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Chapter 2 – The letters from Owls
Years passed, Cia and Alice now lived with Augusta Longbottom. Cia couldn't help be feel it was her fault what happened to her best friends parents. After all, it was her parents that Voldemort was after, and then the new family she had was taken just a quickly. Everyone said it was her fault, but that didn't change Cia's mind on it. One morning, in July, Cia was up at dawn and was checking on four-year-old Neville, who was sleeping peacefully. Cia sighed, and smiled wishfully.
"I hope you and Harry become friends when you go to Hogwarts." Cia muttered, she heard footsteps. And sure enough, Augusta looked into the room, she wasn't surprised to see Cia talking to Neville.
"Oh, good morning Cia dear." She smiled
"Good morning Grandmother." Cia said
"Want to help me with breakfast?" Grandmother asked
"Okay." Cia nodded, she went down helped making bacon, eggs and sausages. The smell soon lured Alice down.
"Smells good." Alice smiled sitting down, Cia sat next to her as Grandmother placed full plates in front of them. Alice dug in hungrily, Cia rolled her eyes at her friend.
"Oh, Owl's here." Grandmother opened the Window. There were two owls, one landed in front of Cia, the other in front of Alice. They took the letters and opened them.
"Accepted." They said in unison. They smiled at each other happily, they both knew they would anyway.
"That means shopping today." Grandmother told them. "You should have your school lists in there."
"Yep." Cia brought hers out, and she sighed.
"What's wrong?" Alice asked
"I wish my parents were here to see this…" Cia muttered softly, Alice looked at her friend, understanding.
"I bet they're so proud." Alice hugged her friend
"Yes, and I bet they are just as excited that you are going to Hogwarts as you are. You have quite some footsteps to follow." Grandmother smiled
"Yes, I know. Should I be the best behaved kid the whole school like my mom and befriend those in any house. Or mega trouble maker and Prankster like my dad." Cia said, Alice laughed.
"This first year is going to be awesome!" Alice confirmed. After breakfast, Cia and Alice were taken to Diagonally by Uncle Algie. They got everything apart from their wand and pet.
"So many wands." Alice gasped. Cia was looking at the make wand boxes as Alice brought her wand. A ginger family entered, Algie tapped Cia shoulder.
"You need to see ollivander. Take these, I get you a pet as a gift." He smiled
"As long as it isn't a toad." Cia smiled and took the bag of money. She stood behind the ginger family, she glanced around sadly.
"Hey, you new to Hogwarts too?" A boy asked
"yes…" Cia nodded
"I'm Charlie, I'm starting this year too!" He smiled
"I'm Acacia, but my friends call me Cia." Cia held out her hand.
"Ah, miss. Potter." Ollivander came out from behind the family, they all look at Cia.
"Hi mr Ollivander." Cia smiled
"Wait a while as I find this young man a wand." He picked out a box and passed a wand to Charlie, Charlie waved it and caused boxes to fly of the shelves. Cia had to duck as one almost hit her.
"Sorry!" Charlie gasped
"A dragon core wand?" Cia looked at Ollivander
"Correct." Ollivander smiled "It's…"
"Very powerful, but is dangerous in the wrong hands. Dragon core wands are more likely to change allegiance." Cia smiled, everyone looked impressed.
"you know your Wand lore." Ollivander put the wand back and went to trying to pick out another one.
"No, I just know dragons." Cia smiled, Ollivander went through seven more wands before finding Charlie's ideal wand. Charlie smiled as he passed her.
"See you at Hogwarts." He said
"Sure." Cia nodded.
"Now, Miss. Potter." Ollivander turned to her as Charlie's family left. "I think I know what wand core may choose you." He pulled out a thin wand that twisted ever so slightly, spirals decorated the handle. Cia picked it up, warmth spread out from the wand to her hand. She waved it, a trail of fire came from the wand tip. "Dragon heart string core, Yew, 12 ¾ inches. Elegant, but powerful."
"I can tell, it is perfect!" Cia beamed, she paid Ollivander seven gallons, before rushing off to the pet store.
"Hey Cia, look what we got you!" Alice held up a cage holding an Eagle Owl.
"Cool, hey." Cia took the cage, Alice held a basket with a kitten.
"Ready to go girls?" Uncle Algie asked
"Yep." Cia and Alice said together. They headed home. The girls talking about their new wands and pets.
The days passed and Alice and Cia packet all their things, Cia had already read through all her school books and was sure she was ready to face school with a clever mind and playful spirit.
"I hope I'm a Gryffindor, like my parents." Alice said
"Me too." Cia nodded, closing her fully packed trunk.
"this is so exciting!" Alice closed hers too. "Georgiana said she will meet us on the Train platform."
"Great, we need to do so major catching up, shame we know what house she's going to be in." Cia sighed.
"Slytherin." Alice nodded. "That won't stop her being our friend."
"Of course not, but isn't Isabella starting too? Bellatrix's daughter?" Cia asked
"Oh yeah…" Alice and Cia fell quiet. Grandmother came in.
"Bed time girls, we need to be up early to catch the train." She said. The girls got into bed, they waited until grandmother had gone.
"We'll have to try not to hex her." Alice said, they nodded in silent agreement. Cia didn't fall asleep for a while, she listened to Alice snoring as she went through a number of harmless hex's her uncles taught her.