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The man deftly snatched his wand from his hands. Harry didn't bother to ask him how he knew why Harry was there. The wandmaker ran his hands over the wand before tapping it gently. A white sphere of light surrounded the whole wand before shattering, planes of the light falling like broken glass. They vanished before touching the floor. The wandmaker held Harry's wand back towards him, handle first. Harry took it slowly.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome Mr. Potter."
Harry quickly left the store and the strange wandmaker behind, heading back towards Nightingale Cage.
Soon he was out side, back in the muggle world, weight charms on his trunk cancelled and wand and hat tucked away. He spotted a taxi off to the side and waved the man down. He slid into the back seat dragging his trunk with him. The man eyed the trunk but then looked to Harry.
"Where to kid?"
"Could you take me to a nice inn please?"
"Nice as in expensive?"
"Sure. And make sure it has a pool." He grinned.
"Sure thing kid."
Harry enjoyed the silence of the ride and watched the streets of London go by. When the Taxi stopped it was in front of a large hotel that looked well kept. Harry pulled his trunk from the car and paid the man with a quick goodbye before heading for the main entrance.
Harry entered the inn and headed straight for the front counter. A man sat behind the desk and smiled at Harry as he stepped up.
"Can I help you?"
"Yes. I'd like to get a room?"
"Do you have a parent or guardian with you?"
Harry reached into his trunk and grabbed the file from Griphook. He grabbed the ID card inside and slid it to the man. The man blinked and read it.
"Oh." He said evenly. "Well then, single room?"
"Yes please."
"How many nights did you wish to stay?"
"Seven at the least." Harry said.
"Of course. Do you wish to pay now or when you leave?"
"When I leave please, in case I have to leave earlier or stay later. I'll pay for the first three nights now though."
Harry pulled out his cash and counted out the number the man gave him, sliding it over to him.
"Thank you. Here are your key cards. Your room is number 237. Do you need help carrying your luggage?"
"No thank you." Harry said taking the cards handed to him.
He tucked the cards in and headed for the hall. The first area he stepped into was a large open area with balconies going up three stories, doors lining them. The whole three floors were open to look down on the first floor where there was a large pool and a bunch of fake plants in some large fake gardens. Harry glanced at the numbers on the first floor doors and realized he had to head up. He found a stair case and made it to the second floor where he quickly found his room.
He slid the card in the slot and a small light turned green. He quickly opened the door, pulling his trunk in. As the door shut he glanced about smiling. The room was fairly large and decorated with lovely shades of greens and browns. The bed was queen-sized covered in soft pillows and blankets. There was a TV on top of a small table across from the bed. Two nightstands held lamps and a small alarm clock. Near the large window at the end of the room was a desk and two small arm chairs with a coffee table. Then there was a tiled area with a small counter that held a one hot plate stove, a mini fridge, a small sink and two cupboards. There was also a connecting bathroom with red-ish tile, a large sink and counter, a large tub/shower, and a toilet.
Harry pushed his trunk near the desk and popped the lid open. He frowned at the things inside. School books, school robes, ratty hand-me-down muggle clothes, and the odd item or two. He snapped the lid shut.
"I need to do some shopping." He sighed.
He made sure his muggle money was tucked in his pocket along with the card keys. Then he set off out of his room and back down the stairs. He found himself pausing in the front area though, glancing to the area opposite of the hotel rooms. A bunch of table were set up between more fake gardens and their appeared to be a buffet. He felt his stomach growl and blushed before heading to the restaurant area.
As it was one thirty not many people were about and those that were, were keeping to themselves. Harry nodded to the waiter behind the till as he passed him. He headed for the long tables of food and grabbed a plate. He picked all the food he wanted, grabbing some he hadn't had in a very long time as Hogwarts didn't have it and such.
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Half an hour later Harry had charged his meal to his room tab and was walking out of the inn and heading down the sidewalk in the direction of a small mall the hotel waiter had pointed to. He entered the mall a few minutes later and headed straight for the department store clothes isle. After buying a couple of new outfits he set off exploring. He spent the next three hours weaving in and out of stores and buying what ever caught his fancy from colourful pipe cleaners to sneakers.
Amongst the newly bought items was a luggage set that he made a note to send off to the trunk maker in Diagon. Hopefully the spells they used to put security on trunks along with enlarged insides would work on the sturdy muggle luggage set.
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When he finally returned to the inn he stopped by the restaurant once more and got some food to take to his room including a bunch of fruits. Once back in his room, the first thing he did was go to the window where his beautiful snowy owl was waiting. He shoved the window opened and pulled the screen out, setting it just beside the desk. Hedwig hooted and landed on his shoulder, preening slightly under his smile.
"Such a smart girl." Harry cooed. "I knew you would find me."
She gave a soft bark and nudged him. He smiled and went to his trunk to pull her cage out. He left the cage door open and filled her food and water dishes.
When he saw she was comfortable he took out his wand and turned to his pile of bags. He'd shrunk many of them, sliding them in his larger bags. He would never have been able to carry everything he had bought. He finally sorted all the stuff into piles and then dug through his trunk. He pulled out all the books and such and looked them over. He'd kept every book he'd gotten for every year. As he gazed at them he realized he didn't want to throw them away.
'I'll look over them later then give them to that second hand shop in Diagon.' He decided, setting them aside.
He threw all his old ratty hand-me-downs into an empty bag to throw away. He set his robes aside knowing some wouldn't fit anymore but he could give those to the second hand shop in Diagon also. H e set broom, photo album, marauders map, and invisibility cloak to the side with the things he was keeping. When the trunk was emptied he ran over it with a damp cloth and then neatly set everything back inside. When everything was in, including all the new things he had bought he snapped the lid shut. The only things he'd left out had been Hedwig's cage, his luggage set, his wand, and a new pair of clothes.
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