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This story will be slash in the future, but I will need to decide a pairing for the future. Any pairing in the story won't be getting too serious until at least his fourth year, so you underage pervs best walk away!
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Chapter 3: Diagon Alley
Despite how amazing the situation was for Harry, he was still extremely nervous about the whole thing. He refused to let go of Severus's hand, placing his very small hand in the man's much larger one. Snape didn't do anything to stop the action, finding Harry;s small hand to be quite warm and adorable. He wouldn't admit it though.
Severus Snape took several curious glances at his charge as he walked through the familiar alley. Harry Potter was filthy, covered in grime and dirt, wearing awful clothing, and had knots in his long wavy hair. It was obviously because of his despicable family, the whale and the giraffe with their over-sized son.
Yes, Snape knew exactly where to take Mr Potter first before going to Gringotts.
Harry on the other hand couldn't help but look at everything around him. The Alley might be a bit too thin for his comfort, but all the strange people and the even more strange events happening around him made it all the more amazing.
He was still having trouble believing that he was a wizard. A real life wizard. He wasn't a freak, or a monster like his Aunt and Uncle said he was. He belonged somewhere, and he would be accepted here. The thought made him want to cry, but he held back the tears, not wanting to embarrass Mr Snape in a public area.
He had no idea where Mr Snape was taking him. They had walked past many stores that looked extremely interesting, but they hadn't stopped at any of them. There was even a store dedicated to selling just broomsticks. He would have to ask about that later.
"Now Mr Potter." Snape said, getting the boy's attention and away from his internal thoughts. "We are here. This will be the first stop of the day." Harry looked at the building with wonder. It had several windows that displayed clothing and weird dresses, a peach colored exterior, and a stylized sign up above that Harry read.
Ms Hendrick's House of Beauty and Clothing
Harry put two and two together and looked down at his own clothing. He still had dirt on his baggy pants from when he had to wake up and fix the garden. Then again, he clothes were not much to look at regardless. They were Dudley's hand-me-downs.
Snape led the tiny boy into the store and passed by rows of clothing to get to the front counter. At the front stood a young woman with blond hair tied back in a bun. She gave the pair a gentle smile. "Hello, welcome to Ms Hendrick's House of Beauty and Clothing. How can I help you today?"
Severus placed a hand on Harry's head, noticing the slight flinch the boy gave him. 'Dirty Muggles' He thought to himself. "Yes." He started, getting away from his more negative thoughts. "I have with me a young child that is in need of grooming, as well as new clothing." Ms Hendrick smiled.
"Well, you're in luck! I don't have an appointment scheduled at the moment, so I can get this young girl squeezed in right now." Harry blushed, finding his feet to be more interesting and tightening his hold on Snapes's hand. Severus let his lips upturn at mistake made by the woman.
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"Again." Ms Hendrick said to the small little boy. "I'm terribly sorry about calling you a girl. Your are simply adorable, and I assumed." she pleaded. Harry blushed. "I-It's alright. I have really long hair. You're not the first person to call me a girl." Ms Hendrick smiled and got up from her crouched position. She looked to Severus. "I'm terribly sorry sir."
"It's quite alright." Snape said. "We will be taking our leave now, but next time we return, I hope Harry is not mistaken for a girl again."
"Well." Ms Hendrick stated "You son is quite adorable. You might have to be beating children off him with a broomstick in a few years." Snape's eyes widened the slightest bit. "He is not my son, but I understand what you mean. Have a good day Ms Hendrick." Snape turned around and took Harry's hand, taking the boy out of the store with what Hendrick said in his head.
As they made it out the front door, they heard a polite "Have a good day!" from Ms Hendrick at the door shut.
If Harry looked like a adorable girl before, then his new appearance only added to it. Gone was the matted and knotted hair, replaced with beautiful sleek and wavy red. It shined when the rays of sunlight hit it, making it gleam with beauty. His previously dirty face and body was now cleaned and washed properly, letting everyone see his unblemished androgynous appearance. The long and baggy clothing he wore was now replaced with a lovely white dress shirt and a pair of black slacks. Over the new clothes was an opened up emerald green robe that Harry saw and fell in love with.
At first, he was just going to walk by, knowing that he would not be allowed to get it, but Mr Snape told him that everything that was being bought was being charged to the Potter vault, so he was allowed to get whatever he wanted.
Harry grabbed a hold of the beautiful emerald robe and held it close, enjoying the feeling of the slick fabric on his skin. Snape loved how the color matched the boy's expressive eyes. It suited him.
Anyway, with their shopping done and most of the other clothing that was purchased shrank down and in Harry's pocket (which also amazed the green eyed wizard), Snape led the boy towards their main destination.
Harry looked up at the amazing building before him. It was a white building that stood above all the others with golden words inscribing its name.
GRINGOTTS
Harry walked in with Snape, hand in hand. Harry passed by strange creatures, all of which were scrunch-faced with pointy ears, sharp teeth, and very short.
"M-Mr Snape, what are those?" Snape looked down at the curious and somewhat frightened child. "Those, Mr Potter, are goblins. They are greedy for gold and very strict with their work. They take any form of insult quite seriously, so I trust you not to do anything brash to them, as they hold all of your family's money." He finished. Harry nodded at the statement and the continued to the front counter with Snape.
"Mr Potter." Snape said. Harry looked up to the black clad man. "I must inform you that I am a professor at Hogwarts. I have been letting it pass until now, but from now on, you shall refer to me as Professor Snape. Does that sound alright to you?" Harry nodded with a smile. The small boy's infectious attitude almost made Severus want to do the same.
Making it to the front counter, Snape gave the goblin on the tower-like table a professional look. "My name is Severus Snape, Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am here with Mr Potter to retrieve assets from his vaults."
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Making their way out of the bank with a bad full of galleons, Severus led them to their next destination, still thinking about the adventure they had just been on.
After talking with the front teller, they had to go through a blood test to confirm Harry Potter was who he says he was. After the confirmation, they went to Harry's trust vault and retrieved plenty of money for the young red haired boy to spend for the next few years. After the trust vault was closed up once more, the goblin, Griphook, brought them to his office and talked about Harry's accounts.
Severus nor Harry knew how much the Potter family actually had, but after hearing the real number, they both had equally shocked faces. After getting over the amount of money, Severus and Griphook helped Harry through the process of going through his accounts, the goblin said Gringotts would send Potter all the keys to his vaults, including the one in Dumbledore's possession.
The long haired boy found it very strange that a teacher, even if he was the headmaster, would have connections to his family's money. He learned Albus was his magical guardian, which meant he was suppose to watch over him in the magical world, but that shouldn't mean the man held on to all his money.
Harry didn't understand why the headmaster had his key or why the Potter financial information was sent to him, but thankfully it would stop soon. Apparently it would now be sent to Harry from now on after he turned 11. The thought made him feel a little better.
He didn't want someone he had never met controlling him.
When Severus heard Harry voice his concerns, he could tell the boy would make a great Slytherin. The boy was smart, clever, and while he was very naive and curious, he could tell Harry may become ambitious in the future.
He internally laughed to himself. The child of James Potter, the bully to all snakes, becoming a Slytherin. It would make James roll around in his grave for centuries.
Without further ado, they left the goblin bank and made their way to where they needed to go. Severus thought the best option would be to go to Flourish and Blotts first and get Harry's books.
Entering the quaint little bookstore, Harry and Severus split up, with Harry looking for books to read for the rest of summer break, and Severus going to find the books that Harry required for the upcoming year.
Harry found several books about magical creatures, spells, and adventure books, even one about himself. He should probably ask Mr- Professor Snape about that.
Harry put his pile of books down on the floor grabbed a book titled "Magical History" which he couldn't help but pick up and look into. Before he could even open the book, he is interrupted. "Hello, do you mind if I look through here?" Harry turns around to find a dark skinned boy with brown eyes and short black hair looking at him, quite closely he might add, their feet almost touching. A tinge of red flutters onto Harry's cheeks and he nods, moving out of the way from the shelf the boy was after.
Said dark skinned boy reaches down uses his fingers to coast over several books before grabbing one with a brown and yellow cover. "Found it." He said with a smile before turning back to Harry. "Sorry about that, I was looking for that one for a while, and the book lady told me it would be around where you were." Harry nodded and smiled back.
"It's no problem. I was just looking into a book I found interesting." Blaise nodded back. "I see. That's pretty good too. Most girls I know don't usually like to read so often. You're a nice change of pace." Blaise chuckled at the end. Harry's blush grows a little more on his face. "U-Um.. I'm not a girl." He said quietly, but Blaise hears him and his eyes go wide. "Are you bloody serious? I'm sorry about that. You just look really pretty for a boy." The comment doesn't help Harry's blush.
"It's okay. A lot of people get me confused." Harry clarifies. The two look at each other for a moment, not knowing what to say to each other next. "I have found your required books." A familiar voice calls out. "I will permit you to look around some more, but do be hasty about it."
"Blaise!" A female voice calls out. "Did you find that book you were looking for?"
Suddenly, A woman in a blood red dress and a man in pitch black robes come out from opposite sides of the book aisle.
The two adult look to the two children before looking at each other with surprise.
"Professor Snape" The woman said respectfully.
"Ms Zabini" Severus returns with equal feeling.
"I was just going to take my son to get something to eat for lunch, but it seems he has made a little friend." Blaise blushes at her insinuating statement.
"I was just about to bring my charge with me to do the same after collecting a few more book." Severus returns.
"Well." Ms Zabini states with a smile. "Why don't you join us, you and your charge?"
"Only if Mr Potter is alright with it." Both the Zabini's eyes widen. Ms Zabini for the fact that the child is a boy, and Blaise for the last name.
"D-did he just say." Harry blushes at being caught, and put out his hand. "I-It's nice to meet you. M-My name is Harry Potter." Blaise finds it very cute. The though makes him blush.
'Cute? I just thought of Harry Potter as cute? I even called him pretty too! This is another guy! A GUY! Get a hold of yourself Zabini!' He berates himself.
Blaise barely pulls himself back into reality to shake the other boy's hand. "Blaise. Blaise Zabini. It's a pleasure to meet you Harry."
(End Chapter)
Yay! A little bit of young awkwardness between children. It won't stop there.
To those of you who read my other story, Muggle Schoolteacher, Ms Hendrick is a character in stat story too!
I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, don't forget to check out my other works.
Yes, this story will be slash in the future. You won't change my mind on that.
I'm not sure for pairing yet, but as you can tell, Harry will have plenty of options.
Until next time, see ya!