Lord Jashin Follower: Onward!

Edward sighed, his second full day at Hogwarts was not going as planed. Dumbledore had sent him to Diagon Alley with Roy and McGonagall.

They now currently stood outside of Gringotts bank, with his pockets now full of wizarding money. The elder professor had been surprised that Ed had a large amount of money, but he just told her he was a soldier and got paid greatly for it.

The young alchemist sighed before looking down at his supply list. It was lucky that he only needed the 5th year book, for he had caught up on 'magic' over the summer. The supply list was short but it had some strange items on it.

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 5) by Miranda Goshawk
Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard

1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales

Three sets of plain works robes (black)
One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)

McGonagall smiled. "Alright, we'll start with getting you some robes since Madam Malkin's is the closest."

They walked a couple stores down before entering a small store. A lady stood behind the counter and smiled at them.

"Ah! You must be Roy Mustang and Edward Elric! Come now! We must get you some robes!"

The lady grabbed Roy and pushed him to the middle of the room. A tape measure flew on it's own, calculating unnecessary things. Roy glared at the thing as it took measurements of his nose.

"Alright! You will need some simple black robes for teaching, a black hat, and a cloak. Now what color would you like fore the inside of the cloak?"

The lady rushed around pulling down robes and throwing them on him. She tightened and loosened some places with pins and needles before pulling them off the man and writing something down. Roy looked almost dizzy but was able to reply.

"A simple tan color would be nice, if you do not mind."

He threw a grin at the lady. She stopped and blushed before quickly going back to work. "Yes, of course. That will do just fine."

Ed growled under his breath and Roy threw him a smirk.

Soon it was Edward standing in the middle of the room, the maddening lady rushing around. Finally it was over and both Ed and Roy had their clothes. Roy had simple black shirts and pants with his robes and a black cloak. The inside of the cloak was a tan brown color. Ed had a thin gray long sleeved shirt and black pants with his robes. His white gloves would go along with it. His cloak was black with a misty silver inside.

Roy sighed and brushed back his hair.

"Alright, were to next?"

Ed growled under his breath. 'Almost done.' he thought. They had gone from store to store and got everything on the list. The only thing left for Roy and Edward to get were their wands. McGonagall seemed very interested in this. An old man stood in front of them, smiling.

"Dear McGonagall! It has been a while, has it not? I remember when you came and got your first wand! Ah, old times."

The old teacher smiled politely.

"Ollivander, it is good to see you again."

Ollivander step forward and his eyes traveled over Ed and Roy.

"Ah, Roy Mustang and Edward Elric. Dumbledore told me you would be coming. Now, Mr. Mustang if you would."

Roy was pulled forward and had yet another tape measure fly around him. Roy glared at the thing.

"Now, are you left or right handed?"

"Right."

Ollivander suddenly disappeared and returned with a long skinny box.

"11 inches willow tree wood, unicorn horn for a core."

Roy took the wand cautiously, looking at it strangely.

"Well go on, give it a wave."

Roy glared at the man before waving the wooden stick. A glass pot to the side exploded. Roy dropped the wand and held up his hand, ready to snap. His left hand had already pulled out his gun. Ed stood crouched, hand gun in his right hand and dagger in his left. With both guns and weapons aimed, they stood back to back.

"Fullmetal, the glass just burst. I think it was a gun. Stand alert!"

Ed nodded and scanned the room for any danger.

"Sir, it seems to not have come from this room. We can only assume it was a sniper."

Roy growled.

"Shit! We need to take protective standards. Fullmetal, protect the civilians!"

McGonagall and Ollivander stood to the side, shock on their faces. Ollivander was the first to react.

"Mr. Mustang, Mr. Elric. We are not under attack. That was simple the magic in the wand responding to Mr. Mustang. That there, is not you wand."

Both of the alchemists looked at the wizard, startled.

"Trust me sirs, everything is perfectly safe."

McGonagall flicked her wand and the glass pot was in one piece again and back on the table.

"Come now, let's try another."

Wand after wand was forced into Roy's hand. Finally Ollivander handed Roy a wand and a warm breeze swept through the room.

"Ah, I see. 11 ΒΌ inches, Cumaru wood. Kitsune fur for a core. Interesting, interesting indeed."

Roy looked down at his wand.

"You see, Mr. Mustang. Cumaru wood is very fire resistant and a Kitsune is a fox of fire. Fire is defiantly your element."

McGonagall stepped forward now. "The other day, were you not introduced as the fire alchemist or something. . . ?"

Roy smiled.

"My alchemist name is The Flame Alchemists. I control fire with alchemy and these gloves. One snap and I can blow up several blocks, or a small town."

"Hmm, interesting. . . Now then, Mr. Elric's turn!"

Ed was pushed to the center of the room and soon had wands shoved then snatched out of his hand. 10, 20, 30 wands later and Edward was ready to call it quits. Another wand was shoved into his hand and alchemical lights flew off of it. The familiar feeling of alchemy tugged at Ed and his eye shone. Adrenaline rushed, he was ready for anything.

"Ah! 9 inches Lignum vitae wood. Lynx fur as a core."

Ed just stared at the man.

"Lignum vitae wood is a very strong and durable wood. You could throw it as hard as you could at a wall and it would not brake, it-"

Edward pulled back his right hand and threw the wand as hard as the automail could against the wall. The wand hit tip first and bounced off, clattering to the floor. The young alchemist picked it up and looked it over. Ollivander and McGonagall stared at him.

"Just testing it out."

Roy smirked.

Ollivander cleared his throat.

"Ah, well. . . it seems it has held up. Now Lignum vitae wood is also called 'the wood of life'. It has very good magical properties. The Lynx fur core is very fascinating. The Lynx is an elusive, ghost-like animal that sees without being seen. It is often called 'the keeper of secrets of the forest'. The Lynx teaches us that even the smallest can succeed in life, and that the world can unfold itself to those who stop and listen."