Chapter 24: Potters, Twins, and A.I.D (2/2)
She was reading a book, so she didn't notice Quinn staring at her. And he also decided that he had stared enough and moved on to find his next target and once again found the Weasleys, and this time he found three of them; Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, and their youngest son, Ronald Weasley. Quinn stopped and heard what they were talking about, and the conversation was about Ron whining about wanting new books while Molly was having nothing of it and saying that he would use the twins' books, while Arthur was standing there silently, not saying a word.
Quinn could understand Ron not wanting hand-me-downs from his brother. No young child wanted to use hand-me-downs. But with the Weasley family's financial situation, new books were not an option. Education was an expensive affair, after all.
Quinn sidestepped the heated family discussion and walked to the next row of shelves. He immediately came face-to-face with the Weasley twins, and they recognized him. They walked close to him and spoke, ”Quinn West.” ”Ravenclaw.” ”Smartest in his year.” ”Top of his class.” ”And, we meet him here at the bookshop.” ”Not a surprise at all.”
Quinn smiled at the twin talk and greeted, ”It is nice to meet you two as well. The crowd outside is insane, isn't it?”
The twins nodded and answered, ”The Boy-Who-Lived is here.” ”The people want to see their savior.” ”To think they don't tire of surrounding him after ten years.” ”Speaking of.” ”Did you see him?”
Quinn shook his head answered, ”Not yet, but I did see Mrs. Potter. She was reading a book. Who else is here?”
”Potter Twins.” ”Mr. and Mrs. Potter.” ”Us, Weasley Twins.” ”Percy, our brother.” ”Ron, our younger brother, and our parents.” spoke the twins with perfect synchroneity
”Do the Potter-Twins speak like you two?” asked Quinn, to which they snorted in unison, ”No, those two are opposite to each other.” ”You will understand when they come to the school.” ”We are one of a kind.” ”It is a pity.” ”We could have used them to prank McGonagall.” ”Alas, it is not possible.”
Quinn chuckled and thought about something before fishing out a business/calling card from his pocket and handed it to the twins. The card was black in the background with gold writing. It was the card for Quinn's consultation service that he named as A.I.D. It was a simple card with the letters A, I, and D, and under it was the room number and floor of Quinn's new room of operation.
”What is this?” asked one twin.
”If you want a solution to a problem or any task that needs assistance, or if you want any information you want to know, come to this room, and I would help you for a price. It doesn't have to be money; I can work with IOUs (I owe you). Just make sure to only come to this room when there is a golden {IN} written on the backside of the card,” explained Quinn. He had charmed the card to show an {IN} when he was available for consultation.
The twins tilted their heads and asked, ”How do we know you can get the job done.” ”And, keep things a secret.” ”How will you gather information?” ”Are you any good?” ”Why should we come to you?”
Quinn smiled and motioned them to come closer and whispered, ”I am good. Do you know why? Because I know about the map that you guys have. What was it? Marauder's map, and ah, what were the words?” Quinn smirked and quoted, ”I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.” Quinn felt elated seeing the twins' stunned and silent faces and continued, ”Think what would happen if one of the people you pranked know about the map and tattled to the teachers. The map must be quite important to you, right?”
The twins looked at each other, and one of them spoke, ”The map is useful, but we don't need it that much.” They had turned defensive and were trying to not seem nervous.
Quinn's smile widened and continued, ”Oh well, then you won't mind if McGonagall knew about the secret passages, would you? Or, are they also not important?”
The twins sucked in sharp breaths and blurted, ”Okay, we understand!” ”You are good.” ”No, you are great!” ”We kneel before your prowess.” ”We will come to you if we have any problems.”
Quinn chuckled and finished, ”Good, now if you see someone having a problem, come to me, and I will give you one of these cards to give to them. Only people with the card would be able to enter the room.” He patted them on their shoulders and said, ”Now I will go and get a look at the rest of the Potters. See you later. Let's hope we can work together in the future.”
He walked past them and waved them goodbye without looking at them.
In one aisle, Quinn came to find the Potter father and son duo. Quinn could see the stunning similarity between them. The only difference Quinn could see was their eyes.
The father-son duo was looking at the book, Curses, and Counter-Curses. [Bewitch your friends and befuddle your enemies with the latest revenge: Hair loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying, and much, much more.]
It was a classic book for a prankster, and from the look on their faces, Quinn could understand the personality of this iteration of Harry Potter.
'He is going to be a pain in the ass, isn't he?' If Harry Potter was anything like the younger James Potter, then there were chances that Harry would go around the school pranking people.
'I wonder if this Harry would have a saving people thing,' wondered Quinn. Harry Potter's willingness to help people and charge into dangerous situations was one of his good(?) qualities, but Quinn also thought, 'But... if he doesn't head into those situations, maybe it will be easier to solve those problems all by myself. One less variable less to worry about.'
He left them alone and headed to find the brand new unknown addition to the Potter family. Lily and James were dead in the canon, but this one didn't exist at all. And, in the deepest corner of the bookstore, Quinn found her. He had seen photos of her, but all of them were black and white in color, so Quinn noticed she had the same dark red hair but longer than her mother's and stopped above her mid-back, and her eyes were startlingly green.
Ivy Potter, the twin of Boy-Who-Lived, the Potter Princess, was sitting on the floor holding a book in one hand and imitating wand movements with her other hand. She was engrossed in her book, just like Quinn had seen her mother do a few minutes ago.
If Harry Potter was going to be like James Potter, then from Quinn's first impression of Ivy Potter, she was definitely going to be Lily Potter.
Quinn didn't say and just observed the anomaly in front of him, wondering what role she would play in the future. But if one thing was for sure, then it would be that she would be an integral part of the future, all Potters would be. They were at the center of things in Britain.
Quinn snapped out of his thoughts when he heard footsteps heading his way and decided to leave the spot and walked away. He didn't notice that the red-haired girl also heard the footsteps causing her to look away from her book. When she looked up, she was able to get a clear look at Quinn as he was leaving.
She wondered who he was, but her mother's voice interrupted her thoughts. ”Ivy, it is time to go.” And she wouldn't recall the black-haired boy until she would see him at Hogwarts.
Time passed, and it was once again time for going to Hogwarts. Time for Quinn's second year had come.
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End of Volume 2: Hogwarts: Year One
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Quinn West - MC - Created the consultation service A.I.D (Assistance In Distress)
Weasley Twins - Masters of Twinspeak - Holders of First-Gen A.I.D cards.
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