Across the Worlds

Chapter 11

Lucius sighed deeply, he had known that Eiri was powerful when he had accepted the boy; however he had not been aware that that would also translate into physical endurance… and who would have thought that his son would be able to keep up? As he looked around the clothing shop that he and Perry had been dragged into by the boys, he felt grateful that he was getting a chance to sit; he had been dragged around Diagon alley all day by the two boys. It had started at six in the morning, when Eiri had told him that he was going to Gringotts to discuss his companies with the goblins. Lucius had looked at him incredulously and then simply asked him how long it would take him.

The boy had smiled at him and asked if the family could meet with him at ten, he should be finished then. Lucius remembered agreeing and felt a moment of wistfulness as he remembered how warm it had been in his bed. At eight his son had come rushing in worried because Eiri was missing, it had taken Lucius ten minutes to calm him down and then gone back to sleep; just to be woken up 45 minutes later… by Perry worried that his ‘brother’ had disappeared. Lucius had given up and gotten out of bed.

He had explained the day plan to Draco and Perry, and then they had all sat to breakfast. Once they had eaten they all went to the study and flooed to Gringotts, nearly an hour early; it was lucky they came when they did, as Eiri was just finishing up. Eiri had then dragged them to every store in the alley, often going into backrooms to speak privately with the owners. Lucius didn’t mind so much but he was very bored, and by the looks of him, Perry was at least as bored as Lucius. He sighed again.

            Eiri looked with amusement at the two ‘adults’ in the sitting room. He couldn’t help but feel that they were adorable with their nearly identical pouts. He muffled a laugh as he dragged Draco over to the opening and pointed them out to the boy. Draco looked at them and started snickering. The boys looked at each other and burst into peals of laughter.  When they finished they gathered themselves together and joined the adults in the sitting room.

“We’re ready to go.” Eiri piped up; holding back a chuckle at the hopeful expression on Lucius’ face. “We just have three more stops left.” He nearly couldn’t restrain himself as Lucius’ face fell again. Lucius pulled himself together and inquired.

“Where are these stops?” Eiri smiled.

“We need to stop at Ollivanders, Bourgin and Burkes’, and Starways.” Lucius gave him an indecipherable look and then nodding, turned and strode to the front door. Eiri nearly laughed as the man muttered. “At least wands shouldn’t take too long.”

            As they walked the distance to Ollivanders’ shop he fell into a light trance, remembering how he had felt when he discovered that Ollivander was Dumbledore’s man; he had been horrified, as it went against the code of the wandmaker. Wandmakers were to always be neutral; they were never to select a side, because their wands had already chosen both.