Remus at Diagon Alley
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Harry Potter, etc.
Remus Lupin stood in front of the door of the dusty old wand shop, peering into the dingy windows with slight apprehension.
"Come on, dear," Remus' mother said as she opened the door and pushed Remus inside.
"Why, hello," Mr. Ollivander greeted Remus and his parents. "Getting a wand for Hogwarts, are we?"
Remus just nodded, too nervous to do anything else.
"Well, let's just find you a wand, then, shall we?" Mr. Ollivander went over to one of the many shelves in his shop and took a wand from a box, and handed it to Remus. "Maple and Dragon heartstring. Eight and three-quarters inches long. Go on and give it a wave.
Remus waved the wand, but nothing seemed to be happening.
Mr. Ollivander took the wand from him right away, and handed him another one. "Rosewood and unicorn hair. How's this?"
Remus waved the wand a bit, but this wand wasn't right, either.
"How about this?" Mr. Ollivander handed Remus another wand, looking hopeful this time. "Beechwood and unicorn hair."
Remus waved the wand, and his face lit up as bright as the multicolored sparks dancing from the tip of the wand. "Third time's the charm!" he laughed.
Mr. and Mrs. Lupin smiled as they paid Mr. Ollivander for their son's wand, though they began talking in nervous whispers as the three left the shop, walking past a boy about Remus' age and his father, who both entered the wand shop.
"Let's go get my books now," Remus said suddenly, hoping to stop his parents' whispers. He knew that they were only worried about him, and that they cared, but it could be rather annoying and embarrassing at times.
"Alright, that sounds good," his father agreed, and they headed over to Flourish and Blotts.
"Can I go by myself?" Remus asked hopefully as they reached the door of the bookshop.
His mother looked a bit uncertain, but Remus' father nodded. "Come on dear, he's old enough to go to Hogwarts; he's old enough to go and get his schoolbooks by himself."
Mrs. Lupin could not really argue with that, so she agreed, however unwillingly.
Remus grinned as he set off down one of the many shelves of the immense bookshop, Hogwarts school list in hand. Remus went down aisle after aisle, scanning book titles, and taking the ones he needed off the shelves. His books were pretty easy to find, but Remus always was a big reader, so he looked at quite a few other books and found one that seemed quite interesting. It was called Fun Spells and Charms to Entertain and Amuse Your Friends. Remus decided that it might be fun do know and do some of the spells, providing he made any friends, so he pulled that book off the shelf, then walked down the aisle, looking at the cover. Of course, since he had not been paying the least bit attention to where he was going, he ran smack into someone.
Remus' books and the other boy's books went flying everywhere. Both apologized at the same time, knelt down to pick up the books.
"You're starting Hogwarts, too?" the other boy asked, obviously realizing that the two of them had a lot of the same books.
"Yup. I'm really nervous, though," Remus replied. "Oh!" he said suddenly. "I'm Remus Lupin."
"Sirius Black," the other boy replied. "Well, I've got to go," he said, as another girl, about his age, came over to get him. "See you at Hogwarts!"
"Bye," Remus waved after him. He made a mental note to look for Sirius when he got to school. It would be a relief to know somebody, especially if they got into the same house. Remus might have a use for that other book he had gotten, after all! Remus walked around the bookshop for a while longer, getting all of his books, and a few extra that he just had to have.
"Come on Remus, we need to get going," Mrs. Lupin said, coming over to get Remus. They paid for his books, and finally left the shop.
Remus got his robes next, and then went to get his cauldron, scales, and potion supplies. Remus stepped inside the Apothecary and looked around. There were jars, vials, and tubs filled with a multitude of various items. Everything from pickled eyeballs, to brains, frog legs, eyes of newt, dragon scales, roots, beetles; just about every potion ingredient imaginable. Remus' parents bought his potion supplies while Remus walked around the shop. There was a handful of other people in the Apothecary, but there was only one person Remus' age, so Remus went to talk to him.
"Hello," he greeted the boy. "I'm Remus Lupin. Are you going to Hogwarts, too, this year?"
The other boy nodded nervously. "I'm Peter Pettigrew."
"What house do you think you'll be in? I'm betting I'll be in Ravenclaw. I'm what everyone calls the intellectual sort."
Peter shrugged. "I'd like Gryffindor, but I'd never get in. I'll probably be a Hufflepuff."
"Well, that's not so bad," Remus said. "Better that than Slytherin, at least."
"Yeah," Peter agreed. "Well, I've got to go now. See you at Hogwarts?"
"Definitely," Remus smiled after the other boy, then went over to his parents, who were waiting by the door.
"Alright, we've got everything!" Mrs. Lupin said happily.
"Let's get going then, shall we? And Remus can start on one of those many books he's probably dying to read," Remus' father ruffled his son's hair.
"Stop it!" Remus said, embarrassed.
"Okay, I forgot, you're a big Hogwarts student now," Mr. Lupin teased.
Remus stuck his tongue out at his dad as they walked down Diagon Alley, heading home.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Harry Potter, etc.
Remus Lupin stood in front of the door of the dusty old wand shop, peering into the dingy windows with slight apprehension.
"Come on, dear," Remus' mother said as she opened the door and pushed Remus inside.
"Why, hello," Mr. Ollivander greeted Remus and his parents. "Getting a wand for Hogwarts, are we?"
Remus just nodded, too nervous to do anything else.
"Well, let's just find you a wand, then, shall we?" Mr. Ollivander went over to one of the many shelves in his shop and took a wand from a box, and handed it to Remus. "Maple and Dragon heartstring. Eight and three-quarters inches long. Go on and give it a wave.
Remus waved the wand, but nothing seemed to be happening.
Mr. Ollivander took the wand from him right away, and handed him another one. "Rosewood and unicorn hair. How's this?"
Remus waved the wand a bit, but this wand wasn't right, either.
"How about this?" Mr. Ollivander handed Remus another wand, looking hopeful this time. "Beechwood and unicorn hair."
Remus waved the wand, and his face lit up as bright as the multicolored sparks dancing from the tip of the wand. "Third time's the charm!" he laughed.
Mr. and Mrs. Lupin smiled as they paid Mr. Ollivander for their son's wand, though they began talking in nervous whispers as the three left the shop, walking past a boy about Remus' age and his father, who both entered the wand shop.
"Let's go get my books now," Remus said suddenly, hoping to stop his parents' whispers. He knew that they were only worried about him, and that they cared, but it could be rather annoying and embarrassing at times.
"Alright, that sounds good," his father agreed, and they headed over to Flourish and Blotts.
"Can I go by myself?" Remus asked hopefully as they reached the door of the bookshop.
His mother looked a bit uncertain, but Remus' father nodded. "Come on dear, he's old enough to go to Hogwarts; he's old enough to go and get his schoolbooks by himself."
Mrs. Lupin could not really argue with that, so she agreed, however unwillingly.
Remus grinned as he set off down one of the many shelves of the immense bookshop, Hogwarts school list in hand. Remus went down aisle after aisle, scanning book titles, and taking the ones he needed off the shelves. His books were pretty easy to find, but Remus always was a big reader, so he looked at quite a few other books and found one that seemed quite interesting. It was called Fun Spells and Charms to Entertain and Amuse Your Friends. Remus decided that it might be fun do know and do some of the spells, providing he made any friends, so he pulled that book off the shelf, then walked down the aisle, looking at the cover. Of course, since he had not been paying the least bit attention to where he was going, he ran smack into someone.
Remus' books and the other boy's books went flying everywhere. Both apologized at the same time, knelt down to pick up the books.
"You're starting Hogwarts, too?" the other boy asked, obviously realizing that the two of them had a lot of the same books.
"Yup. I'm really nervous, though," Remus replied. "Oh!" he said suddenly. "I'm Remus Lupin."
"Sirius Black," the other boy replied. "Well, I've got to go," he said, as another girl, about his age, came over to get him. "See you at Hogwarts!"
"Bye," Remus waved after him. He made a mental note to look for Sirius when he got to school. It would be a relief to know somebody, especially if they got into the same house. Remus might have a use for that other book he had gotten, after all! Remus walked around the bookshop for a while longer, getting all of his books, and a few extra that he just had to have.
"Come on Remus, we need to get going," Mrs. Lupin said, coming over to get Remus. They paid for his books, and finally left the shop.
Remus got his robes next, and then went to get his cauldron, scales, and potion supplies. Remus stepped inside the Apothecary and looked around. There were jars, vials, and tubs filled with a multitude of various items. Everything from pickled eyeballs, to brains, frog legs, eyes of newt, dragon scales, roots, beetles; just about every potion ingredient imaginable. Remus' parents bought his potion supplies while Remus walked around the shop. There was a handful of other people in the Apothecary, but there was only one person Remus' age, so Remus went to talk to him.
"Hello," he greeted the boy. "I'm Remus Lupin. Are you going to Hogwarts, too, this year?"
The other boy nodded nervously. "I'm Peter Pettigrew."
"What house do you think you'll be in? I'm betting I'll be in Ravenclaw. I'm what everyone calls the intellectual sort."
Peter shrugged. "I'd like Gryffindor, but I'd never get in. I'll probably be a Hufflepuff."
"Well, that's not so bad," Remus said. "Better that than Slytherin, at least."
"Yeah," Peter agreed. "Well, I've got to go now. See you at Hogwarts?"
"Definitely," Remus smiled after the other boy, then went over to his parents, who were waiting by the door.
"Alright, we've got everything!" Mrs. Lupin said happily.
"Let's get going then, shall we? And Remus can start on one of those many books he's probably dying to read," Remus' father ruffled his son's hair.
"Stop it!" Remus said, embarrassed.
"Okay, I forgot, you're a big Hogwarts student now," Mr. Lupin teased.
Remus stuck his tongue out at his dad as they walked down Diagon Alley, heading home.