‘Well I think we just ran into your mother’s sister, but she seemed less than pleased to see us, I think it may be time to head home,’ David said as Hermione glanced over at Holly whispering,
‘It happens for you as well?’ she asked in a hushed voice but David picked it up as He glanced back,
‘You too?’ Holly whispered as David rolled his eyes and smirked,
‘There is a reason, I didn’t use my wand on her,’ David pointed out.
‘So did you get a letter?’ Hermione asked in a hushed but excited voice, as Holly glanced at David,
‘You get it after your 11th birthday so you still got some time but yours is in the mail,’ David admitted.
‘Have you got to see Diagon Ally yet?’ Holly asked,
‘Um not yet a representative said they would take me and my family so I can get my supplies,’ Hermione admitted,
‘If you want to let your parents know I would be happy to take you,’ David offered as Hermione and Holly started him.
‘Please!’ Holly said,
‘I’ll talk to my parents,’ Hermione admitted not wanting to give her friend false help. David frowned as he realized he never asked for their name.
Finally, the day came and Holly got her letter for Hogwarts and there was much rejoicing, as Sirius and Holly ran around the house as David watched the two get excited, he frowned when she was occupied with raiding the freezer.
‘It’s going to be weird with her of at Hogwarts,’ Lupin finally said glancing over at his old friend.
‘Hm,’ David grunted,
‘You would be able to go out and do things, maybe get a job get out of the house yourself,’ Lupin tried to help,
‘Hmm,’ David grunted,
‘Dad, can you speak to animals?’ Holly asked
‘Kinda, I wouldn’t call it talking more like nonverbal communication but only when I am in my deer form,’ David admitted,
‘You can turn into a Deer?’ her mouth dropped,
‘Yep I can communicate with other deer and like-minded beings wanna see?’ he asked,
‘Did we ever register our forms?’ Sirius asked frowning as his face scrunched up in thought.
‘Yes!’ she shouted as David turned himself into his Stag form, it had the altered coloration around his eyes as well as a few odd differences but there stood a full sized Deer in the living room.
‘Can I learn to do that?’ Holly asked,
‘Kinda,’ Sirius said as Prongs glanced over at him. ‘It’s biased off what kind of person you are, Like Me, I am a big Black Dog, cause I am a loyal and carrying person,’ Sirius said puffing his chest up.
‘I think of other reasons for his dog form as well,’ Lupin smirked
‘Ha,’ David laughed
‘What can you turn into?’ Holly asked looking at Lupin who kind of froze at the question,
‘A big ugly wolf,’ Sirius said as he slapped his old friend on the back knocking the stunned man back into reality.
‘Lupin’s a special case, and sadly what he turns into has a mind of its own sadly, we will talk about it later,’ David knelt down to eye level with Holly, ‘He’s not too happy with his, to be honest, but between you and me,’ He fake-whispered, ‘I would take it over turning into a rat any day,’ David said winking at Lupin.
Lupin found a smile on his face, as David patted Holly on the back standing back up.
‘Okay, I can wait,’ Holly smiled as poor Lupin looked like his heart about melted out of his chest.
Well, a mandatory trip to the ally this time was in order, and David too needed to take time out to explain exactly the reason behind the warm welcome she was to expect. The seven of them as Hermione was being accompanied by her parents David still didn’t know their names either.
‘So I promised so here is how this goes, Your mom and I were born during a big conflict between two wizards one who believed all wizards should be nice to muggles as well as all kinds, well another man who goes by the name of Voldemort, didn’t think that was in his best interest, and started killing people who disagreed, and used dark and cruel magic to even turn people to his side. I and your Mother were not keen on his actions so Sirius, Lupin, your mother, and I all joined Dumeblodre, and we were not alone, it wasn’t fun nor glamorous. We lost good people, and former friends, but in the end, your mother and I became a target, and you ended up popping into our life so we laid low, using some old magic we hide from the world to protect each other and you. But your old man trusted the wrong friend, he betrayed us to Voldemort. He attacked us, I tried to fight him off to save you and your mom urging her to run with you as fast as she could. I failed, he went after your mom trying to kill both of us as a means of intimidating everyone who stood up to us. He killed your mother and then went after you.’ David explained wincing a bit during each discussion. ‘He failed he tried to kill you giving you that scar, but that was it. Cause your mom died to save you it cast a protective spell on you and instead of doing you in, it all but destroyed him. Your mom died a hero, however, man will pin the defeat of that being, on you some even think it was me but that couldn’t be farther from the truth.’ David went on, ‘People will want things from you others are going to ask questions you won’t know the answer to.’
‘Oh,’ was all Holly could really say as David took a deep breath.
‘Don’t be too hard them, a lot of kids are going to pester you, they grew up hearing about this night, and a lot of people may expect great things from you. Don’t worry just remember to be polite and ask a professor, and in case you need to you can always send a letter to me if you need to talk,’ David said forcing a smile.
‘Are you going to be okay?’ Holly asked David ruffled her hair as she scowled at him for messing her hair up even more.
‘You worry about yourself, okay it’s my job to worry about everything else.’ David smiled, as he stood up.
‘Okay, so what do we need?’ David asked as Lupin stopped himself from answering for her.
‘I need, Wand, a cauldron pewter, Hogwarts a history, beginners transfiguration, scales, robes, a owl, cat, or toad if they so desire, A dark forces guided to self-protection,’ she listed off out of order, as the headed into the leaky cauldron, as Holly finished listing everything off.
The pub went silent, ‘Bless my soul, David, and Holly Potter,’ said the barkeep.
‘Hi Tom,’ David greeted, as Holly was soon being asked to shake hands and other greetings, David wasn’t surprised as a few asked to shake his as well, and everything went over smoothly for a while as David ushered everyone forward with Sirius and Lupin helping move it along.
‘So, that’s a thing, will it happen often?’ Holly asked as she looked at her dad.
‘I hope the magic wears off after a while.’ David admitted, ‘But I don’t think it will ever go away, it’s why I kept everything a bit under wraps didn’t want the fame to go to your head.’
‘Yeah David was bad enough, but another Potter with a big head would have been more than the wizarding world could handle,’ Sirius joked.
Holly glanced over Uncle Sirius was leaning up against the window of Madam Malkin’s as she walked into to get her robes fitted. Uncle Remus, Hermione, and her parents headed to get the school books, and her dad took off to get something.
A squat smiling woman that Holly had seen around before greeted her, ‘Hogwarts, dear?’ she asked as Holly simply nodded, ‘Got a lot here, another young man been fitted up just now in fact.’ Holly nodded not really feeling the need to talk since wizards lived so long she trusted the lady knew what she was doing, as she spotted a pale boy with blonde hair and a pointed face being pinned up.
‘Hello,’ he greeted, ‘Hogwarts too?’
‘Na, I hear Black robes are highly fashionable figured I would get a few,’ Holly sassed with a smirk on her face that he noticed raising an eyebrow at her.
‘Right,’ he smirked back, ‘That your dad?’ he asked glancing back at the Uncle Sirius who was leaning up against t
he window. ‘My Dad, is getting my books for me, and my mom is looking at wands,’ He said with a board Draw.
‘Nope he’s my Uncle, my Dad’s of doing something and my other uncle is helping with books,’ Holly said,
‘You have a lot of uncles,’ the boy commented glancing over at her.
‘They were all friends at Hogwarts and they stuck together since I hope to find friends like that,’ Holly admitted,
‘Hmm,’ the boy seemed to contemplate the comment, ‘Pity about the first year broom rule I wonder if I could bully my father to smuggle one in for me,’ He mused but Holly wasn’t sure if he was talking to her.
‘Claim it’s an upper classmen’s maybe shrink it to get it in?’ Holly mused as the boy looked at her as if for the first time.
‘That could work,’ He admitted,
‘My dad did all kinds of stuff like that, practicing wording, spell motions and even a bit of potion,’
‘Did you get to practice flying or, Quidditch?’ He asked clearly much more interested in the conversation.
‘Sadly no, dad didn’t want to draw attention,’ Holly admitted, ‘But my dad played Chaser for his house so I hope to get to play but I don’t know what position,’ she admitted,
‘My dad says it would be a shame if I didn’t get on my house team,’ Malfoy admitted,
‘You that good?’ Holly asked, ‘I mean you would have to be if your dad was so sure,’ Holly admitted, ‘I have to admit you are lucky in that regard to be able to practice.’ Holly said with a smile.
‘Right,’ He blinked as Holly glanced down to look at her robes.
‘You are all done,’ said the Madam as the blonde boy dropped down,
‘Well, see you at Hogwarts,’ Holly waved as she returned her attention to the robes.
‘Hoot,’ came out a cry a Holly glanced back only to accidentally prick herself with the needle.
‘Holly got you one last gift,’ her father announced as he held up a cage with a white snowy owl perched inside.
‘Thank you,’ Holly smiled,
‘Don’t thank me just yet, we got some ice cream waiting and time to get you own want as well,’ her father had a sad smile on his face as he sat down waiting for the final adjustments.
‘Well, last stop,’ David smiled as he held onto the birdcage, ushering her forward to Oleanders’. ‘Oh, here,’ she passed him some wizard money, ‘If you need more fell free to ask but that should cover your wand.’
Holly walked into the shop glancing around surprised at how few people were in the shop which seemed rather dusty as a popping like noise followed by a slide showed an old wizard riding on a ladder to view her.
‘I wondered when I would get to see you here,’ He smiled as Holly raised an eyebrow.
‘Do you hang out on that latter just to startle your customers when they walk in?’ she asked as who she guessed was Ollivander moved down the latter.
‘It seems just like yesterday your parents came here for their first wands,’ he went on not even acknowledging her, as he pulled out a box from the stakes on stakes that lined the walls of the building. ‘Ten and a quarter, swishy and made of willow, great for charms,’ He said offering her the wand, Between the silver unblinking eye and the insane memory, or the wand description she worried he may have too much information. She picked it up, ‘Nope,’ and he snatched it back,
‘Mahogany, eleven inches,’ Holly cut off, ‘My father’s preferred wand, as he eyed her with a smirk but her father’s style was snatched away,
‘No,’ was the word of the day as he went through wand after wand nothing seemed to work as the old wizard seemed to get more excited ‘Tricky customer,’ he frowned as he handed her another and then a rush came over her as sparks flew from the wand, as the wizard whooped in excitement. ‘Curious, very curious,’ Holly smirked as she eyed him, the silence stretched a bit, ‘The Phoenix that gave the feather for this wand gave only one other feather. It is curious that you would be destined for this wand when its brother gave you that scar,’ he pointed as Holly glanced at the wand then at him.
‘One of life’s great mysteries,’ she said, handing over the seven gallons for her wand. She headed back outside not sure where to put her wand, she considered her back pocket but she worried that if she sat down it would snap it. Hermione rushed in to get her’s as well but the thing that bugged her was the massive man that was talking to her father with a big head of black hair and a massive beard that all but covered his face with the exception two beetle-like eyes.
‘It’s good to see you Hector hope you haven’t been too busy after we graduated,’ Sirius laughed,
‘Never, been as busy as when you all went to Hogwarts, though got a couple of twins who been given me a lot of trouble,’ Hector admitted with a chuckle.
‘Hello,’ Holly greeted as Hector’s eyes when wide as he smiled,
‘Well hello, to you as well, Names Hector, keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts,’ he said offering him a hand the size of a dustpan. She shook his hand,
‘Holly but I figure you would already know,’ she smiled
‘Takes up after you see,’ Hector chuckled as David smiled at the comment, ‘I better keep on my toes then, your father and his friends here gave me no end of trouble during their years at Hogwarts. But I wouldn’t mind you coming down to visit and have some tea.’ He smiled Holly noticed her dad was very friendly with the man so she figured it was a safe idea.
‘Sure,’ she agreed to, as Hermione headed back out of the wand shop as her eyes went wide at the sight of Hector.
‘He is big,’ Hermione said keeping close behind Holly. Holly nodded, as she spotted a crimson bird caught her eye, as a long gold tail flowed behind it. ‘Wow,’ Hermione and Holly said at the same time Holly noticed her dad twitch first his hand going for his wand before he spotted the bird.
‘Is that Fawkes?’ Lupin asked as the bird landed nearby holding out a claw with a note attached. Her dad moved forward first stopping as he waited and the bird bowed lifting a leg and letting David retrieve the message.
‘Seems Sally needs me to pick something up for him,’ He smiled,
‘Really now?’ Hector peered over David,
‘You’ll find out soon enough, who wants another cart ride?’ David asked as Hector and Hermione seemed to go a bit green at the idea.
‘I am game!’ Holly volunteered as David glanced over at Hermione.
‘Would you be so kind to take Hermione Home, me and Holly will take the night bus,’ David offered.
‘Oh,’ Holly glanced over at her oldest Friend.
‘Fine,’ she sighed but the smirk on her face showed. ‘Besides want to see the night bus,’ she admitted, as her father shook her head.
Holly met Hermione long before they even went to school, and since then had been fast friends, mainly cause Holly wouldn’t let anyone pick on her, anyone who went after the brainy Hermione Granger had to deal with the ever confrontational Holly. Her father, being the man who would always stand up for his friends, reinforced her own actions as despite the school complaining her father would always have her back on such a matter.
Hermione, of course, was relieved when she accidentally did magic when Holly lent an ear on her concerns mind Hermione wasn’t happy when Holly kept smiling during that fateful day. But she couldn’t help that her best friend was going to join her on her magical education.
The three headed back into the Wizarding Bank, as Hermione eyed the goblins who seemed to take a lot of glee and scaring anyone they could. ‘this is going to be so much fun,’ as David passed the paper over to the teller.
‘Oh,’ the Goblin noted and before long they were going very deep underground, as Holly whooped at the speeds they raced along
‘So will it take us long this job?’ Hermione asked when the cart finally went to a stop as Holly shook her messy hair with a grin.
‘Not long,’ David admitted,
‘Stand back,’ said the goblin as the three did so.
&nbs
p; ‘No key?’ Hermione asked,
‘Goblins have their own form of magic,’ David cut off the Griphook who looked like he was going to say something, ‘This vault has its own defenses,’ Holly and Hermione watched her father pick up a small package, he frowned at the item as he pocketed it. ‘Now then you two keep this between us,’ he said as they got back in the cart.
But the two couldn’t help but wonder what could have been so special and so small. The trip forward was a bit less as the bumpy ride of the night bus was less than thrilling as the pair were jostled around.
Holly eyed her father who seemed to be on high alert, well more so than normal, she noticed that about her father little things when she accidentally snuck up on he would always go for his wand, always had it on him at all times. She asked him about it but her father would never bring it up, Hermione had told her he might have some form of PTSD. Holly wasn’t sure what it was but Lupin seemed to be a bit jumpy as well if you accidentally caught him when he was reading.
She glanced over at Hermione who was already reading through one of the textbooks. She glanced over reading it as well but losing interest after a few paragraphs.
‘I wouldn’t put too much stock in those, my dad says they always leave on the interesting parts,’ Holly said as Hermione glanced over.
‘I don’t want to be left behind, I mean you already know lots of stuff about the magical world.’ Hermione pointed out, as her father snorted, ‘What,’ Hermione frowned up at the adult, while Hermione respected most authority figures she picked up on Holly’s mannerisms when it came to David since he had a nasty habit of playing little pranks on the pair of them, which normally ended with Holly attempting to wrestle her dad to the ground.
‘You remind me of a muggle born I used to know, always worried she wouldn’t be up to scratch, funny thing was she was one of the best, but trust me history is going to be more interesting out of that book. The teacher is a ghost and makes everything sound boring. Caught up on a lot of sleep in that class,’ he chuckled, Hermione scowled at him and went back to reading as the bus pulled up to the Potter house.
As the three walked off, the bus speeding away almost instantly, ‘By the way if you’re that worried about it I would be more than happy teach you a few things since you still have some time before going off to school.’ He offered,
She whispered Page 5