Leah didn't talk the rest of the evening and now it was the morning for school shopping.
It was clear now why Hogwarts had chosen Leah to come two years early, she was clearly beyond her years and needed to be somewhere that helped her grow not gave her death threats.
Evidently there had never been a with or wizard with three gifts at once, it was far enough to have one or two. Minerva had been the one to tell Leah that information in an attempt to get the girl to uncurl.
She hadn't and actually fell asleep in that position.
This morning she refused to eat anything and several were doubting the outing now. However it was important she go to receive her wand and robes, so ultimately they decided the fresh air would be good for her.
No one had asked her what she saw and she was happy because it was still puzzle to her too.
She was dressed in new clothes to go out and she had not remembered the last time she had such new and fresh smelling clothes.
They rode a train to another town before they apparated into Diagon Alley. They figured this was the best way to get to their destination because sending the children by floor powder could end terribly and flying would take too long and Leah would not have been keen on the idea.
Apparating seemed to have no effect on the children and when they got reoriented, Harry was eagerly looking over his list and at possible stores.
Diagon Alley was narrow and stacked high with the most misshapen buildings that either child had ever seen.
"We haven't any money to buy our school supplies Sirius." Harry acknowledged.
"We must go to Gringott's, the bank. Severus has your key, Leah and I will stay outside and wait for you." He smiled and they stopped outside a lopsided grand building.
Severus led Harry in and he was confronted by the sight of creatures he'd never even heard of. Snape told him they were Goblins and soon they were in front of a stoic one, the one that asked for his key.
They were under ground before they stopped at vault 687 where when opened showed Harry a plentiful amount of coins.
"Your parents left you and your sister everything they owned. Which proved to be a copious amount." Severus told him.
They came back to the surface with enough money to buy all their supplies and give each child enough to have pocket change.
Leah was intrigued by what Harry told her about their adventure underground and the money as they walked toward the first store.
Their first stop to shop was Madam Mulkins Robe Shop, where they were both fitted and given three sets of robes. Then they went toward the Bookstore where they got all the textbooks needed for class. After some more shopping, it was time for lunch.
They went to the Leaky Cauldron and sat to have meal before they were interrupted by a man. He wore a turban around his other is bald head and twitched slightly playing with his hands.
"Mmmmr. Ppppotter, very nice ttto meet you." The stutter was terribly harsh.
"Professor Quirrel, didn't think we'd see you here. Thought you'd be at the castle by now." Sirius said.
"I wwwas a bbit llate, I hhad business ttto attend tto." By now others had heard Harry's name and began to swarm their table and shaking his hand.
"Alright everyone that's enough. Let the boy eat." Severus said sternly. They all backed off before incurring the wrath of Snape.
"I didn't know I was famous." Harry said looking at both men.
"Didn't they ever tell you how you got your scar?" The truth was there was nothing in the box about this and they had never asked the Dursley's but they certainly told them enough times.
"They told me I got it in the car crash that killed mom and dad."
"Harry they didn't die in a car crash. They were murdered." Harry was suddenly upset.
"Aunt Petunia said our mother was driving crazy on the night they died and crashed into a ditch. They rescued both of us but mom and dad died and I was left with this scar." Leah too had heard this story but had started to doubt it truth when she had touched the group picture in the box and had gotten a sight of the rat looking man talking to someone scary and that person approaching a house. It was blurry after that. She never told Harry though, because she did not know the whole story.
"By who?" Leah asked.
They seemed to realize she was still there and it was Severus who answered.
"He-who-must-not-be-named."
"What happened?" Harry inquired.
"He came to your house, threatened by your parents power against him. He was a dark wizard. He killed your parents that night and afterwards tried to kill you Harry. He was unsuccessful and ended up being defeated. Some say he died but others believe he's alive, only barely holding on. He gave you that scar. You became the the Boy Who Lived." Sirius told them.
"What's his real name?" Harry asked.
"Voldemort. But we do not speak his name." Sirius whispered.
They finished lunch a bit more discouraged and Harry wasn't even excited any longer, but kept touching his scar.
They had shopped for some supplies at various stores before they stopped outside the wand shop.
"This is Ollivander's Wand Shop. The only place to get the best wands in the wizarding world. Severus and I have some things to sort out, but you and Leah can go ing a get your wands and then wait for us alright?" Sirius told them.
They nodded and walked in timidly. Harry called out to see if anyone was behind the desk.
An old man, gray and wrinkled, looked at both of them before gasping.
"Harry, I wondered when you would walk into this store. It seems only yesterday your parents were coming for their wands." He seemed to get an idea and went for a box and placed in front of Harry, opened.
"Go on, give it a flick." He did so and the lamp and glass jar upon the desk broke.
"No. Let's try this one." He place another on the desk. This one brought several boxes flying down in a corner of the store.
He brought several more before he was hit with an epiphany. He sauntered over to Harry one last time.
When Harry swished this wand, it was like a sudden changed temperature, Harry felt warm and seemed to glow.
"Interesting, very interesting." Ollivander mumbled.
"What's interesting?" Harry asked.
"It is very peculiar that that wand's core is Phoenix feather. That Phoenix only gave two feathers and the other one is the core of the wand that gave you that scar." He said darkly.
He quickly changed his demeanor as the door opened.
A boy around Harry's age and build walked in. He had bleach blonde hair, blue eyes and a certainly devilish smirk.
He pushed pass Harry and demanded a wand from Mr. Ollivander.
"Excuse me, my sister was ahead of you." The boy looked back at him and Leah and then sneered and turned back.
Harry took this opportunity to come back up to the desk and stare the boy down.
"It's alright Harry, I can wait." Leah muttered.
The boy seemed to change his attitude suddenly.
"Harry? As in Harry Potter?"
"That's me."
"Draco Malfoy." He held out his hand but Harry did not take it.
"My sister was waiting before you came in, it's her turn." He glared at Draco.
"Her? She isn't old enough to go to school. She looks like she's five."
"She's nine and she got a letter. She must get her wand and she was in line before you."
He scoffed but did not move. Leah eventually grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him away and told him to let it go. It would do him no good to start a fight over her.
After Draco had received his wand he pushed past Harry once more and out of the shop.
"He's certainly not a good child to hang around Harry. I'd be cautious of how you interact with that one." Ollivander told him.
Leah stepped up for her wand then and Ollivander immediately got an idea.
"Unicorn hair and Dragon Heartstring as the core. 9 inches." He handed it to her and she flicked the stick in her hand. At once the warmth was there and she could feel a sure of power throughout her body.
"Certainly peculiar as well. This wand was made over five hundred years ago and has never matched to a witch before."
They paid and said their thanks and walked out front where they saw Sirius holding a cage with a pure white owl occupying it.
"Happy Birthday Harry!" The bird squawked and he ran over thanking them profusely.
"We weren't sure what kind of pet you'd like Leah." Severus told her. She wasn't quite sure either but when they'd past the animal shop before she wasn't drawn to any of them really.
On the way to the shop Harry had already named the owl, Hedwig, and was talking to it.
They spent half an hour in the shop but Leah was not able to pick a pet and decided to go outside for a moment to make a decision as she had to pick one somehow.
This is when she heard incessant meowing coming from a small alley on the side of the shop. She found a small cat, completely black and with short hair. He seemed injured and when she went to pet it she was hit with the vision of how it became that way.
The cat had been through the same situation as her, the caretaker who was suppose to love and care for it, had not and had hurt him. ''
The cat took to her immediately, a bond she could physically feel and when she heard Severus calling for her and went toward the front of the store, the cat followed.
"I think I found one." She told him as the cat rubbed her legs.
"I'd say so. It seems he needs some assistance. We shall take him to Poppy as she can diagnose animals as well."
The day ended with the four meeting the Weasley's as they were beginning to head to an apparation area. They had stopped in front of a Broom and Quidditch store.
Harry met Ron Weasley and quickly bonded over the broom and the want to join quidditch. Leah had exchanged a few words with Ginny Weasley whom was just as shy as she was and soon they were talking about the cat at Leah's feet and the name she had picked, Emrys.
The end of the day had come and even Leah was smiling as they headed back to the castle.