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The Greatest Mystery	By : LadyLaran Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > Slash - Male/Male Views: 15225 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 8
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Death Note nor do I make any money from this tale.

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Author’s Notes - Well, the accident’s aftermath still hasn’t been resolved, which is highly frustrating. Apparently, the ticket was dismissed so things have to go another way and now, I’m waiting for lawyer to touch base with me. I hate that things like this take so long to get nailed out legally. All I really wanted was to either get my car repaired or replace it since the examiner said it was pretty much a loss. All this stress isn’t helping my other health issues either. Add to that, we moved and my luck decided to go down the toilet. My computer died, and my cat is acting being psycho. Please accept my apologies for taking so long to get this out.

I want to thank everyone who reviewed and also placed me on alert. It’s a genuinely uplifting thing to find in one’s email. Also, a huge thank you to SilverShadowFire for helping me name Kakumerichi as well as give me an idea as to what to do for it.

Disclaimer - I do not own either “Harry Potter” or “Death Note.” I am also not making any money from this story and am writing it simply to challenge myself as well as kill the plot wombat that has been nomming at its cage.

Chapter Twelve – Shopping Excursion

It was probably a good thing that L hadn’t taken the bet because the detective would be out a sum of money. The reaction to the genius’s announcement in regards to his belief that Kira was a high school student had been varied and quite loud. The majority of it had been in denial of the information presented to them.

Harry could somewhat understand the reluctance to accept that a teenager could be behind all of the deaths, but he was a bit frustrated at the attitudes of the detectives that did not want to believe the facts that had been set in front of them. L had no reason to falsify data so this reluctance to accept reality was irritating.

Once the audio feed from their side had been ended, the wizard began pacing in order to try to work off the agitation caused by the meeting. L watched him as he strode up and down the living area, sipping his overly sweetened tea as he did so.

“That lot must have a combined IQ of fifty,” he growled as he kept pacing, trying to keep his magic from reacting to his temper.

“Perhaps,” the detective answered, sounding amused. “However, their presence is required at the moment. It is my hope that we will have the most dedicated of them working for me soon which should limit the arguments considerably. Most police detectives are very touchy about outside help. That is what hinders things for me when I am asked to aid a department’s investigation.”

“Makes me wonder at why you do this then,” Harry told him. “If you get garbage like that all the time, you must get tired of it. The general stupidity of the magical world at times was another reason why I left it as I have. I can’t imagine having to tolerate it as often as you must to get things done.”

“I try to remember that they are necessary on various levels,” L told him. “Most of the time, detectives do a very good job at solving crimes in their cities. I respect what they do, at least the ones who are thorough at their job and are not lazy. When I am called in, they are important for the leg work of the investigation.”

“And being trained cops, they usually see more than the average human being,” the wizard finished, understanding and respecting the man a bit more for what he did.

“Exactly so and this makes my work a bit less demanding. I do get the occasional detective that prefers to be lazy, and that makes things much more annoying. However, the challenge is still there and justice is won. That’s all that matters.”

“I’d still be apt to hex a few,” the green eyed male said with a wry tone in his voice. “I can be patient to a point, but morons tend to get on my nerves rather quickly.”

L gave a bit of a crooked smirk at that, wondering what kind of hexes his companion would use when agitated.
“You are a bit agitated at this,” he observed after a few moments. “Perhaps you need to spend some time outside to help calm down.”

Harry thought for a moment, pondering the suggestion. He had looked over the master list of books and realized that his foreign information was a bit lacking despite centuries of collecting by the two families he headed.

“I think popping down to the magical areas would be a good idea,” he shared. “There’s some information I need to find and browsing through the various bookstores might not hurt.”

L perked up at that, interested in the chance to explore a new area since he hadn’t done so before. If Watari was home during the time a child went to Hogwarts, the elderly male would escort the student through Diagon Alley to purchase the school supplies. Whammy’s House had a library dedicated to magic as the students would keep a list of books the house had and would add to it when they found something that hadn’t been included. Because of that, L had not had a reason to go explore the magical areas.

“I wouldn’t be adverse to going with you,” he said to the other one, catching him by surprise.

“You want to go with me,” Harry asked, sounding a bit stunned. He knew L could be a recluse, protecting his identity by remaining so isolated.

“Well, it will be an educational experience for one,” he answered. “Secondly, another pair of eyes might pick up on something that could be useful while in the stores. It may also give me a chance to learn a bit while the data compiles here.”

“It surprises me because I know you rarely go outside,” the wizard commented, pointing out one of the few facts he knew about the other.

“True, it is rare that I do but I am certain that you have a method of hiding my appearance in case we do run into an unsavory element.”

“I do know some glamour charms,” Harry said, checking to ensure his wand was in its holster. “You’ll need to dress the part when we’re about to enter through the portal into the magical area.”

“I can tolerate that,” L said, making a rare concession since he didn’t want to stand out in the new area just yet. Usually, he didn’t care but since Harry was rather well known, anything to keep them from being noticed outside of a couple of tourist wizards was a good idea.

“All right then,” he murmured. “Let me get changed and grab a couple of robes and cloaks.”

Harry went into his room, coming out a few moments later. He had donned a robe and was fastening a cloak on as he emerged from his bedroom.

“I got the lightest weight robes and cloak I have on hand,” he explained, helping L get into them. Watari had mentioned to him once that the detective preferred certain things because they were comfortable, and that had stuck with him when choosing the garments for the other.

“They certainly are cumbersome,” the taller male said after getting into the clothing. Though created from a nice lightweight fabric, they were still bulky for someone not used to wearing such things.

“It takes getting used to,” Harry agreed, then pulled his wand. “I’m going to use a couple of charms on both of us. The first is to hide the clothing until we reach the magical area. The second is to alter our appearance.”

The shaggy haired detective nodded, tilting his head as the spells settled over him. L felt an odd blanketing tingling feeling, recording it into his memory for future study when time allowed.

“Right then, shall we be off?”

L followed the wizard out of the suite, texting Watari as he did so to inform him of their excursion. The older male answered back rather quickly, telling L to keep him updated in case they needed someone to pick them up after their time shopping and exploring. The detective agreed, then pocketed his phone.

“We’ll have to remember to take him with us if another trip is needed,” Harry said, having a feeling that L had just told their older companion of their destination.

“He’s familiar with Diagon Alley but might find this educational and interesting,” L commented in reply.

“You’ve not seen Diagon Alley,” the wizard asked as they flagged down a taxi once they left the hotel. When it stopped for them, Harry cast a spell to disguise their conversation during the drive.

“Actually no, I haven’t had time to do so. Watari said it can be interesting if one overlooked how outdated a lot of the items offered there were,” he replied.

“When I started school, I was floored when they requested the use of quills and parchment. Now, I have to force myself to use a pen when needed. The one good thing about using quills was that my penmanship became considerably better as time went by,” he laughed. “It was that or listen to the teachers bicker over how poor the chicken scratch was that they had to read when grading essays.”

“It seems an awkward method of writing,” L murmured.

“At first, yes, it was very awkward. I imagine it’d be worse for you considering how you hang onto objects,” the smaller male returned, having observed the other hold things with a very odd two fingered grip. If Harry hadn’t known better, he would have sworn that the detective had mysophobia.

“Yes, it would be awkward,” the detective returned, getting out of the taxi once it reached its destination. He handed the correct amount of yen to the driver and waited for Harry to take the lead.

Harry shook his head as he viewed the building that held the portal into the hidden area the magical world had created for this city.

“A bathhouse,” L asked, making the wizard chuckle.

“Well, I assume these are still popular in Japan,” he replied. “No one would question the amount of people entering and exiting. There’s a notice-me-not charm on a specific room where the portal is. You’ll have to hold onto my arm when I get to that area.”

L nodded, following him in. Harry guided him through the entryway and towards a different area. When the signal was given, he touched his companion’s arm and blinked when he was guided through what had been a solid wall.

“That was unusual,” he observed.

“Be prepared for unusual,” Harry reminded him as he walked towards a set of sliding doors. He drew his wand, tapping once on the area where the sliding doors met before putting it into his holster. With a gentle motion, the wizard slid the door open.

“Welcome to Kakumerichi,” he told his companion as the magical village was revealed to the detective’s eyes.

“This isn’t an alley,” the taller male stated, making the smaller one chuckle.

“No, it isn’t,” the Master of the Deathly Hallows answered as he stepped forwards to begin exploring the new area.

“It’s an entire village hidden within a city,” L observed, sounding baffled and amazed. “How is this possible? Satellites would have detected this.”

“You would think so,” Harry told him. “However, there is always one branch of the mundane government in every country that is aware of our world. Technology is manipulated through runes to help convince the computers that the blank space it sees doesn’t exist.”

“So literally, the computers are made to not even see the blank areas that are protected by magic? How is that done?”

“I’m not entirely certain,” the lord answered. “I think we can find some books on it though because it was a Japanese wizard that came up with the rune combinations that made it possible to do so. I’d be interested in reading on it too when I’ve got the time to look it over.”

L nodded, pondering the potential of it. If they found the books, he would send them back to Whammy’s House once he’d finished reading them. He had a feeling his heirs would be very interested in the knowledge and knowing Matt, the knowledge would be experimented with for practical use for the Organization. He happened to know that a few of the magic users that worked for it were knowledgeable in runes.

Harry led the detective down a street, looking at the signs as he did so. Green eyes soon spotted what he was looking for and the wizard smiled, wondering how his companion would react to the various materials the shop would hold.

“Here we go,” he said, turning them towards the book store. The information he’d heard about this area had stated that Kobayashi’s was one of the best book sellers in Japan, which was what he needed right about now.

The pair of them entered the store, answering the polite greetings gave to them by the staff with polite answers of their own. Harry was erring on the side of caution, not wanting to offend anyone due to his lack of education concerning Japanese culture and traditions. Wizards held long memories for the most part, and he did not want anyone upset with him just yet.

“Welcome to Kobayashi’s, honored guest. How may I help you?”

Harry pulled back the hood of his cloak as he answered in a soft tone of voice. He knew he looked foreign, even with the glamour charms he was using to disguise some of his better known features.

“I am looking for books on Japanese wizarding customs, history, and books on magical creatures native to Japan.”

“I can point you to the right sections,” the sales assistant told them. “We only keep the most accurate on our shelves for those particular sections.”

“That’s good to know,” Harry answered. “Some of the stores back home aren’t as particular, which makes it a headache to sort through.”

“I can only imagine,” the clerk answered. “Follow me, please,” he said, leading the two into the right area.

The British wizard drew in a slow breath as he followed the employee, enjoying the smell of leather bindings and parchment. Though he wasn’t as big a bookworm as Hermione, he did enjoy reading and spending time in his library.   From the corner of his eye, he could see L draw in a breath and hold for a moment, almost as if he was also savoring the scent that surrounded them.

“Here you are, sirs. The magical creatures area will be four rows behind this section. Is there anything else I can help you with?”

“No but thank you. I think we’ll browse afterwards to see if anything catches our attention.”

The clerk gave a polite nod as he answered Harry.

“Of course sir. If you find a book that you wish to purchase, just tap it with your wand and speak your name. You can retrieve them once you approach the front desk to make your purchase.”

“Thank you again,” the wizard told the other. “You’ve been exceedingly helpful.”

“You are most welcome, sir,” the sales assistant answered, giving a bow before leaving the two alone.

Once he knew that the store’s employee was out of earshot, Harry turned to the shelves to begin looking for books that would give the information he needed.

“Right,” he murmured to himself as he began scanning over the titles. “Let’s see what we can find here.”

L nodded, looking over the books as well. He had a general idea of what his associate was looking for and was curious to see what he could find. It wasn’t often he could explore a bookstore like this, and he planned to make the most of it.

The two went over books, discussing the potential of each one in a low voice before either returning it to the shelves or allowing it to disappear to the front desk with a tap of Harry’s wand. It didn’t take too long before they’d found what they needed in regards to history and culture before heading over to the magical creature area.

“Merlin, this section is huge,” Harry murmured to himself. He rubbed the back of his neck, trying to figure out where to get started.

“I had not realized there would be so much information on creatures,” L admitted as he stared at the multitude of shelves that contained the books on magical creatures.

“Neither did I,” the wizard said to him. “I’m going to be buried in books for eternity,” he grumbled comically.

“Hopefully not that long,” the detective deadpanned. “I’d rather clear this problem and move onto other ones.”

“True,” Harry said with a wry grin before picking up a book. “Best get started then.”

The two of them stayed in the bookstore for several hours, choosing books on magical creatures as well as ones that dealt with the runes that helped protect the magical societies from being noticed by the mundane world. All in all, it was time well spent and Harry was rather pleased.

The wizard paid for the purchases and shrank the bags, pocketing them easily as he did so. He would have to update the library list for the house he resided at but knew Dobby could handle that easily once he was given the titles and authors.

“Right, I think we have a bit of time for something fun before heading back,” he told his companion. Harry had the perfect idea too, knowing L’s habits as he did by this point in time.

“What do you mean, Orion?”

Green eyes met gray as the smaller male gave him a bright smile.

“Come on,” he said, gesturing to where they needed to go. “I think it’s time you were introduced to another facet of the wizarding world.”

“What’s that,” the detective asked, sounding very curious about what his associate had planned next. So far, everything had been very educational.

“Sweets shop,” he answered. “I could use a few things, and I know the sweets of the magical world will interest you.”

Harry had to laugh when he was pulled towards the shop in question. He had a feeling the taller male would be interested in that once it was mentioned. L’s sweet tooth was becoming a normal event in their routine, although he had noticed that Watari made the man eat one normal meal a day.

The two entered the shop and L took the lead, exploring every aisle with an almost childlike fascination. He would listen to Harry’s explanation of the sweets that the wizard was familiar with, grateful for the knowledge when he almost put Acid pops into his basket.

Harry was pretty fascinated with the Japanese sweets once they got out of the aisles that held the candies he was familiar with.   He put the ones he wanted to try into the basket, knowing he’d probably have to lock his own sweets away to keep a certain sugar addicted detective out of his stash.

“Remember, some of these can’t be eaten around people who don’t know of the magical world,” he reminded the other as they headed to check out.

“I imagine certain items would draw questions,” L answered, waiting somewhat impatiently for their turn to be rung up. “I’ll make sure to be careful and warn Watari to be as well.”

“Good,” he said. “We’ll divide this lot up when we get back to the hotel. I don’t fancy having to argue over it when researching later, and I know how you are about your sugary snacks.”

Gray eyes blinked for a moment after listening to Harry. Had he become that predictable? He hadn’t thought so but would ask Watari afterwards. Being predictable wasn’t something he wanted, especially in his line of work.

“Ryuuzaki? Hello?”

L blinked again, then looked at his companion when the smaller male started snapping fingers in front of his face.

“I am here,” he told the other. “I was just thinking.”

“No kidding,” Harry answered, taking the basket from him. “You must’ve been way beyond Pluto considering how long I was calling for your attention.”

The taller male frowned a bit, not having realized that he’d been distracted by his thoughts for that long. Usually he was more aware of his surroundings when he made his rare public appearances. He wasn’t sure why he’d just done that but would have to examine what had caused it.

“Right,” Harry said, paying for the sweets and shrinking the bags to be put away in one of his pockets. “Is there anything else you wish to see while we’re out, Ryuuzaki, or are you ready to head back to work?”

“While this has been a very interesting excursion, I believe I am ready to return to work,” he answered as he followed the long haired male out of the shop. “There is still a lot to be done.”

“Agreed but at least we got what we wanted to find,” the wizard answered as he headed for the bath house. “Let’s just hope that it’s got what we need. I wouldn’t mind coming back here eventually to do a bit more exploring when we have more time.”

“It was very informative and if the sweets are acceptable, we shall have to return to purchase more of them,” L told his companion, then looked a bit baffled when Harry began laughing.

Author’s End Note – Once again, thank you all for your patience. I did make a bit of a longer chapter and will begin working on chapter thirteen. I need to bring a certain character in soon and am trying to frame out the chapter for his appearance. We’ll see how it goes.   I really hope everyone enjoyed this and please let me know of your thoughts. Thanks for reading and see you next chapter!
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