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Harry Leferts
Walking back out into the sunlight, Harry stretched a bit before sighing. A glance to the side though caused him to frown some as he noticed the expression on Yukikaze's face. "Yukikaze-Chan? Is something wrong?"
Rapidly snapping out of it, the Destroyer waved her hands around. "Ah! It's nothing, Yukikaze is okay."
Eyes narrowing, Harry turned to Iku who caught his look and then leaned in. "She was a little put off when you disappeared. Because of her history with escorting..."
It took a moment, but the black haired boy suddenly realized what she meant and his eyes widened. Then he became thoughtful as he glanced around the alley. 'Hmm...' Slowly nodding, Harry suddenly smirked a bit. "Mum? Before we really start my shopping, can we make a stop?"
Nagato raised an eyebrow at him, but then nodded as she caught his eye. "Of course we can, Harry. Molly mentioned that her family is going to split up a bit."
Grabbing Yukikaze's hand, and not noticing her blush, Harry began pulling her along. "Great! We're going some place, Yukikaze-Chan!"
Even though she could have easily stopped Harry, the Destroyer let herself be pulled along through the crowds. She did realize that the others were close behind, though mostly she was focused on how someone was holding her hand. Moments later though, they came to a stop in front of a store. Frowning, she read the sign out loud. "'Sugarplum's Sweet Shop...'" Then her eyes widened and she looked over at Harry. "W-what? Why are we here?"
Still holding Yukikaze's hand, Harry began to pull her inside. "Well, you look kind of down. And candy always seems to help lift spirits, so why not go and get some." Just as Yukikaze was about to say something, Harry reached up and placed a finger to her lips. "No takebacks. Now let's go and get some candy. I got to get some for Hoppou anyways."
Blushing, Yukikaze only nodded and walked inside the store with Harry with the others just behind them. It was several minutes before Yukikaze and Harry walked out, the Destroyer smiling with a massive bag of candy in her hands. "Some of that's amazing! And I can't wait to share some with Shinano-Sama, Hamakaze-Chan, and Isokaze-Chan! And White-San and Louisiana-San as well!"
All Harry did was nod as he glanced at his own bag of candy which he put away. "Yeah, though I didn't expect for them to be holding a contest for free candy. Or for one of the prizes being a ten pound bag!"
Only smiling, Yukikaze nodded before she pulled out one of the pieces of candy and looked it over with a slight frown. "Some of those are odd..." Unwrapping it, she quickly popped it into her mouth. "These ginger newts are pretty good though."
That got her nods as behind them, Nagato smiled at their interactions. Looking down at her list, she frowned a bit and looked around. "I suppose that we should visit the apothcary first. And not just for school, but also to refill for the project that you're doing with Akashi-San."
Interested, Iku looked over at Harry. "Isn't that the potion's thing?" At his nod, she frowned a bit and placed her arm over his shoulder. "How are things going with that anyways? Akashi-San mentioned us testing some things out."
With a shrug, Harry glanced around. "Well... at the moment I'm not the greatest at potions. But Akashi-Oba thinks some of them are useful. Like, bruise paste helps take care of dents in hulls. And she said that Pepper-Up if used in small amounts can keep a shipgirl much warmer in really cold conditions from her tests alongside scarves. So shipgirls can be more comfortable when doing things in the far north."
Needless to say, that got him widened eyes before Nagato looked towards the sky. 'That... would be very useful. I wonder what other things could work...'
However, when they walked into the apothcary, Ooi came to a stop and paled as she took note of one bin. "Harry-Chan... are those Unicorn horns in that bin?"
Blinking, Harry looked over and nodded some. "Yeah, those are Unicorn horns." Ooi was about to say something when Harry continued. "They collect them every two years when the Unicorns shed them."
Almost immediately, Ooi's mouth snapped shut as Louisiana turned to Harry in surprise. It took her a moment before shaking her head. "Mon chéri, did you just say what I think that you did? That Unicorn horns fall off?"
Slowly, Harry nodded as he looked through the bin. "Yeah, we asked last year. They're kind of like antlers on deers and stuff, they fall off and regrow every two years. Hagrid actually collects them in the Forbidden Forest and sells them to apothecaries. Apparently, killing a Unicorn for it's horn can lead to very, very bad things. Using the horn from one killed for it is nearly as bad as drinking a Unicorn's blood."
There was a thoughtful expression on Yukikaze's face for a moment. 'I wonder what will happen when the Statute falls then...' Shaking it off though, she began to look at the various other items. Walking up to one bin, her eyes widened as she grabbed a tooth that looked like it belonged to a Tyrannosaurus Rex. 'Dragon's teeth!'
It took some time, but the group slowly worked their way through the alley grabbing various items for Harry. At one point though, Harry noticed Ooi looking over a stand set up in the Alley and examining various bits of jewelry. The stand next to it was selling photos though, and Harry bought a wizarding one of whales leaping into the air which Iku grinned at. "For Taigei-Nee-San, huh?"
Nodding, Harry looked at the photo and then at Iku. "Think that Taigei-Chan would like it?"
All the Submarine did was pull Harry into a hug and laugh lightly. Then she gave him a small smile. "I think that she'll love it, Harry-Chan."
Soon after, the photo was joined by toy whales for Ryuuhou, though in this case they were animated and would swim through the air in the room they were released in. The whole time letting out whale songs. A fact that Iku was grinning at as she could imagine how Ryuuhou would react to them. Soon enough though, they reached Flouish and Blotts and Nagato blinked at how the bookstore was absolutely filled. "Odd... it wasn't that full last year."
Eyebrows furrowing, Yukikaze looked around. "Um... is it normal for it to be mostly women? And not students?"
That caused the group to blink in confusion as Molly came up and let out a soft squeal. "Oh my! Gilderoy Lockhart is actually signing his books today! And we should just be in time!"
Just staring at her for a moment, Nagato frowned before shaking her head. It took some time, but they managed to get all the books and were about to head for the cash register when Nagato stopped and stared at the head of the line. "What in the world...?"
Looking in the same direction, Harry tilted his head in confusion. "Uh... Mum? Is that a real life Bishounen there? Or is it just me?"
For a moment, Nagato blinked and then snorted. "Um... I don't know, Harry. But I was looking at the woman beside him."
If anything, that caused Harry to stare at her before turning to look. Sure enough, there was a tall, rather muscular woman standing just behind Lockhart leaning against the book case. A scoff caused him to turn and see a woman glaring at the one who caught his mother's eye. "That's Roya Queenie. Supposedly she's his bodyguard, but everyone knows that she just wants in his pants and his money. After all, what would he need with a bodyguard, he would be more then able to take care of things! Hmph! The nerve of some people."
Something about that seemed off about it and, as the woman who just commented walked off, Harry turned back to "Roya Queenie". Frowning, he closed one eye until it was open a crack and focused some magic. It took everything not to gasp as he noticed a hull of what looked like a Battleship overlaying the woman. But not the somewhat blurry image of a unawakened Natural Born.
No, this was the image of a fully awakened, or summoned, shipgirl. "Mum... Is that a shipgirl?"
Very slowly, Nagato nodded and frowned. "She is, and not one who hasn't awakened yet either." A gasp caused her to turn to see Hermione staring at the shipgirl and Nagato raised an eyebrow. "You recognize her?"
Only nodding, Hermione suddenly frowned. "I do... that's Royal Sovereign. But... What's she doing here? No one even..." It was then that Royal Sovereign turned and froze at the sight of the shipgirls. "And I think that we might be getting answers soon then we think."
Quickly tapping Gilderoy on the shoulder, Royal Sovereign pointed to them with wide eyes. But before she could say anything, the blond haired man caught sight of Harry and smiled in a way which caused his teeth to sparkle. Getting up, he began to walk over to them. Just beside Harry, Iku hummed to herself with a slight smile. 'Now this should be interesting...'
Walking back out into the sunlight, Harry stretched a bit before sighing. A glance to the side though caused him to frown some as he noticed the expression on Yukikaze's face. "Yukikaze-Chan? Is something wrong?"
Rapidly snapping out of it, the Destroyer waved her hands around. "Ah! It's nothing, Yukikaze is okay."
Eyes narrowing, Harry turned to Iku who caught his look and then leaned in. "She was a little put off when you disappeared. Because of her history with escorting..."
It took a moment, but the black haired boy suddenly realized what she meant and his eyes widened. Then he became thoughtful as he glanced around the alley. 'Hmm...' Slowly nodding, Harry suddenly smirked a bit. "Mum? Before we really start my shopping, can we make a stop?"
Nagato raised an eyebrow at him, but then nodded as she caught his eye. "Of course we can, Harry. Molly mentioned that her family is going to split up a bit."
Grabbing Yukikaze's hand, and not noticing her blush, Harry began pulling her along. "Great! We're going some place, Yukikaze-Chan!"
Even though she could have easily stopped Harry, the Destroyer let herself be pulled along through the crowds. She did realize that the others were close behind, though mostly she was focused on how someone was holding her hand. Moments later though, they came to a stop in front of a store. Frowning, she read the sign out loud. "'Sugarplum's Sweet Shop...'" Then her eyes widened and she looked over at Harry. "W-what? Why are we here?"
Still holding Yukikaze's hand, Harry began to pull her inside. "Well, you look kind of down. And candy always seems to help lift spirits, so why not go and get some." Just as Yukikaze was about to say something, Harry reached up and placed a finger to her lips. "No takebacks. Now let's go and get some candy. I got to get some for Hoppou anyways."
Blushing, Yukikaze only nodded and walked inside the store with Harry with the others just behind them. It was several minutes before Yukikaze and Harry walked out, the Destroyer smiling with a massive bag of candy in her hands. "Some of that's amazing! And I can't wait to share some with Shinano-Sama, Hamakaze-Chan, and Isokaze-Chan! And White-San and Louisiana-San as well!"
All Harry did was nod as he glanced at his own bag of candy which he put away. "Yeah, though I didn't expect for them to be holding a contest for free candy. Or for one of the prizes being a ten pound bag!"
Only smiling, Yukikaze nodded before she pulled out one of the pieces of candy and looked it over with a slight frown. "Some of those are odd..." Unwrapping it, she quickly popped it into her mouth. "These ginger newts are pretty good though."
That got her nods as behind them, Nagato smiled at their interactions. Looking down at her list, she frowned a bit and looked around. "I suppose that we should visit the apothcary first. And not just for school, but also to refill for the project that you're doing with Akashi-San."
Interested, Iku looked over at Harry. "Isn't that the potion's thing?" At his nod, she frowned a bit and placed her arm over his shoulder. "How are things going with that anyways? Akashi-San mentioned us testing some things out."
With a shrug, Harry glanced around. "Well... at the moment I'm not the greatest at potions. But Akashi-Oba thinks some of them are useful. Like, bruise paste helps take care of dents in hulls. And she said that Pepper-Up if used in small amounts can keep a shipgirl much warmer in really cold conditions from her tests alongside scarves. So shipgirls can be more comfortable when doing things in the far north."
Needless to say, that got him widened eyes before Nagato looked towards the sky. 'That... would be very useful. I wonder what other things could work...'
However, when they walked into the apothcary, Ooi came to a stop and paled as she took note of one bin. "Harry-Chan... are those Unicorn horns in that bin?"
Blinking, Harry looked over and nodded some. "Yeah, those are Unicorn horns." Ooi was about to say something when Harry continued. "They collect them every two years when the Unicorns shed them."
Almost immediately, Ooi's mouth snapped shut as Louisiana turned to Harry in surprise. It took her a moment before shaking her head. "Mon chéri, did you just say what I think that you did? That Unicorn horns fall off?"
Slowly, Harry nodded as he looked through the bin. "Yeah, we asked last year. They're kind of like antlers on deers and stuff, they fall off and regrow every two years. Hagrid actually collects them in the Forbidden Forest and sells them to apothecaries. Apparently, killing a Unicorn for it's horn can lead to very, very bad things. Using the horn from one killed for it is nearly as bad as drinking a Unicorn's blood."
There was a thoughtful expression on Yukikaze's face for a moment. 'I wonder what will happen when the Statute falls then...' Shaking it off though, she began to look at the various other items. Walking up to one bin, her eyes widened as she grabbed a tooth that looked like it belonged to a Tyrannosaurus Rex. 'Dragon's teeth!'
It took some time, but the group slowly worked their way through the alley grabbing various items for Harry. At one point though, Harry noticed Ooi looking over a stand set up in the Alley and examining various bits of jewelry. The stand next to it was selling photos though, and Harry bought a wizarding one of whales leaping into the air which Iku grinned at. "For Taigei-Nee-San, huh?"
Nodding, Harry looked at the photo and then at Iku. "Think that Taigei-Chan would like it?"
All the Submarine did was pull Harry into a hug and laugh lightly. Then she gave him a small smile. "I think that she'll love it, Harry-Chan."
Soon after, the photo was joined by toy whales for Ryuuhou, though in this case they were animated and would swim through the air in the room they were released in. The whole time letting out whale songs. A fact that Iku was grinning at as she could imagine how Ryuuhou would react to them. Soon enough though, they reached Flouish and Blotts and Nagato blinked at how the bookstore was absolutely filled. "Odd... it wasn't that full last year."
Eyebrows furrowing, Yukikaze looked around. "Um... is it normal for it to be mostly women? And not students?"
That caused the group to blink in confusion as Molly came up and let out a soft squeal. "Oh my! Gilderoy Lockhart is actually signing his books today! And we should just be in time!"
Just staring at her for a moment, Nagato frowned before shaking her head. It took some time, but they managed to get all the books and were about to head for the cash register when Nagato stopped and stared at the head of the line. "What in the world...?"
Looking in the same direction, Harry tilted his head in confusion. "Uh... Mum? Is that a real life Bishounen there? Or is it just me?"
For a moment, Nagato blinked and then snorted. "Um... I don't know, Harry. But I was looking at the woman beside him."
If anything, that caused Harry to stare at her before turning to look. Sure enough, there was a tall, rather muscular woman standing just behind Lockhart leaning against the book case. A scoff caused him to turn and see a woman glaring at the one who caught his mother's eye. "That's Roya Queenie. Supposedly she's his bodyguard, but everyone knows that she just wants in his pants and his money. After all, what would he need with a bodyguard, he would be more then able to take care of things! Hmph! The nerve of some people."
Something about that seemed off about it and, as the woman who just commented walked off, Harry turned back to "Roya Queenie". Frowning, he closed one eye until it was open a crack and focused some magic. It took everything not to gasp as he noticed a hull of what looked like a Battleship overlaying the woman. But not the somewhat blurry image of a unawakened Natural Born.
No, this was the image of a fully awakened, or summoned, shipgirl. "Mum... Is that a shipgirl?"
Very slowly, Nagato nodded and frowned. "She is, and not one who hasn't awakened yet either." A gasp caused her to turn to see Hermione staring at the shipgirl and Nagato raised an eyebrow. "You recognize her?"
Only nodding, Hermione suddenly frowned. "I do... that's Royal Sovereign. But... What's she doing here? No one even..." It was then that Royal Sovereign turned and froze at the sight of the shipgirls. "And I think that we might be getting answers soon then we think."
Quickly tapping Gilderoy on the shoulder, Royal Sovereign pointed to them with wide eyes. But before she could say anything, the blond haired man caught sight of Harry and smiled in a way which caused his teeth to sparkle. Getting up, he began to walk over to them. Just beside Harry, Iku hummed to herself with a slight smile. 'Now this should be interesting...'