Roy looked at the leaky couldron in front of him. It looks like a rundown pub from outside. But inside people are chatting and drinking happily. Although the pub is a little creepy with dim environment, a list a suspicious food names and animals roaming around freely. Roy even though saw this movie couldn't help but think,' muggle-borns will probably think they got scammed and led into a trap '.
Roy followed McGonagall to the back of pub where McGonagall said," Now remember this very clearly. To open the passage to Diagon alley, from the trash can count three bricks up and two across three times and -", the bricks started moving and made an archway as the entrance of Diagon alley and McGonagall continued with a smile," you'll have the way to diagon alley ", She walked ahead while Roy followed.
Roy asked with some hesitation," um, professor can freshman who is going to join hogwarts, get any part-time jobs here? ", McGonagall is stunned and asked," what are you saying? why are you thinking about part-time jobs? ", Roy scratched the back of his head and said," um, since I'm an orphan, i have to rely on my own efforts to earn galleons. The scholarship is good and all but you said it's barely enough to buy the school supplies even considering second hand goods in option. so I'm thinking about earning some money for later and for holidays ".
McGonagall thought for a second and said," I can recommend you. Most of the shop owners here studied in Hogwarts. They're my students. I think they will understand considering your situation", Roy smiled sheepishly and said," thank you professor ", He gave her a hug holding her waist in happiness while McGonagall stood there stunned. She bit her lip and ruffled his hair with a smile. If someone else from Hogwarts saw this, they will probably think they're hallucinating.
Roy then smiled and followed her. After buying things in second hand and all, McGonagall asked some shop owners there about part-time jobs. Some promised and told him to come to them if he needed work. First Madam Malkin, Roy suggested some other styles from the modern muggle world, although Malkin is displeased at first, but after imagining and sketching a design she thought it's plausible. so she hired him as an errand boy with a good pay and promised to give a galleon for every new design he provided. along with 2 galleons a week pay.
Then it's the Florish and Blotts shop owner's wife. After Roy sweet talk her for a while and the veela charm combination, she agreed to provide him the job at the reception and bill counter. Of course she tested his mathematics skills and when he replied the correct answers in the second, she along with others around are dumbfounded. with Eidetic memory, his processing speed of information is also very now. It's just like an image moving and he will get answer in second.
Then it's the Restaurant near the Flourish and Blotts, they hired him as an assistant to fill the ice creams at the counter considering Roy's age they feared he might not be able to lift many orders by himself. And lastly at Ollivander's to clean the shop and drop the scraps from wand making. What happened there intrigued Ollivander. When he set foot into the store, Ollivander looked at him and said," ah, it isn't everyday you'll see a veela descendant here. what's you name boy?".
Roy responded," Roy sir. Roy miller ", But ollivander frowned," a muggleborn with a veela blood. strange, very strange. are you sure one of your parents aren't from the wizarding world ", McGonagall coughed and said," Garrick he is an orphan. He lives in an orphanage and doesn't even know who his parents are ", Ollivander smiled awkwardly and said," sorry boy. I said something i shouldn't have ".
After a few seconds of silence Ollivander said," okay let's get your wand. what's your dominant hand? ", Roy lifted his right hand while Ollivander took some measurements and brought a series of wands," I usually make wands with three cores, Unicorn hair, Phoenix feather and Dragon heart string. But i also studies other cores and makes some wands afterall not everyone are suitable with the three cores and other preferences will be there too. Like your veela bloodline. I made some wands and also have some from ruin explorations. Let's test them ".
He go to the back of store and came back with a box levitating in air. It's a huge treasure chest with the name veela written on it. When he opened the chest, 30 or so boxes are there in the chest. After almost 20 wands, finally he felt a wand reacting to him," 11 inches, Ebony and Veela hair core. A very good wand for charms, duels and illusion magic ", Roy looked at his wand, it's reacting to his magic and feels good to use magic with it.
After that Roy asked Ollivander about the part-time and Ollivander agreed. Roy needs to only visit two times a day. He needs to clean the shop and the scraps from the wand making. Now looking around the shop, it's indeed very dirty. Seems like Ollivander is busy with his wand making wand making and missed the cleaning work before it piled up.