Hermione Elizabeth Granger is the smartest 5th year witch in
all of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. She excelled in every
subject, & was known for her knowledge of all things. She knew all the
details of the school that could be found in a textbook, as she had read
them all. But even through all the knowledge there was still one thing she
didn't understand-men. So, as July 31 approached, Hermione still hadn't
found a decent present for her best friend Harry. First of all, he was a
boy, & that made it hard enough to get a gift, but what do you get a guy
that is famous & has all the money you could even think of? And it's not
like he needed Quidditch tips; he was the youngest house player in a
century! So, what to get him? She decided to go to Diagon Alley to find
something for Harry. Hermione ran down the stairs of her cozy 2 story house
to ask her parents if she could take the Knight Bus down to Diagon Alley
for the day, because now there were only 2 days left until Harry turned 15.
"Sure honey, you can go," Mrs. Granger said absent-mindedly. "Just stay safe, okay dear?"
"Yes mother," Hermione answered.
Muggles, Hermione thought. They knew absolutely nothing of the safety measures that would be there now because of Voldemorts return. There would probably be Aurors on every corner of the Alley. She summoned the Knight Bus by sticking out her wand hand, then hopped onto the bus.
"'Ello there," the friendly driver Stan said. "Where'll ya be goin' today ma'am?"
"Diagon Alley please sir," Hermione said politely.
"Tha'll be 5 sickles please," he said. She gave the man the coins, stepped into the area behind the driver's seat, & sat down on a bed.
Thirty minutes later, Stan yelled out, "Diagon Alley! We're here!"
Hermione snatched up her purse & jumped down off the bus. She tapped the bricks in the Leaky Cauldron to enter the actual alley. She looked around in several shops before she found anything even semi-interesting.
"Hmm, not this," Hermione muttered to herself as she walked amongst the different stores.
It wasn't until she decided to take a break for ice cream that she saw something that sparked her interest. It was a small necklace with a phoenix charm that dangled in a small run-down shop that she had never noticed before. The bell tinkled as Hermione eased open the door to have a closer look at it. It was even more beautiful up close. Harry would love it; the necklace wasn't "girlie" in the least. She now noticed that there was a small engraving on the back.
In the time when darkness kills without a fight, The phoenix & the unicorn shall unite, With the ferret & the squirrel to end this perilous night.
It was only then that Hermione noticed a small unicorn charm dangling from an identical chain with the same engraving on the back. She thought there should have been a ferret & a squirrel necklace hanging next to them, but those seemed to have already been taken.
"Hello there," said a rough, quiet voice from seemingly out of nowhere.
"Sure honey, you can go," Mrs. Granger said absent-mindedly. "Just stay safe, okay dear?"
"Yes mother," Hermione answered.
Muggles, Hermione thought. They knew absolutely nothing of the safety measures that would be there now because of Voldemorts return. There would probably be Aurors on every corner of the Alley. She summoned the Knight Bus by sticking out her wand hand, then hopped onto the bus.
"'Ello there," the friendly driver Stan said. "Where'll ya be goin' today ma'am?"
"Diagon Alley please sir," Hermione said politely.
"Tha'll be 5 sickles please," he said. She gave the man the coins, stepped into the area behind the driver's seat, & sat down on a bed.
Thirty minutes later, Stan yelled out, "Diagon Alley! We're here!"
Hermione snatched up her purse & jumped down off the bus. She tapped the bricks in the Leaky Cauldron to enter the actual alley. She looked around in several shops before she found anything even semi-interesting.
"Hmm, not this," Hermione muttered to herself as she walked amongst the different stores.
It wasn't until she decided to take a break for ice cream that she saw something that sparked her interest. It was a small necklace with a phoenix charm that dangled in a small run-down shop that she had never noticed before. The bell tinkled as Hermione eased open the door to have a closer look at it. It was even more beautiful up close. Harry would love it; the necklace wasn't "girlie" in the least. She now noticed that there was a small engraving on the back.
In the time when darkness kills without a fight, The phoenix & the unicorn shall unite, With the ferret & the squirrel to end this perilous night.
It was only then that Hermione noticed a small unicorn charm dangling from an identical chain with the same engraving on the back. She thought there should have been a ferret & a squirrel necklace hanging next to them, but those seemed to have already been taken.
"Hello there," said a rough, quiet voice from seemingly out of nowhere.