Chapter 4: The Wand chooses the Wizard
Gringotts Wizarding Bank
The three entered the bank, and as they entered the bank, both Naruto and Harry were surprised by the people or rather creatures that work there. "Uh Hagrid… what are they exactly?" Harry asked, while Naruto nodded wanting to know as well. "They're goblins, while clever as they come, they aren't the most friendly of creatures… best stay close you two" Hagrid warned, as the three walked up to a desk with a goblin writing in a record book with a feather. "Ahem-" Hagrid said, as he got the goblin's attention. "Mr. Harry Potter would like to make a withdrawal from his account, while Mr. Uzumaki here will be borrowing a bit from Dumbledore" Hagrid said to the goblin. The goblin observed the two young wizards and asked "Do they have their keys?" Harry and Naruto were nervous at first, but luckily Hagrid managed to pull out two keys and letters from his pocket. However, one of the letters appears to be stamped and has the words 'top secret', and Hagrid mentions to the goblin "It's about you-know-what in vault you-know-which" surprising the goblin, "very well, follow me then" the goblin said to the three.
Gringott Vaults
The three along with an employee named Griphook rode the cart into the vaults and made three stops, with the first being Harry's vault. When they made the first stop, as the vault opened, the two young wizards were surprised by how loaded Harry was. "Didn't think your parents would leave you with nothin' now did ya" Hagrid said to Harry. Naruto felt a little bit jealous at Harry, since even though they both lost their parents as a baby, at least Harry got to know who his parents were and had stuff left for him, whereas Naruto never got to know his parents as whenever he asks the people back home in Konoha, they would either ignore him, give him cryptic answers, or even flat out say that his parents never loved him and discarded the boy like trash. Oh if only the boy knew the truth of what happened.
Now the second stop was at Dumbledore's vault and it was loaded like a gold mine. Despite it not being Naruto's own vault, he got a decent amount required to buy his school supplies. Naruto thought to himself, 'Note to self: open up an account for myself in the near future and start saving.' Finally, the last stop was a mysterious vault and the mystery to the young wizards was that inside the vault lies only a small wrapped up package. Hagrid was the one to pick it up and told the two to keep this a secret and never mention it to anyone. The two nodded, but that doesn't mean that it stops them from thinking about what it is. Soon the three got out of the bank, ready to do some shopping. "Now that we got your currency, let's go shopping shall we?" Hagrid announced. Harry nodded along with Naruto, though what Naruto said surprised the two. "Do you guys mind if I can shop by myself?" Naruto asked. Hagrid asked why at first, but Naruto said he wanted to explore that's all. Hagrid agreed with Naruto's reasoning and said "alright then, just make sure to return the Leaky Cauldron before it gets dark." Naruto nodded and went on his own, while Hagrid and Harry went to the first shop.
With Naruto
Naruto walks the streets of Diagon Alley looking for what he needs to find. He notices a bunch of kids examining some broomstick at a shop, with the broomstick being called the Nimbus 2000. As he walked the streets he's noticed by a bunch of girls claiming how adorable he is with the whiskers and all that. At first Naruto was surprised by how they aren't calling him a freak, but hey it's better than nothing.
Naruto arrives at the shop known as "Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions", and as he enters to get his robes, he's surprised by how many students there are waiting to get their clothing. Naruto is soon greeted by an elderly woman in the shop, and the elderly woman asks "Can I help you with something?" Naruto states that he is here to buy three robes, and luckily the elder woman notices and asks that he's a first year student, to which Naruto nods. "Alright then follow me to the dressing room" she said to Naruto leading him towards a small room with a curtain.
Naruto enters the room and the elderly woman said to the boy that she will take his measurements. Naruto nodded and allowed her to measure him, and she measured him with a long feather strand with numbers on them. "Let's see here… four foot nine and arm length… eleven inches, foot size… four, alright then sit tight I'll be right back" she said to the boy heading into the back room. Naruto waits patiently and a few minutes later the woman arrives with the three pairs of robes and boots. The woman asks him to try them on in the dressing room and so Naruto does and he comes out of the room, with the clothes fitting him. The woman smiled and said "excellent, now then let me pin your name in your robes, and before I do so I must ask what is your name?" "Naruto" the boy said, and so the woman weaved his name in the robes with her own wand.
After the boy got all his required robes, he also got a trunk as well to help him out to get his supplies. Soon the boy got all the equipment required such as a cauldron, some phials, telescopes and scales. Now all he needs are the books and most importantly a wand; He also might consider getting a pet if he wants too.
With Harry
Harry had just gotten almost all of his supplies such as robes, books, cauldron, etc. Now all he needs is a wand. "Hey Hagrid, where can I buy a wand?" Harry asked. "Why I know a place Harry! If you want to get the best wands, head on over to Ollivanders" Hagrid said to Harry. So, Harry heads over to Ollivander's Wand Shop to get his wand and as he enters the shop he's greeted over by the owner of the shop and so they begin the testing process, but let's say that it was rather tricky.
"No! No! Definitely Not!" the owner of the shop stated as he went back to the room to find some other wands for Harry to try. Harry, seeing the mishap, puts down the wand cautiously on the counter.
Soon Ollivander brought out a few more wands for Harry to try and even then it didn't work as it caused quite some damage to the shop which was nothing new for the owner as the same happens for some wizards when trying out wands. "I wonder-" the wand maker said as he pulls out a wand from a box that will determine whether it will work for Harry.
"Eleven inches… Holly… Phoenix Feather Core-" Ollivander said as he described the wand. Harry tries the wand and suddenly he feels the magic flowing through him, which indicates that it works. "Curious… very curious…" he said. "Sorry but, what's curious?" Harry asked.
"I remember every wand I've ever sold Mr. Potter… and it just so happens, that the Phoenix whose feather resides in your wand gave another feather… just one, it is curious that you should be destined for this wand… when its brother gave you that scar" Ollivander stated as he pointed at Harry's scar on his forehead.
Harry was shocked and can ask who, but it seemed that Ollivander wasn't so keen on talking about who that person was. Ollivander states that the wand chooses the wizard and it is expected that Harry will do great things much like he-who-must-not-be-named. Harry purchased his wand and got out of the store only to find Hagrid holding a cage with a white snowy owl. "Hey Harry, happy birthday!" Harry smiled and left with Hagrid.
With Naruto
Naruto enters a shop called "Flourish and Blotts" to go pick up his textbooks. He goes up to the counter and an employee asks what he's here for, to which Naruto shows his letter. The employee nods and gets the boys textbooks. Naruto pays for the books and leaves the shop to get two more things. "Alright let's see here… I got most of the stuff here now all I need is a pet and a wand. Luckily there was a pet shop closeby called "Magical Menagerie" and so Naruto entered. "Amazing" Naruto said excitedly, as he looked around the shop to see all kinds of animals from cats, dogs, snakes, spiders, etc. It seems that some of the animals like him, while the others despise him, namely snakes so to speak. However, there was one animal that actually came or rather flew up to him. A large jet black crow flew up to him. Naruto observed the crow, and what he noticed was that the crow's eyes were blood red and appeared to have a design of a four-point pinwheel. The crow observes Naruto, and to Naruto's shock it responds "Are you the child of prophecy?" said the crow. Naruto was shocked at first thinking that it was the crow speaking or something, but luckily Naruto thought it was his mind playing tricks with him, as the crow cawed and remained by Naruto's side. "Well I'll be damned… it seems the crow likes you" said the owner. " Huh?" Naruto asked. The owner explained, "Well you see this crow was in this shop for two years and nobody picked him up as they were scared of him, but really the crow is friendly if you got to know him." "Wow" Naruto said astonished, "Well I guess you're by my side then, but if you're going to be by my side, you at least need a name" Naruto said to the crow. The crow looks at Naruto and caws softly. "How about I call you Kage (Shadow)?" The crow looks at Naruto and bobs its head in agreement. Naruto smiled and proceeded to pay for his pet.
Naruto and Kage leave the pet shop, to which Naruto finally needs a wand. "Alright, I finally need a wand so now where can I find one?" Naruto asks. Luckily there was a shop nearby that sells wands. " Ollivander's huh? Well ok then, lets go get myself a wand" said Naruto, and so the boy and his pet crow entered the shop.
Ollivander's Wand Shop
As the two walked into the shop, they noticed that the place was quite a mess. "Ah hello there young man, don't mind the mess. Just had some young ones like you trying out wands here" said an old man. Naruto nods and says "Hi, I'm here to get my first wand please?" "Alright then, what is your name?" the old man asked. "Naruto Uzumaki," responded the boy. "Hmmm. never heard of you. Tell me, are your parents muggles? Naruto, unsure how to answer that, says "I don't know really… I'm an orphan." Ollivander nods, "I see… well since you are here, might as well get your first wand" Ollivander responded and started finding some wands for Naruto to try.
Couple of hours went by and both Naruto and Ollivander were burned out as Naruto was quite tricky when it comes to finding the right wand. Kage watches the scene as he sweatdropped. "How?! How is this possible?! You are way more trickier than Mr. Potter!" Ollivander cried out in frustration as every wand he gave to Naruto failed. "I don't know?!" Naruto cried out as well. Ollivander decided to try out one more wand and he hoped that it could work. 'Could it be this one' thought Ollivander as he pulled out the wand from the box. The wand itself was black, had its handle wrapped in white leather almost like bandages, and had some cyan like gems on 4 sides along with one on the bottom.
"Thirteen inches… ebony wood… phoenix feather and thestral hair" Ollivander said as he handed the wand to Naruto. Naruto took the wand and he felt his magic surge in him, so much so that his aura that surrounds him was a green-white like color (imagine the lifestream from ffvii). "Interesting… most interesting" Ollivander said. Naruto looks to Ollivander, and the man clarifies "Just like Mr. Potter, the wand chooses the wizard, so it is expected that you will do great things as well." Naruto was confused and wanted to ask more but all of his magic that surged through his wand is making him tired, which is surprising since he's hyperactive. Anyways so Naruto got his wand free of charge since he learned from Ollivander that this wand was acquired through illegal means and as such there wasn't a rightful owner of the wand until now. As Naruto and Kage left the shop, Ollivander thinks to himself 'Potter and Uzumaki are truly destined for great things' even though the two may have caused quite some damage to the shop, albeit Naruto did so more than Harry.
