A/N: Hello Everybody, this should be a very short note. All I really have to say is that the POV situation is the same and that there will be one more shopping type chapter. The next chapter will be the last heavy shopping chapter. Then the story will start to pick up a bit more. Without further ado, on with the story!
Flashback
"Dialogue"
Harry's POV/3rd Person
On to the next phase of my plan, changing my look. I knew that there was a magical eye doctor somewhere in the alley, so all I could do was walk around looking for it. After about an twenty minutes of searching I finally found it. I tried to be quiet slipping through the doors but of course there just had to be a bloody bell. Well it was to late anyway might as well as take off the cloak. As I was pulling off the cloak, the doctor came out.
"What can I do for you?" Wow that's a dumb question.
"I need you to fix my eyes. I want to be able to see without glasses."
"Of course Mister Potter, if you will just follow me." I followed him to the back room, deciding not to question how he know who I was. He led me to a chair and had me sit down.
"Alright, Mister Potter, I just need you to lay here and keep your eyes open okay?"
"Um okay, will this hurt?"
"More than likely, now let's begin, this will only take about 30 seconds or so." As he said this I opened my eyes. It seemed like the longest 30 seconds of my life.
"Okay, all done. Just blink a few times to help you adjust." I did as he said and after a few blinks I could see the room even better than I could with my classes.
"I can see great. Thank you."
"Happy to help. That'll be 90 galleons." I handed him my card and it glowed for about 5 seconds before he handed it back. "Have a good day Mister Potter."
Next stop on the way was new wand. I heard of a good custom maker in knockturn alley, Gallydays. I put my cloak back on and walked out of the eye doctors shop. I made it to knockturn alley in all of 5 minutes. Gallydays wasn't that hard to spot and I walked in just to hear another bloody bell. Again I decided to just take the cloak off and to just want for the maker. I didn't have to wait long, he came out about a minute after I took the cloak off.
"Good day, what can I do for you?"
"I need a custom wand."
"Of course, right this way." I followed him into another part of the shop. We stopped right in front of a row of different types of materials.
"Okay so these are what the wand will be made off. Most wand makers use the standard wood but here we use a lot of different things. Just walk down the aisle with your arm out. When you feel a pull stop and grab that one but after you pick it up keep walking down the aisle until the very end as you can more than one. Okay?"
"Got it." I started walking down the aisle, looking at the materials. I stopped when I felt a strong pull. I picked it up and kept going. I felt another pull towards to end of the aisle. I repeated what I did last time and picked it up and kept going. I reached the end and didn't feel anymore pulls. I had two materials in my hands. I walked back to the maker. When I reached him he took the materials.
"This is Black Fire." He said holding up the first one that I felt a pull with. "This is a Blood Emerald. Very interesting combination. Follow me, over here. Here you will down this aisle and do the same as the last. Except this time it's for the cores." He said leading me over to another aisle.
I walked down this aisle and I barely got past the 3rd one before I felt a pull. I picked it up and continued down the aisle. Before reaching the end of the aisle I picked up another one. After reaching the end of the aisle, I walked back to the maker. He again took the materials from me.
"This one is a thestral tail hair and this one is a the fire of Hades." He said holding up the jars. "Now we just need to do a quick measurement to get the needed length." He said taking the measurements. "Okay your good to go, come back say tomorrow morning and it will be ready, and you can pay then too."
"Thank you, have a good day." I put my cloak back on and walked out of the shop.
Next was a place to get a trunk and then Madam Malkins, then the muggle world. I walked to the trunk shop. I opened the door just waiting to hear a bell but the sound never came. Ah good no bell. I slipped off the cloak and walked to the front desk. I rang the bell there and waited. About 5 minutes later a shopkeeper came out.
"Whatcha need?"
"A trunk, I need one with at least 4 compartments. Preferably a library, apartment and then two spare rooms. I also need it to have heavy security measures."
"I think I have just the one, follow me." I followed him up the stairs on to the loft where several trunks laid. He levitated one down. "I think this will do. It has the apartment and the library, also has a training room and two spare rooms. It has several different charms like featherweight and shrinking. The security measures can be anything you want from parseltongue to blood locking."
"Can it have a parseltongue and blood lock?" This needed to be as secure as could be.
"Of course, whatcha think?"
"I think I'll take it, how much?" This had to be expensive.
"200 galleons." I handed him my card, it did the glowy thing again and he handed it back. He shrunk it and handed the small box to me. I stuck it in my pocket and preceded to follow the same routine of putting my cloak on and walking out.
Next was Madam Malkin's. Once I arrived at her shop and opened the door, guess what? Another bloody bell. Of course there was. Taking off my cloak and just waiting. She came out about 10 minutes later.
"What can I do for you dear?"
"I need 2 robes for every occasion, including Hogwarts robes."
"Follow me, now we have to do the measurements but what colors would you mainly like?"
"How about a dark midnight blue and a deep forest green. Maybe a few deep crimson ones as well?"
"Great, now just step up here, like so. Okay lets begin."
Two hours and 13 robes later, I had three robes for each of Casual, Formal, Dining, Lord and 1 for Hogwarts. Next I was off into the muggle world. Maybe I could stop for a quick late lunch first.
I went back through the Leaky Cauldron and out side. I rose my wand arm and wait. I didn't have to wait long. I stepped on the knight bus.
"Where to?" Stan asked.
"Muggle London."
"You heard him Ernie, muggle London it is." And with that we were off. I seriously needed to learn to apperate.
"Thanks Stan." I handed him the card and waited. Once he handed it back I stepped of the bus and onto the sidewalk. First I needed to find a place to eat. I wound up wondering around for another 15 minutes before I managed to find a mall. Perfect I can get food and clothes. Maybe even a hair cut too. I walked around until I found the food court. I walked over and decided to order 2 slices of pizza. I paid and then went to eat. After eating I started looking around for a place to get clothing. I finally found a men's clothing store. I needed a whole new wardrobe.
An hour and a half later I had clothes for all occasions. At least 20 casual shirts, 5 dress and polo shirts, 2 pairs of dress pants, 6 pairs of black and grey jeans, 15 briefs, a pair of Nike's, a pair of dress shoes and tux, a hoodie and a leather jacket. After leaving the clothing store I decided to look around for a place to get my hair cut. It didn't take me to long to find one. I walked in to be greeted with a bell at least now it didn't matter. A woman walked up to me.
"Hello what would you like today?"
"A haircut." Obviously.
"Do you know how you'd like it?" Um no.
"Not really."
"Oh that's okay follow me." She led me over to a chair that had a book beside it. "Just flip through until you find one you like and then come get me." I found one and went over to her.
"I found one."
"Oh great which one?"
"The short sides, longer on the top"
"How long would you like the top?"
"Um, 2 to 3 inches?"
"Okay come over here, now we'll do 3 inches first and see what you think and if you want it shorter then we'll go to 2 , sound good?"
"Sounds great." And with the she got started. After about 15 minutes of cutting and combing. Turned me around and handed me a mirror. I took it and started looking at my hair. I liked it, but it was a little too long on top to last until the end of the school year.
"Can we maybe cut it down to 2 inches?"I wanted it to still be short till the end of the 6th year.
"Of course." She turned me back around and got to work. Another 5 minutes later and she was turning me back to face here and handed me back the mirror. I looked in it and run a hair through my new shorter hair. It was perfect.
"It's perfect, I love it. Thanks." Now I just had to get my scar removed and I'd be good.
"Follow me to the counter. Now that'll be 15 pounds." I handed her my card and waited for her to give it back. Huh no glow. I guess it can't do it in the muggle world. Now that I think about it, it didn't glow at the food court or clothing store either.
"Thanks again, bye!" I called while walking out the door. Next was just finding some way to get rid of my scar. Hm maybe a muggle method? Maybe plastic surgery? I'll have to see but for now I'll just glamour it. Well I'll have to wait until I'm in private to do that. First I needed to find someplace to stay. I left the mail and just began walking around. It must have been about 6 or 7 o'clock? Either way after walking around for about another 20 minutes I found a nice hotel, it was the Ace Hotel. I walked into the lobby and up to the front desk. Ringing the bell on the counter and just waiting. Not long after someone came out of the back room.
"Hello, what can I do for you today?"
"I need a room until July 30. Is that possible?" I knew I would have to go to headquarters so that they didn't think that something was off. I had to act like I know nothing and that I was a grieving godson.
"Um yes, but I must warn you it will be very expensive. Though it will vary a bit depending on what type of room you want. There's a standard, a deluxe, a ace suite, a junior suite, and a suite."
"I'll take a suite for the entire time."
"Um okay that be about 11,000 pounds, how would you like to pay for it?"
"Can you do card?" I asked while holding out my card to him. He nodded and took it. He swiped it and handed it back. "What name would you like the room under?"
"James Evans."
"Okay Mr. Evans here is you key, would you like a regular room cleaning every Wednesday?"
"Um no, actually do you have maybe a do not disturb sign?"
"Yes, here you go. Enjoy your stay Mister Evans." He said holding out a key card.
"Thanks, I will." I took the offered card and walk towards the elevator. The room number was on the card, Suite 606. I got to the sixth floor and and looked at the sign. 601-604 left and 605-608 right. I turned right and shortly found my room. I unlocked the door and walked in. I looked around, it was perfect. Looking at the clock, it around 8 o'clock. Hm I guess I'll order dinner up and then do some unpacking. After ordering dinner and eating, I enlarged my trunk and clothes and anything else I shrunk. I put the trunk in the corner of my bedroom and enlarged my clothes and put them in the closet and in the drawer. I put my robes in my apartment in my trunk.
Now I began thinking about my agenda for tomorrow. I had to go the book store in Diagon alley. Maybe I should get a vehicle? A motorcycle maybe? Hm I'll have to see about that tomorrow. Then I had to go into the muggle world and get workout equipment for my apartment. I also had to see if I could go to a discreet healer in the magical world for my scar. I had a long list of things I had to do, but once I had it done when I could just read and train for the rest of the summer. Time to go to sleep, I have a lot to do tomorrow.
