Chapter 3 Diagon Alley
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Chapter 3 Shopping
Exiting the Leaky Cauldron Harry transfigured Neville's robes to a nice tee shirt and jeans. They were both head of their families so they couldn't get in trouble for doing magic. Harry knew that the muggle stores normally didn't close until nine o'clock. It was about 5:30 when they left Gringotts to head to muggle London.
Neville was just following Harry for the ride. He knew Harry would never go dark so that wasn't the problem. It's just that he didn't know Harry all that well. Neville never really had any friends until his fifth year. The DA really gave him a purpose. Harry became his friend because that is just the way he is. If you are nice to Harry and respect him, He will defend you and help you with anything. This is something Neville learned over the course of the year. They had a quiet friendship, not a loud one like his with Ron, but one of similar comradeship. Harry and Neville found over the year that they had a lot in common. Neither one really had any friends until coming to Hogwarts. They both were quiet and introspective. Neville hadn't heard the prophecy yet but he understood what it was like growing up with out parents. Growing up always one step behind his parents never owning up to them, Neville understood a part of Harry that none of his other friends could possibly understand and Harry found himself growing closer to Neville because of that. Neville knew that if he stuck by Harry he would learn self confidence and just maybe make something of himself.
They took a cab to the nearest Mall. Once exiting Harry and Neville went to the nearest department store.
"Ok Neville we need to get both of us some muggle clothes. They come in all different colors and designs. That's why I like them so much. They are much more comfortable then robes and they look cooler to. Plus you can where them under your robes and it adds style."
Neville looked nervously at Harry and replied, "Ok Harry but you will have to help me. I don't know what would look good. I have never been in to the muggle world."
"That's fine we can get someone to help us."
They both looked around for someone to help them and spotted a nice young woman and went over to introduce themselves.
"Hi Miss my names Harry and this is my friend Neville, our apartment caught fire and all our clothes were destroyed. We both need whole new wardrobes. Can you help us?"
"Yah sure boys what do you like fancy, casual, colorful, dark, or a mixture of all?"
Harry thought for a moment before answering, "I prefer Casual Tee shirts but I would like a good amount of polo shirts and button up shirts. Whatever you think would look good but personally I like the ones with Celtic and ancient symbols and wild designs. I like the mystical. But good amount of everything would be good as well."
Neville looked nervous he had never been with Muggles before "I will take whatever you belive I would like. Just bring what you belive I would like "
The young woman had her work cut out for her two men who needed whole new wardrobes.
"Do you have a price limit?"
"No." both of them replied
"Well then I am going to need your sizes and I am going to get two more people to help with bringing clothes to the dressing room."
After a tiring 2 hours of trying on clothes, and rejecting some they were finally done. Harry had a good amount of his wild tee shirts with some nice formal button down and polo shirts. He got some workout clothes, some clothes to do gardening in, a couple swimsuits and a nice leather coat. Neville didn't get as much as Harry but he got a good amount of everything. When they were done they thanked the wonderful ladies and paid for their clothes. They went to the nearest bathroom to shrink all their clothes and store them in their trunks.
They left the mall in another cab, and asked to be dropped of at the closest nice hotel. It just happened to be the Sofitel St. James London Hotel. Once there they went straight to the front desk to get checked in. The man at the desk saw them and waved them over.
"Hello Sir what can I do for you this fine evening?"
"Hello my name is Even Jamison and this is my friend Frank Nevllin. We need two rooms tonight price doesn't matter but we need lots of room."
The man grinned he knew that he was going to be making money today. "I know just the room. It's our best room available the Royal Suite it is the largest suite in the hotel and comprises a large bedroom with a four poster king size bed with en suite bathroom accommodating a walk-in shower. A separate lounge area with a large plasma screen television, a separate lounge dining room for up to 8 guests and a fully fitted kitchen also it interconnects with a junior suite with a king size bed"
"That's perfect. I would like it for just one night please."
Harry was exited he had never stayed in a hotel before. As they were riding up to the top floor to their suite Harry was explaining muggle technology and how the elevator works to Neville. he looked very nervous.
"Don't worry Neville we are perfectly safe. Tomorrow night we will be at my new home Black Castle. It will take a couple of days for Dumbledore to realize that I am not at Home. IF I could ever call that home. It's more like my own personal prison cell. Any way we should be safe in the muggle world as long as we never use our real names. I know I changed your name to your fathers I hope that's ok. I am using my fathers name as well as my mothers. Were almost there"
They exited the elevator in to the most exquisite room Harry had ever seen. They went to their respective rooms to take out their trunks. Each took out a pair of sleepwear for the night.
When Harry remembered Dobby was looking for more house elves for the castle and grounds of Black Castle and Orion Island.
"Dobby"
The house elf popped in excitedly responded. "Yes Harry Potter Sir"
"If I remember correctly you were looking for more house elves for Orion Island. Can you bring them hear so that I can meet them and bond with them if I want."
"Yes Sir there be lots that don't have homes, that be good for Potter-Black family. I go get them now Harry Potter Sir."
Dobby popped away to go get them, as Neville popped his head in to the room.
"Hey Harry can I use Hedwig to send a letter to Gran that I will be staying here with you for a while?"
"No problem go right ahead she would like the exercise."
Just then about eight house elves not including Dobby popped in to the room. They all looked horrible their clothes in tatters, if you can call tea towels and old smelly rags clothes. They looked shamed which is how they felt. Harry wanted to lift their spirits a bit. He knew that Dobby would not bring them here unless they were trust worthy
"Hello name is Harry. I want each of you to tell me what you can do and what you specialize in. I don't care what happend at your last home. just tell me who, if it was a family and where if it was a place I just want to make sure that you will keep my secrets and serve my family well. I know that Dobby would not have brought each of you here unless he thought you could be trustworthy and I trust his judgment now tell me about yourselves."
The littlest elf started "My name Pooky. I last worked with the Pritchard family. There I cook and I clean. I great cook."
"Ok then Pooky you will work in the kitchen with Winky. she is the boss there follow her."
Then Harry proceeded to bond with her. After the ceremony Pooky had on a nice small white dress with a little chef hat. Like Dobby and Winky she grew one inch and had the Potter Black crest on her left shoulder.
"Ok now this goes for all the elves ok I have three rules that must be obeyed at all times. 1) Never punish yourself I don't like abused house elves. 2) You must keep my secrets never reveal anything to any one unless I tell you to understand ok and the last number 3) Never call me master you aren't servants you are part of my family. Now Dobby as I bond with each elf I need you to take them to Black Castle and tell Winky what their job is so she can show them around and then pop back here ok"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir"
The next two elves stepped forward they looked like they were married, and one was pregnant. "My name Nilly this me wife Zippy. We wanted family old family say we not allowed so we do badly so they free us. Most families don't like pregnant elves they not work as hard but we work hard for you we do our best. I good with garden and plants. Zippy good with kids. That why we want our own. " Nilly looked down very scared like Harry was going to say no to him and his wife because of the baby.
"That's fine I am not going to get mad if anyone of you has kids. It will be a long time before I have kids of my own. Maybe a couple years I am still in school. With that said you Nilly will work in the garden and in the green house. Zippy you do what you can, help with the cleaning of the house. When your child comes take care of him or her I won't punish you for spending time with your child."
Then Harry proceeded to bond with the small family. After the ceremony they each grew about 2 inches and they each had decent clothes Nilly had on garden clothes and Zippy had on a nice light blue dress, each had I Potter-black crest on their left shoulder.
The next two elves stepped forward. They looked older than the rest not by a lot but you could tell "My name Ippy this me sister Inky we good outside in garden and growing things. We work for Farm Company before they get new young elves to replace us. We also know how to clean house."
Harry looked exited now he had elves that would grow food so he wouldn't have to keep buying food not that money was a problem but it would be good to have your own vegetable garden "OK you guys will work in the garden and in the green house and I want you to start a small vegetable garden. You guys will be in charge of growing the food. If you need more help with the Garden then find more trustworthy elves and i would be happy to bond with them as well. this goes for all of you if you have friends that are free and want a home tell me an I will see what i can do."
Harry them proceeded to do the bonding ceremony with Ippy and Inky. They both grew two inches and sported a nice gardening outfit with the Potter Black Crest.
The last two house elves came forward. "My name Binky"
"And my name Tippy"
"We good in the kitchen and cleaning mostly cleaning"
"We good at cooking and cleaning"
"We from Hogwarts we like Hogwarts"
"But we want proper home to clean and cook for normal masters"
Harry looked at the couple and smiled "That's what I want to give you both you will clean the house and help in the kitchens. You will be part of the Potter-Black Family." Harry bonded to the last of the seven house elves. Once he finished Binky and Tippy were dressed in nice maid outfits, one male for Binky and on female for Tippy
"Dobby my old friend take care of my new home"
""Yes Sir "and he popped away with the last two house elves.
Now there was peace and quiet.
"Hey Neville we are going in to Diagon Alley Tomorrow be ready for some major shopping."
But I need a way to disguise myself. Silverwing said that all Blacks are Metamorphmagus to some extent. Let's see how much of a Metamorphmagus I am. Harry proceeded to practice changeing his hair color eye color and the length of his hair. Wow looks like I gained a major ability I wonder if I can move my scar. Harry felt a tingly sensation on his forehead all the way down to his butt. When Harry looked in the mirror he couldn't see his scar. Its gone this is perfect. I will never be mobbed again as long as I live. Well now that I have that down, I can rest. Tonight I am safe. And then proceeded to do just that, sleep.
They both woke up early in the morning eager to start the day in Diagon Alley.
The First place they went when Neville and Harry entered Diagon Ally was CHROMATICS TRUNKS AND SATCHEL to get a new trunk for school preferably one that he could live in while at school. He wasn't sure if he could trust Dumbledore to keep him safe. He never had before.
"Excuse me Sir my name is Robert Fleming. Can I help you?" A stocky man in his mid fifties asked Harry and Neville.
Well I guess that means he can't tell that I am Harry Potter Thank GOD for the practicing on my Metamorphmagus abilities last night. Harry thought for a moment before answering.
"Yes my name is Even Jamison and this is my friend Frank Nevlin. We are looking for a special trunk for both of us. I had a teacher a while back who had a trunk with seven compartments with rooms in them. Can you tell me about any thing like that? Maybe something that I could live in like a portable home"
The man looked at Harry and said "Trunks like that are not cheep. Are you sure you want to buy a trunk like that?"
"Yes that is specifically why we are here. Money doesn't matter, but I need to see what you have I might make a big purchase of them."
The man looked flustered a bit before replying "Of course sir. I meant no disrespect. We have a couple models that fit your description. The first trunk is simple there are no special security precautions other than your simple lock and voice activated. Nothing special. In the first two compartments the space inside is three times as much than on the outside. The third compartment is six times the amount of space inside than out. The fourth compartment is a small room just big enough to be a room, and the fifth compartment was a small bedroom with a desk for studying. This trunk only has 5 compartments. Most people like this one but if I am correct you want something a little more. Am I right?"
"Yes I am looking for more of a small house in a trunk."
"Then the second trunk is more of what I think you boys want. It's a trunk that you could live in if necessary. I only have a handful here in stock. Here I will show it to you." He showed Harry one of the most stunning trunks in the store. It was crafted out of a single block of Ironwood. It was engraved with ancient runes and symbols Harry thought were vital for the trunk to work. "In order to enter or open it, you have to be keyed in to the trunk by blood, or else it won't open. I will key you in since I am the owner of this specific trunk. Only the owner can key a person in to the trunk, and the owner can't be changed. I am only the owner of this trunk only, so that I can show the customers what it looks like inside. To become the owner of a trunk you have to be the first person to place a drop of blood on this specific rune. It is the safest trunk we have. And to shrink it just place one drop of blood on this rune and it will shrink to look like a small deck of cards. Shall we go inside now? It doesn't have any furnishings or anything. It's kind of plain but i will show you"
Mr. Fleming tied harry and Neville in to the trunk by blood and showed them the first two compartments the first was like a normal trunk with six times the amount of space. The second compartment was a considerable more amount of room. There was a small latter in to a small room about six feet deep and 10 feet wide just enough to store most of the purchase that he wanted to buy that day in Diagon Alley and later that night in Knockturn Alley. When they got to the third compartment it was a great deal bigger being a twelve feet deep and twenty feet wide room the walls were stone. Harry thought it would be perfect for a personal potions lab. The fourth compartment was much like the third but slightly bigger. It was a room thirty feet wide in both directions. Harry thought it would be a perfect place for a dueling chamber. The fifth compartment was perfect for a library and study it was huge enough for a big library. The sixth compartment was a good sized flat with a nice sized bedroom and bath. The kitchen and living room were nicely sized not to small not overly big. There was also a good sized fireplace that looked like you could floo from it.
"One of the nicest things about these trunks is that you can floo to and from them but only in to another trunk. So say I had a trunk and I wanted to floo to your trunk. The only way I could floo to your trunk would be if I had already been tied in to your blood wards. It's very safe when you think about it. Only let the people you would trust with your life access to your trunk. The last compartment is very much like a personal Vault. it's a huge room that as you put money in it you can take it out the same way you use a pouch just put your hand in the shrunken trunk state the amount you want and it will appear in your hand. It's good for short change only. You can not receive more than 200 coins at one time."
As they exited the trunk Harry knew that this was the trunk that he wanted. The floo gave him an idea for when he was a school. If he bought a whole bunch of these trunks and gave them to his friends then they could have a safe way of traveling and talking to each other. Harry would only give these trunks to his newly formed DA. I need to find a new name for the DA because it will not be called Dumbledores Army I just don't trust that old coot at all any more what was he thinking not training me or anything something fishy is going on with that and I intend to find out. Harry thought of putting one of the trunks in the Chamber of Secrets, one in Black Castle at his home.
"How many of these trunks do you have done so far?"
The man looked at him strange. "I have about 15 done right now. Why?"
"I will take all of them, and I need you to make more lots more. How long does it take you to make them?"
"It takes one day to make one"
"I want you make as many as you can in one weeks time and give them to Fred and George Weasley at Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes. They will be able to get them to me. Then I want you to keep making them as fast as you can I will buy fifty right out front. I will tell my bank account manager that all of these trunks are to be paid in full."
"Yes Sir that will be 130000 galleons total. Each trunk is 2000 galleons. I will have all the trunks done by the middle of the summer no sooner than that. I thank you for this business."
"Your welcome bye for now."
After Harry and Neville bought their trunks, the owner told them of a furniture store where they could furnish their trunks.
In LEED'S FURNITURE FOR YOUR MAGICAL HOME, Harry was glancing around for some more items to buy for their magical trunks. Harry and Neville found some items that looked promising, organizing boxes of all sizes, for the second compartment of his trunk. For the potions room Harry and Neville also bought a granite table to wrap around the room for brewing potions, as well as some shelves and cabinets to store their potions and potion ingredients. For the fourth compartment Harry bought a dueling platform as well as hooks and a weapons cabinet. For the fifth compartment Harry bought automatic magically organizing shelves that organize the books in alphabetical order and by subject They were perfect for the library room in the trunk. Harry also bought a long desk table that would sit in the center of the room. This desk had enough room to store all his many different type parchment and ink and quills. For the flat Harry bought furniture the top of the line furniture and a big comfy couch and matching arm rests. to furnish the living room and his bedroom he bought the fluffiest king sized bed. When Harry was done, his flat in the trunk was one of the finest places to live. It would be perfect to live in at School.
After both Chromatics Trunks and Satchel and Leed's Furniture Harry went about Diagon Alley and bought everything he believed he needed or wanted.
The first place Harry wanted to take Neville to be OLLIVANDERS because Neville's old wand was broken in the battle at the Ministry. His fathers' wand never suited Neville because it never chose him. As they walked in the door the bell dinged. An old man very grayed came out of a back door.
"Ahh Mr. Potter I hope nothing is wrong with your wand. Don't look so surprised. I have my own ways of knowing exactly who is in my store. And this must be Mr. Longbottom. I don't think we have had the pleasure of meeting yet. Whose wand did you use until now?"
"My father's sir. It snapped in the battle at the ministry."
"Ahh yes 13 inches willow with a unicorn tail. I remember every wand I have ever sold. You say it broke what a shame, and you are no doubt here for a new wand. One all your own."
"Yes Sir"
Mr. Ollivander went in to the back room and took many small rectangular boxes to the front. Neville kept trying wand after wand none of them were the right one.
"You're a tricky one Mr. Longbottom much like Mr. Potter here was. Nonetheless we shall find the right wand. Maybe one of the rare ones like Mr. Potter here has. Yes! Yes! I have just the one for you 12 inches oak with a single Griffin feather. A wand for someone very brave."
He gave the wand to Neville and a bright light streamed out of the wand.
"Yes! You Mr. Longbottom have just found your bravery. We hope many great things from you. That will be nine galleons Mr. Longbottom."
Neville paid for his wand and He and Harry left the store.
Harry and Neville both walked in to MADAM MALKINS ROBESFOR FINE OCCASION. Harry was very exited he had never been shopping for wizarding clothes. He had always just gotten his Hogwarts robes because those were the only robes he needed, but know that Harry plans to permanently live in the wizarding world he needed real everyday wizarding robes. He also needed some new Hogwarts robes because of the Black family magic being let go. One of the girls came up to them.
""My name is Cindy. What can I do for you today?"
"Madam Cindy we both need new robes, and I need a whole new wardrobe made of the finest fabric you have."
"Ok let's get to it then."
So Harry and Neville went about picking their robes.
For Harry he got robes all the fines fabric Arcomantula silk woven with protection spells. Five new school robes black that open in the front, three heavy potion robes made of a fabric that can withstand the harshness of potions spills, two flying cloaks because Harry loves to fly., ten everyday robes that open in the front one dark midnight purple, one silver, two grey, one maroon, two forest green, two black blue, and two black, and finally four winter cloaks to match the everyday robes
Neville didn't buy nearly as much as Harry, but that was because he already had his own wardrobe. He bought nicer robes for school and some nice potion robes because he wanted to learn potions without Snape this summer. Because he wanted to take up flying, he bought a couple flying cloaks.
At THE MAGICAL QUILL Harry bought a desk for his library, as well as a drawer of everlasting parchment for writing his homework and letters. He bought many different types of inks, the standard black Auto correcting ink, and then some blue, green, and dark purple and metallic silver. There was a display of many different quills. Everlasting ink quills, voice recording quills, diction quills, quotes quills, and magical contract quills. Harry bought a couple of everyone except the quick quotes quill. He had had enough of that one from Skeeter. Looking around he saw some decorative quills that came in Pheasant and Peacock. The final price came to 145 galleons.
Harry knew that he might not be playing quittitch this year but the wanted a new broom anyway. He would not use his Firebolt, that was a gift from his godfather Sirius and it was precious. So when Harry entered QUALITY QUITTITCH SUPPLIES, he went strait to the newest brooms the Lightning Bolt and the Nimbus 3000. The Lightning Bolt is the fastest broom on the market twenty five percent faster than the Firebolt. The Nimbus 3000 was very fast not as fast as the Firebolt but still nearly as fast.
Harry bought one Lightning Bolt for quittitch and fun, and one Nimbus 3000 for travel as well as a couple care kits and a couple polishing kits. The final price came to 1515 galleons. The price off the Lightning Bolt was 1000 galleons and the Nimbus 3000 was 500 galleons. Neville bought a Nimbus 3000 he wanted to try out for the Quittitch team this year and if not then at least he would have a good broom. They each also bought the very nicest broom servicing kit with everything you would ever need to take care of their brooms.
Books were next on their list, so they were off to FLOURISHAND BLOTS. Walking in there were countless shelves of every subject. Harry knew that he was going to be spending a lot of time here and buying lots of books on every subject but mostly on Defense.
Harry took one of the bottomless baskets and went right to the Defense Against the Dark Arts and Dueling section while Neville went right to Herbology. While looking throughout the shelves dedicated for defense Harry found many wonderful titles including How to Counter the Dark Arts, Protection Spells, Dueling Defensively and Offensively, An Auror's Handbook, Disabling Dirty Wizards, Hexes and Curses, The Dark Arts Outsmarted and many more. Harry just kept pulling books off the shelf most of them were defensive magic such as Defensive Magical Theory but Harry wanted offensive as well. Those were books on curses and hexes and jinxes. The most interesting book Harry pulled off the shelf was A History of Defense. When Harry opened the book it had a brief history of the spell and then the incantation and what the spell achieves. Some of the spells were borderline Dark Arts. It was a gold mine. He was excited about learning all these new spells, but he had to move on to the next section of books transfiguration.
As he walked to the section of selves dedicated to Transfiguration, Harry took the sixth year and the seventh year books, and then kept pulling whatever interested him off the shelf. There were a couple titles that came across as interesting Transfiguration in Dueling, Discovering the Animal Within, Advanced Transfiguration; Theories of Tran substantial TransfigurationHarry took all the books on Animagus transfiguration. He knew that he was going to be an Animagus and he wanted al his friends to be one too. Next Charms.
After finishing at transfiguration Harry went to the section dedicated to charms. Harry immediately took the sixth and seventh year books. As well as many books that looked interesting, Animating Household Objects, Animation in Dueling, Anthology of Eighteenth Century Charms, An, and the best one of all The Grande Book of Charms. Harry took every book that looked interesting including one. Charms always interested Harry but he never bought extra books than just the school requirement. Now Harry took everything that interested him he wanted to know everything he could to defeat Voldemort.
Potions were the next set of books that Harry knew he was going to get as many as he could. First he got the NEWT books for years six and seven. Harry wanted to learn how to brew all potions. Harry never learned the art of brewing potions and Harry wanted to learn. Severus Snape never made potions a subject that Harry could like. He wanted to change that. Harry realized that potions could give Harry many options and many potions are valuable for improving the body mind and intelligence. Harry found an interesting book Moste Potente Potions. The same book from the restricted section of the library when Harry Ron and Hermione made polyjuice potion. He picked some other must reads Advanced Potion-Making, Asiatic Anti-Venom's , and one that would really come in handy Every Potion Master's Chart for Brewing. If Harry learns how to master the art of potion making he can learn to be anything.
In the Herbology section Harry met Neville who was still there picking out specialized books on almost very plant.
"Hey Neville. Having fun today picking books?"
Neville chuckled "Yes Harry having tons of fun. I have never gone on a shopping spree before. It has been interesting so far" and he smiled at Harry.
Harry smiled back. "Good I am going to finish up meet me at the cash register. Don't forget to get books from other subjects to."
Harry only bought a couple books after taking the books for sixth and seventh year books. Harry did want a book with a list of all plans and how to take care of them for his greenhouses on Orion Island. So Harry bought Ten Thousand Magical Herbs, Fungi, Plants ,and Trees and Magical Water Plants of the World.
Harry decided that he wanted to learn Ancient Runes because he knew that they were more powerful than any other magic except maybe blood magic because runes lasted forever. Harry bought as many books on rune magic on the shelf, including Ancient Runes Made Easy, the Rune Dictionary, Advanced Rune Translation, and Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms.
Arithmacy was a type of magic not widely practice now because it is mainly about numbers and understanding spells on a basic level. Harry only pulled a couple of these books. A couple names were New Theory of Numerology, and Numerology and Gramatics. He was interested in Arithmacy but not to where Harry wanted to spend tons of his time on it right now.
Right next to the Arithmacy selves there was the miscellanies section. Here harry bought a couple books about every magical species the werewolf, vampires, centaurs, he found a nice book on goblins. Harry also picked up a couple books on merpeople and the veela. He was very exited to read about them. It was on his list of things to do. Learn about the magical community.
In this section Harry also picked many books on trade's. Harry really wanted to learn to make his own creations like brooms and trunks as well as jewelry and swords. Harry also knew that to become the person that he wanted to become he needed to buy some books on law so he bought The Self-Updating Book of Law and How to Navigate the Wizengamot, The Complete History of the Most Ancient and Noble Houses. Harry also thought it would be wise to have a list of all the public floo connections for quick escapes so he bought The Revised 184th Edition Floo Network Directory.
Once they were done Harry and Neville went to the counter to pay for all their books. The woman at the counter looked at them curiously then asked "Why so many books sir?"
"No reason. Just getting in some extra reading. Now please can I pay for my books." Harry stated.
"Yes sir. Sorry for prying. I meant no disrespect."
"Thank you" and then they left
Realizing that is was just past lunchtime. They stopped by FLOREAN FORTESCUE'S ICE CREAM PARLORfor a brief lunch and some ice cream.
The next place Harry and Neville went was to SPINNER'S ICEBOX to fill their kitchens with everlasting food and drink boxes of everything they had in the store. They were expensive but totally worth it.
Harry and Neville walked in to EEYLOPS OWL EMPORIUM. Looking around the heard the chirping and hooting of bird's owl's hawks, the meowing of cats and Kneazles, the croaking of toads and the hissing of snakes. All the animals were in cages all around the store.
"Hey Neville do you want another pet. You should get an owl. I am going to get a couple for the castle. Hedwig will be getting a workout this summer but only for special deliveries I don't want to stand out and I know that a white owl like Hedwig is very noticeable. If I am going to be making new friends and purchases, I am going to not stand out as much as I have in the past. Getting new owls will help with that."
"You know what Harry you're right I should get an owl."
Harry and Neville started looking around for the perfect owl for Neville. Lets see I need a couple of inconspicuous owls There were many different kinds to chose from a black and white one to that of a solid brown but when they found a light brown owl with a shy personality Neville knew that he had found the perfect owl for himself.
"Hey boy. You want to be mine?" The owl hooted a yes. "This is the one I want, though I am not sure what to name him. What about Drake? Boy you like that?" The owl chirped happily. "Drake it is."
Neville bought Drake and Harry bought two owls and two ravens. the owls were one light brown and one a mixture of black brown and white. And both ravens were pitch black one female and one male. Harry wanted the ravens for official business they were sleek and elegant bird. And he could never forget the year supply of treats for Hedwig and every other owl Harry bought that day, and they left the store.
Neville and Harry entered the APOTHECARY and immediately were assaulted with smells of every kind. Harry and Neville never wanted to have to buy any more ingredients so they bought four standard master potions kits and two sets of master cauldrons. They bought the best type of scales available and To help with the times, several timed and voice activated burner, and some voice activated silver pewter, gold, platinum, bronze, silver and ladles.
After the APOTHECARY Harry and Neville walked in to GARDEN'S AND GREENHOUSES dedicated to the study of Herbology. Neville bought all that he didn't have yet. Harry knew that the greenhouses at Black Castle would be all but gone after 800-900 years off neglect, but Harry wanted his gardens and greenhouse to be what they once were. He called Dobby.
"Dobby"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir what can Dobby do for you?"
"Dobby can you bring me the house elves that are assigned to the garden and the greenhouse I need there help picking out what plants I need to buy to restore the grounds please"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir I do that right away sir I bring Ippy, and Inky they the greenhouse elves and garden elves be right back."
So Dobby popped away and Harry and Neville started to look around the ceiling was charmed to look like the sky and there was an artificial sun. The whole store was one big greenhouse. There were thousands of plants and seeds and small trees that you could buy.
Half way through the tour Ippy and Inky popped in and Harry told them to pick out anything they think is needed for the greenhouse and the gardens around the manor.
"Yes Harry Potter Sir" replied the house elves and then they proceeded to pick out tons of seeds for every plant in the shop. The also bought many seedling and small trees to replant in the greenhouse and trees for around the Castle. They bought flowers of every color and every veriaty they could find. Harry was amazed with what they picked out. This was by far the most expensive bill Harry had paid that day a whopping 100,000 galleons
Neville went a little crazy as well he bought a couple seeds of every plant in the store no matter the price some were very expensive because of the rarity of the plant .
The last place they went before Knockturn Alley was WEASLEYS' WIZARDING WHEEZES. Entering the store Harry and Neville looked around. The store was very busy with lots of kids ranging from before Hogwarts to just out of Hogwarts. Fred and George were busy with customers while Lee Jordon was behind the counter taking the orders. They had created many new prank products and they all adorned the shelves. They were covered in candies, the mini puffskins and boxes of Fireworks. They had done well with the money he had given them a little over a year ago. Harry knew he wanted the twins on his side and believed they would listen to him before immediately telling on them and turning them over to Dumbledore, so he decided to confront them now. Better late then never right
"Neville I want to talk to Fred and George do you want to come with me" Neville nodded his head yes. So Harry went up to one of the twins, to introduce himself.
"Hello Fred I was just admiring your store and products. They look like they could go a long way and would make a very profitable future. My name is Even Jamison and my friend here is Frank Nevillson. Can we talk to you in private by any chance?"
Fred looked at Harry suspiciously "I don't know about that ... I am very busy right now. Maybe later."
Harry knew the only way to get him to talk would be to reveal who he was. Harry closed his eyes and concentrated on his killing curse green eyes and his scar, but instead of putting his scar on his forehead he placed his scar on the inside of his left forearm. Once he was done he opened his eyes and looked at Fred. "What about now Fred? Are you willing to speak with your silent partner."
Fred looked startled and immediately understood the man in front of him was Harry Potter a very different Harry than he remembered but Harry all the same.
"Yes let's go in the back."
So Harry Neville and Fred navigated through the store to the back and found themselves in the store room.
"What are you doing here? And how did you change your appearance? It's very good." Fred was babbling. He wasn't sure what to do.
"Hold on Fred I need to tell you something that you might not like to hear. I need to know that you will be with me. I found out things at Gringotts a few days ago. I learned things that may seem impossible. But are true. I need you to swear a wizards oath that you will not repeat what I am about to say without my authorization. Can you do this for me please? "
"Yes harry I can I Fred Weasley do hear by swear that I will not reveal will not reveal Harry James Potter's secrets without his permission"
"Thank you, you have no idea how happy I am to know that you would do this. Right well ..."
Just as Harry was about to explain the storage door opened and George poked his head in. "Hey Fred what you doing in here with two random strangers."
"Well George it turns out these are not just two random stranger's but Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom. They have wondered in to our store to tell us a special story."
"Wonderful Lets hear it."
"If you want to hear it George you will have to take the wizards oath that you will not reveal what I am about to say to you with out my authorization Fred has already taken it."
"Sure Harry no problem can I George Weasley do hereby swear that I will not reveal will not reveal Harry James Potter's secrets without his permission."
Once the oath was taken Harry explained all that he had learned and what his suspicions were with Dumbledore Ron and Hermione, Fred got a thoughtful look on his face. "To be honest George and I have been suspicious of Ron since last summer
"Yes we overheard lots of conversations between Ron and Hermione at Grimmauld place. It seemed like they were planning something big. "
"We're not sure what. "
"It might have to do with Dumbledore they were meeting him almost every other day until you came to Headquarters."
"I know that Ron seemed to suddenly have new clothes and he was running his mouth about how you have all this money and how you were a spoiled brat."
"We haven't been home yet this summer we live in the apartment above the shop."
"We always wondered why Dumbledore sent you to live with those filthy muggles but Dumbledore insisted."
"I am happy for you. That you can finally have a life all your own."
"George and I will be with you one hundred percent in whatever you do. We owe you so much for what you have given us. We never dreamed of being able to own our own joke shop and you made that possible."
"Yes we owe you so much."
"Ok then I want to give you something that you are going to love." Harry took his mini trunk out of his pocket and enlarged it. He then proceeded to take out two to the apartment trunks that he had just bought.
"These trunks are special. I am giving one to each of you. They are seven compartment trunks. I call them apartment trunks because if you had to you could live in it."
So Harry proceeded to show them how to claim there trunks and how to key other people in to the wards of the trunk. Harry gave each twin a bag of one million galleon for the last compartment.
''Listen boy's I know you don't like charity and this is not charity everyone who gets a trunk is going to get a million gallons to spend to furnish them and buy them selves the very best defensive gear. So I want each one of you to decorate your trunks to your liking and then. I want you to buy the best battle gear. After that I want you to start inventing use the money I gave you. Concentrate on defensive and offensive war products. I have told Richard Fleming from CHROMATICS TRUNKS AND SATCHEL to bring in more of these trunks as he makes them. If you put them in your living room then I will be able to get them. Thanks so much for doing this. We have to finish our shopping so Neville and I will be off."
"Bye Harry"
"Bye Neville"
Knockturn Alley
After leaving the twins shop, Harry found SPECIALTY EYEWEAR AND PROSTHETICS.The twins had told him that this was the place where he could get new Wizarding glasses. The shop was not very far inside Knockturn Alley just one store in. Walking in to the store Harry looked around and saw prosthetic body parts on one side adoring the wall and on the other side frames for glasses. Harry went up to talk to the man behind the counter.
"Excuse me Sir I was looking for some new glasses."
"Well this is the place is there something specific you were looking for?"
"Not really this is my first pair of Wizarding glasses. Just tell me what you have and I mean everything money is no issue."
"Very well we have many different types of glasses and contact lenses…"
Walking out of the shop Harry felt the new contact lens take affect. The night vision charms on them made the Alley look as of it was bathed in light. It was a little to bright so he turned them off Harry could suddenly see everything. They were perfect. He activated the X-ray charm and suddenly he could see though everything up to 200 feet. These are perfect just what I was looking for.
Neville had also bought some contact lens for the night vision and x-ray feature.
Walking down the Alley Harry found EARTH ROOT. Walking in to the store Harry and Neville was immediately assaulted with hissing from snakes. Most of them complaining being cooped up. And saying how deadly they are and how they will bite anyone who touched them. Harry was interested in saving some and then putting them in strategic places around Britain and having his own set of spies working only for him.
Harry walked up to one of the cages and asked the snake what his name was
Sss What'ss your name? ssS
Sss "Ssseth isss my name how isss it that I can underssstand you. people don't ssspeak to usss" ssS
Harry took a good look at the snake and noticed it was beautiful a forest green in color with black stripes.
Sss "I am a Parssslemouth I can ssspeak to your kind would you like to come with me?"ssS Harry now spoke to all the snakes In the store Sss "Would you all like to come with me I have a wonderful place for you all to live." ssS
Immediately there was a massive reply of Sss "Yesss we come with you. The speaker!" ssS
So Harry bought every single snake in the store there was well over one hundred snakes. Harry put them in the largest compartment of one of his storage trunks and told them that they had to stay there for a while but they would be let out that night. They all seemed happy about that then Harry had an idea he wanted all the eggs also so he bought all of those as well. Harry wasn't sure how many mice and other rodents were on the Island so he bought 1000 live rodents mice, rats, and other small animals.
As Harry was buying up the snakes Neville was looking at the Kneazles. EARTH ROOT had a wide variety, but Neville found the smartest one yet. He was the color of fire with solid black eyes. Neville named him Devil because he was a feisty little thing. They both left the store hands full of food for their new pets.
Harry remembered in second year when he accidentally ended up at BORGIN AND BURKES. Before they went inside Harry put a glamour on Neville to make him look menacing. Harry changed his eye color to be solid silver and his hair to be jet black. Once they were ready they walked inside the cluttered dusty store. Behind the counter stood a stingy middle aged man. He was the same man from second year. Harry went right up to him and said.
"I need help sir. We are not from England ,but this store was recommended to us by a close friend. Lord Malfoy told me this was the store to find everything that I would need to learn to be prepared for a special ceremony if you understand what I am saying. He told me to tell you that if you didn't help us that he would find out and your family would be punished so what is it going to be Mr. Borgin?"
Borgin paled immediately once Harry stated that Lucius Malfoy sent them.
"Well sir If you would follow me I believe I can help you with your problem" Borgin stammered out.
Harry and Neville followed Mr. Borgin to the back room where he lifted up a trap door and told them to go down.
As Harry left the last step he looked around. There was every dark arts artifact that you could think of. Harry decided from the start to make a pile of the things he and Neville wanted on the stairs.
Looking around there were blades ,potions ,mirrors, lots of cursed objects like lockets and bracelets and a couple blood quills. Harry cringed back from those he still remembered the pain from Umbridge's detentions. I better get a tattoo to cover that scar after I get it documented at Gringotts. I should do that before school starts. And finally the books there was a whole wall on books the ministry claims are illegal. Dark Arts books and ministry controlled spells.
Looking at the blades Harry saw that there were blades that were imbued with fire, ice, shadow, lightning, poisons and one that when you cut someone it bleed until they were dead and there was no stopping it. Harry picked a couple of each while Neville bought one that was imbued with fire. They both put them in the pile, and kept looking Harry found one that he liked a lot the blade was filled with lightning. There were also lots that were covered in deadly venom the most deadly was covered in Taipan Snake Venom. Harry thought it would be a good idea to buy a lot and then help train his officers over the summer with the blades that way they could defend themselves this summer when they are alone, so he bought almost all the blades, a mixture of what they had and then his friends could pick what they wanted plus the blades that Harry had Dobby take from the Vaults. Harry wanted to restock his armory at the castle. I might not need these wepons because I have taken almost all the wepons from the Vaults but I might as well deprive the enemy of these magnificent blades.
Harry kept looking around and found the goldmines hundreds of illegal time turners. Only one went back one month. Harry put each one on the stairs. He kept looking through them and found that another two hundred that went back one week. Harry added all the time turns as well he had a special idea for them. If I give a time turner as well as the trunks then we have an effective way to train during the school year that no one will know but my most trusted friends and advisers. These time turners will be a God send.
Potions was next and Harry found many that interested him. One that Harry knew was almost impossible to brew was Veritaserum and the other was Liquid Luck or the Felix Felicis. Harry bought all of the Veritaserum and all of the luck potion which was about fifteen bottles.
Next Harry and Neville went to the books. There were tons there about one thousand books Harry bought most of them some of the titals included.
The Complete guide to Ministry controlled Charms, Wards, Jinxes, Apparition, and Portkey creation,
Hit Wizards Fight Dark Fight Dirty, and Fight to Win,
Ancient Arithmancy and Spell Creation by Dimity Vorlons,
All 10 Tomes of Ancient Black Magic by Vulcan The Fire Lord (Recently excavated out of Mexico.)
Occlumency and Legilimency the complete training guides by Ulric the Insane,
Lost Potions of Gondor. A complete guide to light and dark potions,
The Complete works of Keldar the Magnificent on Ancient Blood Magic,
Rituals, and Charms, Long Lost Runes Alderan,
Ancient Arithmancy and Spell Creation by Dimity Vorlonsky,
The Top 1000 Most Useful Potion,
The Grand Book of Charms,
How To Counter The Dark Arts,
The self-updating book of law,
Australian Aborigines Magic, and Ancient Hexes and Curses
The Self Updating Book on All illegal Curses Around the World
Once they were done picking out the books they decided to pay for their purchases and left BORGIN AND BURKES. The total went to around one million galleons. It was very steep and he about bought out the whole store but harry believed that it would pay off in the end
Harry and Neville entered FLYTR APOTHECARY and realized that this was a rare potions and ingredient Apothecary. The first thing they noticed was that the woman behind the counter resembled an old hag. Both Harry and Neville didn't want to linger in the store so they each bought twelve rare and powerful potion ingredient kits that had at least one of every ingredient in the store.
Harry wanted a watch that could tell time but also had other special feature's and Silverwing told Harry that the only place worth going would be PANDORA'S TIME KEEP in Knockturn Alley. As Harry and Neville walked inside and looked around. The man behind the counter looked nice even though this was Knockturn Alley. He had dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
"Hello Sir may I help you find something."
"Yes Sir I was looking for a watch that not only tells time but has other features as well. Do you happen to have a watch like that."
"Yes we do we have five different model watches. The standard watch will just tell the time, but have all the charms on it to make it waterproof and fireproof scratch proof. The second model will tell time and give you reminders throughout the day like 'lunchtime' or 'time for studying' 'time for bed' things like that. Lets see the third model tells the time but it also has another face with names on the had and you can add a person and it will tell you if they are in mortal danger or not"
so very much like the Weasley's clock at the Burrow
"The fourth model can detect when someone with evil intent is near. It is the closest thing to a portable dark detector there.
Now this last model is all of the previous models combined with an added bonus when you say a special word you can activate a 3D map appears. it shows everyone within a two hundred foot radius. It shows everyone including people under an Invisibility cloak who around you is light or dark and if there was on animagus.
This last model is very steep. The others are manageable for a middle class person but the last one is a couple thousand galleons."
Harry and Neville each bought the fifth model watch. Harry wanted each of his friends to have this watch so he told the clerk to order lots more because he had lots of people who were going to buy them.
Right next to PANDORA'S TIME KEEP was PANDORA'S JEWELRY BOX's its sister store. Harry went inside and bought about one thousand plain platinum bands to experiment with. Harry had an idea. If I can recreate the protean charm Hermione put on the galleons last year, then I will have a safe communication with the DA. I really need to find a new name for it Harry's mind was going crazy about these rings and some how if I can make each ring a reusable portkey then my friends family and Allies can be safe. He was very exited about it.
Tucked in the very back of Knockturn was a small store called DEXTER'S that sells unregistered wands. Harry and Neville both walked inside and were surrounded by boxes.
"Hello Lord Potter-Black and Lord Longbottom I am Dexter Ollivander, my brother runs OLLIVANDER'S. Although he is controlled by what he can sell, I am not because I am a wand crafter. I don't sell pre-made wands. All of my wands are made in the back with you there. You were recommended to me by the goblins at Gringotts. I am not sure if you are aware but I only deal with people who were recommended by someone I know. Silverwing although I don't know him he is friends with my Gringotts account manager Groundbreaker"
"Well both, Neville and I need unregistered wands."
"Come with me to the back and we can get started with creating your new wands."
In the back room the shelves were filled with everything and anything you could imagine for wand cores and woods for the wand.
"Now I want each of you to walk around the room and feel for the right materials for your wand. They should call out to you."
As Harry walked around the room three materials called out to Harry a Grim Hair(from the back of a grim from the Sejan forest in Albania ), elemental chameleon scale (from the underbelly), and a black phoenix feather.(from a 2000 year old phoenix) Once Harry found the cores for his wand he searched for the type of wood. Running his hand over the woods Harry felt one stand out Ash (from a 500 year old ash tree from the Black Forest)
Harry brought the materials and put them on the center table. Once there Dexter looked over the materials with scrutiny.
"Lord Potter-Black this will be a very powerful wand but can I make a suggestion?"
"Sure what is it?"
"in order to make this wand tied to you so the wand will only respond to you. You need to put some of you in it. Such as a single strand of your hair. It would center the cores and stabilize it."
"That sounds wonderful Dexter here is my hair for the wand."
Harry saw Dexter fuse the wood with the cores and then he asked Harry to feel for a gem in one of the boxes. Harry picked out a black diamond as the wand tip. Dexter placed the gem on the tip and the wand was finished. It was a beautiful dark grey I can engrave something on the side of it over the summer. I need to find a book on engraving wands maybe I just need to find it any way this is such a beautiful wand.
"Lord Potter-Black this is a very powerful wand 13 inch Ash grim hair, chameleon scale and a phoenix feather with a single strand of your hair use it well."
Dexter handed the wand to Harry and once he picked it up he felt power rush through him. This wand was the most powerful wand he ever touched. It literally singed in his hand. Harry could hear the phoenix song in his head. Harry smiled and placed the wand on the center table to wait for Neville's wand to be finished.
After Dexter finished making Harry's wand, Neville went around the room feeling for cores for his wand. Three cores jumped out at him. A forest dragon scale (from the Amazon Rainforest), mooncalf hair (given on the full moon) and Mandrake blood (from a fully developed Mandrake). Once he found the wood Rosewood (from an extinct species of the rosewood family) Neville took the wood and the cores to the center table where Dexter crafted the wand. First he asked Neville for a single strand of his hair and then he fused the cores with the wood. After Neville had found the right gem for the tip of his wand, a ruby, the wand was done. The finished piece was a soft rose color with a bright red ruby on the tip.
"Lord Longbottom this will be a very powerful wand 12 inch rosewood with a forest dragon scale, mooncalf hair mandrake blood, and a single strand of your hair, use it well."
Dexter handed Neville his brand new wand and the air around him became electrified with magic. He smiled and put the wand back on the table like Harry.
When both of them were done Dexter outfitted both Harry and Neville with wand holsters. Harry liked them so much he wanted to get one for everyone in the DA, so he ordered 200 extra wand holsters.
They each put their new wand in their new wand holsters paid and left promising to bring more business in the future.
Walking back up the alley Harry and Neville found MYSTIC APPAREL.The only place to buy the best dress robes. Once inside they walked up to the counter and asked to be helped. The nice lady helped them pick out some very nice robes all Arcomantula Silk
Harry tried on four set of dress robes; one navy blue with a silver trim that you notice as he moves in the light, another set of midnight purple with the Orion constellation embroidered in silver. A third set in solid black with the Sirius constellation also embroidered in silver. And the last set a deep forest green with a dragon so pure and elegant embroidered on it shining like liquid fire.
Neville also bought three set of dress robes. One forest green with silver trims and a design of devil's snare growing from the bottom of the robe to the top. The second robe a ruby red with gold trims to represent Gryffindor. The third and final set midnight black with a silver trim.
Once done Harry and Neville realized that they also needed Wizengamot robes for when they attended the Wizengamot, so they bought special robes that responded to the Head rings. When you put the robe on and then you activated them with your rings the crest of your family appeared on your robes
Late at night when Harry and Neville were done shopping, they went back to Gringotts. Silverwing had told Harry that he would take them to Black Castle on Orion Island.
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