AN: After some thoughts I decided I WILL continue the story here, I dont want to leave those who only youse hanging. God knows I already do that more then enough with my slow updates
The shopping trip began in earnest once they returned to the surface. First was getting some robes which…none of the three were wary of and after some long arguing with Madame Melkin instead of robes they simply ordered her to replicate copies of their current outfits. Neptune also made a request for her alternate style of a dark and light purple dress and a white Parka jacket. After that, they purchased their books, with Noire acquiring a few additional reading materials. Next were potion ingredients, none of them could bear that horrid smell in there, and once Noire learned that unpleasant hooked-nosed man from yesterday was their Potions teacher she didn't exactly look forward to that class.
The rest of their stuff was purchased relatively quickly, so they are about to get their last item. A Wand. "Where do we even buy wands?" asked Noire, having seen many books, clothes, ingredients and other stores but no wand stores.
"Well, we go to Ollivanders! Best store in all the world!" said Sirius bringing them to a pretty bare store, the only thing on display in the window was a single wand on a red cushion. "Yes yes it doesn't look like much, but believe me every witch and wizard in Britain has their wands from here" They entered the old shop, the shelves were filled with small boxes, probably containing a multitude of Wands. The shop was empty, except for an elderly man inspecting a wand. He perked up when he saw them.
"Ah, Mister Black. Mister Lupin and even Mister Potter. What a splendid surprise. What brings me this great honour? I hope your wands are all in working order. And who might these young girls be?" He looked at the three with curiosity.
"Well that's a long story, let's just say the 3 need Wands." Remus explained. Ollivander just nodded.
"Certainly, who am I to question a customer? KNOW! Who of you wishes to go first?" Neptune started excitedly jumping up and down.
"Oh Oh! Me! Me!" She walked up to the counter Noire and Uni rolled their eyes, everyone else was amused at her enthusiasm. "Hy! Im Neptune!"
"Greetings Miss Neptune, I'm Garreg Ollivander, owner of this fine establishment. Now what might be your wand arm?"
"Hmm, I'm right-handed but mostly work fine with both" Ollivander nodded and started looking through his boxers while a measuring band flew around Neptune ... .measuring many weird things, the distance between Neptune's eyes, the size of her nose, heck even her hair.
"Now try this one. Cherry and Dragon heartstring. 12-quarter inch, rather flexible." Neptune took the wand and gave it a swing….immediately a shock wave blaster out of the Wand and punched a giant hole into a wall. "Ah…rather strong reaction. But no fear I found the right one for you" Neptune went through quite a few wands but Ollivander didn't seem deterred at all. No, he was quite excited by this, slowly narrowing down the wands. Then he pulled out a bring orange box that already had a bit of dust on it.
"Now, this is one of my earlier wands, before I determined what the 3 best cores to work with are. I did start to fear never finding a master. Dogwood and the shard of a magical crystal. 11 Inches, wary flexible." Neptune took the wand and a warm feeling rushed through her body. The tip of her wand started to glow purple and just for a second Neptune's eyes had a light glow to them.
"WHOA! That felt awesome!" Ollivander smiled happily.
"Well, I am glad that the old Wand finally sold, two more to go," Noire said.
"Pardon me sir but what was that crystal you used?" Ollivander stroked his chin in thought.
"I am not too certain myself. My father acquired it and gave it to me as a gift when I became a certified Wand maker for experimentation purposes. I was able to produce three wands with it but they never found a match and barely even worked if at all. I actually still have a small piece of it left." Ollivander took out a knife. "This is the carving knife I use to prepare the wand woods. I embedded the game in the hilt after my father's passing." All three could…FEEL something from that crystal.
"...Could me and my sister Uni try out the other two wands?" Ollivander nodded.
"Certainly. While I prefer the experimentation and search I am afraid my store can only take so much abuse. I fetch them real quick Miss?"
"Noire. And this is my younger sister Uni. As for our dominant hands, we both can use both perfectly, but we are naturally right-handed" He nodded and left for the back of his store, soon returning with two boxes.
"Who wishes to try first?" Uni stepped forward, a bit nervous but trying to look confident. She grabbed the wand on the right and the same happened as with Neptune. "Ah, Yew. 10 Inches, sturdy yet somewhat bendy. A truly fine wand." Uni stared at the finely crafted want. She never saw something like this in Gamindustry, then again magic wasn't as prevalent in Lastation. Their Guild Agents relied more on modern firearms and practical weapons while Planeptune preferred its futuristic approach. Lower and Leanbox were the two nations mostly using magic, and Staffs were preferred over Wands.
Noire stepped up to take the other wand. The same reaction occurred. "Acacia. 10 and a half inches. Steadfast and unyielding. I must say I am pleased and fascinated that these wands finally found a home. I hope you see them well and will take good care of them" They played with the wands and went to get dinner in the leakey coulson.
"Sooooo ...whatcha up to around here? Liiike anything interesting happening at school or will it be super duper boring besides that tournament." asked Neptune. Harry looked…a bit torn.
"Well….my first year was…interesting. The guy who tried to kill us turned out to be our Defence Teacher and appeared on the back of his head. Tried to steal the Philosopher's stone to regain a body….The second year there was a Basilisk petrifying people but I managed to kill it. Oh, and your defense teacher turned out to be a fraud. The third year...not much happened except Pettigrew managed to escape from jail and we had Dementors around the school for a while but he never showed up even close to us. They luckily got withdrawn after 100 of them nearly killed me and Sirius when he visited for work-related things hmm but other than….why are you staring at me like this?" The three girls stared at him with shock, their eyes in big round white circles. Sirius laughed at their reaction.
"HA! Knew that's how they're gonna react. Yeah, something tried to kill Harry pretty much every year since he lived. Heck, Moony remembers his 7 birthday." Remus shutters.
"Oh, how could I forget?! Some idiots thought smuggling a couple of Bicorns into Britain was a good idea. When they escaped they SOMEHOW stumbled upon Harry and almost killed him. And the year after that he managed to find himself in a nest of Acrumantulas! I didn't even know there were any Acrumantulas outside the Forbidden Forest"
"Oh and don't forget when he was 5 and almost got strangled to death by a faulty joke scarf!"
"YEAH YEAH, we get it! I almost died a lot! Zip it Padfoot!" While the 3 grumbled and latched, Noire and her fellow CPUs just stared baffled at the boy ...who had thought there was someone with even worse luck than Neptune?
When they returned to Hogwarts they were greeted by Dumbledore. "Welcome back, I will have your belongings brought to the guest quarters. Now there's a small issue about scheduling and I wanted to propose something. Would you be willing to be sorted into one of Hogwart's houses? That way we can just put you with the students of the house, and perhaps you can make friends outside your usual circle. Would that be acceptable? You of course still share your current quarters or live in the common room if you wish." The three looked at each other and nodded.
"Sure! Sounds like fun!" said Neptune enthusiastically.
"Excellent! Then follow me please!" Dumbledore led them to the great hall, Harry sitting down on the Gryffindor table while Dumbledore stood at the front of a podium. "Students and guests I have a little announcement to make. Three of our guests have agreed to be sorted into one of our esteemed houses! I expect you all to welcome them like any other new student when they have been sorted. Now then Miss Neptune? Why not start with you!" Neptune came up to the front where Dumbledore conjured a small stool and was handed over an old hat that he put onto Neptune once she sat down.
"My My I never expected I would be sorting a Goddess. What a great honor!" Neptune's eye widened a bit and she looked around. "Don't be alarmed, it is merely I, the sorting hat speaking to you in your mind. Now let's see where you belong…Certainly not Ravenclaw you're smarter than you let on, far smarter but you prefer playing the act of a silly goofball…ah ashamed of your past actions are you? Don't worry I can not reveal anything I see to other people." Neptune winced when her past was brought up. She didn't like thinking about who she was before her amnesia. It was a dark time for her and she NEVER wanted to be that person again, even if it meant dumbing her own intelligence down.
"Slytherin would have been in your old self quite nicely, but now it's out of the question…that leaves Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. You certainly are loyal to your friends despite that little….hiccup with your sister a few years ago." God how many more times will that hat make Neptune wince?! Her treatment of Nepgear in Ultra was probably one of her greatest regrets and she still didn't forgive herself even if Nepgear did so herself. "But there truly can only be one house for a…Protagonist like you. Yes you are a fighter, someone who stands at the frontline defending her home. It can only be….GRYFFINDOR!" In the last part, the hat sat out aloud and the Students clapped. Neptune smiled as she went to sit down next to Harry who gave her a high five. Noire was next so everyone paid attention to where the supposed sister of the Boy who lived would go.
"Another one eye? Hmmm, difficult, truly difficult. You have ambition and cunning that would make Salazar proud, but you also are brave and chivalrous. No one could question your hard work ethic or the loyalty you hold deep in your heart. You yearn to make Lastation the best place it can be, and you do a formidable job, and you would bravely defend it against any threat, yes even against the Deity of Sin all by yourself if necessary. But by the end of the day, you're ambition, your bravery all of it stems from the same place. Your love for your people, you're unyielding loyalty to the role you have been reborn into. A Hardworking loyal soul like you can only be a HUFFLEPUFF!" The room was quiet for a moment. Then the yellow table broke into loud cheers and clapping! Not only did they have the CHeat Potter's sister but they now had TWO champions!
Noire sat down next to a ginger-haired girl and an older-looking boy she recognized from yesterday. Cedric she thought was his name. But she didn't have time for pleasantries as Uni was next. "Ah three times makes the charm they say ...I gotta say compared to your sister you're a wary easy case. You yearn for recognition. To be just like your beloved big sister, to be noticed as more than just a Mini Noire or a replacement Noire. Yes and of course you want to be equal to your friend Nepgear. Ah afraid she's looking down on you eh? While I can only judge from your memories, do not worry child. It's clear to me that she never would think of you like that, more likely she views herself as inadequate. So be more confident! And I know just the house to help you achieve your ambitions with the right amount of cunning. It will be SLYTHERIN!" This time…there was not much applause. Polite clapping from the Slytherins, the professors and Noire and Neptune. But not many other people clapped, making Uni very confused as she made her way to the Slytherin table. Somewhere now even glaring daggers at her, the heck? Uni sat down next to a girl with brown hair wearing a beanie with a…somewhat familiar-looking logo on it. A Red P with two half ovals in green, yellow and blue at the bottom of the P.
Dumbledore made the stool vanish, the Sorting Hat was taken away and dinner started. "Hi! I'm Tracey Davis! Nice to meetcha!" Said the girl with the beanie.
"Ah…Im Uni Vitra Lastation. Nice to meet you" Uni couldn't remember when she actually used her full name for the last time. The girl smiled brightly.
"Lastation? Sounds like Playstation. Well welcome to the snake pit, the home of the stuck-up elitists. Like Daffy there!" She pointed at the blonde girl sitting opposite from her who gave her an annoyed look.
"My name is Daphne Greengrass, NOT Daffy and it wouldn't hurt to act befitting your station, Tracey!" Tracey just rolled her eyes.
"Daffy is from a loooong line of Purebloods, wary old family and all, well and then there's me, the daughter of the disowned man who married a Muggle. The only reason we even HAVE a station is because Dad's elder siblings kicked the bucket in the last war so he was all that's left. So as far as I'm concerned I don't have a station and even if I do, I do not give a flip." ….Oh god it's Neptune and Noire 2.0, thought Uni while she looked at the two friends who started to bicker, Tracey never losing her playful smirk.
"At it again I see." Tracey looked to her other side where a dark-skinned boy with black hair set, absentminded reading his book while eating. "Blaise Zabini. I'm the poor sod who has to listen to these two clowns for 3 years now. I welcome you to Slytherin. Although it's not much to celebrate as you noticed."
"Yeah, what's up with that?" Uni asked and Blaise sighed.
"Not from around here? Well to put it simply the Dark Lord came from Slytherin as did the majority of his followers. This basically means that many of his followers' kids are here too so in the eyes of many we are "Slimy Snakes" and "evil" is nonsense of course, trust me the most evil thing Tracey has ever done is cheating on her tests last year."
"Oy I didn't cheat! I simply required outside assistance!" said Tracey while pouting.
"I believe that is the definition of cheating Trace" Retorted Blade with a smirk.
At the same time at the Hufflepuff table.
"So Noire is it? Where are you from? You said something about…Lastation when you appeared but I never heard of the place. I'm Susan Bones BTW nice to meet you." Noire gave a polite nod and a smile.
"As you already know I'm Noire, and Lastation...well it's not in this dimension." She got odd looks but Noire didn't care if they believed her. Once they had a way to return home her words would be proven right so there was no need to waste time and effort.
"Pfft, what bullshit," said an unpleasant-looking boy that was sneering at her.
"Shut up Smith," retorted Susan.
"Oh please Bones you can tell if you believe that crap. Same with the bullshit she's the Boy Who Lives long-dead sister. That worthless cheater probably just paid her off!"
"Potter may be a cheater but he is' 'Susan's retort was stopped by Noire.
"He is NOT a cheat. He didn't put his own name into that stupid Goblet." Said Noire sternly. "What reason would he even have to do so? He said it himself he threw in a pebble, and that headmaster of yours believes him, from what I gathered he is a respectable figure in our society. Isn't that reason enough to trust his words?"
"Noires right, I kept telling you guys that I don't think Harry did it. Sure he's a prick, especially towards Slytherins, but you all know how his mother is when she is angry, you really think he's gonna risk that?" The boy who spoke was Cedric, whom Noire recognized as her fellow champion. Some people made gurgling noises but no one really seemed to agree with him. Noire just let out a sigh. This…might be tiring.