Diagon Alley is a cobblestoned wizarding alley and shopping area located in London, England behind a pub called the Leaky Cauldron. Inside the alley is an assortment of restaurants, shops, and other sights. The alley is completely hidden from the Muggle world which is right outside of its boundaries. It is very large in area and essentially the center of wizarding London.
Draco had already been here a couple of times to shop, so he was very familiar with this place. After they used the Floo powder all 6 of them arrived at Leaky Cauldron. The Leaky Cauldron was a popular wizarding pub and inn located in London, even though it was a popular place it was creepy and weird looking, Draco was sure that if this place wasn't connected to Diagon Alley, this place wouldn't be popular at all.
"We will first go to Madam Malkin's to get the robes." Narcissa said walking outside the pub.
The five of them didn't say anything and just followed her silently, Pansy would look at Draco time and time again and Theo was in his own world thinking about different stuff. Blaise would look at the wizards especially Muggleborns in contempt.
After walking for a while they reached the door of Madam Malkin's.
"Draco, you go inside with your friends while I will go get the books and equipment for them." Narcissa said Draco handing Draco a pouch "Also don't run off to buy a wand, wait for me." Narcissa said the last word strictly and walked away.
As they are walking towards the shop, Pansy and Blaise are teasing Theo for his rabbit face which results in getting them snarky remarks from him. He is very sensitive about his face. Draco has to intervene on behalf of their public image which they are thoroughly spoiling. Crabbe and Goyle look like two bodygaurds who are loyally following him.
They walked in the shop and Madam Malkin started taking their measurements, Theo being first then Pansy, Blaise, Crabbe, Goyle and Draco being the last.
As Madam Malkin was taking Draco's measurement's, A thin boy with baggy clothes and a broken glasses walked in.
"Hogwarts, dear?" Madam Malkin said, when the boy started to speak. "Got the lot here -- these young guys being fitted up just now, in fact. "
The three of them looked at the boy who looked very awkward and Draco can't help but curse in his mind, talk about bad luck.
"Hogwarts?" Theo asked to which the boy nodded, "You too?"
"Yeah! we all are going there, I am Theodore Nott, the pretty girl here is Pansy Parkinson, the narcissistic tanned one is Blaise Zabini and the villain face getting his measurements there is Draco Malfoy. While the two of them are Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe". Theo said reaching his hand out.
Pansy was looking at the boy with an annoyed look wondering if he was a muggle born or not and Blaise didn't have any interest in him at all so he just casually waved at him. Draco do not want any interaction with this boy-who-always-land-himself-in-trouble. The remaining too are too lazy to respond.
The boy was kinda shy and shook Theo's hand, "I am Harry Potter."
As soon as he said that Theo, Pansy and Blaise looked at him, Blaise jumped off the footstool looking at the boy as he and Pansy got close to him.
"The Harry Potter?" Pansy asked with a curious expression.
"Idiot, look at the Scar on his forehead, he is the real deal," Blaise said looking at Harry curiously.
Harry who had just been out of the leaky cauldron was sort of used to this kind of reaction by now, but he didn't think people his age would show the same reaction to him as well.
"Cough" Draco who was quite till now pulled both of them out of Harry's face, "Sorry, they are just interested and don't mean any harm."
Harry shook his head, "It's okay, I have been getting the same reaction all morning."
"Let me help you, with that." Draco said and pulled out his old wand and pointed it at Harry's glasses "Oculus Reparo"
The broken glass was magically repaired. Harry took off the glass and looked at it with amazement.
"Oh! don't be too amazed now! My measurements are done." Draco said signaling Harry to the footstool. His vanity can't help but be satisfied seeing the look of amazement on the future hero of the wizarding world face.
"So, Harry do you know which house you'll be in?" Theo asked.
"No." Harry replied.
"Well, no one really knows until they get there, do they, but I know we'll be in Slytherin, all of our family have been -- imagine being in Hufflepuff, I think I'd leave, wouldn't you?" said Pansy
"Mmm," said Harry, wishing he could understand what they were saying.
"Sigh! We all know that Harry here came from the muggle world, so he probably doesn't have any idea of what you guys are talking about." Blaise stepped in trying to avoid the awkward atmosphere.
"Oh! Forgive me, I kinda forgot about it." Theo said scratching his head.
Pansy didn't say anything but just gave an 'Oh! I forgot.' look.
"Don't worry about it! Do you mind telling me about what Slytherin and Hufflepuff is?." Harry asked looking at Blaise thankfully.
"They are Hogwarts Houses, There are four Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw." Answered Pansy politely as she continued, "Slytherin's are for the best pure-blood and Half-blood wizards, Hufflepuff are for duffers, Ravenclaw for the smart-minded and Gryffindor for the ignorantly brave."
"Each one of us will get sorted into a house when we reach Hogwarts." Theo added,
Harry was processing all the stuff when suddenly Madam Malkin's voice came in, "Children its done."
Draco went over and paid for all their clothes even Harry's. He felt like he owed that to Potter for his past actions, even if he do not know about them.
"Oh! you didn't have to." Said Harry.
"Don't worry, its not that much money anyway." Draco said and pointed at the window, "I think someone is looking for you".
Harry looked at the window to find Hagrid who was holding ice creams looking at him.
"See you at Hogwarts then Harry," Draco said walking out not giving Harry a chance to speak.
"See you." Theo, Blaise and Pansy with his resp. sidekicks also followed Draco out of the place.
"Where are we going?" Pansy asked Draco.
"To the wand shop." Replied Draco.
"Didn't aunt Narcissa told us to wait for her?" Pansy said with a questioning look.
"Aunt Narcissa?" Draco looked at Pansy who was slightly blushing.
"When has that ever stopped him?" Theo replied walking towards Ollivander's.
"Yeah we are not a bunch of small kids", said Blaise.
Harry's POV
"Who were they, Harry?" Hagrid asked looking at the back of the three kids.
"Some friends I made." Harry replied happily. Harry was very happy as they were the first friends he ever made. Hagrid looking at the happy Harry didn't say anything and just sighed. He didn't want to tell him that the friend he made might be his enemy in the future.
The shop was narrow and shabby. Peeling gold letters over the door read Ollivanders: Makers of fine wands since 382 B.C.
A tinkling bell rang somewhere in the depths of the shop as they stepped inside. It was a tiny place, empty except for a single, spindly chair.
'Finally.' Draco was very excited about getting his own wand. Although he can do most of the spells wandlessely but a wand brings confidence to a wizard like none other do.
"Good afternoon," said a soft voice making the trio jump, A old man was standing before them, his wide, pale eyes shining like moons through the gloom of the shop.
Draco was sure that this old man was purposefully waiting for customers to walk in so he could scare them.
"Hello." Draco said awkwardly, "I am Draco Malfoy, these are Theodore Nott, Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson while these two gentlemen are Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, we are here to buy our wands"
"Oh yes, I know the young prodigy wizard, of course." The old man replied, "I remember like it was yesterday when your parents came in for their first wands."
"Ok, let me have a look!" Olivander without stopping pulled out a long strip of silver tape from his pocket and came to Pansy. "Ladies first, Ms. Parkinson, which hand do you use?"
"My right hand," Pansy whispered.
"Please raise your arm." Ollivander measured her arm, starting with her shoulder to her fingertips, and then from wrist to elbow, knee to her armpit and finally her height and started explaining things to all three of them, "Each Ollivander wand has a strong magic core which is its essence. I usually use unicorn hair, phoenix tail feather, and dragon nerves, each and every Ollivander wand is unique because there are no two identical unicorns, dragons or phoenixes, of course, if you use a wand belongs to other wizards, the spells will never be as good."
"Please remember, The wand chooses the wizard". The old man then disappeared into the packed shelves and quickly came out with a box with the wand.
After trying a few times, all other's wands were quickly picked and now came Draco's turn. Draco walked in front of Ollivander who had been looking at him curiously since the beginning. (If you have any idea of their wand cores or woods, then please write it in the comment section).
"Mr. Malfoy, which hand do you use?"
"Right Hand," Draco replied after which Ollivander started measuring his hand and height.
"Right then, Mr. Malfoy. Try this one. Beechwood and dragon heartstring. Nine inches. Nice and flexible. just take it and give it a wave."
Draco took the wand, waved it around a bit, and gave it back.
"Maple and phoenix feather. Seven inches. Quite whippy. Try --"
Draco tried the wand and gave it back again.
"No, no -here, ebony and unicorn hair, eight and a half inches, springy. Go on, go on, try it out."
Draco tried. And tried one wand after another but none of them felt right, He could use them but it wasn't a good feeling since he could feel some resistance from the wand. The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the spindly chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become. He is astonished that even the Hawthorn and unicorn wand is not responding to him. Did something change in him?
"Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we'll find the perfect match here somewhere -- I wonder, now - - yes, why not -- that wand -- Ollivander went deep into the shelves as he came out with a golden box which looked very beautiful.
Pansy who was getting bored watching all the wands pile up was fascinated when she saw the box.
"Try this one. Fourteen and a half inches, vine wood and an unknown core. This wand was passed down in our family for many years but the strange thing is it is not made by us" Ollivander said mysteriously.
As soon as Draco picked up this wand, his magic flows through it smoothly and a white halo shines through with a very sweet sound emitting from it like the nature itself is happy with this event. All of them are shocked to witness this scene, especially Ollivander considering that this wand is unresponsive for centuries. After a whole he spoke," Impressive to think that I would witness such a scene from an assumed dead wand. And here I pride myself in thinking that I know all about wandmaking. I am truly a frog in the bottom of well" The old wandmaker sighed in resignation.
"Mr. Ollivander what do you mean by dead wand", Draco asked curiously.
"Well as the wand has chose you, you should know about it. This wand was in my family's possession for centuries. We tried several ways to analyze its composition but we cannot identify its core. Legend is it that several centuries back one of my ancestor's benefactor had entrusted this wand to him and told him to wait for his owner to come, but we do not believe it as it is a long time ago. On the other hand, there is never any wand core like it. So we all thought that it's a dead wand until today. It's more like a family heirloom then an actual wand".
"Do you know Mr. Malfoy that Vine wands are among the less common types, and their owners are always those who sought a greater purpose, who had a vision beyond the ordinary and who frequently astounded those who thought they knew them best. While I don't know its core but I can tell that your future is anything but normal".
All of them are shocked watching Draco's wand reaction and hearing Ollivander's words. This included his mother Narcissa who at some point has stand behind them while searching for them. Initially she wanted to scold them but now she has a more urgent work. She told all of them to wait outside for sometime while she will be paying for the wands and talking to Ollivander about something. She gave Draco a look which says it all and he nodded in response. While his mother is handling the old man, he silently performs memory charms on his friends wandlessely, perks of being a ex deatheater. He makes them believe that he gets a perfectly normal wand. Their small age and absolute trust in him makes it easier. Although he feels bad but he do not regret it. He trusts them blindly but there are two absolute skilled ligilimens in hogwarts who can peek at even the memory of experienced wizards, then what about them?
He is looking at his wand while thinking about what can be the core of this wand and who is that mysterious benefactor. While he was musing that to himself, suddenly there was a beep in his mind.
[Ding! The system has noted that the host is trying to analyze the wand. As host is unable to do it, the system will do it for you.
Scanning....]
The mechanical voice of the system makes Draco excited. After waiting for a while, the system displayed the information of the wand which made Draco bewildered.