Disclaimer: NOT MINE! NOTHING IS MINE EXCEPT FOR LOKI, THOR, VECTOR, LEO,
AKIRA, KAZUKI, AND RIN! AND OTHER OCS IN FUTURE CHAPTERS! THE HOUSE-ELVES
BELONGS TO ME TOO!
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4, ignore 5
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Harry/Kazuki and Leo/Draco
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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20. Interlude 2: Diagon Alley
(Posted 02/26/04 – Thursday)
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To say it was awkward would the understatement of the century. Everyone had their own way of dealing with the newcomers ranging from friendly to downright hostile. The latter was from Ron and Ginny. After a quick stop to the ice cream parlor, including Leo having to pin Loki down and Kazuki pick the flavors; they headed for Gringott's Wizarding Bank. By magic or otherwise, the Weasley girl seemed to have changed her opinion of Kazuki.
"This year's going to be great," ranted Hermione. "The textbooks we have to buy are given nine out of ten stars and inexpensive as well. I heard it uses recycled parchment and a new type of ink that doesn't fade –"
"Blah, blah, blah," Loki said, always speaking his mind regardless. "Don't you get tired from talking? You didn't even replenish your energy with the melting ambrosia we call ice cream."
Hermione flushed. The adult Weasleys were appalled and even the twins were shocked.
"Hey, if she wants to talk, let her talk," defended Ron. "You talk a lot too. Probably double the amount she does."
"But my topics are so much more interesting," said Loki. "Hers are just dull."
"Shut up," said Leo.
"Shutting up," Loki said, zipping his mouth and continued licking his cone with no less than five different colors.
"I'm sorry," said Kazuki. "Sugar has a negative effect for him."
"It's true Hermione," said Harry. "It's not his fault. When his body receives any kind of sugar, it fizzes his brain cells and he starts going crazy."
"Oh," said Hermione. "I never knew that sugar could do that."
"How do Muggles make their ice cream?" Mr. Weasley asked Leo. "Is it made the same way as Wizards?"
"No," replied Leo. "Muggles uses machinery invented by Muggles. It began –"
"Oh! It's a goblin!" Loki said, cutting off Leo's explanation. "Look! Look! Isn't he cute? I think he's cute. I wonder if Dad would get me one. I can have a mini house built for him in the backyard and everything."
The goblin standing before the counter was not amused at being called cute. His neighboring co-worker though, found it comical, and couldn't stop laughing. At the end, he was hauled away by two other goblins. Loki was forbidden to enter so he gave Kazuki his key. He had finished his snack by the time they came back out.
"How much money did you get?" asked Loki. "It's heavy."
"Not a large amount," said Kazuki. "It's just that these are gold, silver, and bronze."
"That's why it's so much better to use paper," said Loki.
"Paper money could be duplicated," said Hermione.
"So can these," said Loki.
"No, they're charmed with goblin magic," said Ron.
"The goblins can charm the paper then," said Loki. "Simple solution, isn't it?"
"Shut up," Leo said again.
"Shutting up," said Loki. "Oh, I can't. We need wands."
"You don't use wands in your old school?" asked Mrs. Weasley.
"No, wizards in Japan don't use wands," said Kazuki. "Our way of channeling magic from our body is different from yours. We train and focus our minds to perform spells."
"We'll meet at the bookstore," Leo said, stopping a long explanation. "This we can handle ourselves."
So they were spilt into two groups and the Japanese group went to Ollivander's.
"Hmm, makers of fine wands since 382 B.C.," said Kazuki. "He must have an old family line."
"Don't touch anything," Leo warned Loki.
Loki blinked innocently. "Who? You're talking to me?"
The three of them went inside. Kazuki and Leo looked around for the owner as Loki whistled at the stacks of wand boxes.
"This is a bigger mess than my bedroom," said Loki. "Ah! It's the killer from the Black Lagoon."
He, of course, saw Ollivander on a ladder.
"What have you been watching?" said Leo as Kazuki giggled. "Correction: what have you been watching and mixing together?"
"You must be the Japanese transfer students," said the skinny, elderly man with really pale eyes. "Dumbledore has told me that you needed to get your first wands. This is rare. In fact, I don't think this has ever happened before."
"We're in a hurry," Leo said, fighting the urge to dissect the man's eyes.
"Leo Mizuno, right?" said Ollivander. "Which is your wand arm?"
After the tape measure floated by itself for a minute, Ollivander handed the hacker a light-colored wand. "Go on, give it a swish."
Leo felt ridiculous but waved it. The window cracked like a spider web. Ollivander took the wand away and gave him another one. The glass shattered. Ten more accidents and Leo got his wand.
"I think I can make this easier for us both," said Kazuki.
"What do you mean, Kazuki Shimizu?" said Ollivander.
Kazuki held out a hand and mumbled softly. A light breeze developed from nothing and brushed along the rows and rows of wands. A single box was pulled away from the rest and drifted to Kazuki's out-stretched hand.
"This is mine," said the programmer.
"Okay," Ollivander said, perhaps the first time a customer giving him the creeps and not reverse. "It's your turn, Loki Snape. I remember like it was yesterday when your uncle, Severus Snape, got his first wand. He was a small, bright child, so eager."
Loki laughed. "You have a good memory. I can't even remember what I ate for last night's dinner."
"Here," Ollivander said, handing him a wand. "Try this."
Loki grinned and waved. The floor iced. Ollivander gave him another. The ceiling was burnt to black. Every wand cause an accident, one worse than the next. After a mound of wands accumulated on the counter, they took a break.
"You are very problematic," said Ollivander.
"I hear that from my teachers and family," said Loki.
"Family!" cried Ollivander.
"What about family?" Leo said, slouching on a chair in a corner.
Ollivander didn't answer his questions as he destroyed a shelf. He threw down the outer boxes until he found the right one. It was in a shiny sliver box and inside it was a dark wand on red velvet.
"Here, this has to be it," said Ollivander. "This is a brother wand to your uncle's. If this is not it, I have run out of ideas."
"It's pretty," Loki said eyes glowing as he touched the magical item. "It's warm too."
"That's a good sign," said Kazuki.
He waved it in slow motion. A shower of red, green, blue, and all colors existing, flew from the tip of the wand. Loki laughed in childish delight and waved it again. More sparkles appeared. The audience was pleased. Leo and Kazuki wanted to reunite with their friends and Ollivander was glad to get rid of the unknown-cored wand. The future students of Hogwarts paid and left.
"I expect great things from you, Loki Snape," Ollivander said as he put the scattered boxes to their original space. "I suspect you would do even greater things than Harry Potter and You-Know-Who. Whether you would do good or terrible great things, is unidentified. Only time will tell."
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Who wants Blaise and Theo as a pairing? How about Thor and Remus? Raise your hands! Translation: Review!
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4, ignore 5
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Harry/Kazuki and Leo/Draco
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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20. Interlude 2: Diagon Alley
(Posted 02/26/04 – Thursday)
------------------------------------------------------------------
To say it was awkward would the understatement of the century. Everyone had their own way of dealing with the newcomers ranging from friendly to downright hostile. The latter was from Ron and Ginny. After a quick stop to the ice cream parlor, including Leo having to pin Loki down and Kazuki pick the flavors; they headed for Gringott's Wizarding Bank. By magic or otherwise, the Weasley girl seemed to have changed her opinion of Kazuki.
"This year's going to be great," ranted Hermione. "The textbooks we have to buy are given nine out of ten stars and inexpensive as well. I heard it uses recycled parchment and a new type of ink that doesn't fade –"
"Blah, blah, blah," Loki said, always speaking his mind regardless. "Don't you get tired from talking? You didn't even replenish your energy with the melting ambrosia we call ice cream."
Hermione flushed. The adult Weasleys were appalled and even the twins were shocked.
"Hey, if she wants to talk, let her talk," defended Ron. "You talk a lot too. Probably double the amount she does."
"But my topics are so much more interesting," said Loki. "Hers are just dull."
"Shut up," said Leo.
"Shutting up," Loki said, zipping his mouth and continued licking his cone with no less than five different colors.
"I'm sorry," said Kazuki. "Sugar has a negative effect for him."
"It's true Hermione," said Harry. "It's not his fault. When his body receives any kind of sugar, it fizzes his brain cells and he starts going crazy."
"Oh," said Hermione. "I never knew that sugar could do that."
"How do Muggles make their ice cream?" Mr. Weasley asked Leo. "Is it made the same way as Wizards?"
"No," replied Leo. "Muggles uses machinery invented by Muggles. It began –"
"Oh! It's a goblin!" Loki said, cutting off Leo's explanation. "Look! Look! Isn't he cute? I think he's cute. I wonder if Dad would get me one. I can have a mini house built for him in the backyard and everything."
The goblin standing before the counter was not amused at being called cute. His neighboring co-worker though, found it comical, and couldn't stop laughing. At the end, he was hauled away by two other goblins. Loki was forbidden to enter so he gave Kazuki his key. He had finished his snack by the time they came back out.
"How much money did you get?" asked Loki. "It's heavy."
"Not a large amount," said Kazuki. "It's just that these are gold, silver, and bronze."
"That's why it's so much better to use paper," said Loki.
"Paper money could be duplicated," said Hermione.
"So can these," said Loki.
"No, they're charmed with goblin magic," said Ron.
"The goblins can charm the paper then," said Loki. "Simple solution, isn't it?"
"Shut up," Leo said again.
"Shutting up," said Loki. "Oh, I can't. We need wands."
"You don't use wands in your old school?" asked Mrs. Weasley.
"No, wizards in Japan don't use wands," said Kazuki. "Our way of channeling magic from our body is different from yours. We train and focus our minds to perform spells."
"We'll meet at the bookstore," Leo said, stopping a long explanation. "This we can handle ourselves."
So they were spilt into two groups and the Japanese group went to Ollivander's.
"Hmm, makers of fine wands since 382 B.C.," said Kazuki. "He must have an old family line."
"Don't touch anything," Leo warned Loki.
Loki blinked innocently. "Who? You're talking to me?"
The three of them went inside. Kazuki and Leo looked around for the owner as Loki whistled at the stacks of wand boxes.
"This is a bigger mess than my bedroom," said Loki. "Ah! It's the killer from the Black Lagoon."
He, of course, saw Ollivander on a ladder.
"What have you been watching?" said Leo as Kazuki giggled. "Correction: what have you been watching and mixing together?"
"You must be the Japanese transfer students," said the skinny, elderly man with really pale eyes. "Dumbledore has told me that you needed to get your first wands. This is rare. In fact, I don't think this has ever happened before."
"We're in a hurry," Leo said, fighting the urge to dissect the man's eyes.
"Leo Mizuno, right?" said Ollivander. "Which is your wand arm?"
After the tape measure floated by itself for a minute, Ollivander handed the hacker a light-colored wand. "Go on, give it a swish."
Leo felt ridiculous but waved it. The window cracked like a spider web. Ollivander took the wand away and gave him another one. The glass shattered. Ten more accidents and Leo got his wand.
"I think I can make this easier for us both," said Kazuki.
"What do you mean, Kazuki Shimizu?" said Ollivander.
Kazuki held out a hand and mumbled softly. A light breeze developed from nothing and brushed along the rows and rows of wands. A single box was pulled away from the rest and drifted to Kazuki's out-stretched hand.
"This is mine," said the programmer.
"Okay," Ollivander said, perhaps the first time a customer giving him the creeps and not reverse. "It's your turn, Loki Snape. I remember like it was yesterday when your uncle, Severus Snape, got his first wand. He was a small, bright child, so eager."
Loki laughed. "You have a good memory. I can't even remember what I ate for last night's dinner."
"Here," Ollivander said, handing him a wand. "Try this."
Loki grinned and waved. The floor iced. Ollivander gave him another. The ceiling was burnt to black. Every wand cause an accident, one worse than the next. After a mound of wands accumulated on the counter, they took a break.
"You are very problematic," said Ollivander.
"I hear that from my teachers and family," said Loki.
"Family!" cried Ollivander.
"What about family?" Leo said, slouching on a chair in a corner.
Ollivander didn't answer his questions as he destroyed a shelf. He threw down the outer boxes until he found the right one. It was in a shiny sliver box and inside it was a dark wand on red velvet.
"Here, this has to be it," said Ollivander. "This is a brother wand to your uncle's. If this is not it, I have run out of ideas."
"It's pretty," Loki said eyes glowing as he touched the magical item. "It's warm too."
"That's a good sign," said Kazuki.
He waved it in slow motion. A shower of red, green, blue, and all colors existing, flew from the tip of the wand. Loki laughed in childish delight and waved it again. More sparkles appeared. The audience was pleased. Leo and Kazuki wanted to reunite with their friends and Ollivander was glad to get rid of the unknown-cored wand. The future students of Hogwarts paid and left.
"I expect great things from you, Loki Snape," Ollivander said as he put the scattered boxes to their original space. "I suspect you would do even greater things than Harry Potter and You-Know-Who. Whether you would do good or terrible great things, is unidentified. Only time will tell."
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Who wants Blaise and Theo as a pairing? How about Thor and Remus? Raise your hands! Translation: Review!