Massie
"I'm a wizard?!" Massie Block exclaimed as she stared down at the Hogwarts invitation blaring up from the table in front of her.
"You're kidding me, right?" she asked as she stared up at her parents. "We're afraid not Massie" her mother said, "Your father and I met
at Hogwarts and we met most of our friends there too, like the Lyonses, the Riveras, the-" "Wait," Massie interrupted, "Are my friends wizards too?" "Some of them are honey." her father said, "Ailcia, Derrick, Dylan, Josh and Kristen are purebloods like us. Claire and Cam
are half-blood wizards, and you should still be friends with them, but try to stick closer to your pureblood friends, you don't want people getting the wrong ideas about our family." "Wait" Massie said, "What are purebloods and half-bloods? This is really confusing!" "Purebloods are wizards without muggle blood in their veins, and muggle is the wizard term for a human with no powers." Massie grinned, she was still confused, but she knew she would dominate this school, wizard or not.
The next evening, Massie's bags were packed, and goodbyes were said. she was totally ready to go o this new school, and she had 18 new outfits to prove it. Apparently she and her friends had to get books and wands, so before going to school, they were going to someplace called Diagon Alley to get their stuff. Massie, Alicia, Kristen, Claire, Dylan, Derrick, Josh and Cam were standing in front of the giant fireplace in Alicia's house holding handfuls of silvery grey powder. "So this stuff is called Floo Powder, okay?" said Alicia's dad, who would be taking them to get their supplies and then to the train station where the train would pock them up. "You have to say "Diagon Alley" very clearly, and then throw it down at your feet. I'll demonstrate." He walked into the fireplace, yelled "Diagon Alley!" and he disappeared in a flash of green fire. "Whoa!" said Josh. Massie nodded in agreement. She was more worried about getting the powder on her new outfit, A grey theory sweater, green high-waisted snakeskin shorts, and a green and silver Pucci scarf was wrapped around her head. When her parents told her that their family had been in Slytherin for generations and that their colors were green and silver, she went on a shopping frenzy and bought anything green she could lay her hands on. after Alicia and Kristen went to Diagon alley, it was Massie's turn. she was a little nervous, but she shook it off. she yelled "Diagon Alley!' in her clearest voice and suddenly, she was next to her friends in a narrow street with odd looking shops everywhere. She took the opportunity to chat with Alicia and Kristen and take it all in. "My mother told me that even though I'm a pureblood, our family has been in Ravenclaw for generations, and thats when she met my Dad, on her first day of Hogwarts!" said Kristen excitedly. "Massie smiled at Kristen. "Even though it would break tradition, I really hope that you end up in Slytherin with me and Leesh, it would be totally boring without you" When the others got there, they first went to the bookstore, and Alicia's parents ran around trying to find the right books for everyone. Massie scanned the list and recognized exactly none of the books. I mean, who's ever heard of "Transfiguration for Dummies"?
Next, they went to the pet store. Massie took one look and saw exactly what she wanted. A fluffy white persian cat sat on the windowsill, looking out at the store as if it were her kingdom. When she saw Massie she purred. Alicia's mom handed her sixty thick gold coins and told her to get whatever she wanted, but Massie already had the persian in her arms. She missed Bean and Brownie, but the cat that Massie had already named Paula would almost make up for them. When she left she was holding what looked like a ball of white fur in a cage, and her pockets were thirty gold coins lighter. Derrick and Cam had gotten toads, and Josh got a big owl with one eye missing. It looked old. Alicia and Dylan had also gotten cats, but Kristen got a small snowy owl and Claire got a cute little baby mouse. They walked from the pet store over to the wand store, lugging their books along. When they stepped into the wand store, the clerk's eyes landed on Massie first. "Massie Block, you know that your parents got their wands from here also." Massie felt uncomfortable. "Um, how do you know my name?" The clerk just winked at her which made her more uncomfortable. "Welcome to the wand store everybody, my name is Ollivander" Ollivander looked at Massie again. "Miss Block, it is time for your wand to choose you" Massie gave him a knowing smirk "Am I a violin?" Ollivander looked confused, "No?" "Than why are you playing me?!" The group cracked up laughing and Massie high-fived Dylan and Derrick. Ollivander looked disinterested. He then produced a box out of midair. Claire gasped, and he handed Massie the box. When Massie opened it, she took out a thin wand that was shiny and so dark brown that it was almost black. The only marking of any kind was a small serration that separated the handle from the rest of the wand. When she held it the tip glowed and she felt special and powerful. Massie took out her gold coins. "How much?"