Harry: Hello Mcz20
Mcz20: Nice to see ya Harry
Nightshade: woof woof
Mcz20: Hey, Harry I have a question for you and Siri..um.. Nightshade.
Harry: Ask away.
Mcz20: Do I own any Harry Potter books, movies, and/or merchandise?
Harry: Not that I know of.
Mcz20: You heard it straight from the horses mouth. I do not own anything Harry Potter.
Please enjoy the story.
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Harry Potter and the
Animagus Challenges
CHAPTER 2
Meeting the Minister
"Ok Mr. Potter, that'll be one galleon. Usually it's cheaper, but since you've brought an animal on board we've increased the price." Said Stan with his hand outstretched towards Harry.
"Okay here you go, one galleon." Harry replied while handing him the coin.
"How much for some food?" Harry inquired with an interested gaze.
"Oh well that came with the payment of the galleon." Stan informed with a grin.
"Can you get some food for me and get Nightshade some meat?" Harry requested, with a gesture towards his newly acquired dog at the end of his sentence.
"Sure thing Mr. Potter." Stan affirmed while walking away, presumably to complete his request.
A few minutes later he came back with something that looked like a pound of cooked hamburger meat for Nightshade and a cheeseburger and butterbeer for Harry. Harry and Nightshade polished off their food in mere minutes, with Harry thanking the young man for the meal after it has been devoured. Soon afterwards they had arrived at the Leaky Cauldron.
"Bye Stan, it was a pleasure meeting you." Harry called out from the entrace of the Leaky Cauldron.
"You too Mr. Potter, and if you ever need a ride just stick your wand arm out over the curb." Stan responded and then handed Harry his trunk. "C'ya kid!" He yelled out over the bus as it sped off, disappearing from view.
Not even ten seconds after the Knight Bus had left, Tom came outside. "Hello Mr. Potter, nice to see you again. The Minister for Magic is here and would like to talk to you." The old man croaked out.
"Hi Tom. And hey the Minister for Magic is here? How did he know I'd come here?" Harry asked, thoroughly confused and nervous.
"All magical children under seventeen have a tracking charm on them. They saw that you were going impossible speeds and knew you were on the Knight Bus. But anyway let's hurry up and get you to the Minister." Tom said as he pushed Harry along.
They finally stopped at a nice dark oak door. Tom knocked three time before a wimpy and annoying voice wheezed out, "Who is it? If it is you Tom send Harry in."
Tom opened the door and shoved Harry in with Nightshade right behind Harry.
Upon entering the room, Harry saw that it was decorated rather plainly. There was only one window in the room. And standing in the middle of the apartment was a pudgy, and sweaty old man. With a start, Harry realized who the man had to be.
"Greetings, I am Minister Fudge, as you may know. I'm glad we could meet Harry... Is it ok for me to call you Harry?" Harry shook his head yes. "Good.. Good now on to business. It seems you did some magic out side of school." Harry's heart sank. Sensing Harry's mood decreasing, Fudge hastily added "It's going to be okay, Harry my boy. You are not going to be expelled because of some accidental magic. I just wanted to meet you and have a few words. Also, my door is always open to you. All I ask is that you try to not do any magic outside of school."
Harry perked straight up, his heart finally lightening, "Thank you Minister Fudge. I'll do my best I promise."
"Thank you, Mr. Potter. I have to go now, have a splendid night. Good bye." Upon finishing his statement Fudge got up to leave.
"Good bye Minister." Harry said with a smile while watching the Minister exit the room.
Once the Minister had left Tom came in to direct Harry to his room. They stopped at an old door with the number 7 haphazardly stuck on the old wooden door. "Mr. Potter this will be your room until you leave for Hogwarts." Tom stated.
"Thank you Tom for the room." Harry replied as entered.
His trunk, his old owl Hedwig, and his new dog Nightshade all sat in his room. Instead of trying to sleep, he decided to pull a Hermione and complete all the homework assigned, study, and then learn some new magic.
Harry left his room the next morning, with Nightshade accompanying him, at seven and went to order some breakfast. "Good Morning Tom, may I get two eggs sunny side up, a ton of bacon and a ton of ham? Please."
"Sure thing Harry. It'll take a few minutes." Tom confirmed.
"Ok, thanks." Harry said.
After about four minutes the large load of food came out of the kitchen. Nightshade took most of the bacon and ham whilst Harry got the eggs.
"Nightshade are you ready to go to the pet store and get you a collar?" Harry asked Nightshade, and received a happy bark in return.
After getting some owl treats for Hedwig and the black/blue collar for Nightshade, Harry went to Gringotts to make a withdrawal.
"Good day sir, may I make a withdrawal?" Harry asked the goblin in front of him.
"Yes, from which vault?" The goblin responded, not looking up from what he was doing.
"Potter." Harry said.
At this the goblin eyes widened in shock as his head whipped up from.the counter. "Potter?!? Come with me." The goblin said.