Preparing For Hogwarts
Neville was shopping in Diagon Alley with his mother. He had received his letter from Hogwarts the other day and was now shopping for robes at Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions, books, quills and ink at Flourish and Blotts and a wand at Ollivanders.
His wand was 13 inches long, made out of cherry wood with a unicorn hair core.
He would leave for Hogwarts the next day.
They arrived at the King's Cross Station at ten in the morning. The Hogwarts express was scheduled to leave in an hour.
"Come on mum. Why did we have to leave so early?" Neville said grumpily.
Alice had insisted on leaving early, but know even she was regretting that decision. Neville was waiting alongside his mother and his pet eagle owl named Fero.
"While we're waiting why don't you tell me what you're looking forward to most while at Hogwarts?" Alice asked.
"I don't know mum. Probably all the new experiences such as learning awesome spells." Neville answered extremely excitedly.
At that moment Lily and James Potter arrived with their son Harry who was holding a cage with his snowy owl Hedwig.
"How are you doing Lily?" Alice enquired politely.
"Fine, and you?" Lily answered.
"Good." Alice responded pleasantly.
It was also Harry's first year at Hogwarts, he and Neville had already been friends when Neville's father had still been alive. At last, Neville could wait for the train with a friend.