It wasn't Elara's first trip to Diagon Alley, but it was certainly the most exciting.

She had had this day planned out since she was old enough to understand magic, of course her mother had to ruin things by taking her a whole two weeks too early.

"Elara, you'll be spending the whole year with your friends." Her mother, Carina Avery, said shaking her head in disappointment, "You do not need Daphne or Pansy by your side to buy a wand."

"You always ruin everything," Elara huffed, crossing her arms as she waited for her mother to opened the door to Ollivanders. "This was supposed to be a fun day. We had plans and everything."

Carina sighed as she pushed open the door setting off the small bell that alerted Mr. Ollivander to the arrival of customers., her sweet little girl was growing up, becoming a moody teenager was natural, but Carina sometimes wondered if her husbands influence had rubbed off too much on her daughter. After all he was the one who would let her get away with anything. He spoiled her, he wound never dare utter the word 'no' to his little princess.

Elara brushed by her mother into the shop and stood by the counter, her chin up in defiance. Determined not to let her mother see how excited she really was.

"You must be Miss Avery," The kind looking old man, Mr. Ollivander said appearing behind the counter. "I hope I don't see you in here as often as I did your mother." he said with a wink towards Carina. "Four wands in the space of seven years."

Elara tried not to show her amusement as her mother let out a soft chuckle.

"Of course not sir," she said. "I know how to take care of a wand." she puffed out her chest, proud to show she was more responsible than her own mother.

"That's what i like to hear," he said pulling a wand off a shelf from behind him. "Here, try this."

Elara Grabbed for the wand but before she could wave orange and purple sparks fizzed off in all directions causing Mr Ollivander to take it back and immediately hand her another.

Five wands later Elara was feeling a little let down, Surely not every wand could reject her so quickly.

by the eighth wand she was starting to get worried. He dad had found his wand on the first try and her mother on the third.

"I have a good feeling about this one," Ollivander said as he pulled out yet another wand box and laced it on the counter before carefully taking the wand out of its box.

It was a lighter colour than the previous one and as far as Elara was concerned the most beautiful wand she had ever laid eyes on. She briefly crossed bot her her fingers and took a breath before taking the wand.

The wand felt perfect in her small hand, like it was made just for her. s she waved the wand a trail of golden sparks flowed around and she just knew it was the wand for her.

"It..." she started unable to keep the grin off her face, "It's perfect."

Mr Olivander smiled.

"12 inch, Cypress with a Dragon Heartstring core," he said. "That will be Seven Galleons,"

As Carina handed over the money Elara picked up a wand care kit and a wand belt.

"I'm going to need these too," she said to her mother as she handed over the supplies and walked out of the shop with her new wand, leaving her mother behind to pay.

Her mother followed her out soon after with a bag containing the wand care kit and belt.

"We should get my books next," she said frowning at her mother.

Sure Elara was finally happy to have her own wand, but that didn't mean she wasn't still upset about having to come without her friends, and making her mother carry all her spell books around while buying everything else seemed to be an appropriate punishment.

"Or we could get robes," Carina said with a soft smile.

She knew exactly what her daughter was doing, and she knew the girl wouldn't dare to behave like that if her father was present. Her father though knew how to get Elara to do as he wanted, and while Carina didn't agree with his methods she did want to have a good day out with her daughter.

"But I want to get my books," Elara said, stamping her foot like a disobedient toddler.

"If you go try on your robes, I'll go and pick up everything else you need, the telescope, potions supplies. Then We can get your books. If you behave then we can see about getting you your very own owl." Carina said hoping the promise of an owl would be enough to make the girl behave.

"What if I don't want an owl," Elara replied, hiding her interest.

Elara didn't want an owl, everyone had owls and her family had a perfectly good owl, Mercury a beautiful eagle owl. She didn't need an owl at Hogwarts all her friends would be there and during holidays she could use Mercury to send them letters, but there was something she did want, the one thing her father wouldn't buy her.

"Then what do you want." Carina asked this time her smile was forced.

"A broom," Elara said tapping her small foot.

She knew her mother wouldn't buy her a broom. First years weren't allowed brooms and she wasn't all that interested in flying anyway, but she couldn't say what she wanted right away. She had too much fun winding up her mother to give in so easily.

"You know you cant have a broom." Carina said, her voice stern.

"Fine then, We'll have a look at the animals once I have my books then. I'll just have to settle for some sort of pet." Elara rolled her eyes, covering her new excitement.