ELOISE POV—
Seeing that I am serious, Liam's cheery attitude diminished a bit. He asked, 'What happened Eloise? Did I do something wrong? Ok, I wasn't even here, what did I do?'
I replied, 'It depends on your answer. Just yes or no. Understood?'
'Yes, I understood, just get on with it.'
I asked, 'Have you heard the name called Hogwarts? Did you anything about it?'
'No, I don't know anything about it,' replied Liam. I observed him with a scrutinizing look. Seeing that he wasn't lying, I nodded and said, 'Fine. You haven't done anything wrong and also, we don't any problem between us.'
Liam breathed a sigh of relief. He asked, 'So, can you tell me why you were asking about Hogwarts?'
I briefly told him what was happening. After hearing, he said, 'Hmm, ok, you are telling me to go with you and this Snape guy.'
'Both yes and no, I mean you have to act that you are going together with me and Snape. But you, my dear friend, will vanish as soon as I step my foot out of my home. Also, don't ask any questions.'
'Ok, understood.'
Great, I wanted some time alone with Snape and I have almost achieved my goal.
After that, I bid farewell to Mom and Dad and went out with Snape and Liam. As per the plan, Liam vanished in thin air, leaving me with Severus.
When Snape turned his head to check on us, he found that Liam was absent. Perplexed, he asked, 'Where's your cat? I believe that I can't find him anymore.'
'Oh, he went back to home. He is kind of an indoor cat. Don't sweat about him. He knows his way,' I replied.
He frowned and turned his head away from me. He said, 'I am not worried about cat. I don't care whether he lives or dies. I thought it would be a dog when you and your parents talked about Liam. Not that a dog is any better than a cat.'
Wow, I mean just wow. Either he is a tsundere or he is the very person that has been described in books. Honestly, the latter is true. This guy is so cold and rude.
I think Snape is taking me with him to the Diagon Alley to buy me the required things for Hogwarts. I mean there is no other option, right?
Snape said, 'We are going to my house first. From there we can reach our destination.'
'You have a house here?'
Snape nodded. He has a house in America, great. Obviously, he is a Prince albeit half-blooded but still. If you have money, then you can do anything, trust me.
Within a half an hour, we reached his house. He opened his door of the house and entered into it. Following, I also entered the house. He closed the door from inside.
Then, he started walking and stopped in front of painting. He said, 'Ms. Stark, I would like you to never tell anyone about this. Either this or I will wipe your memories.'
I was pacified. How can he say this to a child? Is he serious? The look in his eyes told me, he is serious. If I don't obey him, he will wipe out memories.
'Yes, I will not breathe a word to anyone about this.'
After hearing, he turned his head away from me and pointed at the painting.
He said, 'This painting is a portal connecting London and Malibu. Enter into it. You just need to touch it.'
I walked towards the painting and stopped in front of it. Hesitating, I touched the mirror and closed my eyes to brace for the impact.
As soon as I touched it, I felt that I was levitating in the air and then, sucked to it. Fuck, what the hell is this? I feel like, I will vomit all my breakfast.
Suddenly, I heard noises around me. When I opened my eyes, I saw I was inside a very dark and shabby place. A few old men and women were sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry. One of them was smoking along pipe. A little man in a top hat was talking to the old bartender, who was quite bald and looked like a toothless walnut. A man and woman were kissing each other. Wait, is she touching his penis? Eww, she is touching his penis and the... man is groaning. Fuck, she is giving him a hanjob. Where the hell am I? Am in a brothel?
'Ignore them. This is place is... pathetic as always. This is not our destination,' said Snape from behind me.
'Are you not worried that these things in front of me could potentially cause me trauma?' I asked.
'You are very mature for your age and you are going to see a lot of unsightly things in the future. So, think it as a practice for the future,' he said.
Snape is right. Thankfully, I am an adult in a child body. If I didn't have my previous life memories then, I would have been scared for life.
Averting my eyes, I asked, 'Are we inside a pub?' Then, it suddenly clicked me. We are inside the Leaky Cauldron, the fucking pub.
'Won't they be shocked that we appeared out of thin air?'
Snape gave a look of approval and said, 'Ms. Stark, you are quite intelligent even if you are just as rude as your father,' he pointed his finger at those people, 'these are people are dunderheads, they would think we came here through floo. So, don't worry.'
I don't I should be happy or be offended by his statement. One thing is certain, Snape is very intelligent, I am impressed.
The bartender, Tom said, 'For official business, Professor Snape. You don't usually come here except when you use floo to come to diagon alley. Ah, a new student, hello there.'
I returned his greeting. Snape said, 'Ignore him too. Let's go.' Jeez, this guy, for fuck's sake, he just ignored his entire being. Tom looked unfazed as if he was used to being ignored by Snape.
Tom sighed and waved me goodbye. I waved back at him and trailed behind Snape. He took out his wand.
He tapped the wall three times with the point of his wand. The brick he had touched quivered. It wriggled, in the middle, a small hole appeared that grew wider and wider. A second later they were facing a very large archway, an archway onto a cobbled street that twisted and turned out of sight.
Snape turned his to look at me. He said, 'This is Diagon Alley.' We stepped through the archway. I looked back quickly over my shoulder and saw the archway shrink instantly back into solid wall.
Honestly, magic makes a human life too convenient. Snape turned his to look at me. He said, 'This is Diagon Alley.'
The sight in front of me, mesmerized me. This is the very moment that marks the start of journey. I always thought fighting a villain would be the one to officially mark the start of my life in the Marvel. Yet this is also making my heart race. I know both the dangers and adventures involved in it. Still, I am willing to this. I will become stronger and Hogwarts is one of the obstacles that I need to cross.
Watch out, Hogwarts! Eloise Stark is coming.