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Chapter 2: Revealing
Still holding onto my sisters hands, I weaved my way through the swarm of teenagers that were gathering outside a new shop called Weasely Wizard Wheezes and through the busy cobblestone streets of Diagon Alley. The sun was beating down on my cloak-covered back and the temperature was hotter than it had ever been on my previous visits. I had never liked the hot weather when it was this scorching hot. I looked up to the sky to see if there was any chance of clouds coming to spare me from the immense heat. What luck… I thought, glimpsing the black form that was beginning to cover the scolding hot sun. Shifting my gaze from the ever-growing blur in the sky, I looked to the signs that were hanging from the buildings. Every shop seemed to be crowded with students except one that bore a large, enchanted pair of scissors and a needle and thread above the door that read "Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions".
I released my siters hands and absentmindedly shoved them into my jean pockets and my left hand instantly hit a crumpled up piece of paper. I pulled the crumpled supply list out of my pocket and unfolded it, revealing many lines of loopy cursive handwriting. I stopped walking and caught Serenity and Josie slightly off guard, as they both walked about five more steps before realizing that I had come to a halt. Skimming down the list, I mentally checked off the things that I already had bought. At the very bottom of the list, I saw that I needed black school robes and a set of dress robes.
"I need robes." I told my sisters.
"Mom already got me some," Josephine said. She pulled out her supply list as well, and skimmed it. "Well, I need to go get a couldron, and some quills."
"Same here," I told them, "Only I think that getting my robes will take a while, so will you grab my stuff as well while I get them?"
"I'll get them for you," Serenity said, "I'm gonna go along with Josie anyway." I grabbed a handful of coins from the velvet pouch and handed them to Serenity along with my supply list.
"We'll meet up in Flourish and Blotts, ok?" Josie suggested. I nodded my head and started to walk off towards the shop.
"That's fine with me. I guess I'll see you in about an hour?" Serenity said.
"Deal – I'll see you then!" I replied before I walked through the door to the robes shop.
The entire back wall of the room was obscured by shelves of various fabrics. I was entranced by the multitude of different hues and patterns that I didn't even notice an old woman walk up behind me until she tapped me on the shoulder.
"Excuse me miss, what is it that you are looking for?" The woman asked in a cheery voice. I turned to face the woman, who was dressed in all mauve and was very 'squat', being somewhere in her fifties.
"Yes Ma'am. I need some school robes and a set of dress robes. For Hogwarts," I replied happily. The presence of the woman, who I assumed was Madam Malkin herself, seemed to warm me up, especially after the strange encounter with Mr. Ollivander.
"Oh yes dear. Right this way." She started to walk, or rather waddle, over to the back part of the shop. She pointed to one of three stools, the other two already occupied. "Stand on this; I'll be back in a shimmy!" She said before scurrying off in the other direction.
"Hello there," one of the girls that were standing on the other stools said.
"Hello," I replied. I looked at the two girls. One of them had brown, bushy hair, and the other had flaming red hair and a massive amount of freckles. I smiled at them and they smiled back.
"Are you going to Hogwarts? I heard we are getting new students this year," the red-head said.
"Yea; we are all coming from Durmstrang," I replied, the oh-so-familiar tingle behind my eyes noting that color change form blue to black.
"Hey! Happy up! At least you'll know you are in good hands, unlike your old Headmaster…what was his name?" the bushy-haired one commented. I felt I had heard enough. The tingle came back and I looked at the pair of girls. Their eyes widened and their faces went ghastly pale. I could tell my eyes were red.
"Take it back," I whispered through gritted teeth. "Don't ever insult him in front of me! Headmaster Esso was the best headmaster that we ever had!" I exploded at the two girls. I could sense the presence of another person walking into the room. I turned to the door to see Krum.
"Hey Krisha! Long time no see!" Krum said rushing over to me. "Are you ok?"
"Yea, I'll be fine." I smiled back, my eyes fading slowly to green again.
"Victor, you know her?" The bushy-haired girl asked Krum.
"Of course I know her. Ve vent to school together. She vas my partner in Muggle Sciences," Krum smiled. The smile quickly slid off of his face as he realized what must have been going on before he came in the room. He turned to face me again, "Vhat happened Krisha?"
"They insulted Headmaster," I mumbled. Madam Malkin came back into the room with a handful of black fabric. She pulled it over my head, totally oblivious to what was going on around her. Krum went over to where the two girls were standing. They began to whisper back and forth, although I could hear them quite clearly.
"What's wrong with her?" The red head asked.
"She vas really close to Headmaster Esso. She took voice lessons from him since she vas seven." Krum answered.
"What was with her eyes?" the bushy-haired one asked.
"Vell, Hermione, it runs in the family. The color of the eye reflecting the strongest emotion present at the time. Her sister vas in my year and has the same thing happen, only flecks instead of the entire iris of the eye. Come to think of it, her brother had it too," Krum replied. He and Serenity had been like brother and sister when they were in school together, and he had come over to our house frequently.
"'Had'? What do you mean, 'had'?" the red head asked.
"The same day that Durmstrang burned down, four people vere shot with some kind of magic bullet. Headmaster Esso, her best friend; Toni, and her twin brother, Antien all died because of it."
"But Krum, that's only three?" the red head pointed out.
I always hated this part…
"Ginny, she vas the fourth: The only survivor."
"Ok dear, all done." My attention was diverted back to Madam Malkin, who had just finished my robes. "I'll take these and give them a good sew, and they'll be ready in a jiffy!" She pulled the fitted fabric off over my head. "And about those dress robes you wanted. There are racks in that room over there," She pointed to a door behind me; the one that Krum had emerged from just moments before. "Just tell it your size and it will give you a selection from which you can choose." I stepped off of the stool, giving Krum a small smile before I walked through the door.
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