Neville_Can_Kick_Matthew_Lewis'_Butt: Oh. Okay, that makes a lot more sense (although it does kind of ruin the concept of the show for me). Thanks for clarifying.

GrygrFlyzr: I know where you're coming from. Thank you for reviewing!

Radar180: True.

resident_gryffindor: Thank you for reviewing. I'm glad you like the characters. As for your comment on the timeline: cell phones were invented in the 1970's and became popular in the late 80s and early 90s. If this were to take place in the mid 90s, Canadace and Linda owning cell phones wouldn't be too unreasonable. I imagine at this point in time they would be more common amongst the wealthier families. The Flynn/Fletchers appear to be an upper middle class family (seeing that they seem to have enough money to fly to London and back every few months). Also, if you notice it appears that the cell phones can text, take pictures, and (obviously) call. There is little to know mention of all of the games and apps the cell phones of today have. Plus, Candace has a flip phone, a model that has been out of style for nearly a decade. And Phineas and Ferb's inventions are remarkable for any time period. Still, although nothing comes to mind at the moment, I know there are plenty of inventions that appear out of date for this time period. Please just bear with me, I'm doing my best.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of this. Will Disney Channel please call off their attack dogs (I'm running out of biscuits!)

In the minds of Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher, Diagon Alley was nothing short of a miracle. The boys' large, inquisitive eyes scanned the area, taking in all of the new sights, sounds, and smells. It was like nothing they had ever experienced before in their (exciting, albeit short) lives.

"Let's go look at the brooms!" Phineas cried.

"Let's go to Madam Primpernelle's Beautifying Potions!" exclaimed Candace.

"I want to go to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour!" said Lawrence excitedly, bouncing up and down.

Linda rolled her eyes. "Ferb, where do you want to go first?"

Ferb pointed to his left. There stood a large bookstore, Flourish and Blotts. Linda followed him inside, with a pouting Candace, Lawrence, and Phineas trailing close behind.

As they entered the shop, Lawrence's eyes widened. "I remember this place! Ombeline used to take me here all the time."

Candace groaned. "This is boring," she complained. "We're in a magic mall, for crying out loud, and we're looking at books!" She sighed, now that was something only her family would do. It was just her luck to be stuck with a bunch of nerds.

Phineas, now back to his normal optimistic self, jumped up and down eagerly. "Come on!" he said to his brother, "I wanna see all the magic books!" He, with his brother trailing close behind went up to the front desk, where a uniformed woman in robes sat reading a magazine. "Excuse me," Phineas said, careful to be polite, despite the woman's unprofessional appearance, "where are the books on technology and construction?"

"Back of the shop, section 4A," she instructed, without looking up from her Witches Weekly.

"Thanks!" he blurted, before running off.

Ferb rolled his eyes and followed the redhead.

For such a large shop, there was a surprisingly small amount of books of the subject. Nearly all of the titles had the word "Muggle" in them. Still, Phineas appeared satisfied, and Ferb decided to leave his brother to browse as he went to go look for his school books. The green-haired-boy read over the supplies list.

UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One winter cloak (black silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags

COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS

The school books themselves were easy enough to find. Ferb also bought a couple of additional books to keep himself occupied, including Miranda Goshawk's Standard Book of Spells for years two and three, Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky, and Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Wisp (he also bought a second copy of the latter for Phineas).

He walked up to the front desk and purchased the books before making his way over to his parents. Ferb held out the shopping bag filled with books, indicating that he was done.

"Just give us another fifteen minutes or so, Honey," Linda said. "These magic cook books are so interesting."

Ferb nodded. Fifteen minutes was plenty of time to do what he had been meaning to get to ever since he found out he was a wizard: ponder. Now that he was over the initial state of shock after first receiving the news, Ferb thought about the idea a bit more carefully. Was it true what Baljeet said? Did magic really exist? Well, that was sort of a no-brainer. He was standing in the middle of a magic bookshop, wasn't he?

But just how did the magic work? Ferb had a well-developed imagination and enjoyed reading fantasy and science fiction novels, but at the same time, he also had a very clear sense of reality. The things that he and his brother had done over the summer. . . well, if one analyzed them carefully, they could be scientifically possible- - a bit of a stretch, sure, but still possible. Magic, however, fell into a whole new category. Yet, he had seen it with his own eyes, and he didn't feel like he was dreaming. This was going to take some thought. He took out a notepad and a pencil.

What was magic exactly? From what he had seen, it appeared to be mostly the manipulation of matter. He and Phineas had done that several times, but they had used complex machinery, not sticks. Unless, of course, the wands had millions of tiny gears underneath the outer wooden layer. The idea seemed highly implausible, but not impossible. He wrote down on his notepad.

How magic works:

Theories:

1. Wand = complex machinery

Hypothesis for theory #1: If I were to take apart a wizard wand, then I would find what was really inside.

This hypothesis would be easy enough to test out. Wands were on the list of school supplies. He was sure the store could spare a few.

"Come on, Ferb, we're done," Candace called. Her stepbrother nodded and followed her out of the store.

Phineas bounced up and down excitedly as he told his family of a very strange confrontation he had in the bookstore with a woman named Chairty Burbage.

". . .I mean, it was unbelievable! She didn't even know what electrons were and she was an adult! So I was like 'fine, so you know atoms'- - and she thought I was talking about some guy named Adam. It was hilarious. Anyway, she was really interested in what I was saying and said that maybe the two of us could talk over tea. She teaches Muggle Studies- - that's what they call non-wizards, Muggles- - at Hogwarts and she said that I could make a special appearance and explain electricity and stuff to the wizards! Isn't that awesome?"

"It's kind of strange that wizards have all this awesome stuff and don't know the basics of modern society- - I mean, no TV? Come on!" Candace added.

Phineas shook his head. "You have to put it in perspective, sis. To them, our technology seems primitive because they have pictures that move- - well, I guess that's a bad example, because we have movies- - but, you know what I mean. I don't think they would need electricity when they could just wave their wands and say 'lightus apperus'!"

"Do they actually say that?"

"No, it was just an example. I'm sure their real spells are much cooler."

"Did they all grow up in wizard families?"

"No. She said that sometimes Muggles and wizards interbreed, that's what her sister did. And sometimes wizards are born into completely Muggle families. But a lot come from all wizard families because their scared of Muggles or something- - It's a complex system."

Ferb, his mind working a mile a minute, quickly summarized what his brother said on his notepad (which was not a simple task while walking). This also brought up another question. "When wizards interbreed, are their children Muggles or wizards?" he asked.

"Um. . . I don't know. I think wizards, mostly."

The other boy nodded. This changed everything. Maybe he was thinking of it all wrong, maybe magic was something exclusive. Or maybe it was a gene. But would it be dominant or recessive? Or perhaps it was mutation. He would need to look into it later. The young boy strained his mind as he struggled to remember what he had learned about genetics from his sister's science book.

2. Magic = gene/allele?

Further research required.

He put the notebook away, that was enough for now.

Books? Check. Robes? Check. Cauldron? Check. Telescope? Check. Scales? Check. Crystal phials? Check.

Great. Now all he needed was a wand.

Ferb looked up from his checklist. He was standing directly in front of a shop called Olivander's Wand Shop. Oh. That was convenient. Ferb stepped inside.

There were rows and rows of boxes like a shoes store, possibly thousands in all. Ferb looked at it amazement. "Whoa," he breathed.

A man standing behind a desk where the boxes were stacked turned to look at him. "Hello," he said, "my name is Olivander. Are you here for a wand?" Ferb nodded. "Good. I will return in a moment." The man left and returned with several boxes. He handed one to Ferb.

Inside the box lay a wand. It was light in colour and in weight. Olivander nodded. "Knotty Pine, unicorn hair, springy, eleven inches. Give it a wave."

A wave? Ferb was not quite sure what the man meant by that, so he swung it around, causing a window to shatter. Ferb jumped back in alarm. Olivander handed him another and instructed him to do the same thing. This wand was somewhat darker in colour and quite a bit heavier. "Cherry, Billywing stinger, sturdy, nine inches."

Ferb waved the wand, this time causing an entire stack of wands to catch fire.

It took at least a dozen wands ranging from Mahogany and dragon heartstrings, to Rowan and Hippogriff feathers. It took a while before Ferb finally found his match: Sequoia, Aurgury tail feather (with a hint of Chimera scales), sturdy, twelve inches.

With his new prize in possession, Ferb exited the shop to find a very excited Phineas bouncing up and down. "Hey, Ferb! Guess what! We were just at Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop. Apparently, I'm their one hundred thousandth customer, and I won three free tickets to the Quidditch World Cup!"

Ferb nodded and smiled. "Wonderful."

"I know, isn't it? I just have one question: what's Quidditch and why is it in a cup?"

What should happen at the game? Who will they meet? And what's the deal with Doof? Find out soon!

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