Reborn As A Squib In Harry potter

A loud and frantic rapping on my apartment door caused me to look up from my work at the dining table. I had a jeweler's Loup over my right eye, and a metal file and engraving tools in my hands, while a metal ring was being held in a vice as I worked on etching runes into it.

"Inky, who is it?" I asked, and a faint pop answered me.

"It's Young Harry Potter, Young Master Eddy!" the house elf called back.

I frowned, confused. What was he doing here this early on a Wednesday? Sure, it was summer break, but it was an odd time all the same.

"Let him in," I said after a moment, putting my tools down.

The door was opened by magic, and in rushed Harry, breathless and wide-eyed.

"I got it! It was just as you said! I got it!" Harry exclaimed as he waved a piece of paper around.

'No, wait, that's not paper… it's parchment!' I realized, eyes widening.

"Your Hogwarts letter?" I asked, surprised. 'Wait, what day is it today?'

I'd been so focused on runecrafting these last couple of days that I'd lost track of time. Thinking back on it, it was July 31st. Harry Potter's 11th birthday and the day he got his acceptance letter.

"Yes! Yes! It came! It really came, just as you said it would!" Harry said, tears in his eyes.

"I'm so happy for you!" I said, getting up and hugging him. "And happy birthday as well!"

"Thank you," he said happily, wiping the tears from his face after I let him go. As I did, I glanced over him, glad to see the changes almost a year of steady food and potions had done for him. He was still a scrawny kid, but no longer undernourished and pale. He had muscle to him. Not much, but enough. And he was taller, too, by a few inches.

"Have you read it, yet?" I asked, turning my attention away from his healthy body.

"No," he said with a shake of his head. "I didn't want my aunt and uncle to find out, especially after the, uh, incident at the zoo the other day, so I waited outside all morning for the owl to come. And it did! Flew down and dropped the letter on my head! I ran to the bus stop immediately afterwards and came here!"

"I'm honored," I said with a smile. "Come on, open it!"

He did, and we read it together. It was the same letter as Rudy had gotten, and that Harry himself had received in the books.

"So, how do we reply?" he asked.

"I don't have an owl, but Inky could always deliver it, I suppose," I mused. Then, an idea hit me. "Or, we could do something else. Something… sneaky."

"Like what?" he asked, curious.

"Follow me and find out," I said, a grin stretching across my face. I grabbed my shoes, wallet, a magic ring (one I wasn't working on) and my bag of rune bones, then made sure I got some directions to where I wanted to go by flipping through the London equivalent of the Yellow Pages.

We then left my apartment and hopped onto the bus, traveling into London. I had a special destination in mind, and I hoped Harry would like the surprise. He was bewildered, but trusted me, and followed along.

We got off the bus, and after some walking, soon came to a building that was in the newer, urban side of London where many new businesses had risen. There, we found what I was looking for; a seemingly ordinary dentist's office. One I'd been too a couple times in the past for yearly check-ups.

Harry and I went inside, the door chiming as a puff of cool air hit us. There were a couple people sitting in the lobby, waiting and reading magazines.

"Hello," I said to the receptionist within. "I'd like to speak with Doctor Granger. Either of them."

One of the people sitting in the lobby, a girl with curly brown hair, perked up at the name I'd uttered.

"Are you trying to make an appointment?" the secretary asked, confused. I just shook my head.

"Nope, not this time. Or, well, actually, yes, maybe, I don't know when the last time my friend here had his teeth checked. But for the moment, I wanted to discuss something with them. About the school their daughter is going to be attending?"

The secretary's brow raised, while the brunette leaned in curiously to listen in better. After a moment of staring at me, the secretary got up and went into the back. She then returned a minute later with a woman with black hair. She was wearing a doctor's scrubs, and looked at me curiously.

"Edward Rose, right?" she asked, leading me and Harry off to the side to converse. "You're one of my husband's patients."

"Yes. I am. And I'm here to talk to you about an important matter. Your daughter can listen in, too, if she likes," I said, turning to the girl in the waiting room and smiling at her. She let out an adorable "Eep!" and tried to look like she hadn't been eavesdropping.

The dark-haired woman frowned, but nodded, beckoning the girl forward. All the while, Harry watched on in bewilderment.

We were led into an unused room, which Harry looked around at in wonder, clearly never having seen the inside of one before. I made a mental note to rectify this matter ASAP. For now, though, it was time to talk.

"Hello, Doctor Granger," I said, giving a polite nod of my head to her. "It's a pleasure to see you, again. Sorry that it's not for teeth related business right now."

"What is it, then?" she asked, crossing her arms impatiently.

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