Not being able to go to America was like winning the lottery but being unable to cash in the ticket. But life had to go on. In any case, the days passed as Roy wasted them away, and the start of term at Hogwarts drew ever closer.
Oh, right—Roy still had not done his homework. It was not that he did not want to; Haki Bee just had a poor memory, and he had forgotten that he even had summer homework to do.
Early that morning, Roy packed his bag and clothes, ready to head out. There was no helping it—the new school term was almost here. He had arranged to go shopping in Diagon Alley with Cedric today, to buy textbooks for the new term and have their robes altered. The Weasleys had long since taken their children to get all that done, but Roy had spent the last few days sprawled across the "Golden Throne," unwilling to leave the house, so he and Cedric had put it off until now.
"I want to go! I want to go too!!!"
It was nearly time for Roy and Cedric to meet. Seeing Roy preparing to use Floo Powder to go to the Leaky Cauldron, Mia immediately climbed off the sofa and shouted that she wanted to go shopping in Diagon Alley with him.
Roy looked at the clock, then at Mia, and sighed. Fine. It would not hurt to bring Mia along.
"Then hurry up and get changed."
Upon hearing Roy, Mia darted upstairs. In less than three minutes, she came back down fully dressed, with her own backpack slung over her shoulder.
"Let's go already!!!!"
Whenever it was time to go shopping, girls always seemed especially enthusiastic. Roy, on the other hand, had no desire to go out under