(A/N): Sorry for the delay but the last couple of weeks have been pretty hectic so I barely had time to write AND I only just got my hands on a copy of The Mark of Athena, anyway hope u enjoy the chapter.

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Chapter 4: Diagon Alley

Nico's P.O.V

Just thinking about the idea of time travel was giving him a very bad migraine, and waking up in the past with a bad feeling that something evil was close by, did not help at all.

He had woken up a few minutes earlier, and it had taken him a few moments to remember the eventful last night, (although last night would not happen for a long time), when he got up, he had to sit back down, so as not to fall. He felt like he had just shadow travelled a million times in an hour. He looked at the nightstand next to the bed he was lying in, and found a thick envelope that was made of weird yellow paper, and was addressed to him, it said:

Mr N. Di Angelo

Room 18

First floor

The Leaky Cauldron

London

He turned it over then realized he had just read the address. He flipped the envelope back and found that it was written in Greek, which was weird – it was either all wizards read Ancient Greek or the more sensible explanation that there was at least another demigod at Hogwarts. Whichever the case, he turned the envelope yet another time, and broke the wax seal that was on it. He pulled out a letter that was also in ancient Greek. It said:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,

Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Mr Di Angelo,

We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on September 1st. We await your owl by no later than July 31st.

Yours sincerely,

Deputy Headmistress

He put his hand back into the envelope and pulled out the school shopping list:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells(Grade 1)

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

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1wand

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.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS

ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWNBROOMSTICK

Yours sincerely,

Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus

Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions

Nico looked at the list in shock, how in Hades am I supposed to find and pay for all this stuff? he mused. In the end he decided to discuss it with his friends, that behind him he tried to get up and did it this time. Once out of the room, he made his way down a brightly lit corridor and the flight of stairs that followed staggering all the way. He found himself at a weird looking, old fashioned bar filled with people who were dressed very differently to the normal folks.

They have got to be wizards, he thought.

He gave the room a quick scan and found that all the witches and wizards were busy either drinking, chatting or playing games he couldn't recognize. His eyes settled on a weak looking weasel of a man. The guy was wearing a black cloak and a white turban. Just staring at him got Nico's hair to stand straight. The guy then stood up and walked across the bar to where a crowd had started to form, around what appeared to be a small giant. The crowd, however, didn't seem to give him much thought, and instead they had formed a circle around someone or something he couldn't see.

Nico kept the creepy dude in sight, but also tried to find out who was at the middle of the vortex of people. As the weasel man got to the edge of the crowd, people seemed to just move out of his way and he got to the centre in no time. Nico got a glimpse of untamed, raven black hair. As the guy was talking, Nico wasn't concentrating on his surroundings, so he jumped when he heard someone call his name. He was about to unsheathe his sword but then he caught sight of his would-be victim, and stopped. It was Leo - a smaller and a bit chubbier version of him, but still Leo - who was waving and coming over his way. It turned out the person in the middle was the guy they were looking for: "Harry Potter," and the huge guy's name was Hagrid.

"What should we do? Should we go find the others?" asked Leo.

"No, we don't have time. Look, they're already going out," he answered.

"We should follow them to keep an eye on him, and pray to Hypnos that the others don't wake up before we get back," he improvised.

"Sure, sounds good to me," the elfish Latino agreed.

So they headed after the weird pair. They ended up looking at them from a distance through an open door that lead to a small yard when the mini-giant took out a pink umbrella and started counting blocks, then tapped what seemed to be a randomly chosen one. As soon as he stopped, the bricks started shaking, then they began to move to form an archway and they walked through it. Leo and Nico had to run behind them to not get left behind, as the bricks were already going back to their original state.

When they got through, they stopped to look around them. Both of them had their jaws hanging like idiots in no time, as they were treated to a sight they had never seen the likes of before. They found themselves in a street bustling with witches and wizards, who were going around buying what they needed from the shops that lined the street. Well that settles the where part, Nico thought. The jaw dropping part was the items that were sold in the shops; the merchandise varied all the way from what seemed to be ordinary pets, to flying broomsticks. In the middle of their awestruck state, they somehow managed to remember to keep their target in sight, which wasn't that hard, what with the Hagrid dude by his side. They passed so many stores that sold unimaginable things; Leo was particularly interested in a joke shop whose sign read 'konozs' or something. It was probably something more sensible, but his dyslexia was acting up. Nico had a feeling they would be having a hard time watching their backs from him.

The pair finally went into one of the buildings; it was a huge snowy-white building that was towering over all the other shops. They followed the wizards through doors that seemed to be made of celestial bronze, and didn't notice the little, ugly creatures with pointy noses and ears that they almost bumped into them, but stopped at the last moment. Nico had to pull Leo away from the creatures before they got too pissed from him, gawking at them, which didn't seem that far down the road.

Behind the bronze doors they found themselves faced with another set of doors, but this time they were silver and writing all over it. Looking at it was like torture, because the letters kept flying around, and neither of them could find out what it said, and gave it up as a bad job, pushing the doors open and walking through.

The hall they walked into was huge and made entirely of marble. There was a long counter behind, which more of the little creatures sat on high stools. They were either busy checking and weighing coins and precious stones, or serving other wizards. Leo leaned over and whispered, "I think this is some kind of bank," into his ear, and he responded by nodding in agreement.

But then a thought popped into his head, so he whispered back to Leo, "I think I know how to get our school stuff."

Leo gave him a puzzled look and said, "What school stuff?"

"The ones that were on the list that came with the acceptance letter."

"Dude, stop messing with me," he exclaimed.

"I'm not. I found mine on the nightstand next to my bed and it was in Greek."

"Oh, I probably didn't see it because I ran straight out of the room, as soon as I realized it was all made of wood. Anyway, what was your idea?"

"Well, I thought that since the letter was in Greek, then at least one of the staff knows about demigods or is a demigod himself and I'm pretty sure he or she is not the only one, so I thought maybe our parents have accounts for their wizarding children," Nico explained.

"I'm not sure about that. I mean. I've been poor all of my life and my dad never bothered to give me any money." Leo countered.

"Yeah, but that was after Zeus made that stupid rule about the gods not seeing their children, and this is before," he argued.

Leo finally caved in, and said, "Let's go try and get some money." Then he added, "We have nothing to lose anyway."

"So how do we do this?" asked Leo, having never been to an ordinary bank before, let alone a wizarding bank.

"I don't know, but how about we kill two birds with one stone…" Nico started.

But Leo interrupted saying, "Ok, how about I go get a big rock, while you go get the two birds."

Nico rolled his eyes and smiled at his friends joke, and continued, "Anyway, I was thinking we could introduce ourselves to Harry and Hagrid, and ask them how to withdraw money from an account, and later we could ask them if we could tag along, and do our shopping with them."

Leo replied saying "Sounds good to me. Let's roll."

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