Disclaimer: Still don't own Harry Potter or Vampire Knight, or the band Otherwise, who I reference.
Once Hayden walked back out of the building, glamors in place, she blinked, trying to get used to the sudden intense brightness. She inwardly cursed, making a note to buy herself a pair of shades. After all, she had only brought what she had in her messenger bag, which luckily included her wand, invisibility cloak, photo album, and Marauders' Map. Hedwig, brilliant owl that she is, was probably flying to her right now.
With a sigh, she headed back out of the alley, through the Leaky Cauldron, and into muggle London. She would be safer in a non-magical district, considering not only would everyone expect her to hide out in the Wizarding world, but purebloods and a good portion of half-bloods were ignorant of muggle society and wouldn't have a clue where to look for her.
She found a clothing store, so, putting a red lollipop in her mouth (she hadn't had blood in too long and she'd expended a lot of energy since then), so ventured inside.
After about half an hour, she had an entire new wardrobe chosen and tried on. She picked accessories, shoes, and the rest before opening a pocket dimension with her vampire abilities (which wouldn't leave a magical signature to track back to her), and left the store. Well, after paying, of course.
She spent the next few hours buying whatever caught her eye, excited because it was her first chance to do so without being watched or rushed. Even when she stayed at the Leaky Cauldron during her third year she was told by Fudge not to go into muggle London because of Sirius (now she lamented the wasted opportunity). Considering she had thought she'd be expelled for inflating Marge and was glad she wouldn't be, she'd thought it best to listen to him at the time.
By 2 o'clock she was eating at a small Italian café, thanking whatever deity (if any) existed for her pocket dimension. If she didn't have that little trick up her sleeve, she'd have been overcome by shopping bags a while ago. She figured she was done shopping, but her attention was drawn to a building at the end of the street. When she was done eating, she made her way there and walked inside.
"Hey." She was greeted by a woman with short black hair and electric blue fringe. She had a couple of piercings on her ears, and one on her eyebrow. Her arms were covered with tattoos, left uncovered by the gray tank top she was wearing. "Can I help you?"
"Yes, actually." Hayden said, thinking quickly. She'd felt out of place with the other girls at Hogwarts as she didn't have her ears pierced, so why not fix that? "I want my ears and left eyebrow pierced. While I have those done I'll decide if I want a tattoo or not."
"Do you have an ID on you?" the girl grunted, looking at Hayden appraisingly. She nodded, pulling said card out of her wallet and handing it to the girl, who inspected it to see if it was fake. Luckily, the goblins had enchanted the thing for her so that it would show whichever age she needed it too.
"Okay." The girl said with a shrug, handing her back her ID with a smile. "My name's Amber. Come on and sit over here." She gestured towards a stool, and Hayden sat obligingly.
Three hours later, she left, happy with her new additions. The piercings barely stung, and while the tattoos hurt, they'd heal very quickly with her healing ability. She had ended up getting a blue ribbon on her upper back/lower neck, with the lyrics 'No! I'm not gonna hurt anymore, I've already walked through that door' from I Don't Apologize by Otherwise. It had taken so long because she sketched out what she wanted for Amber, who was relieved that she had such a specific and detailed reference. When Amber angled a pair of mirrors so that Hayden could see it, she was extremely happy with it.
Considering a blue ribbon stood for child abuse awareness, she thought the lyrics were fitting. Yes, she'd had a bad childhood, what with the Dursleys and her life in the Wizarding world, but that didn't mean she couldn't move on and live her life the way she wanted.
Reviews? It's not like me to post three chapters in one day (speaking of, I should update my other stories within the week), but Vampire Knight is my current favorite anime, and there aren't enough crossover fics with Harry Potter. So, instead of complaining about that, I thought I'd contribute.