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A/N: Sorry everyone for not updating in like 2 years…. RL caught up to me…. I even had to re-read my own story to figure out where I was going with this… I must say a massive thank you to everyone that followed and favourited this story whilst I wasn't writing, it really motivated me into writing again. And thank you to everyone who had followed this story from the very beginning and those who came at all points.
This chapter Septimus gets his supplies.
Also on my profile is a poll about who Septimus should be paired with, even if you don't want a pairing could you please do the poll because there is an option for no pairing.
Chapter 7, Red Things, and Wands
"I do believe we are done here, thank you Ragnok for all your help", Ragnok smiled and shook Septimus's hand, Septimus stood and walked out the door and back to Gringotts entry hall looking at the door, Septimus smiled.
This is just the start of my journey.
Going through Gringotts doors and out into Diagon Alley, Septimus looked around noticing the entrances to the other alleys, Septimus remembered his mother's words,
Dragon alley is filled with potion stores and everything you need for potions and wand/staff crafting. Que alley is filled with clothing, beauty, and health care (the place to go if you inherited your father's eyesight). Morti alley is filled with electronics (don't let anyone tell you that electronics can not work in high magic areas) and other muggle stuff that should be in the magical world.
After thinking about it Septimus decided to go to Que Alley first, to get his eyes fixed, turning right he walked into the entrance of Que Alley, walking down the alley Septimus noticed a clothing shop that had not only Wizarding wear but also Muggle wear, I must go there after I get my eyes fixed.
Looking around Septimus saw faded sign with the word Optometrist in curvy painted on letters, opening the door to the shop he heard a tinkling of a bell overhead, as soon as the bell tinkered an old man looked up from what he was doing look at Septimus,
"What can I do for you young man?" The old man said in a deep friendly voice,
"I need to get my eyes fixed" Septimus replied,
"Right this way young one" The old man walked towards the back of the store Septimus following him. "Now just sit in the chair over there" The old man pointed to a comfy looking chair in the middle of the room, Septimus walked over to it and sat down unsure of what else to do, "Now I will put a drop of this in both eyes," As the old man said this he walked over to Septimus with a small bottle in his hand instructing Septimus to keep his eyes open the old man placed a drop of the liquid from the bottle into Septimus's eyes.
"The Optical potion I just put in your eyes will tell me what exactly is wrong with them" The old man muttered, grabbing a piece of parchment that appeared above Septimus, the old man's face morphed into a smile,
"What?" Septimus demanded, the old man just chuckled,
"I can fix your eyes with a simple potion" the old man motioned for Septimus to follow him, getting up Septimus followed the old man to the front of the store where the old man grabbed a potion from the counter giving it to Septimus he rang up the price which came to about 1 Galleon. Septimus giving the man the money and was about to walk out of the shop when the old man called him back,
"Don't drink the potion until you are going to bed, it will hurt," Septimus nodded and pushed open the door to the shop and left. Septimus walked back down the alley to the Wizarding and Muggle clothing shop he saw, going into the store he realised how few people there were in the little store, going further into the store Septimus was soon fitted for both a whole new wizarding wardrobe but also a whole new muggle one as well. Soon Septimus was out of the store at least 50 Galleons lighter than when he walked in, happy that he no longer had to wear his cousin's old clothing that hung on his small frame like the skin of an elephant, but dismayed that he could not get his Hogwarts robes from the muggle-wizarding store, Wizggle Clothing and Accessories.
"Now all I need is my Hogwarts stuff and my wand," Septimus muttered to himself, and strolled back to Diagon Alley he quickly went store to store,as he was entering Flourish and Blotts he had to quickly jump back as a red thing almost ran right into him, "watch where you're going!" Septimus snarled, the red thing, now identified as a boy around the same age as him, looked at Septimus,
"Your one to talk! Don't stand in the way!" the red thing growled at him. Septimus just glared and pushed past the boy and into the shop where he saw more red things, if he had less control over his emotions then he would have broken down wailing and yelling, why red! WHYYYY! This thought process was suddenly interrupted by the appearance of two identical red things who just grinned at his as he glared at them,
"Sorry about-"
"Our brother-"
"He can be-"
"A bit of a annoyance-"
"Sometimes-"
"Most of the time-" they both ended with an "all the time"
Trying to keep up with the boys was a bit like trying to keep up with a tennis match, but he managed, "ya think?" Septimus bit back at the identical red things who grinned and looped their arms around his shoulders, the identical red thing on Septimus' left now dubbed Red Thing 1 turned towards Red Thing 2
"Fred! We forgot to introduce ourselves!"
"how could we George! How rude of us!" Red Thing 2 replied to his brother horrified they both turned to Septimus hands over their hearts,
"We apologise for being so rude" Red Thing 1 bowed along with his brother,
"I'm George, this" he said pointing to Red Thing 2 "Is my way less attractive brother Fred" Red Thing 2 now dubbed Fred gasped with a hand to his heart wailing. "How could you George you broke my poor little heart!" Septimus tried his best not to laugh but couldn't help letting out a little chuckle, George seeing this rolled his eyes at his twin and muttered "yeah little all right" Fred put both hands on his heart and started to fake cry "why! Why! My own brother!" Septimus almost laughed loudly at this but instead grinned suddenly remembering he had not introduced himself yet.
"I'm Septimus" he said holding his hand out to George since Fred was still wailing "why!" George grinned at Septimus and shook his hand,
"Nice to meet ya Septimus" Fred at that point stopped wailing and shook Septimus' other hand,
"Have you got all your supplies?" Fred asked slinging his arm over Septimus' shoulder, "yes all but the books and my wand" he replied, "but after that I'm going to the other alleys" both looked slightly happy at this, "may we join you? We don't really want to deal with our family today" George asked biting his lip, Septimus didn't question it and only nodded.
He could see why the two twins wouldn't want to deal with all the other red things, since the oldest female who looked to be their mother was screeching at the annoying red thing that ran into him who had just come back into the shop. While the youngest red thing a girl kept whining about not going to Hogwarts this year so she couldn't be the girlfriend of Harry Potter; Septimus almost growled at this, how dare she! I'm not a thing that can be tossed around! Calm yourself young one! Don't let you magic get out of control. Doing as the darkness said Septimus took a deep breath and continued watching the family of red things. It seemed as if they had one more child, a boy who carried himself like he was all important and the best thing that could ever set foot in this store, Septimus instantly hated this family, well, all but Fred and George.
Speaking of the identical Red Things they were chatting to him about unimportant things, like what the best chocolate was and where to buy the best prank items, while they dragged him through the bookstore piling him with books that he needed along with some extras they said would help him in class, especially in potions, whatever that meant. Septimus found out during the twins tangent, that they were in their second year at Hogwarts and that they were Gryffindors.
Soon Fred and George were done with piling Septimus with books and he had paid for them, and they left to go to the wand store. The wand store named Ollivander's was just a few stores down from Flourish and Blotts, it was an old store with dirty windows and a dirty old fashioned door, the only clean thing was a gleaming wand in the window on a satin pillow. Going into the shop Septimus instantly noticed how quiet it was too quiet, someone was hiding. He was proven right when a raspy voice whispered from the shadows created by the tall shelves of wands,
"I've been expecting you Harry Potter" Septimus growled as Fred and George gasped,
"I would prefer you used my real name old man" the old man in question, Ollivander, stepped out from the shadows. "Of course, of course Mr. Ravenclaw-Potter" Fred and George looked at Septimus quizzically who just smiled at them in promise of a later conversation.
"Now a wand for you" Ollivander hummed "try this" he said handing Septimus a dark wand, it felt cold in Septimus' hand,
"Wave it" Fred whispered into Septimus' ear, who nodded flicking the wand, a vase in the corner broke, well shattered into a thousand little pieces, for the lack of a better word. Ollivander took the wand back giving Septimus wand after wand none working for him he was surprised he hadn't trashed the whole shop since he had broken three windows and the wand boxes were all on the floor.
"I wonder" Ollivander whispered handing a wand to Septimus, who narrowed his eyes at the wandmaker. As soon as Septimus took the wand, he gasped at the magic that coursed through his body, igniting his every nerve. He felt as if he was glowing, and hearing the twins gasp he realized it was not just a feeling. Waving the wand Septimus watched in wonder at the rainbow of sparkles that now lit up the almost trashed store.
Ollivander's face was lit up in joy, not just from selling a wand to another tricky customer but also from the fact that he sold a wand which most thought was unsellable. The wand that the young Septimus had walked away with was not one of his creation, no it was one made by his great grandfather's great grandfather. It was a wand which was the first ever successfully made wand by the Ollivander family. Made from a fallen branch on an old acacia tree, with the core made from a mixture of the sap from the tree, freely give of course, and shaven bone of a dead thestral, who died with a nod of acceptance to the wand maker. It was the only wand of it's make as the man who made it found it notoriously difficult to create, and just as difficult to find one who the wand agreed with.
The man who made the wand travelled all across the land looking for a suitable owner of this powerful wand that he had created, it took him years to find an owner, in that time he had made and sold wands for all kinds of witches and wizards cementing his name as the greatest wand maker in all of Britain. By the time the man had found a suitable person, in the form of a young boy, he was old and weary. He taught this young boy, along with his own son, magic and wandcrafting, but never saw either grow into men, dying soon after he passed on all his knowledge. The man's son, one Garrick Ollivander, set out to make wands like his father, and the boy with the powerful wand, named Salazar Slytherin, set out on his own journey, of more knowledge. This was a story that all Ollivander's were told, all including the current Garrick Ollivander, who smiled at the back of the young man who had just left his store, yes this boy had the wand of the great Salazar Slytherin. Septimus Ravenclaw-Potter would do great things. Ollivander knew this would be true, after all the boy's ancestor did great things, that wand in his hand as he did.
A/N: Another chapter in the bag, next chapter is the summer end, and Hogwarts, I'll write and upload that soon. Please don't forget to check out the poll on my profile for pairing. Thanks!
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