The next chapter will be longer I promise. I'm still in the exposition state, it will be getting more exciting soon!

"I'm always ready to leave this dump!" He said and bounded down the front steps closely followed by Andromeda, who had a pained look on her face, because of Sirius's comment. Sirius knew his way to the Leaky Calderon, he'd been to Diagon Alley a few times, but never for himself. This was a special trip.

"Slow down!" Andromeda called from behind him now jogging to catch up, "We'll get there fast enough."

"Sorry." Sirius apologized slowing his pace significantly.

This gave him the opportunity to actually look at his surroundings. He was nearly to the street where the Leaky Cauldron stood, concealed to the non-magical eye. He also noticed that the streets were packed with muggles bustling to work.

"I kind of feel sorry for them." Sirius said after a while to Andromeda who was now walking beside him.

"Who?"

"All of the muggles."

"Why?"

"Because they don't know what they are missing."

"Oh," Andromeda chuckled, "They are nothing to feel sorry for, they DON'T know what they are missing, and that is the point exactly. What they don't know doesn't hurt them."

"Yeah, I guess you are right." Sirius replied turning into the Leaky Cauldron's entrance. Minuets later they appeared in Diagon Alley.

"What do you think we should get first?" Andromeda asked.

Sirius shrugged and unpocketed his school list. "I do know I want to save the best for last!"

"And what would that be?" Andromeda said as a smile played on her face, she knew exactly what he was thinking.

"A wand!"

"Then let's get school robes first, what do you say?"

"Sounds good!"

Sirius and Andromeda made their way to the robe shop weaving through the small crowd of people, who were also buying school supplies. After Sirius had new robes they bought books, a cauldron, parchment, and ink. Then the two ventured to Ollivander's Wand Shop. Sirius opened the door to the wand shop and stepped inside, and a musty smell met his nose. He saw thousands of shelves lining the walls. Piled on top of the shelves were messy stacks of thin rectangular boxes, which Sirius guessed contained wands.

"Ah, who have we here?" a wheezy voice drifted from behind a self. A wizened man appeared before Sirius. "Oh! Andromeda how nice it is to see you! What has it been six years?"

"Yes sir," Andromeda replied, "I remember coming here as a little girl...such a thrill."

"Indeed, who is this young man with you?"

The old man's pale blue eyes glinted as they fixed on Sirius's dark ones.

"This is my cousin, Sirius, he is looking for a wand."

"As I have guessed. One moment, let me see what I have." The old man, presumably Mr. Ollivander, turned around and disappeared behind the mounds of wand boxes. A few seconds later he came back with three boxes in tote. Mr. Ollivander dumped them on a table in front of Sirius, then took a wand out of its packaging. He handed it to Sirius. As soon as Sirius touched the wood, a tingling feeling shot up his arm and traveled through his whole body.

"Well give it a wave." Ollivander coaxed.

Sirius gingerly flicked his wrist and green sparks shot out of the tip of the wand. They danced in the air for a split second, then dissipated. Sirius felt exuberant, "this is the wand," he thought to himself.

"Well, what a lucky pick! First ones charm, and a very special wand indeed, six inch mahogany with a dragon heart string core." Ollivander said. "Four Galileans please."

Andromeda reached into her money purse, while Sirius proudly pocketed his wand. Then they left the shop.

"That was certainly an industrious day." Andromeda said.

"More like one of the best in my life." Sirius said, dreading what he would have to endure at home, while he waited to go to Hogwarts.

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