Chapter 17: Diagon Alley: Meeting: Part 2
After saying my name everyone is silent and looking at me with shocked faces, this is definitely something that is hard getting used to. The first one to speak is the old Lady beside the boy called Lowell.
"Harry Potter… THE Harry Potter?! Merlin's beard, Harry Potter is in my shop. Charlotte what are you doing standing there! Bring young Potter to a stand and take his measurements, I will personally make his robes."
As I said my name, is saw something unexpected. The reaction of the workers wasn't it, although it isn't comfortable but I expected their reactions of them when introduced myself. No the ones that bewildered me was the reaction of the 2 brothers.
Draco just stood their looking at me, seeing if what I said was actually true. But Lowell was completely different, he had no surprise on his face and didn't have the same worship as all the other people, this gave me for some reason some relief.
"Well met Harry, I hope I can call you that? If you like, you can call me Lowell." For some reason Draco is now still looking shocked, but not at me. He has obvious confusion on his face.
"Lo are you serious?"
Lowell looks at Draco with a smile on his face and says.
"Yes Draco, I'm serious." I don't know what that was but it was obviously enough to end that conversation. And directly after this the older woman who I suspect is Madame Malkin says.
"Okay boys enough, young Potter please get on the stand beside young Lowell there, then you can talk further."
'Oh, o-okay Madame.'
As I go on the stand I pull my sweater off and a flexible ruler is already measuring my arms. Lowell directly after begins a conversation.
"So do you know which house you are going to be sorted at Harry, I can call you that right."
Huh? Houses? What has that to do with school?
'Of course Lowell, I actually prefer it instead of all the polite speech. And what do you mean with Houses? I though we just go to school to learn magic.'
At what I said there is an obvious shock.
"Well I am of course talking about the 4 Houses that represent the 4 founders. Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, as you don't know about the houses, I can also say you don't know their traits?"
I just nod, and let him continue.
"Well first lets talk about Gryffindor, they say they are for the brave and heroic, although I don't say this isn't the case, I personally find this way to optimistic. Nowadays, they just head directly into trouble most of the time without even thinking about the consequences. Although there can be some bias on my part because of my family history"
'What do you mean with your family history?'
"Patience Harry, I'll explain it now. The next house I'll talk about is Slytherin. They are home to the cunning and ambitious, most if not all of them are from noble or wealthy families. I sadly need to admit that because they are people that will do anything to achieve their goals, their have been wizards that have gone on a darker path then the Law allows. But harry, I want you to know that not everyone in Slytherin is a bad person."
He takes a slight pause to let me take everything in. but before he continuous with his explanation he says.
"Besides, if you think someone is bad then that is an opinion from you about them, that doesn't mean they are actually a bad person. Maybe for someone else the same person is some precious family that they love."
I'm confused why he would say something like that, but I thinking I understand what he is saying.
'What has that to do with this?'
He smiles and answers.
"Nothing and a lot, it depends how you look at it. I just wanted to say, that people have a habit of just looking at their side of the story and basing their conclusions on only that.
Take history for example, it is written by the winners. Take a battle where you have 2 kingdoms, one defending and the other attacking. If the attacker wins then he is hailed as conquering more land for his people so that they can live in luxury, If the defender wins then he is crowned as a Hero, but it doesn't matter how the winner is called, the loser will always be the bad guy. You understand?"
After thinking about it, which if I really understand does have worth thinking about.
'I think I understand, not sure though.' As I say that I can see his face lit up.
"That's good, it is something very important so you don't have to worry as long as you remember.
So anyway, the explanation. Next is Hufflepuff, they are known as the loyal and hardworking, most people think all the people without any talent go to, but that isn't true, take Cedric Digory for example, he is a known talent in Hogwarts and is a Hufflepuff. The founder of Hufflepuff is the first headmaster of the school and their have been a lot of ministers coming from that house.
They are also known to be quiet the gossipers…"
'Wait? With gossipers? You actually mean gossipers?'
He looks at me like some weird creature. Well is it wrong to ask if a whole house is like that?!
"Well of course not the whole house… but I think I was quiet clear in my explanation."
'For some reason I don't want to be in that house…' As I say that he start laughing, so much that the woman asks him to stand still or the same will happen to him as his brother.
"Haha… Sorry, it is just I can see why you wouldn't with you reputation, you wouldn't be getting any sleep anytime soon in there. Just thinking about it makes me laugh."
After a little more laughter coming out he continues.
"Okay, then the last House, Ravenclaw. They are the people who seek knowledge and have creative minds, the founder Rowena Ravenclaw is known as the most intelligent witch to date. The house has its own Library, and is the only house where students from other houses are allowed in their common room, it is said that instead of a password the entrance gives you riddles you have to answer, if you don't know the answer you need to wait until someone come that does."
'Isn't that irritating?'
"Depends on the person Harry, I find it interesting, my siblings might agree with you though."
'Siblings? You have more?'
"A younger sister, she will go to Hogwarts next year, I do think she came up a while ago."
Now that he mentions it, that's true. I forgot that was even the reason while all that trouble started.
After a that the conversation just kept going, he gave me some suggestions on books that would help me adapting to the magical world, they were about common knowledge, etiquette of noble families, magic control, creatures and so forth.
As we are both almost done we see a beautiful witch coming to the stands, apparently just coming in, after she comes a little closer I can see a resemblance between her and Lowell.
"Hey boys, your father was done earlier then expected so he took Jasmine already to the Leaky Cauldron. Mary, how long until they are done?"
"A few minutes, we only need to write down their measurements to make the other pair so that they have some reserve at Hogwarts."
As the talk is done, Madame Malkin looks at me.
"Young Potter, you are also done. Would you also like to have a extra pair, they aren't really needed because of the enchantments, but it is by most preferred to have some spare with you."
'Uh, can they be delivered to Hogwarts.'
"Of course." Well that covers for not sending it to the Dursley's, I'd rather not get an earful when that package arrives.
'Then yes Madame Malkin, I would like if you did that.'
When I put my sweater on and am ready to leave, I see Lowell, Draco and his mother waiting for me. And the first one to speak is the lady.
"Hello Mister Potter, it is a pleasure to meet you, my name is Narcissa Malfoy, and I discovered that you already met my sons, Lowell and Draco."
'Yes Ma'am, Lowell explained some things I was confused about, and also recommended some books to me to prepare me for Hogwarts.'
At my answer is saw some thing weird, just for a second I thought I saw confusion on her face but in a flash it was gone.
"That's good, and please call me Narsicca, it feels so distant."
'Uh-uh, o-okay.' My obvious shock doesn't seem to faze them.
"Well sorry to put the conversation short, but we still have a few places to visit. So until next time, boys say your goodbyes so we can leave."
The first one to come in front me is unexpectedly Draco.
"Goodbye… And sorry about in the beginning, but I think you have seen but you don't want to go in an argument against my brother, I'm supposed to be the oldest but I'm always on the losing end. You're lucky my sister isn't here, although it would be pretty funny."
I don't know what came over him but suddenly he is al lot more friendly and open to me, which is weird because he almost didn't say anything before.
'Apology accepted, let's start over Draco.'
I put my hand out for a handshake, which after a small pause is accepted with a smile on his face. After Draco steps behind his mother Lowell comes forward.
"Well Harry, I hope I have helped you in anyway I can, if you need anything in Hogwarts just find me and I'll see what I can do. Also here," And he takes a bottle with some red fluid in.
"This is a Nutrition Extract Potion, just put one drop of this in a glass and take it 3 times a day, me and Draco use this to give our daily nutrition that we need because we train a lot. But it can also be used to just get every nutrition you need, but do eat some solid food in between."
'Thank you Lowell, I appreciate the gift and you really helped me, If you didn't answer my questions I feel like it would be a while before I got them. And I hold you on to that offer.'
As we are saying or goodbyes for now, I didn't see Narcissa having the obvious shock when I said his name.
*Pov Lowell*
I feel tired, I was shocked that even Hagrid said the bare minimum, only saying vague things about Hogwarts and a little about Diagon Alley. Not asking anything about where he grew up and grading how his situation with the Dursley's is was also difficult, although from his reactions to certain things I can deduce there is physical abuse used.
At least I get a little break… or not.
"Lowell, explain. What was all that?"
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I wrote this part in one piece, that's why it was so late.
I looked at some suggestions you guys and girls gave me, some said to make the chapters shorter and stack them up and I have several reasons why I don't do this.
1. I don't know how long the chapter is going to be until it is finished, I just write what I want and go from there, this is one part in my archive but it is around 4000 words so I split in 2.
and 2. If I would have extra chapters that I can stock up on, then that would be me writing more then I planned on my kinda schudel-isch thing I have going on right now. I'm not going to with hold any chapters that SHOULD be out on my opinion.
This isn't me saying that what some authors do is wrong, hell they are the ones who make some money on patreon because of it.
It can be that after the First year in Hogwarts I will take a break and maybe then right some chaps in that break. but that is for the far future.
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