We made our way to London on the train and then I found myself outside a pub called the leaky cauldron, Tonks took hold of my arm and pulled me through the pub to the back entrance, we stood facing a brick wall that seemed pretty solid to me.

'What do we do now?'

'We use magic' she took out her wand and taped a pattern on the bricks until they started to move and form an entrance right before my eyes in from of me there was a an ally with all different shops and people were wearing clothes you would only see on witches and wizards at Halloween. I followed Tonks towards a shop that was marked Olivanders we made a way inside and was greeted by an old man behind a desk rows of boxes were behind him in some sort of order that only he knew.

'Ah Miss Cross I was wondering when I would be seeing you'

'How do you know my name?'

'You look just like your father and I sold him his wand'

'You sold my father his wand?'

'I sell everybody their wands who attend Hogwarts, shall we get started?'

I nodded and he took my measurements from my heights and the length of my arms once he was satisfied he made his way to the back of the shop and come back with a few boxes he put them in a row and handed me the first one. I took hold of the handle and stared at him waiting for something to happen

'You have to give it a wave'

'Right, yeah of course' I felt kinda stupid waving a stick around but as I gave it a small flick the glass shattered a glass bottle sitting on the counter

'Maybe not, try this one'

I took the second one he offered me and gave it a small flick and the owl who had been sleeping in the corner gave off a hoot and fell to the floor

'Great I've killed an owl'

'She is fine just a little stunned, Nymphadora if you don't mind trying to revive her for me I would be much obliged'

'Don't call me Nymphadora' with a huff she walked over to the owl and started muttering under her breath and she waved her wand around

Olivander handed me the last wand he had picked up and gave me a calculating look he handed it me very carefully and I didn't even need to give it a wave the whole room was covered in roses and a light had appeared at the end of the wand

'Interesting Miss Cross very interesting'

'Sorry but what's interesting?'

'Well that wand is made out of the Elder wood with a Phoenix feather, not many people have a wand made out of the Elder wood and when it does happen it marks that the person who is an exact fit is destined to do great things'

I put the wand on the counter suddenly very afraid of the wand that had chosen me Tonks handed over some strange looking money and made her way to a shop that had a sign that read Borgin and Burkes when we walked inside it turned out to be a book shop but when I looked at the covers of the books the people seemed to be moving on them.

'You'll need all the books for the years you have missed plus this years required book list' when we walked out of the shop I had so many books in my hands I couldn't see where I was going Tonks said I was allowed to choose a pet to take to Hogwarts so I chose a kitten that had the most amazing blue eyes and light grey fur she was so small she could fit in my pocket. Tonks told me that our next stop would be Madam Malkin's so I could get a school uniform fitted she said that I would know what house I was in once I was sorted whatever that means after about three more hours we had finally finished Tonks took me to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour where we both got ice cream Sundaes in some strange flavours

'So what's your job then, are you paid to show kids around?'

Tonks smiled at me and shook her head

'No I'm an auror but Dumbledore needed someone to make sure you are safe and they chose me to tell you the truth this is my first solo mission'

'What do aurors do?'

'They catch bad wizards that wish to course other witches or wizards harm'

'So like the police'

'What are the police?'

'It doesn't matter, who is Dumbledore?'

'Professor Dumbledore is the headmaster at Hogwarts'

'And he sent you to look after me today, why?

'I don't know but he said to make sure that you got everything you needed which reminds me we have one last stop before you can go home'

'Where?'

'Gringgotts'

'What's Gringgotts?'

'It's the wizard bank'

Once we finished our sundaes she led me to the end of the street where a building that seemed to be leaning to one side outside stood very small looking people as we got closer I realised that the people who stood in front of the bank were small creature like things they had pointed ears and sharp teeth with long fingers we made our way to the very end of the hall and Tonks handed a key over to the creature behind the desk he nodded and waved us forward. We got into a cart and it took us deep underground I hated roller coasters at the theme park so I did not enjoy the ride one bit as the cart came to a stop I looked around a notice we were in a room full of vaults the small creature led us towards one at the far end of the room as he opened the door a caught a glimpse of gold when the door was opened Tonks stepped forward

'This is your family vault take some of each coin about a handful of each will last you the year but if you run out you can always send an owl here to collect some more'

I stepped forward and took a hand full each just like she told me to and I put them in a pouch that Tonks held out she told me that the gold ones were Galleons they were worth the most then there were Sickles and Knuts. She said I would get used to the money pretty quickly unlike muggle money where there was all different types of coins and notes I was going to ask what a muggle was but we were back in the cart so I shut my eyes tight shut. We made our way back to the Leaky Cauldron and then made our way back home we got some weird stares of people on the train because of the things we were carrying once we got to my front door she handed me a ticket and told me to be a kings cross station on the date that it says on the ticket before I could thank her she had turned on the spot and disappeared.