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Harry Potter NR.4
Date: 8/19/2016, Categories: Fiction Fan fiction, Author: zimbi
... back and unlock the door before we leave." "Do not trouble yourself Mr. Potter. However, I am afraid you cannot portkey from inside the store. Allow me to check the alley out back before you exit and portkey from there. That should be safe enough. Follow me." "Thank you sir, we very much appreciate it." Harry and Neville followed Ollivander through to the back of his store. It was interesting to see the tables and the stages of work on different wands he was creating but they kept pace with the old wand maker and allowed him to make sure the alley was empty before going out themselves and using the portkey to return to their dorm room. They were gone for a little less than an hour so were back in plenty of time. They changed their clothes and Neville put away his Dad's wand for safe keeping. Harry invited Neville into his trunk and to the large space he had so Neville could practice with his new wand. Harry then conjured some dummies for Neville to practice on. At first, Neville was having some trouble over powering his spells until Harry showed him the techniques he had learned to control his own power. Neville, while a powerful wizard, was not even close to the level of Harry so it did not take him all that long to adjust to his new wand. "Neville, you are welcome to use my trunk or the Room of Requirement if you prefer over the next few days if you need the extra time to get more adjusted to your new wand." "Thanks, Harry. I cannot believe after all these years the huge ...
... difference this new wand makes. I can never thank you enough." "No need to thank me Neville. You are one of my best friends. After all, what are friends for?" Harry left Neville to practice and tended to the potions he was making in his lab. Later they met up with their other friends in the Great Hall around noon and joined them for lunch. "How did it go Neville?" asked Ron. "Great! My new wand is incredible" he said taking it out to show them. "Neville," said Harry "I recommend that when you go home for the summer that you put your Dad's wand in a safe place so it does not get lost or damaged. I assume your Gran has a safe place for them?" "I think so Harry and I am going to do just that." "Speaking of parent wands, I need to speak with Dumbledore since the wands of my parents were not found in the house at Godric's Hollow. I assume someone took them for safe keeping. Otherwise, I am afraid Wormtail or his Death Eater friends snagged them. Since we keep all the wands of ancestors in a safe place at Potter Place I would like to have them so I can put them with the others." "Someone must have picked them up since it would be dangerous to just leave them laying around" added Hermione. "I am sure Professor Dumbledore might know or at least know who to ask." "That is what I was thinking" replied Harry. "Hagrid was the one who pulled me out of the rubble so maybe he picked them up and brought them to Dumbledore. I will just have to ask him." oo0O0oo Later that evening… "Come in ...