"Magic wand?" said Percy grinning. Harry was confused, he thought he would be excited.
"A magic wand? Really? Like the ones magicians at cheesy kids' birthday parties use?"
Harry tensed, "No… a real one. Made of wood and stuff."
Percy smiled and nodded, "I'll believe it when I see it." then pushed open the door, unafraid. Harry followed, then Ron, then Hermione, then the rest of the Weasleys. Mr. Ollivander was already staring at Percy, "What's this? A half-blood?" then he stared at his companions.
"Harry Potter! I wondered when I'd be seeing you again. Come in, come in." Harry stared at Percy who paled at the word 'half-blood'.
"Wh-what do you mean, half-blood?"
Ollivander stared at Percy, "Your blood stretches. Wizard, god, and human. It has been very long since I met one." he paused, then, "But anyway! Let's get down to business, shall we? What is your wand arm?"
Percy was still gaping at Ollivander, "Wizard… god… human… wand arm…" he muttered. Harry knew it: Percy had gone mad. He inched away ever so slowly when Percy held out his left arm, Ollivander then did the necessary measurements then pulled out a rectangular box from the shelf.
"11 and a half inches, english oak, dragon heartstring, slightly bendy. Give it a little wave, will you?". Percy waved it with such force-as if it were a sword-that a blast of blue magic burst through and broke a lamp a few meters away. Percy gaped at the wand, Harry grinned, but Ollivander frowned, "No… too unstable.", then he took another box from the shelf.
"9 inches, maple tree wood, unicorn hair, unbending." Percy took a grab at it, and did a little useless twirl with it. Nothing happened. Ollivander frowned again, "Here, I'm pretty sure this one'll work. 10 and a half inches, ash tree, dragon heartstring, and slightly springy."
Percy took it unsurely and waved it. The window shattered. It was Harry's turn to gape, "Woah, I never caused that much damage. All I did was scatter a few papers and break something small.". Percy grinned, "I like this one."
"Good you can have it. 10 galleons." Harry watched Percy pay, then he put the wand back in the box and dropped it in his and Harry's cauldron (which of course contained their things). Even though Harry didn't know it, Percy was excited, and for the moment, forgot all about Camp Half-Blood.
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A few days later, King's Cross
"So we're supposed to run into a wall?" confirmed Percy. Harry nodded and rolled his eyes, "Yes."
"And we won't, like, look crazy right?"
Harry didn't answer. Percy glanced at his train ticket, "It says here Platform 9 and three quarters." he looked at platform 9 and 10 then stared at Harry.
"C'mon Percy, Ron, Hermione." said Harry. Hermione went first, Percy watched transfixed as her bushy brown hair disappeared into the wall. Percy cursed in greek.
"Together?" asked Ron to both Percy and Harry. They both nodded, then positioned their carts.
"1…" said Harry.
"2…" said Percy.
"3!" yelled Ron. All 3 of them put on a burst of speed when…
CRASH!
"Hedwig!" yelled Harry as his owl and cage flew into the air. Ron yelled as his pet rat, Scabbers, bounced on the ground, and Percy's new pet cat (he refused to buy an owl): Spots hit the floor. Lucky they were all in their cage, which prevented them from escaping. Percy glared at Harry, "Oh sure, we won't ram into it, huh?"
"I don't get it!" said Ron, glancing at the clock. "10:50! We're not late, but we can't get through."
"How'll we get into Hogwarts now?" moaned Harry. Percy glanced at both of them, then asked, "What about the flying car?"
"The flying car!" said Ron and Harry at the same time. Harry nodded at Percy, and they ran towards the parking lot where the canopy blue car was parked. Ron got into the driver's seat right away. Nobody argued, it was his family's car anyway. But Harry and Percy got into a heated argument on who would get the front seat.
A few minutes later, they were up in the air with Harry scowling in the backseat, and Percy grinning up front, "This is so cool!
Omigosh an update ;u;.
You know? I was considering Harry, Ron and Percy to ride on Blackjack on the way there, but I realized that Percy wouldn't have met him yet. I mean this is only AFTER the Lightning Thief and BEFORE the Sea of Monsters.
Meow. Keep reviewing.
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Harry Potter (c) JK Rowling
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