Harry lead Merliah to Ollivander's Wand Shop, to see if she could have a wand.

The old man emerged from behind shelves of wands, and took one at the girl. "Well, this is exciting day, I've never had a mermaid seeking a wand, well lets try them out shall we?"

Merliah looked stunned. "How did you know what I am?"

"You have the scent of the ocean." was the reply, as Merliah was handed several wands and none of them accepted her. She was different and she knew it.

"Maybe my magic is that I am a mermaid by birth." Merliah states, as she was dismayed that she would not be able to attend all classes.

"I have some raw wands, without cores lets try one of those and see which wand wood feels right to you?" Ollivander suggests

Merliah touched each wand wood and found she connected with Alder wood, she was confused as to what a wand core was, but her brother took the man aside and whispered to him. He nodded.

Nerues sat down on the floor and took his bracelet off, his fin came back, he plunked a scale off and gave it to the wand maker. Then placed his bracelet back on his wrist. "I know some of wand lore and the magical humans get their cores from magical creatures willingly, and I figured you needed one that came from your home but not by blood, since we're very distant cousins via the Seven Sisters, I would do."

"Thank you, Nerues." Merliah states, she was then told that she would have her wand before the first.

The rest was getting supplies, potions, visiting the magical menagerie, Merliah was enthralled and the various land animals, but none of them were suitable for pets, for an ocean creature such as herself. She went and found some owl treats, that Hedwig might like.

After shopping was finished, Nerues had to get back to the black lake, he was pale as a fish's under belly, and gasping for breath, the Molly and Arthur Weasley met them at the black lake, and watched as the merboy, was lowered back into the water.

"How are you feeling now?" Merliah questions, concern lacing her voice.

"Better now, I'm just going to dive, so I'll see you in two weeks, if you want to talk throw something into the black lake and I'll surface." Nerues states, as he flipped backwards and dived under the water.

The Weasleys took the Potter children to their home, which was a farm, Merliah was overwhelmed with sights, smells, noise. She looked everywhere.

Ginny was the first to take charge of the overwhelmed mermaid out of water, and took her up to the other red haired girl's room.

"Just breath." Ginny states rubbing the other girl's back.

Molly came up after a while worried, "Ginny, is she alright?"

"She's a bit overwhelmed. She's a regular fish out of water." Ginny answers, she felt the need to comfort the young mermaid as if she were her senior, in since of the girl being a year older then her.

Molly nods, "I'll make up a tray for you two and let Merliah get settled."

Ginny nods, "Yes, ma'am." she then took Merliah and showed her how to use the bathroom, and the tub, which was new to the girl, who lived in water so she never got really dirty, but Ginny made the merchild take a bath and scrubbed at the mop of red hair.

"With your hair, you would pass for a Weasley!" Ginny giggled

Merliah blew the wet hair out of her eyes, "Thanks, I think. This is different, under water my hair is just free flowing, and I don't really do anything with it except brush it if I get into cramped coral reefs, or sunken ships."

the girls had dinner in Ginny's room, with Ginny helping Merliah put on one of her new sleeping gowns,

"What do you sleep in when you're at home?" Ginny questions,

"A clam shell bed, with a sea sponge pillow, and a blanket that I'm not sure what's its made out of, but its just soft and doesn't scratch my fin, when I have it." Merliah answers, as she spread out a cot, she wasn't used to sleeping on a cot, she was Royalty after all, she grew up in the palace, with servants, attending to her every need, and she only just now began to realize, that not all merfolk lived like she did. She was different among her own kind as well.

Ginny looked at Merliah as she blinked sleepily, "You really had a long day?"

"Swimming and shopping, then I get to study more so I know I'm caught up with the rest of your classmates." Merliah states, she snuggled into bed.

DarkPriestess66: I've updated and surpassed the word count, i'm getting back to normal, or as normal as i can get, but the reflex of copy and pasting then sending on messenger..is bothering me. T_T