun Harry, we'll see you some time." Yugi waved farewell as he too grabbed a bag and exited, pulling it behind him
"Goodbye then." Kaiba heaved about five large bags over his shoulder and followed the others out. Harry raised an eyebrow and joined them on the foot path outside number 5 Privet Drive. He watched as Kaiba lifted the last of the bags into the boot of the waiting limo.
"See you later then." Harry smiled, waving them off. He stood there until the car had disappeared around the bend. Harry sighed and turned back to his house, back to the dragging days of life at the Dursley's.
A few days later...
"So this is...."
"Diagon Alley, yes."
"Nice name."
"Mmm-hmm."
"So what now?"
"No idea." Yugi sighed. The four were standing at the entrance to one of the strangest streets they had ever seen. Witches and Wizards hustled and bustled up and down the busy laneway, wearing strange robes and buying equally strange things.
During their stay in Privet Drive they had each recieved a package containing all the school books and items required for the year and a note saying that it had been charged to their account. With the package had come a letter, on which was written that although almost everything needed could be simply sent to them they needed to make a quick stop off at a place known as Diagon Alley to purchase a wand. To get there they would go through a Tavern called the Leaky Cauldron and ask for directions. They had done just that and were very suprised when the Alley had appeared from behind a solid wall.
Now they stood in the middle of the street, completely lost of what to do next.
"I guess we should get some money? Wizard money that is." Ryou said unsurely
"And after that we'll find this...Ollivander's Wand Shop place." Kaiba said, glancing at the directions written on the letter. They had left their bags in the rooms that they had taken up temporary accomodation in at the Leaky Cauldron.
"Any idea where we'd get this money?" Malik asked
"From a bank Ishtar, from a bank." Kaiba said sardonically
"I was asking where the bank would be!" Malik glared
"Maybe we should ask someone." Yugi suggested
"Ok, I will." Ryou said, and turned to a boy brushing past him "Excuse me?"
"Yes? What do you want?" he had oily white hair and somehow reminded Ryou of a Feret
"I was wondering if you could tell me where the bank is?"
"What? You new here or something? Or are you just a muggle born?" he sneered
"Pardon? A what born?" Ryou asked
"Muggle born you moron. You must be if you don't know what that means. How pathetic." the white haired boy scoffed and started to walk away. Started to, that is, before Yami Bakura took control.
"Listen you whiney scum! I asked you a simple question that your miserable brain obviously couldn't comprehend so I'll ask it again, and if you don't answer I'll be forced to beat the answer out of you! Now. Where. Is. The. Bank." he had grabbed the boy and was holding him a few centimeters from the ground and talking in a deadly voice
"It's...It's over there. The big building. Let me down! Do you know who my father is?! I'll have the Ministry of Magic onto you so quickly..."
"And if you try anything your soul will be sealed away for all eternity." Bakura finished and let the shocked boy down.
"You haven't heard the last of this!" the feret boy bolted, just as Ryou reappeared
"Oh dear...it seems that we've made an enemy already. I'm sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen."
"That's ok Ryou. Not your fault. He seemed to have a tragic personality anyway." Yugi said
"That's putting it lightly." Malik muttered
"At least we got directions out of him." Kaiba said, looking in the direction that had been pointed out as being the bank.
"Yes, I suppose so." Ryou sighed and followed the others away.
A few minutes later the group had each made new accounts, recieved their keys and swapped their Japanese money for three types of coins. When asked to explain the money, the goblin serving them said that the large gold ones were Galleons, the silver ones were Sickles and the small bronze ones Knuts.
"There it is! That's the wand place isn't it?" Malik said, pointing to a narrow old shop with the sign over the top on which the words "Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC." were written in peeling gold letters.
"Hurry up." Kaiba said, already entering the shop, the others hurrying after him. Inside they were greeted with a dank and musty smell. The only furniture in the room was a small stool which they all stood around.
"So what now?" Yugi asked
"Now you recieve your wands." a soft voice repied. Out of what seemed to be only shadows, an elderly man stepped. He had wide pale eyes which regarded them with airily.
"This is Ollivanders. Every one of our wands contain a powerful magic substance. We use mainly unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers and the heartstrings of dragons. Recently we have started to make some wands with different cores, so we shall have to wait and see which one you each receive."
"Sounds good to me." Malik said
"You are the ones starting in the Fourth Year at Hogwarts correct? Yes well know that it is a very unusual thing to be in your circumstances. Putting that aside, who shall be fitted first?" Ollivander asked
"I will." Kaiba said. He wanted to get this over and done with quickly.
"Ok then, step forward. Now, which is your wand arm?" the old man stood almost nose to nose with the CEO and it was starting to make Seto feel uncomfortable.
"I'm left handed if that's what you are referring to." he managed to grate out
"Ok then Mr. Kaiba, wait here while I bring some wands out for you to try." and with that the man scurried away.
"Hey Kaiba, how'd he know your name?" Malik asked. Kaiba paused, he wasn't exactly sure.
"Ok try this one. Mahogany and unicorn hair. Ten inches. Whippy." he handed the wand over to Kaiba , who stared at it dumbstruck.
"Well go on, give it a wave." pursing his lips at doing something this childish, Kaiba gave the wand a quick swish.
"No, next one." Ollivander quickly pulled the wand out of Seto's hand and replaced it with another "Rose wood and phoenix feather, twelve and a half inches. Springy and light." almost as soon as Kaiba had grasped this one, he had it taken out of his hand and replaced with "Willow and phoenix feather. Nine and a quarter inches, whippy." this continued for a while until about ten wands later he came to "Elm and dragon heartstring, ten and three quarter inches. Swishy." suddenly Seto felt his whole body light up and out of the wand came a waves of green and blue sparks.
"Wo..." Yugi gasped. Kaiba stared in shock at the wand he held in his hand.
"Very good choice there. Taken from a beast of gigantic preportion, silver in colour with blue eyes as you just saw. You must have a good connection with this wand. Next please."
"Me now!" Malik stepped forward, grinning widely in anticipation. The same thing happened as with Kaiba, going through wands that ranged from "Ebony and phoenix tail, twelve and a half inches." to "Yew and unicorn tail, nine inches." they had been trying wands for about fifteen minutes when Ollivander decided that some of the new cores would be needed. "Ivy and Griffen hair, eight inches."and "Mahogany and Roc feather, seven and a half inches." till he finally came to "Ebony and sphinx tail, nine and a quarter inches. Pliable." out of Malik's wand shot the form of a large, shiny, golden bell which rang loud, sending chills down the backs of everyone present, before fading away and leaving a wavering figure in its place. The figure looked up with piercing lavender eyes then did as the bell had done and vanished
"Wasn't that...Nah, my imagination. But that was cool!" Malik smiled and almost skipped back. Ollivander regarded the Egyptian boy with uncertain eyes before returning to the task at hand.
"That was taken from the tail of the particularly rare Sphinx of Egypt. I remember having alot of difficulty tracking it down. Must be that...well that doesn't happen much anyway."
"I'll go now!" Yugi said, stepping forward. Much the same happened as with the others until the wand that chose him was named as "Oak and phoenix tail, seven and a half inches. Solid make." Yugi gasped as he felt the light from with in the wand flow into himself and explode out the tip of the wands, producing golden sparks that soared through the room, disappearing when they touched the floor.
"Your turn Bakura." Malik pushed his friend forward
"Er...ok." Ryou said nervously, shifting from foot to foot. He received the correct wand on the third try, and it ended up being "Willow and unicorn hair, eight inches. Springy." out of Ryou's wand emerged silver and black sparks that whirled for a while before disappearing in little puffs.
"And that's that." Ollivander smiled mysteriously, "Seven Galleons for each purchase." they each paid the creepy man and left the store.
"So where now?" Ryou asked
"Pet store! Pet store!" Yugi yelled and ran off. The others sweatdropped (except for Kaiba who thinks he's way above that) and followed the small hyperactive boy.
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Listening to while writing this: Neko Hanten Menu Song - Ranma 1/2
CHAPTER 5. Diagon Alley Part I
Over the past three weeks Harry had visited next door almost every day, and had come to know the five boys very well. It was the morning of August 18th, the day that Yugi, Ryou, Malik, Seto and Mokuba were leaving. Harry wiped some sleep out of his eyes and rolled out of bed, getting dressed ready to go next door. They had told him last night to come over early because they had a suprise for him. Although Harry was excited to find out what it was, his joy was suffused with the sadness of their leaving. He looked at the clock, observing that it was 8:15am.
He padded down the stairs, attempting to not wake the household. He reached the door and opened it, still hearing cousin snoring loudly. Harry walked across the neatly kept green lawn which basked in the warm morning sun and knocked on the door of number 15 Privet Drive. After a few moments the door opened and Yugi poked his head around the door.
"Hi Harry! Come in!" he opened the door wide to let Harry enter. Inside he saw Seto on his laptop, no doubtedly doing work-related business. Malik, Mokuba and Ryou were sitting on beanbags in front of the TV watching the morning cartoons. "Harry's here guys." Yugi said as they all greeted him in various states of sleepyness.
"Are we gonna give it to him now or later?" Seto asked, not looking up
"Give me what?" Harry asked
"Well I guess we have to give it to him now since you mentioned it." Malik said "Oy Bakura, go get it."
"Why should I?" Yami Bakura said, glaring at Malik "You get it!" Harry looked at Bakura, confusion etched in his expression. He had just had another personality flip, which Harry noticed he seemed to do at random intervals. Harry would have said something but they didn't seem eager to talk about. He had also noticed this with Yugi but on a smaller scale.
"I'll get it!" Yugi said, trying to stop the impending fight and running up stairs. Harry shrugged, must be a personality problem or something. Best not mention it as angry Bakura scared him. Soon Yugi came back down holding a small package in his hand. He handed to Harry "There you go Harry! This is from all of us. It's sort of like a parting gift." Harry thanked him and quickly unwrapped it. Inside was a brand new set of Duel Monsters Cards. An entire deck to be exact.
"Thankyou very much!" Harry grinned. After being around these guys so much he had picked up Dueling very quickly. He really enjoyed it and had found himself longing for a Deck of his own on quite a few occasions.
"We all got together and put some very good cards into that Deck. It's definately a winner, not as good as mine, but still very good." Yami smirked, his proud nature showing through. There was that personality change again with Yugi, Harry thought as he shuffled through his new Deck. At a quick glance some of the cards he saw were Gaia the Fierce Knight, Malevolent Nuzzler, Wall of Illusion, Change of Heart, Gemini Elf and many more that he oggled.
"This is really really great!" he grinned from ear to ear
"Glad you like it Harry." Mokuba smiled
"It's a pity we have to leave." Ryou said wistfully
"So where's this school you're going to anyway?" Harry asked
"We're not really sure." Seto said, turning around "But we'll find it."
"Oh..." Harry said, confused. How were they getting there then? Then he remembered! When he first met them he had a feeling they were going to Hogwarts but he had forgotten to mention it until this moment. "Hey guys, is the name of the school you're going to H-" suddenly a car horn sounded outside.
"That'll probably be your ride Mokuba." Seto said, glancing at his brother "You know everything there's to know about KaibaCorp, you'll do fine. Anything you need to ask about, you know you can call me anytime, right?"
"Of course!" Mokuba said
"Anything! Not even to do with the business, anything at all. It doesn't even have to be anything, you can just call me to talk about nothing,"
"Nii-sama, you're babbling." Mokuba grinned
"Of course...sorry. Well I'll see you next holidays right? If you need me I can fly home straight away!" Seto began again before Mokuba ran up and hugged him.
"Don't worry! I'll be fine!" the younger Kaiba said reassuringly
"Ok..." Kaiba broke off "You'd better go get your things." and with that Mokuba ran off
"Wow, Kaiba gets really worried about his brother." Harry noticed out loud as Yugi smiled
"Yes, they're really close. Kaiba goes to great lengths when Mokuba's in trouble. Same goes the other way too I guess. Those to have been through a lot together."
"And how many times have they both ended up trapped because of that and you've had to save them?" Malik grinned
"Only a few times." Yugi said, smiling slightly
"Bye guys! See you all in a while! And Harry, it was great seeing you again. We'll try to stay in contact ok?" Mokuba said, dragging his bags out the door
"Sure thing! Bye!" Harry said. Everyone else waved, except for Kaiba who followed his brother out.
"I suppose we'd better get going soon too." Ryou said, crawling off his beanbag
"It's a pity you're leaving." Harry said, a sad look casting shadows over his face
"Don't worry, you'll probably see us again in no time at all!" Malik winked
"Why do you say that?" Harry asked
"I don't know actually. But I have a feeling it's true. Dunno why." the Egyptian boy shrugged nonchalantly
"Whatever Ishtar. All I have a feeling about is that if you don't hurry up and pack your stuff we'll be leaving without you." Kaiba said, walking back into the room
"Yes Kaiba-Sir!" Malik mock saluted the brown haired boy and scuttled out of the room. Harry laughed, he was definately going to miss them
"So you're leaving soon then?" he said, slightly sadly
"Yeah Harry, but I'm sure you'll be off doing interesting things again soon enough. You don't spend your entire life here." Yugi said
"Yeah I guess...That's right! I'm going staying at Ron's house from next week until school starts again! That's something to look forward to!" Harry grinned at the thought. He hadn't seen the Wizarding World for a while now, and was starting to miss it.
"Ron? Who's that?" Ryou asked
"Oh he's my friend from school. His entire family have bright red hair and freckles. Really nice people they are." Harry smiled, remembering the Weasley family.
"Sounds great Harry." Yugi said
"At least you'll be able to get away from them." Seto jerked his head in the direction of the Dursley residence, next door.
"Yeah, it'll be a relief." Harry agreed
"Done and done!" Malik said, running back into the room
"That was suspiciously quick." Seto glared
"Geez Kaiba, go easy on me! Just because I...er....actually you have every reason not to trust me!" Malik sweatdropped, grinning nervously, "But that doesn't mean you can't!"
"That's exactly what it means Ishtar. Now are we going?" Kaiba said
"Yeah I guess so." Yugi said
"We'll keep in contact ne?" Ryou said to Harry
"Of course!"
"Bye Harry." Ryou smiled, hoisting a large backpack onto his back, struggling slightly with the weight and walking through the doorway
"Yeah, see ya some time." Malik said, grabbing his bag and dragging it out
"Have fun Harry, we'll see you some time." Yugi waved farewell as he too grabbed a bag and exited, pulling it behind him
"Goodbye then." Kaiba heaved about five large bags over his shoulder and followed the others out. Harry raised an eyebrow and joined them on the foot path outside number 5 Privet Drive. He watched as Kaiba lifted the last of the bags into the boot of the waiting limo.
"See you later then." Harry smiled, waving them off. He stood there until the car had disappeared around the bend. Harry sighed and turned back to his house, back to the dragging days of life at the Dursley's.
A few days later...
"So this is...."
"Diagon Alley, yes."
"Nice name."
"Mmm-hmm."
"So what now?"
"No idea." Yugi sighed. The four were standing at the entrance to one of the strangest streets they had ever seen. Witches and Wizards hustled and bustled up and down the busy laneway, wearing strange robes and buying equally strange things.
During their stay in Privet Drive they had each recieved a package containing all the school books and items required for the year and a note saying that it had been charged to their account. With the package had come a letter, on which was written that although almost everything needed could be simply sent to them they needed to make a quick stop off at a place known as Diagon Alley to purchase a wand. To get there they would go through a Tavern called the Leaky Cauldron and ask for directions. They had done just that and were very suprised when the Alley had appeared from behind a solid wall.
Now they stood in the middle of the street, completely lost of what to do next.
"I guess we should get some money? Wizard money that is." Ryou said unsurely
"And after that we'll find this...Ollivander's Wand Shop place." Kaiba said, glancing at the directions written on the letter. They had left their bags in the rooms that they had taken up temporary accomodation in at the Leaky Cauldron.
"Any idea where we'd get this money?" Malik asked
"From a bank Ishtar, from a bank." Kaiba said sardonically
"I was asking where the bank would be!" Malik glared
"Maybe we should ask someone." Yugi suggested
"Ok, I will." Ryou said, and turned to a boy brushing past him "Excuse me?"
"Yes? What do you want?" he had oily white hair and somehow reminded Ryou of a Feret
"I was wondering if you could tell me where the bank is?"
"What? You new here or something? Or are you just a muggle born?" he sneered
"Pardon? A what born?" Ryou asked
"Muggle born you moron. You must be if you don't know what that means. How pathetic." the white haired boy scoffed and started to walk away. Started to, that is, before Yami Bakura took control.
"Listen you whiney scum! I asked you a simple question that your miserable brain obviously couldn't comprehend so I'll ask it again, and if you don't answer I'll be forced to beat the answer out of you! Now. Where. Is. The. Bank." he had grabbed the boy and was holding him a few centimeters from the ground and talking in a deadly voice
"It's...It's over there. The big building. Let me down! Do you know who my father is?! I'll have the Ministry of Magic onto you so quickly..."
"And if you try anything your soul will be sealed away for all eternity." Bakura finished and let the shocked boy down.
"You haven't heard the last of this!" the feret boy bolted, just as Ryou reappeared
"Oh dear...it seems that we've made an enemy already. I'm sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen."
"That's ok Ryou. Not your fault. He seemed to have a tragic personality anyway." Yugi said
"That's putting it lightly." Malik muttered
"At least we got directions out of him." Kaiba said, looking in the direction that had been pointed out as being the bank.
"Yes, I suppose so." Ryou sighed and followed the others away.
A few minutes later the group had each made new accounts, recieved their keys and swapped their Japanese money for three types of coins. When asked to explain the money, the goblin serving them said that the large gold ones were Galleons, the silver ones were Sickles and the small bronze ones Knuts.
"There it is! That's the wand place isn't it?" Malik said, pointing to a narrow old shop with the sign over the top on which the words "Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC." were written in peeling gold letters.
"Hurry up." Kaiba said, already entering the shop, the others hurrying after him. Inside they were greeted with a dank and musty smell. The only furniture in the room was a small stool which they all stood around.
"So what now?" Yugi asked
"Now you recieve your wands." a soft voice repied. Out of what seemed to be only shadows, an elderly man stepped. He had wide pale eyes which regarded them with airily.
"This is Ollivanders. Every one of our wands contain a powerful magic substance. We use mainly unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers and the heartstrings of dragons. Recently we have started to make some wands with different cores, so we shall have to wait and see which one you each receive."
"Sounds good to me." Malik said
"You are the ones starting in the Fourth Year at Hogwarts correct? Yes well know that it is a very unusual thing to be in your circumstances. Putting that aside, who shall be fitted first?" Ollivander asked
"I will." Kaiba said. He wanted to get this over and done with quickly.
"Ok then, step forward. Now, which is your wand arm?" the old man stood almost nose to nose with the CEO and it was starting to make Seto feel uncomfortable.
"I'm left handed if that's what you are referring to." he managed to grate out
"Ok then Mr. Kaiba, wait here while I bring some wands out for you to try." and with that the man scurried away.
"Hey Kaiba, how'd he know your name?" Malik asked. Kaiba paused, he wasn't exactly sure.
"Ok try this one. Mahogany and unicorn hair. Ten inches. Whippy." he handed the wand over to Kaiba , who stared at it dumbstruck.
"Well go on, give it a wave." pursing his lips at doing something this childish, Kaiba gave the wand a quick swish.
"No, next one." Ollivander quickly pulled the wand out of Seto's hand and replaced it with another "Rose wood and phoenix feather, twelve and a half inches. Springy and light." almost as soon as Kaiba had grasped this one, he had it taken out of his hand and replaced with "Willow and phoenix feather. Nine and a quarter inches, whippy." this continued for a while until about ten wands later he came to "Elm and dragon heartstring, ten and three quarter inches. Swishy." suddenly Seto felt his whole body light up and out of the wand came a waves of green and blue sparks.
"Wo..." Yugi gasped. Kaiba stared in shock at the wand he held in his hand.
"Very good choice there. Taken from a beast of gigantic preportion, silver in colour with blue eyes as you just saw. You must have a good connection with this wand. Next please."
"Me now!" Malik stepped forward, grinning widely in anticipation. The same thing happened as with Kaiba, going through wands that ranged from "Ebony and phoenix tail, twelve and a half inches." to "Yew and unicorn tail, nine inches." they had been trying wands for about fifteen minutes when Ollivander decided that some of the new cores would be needed. "Ivy and Griffen hair, eight inches."and "Mahogany and Roc feather, seven and a half inches." till he finally came to "Ebony and sphinx tail, nine and a quarter inches. Pliable." out of Malik's wand shot the form of a large, shiny, golden bell which rang loud, sending chills down the backs of everyone present, before fading away and leaving a wavering figure in its place. The figure looked up with piercing lavender eyes then did as the bell had done and vanished
"Wasn't that...Nah, my imagination. But that was cool!" Malik smiled and almost skipped back. Ollivander regarded the Egyptian boy with uncertain eyes before returning to the task at hand.
"That was taken from the tail of the particularly rare Sphinx of Egypt. I remember having alot of difficulty tracking it down. Must be that...well that doesn't happen much anyway."
"I'll go now!" Yugi said, stepping forward. Much the same happened as with the others until the wand that chose him was named as "Oak and phoenix tail, seven and a half inches. Solid make." Yugi gasped as he felt the light from with in the wand flow into himself and explode out the tip of the wands, producing golden sparks that soared through the room, disappearing when they touched the floor.
"Your turn Bakura." Malik pushed his friend forward
"Er...ok." Ryou said nervously, shifting from foot to foot. He received the correct wand on the third try, and it ended up being "Willow and unicorn hair, eight inches. Springy." out of Ryou's wand emerged silver and black sparks that whirled for a while before disappearing in little puffs.
"And that's that." Ollivander smiled mysteriously, "Seven Galleons for each purchase." they each paid the creepy man and left the store.
"So where now?" Ryou asked
"Pet store! Pet store!" Yugi yelled and ran off. The others sweatdropped (except for Kaiba who thinks he's way above that) and followed the small hyperactive boy.
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