Gringotts and Ollivanders

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*flashback chapter*

"But, Hagrid, how are we to pay for all this? I haven't any money" asks Harry
Pandora has a sneaky look on her face.
"Pandora we are not stealing" says Harry and he glares at her.
"Well, there's your money, Harry. Gringotts, the Wizard Bank. T'aint no place safer, 'cept perhaps Hogwarts" says Hagrid.
Inside the bank, they walk down the shiny aisle, passing tiny creatures working at their desks.
"Uh, Hagrid, what exactly are these things" asks Pandora
"They're goblins, Pandora. Clever as they come goblins, but not the most friendly of beasts. Best stick close to me" says Hagrid, Pandora ignores him.
Harry sticks to him. Hagrid clears his throat as they approach a counter with a goblin, wearing spectacles and a waistcoat, in it.
"Mr. Harry and Ms. Haylee Potter wishes to make a withdrawal"
Pandora huffs.
The goblin looks up.
"And does Mr. Harry and Ms. Haylee Potter have their key" asks the goblin
"Oh. Wait a minute. Got it here somewhere. Hah. There's the little devil. Oh, and there's something else as well" says Hagrid and he takes out a letter wrapped in a string. "Professor Dumbledore gave me this" says Hagrid. Hagrid hands the Goblin the letter. It's about the you-know-what in vault you -know-which" says Hagrid
"Very well"
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Later, they race down the depth caverns in a cartlike structure. The cart stops, a goblin called Griphook, clambers out.
"Vault 687. Lamp, please" Hagrid hands him the lamp and he walks to the vault "Key please".
Hagrid hands him the key and Griphook unlocks the vault. The room is filled nearly top to bottom with coins. Harry is amazed, but Pandora looks greedy.
"Didn't think your mum and dad would leave you with nothing now, did ya" chuckles Hagrid.
They continue on through the cavern.
"Vault 713" says Griphook
"What's in there, Hagrid" asks Pandora
"Can't tell you, Pandora. It's Hogwarts business. Very secret" says Hagrid.
Pandora continues to look at him suspiciously.
"Stand back" orders Griphook as he slides his finger down the door. The vault opens to reveal a small white package. Hagrid enters the vault and scoops it up. The eerie light it was shining with disappears.
"Best not mention this to anyone" says Hagrid
Harry nods in agreement, Pandora just sat.

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Outside back in Diagon Alley, Harry, Pandora and Hagrid are walking through the street. They have bought most of their equipment, and Harry is reading his list.
"We still need... wands" says Harry
"A wand? Well, you'll want Ollivanders" says Hagrid as he points to the store. "No place better. Run along there, but wait. I just got one more thing I got to do. Won't be long" says Hagrid
Harry goes into the store, quietly, Pandora followed. They look around. There are shelves of wands in boxes, but no people.
"Hello" calls Harry softly.
"Hello" shouts Pandora.
Then, a noise came from the back, and a man appears on a ladder and looks at Harry and Pandora. The man is Ollivander and he smiles.
"I wondered when I'd be seeing you, Potters. It seems only yesterday that your mother and father were in here buying their first wands" he picks a wand "Ah. Here we are". Harry holds it, but does nothing. "Well, give it a wave". Harry is hesitant, but waves. This causes most of the boxes to come flying out and crashing down. Harry jumps and hurriedly puts the wand back on the counter. "Apparently not" says Ollivander as he gets another wand from a box. "Perhaps this". Harry waves at a vase, which shatters, startling Harry. "No, no, definitely not! No matter..." says Ollivander as he gets a wand from a box, but stops and becomes thoughtful. "I wonder". Ollivander hands the wand to Harry. No sooner after he touched it, Harry suddenly glows under it, blowing his hair up and several of the paperwork in the background. Ollivander looked a bit surprised and deep in thought. 
Meanwhile, Pandora was walking around the shop, when she came across a wand in an emerald coloured box. She picked it up and the same glowing light appears around her. She carries the wand back to Ollivander to inquire about it.
"Curious, very curious" remarks Ollivander.
"Sorry, but what's curious" Pandora and Harry ask in unison
Whilst examining the wands Ollivander says "I remember every wand I've ever sold, Ms Potter, you wand is completely unique,  it's core is basilisk horn, I've never seen another. And Mr. Potter. It just so happens that the phoenix, whose tail feather resides in your wand gave one other feather, just one. It is curious that you should be destined for this wand when its brother gave you that scar" says Ollivander as he points to the lighting bolt scar on Harry's forehead.
"And...who owned that wand" asks Harry
"Oh, we do not speak his name. The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter. It's not always clear why, but I think it is clear that we can expect great things from you. After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things...terrible, yes, but great" says Ollivander as he hands the twins back their wands.
Harry and Pandora then hear a knock on the window.
"Harry! Pandora! Happy birthday" called Hagrid who has a snowy owl in a cage, which hoots, her name is Hedwig, and in another a tiny emerald snake.
"Wow"
The snake was not venomous or dangerous in any way, it was basically a legless lizard, but Pandora claimed it straight away, and it wrapped itself around her wand.
"It's name is Emerald" whispers Pandora, completely in awe of the tiny snake.

Pandora's wand

Emerald the snake

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Emerald the snake

Emerald the snake

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