Harry Potter and the Secret Inheritance

Chapter 20

Adriane was ecstatic when getting back to the hotel room she was renting. She couldn't believe that she had gotten through everything without getting arrested or thrown out. Adriane was so happy she decided to go check out the magical areas in the town. Adriane doubted that Lois would be coming to talk to her today so She had the rest of the day off to do whatever she wished. She grabbed her purse and left the room, locking the door behind her as she went. Walking down to the front desk she once again looked around the hotel she was staying in. The building itself was only five stories tall but it was wide enough to make sure each room had plenty of space for the guests to relax in. Each room had a decent bathroom and closet attached, for the people who stayed longer than a week.

The room that had the reception desk had a checkerboard floor in a nice marble. The walls were a nice light wood color to compliment the floor, the walls had a couple of pictures of the normal things a hotel had up. Things like flowers and waterfalls and the like. The room also had a couple of loveseats scattered around with some coffee tables next to them. The coffee tables had a couple of magazines on each of them along with a vase of flowers. The flowers were the colors pink and white with a couple of yellow ones thrown in.

Adriane walked out of the glass doors and down the street, she silently ducked into an alleyway and held her hand out channeling a bit of magic to call a taxi to get to the magic shopping center in this town. Getting in she asked to be taken to the best magic shopping center around. Adriane was thankful that the driver waited until she buckled up before he started driving like a madman to the center. Adriane knew that even if they crashed she wouldn't get hurt but, she still held on for dear life. She loved going fast but only under her own power. As soon as the taxi stopped she got out right away, handing over the three gallons it cost to the driver with a soft thank you.

Adriane might have been excited to leave the car, but that did not mean that she was going to be rude. The taxi pulled away as Adriane slowly took in the sight of the entrance to the magical district. It seemed to be behind a pet store? Adriane walked in and glanced around. There were pet treats on display along with dog sunglasses, Adriane didn't even know there were sunglasses for dogs out there. As she was looking around a woman walked up to her.

The woman had red hair in a braid running down her back. Her eyes were hazel with some freckles on her nose. If Adriane hadn't known any better she would have sworn that this girl was a Weasley. Adriane didn't think she was though, for one thing, while her hair was red, it wasn't the signature fire-red hair that the family was known for. Another thing was that this girl was wearing new clothes that seemed to be fairly expensive. Adriane disliked judging someone on their clothes or financial status but it was well known that the Weasleys were a poor family that couldn't afford clothes like this.

"Hi, My name is Kasey McMiller how can I help you today?" Kasey had a kind and happy-sounding voice that made Adriane a bit more relaxed. She had been right that this girl wasn't a Weasley, that was good to know.

"I need a bit of help finding somewhere, I'm looking for a place where I can find some magical Christmas presents for some friends of mine back home." Adriane saw Kasey's eyes widen slightly before she beamed, "Of course, follow me and I'll give you a map with some directions to a nice shopping center!"

Kasey led her to a small back room where she preceded to push a button that opened a small secret staircase behind a bookshelf. This caused Adriane to give Kasey a deadpan look, "Really? A secret staircase behind a bookshelf? That's like, the most well known way to hide a secret base."

Somewhere in Gotham.

Batman was about to punch the Joker in the face when he suddenly sneezed and felt the need to change how he hid the entrance to the Batcave.