Heheh a thought just occurred to me while writing this. Wouldn't the Americans have wizarding schools too? So why send them to Hogwarts? I hope you understand the reasoning I put in this chapter. Please excuse any missing P's the button is slightly jammed on my laptop and doesn't always work right. I am trying to catch them but if I don't please don't get mad at me.

0 mental speach0

"well the I suppose we had better go." Snape said stiffly and held out a empty vile. "put one finger on the vile." we did as he said and almost immediately I felt a pull at my stomach and there was a lot of spinning and whirling and we touched the ground. Only the lessons in fighting and aloud me to keep from falling over. Gale, of course, had no problems at all and nether did Snape.

"This is the Leaky Caldron." Snape said. I narrowed my eyes suspiciously as did Gale. Snape must have seen it because what he said next eased our suspicion…marginally. "attached to it is an entrance to Diagon Ally which if you read your list is were we are shopping. Well follow me," he then walked briskly towards a rather dirty door that lead to a small outdoor spot with a brick wall that practically oozed magic though I suppose most people probably don't see that or the small breaks in magic bricks which when tapped by Snape momentarily filled and the wall opened up to a rather breathtaking place. "This if you haven't already guessed is Diagon Ally. The main shopping center for the British wizarding world." As we began walking down the ally a thought rather suddenly occurred to me.

"Excuse me sir? How are me and Gale going to pay for the stuff on the list? I am of course assuming that wizards have there own money system and also why are we going to Hogwarts if we live in America?" He stopped and turned.

"You would be able to pay with the money your parents left you as for Ms. Dark we have money transfers. You are correct in assuming wizards have their own money system and as for why you are going to Hogwarts. You potter were born here and have been on the list for Hogwarts since you were born Gale on the other hand has far to much power to waist on the rather small schools the Americans have." Snape said briskly.

"my parents left me money? I never knew they were a witch and wizard. Oh and you are assuming that I wasn't going to share my money with Gale when you said the bit about exchange right." I said.

"Yes to the first and last but why in Merlin's name did you think your parents were not a witch and wizard?" Snape said. I shrugged.

"you must realize I ran away from the Dursley's at not even quite three years of age and that I am guessing didn't like magic or my mum and dad or a mix of both." I said Gale nodding silently. Snape frowned but nodded and suddenly seemed a lot nicer. We continued on until we reached a large white building.

"This is Gringots the wizards bank." Snape said before walking in Gale and me walked in right after what we saw had us both on edge. There were these green things everywhere. "these are Gringots Goblins. They own and run the bank. There isn't a safer place, with the exception of Hogwarts, in the British wizarding world." He walked up to a teller and we warily followed.

"yes" the teller said through narrowed eyes. A quick look at the late on the desk told them the goblins name was Nackshnark.

"We need to get to Mr. Potter trust vault." Snape said gesturing towards me.

"And dose Mr. Potter have his key?" Nackshnark asked leaning forward slightly. I looked at Snape who indicated no.

"No sir I do not but would it be possible to make a new one rendering the old one useless. After all I wouldn't really enjoy finding someone impersonated me or forged my signature and got into my vault. If of course it isn't too much trouble." I asked politely and slightly louder then mine and Gales usual whisper even though by this point it hurt my throat since I haven't done so since I was three. I lightly rubbed my throat to sooth it before dropping my hand back to my side.

"you will have to sort it out with the key maker Harksnap and the Potter vault manager Graksnook." Nackshnark said. "Griphook!" another goblin came running up. "Take them to waiting room two and get Graksnook and Harksnap then when you finish that be prepared to ether take them back here or down to Mr. Potters trust vault depending on how the meeting goes." Griphook nodded.

"this way." Griphook said walking to a blue door down a corridor and left us after opening a yellow door that had a 2 on it which led to a blue and green waiting room.

"thank you Griphook." I said as he left. He turned seeming surprised but went on his way. I sat down on a green sofa, Snape sat in a blue chair and Gale leaned in a corner so to face both the door and Snape. We sat there for a good10 minutes before the door reopened and the room shifted so there was two desks next to were Gale was. Gale move to the opposite corner so to face everyone while exposing nothing. She was paranoid that way.

0 better paranoid then dead.0 Gale said telepathically

0 true0 I relied before turning my attention to the two goblins. One was dressed in a black suit with a bronze tie and the other was wearing a blue tie the exact same shade as the first door.

"I am Harksnap, the key maker for Gringots." the Goblin with the bronze tie said.

"I am Graksnook, the Potter account manager. Which of you is Mr. Potter?" the Goblin with the blue tie asked.

"I am sir, Harry Potter and this is Severus Snape and the girl in the corner is Gale Dark. It is a Pleasure to meet you both." I relied Politely. Again I saw shocked faces. I could easily deduct that they were not well treated by wizards. I saw them both smile at each other and it was really rather creepy thing to see. Snape looked at me oddly for a moment but said nothing.

"well then Mr. Potter fro what we here you need a new key is this correct?"

"yes, that's right and I also was wondering if you could make the old one invalid please." Harry said. "After all it would be most upsetting to find someone had managed to steal from me because I hadn't taken precautions." the goblins looked at each other with even wider grins.

"So then I take it you didn't Give your key from Dumbledore and it never went to your guardians like it was supposed to?" Graksnook said.

"I don't know anyone by the name of Dumbledore and I ran away from my aunt and uncles 8 years ago as of yesterday." I said. The goblins seemed troubled at this.

"who is your guardian as of now?" Graksnook asked.

"Does it matter?" I said.

"Well if your guardian as of now never received the key and you never gave it to Dumbledore then he is in violation of conduct as he has been trying to convince us to let him in your vaults since your parents died." Graksnook said.

"it seems to me this Dumbledore guy is trying to steal from you Harry." Gale said quiet as ever.

"I think your right Gale." Harry said. 0 Should I tell them about the way I'm living?0 I asked her mentally.

0 I suppose0 Gale said. Even her mental voice was light airy and quiet. Just like a slight breeze. She never raised her voice above a slight bit louder then a whisper. And to me yelling is like talking the normally.

"I am my own guardian as I have been since I left the Dursley's." I said fidgeting slightly. They all looked surprised.

"issss massster okay. Masster ssseems worried" Came Snare the snake he had picked up the day he left. Snare he had found was able to make himself invisible after bonding with him as well as various other things and like the catchers had thought he was indeed poisonous. Very poisonous.

"I am fine. Go back to sssleep" I replied quietly.

The goblins and Snape finally came out of their stupor.

"How in the world dose a two year old child support itself all alone!" Snape said.

"He was three not two. And as to how he used magic and relied, though she didn't know about his situation until yesterday, on my mom. So I suppose my mom was sort of an unofficial guardian." Gale said.

"You mean to tell me he was using magic consciously without a wand, at three. Most don't even show accidental magic until their 5." Snape said. I raised an eyebrow.

"Both me and Gale have been doing it that long. Actually Gales been doing so for longer." I said. "Can we get on with this?"

"Umm right then I do believe since there has been a breach in trust between you and the person holding you key that we can make you a new one and change it." Harksnap said. About 30 minutes later we were walking with Griphook to go to my trust vault. I was assuming since I had a trust vault that their was another larger family vault. When we got there Griphook asked for the key and opened the door. 'dang if this is my trust vault then the potter vault must be huge.' I thought to myself. I walked in and looked around a bit. There was a very large mound of gold coins half of that in silver and half of that in bronze.

"It is 14 silver sickles to a gold galion and 27 bronze knuts to a silver sickle." Griphook said. I nodded still stunned at the sheer amount of money here there was enough here to if you took all the coins fill a large sized truck bed to the brim. Maybe more. Griphook looking rather amused handed me a small sack that I could tell had some spells on it.

"What spells are on this?" I asked politely. I wasn't stupid I knew that they were defenetly people you had to deal carefully with. After all they do harbor the wizarding worlds money. Griphook looked surprised but answered anyway.

"A bottomless charm, feather light charm and an anti theft charm." Griphook said.

"Can I get another one for Gale please." I asked. Griphook nodded and handed me another one.

"thank you." I said before going in to fill both bags. After I came out I handed one bag to Gale and we went back up into the lobby were the tellers were. We walked out the door and down a ways before stopping just before the first set of shops.

"were to now?" I asked Snape.

"I would suggest getting robes, then a trunk a wand, the potions supplies and then the books." Gale said. "So we know exactly how much time we can spend in the book store."

"what about a pet?" Snape said with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh that reminds me. They said you were allowed an owl a cat or a toad but what about snakes?. Also are you allowed more then one pet?" I asked.

"yah and does it have to be a normal cat or can it be a cat based pet?" Gale said. She had these weird cats, a black one with silver eyes that could move trough and control the shadows, a red and orange one with yellow eyes that could conjure and manipulate fire and the last one was bleu and silver with aqua eyes and could conjure and manipulate ice and water. She had accidentally created them when they were 5. Snape paused and thought.

"well there isn't anything in the rules that says you cant but if they become a problem to the other animals they would have to leave." Snape said. "why?"

"because we both have pets. I have a snake but I need an owl and Gale has three elemental cats she accidentally created when we were 5." Harry said.

"Okay…Just what type of snake do you have." Snape asked. "And I not even going to ask about the cats."

"I have a….. you know I'm not sure." I said. "Sssnare wake up."

"Yesss." came snares disgruntled reply.

"ssshow yourssself pleassse" I asked.

"very well masssster" snare said with a sort of sigh. He made himself visible and got down and made himself resize to his natural size which the ability to resize himself was what allowed him to wrap around him all those years ago and even today. Several people screamed and backed up. Snape backed up but didn't scream.

"That… is a very dangerous Snake… its called an Anaerobiosis, its called that because it is not only poisonous but it can suck the very oxygen out of a body. Were in the devil did you get it in a muggle settlement?" Snape explained.

"I found him the day I left the Dursley's. he was running from some catchers and I found he was bonded to me. I can understand and talk to him. He kept saying I was a speaker what ever that is." I said.

"A speaker is someone who can speak parseltungue which is the language of the snakes. Most believe that it is a sign of a dark wizard." Snape said. Gale snorted.

"That stupid ability's and magic aren't evil and they don't make a person evil. Its all in what you intend to use it for. And the terms light and dark in no way should be used to mean good and evil because they to are not good or evil." Gale said. Snape nodded still eyeing Snare. I knelt down and picked him up again, him resizing in the process and once ore rapping around me this time saying visible this caused people to give him a good few feet of space as they headed to madam Malkins robes for every occasion. When we walked in madam Malkin ushered them up onto a stool were a blond boy was. Snape had stayed in the main room to wait.

"hello." the boy said giving a rather aristocratic air to him.

"hi." I replied. Gale ignored him giving him an immediate tip off that there was something cruel about the boy.

"Hogwarts too dears." madam Malkin asked sweetly. We both nodded.

"Yes ma'am." I said.

"oh your so polite." she giggled before bustling of. The boy next to him sneered.

"my dads out buying my books and my mom is trying to buy my wand. I'm going to sucker them into buying me another owl for school." the boy said snobbishly

"Don't you need to be there to buy a wand?" I asked.

"Yes but she insisted on going anyway." The boy said. " were are your parents?"

"dead. Have been ever since I can remember." I said.

"Oh. What house do you think you will be in? I'm definitely going to be in Slytherin." the boy said.

"I don't know. I don't know what the houses are or how they are sorted." I said.

"Well Slytherin is for the sly and cunning. Ravenclaw is for the bookworms. Gryffindor for the brave and Hufflepuff for the loyal." He said.

"Harry is at a toss up the for any but I think I would lean towards Slytherin or Gryffindor." Gale said.

"And you would definitely be in ether Slytherin of Ravenclaw." I said. She nodded. "stay friends even if we get sorted to different houses?"

"Why would you ask such a blatantly stupid question? Of course we will still be friends. We have been since we were three I highly doubt something like house rivalry is going to split us apart." Gale snorted. I nodded. The lady came back in.

"Alright Mr. Malfoy your done here." madam Malkin said. Now then lets get you measured.

We left with three Hogwarts robes and a personal robe each. My personal robe was green with a gold dragon on it and Gales was black with a silver phoenix on it. As a matter of fact all her clothes were silver and black. With the exception of a few reds blues and greens all dark shades too. Madam Malkin had freaked out when she saw Snare but calmed down when he explained that Snare was not violent unless its his food which was strictly rats and if someone attacked him. And had passes him to gale so the woman could work and took him back when she needed to work on Gale whom had actually made her more nervous than Snare did. After that we headed into Arrows trunks. We searched around a bit but didn't see anything we liked. That is until we saw a pair of trunks near the back. One which was the one Gale liked was of course black and it had a silver rose that was losing its petals. The one I liked however was the same green as my eyes and had gold leaves on it. They were 500 galions each and from what they read had a library, a sitting room, normal storage which had a bottomless charm, a bedroom, a potions room, and a blank room to be something of your choice. It had a charm on it so it shrinks and enlarges on command and was feather light. We quickly went and paid for them and put the clothes in the normal storage compartment. Next was the apocrathy(SP?) which we bought all the things on the list as well as several other ingredients and a double on the basic ingredients. This seemed to please Snape for some reason but I didn't dwell on it. We made a quick stop at Eyelops Owl Emporium and picked up a snowy owl that I named Hedwig. She was the only owl that didn't ether attack snare or fly away in fear. She stuck me as highly intelligent. Gale liked her too and Hedwig had taken to riding on her shoulder since mine were occupied by Snare who was very disgruntled and was very happy with his choice as she had helped him get away from the other owls. I also picked up a lot mice and owl treats for the two.

Our last stop was of course the bookstore was the last stop were we picked up the books on the list as well as any other book that took to our fancy like The complete guide to Anamagus by Minerva McGonagall and ocumulacy and legitimatcy (SP?) for complete idiots by Harvey Maligns and 1,000 common potion mistakes by Severus Snape. He was pretty sure by now that Snape was their potions professor. They also picked up books on magical creatures, arithmatcy, ruins, defense against dark arts which gale scowled at but picked up anyway, the rest of the main subjects and divination. Snape gave us what we now identified as a portkey to get home as well as one to get on the platform reminding us to make sure to hang on to anything we were bringing. We landed in Gales living room with a thud and went our separate ways as I went back to my apartment to which I promptly began to read the books the first being the one on ocumulacy and legitimatcy. From what it said you were supposed to just build walls around mind. 'well that is stupid then people know what to expect and can find weak points faster.' I thought. 'I will have to come up with a different way before summers up.' after that I began on the school books and got through charms and transfiguration before dinner after dinner I picked up the one on herbology and finished that one before going to sleep.

Well what do you think. I finished this on Wednesday. Extra long to somewhat make up for the very long wait for the last one. are you not mad at me anymore puppy dog eyes