Chapter 2: the gates open

As the sun gazed over the cold landscape Devin sat thinking about what had happened yesterday a strange man had visited Devin, and told him he was a wizard and told him he was going to attend Hogwarts. Hogwarts was a school for magical people.

As Devin stood he took his favorite sweater and jeans. And walked downstairs and was greeted by Tim making breakfast

"There you are, I've made breakfast," Tim said baking some bread "Dumbledore's going to take you diagonally at 10"

"What diagonally?"

"It's a wizarding shopping street in London hidden behind the Leakey cauldron"

Devin nodded and began with his breakfast. Eggs and bacon devins favorite breakfast.

Devin sat on the couch staring into the marveling landscape as he heard Tim call him.

"Dumbledore is here for you"

Devin ran downstairs full of excitement and fell from the stairs. As usual, Dumbledore stood there with a purple cloak and beard around his middle.

"I would be careful with yourself Mr. Black you're going to need your legs for another 186 years at least," Dumbledore said as Devin got up

"Why are you here sir"

"I'm going to take you to diagon alley to get your school supplies"

"But diagon alley is in London, and that will take ages to get there"

"Not if we use magic," Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes "Hold on to my arm, please"

Devin frowned but just nodded and held his arm.

'Zappp'

Devin felt his body sucked into nothing. His eardrums pushed into his skull. His eyes were pushed back into his skull and his hair felt like it was burning. And everything went dark.

'Crack'

"Mr. Black, are you alright?" Dumbledore said looking down at Devin. Who had fallen on the ground.

"Yes, don't you guys have broomstick?'' Devin asked as he got back on his feet

"Yes but that would have taken at least a day to travel over here, so this was the only option," Dumbledore said

"Hiya, albus no time no seen" a old bald man said

"Ah hello Tom good to see you, I'm just taking young Mr. Black to get his school supply"

"Albus with all due respect he's the son of a murderer," Tom said looking scared

"I have full confidence that Devin here, won't take the same path his father took," Dumbledore said looking at Devin.

"I've never met my father" Devin added

"I hope your right, Albus," Tom said walking away to serve some customers.

"I'm sorry Devin that you'll have to endure this" Dumbledore said "We should better get going follow me"

Devin nodded silently. And followed Dumbledore, they came into a small room with a cobblestone wall

"You will have to remember this Devin," Dumbledore said as he took out his wand and tapped three bricks. A small hole formed in the wall but quickly a large archway appeared.

What Devin saw could only be described by one word 'magic'. The colorful shops went all the way to the end. The street was very busy with people wearing weird clothing like Dumbledore.

"Welcome to the magical world," Dumbledore said proudly "Let us get your books"

They walked to a shop named Flourish and Blotts. The green-colored shop was fairly busy, as Devin entered the shop he was greeted with an overwhelming smell of ink and paper. The shelves were at least 3 meters tall (10 ft).

A small man with long grey hair greeted him and Dumbledore.

"Dumbledore, I wasn't expecting you here" he looked at Devin "and you must be a first-year"

"Yes" he looked at his letter "I need a standard bo-"

"Oh don't bother with that I already know all the books you need," the man said smiling at Devin.

He walked to the back of the store and returned with a stack of books "I believe that these should be sufficient for the first year"

Devin caught something with his eyes

Quidditch thru the ages

The cover showed a man on a broom flying after a gold ball with wings.

Devin looked up to see Dumbledore smiling at him and giving him a nod. Devin took the book and walked to the counter and added it to the basket.

"That will be 34 galleons and 3 sickles," the store manager said

Dumbledore took out a sack of gold coins. And took out 34 big coins and 3 smaller ones.

"Now lets you a wand, a wizard's best friend," Dumbledore said as they walked to a brown store with big windows, with oleander above the door.

As Devin walked into the store an old man with grey hair met them.

"Ah, a black I remember your father walking into this same store a happy little man." the man said in a sinister tone "I wonder how did it go wrong"

"I'm here to get my wand, sir," Devin said hoping to change the subject

"Yes yes yes, let's see what is your wand hand is?"

Devin looked confused, olivander added

"Your hand that you use for writing"

"Right"

Olivand took a box from the shelve and opened it and gave it to him. Devin took the wand.

"Give it a wave"

Devin waved his wand the chair next to Olivander exploded.

"No no no way too explosive" he took out a new box and gave it to Devin. Devin gave it a wave and all the lights turned off

"Interesting but no" another box the ladder went flying

"Your interesting young man"

33 boxes later, they still hadn't found a wand.

"Maybe, however," Olivander walked to the back of the store and came back with a black box with almost 1 inch of dust "This was made by great grandfather, 1789. I believe It was his finest creation. 10 inches walnut with a horned serpent horn as core a rare but extremely powerful"

He wiped the dust off the box and gave it to Devin. Devin took the box and opened it was a grey wand with engravings on the side of the wand that he did not understand. He took the wand he felt an extreme warmth engulfing him

"It seems like you have found a fitting companion," Olivander said proudly.

dumbledore looked interested, it was a rare wand he had never heard of the wand, and the serpent core Devin was a truly interesting young man.

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