A/N: I am so sorry I haven't updated in ages but I went on holiday to places with little to no Wi-Fi and I had no computer for two weeks. The explanation of how Dick finds out he's a wizard is really shabby I'm sorry but the rest should be better, I just didn't really know how to include it, nevertheless it still needs to be done, so sorry if their all OOC. I'll do Albus' explanation in the next chapter and it'll probably be quite short so you could have it later on next week. What subject do you think he should be really good at? I think he should be good at charms and transfiguration considering that Lily and James were but I'm not sure. Read and review xxx
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"Hey, Alfred told me to tell you that dinners ready… Who's that?"
CHAPTER 3:
Diagon Ally
A silence engulfed the room in a ridged tension that could be sliced with a knife was only sliced every second with the echoing tick of the ancient clock. The usually welcoming room had become frozen and uncomfortable as Dick sat on a chair opposite the stranger and his guardian.
"What did you want to talk about?" He asked trying to break the silence
"Um… you see this lady, Minerva McGonagall has told me that she has a place for you in a boarding school in England. You're a Wizard." Bruce started before looking over at McGonagall who had been smirking and shaking her head throughout his shabby explanation.
"What?" Dick asked raising his eyebrows in disbelief.
"I know that this was sprung upon you unbelievably fast and it was probably a mistake to ask your guardian to tell you this way but anyway, that's over now. Richard you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry which is a boarding school for young individuals such as yourself usually you would go to a school in your country but you have shown up on our list of pupils for this year. Unfortunately I cannot tell you the reason for why your name is on the list which is why I must take to see the headmaster of the school Albus Dumbledore as soon as possible." She exclaimed glancing at both boys as Dick's surprised features grew more pronounced in the few seconds of which she was talking. Bruce frowned but nodded before sulking in his chair
"So what you're trying to say is that I am a wizard who has a really complicated backstory and who nobody but a few people know about" Dick said angry and annoyed.
"Basically, yes." She said bluntly as the room once again dipped into uncomfortable silence.
Three painfully slow days had drifted by as they had become as uneventful as watching grass grow. Dick tried his best to avoid Bruce but it was useless. Bruce kept wanting to try tell him what the lady had but words just wouldn't form in his mouth. To be perfectly honest, it was quite funny. Professor McGonagall had told them that she would come back today, giving him enough time to pack and think things over. It was rather surprising but he couldn't help but feel as though he could trust her. Mind you, Zantanna has magic too doesn't she? But it wasn't just that, he felt that there was something in the back of his mind telling him that it was true and as he drove deeper into these subconscious feelings it brought up snippets of memory's, flashes of colour. It was all very confusing.
Tension had unwelcomely stepped foot in the mansion once more as everyone was waiting for the doorbell to ring. Excitement, worry, fright, anxiety. All feelings rushing through everyone's minds as the clock chimed, announcing each hour. Before McGonagall had left, she had given him his letter which included what they would need to buy. This left him clueless as he had no clue what he should now pack, considering the fact he was going to England. He hadn't been to Mt. Justice either.
"I probably should have done that" he said to himself as he glanced over the list once last time before folding it up and putting it in his pocket. Dragging his suitcase down the stairs he spotted Alfred coming out of the Kitchen, he also now knew about Alfred's magical talent and was constantly asking questions about the history and subjects etc… Alfred also gave him the book 'Hogwarts a history' which he had been constantly reading over the past three days, he'd read it twice (A/N: don't worry there won't be another Hermione… unless you want me to put him like that!) as he was trying to take his mind off of Bruce. Alfred had also gave him his version of the Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) which he'd flicked through but not read properly. Another Hour had passed before he heard the doorbell ring which he then ran to the door excitedly. Opening it he found himself, once again, face to face with the stern woman with her hair up in a tight bun.
"Richard, are you ready?" she asked, walking into the foyer.
"As ready as I'll ever be! How are we getting there?" he said hauling his suitcase towards the woman.
"We'll be using the floo network. It basically connects all fireplaces to different places in the world, however, I will have to tell you something before we continue. This might come as a shock but you have a twin, I can't go further into the details now but know this, an enchantment was placed upon you when the public found out about your guardianship causing you to be two years older than you actually are." She explained
"What? So you're saying I'm actually eleven!" he asked in shock forgetting about the twin
"Yes." She said calmly. Suddenly a memory sparked in his mind slotting into place as if it had always been there. Eyebrows furrowed, he nodded, before turning to McGonagall.
"I'm going to go get everyone, I'll be right back professor!" he said running off to get Alfred and Bruce as she looked on in amazement at the surprising positivity of the boy, especially since she had just dropped a particularly large and influential bomb on his mind. Shaking her head she got the floo powder ready so that they could leave as soon as possible.
When they were both gathered he went up to both adults, Bruce wanted to stay behind as he didn't trust going into the fire. ("Your loss" was what McGonagall had said)
"I'll see you in a few days" Dick said looking cautiously at both adults
"Make sure you stay safe." Alfred replied
"You know I will!" he said smiling as he excitedly watched McGonagall disappear with his luggage. He took some floo powder then jumped into the fire place. (McGonagall had left the floo powder so that he can return to England easily over the holidays and vice versa)
"Diagon Ally," He stated just as McGonagall had told him to and he disappeared into the flames.
As soon as they had come out of the flames they were surrounded with shops of all shapes and sizes. Dick thought his eyes would drop out of there sockets there was so much going on. They continued walking down the lane of colourful mismatched shops before coming across a large lopsided building at the end of the lane. Dick had spotted a small gruesome figure at the entrance of the building.
"Umm… Professor what is that?" he asked
"Oh, that's a goblin, they run the bank. A word of advice: don't get on the wrong side of them, goblins can get particularly nasty." She explained looking over the young man. He was certainly Lilly and James son. He would probably look even more like them without that birth enchantment, not just their personalities. (A/N: I've decided that the enchantments to him as a baby are unbreakable as it was done on someone at such a young age, especially since it was to change his appearance so that he wouldn't look too much like them.) They walked through the sets of doors and across the marble floor when McGonagall stopped in front of a goblin.
"Can we enter Mr. Grayson vault?" She asked holding up a small golden key. The goblin gave them a suspicious look. However, the goblins look suspicious of everyone.
'But, why do I already have a vault? Oh wait didn't she say I had a twin? How did that slip my mind?' Dick thought as he subconsciously followed McGonagall into the caves. He was only brought out of his thoughts by the sudden lurch of the cart he was now sitting in as it went from still to one hundred mph in seconds. Dick soon gave up in trying to figure out which way they were going as they soon ended up outside of the vault. Inside were piles of gold, silver and bronze coins.
"There are 17 silver Sickles to a gold Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle." McGonagall explained to Dick as he looked around the vault. He gathered up a reasonable amount of money and they were back on their way out of the tunnels.
Once he had got all of his school equipment, robes, books, basic potion ingredients and a cat (He'd called it Selina, much to the amusement of McGonagall) and then all that was left is the thing everyone wants: the wand. When they walked into the murky shop it seemed to tingle with some sort of strange magic.
"Aha! Mr Grayson isn't it? How's Alfred doing? I remember his wand, Oak, 11¾", swishy. Anyway, let's see. Hold up your wand arm" he said holding up a tape measure as he began to measure all over while explaining what the different 'Olivander wand cores' there are before he noticed that the tape measure was measuring between his nostrils.
"That'll do," he said to the tape measure
"Try this; Dogwood, Dragon heart string, 10", nice and supple" he explained giving him the wand. Feeling foolish, he swished it and Olivander snatched it away from him as soon as he moved his hand.
"No, no, never mind, try this one: Red oak, phoenix feather, 11", bendy?" Once again he swished it and Olivander took it away. This repeated several times and the pile got higher and higher. The higher the pile was, the more elated he became. Until finally…
"Hmm, this was an experimental wand, it does work but… give it a try." He explained his grey eyes looking straight through him. As soon as he handed it over, red sparks erupted from the tip of the wand and he felt warm inside.
"Amazing, unfortunately this one is a bit pricier; it has two woods: Spruce and ebony with Dragon heartstring, 10 ¾", Pliable. That will be nine galleons." He explained and Dick had now got his wand, walking next to a mumbling Professor.
"Stupid new wands… expensive… stupid… Dumbledore will kill me… take too long…" was all he could catch from her incoherent mutterings. But then the only thing left was to see Dumbledore…
Sorry that this chapters really long, I couldn't find a specific wand wood that I liked so I had to sort of mix two together. Sorry that its really jumbled and bad but the next one should be better!
Thank you Xx
-DCTW
