Yami Muto started slowly opening his eyes. For a moment he felt as if floating between two dimensions or something. He couldn't explain the sensation in better words. However when his eyelids started to open he was sure that this wasn't true. He opened them completely to see only thick blurriness. He had to blink a couple of times for his vision to be cleared up. When his eyes adjusted fast to the half-light he saw they were in a small, narrow alley. He couldn't recognize the style of the walls built all around him. He didn't know where he was but one thing he knew for sure. He wasn't in Domino anymore.
"Are you two okay, lads?" Titan's deep voice distracted him from his thoughts
"I'm fine!" it was now Yugi's small and sweet voice replying
"Y-Yeah…" Yami added.
His shoulders and sleeves were still slightly powdered with the soft ash-like dust. He dusted it off with his hand and looked up at the tall, masked man that was somehow doing the same thing.
"Come on, you two. We're moving…" Titan said again
The two children had to sprint in order to keep up with the giant man's large footsteps but once they stepped out in the dim light they saw to their great surprise where they were.
"What the…?" Yami mumbled
"Trafalgar Square." Titan said in a plain voice seeing the kids' utter astonishment, "Like I mentioned before we were transported here. We have put numbers to the alleys around to make the transport more accurate. Come on, now. Hurry up"
The two brothers tried hard to walk after the large man pulling their suitcases with them. Meanwhile Yugi drew the acceptance letter with the "shopping list" out of his jacket pocket and started reading aloud:
"All first-year students must require:
Three sets of plain work robes (black)
One plain pointed hat (black) for daywear
One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
One winter cloak (black with silver fastenings
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags. All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (by Miranda Goshawk)
A History of Magic (by Bathilda Bagshot)
Magical Theory (by Adalbert Waffling)
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration (by Emeric Switch)
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi (by Phyllida Spore)
Magical Drafts and Potions (by Arsenius Jigger)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (by Newt Scamander)
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection (by Quentin Trimble)"
If Yugi had raised his head from his reading he would have seen Yami with his eyes fastened on him, full of interest for the strange yet somehow wonderful to him, titles of those unknown books. Yugi continued reading:
"Other Equipment:
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl or a cat or a toad…"
Yugi raised his eyes from the piece of paper puckering his face (in a rather cute way) in deep thought and puzzlement.
"And we're supposed to find all this in London?" asked while looking up at the tall masked man.
"Yes" Titan replied, "Only if we look to the right place, though…"
Yugi's face became even more confused than before.
"And what about this?" Yami barged in holding up the train ticket, "Here it says 'Platform 9 ¾' There is no Platform 9 ¾ as far as I know!"
Titan looked down at him and even through the mask, it was visible he got a little annoyed by Yami's tone's tendency to become slightly arrogant.
"Everything in their right time, Mr. Muto" he said rigidly
Yami had no other choice but to put the ticket back into his pocket speaking no more… The strange company kept on walking to the large city of London, city more than twice as large as Domino. Titan led them to a bridge and they started crossing it. However that moment another person appeared from the other side of it. Yami had thought that Titan was tall but when he actually came face-to-face with that man, Yami realized what true height was all about!
The man that was standing barely half foot away from him was about twice taller than any other person he had ever seen in his life and at least three times as wide. Standing at his full height he resembled a thousand-year-old tree. He had a long mane of shaggy hair and a rich, long beard that covered most of his face. The hairs of his head and face had some traces of gray hair inside them that were contrasting like lightning bolts in the black sky in the middle of a storm.
He was dressed in a large, brown overcoat and large pants that ended up to a pair of the largest leather boots Yami had ever seen that, undoubtedly, were covering a pair of as big feet. The only thing that was small on that giant was a pair of dark eyes that looked rather…kindly at the two children. This man was making even Titan look like a boy. Yugi had found his way behind Yami holding on his jacket tightly while taking glances at the giant before them. The enormous man bent his head down slightly to look down at the kids and then back at Titan.
" 'Gooday, Titan" he greeted him like an old friend, "Nice ta see ya 'ere"
"Good day to you too, Hagrid" Titan responded, "Lads, meet Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"Nice ta meet ya boys" Hagrid said offering one of his large hands in a handshake to Yugi
Yugi was still insecure but took a small step closer.
"Emm…m-me too…" said hoping his English wouldn't abandon him now
Yugi's little hand disappeared into the giant's hand like a stone in the size of a human fist when it is thrown into the ocean when Hagrid did the handshake with him.
"M-My name's Yugi… Muto Yugi…"
"Nice ta meet ya Yugi! Quite unusual name ya 'ave…"
Yugi blushed.
"Emm…"
"The kids are Japanese" Titan said on his behalf
Hagrid seemed confused when he looked at Titan once more.
"Are ya kiddin' me? Then what 're they doin' 'ere in London? Why not to other schools? Isn't it trouble for the kids?"
"Their mother had distant roots in England. That's why they speak English greatly despite their young age" Titan explained again, ignoring Hagrid's surprised outburst, "That's why Headmistress McGonagall thought it would be better for the kids to study to Hogwarts."
Hagrid said a simple "Oh" in understanding. Titan walked closer.
"It is just…" his voice was now low as if he didn't want to be heard, "…the boy…"
And stood to his tiptoes to whisper into Hagrid's ear. Yami saw Hagrid's eyebrows rising and his eyes widening as he looked at him now with an intense stare that made him feel a bit uneasy.
"No way" he finally said, "He can't be…"
The giant kneeled down to come closer to Yami's face. Even kneeled down, Yami had to keep his head slightly up so his eyes were looking into Hagrid's.
" 'e hadn't showed any powers 'till now? Unbelievable! 'e seems to be… 'ow old? Fourteen?"
"I'm thirteen!" Yami replied a bit annoyed. People always mistook him for being older than he actually was.
"Still da same!" Hagrid said, "And ya never 'ad any kind of power before?"
The only thing Yami could do was to shake his head negatively.
"I will report it to Headmistress McGonagall soon after I arrive to Hogwarts." Titan said again
Hagrid stood back at his full height once more.
"Oh, I see…" he plainly said, "Well…anyway I welcome ya two to Hogwarts from now" and a smile sweetened his hairy face
Yami didn't know why but he knew he could fully trust at this man… Hagrid said 'goodbye' once more and left with his large feet making tremendous rumbling as he walked with his enormous steps and weight. The two brothers were left quite still staring after the giant that was walking away.
"Come on you two! We do not have all day" Titan called at them from away
Both of them turned to look at him.
"R-Right away!" Yugi said and ran there pulling his suitcase with him
Yami took a glance over his shoulder towards the direction Hagrid had left but now…he saw nothing. As if the large man got lost in thin air… He remained quite still in astonishment.
"Yami!" Yugi's voice from away reached his ears
"I'm coming!" he snapped out of his thoughts and started following as well…
The two children kept following the tall man till they reached a small pub at the end of a street named Leaky Cauldron. They followed Titan inside with no further complains. As they were walking past people dressed n strange clothing, the two brothers felt, not so pleasantly, everyone's eyes falling onto them as they were walking. They reached the end of the shop's corridor and got out of the small backdoor to yet another alley.
"Excuse me…" Yami said again, "But…where are we going?"
And then Titan smiled and it was the first smile Yami had seen on this man's stone-like face.
"To Diagon Alley of course. The only place you can find what you need…"
He drew the same twig out of his jacket and tapped with it a couple of stones on the brick wall. Shortly after, the bricks began to whirl and spin around each other. A hole appeared in the middle of them which grew wider and wider and finally they formed an archway that leaded to the most phantasmagoric place Yami or Yugi had ever seen even in their most crazy dreams… Diagon Alley.
Crooked, cobbled streets and shops the one right next to the other was the only thing Yami and Yugi could see once they stepped through the archway. The entire place was echoing by the voices of the countless people who were walking the one after (or next to) the other, talking in loud tones to be heard over the rumbling of the countless people. Yami found himself opening his eyes as wide as they could be and he was trying to 'suck in them' all those things around him…all the strange shops with the unusual things at the storefronts; Strange, silver instruments, exotic type of fabrics, strange clothes, books dressed in leather covers with strange colors and titles written with old-fashioned letters, animals like owls or bats that were staring at them through their cages, phials with extraordinary stuff inside them. Yami red a couple of etiquettes on them such as 'Bat spleens' or 'Salamander Blood'… Yami found out that it was impossible for him to look down and turn his eyes off those things. Not even when he stumbled on one or two feet to the ground and heard the small moans of protest from those feet's owners, looked elsewhere but all those wonders he was seeing… There was even a shop where it sold several animals. Many beautiful owls and cats were at the shop front window.
"Yami look! Wouldn't it be great to have one of those?" Yugi asked excited
"Indeed…I doubt that Grandpa would want to have a pet bat or toad…and I can only imagine what will happen if he will have to hunt a flying owl around the house!"
Yugi giggled, "Then what about a cat?"
"You know Grandpa is allergic to cats!"
Yugi giggled again.
"Then a rat perhaps!" Yugi added playfully. Yami chuckled
"Can you imagine? And then chasing it around the house because it ate some wire!"
They continued walking around… Yami was the braver of the two since he was constantly looking around…at the people passing by…their strange clothes…their strange jewelry… Yugi though pulled Titan's trench coat shyly and said in a voice higher than usual in his nervousness –and perhaps excitement-
"But sir…how are we…supposed to pay for all this…? We… Can we use the same money with Japan?"
"No, lad, there is the money you need!" Titan said pointing at a large, marble neo-classical building that was jumping out of the mass of shops.
"Wow…" Yami found himself whispering.
The un-fitting trio approached the large building. Outside there was a large, golden epigraph with the words 'Gringotts Wizarding Bank'. They entered into a small hall that ended to silver closed doors. Close to the doors there was something engraved close to them; Yami read aloud:
Enter Stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there
Yami whistled impressed by the words. The words he had read caused him to have an unpleasant shiver down his spine, not sure if he wanted to see what awaited the one who wanted to steal in that bank…
Two strange creatures, short till Yami's stomach, bowed and open the silver doors. So the trio entered into a vast marble hall. Yami and Yugi were now looking totally stunned by the impressive place… The marble hall reminded them of palace with the beautiful carvings to the marble walls and the enormous chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling…
The hall was full with many similar creatures that were working on golden coins and other valuable objects, constantly having their noses sank in some thick book writing stuff into them using feathers instead of pens. Their faces were ugly with sharp teeth in their mouths and long, fat noses. Yami didn't like them…a bit…
"Sorry but…what are…these…?" he mumbled constantly seeing the creatures with the greedy eyes around them
"Goblins" Titan said in a lower voice, "I'd call them that and not 'things' or anything else if I were you, they are the best at economics but not exactly the…best creatures in the world…"
He said no more. They walked a little further till the end of the marble corridor there was the center counter with a Goblin dressed more formally than any other Goblin in the room. Titan approached the tall counter and said:
"Mr. Yugi Muto would like to visit his vault"
The Goblin placed its feather back into the inkstand and bent over its counter with a growl to look at Yugi with its narrowed eyes at him. Yugi let out a small whimper and hid behind Yami once more…
"And does Mr. Muto has his key with him…?" the Goblin said with a snarling voice that reminded of Yami someone who had a toad down his throat
"Yes" Titan replied, "Yes, he does"
He placed his large hand into one of the deep pockets of his trench coat. To Yugi and Yami's surprise he indeed took out a small, golden key and placed it to the counter in front of the Goblin.
"Also…" Titan added leaning closer to the Goblin, "There is also…this boy…" he whispered barely gesturing with his head towards Yami, "…We desire one more enter to the vault…He's also…"
The Goblin growled again in deep thought. Yami and Yugi seemed as confused as they couldn't be more. Finally the Goblin said.
"Very well…"
Yami didn't remember much. The only thing he knew was that they followed another Goblin towards a dark hall. The Goblin took a lamp and led them to a small cart that brought the memory of the minors' carts to Yami. They started traveling to the tracks into a dark place like the Horror Train into the amusement parks. Yugi had spent most of the ride gripping onto Yami's shirt for dear life while having his face into his chest scared to look around. The cart soon stopped before a large door.
"Vault 394" the Goblin announced and jumped out of the cart. "Lamp, please!"
It didn't sound like a request. More like an impatient yet courteous command. In any case Titan handed the lamp to the small creature. The Goblin walked to the door of the vault and waited for the three of them to follow.
"Key, please!" he said again with the same tone.
Titan gave him the key. The Goblin took it and quite skillfully for its fat, clawed fingers, took the tiny key and placed it in an even tinier keyhole and gave it a few turns. The sound of a large lock that was being unlocked was heard and the door started to open. The two brothers entered into the room with small steps only to see…a small mountain of golden coins. It was not much but still the two Mutos were impressed.
"Where…where did these come from?!" Yami couldn't help but ask
"It is offer from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" said Titan, who had walked into the vault as well, "It is the only natural for Muggle-born wizards and witches not to have Wizarding money so Hogwarts gives to the freshmen Muggle students their first 500 Galleons to start. Later on the students must exchange their Muggle money with Wizarding money."
The two brothers looked at each other with excited looks to their faces.
"Wicked!" Yami mumbled
"Since you too are a wizard now, Mr. Muto" and Yami knew that Titan was talking to him now, "I asked from Gringotts to give you an extra 500 Galleons for you too. So the Muto Vault has now 1000 Galleons"
"Sweet!" Yugi said too who had overcome his fear from before
"Come on, lads! We take what we need from here and we must go. We have lost to buy and after that you must be taken to the rooms rented for you!"
"Rooms?" Yami cocked up a brow
"Exactly…come on!"
It seemed like an eternity Yami wasn't out in light… However now that he was out again, he breathed in the mixed smells of Diagon Alley. They followed Titan to several shops and they ended up with several packages in hands. Yugi was checking the list again…
"Now we only need…a wand…" said after a little thought.
"Indeed" Titan said and pointed towards an old shop that looked like those old-fashioned antique-shops, "We'll go to Olivander's. He is one of the best"
Yami red the epigraph over the black wooden face of the house written in golden letters: 'Olivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C'. He couldn't help but stop and admire the shop.
"There you are…" Titan said, "I need to do something first. You two go ahead in and I will follow…" and left into the crowded alley
Yami and Yugi were frozen to their places. Still their minds were trying to take in what had happened. Their lives had changed forever… Yugi's eyes were glowing with excitement and the same went for Yami.
"Shall we, Yugi?" Yami asked with an excited grin
"Um!" Yugi nodded smiling
Yami opened the door and the two brothers stepped into the shop…
Finally! I made it to have an update! Yugi and Yami in Diagon Alley!
They had the chance to meet Hagrid! As you can see Yugi and Yami have roots from Brittain and that's why they are going to Hogwarts, a school for Brittish wizards and witches. I put Hagrid that starts growing gray hair... Years have passed after all
For the details I used information I found on Wikipedia and Pottermore I hope you like it! And yes! The Muto Vault's number was inspired by the famous Snape's quote
"Turn to page 394!"
Hehehehehehehehhe! I couldn't help it! Also the detail with the 500 Galleons each of them was inspired by Pottermore that gives to the new players 500 Galleons to start shopping. I thought it would make sense since Yami and Yugi are Muggles so they do not have money like that nor have ever heard of them...
Hehehehehehe! Now they step into Olivander's shop! I wonder what will happen in there! What are their wands going to be? And finally what are those rooms Titan has been talking about? Wait and see
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