The next morning I wake up early to get ready to visit Diagon Alley. I dry my hair after taking a hot shower and let my long dark brown locks rest just above my hip. After rummaging through my closet which felt like forever, I chose a black sweater and jeans.
I make it down the stairs to meet Severus waiting at the door ready to leave.
"Are you ready?" He asks.
"As I'll ever be." I nod my head.
I take his hand and we apparate to Diagon Alley. When we land I feel sick to my stomach but I ignore it and straighten my back.
"Do you have your list?" He asks.
"Yep." I say.
"Alright, I will be around. Meet me back here when you are done." He walks away with a whoosh of his cloak. He always had a thing for dramatics.
I walk towards Ollivander's when I notice everyone looking at me. Some women shield their children's eyes and turn the other way. Others bow their heads with a look of fear.
I go into the wand shop to find an old man behind a desk looking for something."Excuse me?" I try to look behind the desk.
The man shoots from behind the desk and looks at me the same as others.
"Oh-uh Ms. R-Riddle correct?" He stutters.
"Yes sir."
"I suppose you are here for your wand, l-let me see what I have." He says before going to the back of the store. I take a second to look around the shop before the sound of footsteps grab my attention.
He comes back with a rectangular box and opens it, inside is a small tan wand. He nods towards it so I pick it up slowly and flick it downwards. Boxes fall from behind the man which makes me flinch.
"No this isn't it." He shakes his head.
He goes away again and comes back with another box. This time the wand is dark brown with a silver handle. I flick it once more and a nearby lamp breaks.
"Hm."
"What is that around your neck?" He asks pointing to my necklace.
"It was my mother's, I have had it since I was a child." I hold it to my chest.
"May I take a look?"
I hesitate for a second before unclasping the necklace and handing it to the man. "Please be careful with it."
"Yes, of course." He examines the pendant for a moment. I wait patiently, rocking back and forth on my feet.
He gasps.
"That is basilisk venom." He says.
"A what?" I look closely.
"It is a strong but very rare core for a wand."
"How did you obtain it?" He looks up to me.
"No idea." I whisper. My attention fully focused on the moving black liquid in the jewel.
"I think that is what your wand needs."
"Excuse me?"
"I will have to make your wand so you can come back in a while." He walks to the back, leaving me dumbfounded.
I turn around and begin to walk out when I run right into someone.
"Watch it you-" I stop and realize who I just ran into.
"Your Harry Potter." I gasp.
"Yes-yes I am." His cheeks turn a bright pink. I just stare at him, not knowing what to say.
"Excuse me?" He says breaking me out of my trance.
"Oh um sorry." I stutter.
He stays silent, so I speed walk to the exit and head to the robe shop.
I walk into Madam Malkin's and spot her working on a blonde boys robe. I just stand and watch as he looks at the woman like she has a disease.
"I will be with you in just a moment dear." She says to me still working on the boys robe.
As I am waiting I notice his mother sitting down not too far, she is reading The Daily Prophet. The front page reads "DAUGHTER OF YOU-KNOW-WHO CONFIRMED"
I gasp. Severus told me this would be coming, but it never occurred to me that everyone would be finding out so quickly. I swallow the lump forming in my throat.The boy then is finished and glares at me as he walks out. I return the same look and walk up to the stand to get my robes made.
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Okay I have everything except a pet, I don't need one but it doesn't hurt to look.
I stop at Eeylops Owl Emporium, the owls look towards me through the window with wide eyes. I change my mind and keep walking towards Ollivander's.
"Is my wand finished?" I ask the man.
"Yes it is." He says and pulls out a new white box.
He opens it and there lays a black wand, with designs on it that looked like vines, and at the handle was the jewel on my necklace.
When I touched it, the handle started to sparkle.
"This is the one."
"Ebony wood, 12 3/4 long, basilisk venom core, and slightly springy flexibility."
"How much?" I say happily now that I have found a wand that feels like it is truly mine.
"7 galleons." He responds.
I hand him the money and walk back to where I left Severus, we meet and apparate back home.
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The Tale Of A Riddle | Draco Malfoy
FanficAmelia Merope Riddle is only eleven years old when she begins to deal with the struggle of being Voldemort's daughter. Amelia lives with the Hogwarts potions master, Severus Snape. He took her in when Voldemort was thought to be killed by the young...