Hi, my name's Alice Black, you're probably wondering what this story is going to be bout right? Well this story is my life and not only my life, it's my sister's life too. This is how we became witches at the greatest school in history, fell in love, and beat something everyone said we couldn't.
"Eliza wait up!" I called chasing after my older sister. Eliza turned, her long wavy brunette hair falling around her piercing green eyes.
"Alice you need to walk faster. We have a lot to buy today before going to King's Cross, so lets go!" She called back. I sighed and tucked some of my short raven hair behind my ears, my silver eyes scanning Diagon Alley. We went to get my robes first, then our books for the start of the term. I met some really nice kids who were talking about school and what they were most excited about. Eventually Oliver, Eliza best friend, walked over from the Quidditch shop.
"Oh hello Alice, Eliza" Oliver smiled. I rolled my eyes as my sister replied in a chipper tone.
"God could you two be any less obvious on how much you like each other." I said in a sarcastic tone. Oliver's face turned bright red and Eliza looked like she was about to strangle me.
"Shut it Alice and go get your wand so we can leave."
"I need to get my owl too!" I whined. Eliza received a new owl at the start of the year and she insisted on giving me Ebony, her old one. I screamed and fussed until Uncle Lucius agreed that I could get my own owl and Draco would get Ebony. Eliza glared at me and shoved the money in my hand.
"Go now!" I rolled my eyes and skipped off. I walked into Ollivander's and shivered. The room was freezing and wearing a peach tank top and black shorts didn't help. Soon an old man appeared from around the corner and smiled a grandfather like smile.
"Ah hello there dear here for your first wand I presume?" I nodded eagerly and leaned on the edge of the counter looking at the wands. Ollivander walked over and looked down at me, examining me. He walked to the giant shelf behind him and picked up a red box, turned and placed it in front of me.
"This is a oak wood 10 inches, give it a flick dear." I flicked the wand and two light bulbs busted. I jumped and put the wand down.
"No, no not that one." Ollivander said flicking his wand and fixing the lighting. He grabbed a black box and placed it down.
"This is a 9 ¾ elm wood" I took the wand and flicked boxes flying from the shelf and hitting Ollivander in the head. He flicked his wand once again restoring the store.
"Not that one either." He looked at me and rubbed his chin. Ollivander then disappeared into the back room, coming back with a blue box. He smiled as he placed it down.
"Now this my dear is a 12 inch rosewood." I flicked the wand one last time, and a bouquet of yellow roses appeared at the tip. My grin was huge as Ollivander took the wand and held it.
"Ah perfect a 12 inch rosewood with" He tapped the wand "phoenix feather core, very flexible, it's good for spells and defensive magic." He handed me the wand and I paid him happily. I left the store holding my wand, looking for the owl post. I soon walked in and saw thousands of owls in cages, cats, and other creatures. My eye caught a small brown and white barn owl. Quickly I ran over to him and picked up the cage.
"Oh you're perfect!" I said excitedly to the small owl. He looked up at me sleepily and hooted softly. I walked over to the shop owner.
"I'd like to buy this owl please." The woman smiled at me, clad in red and purple witch's robes.
"This little barn owl is 100 sickles. He's a baby he is, we just got him the other day from Greece." I paid the lady and smiled curiously.
"Greece you say?" The lady nodded "Then I'll have to call him Artemis so he can keep with his Greek roots."
"What a lovely idea miss, I'm sure he'll love it." I nodded and left trying to find my sister. My wand stashed in my pocket, and Artemis in his cage I called out for my sister.
"Eliza! Eliza where are you? If you're snogging Oliver you're in big trouble!" I heard laughing and turned to see two identical faces with red hair and freckles. They each put one arm around my shoulder.
"Hello there Alice." One of the twins said.
"We know where your sister is." Said the other, I turned my head and looked at them curiously.
"Red hair, freckles. OH Uncle Lucy has told me about you, you're one of the Weasley children." The twins looked at each other and smiled.
"Uncle Lucy you say?" Said the second twin, I nodded.
"Yes my uncle Lucius he tells me and Draco about all Mr. Weasley and how he fancies muggle artifacts." The twins tensed up, then loosened their grip.
"And what do you think about what our dad does for a living?" The first twin asked.
"Well I think that what Mr. Weasley does is absolutely fascinating! I mean I'd love to really study what muggles do and how they function without magic. I would never tell Draco or Uncle Lucy though, they'd kill me!" I laughed softly as the twins smiles mischievously down at me.
"Well your sister is right there talking to a friend of hers." The first twin said, pointing over to my sister talking to another girl with long blonde hair and huge brown eyes. Oliver was sitting next to her reading a book about new strategies for Quidditch.
"Oh by the way I'm George and this is Fred. We're in Gryffindor with your sister and Oliver." I smiled at Fred and George.
"Nice to meet you both. Well I must be going, Eliza and I have to finish packing for tomorrow." I waved goodbye and ran over to Eliza, her friend leaving moments before.
"Look Eliza this is my new owl Artemis isn't he cute?" Eliza looked at my owl and shrugged.
"I guess as far as barn owls go, they're pretty common aren't they why not get a fancy one like that boy?" Eliza pointed to a boy with messy black hair, holding an owl cage with a snowy white owl in it. I pouted and jutted my lip out.
"I don't need a fancy owl,I think Artemis is perfect just the way he is! You're just jealous because I'm the cute one in the family." Eliza laughed sarcastically.
"Fat chance! Like I'd ever be jealous of you. I mean seriously look at who you live with! The epitome of evil himself Lucius Malfoy! I bet you and Draco turn out just like him!"
"Hey don't you talk about Uncle Lucy or Draco like that! He was kind enough to let me live with him and find you a foster mom! He cares about us and you're just upset that he kept me and not you! If anything it's you who is going to end up like mom!" I stormed off, tears in my eyes. I cant believe she said that to me! What a mean sister, and horrible sister. I'm glad I live with Uncle Lucy he actually cares about me! I sat down on a bench outside of the book store sobbing my eyes out, when a plump boy, around my age came out with an elderly woman. The woman stopped and looked at me.
"Are you alright dear? Have you lost your family?" I shook my head at the woman trying to hide my tears. The boy sat next to me and placed his soft hand over mine.
"It's alright, I'll stay with you until your mummy or daddy shows up." I looked at him my silver eyes brimming with tears.
"I don't have a mum or a dad. I'm here with my older sister, but she wants to hang out with her stupid friend." I wiped my eyes as the boy patted my hand.
"Don't cry I bet she feels bad that you're upset and is looking for you now." As if on cue Eliza appeared around looking like she ran a marathon. She ran over to me and hugged me.
"Alice don't you ever run off again I was so worried. I'm sorry about what I said, I didn't act like a proper older sister." She spotted the boy and the elderly woman. Eliza stood up and shook the old woman's hand.
"Thank you so much for watching my sister, you don't know how much this means to me. If anything happened I don't know what I'd do." The old woman smiled and told her it was alright. The boy looked at me and smiled.
"See I told you she'd be looking for you and she'd be sorry." I smiled softly
"I guess you're right. Well thanks for helping, see you at school then?" The boy nodded and stood up to leave with his grandmother. I waved goodbye and he walked away, Eliza and I walking in the opposite direction. All of a sudden I heard.
"Wait I didn't get your name!" I turned to see the boy running back and panting. He held out his hand, smiling.
"I'm Neville Longbottom." I took his hand and shook back.
"Alice Black, nice to meet you Neville."
"Likewise" Then Neville's grandmother called and he ran off again, waving. I smiled and walked back with Eliza to see Oliver still reading his book. I rolled my eyes and he stood up.
"Glad to see you're ok Alice." I nodded
"Yea, yea Oliver I'm fine let's just go I have to finish packing and Uncle Lucy said I had to be home by 5."