I had fun writing this. But do you know how hard it was to find the perfect wood for Evelyn? IT WAS DAMN HARD! Anyway, Here is the next chapter!
Disclaimer, I do not own Harry Potter!
Finally! The day finally arrived. Harry had a huge smile when he came back from getting the morning mail. "What are you smiling about boy!?" His uncle snarled. He had made sure that the beatings became harsher to ensure that the boy could be used, like the letter implied. Oh no, it did not state it directly, but Vernon got the hidden message.
Harry couldn't believe it! After giving the mail to Vernon he ran outside to Evelyn's house. As he opened the door a giant black dog ran into him. "Wha- EVELYN! I GOT MY LETTER!" He yelled, and he swore the dog's 'smile' got bigger. He looked up as he saw Elizabeth. "Mum! Help me!" He cried.
Elizabeth smirked before taking out a camera and taking a picture. She then got the dog off of him while looking over the moon. "You called me mum..." She whispered. Harry forced down the blush that was threatening to escape. "Well ya… You have been that since I was six. The blood sibling adoption just made it permanent." Elizabeth's smile grew.
"Evelyn is outside playing with Diablo and Monty. Apparently she was caught by two giant snakes while in the jungle." Harry just laughed and ran outside, with the dog on his heels. He smiled when he caught sight of Evelyn. She was hanging upside down on a tree branch hissing at the snakes. She smiled when she saw him. She pulled herself up and climbed down. "Harry! Did you get your letter as well?" Harry nodded. Evelyn sighed. "Now we have to find a way to tell your Uncle and Aunt…"
Harry smiled at her. "Comon! They would be happy to get rid of me, since Dudley is going to Smeltings. You should see their uniform!" he laughed. Evelyn shook her head before grabbing his hand and running to the Durlsey's front door. When she knocked on the door, she turned to Harry.
"You better be right." She gave a stunning smile when Petunia opened the door. "Hello Mrs. Dursley! Harry was at my house when two owls flew into the backyard! And we got these letters!" She smirked when she saw Petunia pale. "Anyway, I was wondering if you will let Harry go? I will be so lonely if he doesn't!" Harry had to bite his tongue to keep from laughing.
"O-of course Evelyn… He can go…" she stuttered. Evelyn smiled. "Great! We can pay for his stuff! Bye Mrs. Dursley!" with that final statement they ran back. "You know what this means?" shouted Elizabeth. "SHOPPING!" yelled the two girls. Harry groaned. He hated when they go into 'have-to-buy-everything' mode.
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Evelyn suggested getting their trunks first, so that they could carry everything. When the shop attendant saw who came into his shop, he almost had a heart attack. "M-Mr. Potter! Hello! Its a pleasure having you come to my shop- Um what would you like? Everything half off for you and your friend!"
Harry snickered. "Yes well, we would like the two best trunks you have. Both password protected, charmed to be feather light and shrink with the touch of our wands," demanded Harry, feeling slightly upset with himself for taking advantage of this man. He got over the feeling when he saw how happy the man was to make the trunks. "Can you also put an expanded compartment for books? Please?" asked Evelyn. The man nodded again. "That will be 100 galleons please!" he chirped. "Harry nodded before handing him the money. "We will be back, we will just be at Ollivander's getting our wands.
They saw a big family of redheads when they left, and had to move before they were run over. "That's a huge family!" exclaimed Evelyn. Harry just shrugged. "Whatever, lets go."
When they entered Ollivander's, they were surprised to see another girl inside, squealing. She had just gotten her wand and smiled as she passed them. Her bushy hair was covering her face, so they couldn't make out her features. They were even more surprised when they saw who they presumed was Mr. Ollivander, jump onto a ladder and then proceeding to glide somewhere in the back. "This guy seems crazy," snickered Evelyn. Harry agreed full heartedly. Evelyn jumped when a tape measurer started to measure her nose. "Yes yes hello Harry Potter. I have been expecting you. Yes… now who wants to go first?" he asked, seemingly to only realize that Evelyn was there.
"I'll go!" she exclaimed. Ollivander looked at her before nodding. "Good, now what is your wand arm?"
"Um, my right..?" Ollivander just nodded. He quickly left and came back with about 8 boxes.
"Here, 16 inches, yew, and dragon heartstring." She carefully took the wand before giving it a wave and breaking the window.
"Sorry!" she said. Ollivander just sighed before fixing the window and taking it back. "Tulipwood with bloodwood handle, 14 inches, core of a hair from a very stubborn Thestral." When Evelyn picked it up, she felt a wave of magic pass through her. She now knew why the girl was squealing, it was amazing! "Ah yes, a good wand indeed. Very good for Charms and… the dark arts." said Ollivander, a little more weary than before.
Ollivander turned to Harry. "Mr. Potter, it is your turn. Wand arm?" he asked. "My right arm, sir." answered Harry. Ollivander nodded before going into the back again and coming back out.
"Here." he said, seeming very unfortable with Evelyn in the room. "Oak, 17 inches, core of a unicorn's hair." Before Harry could pick it up, Ollivander snatched it back. "No, no, no! Here, try this, Maple, 10 inches, dragon heartstring." Harry picked it up and gave it a wave. He ended up throwing half of the boxes on the shelves away.
"Not that one either…. Hmm… Tricky customer." He then got two more boxes before giving anther to Harry. "Holly, 11 inches, phoenix feather." Harry gave another wave and destroyed the window that Ollivander had just fixed. Ollivander looked shocked. "Yes… Well… Here. Cocobolo with a snakewood handle, 16 inches and core of a basilisk scale." Harry, now being very agitated, picked up the wand and gave it a small flick. Blue and silver sparks came out of the tip and Harry smiled. He then quickly gave Mr. Ollivander the money and rushed out. The shocked and worried face of Ollivander made him very uncomfortable.
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When they re-entered the trunk shop, they saw that the attendant had just brought out the second trunk. "Their lovely!" said Evelyn, making the man jump. He smiled. "Thank you. All I need is your initials to engrave and they will be done. Of course you can set your own passwords. Just tap your wands to the trunk to minimize them. They have the featherlight charm, and have many compartments. A potion compartment, books, and anything else you want. Now your initials?"
"Oh mine are E. " said Evelyn. "And H.J.P for me please." The man nodded put the said letters on the trunks. Harry and Evelyn set their passwords and thanked the man before leaving. They then headed to Madam Malkin's.
"Oh hello! Hogwarts robes?" asked Madam Malkin. Harry and Evelyn nodded and they went to go get their measurements taken. While they were being measured Draco walked in and looked up at them in surprise. "Hello again." He said politely.
"Hello, Malfoy." responded Harry. Evelyn just ignored his existence. Draco sighed in irritation. "Look I am sorry for before. I was a prat to you both-" he started, but was interrupted. "You know Harry, I need to learn what my wand is capable of. Didn't Ollivander say that it was good for the dark arts?" said Evelyn calmly. Draco's eye twitched. 'Oh Merlin I hope father was right when he said I had to befriend them…' "I also apologize for calling you a mudblood…" he mumbled. Evelyn shared a look with Harry before sighing. "Ok fine…"
Draco nodded before clearing his throat. "Yes, well I was wondering if you wanted to be friends?" he asked hopefully. Harry looked at him before shrugging. "Sure, I don't care." He then turned to Evelyn with a raised eyebrow. She also shrugged. "If you agree then so will I, but if he gives me a reason to then I'll hex him." Draco nodded. "Seems reasonable." he agreed. When Evelyn and Harry got their robes, they hissed their passwords and put their robes in. Draco didn't seem to notice. "So do you want to get our books with us?" asked Harry. Draco nodded and left with them when he got his robes.
After all the shopping was done they stopped for ice cream. Evelyn got mint chocolate chip, Harry got a pistachio, and Draco got strawberry. Elizabeth came over after getting her rocky road. "So how did your shopping go, Mr. Malfoy?" she asked. Evelyn payed attention with how he answered. Harry did the same, but more discreetly. "My shopping went smoothly, thank you. However, I ran into these red heads who almost ran me over." He sneered at the last part. Harry nodded. "We saw a group of red heads as well."
"Is that them?" asked Elizabeth. The three turned and watched as they took up half of Daigon Alley. "Yes, those are the Weasleys. They are the lowest of purebloods. They are poor because one of their ancestors made a bet while gambling. Lost everything." he said in a matter-of-fact tone. Evelyn rolled her eyes. They talked for awhile before Draco had to leave. The three left a little after he did. Evelyn was practically bouncing off the walls. She was so excited. Harry laughed and stayed with them for the night. As it turns out, Elizabeth called Petunia earlier and asked if he could stay until school started. She agreed immediately.
"So whats with the dog?" he asked. Evelyn laughed and scratched the dogs head.
"Isn't he cute?" she cooed. Harry swore he saw the dog cringe at being called cute. Harry laughed. "More like a vicious guard dog!" he said while patting the dogs head. This time, he did see the dogs reaction. The dog seemed to huff out in pride. Harry blinked. 'Strange…'
"So what is his name?" Harry asked. "I didn't know what to call him. What do you think? He understands what we say, so he is obviously a magical creature. I couldn't find what kind of breed he is either." she explained. Harry nodded, before coming up with an idea. "Trouble?" he suggested. "Hmm… Ya that works. He is usually lazy, but he does cause trouble." They agreed on the name and washed up for dinner.
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"Harry did you read the Prophet?!" cried Evelyn. She had left the next day to get supplies for Monty and Diablo and just got back with rodents and a copy of the Daily Prophet. Harry shook his head, putting down the rope he was tugging at with Trouble. "No, what does it say?" he asked, sitting down on a chair. Trouble laid down at his feet, tilting his head at Evelyn. She sat on the table before reading.
"'Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban!
Hello dear readers! Early this morning, Aurors found that the mass murderer, Sirius Black, escaped his cell in Azkaban. Sirius Black was a huge supporter of You-Know-You. It is a mystery as to how he got out. Many people, myself included, fear for the life of Harry Potter. The boy has been seen a lot more lately, and could be in danger! It is suggested that everyone keep track of their children, and if Harry Potter is reading, to stay hidden. I will work hard on getting more information, but for now just act cautiously.
Rita Skeeter'"
Harry and Evelyn shared a worried look.
"You okay Harry?" she asked carefully. Harry just nodded. "There isn't much we can do, Eve." he murmured. "At leased we have Hogwarts to be happy about." said Evelyn. Harry nodded again before going upstairs. Trouble whimpered before looking up at Evelyn. Evelyn sighed.
"I wish there was something we could do Trouble… But apparently Sirius Black is the reason his parents are dead, so he is… going to be upset for awhile. You know?" She felt silly. Talking to a dog. Really, who does that? She sighed again. Poor Harry.
