Harry Potter - Fanfiction

Year 2 - At Flourish And Blotts

Wednesday morning, Hermione and I stand on the marble steps leading to the Gringotts bank with our parents, as people pass us by. Hermione on the lookout for the Weasley's and Harry.

In a flash, once she spots Harry, she runs down to meet Hagrid and him, her bushy brown hair flying behind her; and yet she keeps saying she doesn't have a crush on him.

Our mother speaks up, "it's lovely to see that she has made some friends."

I nod in agreement as I see the twins come sprinting up the crowded street with Ron, Percy, and Mr. Weasley.

The twins stopping by Harry momentarily before racing up the steps towards me. Almost tackling me to the ground.

In between the giggles I attempt to introduce the twins, "Mum, Dad this is George and Fred. They are two years higher than I am at school."

The twins address my smiling parents, "no, no. She's introduced us wrong."

Fred shakes my father's hand as he says, "I'm actually Gred and that's Forge."

I jump in front of them as I address my parents, once again in between my laughter, "no... Don't listen to these two gits! They love joking about."

My father speaks to them, beaming, "well it's lovely to meet you two."

The rest of the Weasley's along with Hermione climb up the steps to where we are standing, and introductions are made to all of us which are meeting for the first time. 

Our parents, along with the twins and I follow the rest of them as we are bowed into the bank by a goblin at the door. Mr. Weasley becomes quite distracted by our parents having to exchange Muggle money.

"Catch up with you in a bit," says Fred and George together as the Weasley's and Harry get led off to their underground vaults by another Gringotts goblin.

    

Back outside on the marble steps, we all separate our own ways. Percy mutters vaguely about needing a new quill. Mrs. Weasley and Ginny are going to a second-hand robe shop. Mr. Weasley is insisting on taking our parents off to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink. Hermione, Ron, and Harry are off to the ice-cream shop.

George places his arm around me as Fred speaks, "c'mon there's Lee. We going to the Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop. Let's see if they have anything new."

George speaks to Fred as we catch-up to Lee, "I don't think they will have some of the things we are looking for."

Following George, I say, "you know with the things that I have seen you guys create, you should open up your own Joke shop one day. It definitely surpasses most of the items you get on sale here."

"Hey, you guys, you hear this?" he calls out to his brother and Lee, "Nyx says we should create our own shop one day."

Fred looks back at me. "That's a bloody good idea if we had the money for it. Maybe once they're ready we could test our items out at school and see how much they will sell for?"

George squeezes me closer as we walk on. Answering his brother as he chuckles, "see this is why I told you we should keep her! It was a good decision!"

I swat at the twins as we enter the shop, Lee not able to contain his laughter.

While they are all stocking up on Filibusters Fabulous Wet-Start and No-Heat Fireworks, we see Hermione dragging Ron and Harry along as they exit the Joke shop. To which we hear her comment, "if we don't hurry, we will miss Gilderoy Lockhart, so no wasting time!"

George bends down towards my ear as he speaks, "please don't tell me you're also infatuated with that man Lockhart?"

I chuckle as I look at George, "please, that man is a few cards short of a full deck if you ask me. Hermione wouldn't stop talking about him in the holidays once she found out about him!"