AN: Thank you to the people who have reviewed! And thank you to the one who wished me well on my surgery. Unfortunately the surgery has been postponed until April. I am angry. So I will take my frustrations out on writing and write this chapter. Hope you enjoy. Love ~Swappappy
Harry Potter Potion Master
Harry exited Ollivander's and blinked yet again in the light. Looking around, he spotted a shop that offered animals of all sorts. He smiled, the Dursleys never let him own a pet and his friends Bella and David did not count in his eyes because they were friends not pets. Shaking his head he frowned, if he did get a animal it would be treated like a friend and companion not a thing. Nodding, he straightened his shoulders and walked briskly into the shop.
As soon as he entered the shop, he was bombarded by different noises. Owls were hooting, mice were squealing, and he could hear the snakes in their tanks in the back talking to each other. Harry blinked in surprise at the loudness of the store, however he saw a young man in a leather apron rushing around trying to get the animals to calm down and the owls to stop hooting. Harry had to hide a grin as he watch the man plead with the owls and tried to barter with treats. Walking up to the man, who was begging to a eagle owl, he tapped him on the shoulder.
The young man turned around and panicked at the sight of a child in his shop. "I'm so sorry. They are usually not like this. I don't know what got into them today!"
Harry giggled and smiled, "Can I help you? I have a far hand with animals." he said, already mentally reaching out to the flock.
"Please!" The man replied, "If there is anything you can do, even if it's small. I will be in your debt."
Harry smiled again and closed his eyes, gently grabbing the attention of the whole flock in his mind, "Winged ones, you are making enough noise to upset your friend and two legger. Please can you quiet down? And talk only once or twice?"
A low male voice answered the call, "The young two legger is right. We have been arguing for a long time. Let us stop the argument if just for the sake of our two legger."
A uptight female voice spoke back "Your just saying that so you will win the argument. But you are right, we have been making a lot of noise. I will stop if you will stop."
A soft sweet female voice entered the conversation, "Then it is agreed, the argument will stop."
Harry bowed mentally, "Thank you great winged ones."
The soft sweet female voice interrupted, "You have great manners, knowledge, and power. Take me with you to be your owl."
Harry was startled so much that he opened his eyes. Like the owls had agreed, they had stopped hooting. However a Snowy owl that was perched on top of a tall perch spread her wings and soared down to land on Harry's shoulder.
"My name is Hedwig, young one." the female owl said clicking her beak before starting to comb through Harry's hair. "And you are my two legger."
Harry laughed. "I am honored." He then looked up at the young shopkeeper who was staring at him with his mouth slightly open.
"Wow! That owl has never liked anyone! Who ever gets near her gets a harsh bite. Go ahead and take her as a thanks for getting the others to shut up" the man said staring with with wide eyes. "Your welcome to look around some more if you want."
Harry nodded and walked towards the snake section, curious because he could hear what they were saying. As he got nearer, he let out a small laugh. The snakes were gossiping and boasting to each other. However one of the snakes, the one in the corner, was curled up in a ball muttering insults at the other snakes. There were two boomslangs who were in separate cages because one was a green male and the other a brown female. The shopkeeper probably did not want them to mate. However it would not have happen even if they were together, the green male was showing off his shiny scales to the brown female. However the brown female was ignoring the male, or if she did talk to him it was only to insult him.
A quetzalcoatl was the one in the corner, curled up in a ball. His feathers were black with gold tips that went with his ebony scales. "Hello, why are you hiding?" Harry hissed softly as he walked up to the glass of the tank.
"A speaker?" The quetzalcoatl slowly unwind his dark body and brought his head to the glass to look at Harry. "Who are you who speaks the serpent tongue?" His wings fluttered lightly as they tried to stretch in the glass tank. However the tank was to small for his wings to spread all the way.
"My name is Harry." Harry said as he pet Hedwig who was looking at the quetzalcoatl. "This is Hedwig. Why were you hiding?" He asked yet again.
"These idiots annoy me. They never have anything decent to say. It's so boring in here." the magical snake looked up at Harry with longing in his eyes. "Can you take me away? I will stay with you, your the most exciting thing that has happened here ever."
Harry laughed before taking off the top of the lid and holding out a arm for the quetzalcoatl to climb on to. "Come on. I will take you away from here."
The snake quickly slithered up Harry's arm, however as soon as he touched Harry's skin, there was a flash of light and a warmth from both of them. "What was that?!"
The snake slithered up to Harry's other shoulder, the one that did not have Hedwig on it, and let out a hiss of laughter, "We just bonded, Harry. I'm your familiar now."
"Harry I felt it to. I believe the snake is right." Mara spoke up from Harry's wand holder.
Harry sighed, "So what is your name?" he asked the quetzalcoatl as he slowly walked up to the counter.
"Len" the winged snake hissed as he nuzzled Harry's cheek, "It's Len."
Harry grinned as he arrived at the counter, "Hi! I would like to buy this snake, Len, and owl treats for the Owl treats and a self warming rock for the snake."
The shopkeeper raised an eyebrow, "You already named the snake? And how are you carrying the snake without it flying off or biting you?" He reached under the counter and pulled out the items that Harry had asked for.
Harry nodded, "The name Len just felt right for him. And as you saw earlier I just have a knack for animals." he pulled out his money bag and looked into it. "How much do I owe you?"
The young man nodded absentmindedly as he looked over the items on the counter, "well including the snake, I would say twenty galleons."
Harry winced and pulled out the money from his bag, counting it out in fives in stacks.
The shopkeeper swept the coins off the table and put it in the register, "Thank you for coming in. And thank you for helping with the owls." he added.
Harry nodded before opening his trunk with a tap of his wand and tossing his stuff into the trunk before closing it. Giving the young man another nod, he grabbed his trunk and left the shop. By this time, the sun had lowered slightly in the sky so that Harry did not have to blink in the sunlight. Cheering mentally, He walked across the way and entered another shop that he knew was on the list of places to go to. Entering Madam Malkin's, he was greeted by a middle aged woman.
"Hello deary. Come to get your Hogwarts robes? Up you get on the stool and we can begin." the cheery lady said pulling out a stool.
Hedwig flew off Harry's shoulder and Len slithered off onto the ground as Harry stepped on the stool, "Um, actually I was hoping to get a full wardrobe. You know, night clothes and regular everyday clothes and underthings and socks?"
The middle age woman nodded, "Alright deary. I can do that." She pulled out her wand from her hair bun and summoned a tape measure and a clipboard with a sheet of parchment on it. Taping the tape measure with her wand, it started to wrap around different parts of Harry's body while she took notes on her clipboard on the numbers it found. "Now boxers or briefs, deary?"
Harry blushed to his roots, "Um, boxers please." He then glared at Hedwig who was perched on the top of a nearby chair and was hooting a laugh at Harry's embarrassment.
The woman nodded absentmindedly and wrote a note on her sheet of parchment. "Do you have a preference on your night clothes and everyday clothes?" she asked as the tape measure did one last measure before rolling back up.
"Not really." Harry said with a shrug. "You can decide for me."
The shopkeeper nodded and bustled into the back. It was a bit of a wait, Harry started to talk to Len again, when the woman came back. "Here is all the clothes. I adjusted it to your size and set a charm on them to grow as you grow." she handed the large brown paper package to Harry. "The charge is fifty galleons and five sickles."
Harry put the package on top of his trunk, before pulling out his money bag. He knew that the clothes would be pricey because he asked for a full wardrobe but he did not expect this much! Sighing he counted out his money and placed it on a table that was nearby.
"Thank you very much for coming in." the woman said as she swept up the gold and silver and put it into her pocket.
Harry bent down and again opened his trunk and tossed the clothes into the trunk and closed the lid. Grabbing the handle as he stood up, Hedwig and Len flew to him. Hedwig perched on his shoulder and Len curled up on his other arm, his head resting on Harry's other shoulder. Harry gave the woman a bright smile, "Thank you!" he said brightly before he waved and left the shop.
Walking out into the street, Harry sighed before looking around for the next shop that he knew was not mentioned by but he knew that he had to go anyway. Walking over, he entered the store that offered school supplies. Entering, he saw that like in the bookstore, the store had other shoppers already browsing the shelves. Hedwig ruffled her feathers as Harry quickly walked over to where there was rolls of parchment. Each roll of parchment claimed to be one hundred and forty-four inches long. Harry grabbed two rolls of parchment then grabbed the paper order form that was in a pile next to them so you could Owl them for some more. Walking down the aisle, he grabbed a handful of quills and a pocket knife to sharpen your quill with. In the next aisle, Harry picked up with a bit of difficulty two bottles of black ink and a box of envelopes.
Grumbling to himself as Len hissed a laugh in his ear, he walked slowly up to the register and set down his items and then in his other hand set down his trunk. "How much do I owe you?" Harry asked the young woman behind the counter.
The girl eyed the items while chewing on a piece of gum, "Seven sickles and five knuts." she said as she popped a bubble.
Harry pulled out his money bag and counted out his coins for what seemed like the hundredth time that day, "Here you go." He placed the silver and bronze into the girl's hand. Before starting to open his trunk to put his stuff away.
The girl took the coins and tossed them into a cup, watching the trunk open, she let out a low whistle, "Kid, your not gonna be able to just toss your stuff into that thing." she pointed at the ladder descending into the trunk. "The inkwells will shatter and spill all over the place! Let me lower the stuff."
Harry had already tossed in everything else by this time, "If you want to, then sure." he stepped back from the trunk and handed the inkwells to the young woman.
The girl grabbed her wand out of her back pocket and pointed it at the inkwells in her hand. "Wingardium Leviosa." she muttered under her breath as she swished and flicked her wand. As soon as she said that, the black ink rose from her palm in midair. Pointing her wand, she directed the ink down into the trunk until it safely reached the bottom without breaking. She ended the spell and jabbed her wand back into her back pocket. "Well there you go, Kid."
Harry grinned at her as he took in his first bit of spellwork. "Wow, thanks." He reached down and closed the trunk before picking it up. "Thank you." he repeated as he gave the girl a nod. Turning around he headed out the door of the shop, his trunk tightly in his hand while Hedwig was combing through his hair yet again. Just as he exited the shop, he turned back to smile at the girl again. However it was at this moment that Hedwig had just fussed with Harry's bangs and so his ever famous scar was showing for the first time entering the Ally.
The girl blinked and popped another bubble, "So that was Harry Potter? Huh." she chewed on her gum before spitting it out into a trash can that immediately vanished the waste. "So that was who he was." she shrugged her shoulders and popped a fresh piece of gum into her mouth, "Cool." she said before turning back to what she was originally working on.
AN: Shorter chapter, sorry. But I did get important things out! Hedwig is in the picture now! And I have introduced my oc Len. For those who don't know what a Quetzalcoatl is, think of a snake with wings of a bird that can fly. Len has Ebony black scales with gold eyes, wings with black feathers with gold tips. As always read, review, share, follow, and comment! love~Swappappy