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Chapter 1; the supply shopping
When Harry first met Rubeus Hagrid, his thought was that he was stupid.
When Hagrid proceed to tell him he isn’t supposed to use magic because his wand had broken and on a muggle especially, the thought had only been confirmed.
So while harry listen to Hagrid talk about the headmaster a certain Dumbledore something. How he was who let him on his relative doorstep after his parents died. How the headmaster let him stay on the ground of Hogwarts despite never finishing his education.
‘at least it explain his lack of professional skill’
Harry had to endure watching Hagrid embarrass himself for normal things like he thought ‘muggle’ as he called them where nothing but cave who don’t have whole civilization grown.
As they arrived to London they entered a pub which very original an entry to a commercial district hiding behind a pub. A great inspiration to discourage young wixen to not drink.
By this point, harry was hoping not every wixen was this stupid but by the tableau that had been made when Hagrid talked, it wasn’t going to happen.
As Hagrid bent toward the barmen who’s name was tom? He didn’t listen Hagrid voice had been so biased that harry had turned out while still keeping an ear open in case something interesting is say.
He took with his eyes every door, window and place he could hide if Hagrid had the good idea of saying his name.
“---- you know I’m actually guiding ha-”
He didn’t think twice and simply bolted to the nearest hiding place.
He simply watched the chaos happened for a few minute until he saw a wizard with a turban leave but not toward the muggle side. Harry knew it was the other entree, so he quickly follow him. It was easy considering that Hagrid lost him and all of them tried to find him for whatever reason.
Harry end up at a dead end but he knew wixen seem illogical so he waited here until Hagrid found him.
It had taken thirty minutes for Hagrid to found him.
“harry where were ya’ you scared us”
The face of the giant was full of open worry. If harry wasn’t who he was he might have felt bad for the ‘poor’ man but he wasn’t so:
“well you were talking to your friends so I just explored instead”
The lie would fit as a starter for the reputation that harry wanted for himself. He and the Dursley
had all worked to fit their reputation of choice.
He wasn’t going to abandon his precious and hard working reputation, not for the reputation of a hero. That won’t work well with his plan.
Beside a child is bound to explore on their own if not payed attention to, it was a win.
Hagrid looked sheepish at his answer and a little bit awkward but he proceed to guide harry to Gringotts, a Wizarding bank lead by goblin.
Hagrid never showed a once of respect despite the goblins controlling the economy of the Wizarding world. It was stupid. Harry did show his respect despite not knowing their culture, he nodded at the guards at the doors, bowed his head to the teller after Hagrid made his demand.
Hagrid did not notice but the goblin did the kid had showed respect, it was sloppy but more then the wizards ever did. The teller who answer Hagrid had noticed a single narrowing glance at the giant when he pulled the key of his pocket after mentioned the headmaster.
That regard that penetrate the back of the giant was full of suspicion and a bit of curiosity but none showed trust in the headmaster. At first the teller planned to do nothing it was a business of wizards but the harry potter while saying nothing had bowed showing his neck as a form of respect, he was shocked of course but he made a small note that will be passed to the account manager of the Potter but nothing could be done unless heir Potter request a meeting.
Harry Potter had then started a relation of respect and trust between the goblins nation and his name.
While Harry and Hagrid went to get their respecting things like some gallon for harry even if Hagrid was annoying about “the headmaster said …” “Dumbledore say there was no need for more..” “the headmaster told me..”. so when Hagrid did his mission that keep talking loudly about, harry decided to ask the goblin with them a query he had.
“excuse me there something I’m curious about”
The goblin had looked at him so harry proceed
“it is normal in the Wizarding world to have someone unrelated and someone we have never met be in possession of the vault key of their family or had it been a request stated in will of deceased parent to not give it to the guardian until old enough to able to manage correctly their money?”
That question alone was simply an inquiry but it informed the goblin of one he was not raised as a wizard, that whatever Dumbledore had done in the name of Harry Potter was simply a usurpation of identity, Harry Potter never received any letter form the Wizarding including their letters and that the will of James and lily Potter might not have been read or not respected.
It was bad, really bad. The expression of the goblin must have showed it.
“guess not...it is possible to freeze all key to my vaults till my next personal visit?”
Thankfully for the small wizard, even if he will never admit, he just provided a temporary solution while they could discuss with the superior about the problem. While the goblin was thinking of everything that needed to be done, harry asked another important question that show he lacked completed knowledge of his family
“who should I asked to talk in more detail then?”
This time the goblin answered quickly.
“with the account manager of the house of Potter”
They saw Hagrid arriving for his trip
“thank you for your answer”
Hagrid who must have saw them and eager to be part of conversion, especially since harry didn’t actually talk much.
“hey wha’t your’ talking about?”
“just the impressive architecture of the bank Hagrid, quite an interesting conversation in my opinion”
Harry produce a small smile on his face, it had his effect as Hagrid quickly relaxed.
The goblin had taken this distraction for what it was and went along but quickly lead them back to the hall in front the entry of Diagon alley. He and the Potter boy had talked architecture for real on their way back, that on itself was a good conversation and when the giant was ahead of them toward the entry the young had pay his respect without word by a bow that showed his neck, him had simply returned the proper way for the child to know. It had worked by the small he was show and the child had simply raced to follow the giant.
Well now he needed to inform both the king and the account manager as fast as possible. He was sure that kid will soon have the complete favor of the goblin and who know he may be named their friends. A nice thought, especially that he paid attention to detail wizard never did.
With the cart ride to get near the vault taken twice, Hagrid had excused himself to the leaky cauldron to regain his emotions, the reason did not matter harry had to use that time to get what he need.
First stop have to be where he buy a trunks and then his books, he knew Hagrid will stick to the list but that not what harry need. He have a reputation to make for himself and the book will help more in this unexplored world.
Opening the shop he ask for a trunk. He is heading to the casual for Hogwarts student, he decided on a two compartment trunk; one a library the other for his necessity. He take a small featherless bag with it and he gone to Flourish and Blotts to buy his books he start with his school list and taken all muggle-born introduction he could find. After paying, getting a catalog for owl ordering, he notice Hagrid getting out of the leaky cauldron, so he approach slowly.
He was glad to look nothing like the description inside the book of fiction that use his name. Unlike what was written he didn’t have a nest of dark hair, a scar of a lighting in his forehead that can been seen with a flick an air, he had made sure of it years of expertise in make up covert it beside the weird fact that they expect him to have round glass. He look well fed, housed. His hair was of shoulder length for easier management. It looked perfectly brushed and fit exceptionally with his rectangular black glass.
The fact that Hagrid had failed to see the lack of scar or the fact that he did not match his biological father did not bother him. Beside the giant had failed to ‘introduce’ him at the leaky mean he have free rumors on his appearance for now, mean free access to buy more book or necessity before September.
If Hagrid doesn't scream his name.
He didn’t. Thanks small mercy.
That was because Harry talked before Hagrid could.
“hey Hagrid! I managed to buy my trunk and the book on the list during your outing”
To the point, lying without lying, the reaction he got was satisfactory.
They finished the rest of the list relative fast, often because harry tell Hagrid were he had seen some required things for less and without crowd. Hagrid might not have noticed but harry was directing exactly what to buy in what store at what speed. To continue that space he distracted him by asking of his time at Hogwarts; what house, how the storing, what his job constitute of, and what creature he prefers.
The question was to gather information of Hogwarts and anything he could get his hand of despite the fact that Hagrid was biased, he concluded but taken the info nonetheless he could use it.
By the time for the last object that he would buy on his list they arrived at Ollivander wand shop.
It look old, ancient a few centuries at least a milliners he would bet but he entered with Hagrid following him.
Too much dust, lack of place and not stored. It looked like the box were thrown in a pile and forgotten.
Harry didn’t like the state of his place.
An old man appeared after harry finished his thought process.
“I wondered when I'd be seeing you, Mr. Potter. It seems only yesterday that your mother and father were in here buying their first wands.”
What followed was a series of wands passed around, taken back after destroying something.
At one moment Hagrid had gone out because he needed to do somethings. Neither harry or Ollivander pay him mind. When he arrived back with an owl he say he offered to harry. Harry and Ollivander had discovered that pine wood reacted well with him but since then he tried pretty much all wands.
At one moment Ollivander passed him a wand with holly wood and phoenix feather for core.
The moment harry touched the wand, he dropped it to ground. His hands burned the reaction was a reflex has he cradled it near him. Thankfully Ollivander had cast a healing spell on it.
But now the wand maker thought, it was certain that the lad in frond of him reacted well with wand wood of pine who is known to choose an independent and intriguing loner for master but every core that he had tested with the kid with the same had rejected him. It was sad to admit but it been more than two hours since they started.
“Mr. Potter I’m sorry to inform you but I have no wand that could fit you”
The shock on face of the giant could have been amusing if not where would he get a wand now.
“I recommend that you have a wand custom made, I’m giving you a contact of mine who have more variety of core for your case but it would be more expensive”
Harry was worried, pretty much of all of the money he was allowed to take were gone he only had what he managed to guard by buying everything's second handed.
“how much could it goes to?”
Hagrid seem the same has him at the moment, anxious of the possible lack of fund and not wanting to back inside Gringotts for him.
“I would say the highest price would be twenty galleons”
While Ollivander had gone to get noted his contact address. Harry counted what he had left which turned to be fifty galleons buying everything’s second handed was a very good decision form harry but he could use most that money on other thing that Hagrid didn’t need to know.
“I have only fifteen galleons left but I planned to buy a wand and use the rest on a snack”
He looked at Hagrid pleadingly
“do you think I have enough for both now?”
The giants put his hands on the young wizard shoulder, a mean to reassure him as Hagrid understand they.. more harry hadn’t eaten in quite some time now
‘ he must be starving’
“don’t worry harr’y you use your fund I will add if ya’ lack some galleons”
In the end they had to use the floo of the leaky cauldron to get to their location as it was in an alley on the other side of England. they had quickly found the shop and given the note written by Ollivander to the new wand maker.
The giant had been told to wait while the man guided harry inside another rooms. Harry was in a chair while passed different wood and instructed to keep hold of the one his magic react with, the same had been done with the core. In less than thirty minutes he had kept pine wood and two different core, Thestral tail hair and a Horned Serpent horn.
An unusual combination that had taken four hours to assemble, Hagrid went to buy snack to eat during their wait.
When given his custom made wand it feel right like a part of him. The cost had been expensive but he only put the fifteen galleons he say he had, Hagrid kept his word and pay for the remaining.
Once back at the leaky cauldron, harry was deposed at his house and quickly went to his room to depose his thing and went to sleep. It was way to late for him.