Chapter 14: Recycling
Nick was made to share a room with Harry at the orphanage since they clearly got along well , not that either of them minded. Nick didn't mind because Harry already knew about his crafting ability as well as the fact that they will both end up going to Hogwarts together the next year and knowing Dumbledore end up in the same house and room. Both of them are practically guaranteed to be placed in Gryffindor with their personalities being what they were. Nick was a bit special in this regard as he could actually fit in no matter the house he was placed in.-
After all he was cunning and ambitious like Slytherin , courageous like Gryffindor , wise like Ravenclaw and loyal and hard working like Hufflepuff. In a scenario like this Nick imagined that his own input would be the deciding factor for the sorting hat and sadly Gryffindor is simply the best option. The amount of favoritism stacked on Gryffindor's side during Harry's school years was simply too great not to try and take advantage of. Sure it came with a few large downsides , including a great deal of danger but the benefits made it all worth it.-
Additionally it would probably also make Dumbledore much less suspicious of him in the long run since majority of that house are heroic individuals rather than villains. One of the biggest downsides in Nicks opinion however had to be the sheer amount of idiots or carefree people in the house that would undoubtedly try an distract him and Harry with games and other useless things. A week passed by after that and the Dursleys had packed up and left the area taking Dudley with them as they couldn't stand the looks people gave them. This meant that the school district was free from Dudley's bullying which was celebrated by both the staff and students.-
Nick got lucky two days later when the school bus passed by a new construction sight and he saw a pile of scraps that just so happened to have a chunk of steel beam about a foot long at it's edge. It was quite the walk from the orphanage but Nick eventually got there in the evening and convinced the site foreman to turn it over to him. The walk back to the orphanage was a bitch and a half but it was totally worth it to Nick as he now had a usable workshop.
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