i Everyone! Sorry if so far my story has had many grammar, spelling, or sentence mistakes. For a while I'm going to be very busy, I promise that after March, I will try writing a lot at the best of my abilities. Also, sorry for the late updates, please enjoy this chapter and please don't kill me of guilt by giving bad reviews. Reminder: This is my first FanFiction so please bear with me! You can read the chapter now, please continue.

Chapter 5: Flourish & Blotts

August 17, 2018 (continued)-

I had a genuine smile on after a very long time as we walked into Flourish & Blotts. I wonder what books I'm going to need to buy. As soon as I thought that, I bumped into someone's back. I looked around and saw that the entire shop was crowded.

"What…" I asked speechless. People were in five, busy rows carrying books in their hands, impatiently standing in lines.

"I forgot to remind you, its book-signing day of the week. Every week, an author comes to sign books here. Might want to stay close to me." Said Gobby. We all struggled to follow him. He led us to a counter and a head popped up from under the table.

"What may I help you with?" said the woman.

"We'd like to purchase the First-Year student package." Replied Gobby.

The woman smiled and said, "Sure, please wait for a moment." With that, she left through a back door and a minute later returned. "Here you go, the student package consists of all the books necessary for school, the First-Year set has:

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"

I looked at the stack and my eyes gleamed. They looked old and wise. I could just smell the paper as my excitement rose. I'm going to be very busy reading for a while. "We'd like two of these packages. How much are they?" I asked.

"Ten galleons each set." Said the cashier with a grin. I smiled, I'm actually happy with the price. I grabbed my headset and pressed a yellow button. The headset did a few scans to make sure it was me and then ten galleons came out from the hologram that just appeared. The cashier gave me a smile and handed me one set of the books. Andrew did the same and retrieved the second set.

"Since we have time, why don't you look around and see if you're interested in something." Said Gobby.

Finally, I can explore and see some of the books. I made sure Carrie and Jo-Anne knew their way before leaving them to roam around, Gobby followed them to supervise. Andrew took care of Jeremy and we all split into separate directions. I was my own group, I didn't mind, I needed a little bit of space and time alone. I walked around and saw every leather-bound book in every shelf I crossed. There were very colorful titles and bindings everywhere. I can't choose what books to see first. There were books that moved, made noises, and stayed silent. There were books with the names, Dictionary of Many Magic Terms, Noisy Sounds in on paper, Dragons' Facts, etc. Then, I came across this one section, Historic Knowledge. The books were about ancient witchcraft, aged spells and enchantments, information on important past events, recorded data on beasts and creatures, spells that could be used in any situation, and a book that helps you recognize evil. I stared in awe and looked admiringly at the section. "Excuse me!" I called out to the cashier. She glanced at me and started to come at my direction.

"Do you need help with something?" She asked me.

"Yes, can you tell me how much these books are worth?" I asked, pointing at the Historic Knowledge section. She looked at me as if I were crazy.

"This section is contained with very worn out and old books, I don't think you'd want to buy them." She said. I stood there. "Since many aren't interested in this section, we're planning on giving them to the museum but if you want this entire section, we're willing to give you a very cheap price." I looked at her in shock.

"Uh, y-yes, p-p-please, definitely!" I stammered. She pulled out a calculator from her apron and added up the prices.

"Alright, will 20 galleon do?" She asked. I could feel my smile stretch two centimeters.

"Perfect." I replied. We went to the cash register and I gave her the money and left to find Gobby. He and the girls were looking at some motion-picture books. I told him about the books I bought and we all went to the section I now owned. He took my headset again and pressed another few buttons, and with a 'swoosh', all the books in the section went into the hologram and were kept in my locker. I can't wait to read them all. As I was walking towards the direction of Jeremy, I tripped over something and fell on my side. "I'm sorry." I said while getting up. I looked back to see who I tripped over, the victim held out its hand for me to take.

"Sorry about that, take my hand." I gladly accepted. The girl was blonde, pale, and about my height. Unlike most people in the shop, she wasn't wearing dark clothes or pointy hats, especially dark clothes. She was wearing a Neon pink t-shirt with white jeans and white flats. She was like a jewelry store herself; she had at least five chains around her neck. Each finger of hers had at least one ring, her earrings reached to her collarbone, and her wrists were full of charm bracelets, colorful elastic bands, and hand-made friendship bands. "Hi, I'm Fern, sorry about what just happened. I didn't know someone would've tripped. If I did, I would've never crouched down like that."

"There's no need, it was my fault and I wasn't paying attention. I apologize for that." I replied. She smiled at me, and then looked around the shop.

"Can you tell me if you've seen a black moleskine anywhere? It's mine and I accidently put it on some shelf and then forgot it." She asked.

That's why she was crouching down looking intently at books. I closed my eyes and relooked at every shelf again. Have I mentioned that I have a photographic memory? I can remember anything I see, even if I saw it for a moment. When I try to "go through" my memories, I close my eyes and search through everything. This process takes at most a minute. I stopped at this image of a black notebook that was hidden in between two huge books. I looked up and saw that the book was on the fourth shelf of the Mystic section. The section had informational books about mystical creatures, places, people, and jobs. I opened my eyes and started to walk there. I separated the two big books and grabbed the black notebook, then turned and gave it to Fern. She looked at me in surprise then she grinned widely.

"Thank you so much, I tried to find it for so long. I can't believe you found it in a minute! You're such a lifesaver! This notebook is really important to me; I can't understand how you could've remembered where it was! By the way, you didn't tell me your name." She said.

"My name is Missariene Marol. I remembered where your book was because I have a photographic memory. I am happy that I was able to be of some help for you." I said.

"Wow, nice name! And a very nice ability! I noticed that you have a M.A.G.I.C.; do you happen to be a student? You look like my age so you should also be a first year like me. I'm here to pick up my pre-ordered books." She said, motioning towards the cashier.

"So you're also a student?" I asked.

"Hogwarts." She replied.

"The same goes for us, me and Andrew." I pointed at Andrew, who was at a corner reading a book.

"That's great! Since we've already met, why not shop for school supplies together? 'The more, the merrier.' How about it?" She asked. I looked at Gobby for agreement. When he nodded, I did as well. "Great! Just let me get my books and we can head off." Fern went to the cashier, picked up her books, and then came back. "I was planning on going to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions to buy the uniform, are you guys okay with buying the uniforms first?" We all nodded since that was next for the shopping list. When Andrew joined us, we all left the shop and headed to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. Conveniently, the shop was right across the bookstore. As we entered the shop innocently, I got a strong feeling that I was going to have a huge headache.

Till tomorrow then…

Hope you have enjoyed the story so far.

DISCLAIMER- I, UniqueFAYS, do not own Harry Potter or anything of it but I do own anything in this story that you don't recognize as part of the Harry Potter series such as: the Marol Family, the Heinz Family, Gobby, Fern, Ire, Sara, any other orphans from the institution, M.A.G.I.C., and the list goes on... This is just so that you get a clear image of what rights I have of this story. Please do enjoy and wait for the next update. Bye x3

P.S. I really wish my life was like Missariene's... ^_^ and that I did a great amount of researching for this story, so yay for me! I'm proud of myself... You had better be proud too... (threatens)...JK!