Hello again! School is on today, but my Bus isn't running, so i'm still snowed in. Oh the joy. I never thought I could get so bored. 24 days to Christmas. Should be fun. I stay up all night at Christmas with my sister. It's kind of tradition. She's my age. Remember, Knockturners get up late, and go to bed late.
Azymus awoke. The clock read eleven am. Why did I wake up early?
He looked around his room, and wondered to himself why today felt special. Then he remembered
It is my fifteenth birthday.
He got up very fast then, and looking out of the window, he saw that it was a nice day, so he got his 'summer' clothes out. He wore a short sleeved blue shirt, navy trousers ( Designer) and his dragon hide boots. He then grabbed went down the stairs to the Inn.
There, waiting for him were Astoria and Draco. They were stopping by to give him their presents early, and they'd meet up again at the party that he had been forced to go to at Greengrass Manor. He smiled at the two friends, and he led them to sit at his normal table. He looked at them, waiting for his gifts. They laughed, called him a child, then whipped out gifts from their robes. The three laughed.
He looked at Draco' s present first. Wrapped in silver paper, tied with silver ribbon, it looked very professional. When he opened it, he saw a book. Not a ordinary book- It was called 'How to act like a Pureblood'. He laughed, and said
" Only you would give someone that for a birthday present Draco" He sniggered. Draco replied
" Well, you know, I am one of a kind"
" Yeah, good thing too, or the human race would be declining rapidly" said Astoria. Draco glared at her.
" Open mine now Azymus" She begged. So, he looked at her beautifully wrapped gift- Blue paper, and a big blue satin ribbon.
"Hurry up!" His friends said.
So he opened it, and stared at the gift. What on earth? He thought. Then he realized. I told Astoria that i'd managed to complete my horse transformation, so she gets me this?
Astoria had bought him a bridle and a saddle. For him.
"So I can use you to exercise at school. I love horse riding!" She said
" Mental" Draco said, laughing at the look on Azymus's face.
" I suppose I could use them at school. I mean, I could make people pay me!" Azymus said.
" Ever the Slytherin" Draco said, glad that his friend had recovered from the odd gift.
His friends had to leave then, as they weren't allowed to wander in the Alley until darkness.
He took his gifts upstairs, and then ran back down the stairs, to find all his friends at the Inn- Olivia, Kera, Staze, Sara, and the groom Leon- waiting for him with gifts. Olivia had given him a book called ' How to cook; Wizard style'. Kera and Staze had coordinated, and bought him a carry case, care kit, and clothes(?) for Rima, Rama, Sienna and Wrath. They'll love that He thought dryly. Sara had bought him a cloak, lined with thick fur. That'll be useful at school in Winter He thought. Ben had given him a packet of assorted sweets from the fancy sweet shop in the Border Alley's. He looked inside, and saw chocolate, fudge, toffee and many other sweets. He thanked them all very hard, and then took those gifts back up to his room as well. He then grabbed a cloak, and left the El Vive, with Rima following. She never let him go anywhere alone. She was a good weapon if nothing else- venom, remember. The other three were more independent, and he often didn't see them for days at a time. When they went to Hogwarts, he expected he would only see them once a week at the most.
He walked to Ion's to say hello, as he did most days. He entered the shop, and the man smiled at him. He ducked down behind the oak counter, and pulled out a gift. Azymus grinned at him then ripped it open, eager to see what his mentor in many ways had gotten him. Inside was a dragon hide wand holster, charmed to not let the wand be summoned, and to make the wand invisible at will. Also, there was a small knife, which could be used to carve delicate patterns onto the wand- Ion had shown him how a few days past. Thanking the wand maker, Azymus left the shop, after putting on the holster- with his wand in it- on his left arm. He'd discovered that Azymus was a left hander, unlike Harry.
As he walked up the street, many said hello, and Happy Birthday. He smiled at them, and continued towards the opening to Diagon. He did not want to go there, but he'd found that the shop he wanted to go to was not as high quality on Knockturn- which was rare.
He was now on the white, cluttered streets of Diagon Alley. He could see Aurors at every corner. Do they actually think that Harry Potter will shop without a disguise? Come on, you should know better! He mind sniggered. He walked right past the purple robed men, and began to look for his destination. When he finally saw it, he walked over there.
The House Elf shop was clean, and the elves looked happy. Sort of. He walked over to the owner, and asked
"Do you have any young elves that are healthy and happy?"
The owner looked at the boy oddly, but led him over to a small section, headed 'Young Elves', and left him there.
Azymus perused the elves that were sitting in glass 'rooms'. They all looked okay. Then, at the end, he saw a female elf, that was humming to herself. He looked at her for a long moment, then called the shop owner.
"This one" He said.
The guy told him to bond with the elf, he had to place his hand on the glass box, which he did. The elf glowed, and then the glass box melted away. The elf smiled at him, and he crouched down to be at her level.
" Do you have a name?" He asked her
" Yes. I am called Kati" The elf replied. Azymus then held out a neat looking uniform to the elf- a blue and white dress- and then gave the owner 30 galleon's, and sent the elf back to his room.
He then spent the rest of the day shopping for more books, and buying pet food, and ink, quills, and other stationary that he hadn't already bought. By the time he was done, it was 6 o'clock, so he headed back to the Alley, to put all his stuff back, and to get ready for his party.
Hope you liked that. Kati will be featuring in the story.
Enjoy!