Chapter 14: Last Name!
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I had already put all my muggle clothing into my shrunken trunk, they all had various charms on them as well, though not as many as my robes, apparently muggle clothing can't hold as many enchantments as wizarding robes, something to do with the materials, I didn't mind.
Looking around the alley I knew where I was going next, I wanted to leave getting my wand to last so I was steering clear of Ollivander's for now, as I walked on towards Flourish and Blotts, I knew that Black manor likely had a librarythen.
But like the one in the Black vault every other book was likely cursed, so it would be like trying to navigate a magical mind field to not get cursed, ring or not, I didn't want to risk that… at least not yet.
Walking into Flourish and Blotts I was relieved to see that the crowd that had been there before had lessened while I was in getting my clothes seen too.
They had a number of tables set up with stacks of books on them in bundles, each table with a sign on it for each year group.
I realised looking that they had created packages of the books each student would need for their core subjects in their years so as to speed things along.
A handy idea, but I knew that I was here for more than just the standard books and went in search of others browsing the shelves checking the above labels to find the books on the subject I was looking for, and I quickly found them and started to take a copy of each.
Copies of each wizard law book, pureblood politics, and any guide for muggle born students just entering the wizarding world, I wanted to learn all the facts so I wouldn't be caught out on things, while I was tempted to try for some more advanced text books on other subjects.
I knew I would have more than my fair share of topics to study over the month and so adding more to my list would be pointless until I got all my facts straight and my occlumency training underway so I could remember it all.
Taking all my books plus the first year package up to the till to pay, I could see the girl behind the till raise an eyebrow at my choice of books, but didn't say anything after I put the galleons on the front desk to pay for it all.
She offered to shrink them for me but I declined and just loaded them into my trunk before leaving for my next destination already having enough to preoccupy my mind for now.
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Walking to the next shop on my list to get my cauldron and my potion ingredients, I paused as I walked past Eeylops Owl Emporium, there in the window was sitting the cage containing the beautiful white snow owl soon to be known as Hedwig.
I couldn't help but smile seeing her, and I was very tempted to go in there and buy her myself, but she was Harry's owl, and changing the time line even in a small way like that had me on edge.
I didn't want to risk throwing anything off balance in a major way not for a while yet, and while I had thought about getting an owl I didn't exactly have anyone to write too.
I could always change my mind later in the month and pick one up if need be, plenty of time after all, but I had to remain focused at the moment and resumed my paced as I continued on to my next destination.
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Three hours later found me at the door to Ollivander's to get my wand, finally, I had splurged in every shop I had been to, buying more than what was on my list to get.
I always did like to be over prepared for everything and you never know what might happen.
So with a final step I pushed open the door and walked inside, it was just as the movies showed, it walls upon walls of wand boxes of all shapes and sizes, way too many to count by hand, I was looking around in slight awe as I entered.
I well knew that Ollivander liked to sneak up and weird children out who come to his shop to get their wands, so I was prepared for him to jump out from behind a corner in an attempt to scare me…
I was not however prepared for the old wand maker's voice to sound from behind me, I practically jumped three feet in the air and swerved to find the man behind me chuckling in amusement.
It took me several seconds to get my breathing under control and to stop my heart from thinking it was a good idea to exit my body by means of busting through my rib cage.
"Ah Mister Black, I was wondering when I would be seeing you," Ollivander spoke clearly as he smiled at me, "Sorry for the scare, I just wanted to say hello," he smiled wider.
Getting my breath under control I was about to speak when my voice caught in my throat when I realised what he had just called me and I swallowed, "Um, no problem," I spoke as I tried to figure out how he knew my name.
"Um sir how did you know my last name, I haven't told anyone about that?" I asked a little put off by the fact the man knew a fact I was trying to keep secret.
Ollivander smiled at me, "that is simple my dear boy, I was the one who made your mother and fathers wands, you look the spitting image of them at your age," he said with a proud smile.
"Your fathers was a Hazel and Dragon heartstring, nice and flexible, good for shields and powerful enchantments. While your mothers was willow with Unicorn tail hair, very swishy, good for charm work and healing," he recited off the top of his head, "I wonder which you might take after, or perhaps you're your own man, shall we get started then?"
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