A/N: These Author's Notes are ritual, so skip them if you're bored with m yammering, 'kay? –ahem- I know that Genma is supposed to be, like, three or something years older than Kakashi, but I changed his age! Such is the power of the author, mwahaha...!

Disclaimer: I still don't own HP or NARUTO.

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"Wands," Lupin said cheerfully, after purchasing his youthful companions' books without Genma stumbling upon any more grotesque book covers. "Ollivander might be gone, but there are other wand makers around here!"

Genma was looking around curiously, Kakashi absorbed in a Transfiguration book; the latter two merely nodding at Lupin's statement. Many passerby, unlike those on the crowded streets outside of the Leaky Pub, gave them frightened looks before hastening their pace.

"Lupin-san?" Genma asked curiously. "What other wand makers are there? Didn't you say Ollivander's wands were the best?"

Lupin nodded distractedly, sidestepping a frail, elderly witch who was muttering to herself about turnips.

"Yes," He replied. "But other wand makers make good wands, they'll last you for the year." As he said this, he pointed to a huge white marbled building looming closer.

"Ah! That's our wizarding bank, Gringotts. Run by goblins, see, they're very serious about their job."

Genma poked Kakashi's shoulder.

"Ouch, what?"

Genma whispered, "What's a goblin?"

Kakashi shrugged and went back to his book, apparently able to understand what it meant by observing the pictures.

"I wish I understood what these scribbles mean," He said wistfully. "This looks interesting."

"You think blades of grass are interesting," Genma said flatly.

"Okay, you know that isn't true!"

As they continued bickering like two girls arguing over whether Orlando Bloom is hotter than Justin Timberlake, Lupin led the way to Merlin-knows-where, humming to himself, apparently oblivious that Genma and Kakashi were both trying to strangle each other.

"You're acting like a such a child," Genma scoffed.

"Hark who's talking,"

"Here we are!" Lupin cried, stopping so suddenly the two ninja ran into him.

The small store he'd stopped in front of had a sign, well polished, that showed a coat of arms with a two wands crossed in an X.

"Adrienne creates able wands, they're supposed to be quite reliable."

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Adrienne turned out to be a witch about Lupin's age and height with black hair pulled into ponytail. Shelves with boxes turned to small confines of the shop into a maze, and she lost no time in pulling a wand from one of the boxes out ("Maple wood, powdered bone of a griffin, ten inches!") and offering it to Genma, who stared at it curiously.

"Give it a wave," Lupin said. Genma did so, and some yellowish sparks emitted. Adrienne put it back in the box and whipped another one out.

"This is fun," Genma said four wands later, as Adrienne brandished yet another wand with a triumphant "AHA!"

"Oak wood, eleven inches, strand of hair from a swan maiden," Lupin translated.

"What's a swan maiden?" Genma asked, his question cut short as a small Fourth of July celebration of silver firecrackers burst from the wand tip.

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A/N: It's amazing what all things you can find on Wikipedia. I was searching about griffins and ended up reading about birds. What's with that?