Chapter 15: •Shopping in the Diagon Alley
Extimum took the large, thick book and carried it over to the sofa and placed it on a nearby table, then sat down and prepared to read.
Index:
The history of ancient times
origins
Family magic
Family tree
The index was quite simple, one would expect more from such a large and thick book, however when Extimum tried to look at the other pages they were blank.
Extimum : 'I can't see anything, maybe I need to do something?'.
Extimum : " In the shadows of those who believe they are in power, we will maintain our existence until the end of time" Extimum tried tentatively saying the family motto.
When Extimum finished his words, the book lit up and shrunk down to the size of an ordinary book, then the following words came out on the index page.
"Think about the section you want to access and press your hand on the book."
Extimum thought about it, at this moment he was only researching what he could read and was not looking for something specific.
Extimum : 'Since I'm not looking for anything special, let's look at some spells.' Making his decision, he pressed his hand to the book and thought of 'family magic'.
In the next second, his mind was plunged into a dark space and the began to form columns of words.
Shadow Manipulation - Shadow Capture - Ancient Language - Ancient Runes - Fate - Love ...
There were a lot of titles, some were spells and others were related topics or investigations of complicated magical concepts, there were some about space, but they were very few, he supposed that in ancient times the concept was very ambiguous.
After looking at some more internally, he discovered that although some topics did not have many titles, but their content was quite in quantity and their elaboration was quite clear, as the sum of multiple understandings that claimed to cover all the points to be considered. Even complex topics greatly reduced their difficulty.
Extimum immersed himself for an indeterminate time in reading, he read about Ancient Language, Shadow Capture, as well as a book that contained information on space magic . Although it could be many topics for a short reading, but since he already had knowledge of space, this book was more to reinforce his knowledge, in terms of language, it was about a universal language used in ancient times when magical creatures still walked with humans and magicians alike, free in the world, with his memory it was easy to memorize it, he would understand it when he had more time, as for the last one was the one in which he took the most time to learn this new concept of shadows, the one chosen because well, it would be strange that being his last name Shadowless, he did not know any spells related to shadows or darkness.
After finishing his reading, he only wanted to leave and his mind returned to his body, looking around everything seemed the same, however, Extimum noticed that the drawing on the ceiling seemed to have changed.
Extimum put the grimoire back in its place, it was not a book that he could casually carry with his current strength.
On leaving he found Bob there waiting for him.
Bob: "Bob congratulates the teacher for discovering the secret of the library, the ancestors would be happy to know that this generation, unlike the previous one, will have magicians with great eyesight and ingenuity." Bob said with great emotion and joy, he almost seemed ready to cry if it weren't for his taught manners.
Speaking of Bob, he had been working for the Shadowless family all his life, his position is one that has been passed down by his family from generation to generation, in fact, Bob, also had a son to whom he planned to pass the position of head butler.
The organization and treatment in the Shadowless family towards house elves is different from other families, that is because the ancestors knew the truth of their origin and have been willing to treat them with care to ensure their maximum loyalty and care.
Bob's father gave him his position when Bob was young and made sure to teach him everything to properly serve the family, among the secrets his father told him, he told him that in the library there is a test for the young generations placed there by the second generation of the family to know if there was in his descendants subjects worthy to learn the true magic of the family, unfortunately Bob had not had the opportunity to observe the opening of the secret library, until today that he saw Extimum leave there.
As for Bob's betrayal, it's not that Bob is bad, it's just that the orders he's been given are to report everything Extimum did, however, seeing the current situation, Bob would make sure to keep it a secret.
Extimum was surprised to hear Bob's words, I do not imagine that his father or mother had not discovered the entrance to the place and he felt a little worried that they might prohibit him from entering.
Bob: "the young master need not worry, Bob is aware that he does not have the young master's trust and Bob is also aware that in the past I have let him down, however, Bob only follows the orders of the master of the family, on the other hand, Bob is loyal to the family and would never do anything to harm it, therefore Bob will not tell the family master about the young master's feat. "
Although Extimum did not show his concern on his face, Bob as an old house elf who is used to dealing with stoic, cold or serene masters knows how to identify by the slightest changes in behavior the changes in attitude of his master, moreover, Extimum still He is young and has not been practicing oclumency for long, so it is not surprising that he can sense Extimum's state of mind .
Extimum calmed down a bit upon hearing his words and felt that perhaps he had misunderstood Bob a bit, although it did not change the fact of his actions, at least he understood the situation better.
Extimum : "Thank you." Although Extimum did not change his cold tone, his words conveyed his sentiment.
Bob: "the young master can be sure, Bob is just doing his duty."
Extimum : "well, have you received an answer to my letter?"
Bob: "Here, Bob has brought Master Callum's written answer and a bag."
Receiving the letter, Extimum immediately opened it to see the answer.
"You can". Only that was written on the letter.
It was a response worthy of his father, the first few times Extimum was surprised by his ability to only say a few words to him and manage to convey his objective, however, he has almost never heard him speak to him directly, Extimum sometimes amuses himself with the thought that, if he had no eidetic memory, he would have long ago forgotten the sound of his father's voice.
Extimum : "Tell me Bob, and I hope you don't tell anyone about my question, but you know something about Lauren Shadowless." As Extimum asked his question, he took Bob's bag of money.
Bob: "N-no, Bob is sorry young teacher, but Bob can't say anything about teacher Lauren, Bob suggests to the young teacher not to investigate about it, only problems will ensue." Bob freaked out the moment Extimum brought up the name, almost looking horrified at the thought of talking about it.
Extimum : 'Although he did not say much, at least I confirm that he did exist and from his words it seemed that he occupied a place as important as my mother.'
Although Bob did not actually say anything, by calling her a teacher, he confirmed that she had the same position as her mother in the past and from her reaction it is likely that he is strongly forbidden to talk about her.
Extimum : 'looks like I'll have to be more cautious when asking about her again, I wouldn't want it to end up in trouble just to satiate my curiosity.'
Extimum : "well, you prepare my bath and apply the potions that I prepare before I go and while I take a bath, you prepare dinner".
It was already close to 6pm when he left the hidden library and had entered there around 4pm and now he wanted to take a long relaxing bath after all this day. As for the potions , it was a potion that he found in a book that helped to rest the body and strengthened it, although the strengthening effect did not seem very effective, the relaxing effect was actually very good.
Bob: "Bob will prepare everything right away."
Extimum headed towards his room to get ready to enter the bathroom.
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In a slightly dark room, there was a well organized office with multiple papers in it, a man was sitting on the desk chair, his hair color was black and his eyes were gray, his height was around 1.8m, his body was robust and he wore an elegant suit along with a cape that wizards frequented; his features made him look stern and a little intimidating, yet his face was as expressive as a stone, it seemed that nothing could shake and cause waves in the . In his hand was a letter, if you look closely you will notice that it was the letter that Extimum sent previously.
In front of him was a mature and beautiful woman, she was tall, with dark green hair vibrant and his eyes were also green emerald, her skin was clear and her figure had curves in the right places that attracted the attention of the least experienced, she wore luxurious black robes that accentuated her beauty well.
They were Callum and Ava, Extimum's parents .
Callum : "Have you noticed any signs?" Callum asked in a neutral voice.
Ava: "Dear, everything seems in order, I have told Bob to report any irregularities to me, but he has not notified me of anything strange, he has only told me that he has a special talent for magic." Ava spoke with warmth and softness in her voice when she spoke to Callum.
Callum: " Hmm , maybe it's too early, he's still too young."
Callum: "Keep watching him for any signs, since he will spend much of his time at Hogwarts, we cannot be careless."
Ava: "don't worry darling, I'll be on the lookout for any anomaly."
If Extimum were here he would have been surprised, he did not know that his father could speak so much, nor that his mother could be so expressive with her words.
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After taking a bath and resting a bit, Extimum went downstairs and had dinner alone in the dining room of the mansion.
Extimum : 'Well, now that I have money and I can leave freely, I'll go out tomorrow and take the opportunity to buy gifts for everyone.'
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The next morning, Extimum got up a little later than usual, since it was a vacation, he allowed himself to rest more than usual, after taking a bath, he dressed in a white suit with a cape for a change, took his wand with its case and he put it on, as well as putting the bag of money in her pocket, then I go downstairs to the mansion and grab some fruits for a light breakfast.
Extimum : "Bob".
Hearing her call, Bob came out of somewhere.
Bob: "Did the teacher call Bob?"
Extimum : "Yes, take me to Diagon Alley."
Bob: "Yes, Master Extimum ".
Bob reached over and took the hem of Extimum's suit and together they disappeared in a snap.
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Extimum and Bob appeared in a secluded corner of Diagon Alley .
Extimum : "Well, that would be it, you don't have to wait for me or come back for me."
Bob: "as you wish, Master Extimum ". Bob leaned in a little and then disappeared.
Looking around, Extimum took his time to look at the place again and at some point his face changed, his hair turned black, his eyes blue and his body grew at least 20 cm. He looked like a young man in his early 20s with good looks.
Extimum : 'now I can avoid drawing too much attention'. Although Extimum was still not well known by the common public, but could not say the same of his features, not every day you see a young man with that peculiar hair color and combined with his appearance it would be difficult not to be recognized or to attract too much attention; As for age, I change it because that way it would be easier to deal with people.
Extimum : 'let's start with the essentials, I need a suitable bag for my purchases'.
Extimum joined the crowd of people wandering the path, after reaching a shop that sold tools and enchanted items he stopped and entered it.
**tinkle**
When crossing the door, the sound of a bell was clearly audible advising the owner of their arrival.
The store was big inside and there were all kinds of gadgets, there were big suitcases like those used in Hogwarts or briefcases, there were also other sundries like watches or even clothes.
???: "Welcome to my humble shop, how can I help you?" A middle-aged man came out from behind a desk and asked Extimum .
Extimum : "I'm looking for a bag with expansion and stasis spells."
???: "Oh, you came to the right place sir, here we have many objects of that type, however, if what you are looking specifically are bags, I am afraid I only have 2 to offer you."
Extimum : "Okay, show me the ones you have, as long as they have enough space and they look decent they will do."
The salesman went to the back room and a moment later brought two bags with him, the first was leather, it was in good condition, it was neither very elegant nor very casual; the second one was a bit… peculiar, it was dark blue and had multiple stars on it, it looked like the kind of cloth that Muggle 'wizards' would use to do their tricks.
???: "This one here is made of hybrid dragon skin , it has an approximate space of 20m 2 , as for this other one ... despite its strange design, it has an approximate space of 50m 2 , I'll leave them at 20 Sickles and 30 Sickles ".
Extimum : 'mmm, the design is very strange, but for now I just need the space, then I'll create one for myself when I have the knowledge.'
Extimum : "here, I'll take the one with the strange design." Extimum took out 1 galleon and 13 sickles and then took the blue bag.
After finalizing his purchase, Extimum left the store and now with his new expandable bag he went to different stores to buy gifts for Christmas for his acquaintances, he would give special gifts to his friends and some other courtesy with the people he had developed at less a good relationship. Buying everything took him about 2 hours, I buy a wand case for both Harry and Ron, it is an essential item for the comfortable use of the wand; for Steve he bought a tool that could help you listen to conversations at a distance, given Steve's character, he supposed he would like it; to Mitchell he buy a broom Nimbus 2000, as his fanaticism for the Quidditch sure would like; to Trudor he buy a self-writing pen, he planned to send Hermione a book from her family's public library, had some books currently inaccessible that could give; he would give Daphne and Pansy some candy along with a dress and he sent Tracey a pack of 'Latish' hair bottles, as for the others like Draco or Susan who had a medium relationship he would only give sweets along with objects that he thought would use them, anyway, with all the money they gave him they would not do much damage to his finances.
Extimum : 'and with that I have all the gifts, it was more exhausting than expected. Since I don't think I can get a sword now, I'll leave it for later, For now, I can only go to Gringotts and investigate where to get the Portkeys'. After he finished thinking about it, Extimum headed towards Gringotts.
Gringotts was an imponent white marble building multi-storey located in the lower part of Diagon Alley , near its intersection with alley Knockturn , towered over neighboring shops; to enter the had to climb some stairs and pass a set of burnished bronze doors. The gates were flanked by a goblin in a scarlet and gold uniform who stood guard there.
Extimum went up a few stairs, past the doors with the guards, inside there was a small entrance hall and another pair of silver doors with a message written on them.
Extimum had memories of this message, but took the time to read it since it was his first time here.
"Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn,
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there".
Extimum : 'is it an interesting poem?'. Extimum didn't know if it was a poem or not, but the phrases certainly set the scene.
Extimum passed through the doors in front of him and came to a vast marble hall with long counters stretching the length of it with doors leading to the vaulted corridors with about a hundred goblins sitting in them.
There were a few wizards scattered on different bar, Extimum looked around until he found an empty bar labeled "New Users", the goblin there seemed more focused on his work than the goblins on other counters, Extimum guessed not quite at all. new magicians were often registered.
Extimum approached the counter and with a wave his hand touched the bar a little hard to get his attention.
???: " Yes ?" Goblin of the fixed counter their attention on Extimum was in front of him and talk about apathetic and disinterested way.
Goblins were a very intelligent race of little magical humanoid beings with long fingers and feet that coexisted with the wizarding world , had long ears and pointed noses, domed heads and were slightly larger than house elves , goblins as well. they had their own magic and could perform it wandless.
Extimum : "Excuse me goblin gentleman, I would like to register a personal account in Gringotts ." Extimum treated the goblin in a polite way, it was well known that the relationship between magicians and goblins was a bit tense, so trying to be polite and friendly for the better the interaction would not cost anything.
???: "Okay, magician, fill out this form and then we will proceed with the final requirements." The goblin gave Extimum a long look, noticing that he did not show the wizards' contempt and spoke more affably.
Extimum took the questionnaire and filled in his data, it was nothing out of the ordinary, name, surname, age, address. Extimum answered it with his real information, although he left the address blank, he did not care if they knew his identity, it is not that he was going to yell at it or tell someone, unless they bribed him of course, but it would be difficult, Gringotts policies they were quite strict especially with those who betrayed them.
After he finished filling it out, Extimum passed his form to goblin.
???: "Well, follow me here." The goblin got down from his high desk and guided Extimum to the door behind his counter.
???: "I am Snaglok and from today I will be your account manager".
Extimum "it's a pleasure Snaglok , I hope we can work together in the future."
Snaglok : "You are a strange wizard and you are ... Shadowless ...". Snaglok felt good and at the same time strange with the good treatment of Extimum that he was giving him, it was something new for him, on the other hand, when he looked at the form to look at his name, he froze a bit when he saw his last name.
Snaglok : " hahaha , it looks like we will have an interesting cooperation in the future." Snaglok could smell money when he saw the last name, not everyone was lucky enough to run the accounts of great wizards.
Arriving in a room with only a desk and cabinets of papers Snaglok stopped and searched for a contract, then filled in some information and passed it on to Extimum .
Snaglok : "Well, finally , drop a drop of blood on this contract and everything will be settled."
Extimum paused for a moment at the mention of blood, I doubt a bit but after thinking about his illusion magic he relaxed a bit, took a dagger from Snaglok's desk and cut off his fingertip, while concentrating on covering his blood with an illusion to make it look normal, naturally he did this after finishing reading the contract; the contract was just routine things, confidentiality agreements and responsibilities of both parties when using the service.
Snaglok : "Well, now you only need an initial deposit and you can officially use your account."
Although in the magical world there were no credit cards or anything like that, but you could pay with magical checks.
Extimum deposited 25 galleons, it wasn't much, but he couldn't spend all the money they gave him on this.
Extimum : "well, Snaglok , in the future I will be visiting you to do some business that I am sure you will be interested in".
Extimum : "by the way Snaglok , do you know where I can find portkeys ?"
Snaglok : "That depends on where you are looking to go, if they are tourist places you can get some in Terrortours , if you are looking for some difficult places, maybe you can find them Borgin and Burkes or in the ministry, there you can also find them to travel."
Extimum : "Thank you, we'll see you later."
After finishing all the paperwork for his account, Extimum left Gringotts.
Extimum : 'now it only remains to find out the trips by portkeys '.
Extimum first turned to his most viable option, Terrortours .
The Terrortours travel agency was located at number 59 Diagon Alley , it was a small, but lively establishment, however, it had a rather ugly sign that announced its name in green letters, although perhaps that was its intention, it knew a little about that place, had a reputation for offering trips to destinations that were a bit dubious in terms of safety for its tourists, but Extimum was only looking for portkeys , so I ignore it.
Upon entering the store, an older man and a young woman were serving, there were multiple posters and pictures of vacation destinations on the walls.
Man ??? : "Welcome, look for an amazing trip to a castle full of vampires? Or maybe a graveyard with thousands of zombies roaming around there." The man greeted and said a business quote with enthusiasm.
Extimum : "I'm sorry, no, I'm looking for more common places."
Woman ??? : "you saw it?, I told you not to say the phrase of the store, nobody wants to go there. " The woman complained a little to her partner
Man ??? : " Hmp , what do you know, you're just new here, last time we had a whole family going on a trip to the hidden pyramids full of mummies and the day before you went to work here, a man asked to go to the last shelter of succubi, hehehe ". In the last part, the salesman laughed a little, as if highlighting the ambiguity of the place to which the man traveled.
Woman ??? : " Hmp , whatever." The woman did not like the ambiguous sentiment that her partner put.
Man ??? : " Ahaha , young gentleman, excuse the rudeness of my partner, go ahead and tell me where you want to go, we have Portkeys and travel plans for almost all the main tourist sites in the muggle and magical world and even some not so famous."
Extimum : "well, at the moment I would like 2 Portkeys for two different destinations, the first for Paris, as for the second for China, I don't know which place specifically, I'll let you recommend one".
Man ??? : "Ah , a young wizard who wants to see the world, excellent, the one in paris will cost 70 sickles, as for china, it depends on whether you want to know the wizarding community or the muggle part".
Extimum : "the magic community".
Man ??? : "Well, in that case it would be 95 Sickles, in total 9 Galeones and 12 sickles, the destination in China would be Nanchang ".
Extimum payment for trailers , the one in Paris was a coin and the one in China was a paintbrush.
Man ??? : "Do you know how to use them? I will tell you, you just have to direct your intention to the portkey and wish to activate it and the next moment it will take you, since they are tourism porters, they will take you to the magic embassy of the respective country when you arrive and the portkey It would allow you to go back and forth once before it becomes a normal object or is destroyed and it can take a maximum of 10 people as long as they all hold hands or touch the object ".
Extimum : "thank you".
Man and Woman: "Come back soon."
Extimum left the shop after that, he only had to go out to tour Muggle London city for the first time and then return home.
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