Chapter 4 Diagon Alley

1 August 1991

I told my parents i would go to Diagon Alley to get some stuff i might need for school accompanied by a good elf of the family named Jeremy, in reality i wanted to meet our good protagonist and maybe start a good relationship with him, i know that what he needs the most right now are freinds and people to talk to. he is a broken boy both in mind and body, malnourished and unstable, it is a miracle he never turned into an obscurus and the only reason i can give to explain that is that Lily's magic still protected him.

My guess is that Dumby Dumbly knew of this and decided to make the boy experience hardship so that he would cherish friends even more (truly a dick move if you ask me)

How did i now he would come to Diagon alley today? Well because his birthday is the 31th of july and i remember that Hagrid came to save him on his birthday night so by putting one and two toghether you get yourself the 1st of August. How did i know the world didnt change his birthday? Easy, who doesn't know the B-Day of the boy who lived? Also i checked Hagrid movements around this time with Dobby, so it was a foolproof plan.

And here he is talking with our new DADA prof. in Leaky Cauldron, the infamous Quirrell, the best time to interrupt the convo.

''Good morning professor Quirrel, i heard you will be our DADA professor this year'' i say, immediately i get the attention of everyone in the group, i can see hagrid promptly frowning a bit probably knowing who i am, professor Quirrell instead shows a bright smile and greets me politely albeit stuttering while our Best Boy widens his big round green eyes in surprise.

''H-Hello M-Mister Raon, indeed i wi-will be your tea-teacher this year, i will ne-need to excuse myself fo-for now see you at school'' (a/N is it at or in school, lemme know im clueless) he says before turning hastly back and leaving, probably hurting because he shook Harry's hand earlier

''What are you doing here Raon, kids shouldn't be goin' around 'lone, ye know?'' he looks warily at me while looking around, probably trying to spot Lucius, he probably doesnt like my family for all the problem my father gives Dumby and him every year for every little thing. Sigh poor guy, i will need to start a good relatioship with him this year.

'' Now now Hagrid dont be so on guard, im here with my elf to buy some stuff i will need this year'' i say bid a polite smile to the Half-Giant while turning to the scar guy saying '' hi im Raon and you are?'' extending a hand to him

''Harry, Harry Potter'' he says not unexpectedly while shaking my hand sporting a big smile, one of relief of finally knowing someone his age, you can see the hope in his eyes of a possible friend in this unknown world, a position that i would be more than willing to take both for my plans and booth for him.

I fake being surprised '' Potter? That Harry Potter? The boy who lived? Oh my god it is a pleasure meeting you'' i say with an even bigger smile than before getting two big different reactions a frown from Hagrid and a big smile from Harry: such polar opposite reactions at the same time are truly a treat i chuckle in my mind

I then turn to Hagrid with a business smile '' say Hagrid since it is no good for kids to roam alone what do you say if i tag along with and chat a bit with Harry? I can introduce him a bit to the magic world while you go to take care of your business'' his frown deepens but i know he wont say no due to my surname, he probably wants to avoid trouble for everyone, he is obviously reluctant to leave me with Harry in fear that i might 'corrupt' him so he will probably make i counteroffer of accompanying us so he can monitor our conversation and mediate if needed, a proposition i will obviously accept to make it seem like he won, he will feel better about it allowing me to get my job done easier and lowering his guard about me a bit. I would say an absolute win.

And like i predicted '' sure you can come lad, i will accompany you two kids 'round, ya never know what might happen these days''

''sure thanks Hagrid i will be in your care then'' i say much to his surprise, while proceeding to enter Diagon Alley with them

''Surprised?'' i ask with a mischievous smile to a wide mouthed Harry

''wow this place is amazing'' he answers

i chuckle then say ''this is a road every wizard in England have walked on at least once in their life, every store here have at least a signature and a picture of one great wizard that used to come here as a student to buy the stuff they needed, you can indeed feel a different air here, very much different than any other place in this country.'' i continue ''The atmosphere is solemn yet cozy, intimidating yet cheerful, truly a fascinating place dont you agree?''

''yes it is amazing..'' was all he could muster gaining a chuckle by both me and Hagrid

''even your parents came here a lot''

''my parents'' harry says widening his eyes

''yea....You know about your parents right?'' I ask with a weird expression on my face as if not understanding his excitement

''yes, they were wizard... right?

''THEY WERE WIZARDS? WHA-'' I say in a surprised yet not loud voice ''Don't tell me that you don't know, that you don't know why you are famous, why your story is one of the most well known in the whole wizarding world and why you and your parents are hailed as heroes''

he looks at me with dumb eyes, Hagrid seemed to want to tell me something but I cut him off before he could

''do you...want me to tell you, Harry?'' I say with an inquisitive smile

I know that what he wants to know more right now is who they are, what they did and what is his place in this world. Up until now he has been slapped by surprise after surprise, he came to know too many things too fast without being able to adapt yet, what he needs now is stability, once he has that and only then can he face the world with a clear mind.

His accomplishments are mostly the result of luck or the incompetence of his enemies; I plan to change that, and make him a real wizard, after all he has gone through he deserves some help.

With eyes even wider than you regular anime girl he answers before Hagrid could even say anything ''yes i would love to!''

-hours later- after a brief discussion of questions and answers our discussion nears the end

We were going to take our wands from Ollivander's while I was finishing my story ''-- and so your mother in the face of you know who decided to sacrifice herself to protect her most important thing.... you Harry...' waiting a moment to let the whole thing sink in' I'm going to tell you a theory about what happened that night, the most probable one according to people close to Dumbledore and that decided to address what the situation, a theory that tries to explain how could a newborn survive the most feared wizard of all time: when You-know-who went to the room you were in and used his spell against you the love of your mother and her immense desire to save you created an impenetrable barrier, a spell if you will, that bounced the curse against the Dark Lord and killed him, the scar you have harry is only possible if you were hit by a strong curse... Your parents didn't die in a car accident or whatever your Aunt told you, they died as heroes Harry to protect their kid and defeated the evilest person in the world. That's why you are famous Harry, that is why everyone knows your name and hails you as a hero, it is because you are the Boy-Who-Lived'' at that moment Harry stopped moving while tears fell off from his eyes, I could also see Hagrid getting emotional, but for some reason never stopped my story, probably hearing my soothing and calm voice made him remember those days and he forgot for a moment Harry was here.

There are multiple theory floating around, the one I told him is not really a theory but what would Hagrid and Harry know, as if both of them knows what actually happens in the high society, and what theories are circulating in secret

(A/N in my world I refuse to believe that the story of the boy who lived is kept undercover, I refuse to believe that reporters like Rita Skeeter and co. did nothing to milk the most popular story of the century and I refuse to believe no one leaked pieces of information to become famous.)

To my extreme surprise Harry came forward and hugged me while crying saying ''thank you.... thank you for telling me.... none ever did.... thank you''... I wasn't expecting that I have to admit... but my job was now finally done, I decided to let my true emotions take over since the cunning brain had already done his work: my soft smile transform into a warm smile and I ruffle his hair a bit letting him vent till he was done. To my surprise again he now sported a look of determination, it seems that all he needed was real stability: a person to lean onto when things get difficult and knowledge about who he is and what he has to do; mind you that I didn't do anything and all I did was telling him his story, he has enormous willpower and potential to become the best wizard I'm sure of it.

Hagrid finally snapped looking at me with small rage, he took Harry's hand and said '' go in to take yer wand will ya, I will have a talk with our kid Raon here'' to which Harry nods but looks at me probably waiting for me to say something

''don't worry Harry I will come right after you'' he then nods and walks in the shop

Hagrid asks while frowning ''was that really necessary? telling him about his parents? he is still a kid ya know? he didnt need to know all that..''

''No Hagrid, it has been 11 whole years, ELEVEN!, he has been searching for answers and clues about who his parents were and why they left him, he needed to know! He needed to know who killed them and why, and he wanted to! All I did was answer his curiosity... Would you prefer him to not know? To not know how evil this world is? Would you prefer him to face all of this without knowing anything? You saw his face when I finished Hagrid... He is starting to become a man.''

Hagrid was stunned by my words all he managed to say was '' yes... but still..'' before shutting down in thought completely. After a while he asks ''why... i dont remember your family ever caring about others.... maybe the complete opposite.... so why?'' his eyes filled with concern nd curiosity

''maybe my family..... but not me.... Why you ask? well because maybe...i think of harry as a friend'' i then turn around end proceed to enter Ollivander's much to the bewilderment of our half giant.

I didn't lie.... Harry reminded situation provoked pity of him in me, i saw his soulless eyes his malnourished body and his broken mind, but still there was hope in him, hope to change his situation, hope to find friends and live a happy life.... Like a Pandora's Box that had probably been cracked open by the abuse of his family he still held something in him, he held it strongly no matter how much he suffered to never let go. That to me was very commendable, and worthy of a hero.

That is why yes... i decided to help him become the hero he deserve to be, although i have to admit i might also be doing it for my own satisfaction. After all we humans are never completely black nor white, never completely evil and never completely good, it is only through the balance of these two forces that we can actually take actions that better us and the world toghether.

I spare you the whole wand cerimony, just know that none of the wands there were good enough so i had one custom made much to the delight of our friend Garrick, he guided me to the back of his shop and made me choose the wood, or i should say he made the woood choose me.

I ended up having a good affinity with hawthorn wood, Garrick explained that this was the wood of life and death and the wood of contraddictions since i experienced booth it wasnt much of a surprise to me but the weird thing is that draco had the same.... hu... so he is a contraddictory character i never saw it that way.... Then when it came to the choosing of cores we were booth very surprised, it seems that my magic power resonated with booth thestral hair and phoenix feather, which actually makes sense but two cores so separate from each other is worrying... true, it fits the theme of life and death but.... will it work?

Surprisingly it did.. the result was a 30cm wand with hawthorn wood and dual core... i never felt my magic so calm and powerful... 'amazing' was all i could think of....

I left a very happy Ollivander and said my goodbye to Harry and Hagrid

''So Harry, we will see each other in Hogwarts then.... i will tell you one last thing, remember to never judge anyone based on the house of family they belong to, in the first place Slytherin was never the house of evil, but just the house of the ambitious and cunning, so dont go judging them for that, but judge them for the actions they take; dont judge a wizard for the magic they use but for the use they make of it. Lastly even if we end up in different houses, you can always come to me if you need anything i will help you... after all we are friends.. arent we?'' i said with a warm smile

''YES! Thank you!... i will keep it in mind, hope to see you soon'' answers a happy Harry before hugging me tight.

''Well then Hagrid, see you soon as well, hope you will also think about what i said, see ya!'' i say before running off

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'mmmh, that guy..... is very peculiar... but i sense no ill intent, i hope he doesnt go astray, i will need to ask Albus to be careful of him' thinks Hagrid before going away with a smiling Harry by his side

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'Im finally home' i smirk 'That went better thank expected, but i feel like i will need to learn a bit of occlumancy, after all everyone always depict Dumbledore as an evil lord i will need to be extra careful around him, i don't want surprises'

A/N

Phew finally finished, it took alot of time with this, as always tell me about any grammar or logical mistakes i made have made, i cant check everything

Hope you enjoyed!

p.s. just corrected some mistakes here and there