Harry made his way over to the Cauldron shop and bought a new cauldron, and the most accurate pair of scales out. As informed by the shop manager. Harry asked for the shopkeeper to shrink them for two hours and charm them featherweight and he placed them in his trouser pocket. Harry entered a new looking shop called Wizard Essentials; a quick look around told him that this shop contained trunks, delicate instruments, and other rather useful inventions that he wouldn't have thought necessary.
The shopkeeper came out from a doorway and looked at Harry who was looking at the best trunk on display.
'Excuse me lad, how intent are you on getting a trunk and preparing?' asked the shopkeeper.
Before Harry could ask how he knew the shopkeeper answered,
'I've watched you carrying books from Flourish and Blotts and Borgin and Burkes, must be nearly a hundred, now tell me how are you going to manage mastering every single spell this summer because I know that you want to. If you could, you would take every book you have and read them all, until you had completely mastered every single spell from all your books and parchment wouldn't you. What if I told you that you could? Eh, master everything you have got for your exams' Clearly the man did not know the contents Harry thought as a wave of relief washed over him. However Harry was intrigued. That was his aim this summer to study everything he had bought this summer, yet he knew he would not have the time.
'I would need a break from reality then, a way to suspend time whilst studying everything' said Harry slowly.
'Exactly. Follow me' replied the man. Harry followed the man through a curtain and into what looked like a workshop.
'17 months of hard labour went into this, it's been ready for a month but I don't want to sell it to someone who won't use the assets regularly and I know that you will' The mans eyes twinkling he told Harry everything about the trunk and what it had to offer.
'The trunk is featherweight and invisible and can be transformed into whatever size you want, and no matter what size it will stay that size once you are in their. Now you see this trunk has many amenities, it has a luxury apartment, complete with all electrical appliances that you'll need, fridge, freezer, cooker, shower, television you know the rest, a bedroom with ensuite. It has a weight training room, it has a leisure room with a pool or whatever you need in it, however it also has special requirements that people like yourself will need. Have you ever been at Hogwarts when suddenly on the 7th floor you need something, he toilet or somewhere to hide and a door appears with chamber pots or a broom cupboard or something similar? (Harry nodded, mouth open), Well that is called a room of requirement, anything you need it will be in their and I mean anything. However that is not just it. There are some more things that you will find even more beneficial. (The man took a deep breath and looked straight at Harry) You know what you said, suspending reality, and stopping time, well this works like that, however this room does not freeze time. You cannot fall asleep in this room, so is excellent for training, you will always feel awake. Now the room can provide you with food, drink, weights anything you need, like a room of requirement however, you cannot take these out of the room. A week is an day in the real world, neither place is affected and no matter how long you stay in here, you will not age at all. However it is not a place to spend all eternity in. Technically you can yet it bends the laws of physics, but people can go mad! And also the trunk features a connections room where you and only you can travel from the outside world to the connections room, it is not apparation but a mild form of teleport. Also the eternal knowledge room, this room potentially can teach you everything, if you need to know how to materialize into an anti apparation zone then knowledge is presented in book form. Now the time room can be used for anything healing, teaching, anything you want. The Eternal knowledge provides you with whatever you need, anything and can be borrowed for all eternity, add it to the library in the apartment. Are you interested?'
'Interested? How much?' said Harry in a quick voice.
'Normally I would offer this at a large price however that would be to someone who would not really use this, however it is going to get a lot of use from you isn't it. 36'700 galleons to you Mr. Potter. Harry handed the man 38'000 galleons in 500 galleon notes.
'This is to ensure that it stays private, and for your revered brilliance' Harry chuckled. Harry grabbed the trunk, immediately Harry felt a wonderful sensation in his hands, he was being connected to the trunk, he thought. Harry told the trunk to shrink to the size of a matchbox and colour itself red and gold so that he would not lose it.
'Do not worry about losing it, you are connected now, if you want to be their you can be' said the man. Harry muttered thanks and exited the shop. Trunk in his blazer pocket and his books from Borgin and Burkes books in his trouser pocket.
Harry made his way to Scrivenshafts to purchase a very large amount of parchment, an pack of 6 'write what you say' quill pack, 2 phoenix feather which were charmed to dab themselves in ink and write what he said and he also bought a splendid everlasting fountain pen which could be told to take notes, write everything down, write what the owner says, thoughts mode and plain manual. Exiting that shop Harry realized that Diagon Alley was bustling with people. Harry knew he only had two more places to go, he went to Magical Menagerie, he did not know why but the shop seemed to be calling to him.
He entered with a large cream coloured bag from Scrivenshafts, immediately he knew why, a snake was in a glass cage, singing his name slowly and softly. It was almost memorizing, the snake spotted Harry and hissed to him,
'Harry Potter, you have come! I am so grateful, I was worrying that you would not here me, I have been captured on purpose, a certain owl Hedwig captured me and told me that I had to be caught, she knew what I really was, I am no snake but a Shape Shifter, I am thought to be extinct, I am the only one in Europe however there is a colony in Eastern Africa, unknown to wizard kind, anyway this is beside the point. Harry Potter it has been foretold that I must serve you, I can transform into any animal, magical or non-magical and if you purchase me then it creates a bond that cannot be broken.'
Harry knew that the bird was telling the truth and so asked the shopkeeper behind the counter how much.
'No you don't want that, common garden snake that is, you want something to show of to your friends, something a bit flash, like this…' he was interrupted by Harry.
'No this will be just fine thanks how much' said Harry.
'A galleon, but are you sure….' Harry handed over the galleon. The shopkeeper looked at him and knowing that he would not be able to convince this customer of something else so went over to the snake and took it out and went to fetch a tank or the snake.
'That won't be necessary' said Harry. The shopkeeper looked at Harry and didn't argue and placed the snake in Harry's hands, the shopkeeper was going to tell him how to properly carry it but the snake slithered up Harry's arm and came back down wrapping itself around his arm as the snake came back down, it's head hidden so not to startle anyone.
'Well that's the first time I've ever seen a snake take to a wizard so well.' Announced the shopkeeper. Harry smiled and exited, Harry knew that he could not talk to his sleeve to the snake, especially in Parseltounge; everyone around him thinking he was Voldemort would probably stun him. So Harry walked over to Ollivanders for the most important thing he would need this summer.
Harry entered Ollivanders, it had been re-opened after they found Mr. Ollivander in the search of magical creatures, apparently Mr. Ollivander was venturing for a number of magical animals for a 'project' that he was working on and was spotted hunting a chimera in Southern Africa when he was spotted by a local wizard group, after some 30 hour battle Mr. Ollivander was struck down by the Chimera he was hunting. The Chimera then fled relieved of its survival sparing the villagers. Mr. Ollivander had then been taken to St Mungo's Hospital quizzing him over his mental health, after four months of assessment and evaluation he was let free to run his shop once again.
'Ah Mr. Potter, I was wondering when you would come back, I always knew that you would need to yet it seems to me that certain other necessities prior to your 17th birthday.' announced Ollivander. Harry wondered what he meant, why would Ollivander need him to come when he was 17?
'Mr. Ollivander I was wondering is their a way that I can perform magic without ministry knowing what I performed, blocking their knowledge of the use of my wand?' asked Harry frightened that Mr. Ollivander would demand why he would need this, what purpose however Ollivander nodded his head and took Harry's wand, he must have done a non verbal incantation as after three minutes a dazzling bright blue light emitted from Harry's wand, the light changed to red, to violet, to green, to yellow then back to blue.
'Now Mr. Potter you will have to return on your 17th birthday, bring your shape shifter with you, your wand is now blocked from the Ministry of Magic, no charge, I insist.'
Harry thanked Mr Ollivander, and was astounded, and filled with wonderment. How had Mr. Ollivander known about his shape-shifter and why did he have to return on his 17th birthday. He wasn't going to disobey a man who was single handily chasing a chimera anyway.
Harry tired of everything he had done today retired to his room. However he still had to get a fridge, a freezer, study equipment, cooker, a bed, washing machine, microwave, plates, bowls, knives and forks, a computer, a laptop, couch, seats, a television and anything else that caught his eye. Harry pulled himself up from the tiled wooden floor. He went into the library and put the books from Ollivanders with the others. He put his bag from Scrivenshafts down and was about to go down into muggle London when he remembered something.
His trunk had a room of requirement, he can use that for everything he needed, Harry felt ridiculous, as he was about to go and spend tens of thousands of pounds for nothing. Harry pulled out the trunk and thought of himself going into the room of requirement. He opened his eyes and was met with a door, inscribed on the door was Room of Requirement.
Oh! Very clever you require a room of requirement of within the room of requirement is another room of requirement. Harry chuckled to himself sardonically. Right well I require a state of the art fridge/freezer, dispense any drink I want and keeps everything at a perfect temperature and I will always be full of whatever food I need, and it has to be black. Harry opened his eyes and it was there. Right how do I transport this back to the apartment? Harry closed his eyes thinking, he opened them again and realized that the fridge/freezer was in the apartment exactly where he wanted it to be. Harry smiled and continued this method of thinking what he needed and then requiring it go exactly where he wanted it to go. After two hours Harry had got everything he needed and more, each appliance had it's own individual bonuses such as the dishwasher cleaning and drying instantly the same was with the washing machine. The television would have whatever channel he wanted. Everything in this place was perfect.
Harry was itching to try out his new trunk the most, the first thing Harry had done was master the 'Alphabetic Charm' this made all books in his personal library in order. Next he performed the 'Duplicating Charm' and transferred the copies into his other library in his trunk. Then with some neat spell work Harry expanded his apartment library, and duplicated his books again so that Elizabeth had her own copy. Finally just before Elizabeth came in from work, he charmed them so that they and only they could read them and also a nifty little charm that meant that Harry and only Harry could duplicate any book or books. He knew he would need these last two charms. He did not want Hermione or anyone else pouring over his books, learning what he was learning and using what he had spent for himself and Elizabeth would not be ruined.
Elizabeth came in and squealed for ten minutes about what he had done to the place, they spent the entire night talking about what they had done, of course Harry was doing most of the talking because he had done a lot that day. Whereas the only thing Elizabeth did apart from help Harry pick out a lot of clothes was either tell Alex to leave her alone (he had been asking about who Harry was this morning and if it would ruin their 'relationship') and help people pick out singular items of clothing.
'It was so boring compared to helping you pick out an entire new wardrobe' she said laughing.
'So why not quit work?' asked Harry
'Because Harry….' She could not think of any reason to go to work tomorrow.
'Exactly, get a job in the wizarding world, Floreans, or Gringotts I here that they pay really well and because your going out with me they won't turn you down, I'm about to be the biggest client they've ever had, I know it sounds big-headed but you might as well try.' Harry said quietly. Elizabeth listened but stopped listening half way through and had waited for him to finish until she asked;
'I didn't know we were going out' giggled Elizabeth. Harry's face went crimson and started stuttering again, it was when he put his head in his hands when Elizabeth continued,
'Only teasing you Harry, of course we're going out silly, now I'm tired and I would like to go to bed.'
'Well your bed is…. Oh wait damn! A bed! I forgot to get another bed, I'll expand my room and get you a bed' Harry went over to his room but was stopped by Elizabeth.
'You can expand your room, but your not putting another bed in their it will spoil the image of the room, just banish the bed in their now and get a King sized bed in their' said Elizabeth.
Harry was flustered so went into the room banished the bed and then expanded the room. He then thought of the room of requirement in his trunk, he was transported their and thought of a king sized bed, very comfy and matching colours to the room, he came back with the bed perfectly placed in the bedroom.
Harry took of his suit and hanged it up in his closet, at that moment he realized that Elizabeth had no other clothes so he said;
'Elizabeth, tomorrow we're going to your old works to get you a new wardrobe.'
'Oh Harry no you've done enough for me already an………' Harry interrupted her.
'If I want to go out with my girlfriend and treat her to a completely new wardrobe, no matter the price then she's going to let me' Elizabeth ran in with just her underwear on and caught Harry by surprise with a warm hug and wonderful kiss. As they parted they soon realized that they were both seeing each other in their underwear, they both blushed and laughed but they were not bothered. They both got under the covers and the lights dimmed, not completely dark but dark enough that they would got to sleep. Elizabeth curled up to Harry and cuddled up to him, they both were soon comfortable and warm. Within minutes they both felt drowsy. Harry grumbled;
'Elizabeth…'
'Yes Harry' she replied sleepily.
'Night, honey' Harry breathed in hoping that it wasn't silly.
'Harry, call me Liz, night. Love you' replied Liz.
'Night Liz, love you to.' Said Harry smoothly. It wasn't until they were both about to fall asleep moments later when they realized what they had both said to each other. Oddly though they did not have a problem with this as some other couples would. They were mature enough to realize that they meant it, and they were also mature enough not to hesitate all night because they both knew that the other know that they meant it.