Chapter 3

Third person

After talking to his father for the last time Lucien had decided to sleep and give his brain a rest.

The next morning, however, He replayed his fathers' words in his head. Charing crossroad, Leaky Cauldron, Diagon ally.

He knew what had to do to get there. Lucien took the initiative and looked through his memory to find a way to get the most money possible in his current situation.

Sifting through his thoughts images of his bullies came to mind and the older boys the like ed to follow around. The old Lucien had been looking for a train part when he had walked past the bathroom( Loo) The older boys were huddled around pulling their days work out of their pockets and putting it into a metal box.

It was their cache of money that the hid in the loo under the floorboard beneath the bathroom counter.

'Haha, I got your ȧsses now. Hopefully wherever the Bondye is sending me, is good enough to live' Lucien had thought.

Apparently, those d-bags were sold cocaine. Probably to buy clothes for themselves since the once provided by the orphanage are nothing but rags.

'Oh well, its dog eats dog world from now on I guess' and with that thought, Lucien went into the loo grabbed the cash cache and went out the window in the direction of what he thought was Charing crossroad. After a couple hours, Lucien had finally asked for directions and was led in the right direction.

It was around 11pm when he finally arrived at the leaky cauldron, it was a place full of life with kids around his age and older with their parents and friends. Eating, drinking and laughing. at that moment a nostalgic feeling feels over Lucien. This site had reminded him of the quarter, and then he had remembered how he and his mother were murdered to cripple the growth of their community.

Lucien hardened himself again, he wasn't here to make friends and reminisce, however, some people had other plans.

"Excuse me, dear, are you lost perhaps?" Asked a purple haired woman with and dark brown eyes, who looked about 18 years old

Coming back from his thoughts Lucien looked up at her "No, not all. I'm just looking for the entrance to Diagon Alley"

"Diagon Alley? Well, it is to late to go there, love. If you have a Galleon you can stay here for the night"

"All I have is pounds" taking out a couple of pounds from his pocket

"Muggle money? Well, I guess you can stay with me and tomorrow you can go to Gringotts to exchange em"

Not knowing what the hell Gringotts was, Lucien knew he had a free place to stay "oh that would be groovy, thank you"

"Haha Groovy? You're quite funny, By the way, my name is Janet Bell. But everyone calls me JannaBell"

"Hmm I like Jannabell; can I call you that?- Lucien

"Well, of course"-JannaBell

"haha Groovy"- Lucien

Following Jannabell. To a table. she ordered two drinks and looked at Lucien with a serious expression

"So, what's a young boy like you out and about all late for. Don't your parents worry about you?"-JannaBell

"Actually, I don't have any parents. You see I do magic tricks for money and a man gave me some good money and told me to come here. He said it would rock my world and its where people like me belong"- Lucien

"I'm sorry didn't know, But its good that man helped or wouldn't have been long until the ministry picked you up"-JannaBell

"It's alright it's not like you can read minds, and what's the ministry"- Lucien

"oh Legilimancy, heavens know that magic is to advance for me and The Ministry of Magic governs all wizards in the UK"-JannaBell

Again, Lucien was stuck. Now he wanted to know just what kind of place the Bondye had sent him too. And what other kinds of magic did they practice beside that ancestral stuff his father told him about.

"well, why are you here?"- Lucien

"I have to get my supplies for Hogwarts, it's a school for people like us. I suppose your not 11 yet if you haven't gotten a letter by now"-JannaBell

"well I'm 9 years, and you are telling me that there's a school that teaches magic?"- Lucien

"Yes, and tomorrow I'll tell you all about. But we better get to bed if we want to be the crowd tomorrow" and like that, the night ended for young Lucien.

The next morning Lucien was awakened by getting gently poked in the check by a purple hair beauty.

"Wake up now, its time to get going. I have a new world to introduce you to"-JannaBell

Lucien mȯȧnėd and grumbled but, he still got out of bed, something told him that this wild and eccentric beauty isn't one to piss off.

"So, how do we get to Diagonally? Or however, you say it?"- Lucien

"Haha its Diagon Alley, and if you follow me. Id love to rock your world for the day"-JannaBell

"haha that would be groovy"- Lucien

Janet leads the way to the back of the leaky cauldron . and through a doorway that looked like it should have been a wall but, Lucien didn't ask too many questions he just soaked everything. Because if he saw it and heard it. He would remember it forever.

Breaking his concentration, Janet grabbed his arm pulling him in the direction of huge gold and ivory building, that said 'Gringotts Bank'

"aye were here, this is where you will exchange that muggle money of yours"-JannaBell

Leading Lucien in they went straight to the head teller

"Ahhh if it isn't young mistress Yaxley, have you finally come to claim your inheritance?"

"It's Bell, and no I have not. I'm here with a young friend. He wants to exchange muggle pounds for wizard galleons, then open himself up a vault here"-JannaBell

"Hmm well if you say so. What is your name young man?"

"Lucien Dubois, What's your name teller?"- Lucien

"Kerlaag, young wizard. Now how much are you exchanging today"- Kerlaag

Looking over at Janet and then back at Kerlaag. Lucien reached into the pack he had been carrying with him and pulled out a metal box

"a little over 100,000 pounds, how much will that get me Mr. Kerlaag"- Lucien

Hearing his name said with respect and honorifics Kerlaag was feeling good for the first time when dealing with a young wizard

"Well, Mr. Dubois, follow to a private room so we can count it and get you a fair exchange"-Kerlaag

"I see you're a man about your money Mr. Kerlaag."- Lucien

Following the goblin to a private room, they counted the pounds that totaled 589 pounds and Lucien received 41012 Galleons 8 Sickles 12 Knuts. And opened himself up a vault as an independent. And paid 1000 galleons to register his Family name, Dubois.

After they were finished, Lucien received a pouch with some kind of magic charm to link it with his vault kind of like a debit card.

After leaving Gringotts, JannaBell took Lucien to many different food places, and small shops to get to know the market.

It was all fun and Lucien really enjoyed however he didn't really love until Janet started her school shopping.

The first stop was Flourish & Blots, There Janet got all her school textbooks for the year, but Lucien also saw that the sold a wide variety of books as well. The place was so cluttered with books the shop owner had used her wand, which Lucien still didn't completely understand the purpose of, to move books around to help the customers.

The next stop was Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Magical Menagerie, Potage's Cauldron Shop, and finally Slug and Jiggers Apothecary.

Walking back to the leaky cauldron, Lucien was still organizing his thoughts to make the most out of his new life. But one thing stumped him the most. He had enjoyed himself but the market had seemed so anticlimactic to be a magic market. And he wondered where everyone got their wands from.

"JannaBell… are there any other markets besides Diagon ally? And where does everyone get their wands?"- Lucien

"Ahhh yes that's what I forgot, most wizards get their wands their first year, and since you're not a first-year and I already have the wand, I forgot to take you by Ollivander's. Well let's go, maybe he's still open for one last patron"- JannaBell

Stopping in front of Ollivander's, JannaBell and Lucien walked into find a well-kept man in his 60's maybe, carefully expecting a wand. It was a nice sized shop. With boxes on every shelf. It was a clean and well-organized shop.

"I see you're finally heading back to Hogwarts, Ms. Bell."-Ollivander

"Yes, it's been awhile. But I'm back now and I plane finish my last two years"- Jannabell

"That's fantastic!" – Ollivander

" And this must be a young wizard looking to purchase a wand" Finally looking up from the wand in his hand the old mans face contorted when he saw Lucien "Well I will be damned. Never in my life have seen soul quite like yours"

Lucien looked over at JannaBell with a questioning look and she just shrugged her shoulders

"I want to see if I'm fit to wield a wand"-Lucien

"And I also what to see if your fit to wield a wand, However, I just don't know what wand to give"-Shop keeper

"What do you mean Mr.Ollivander?"- JannaBell

"Well Ms. Bell, for the first time in my life have no idea how to match a wand to a young wizard. So, we may have to go through every wand in this shop"-Olivander

Talking it over for a while Lucien convinced JannaBell to leave after exchanging info so that he could send an owl later, while he stayed at Ollivander's and Started trail of wands.