AN: I won't say I'm not discouraged, because I am, but I'm putting through chapter three anyway. Once chapter three gets through I'm going to wait. If you don't like it, then at least give me some constructive criticism because I'm not going away.

Chapter three: A confident student

Ricky Benderson was slightly confident. Actually some would say he was too confident. But their opinions didn't matter.

Ricky wasn't the only one going to this magic school. In fact he wasn't the only one in the group that Fredrick Campald had visited. However, he hadn't expected special treatment before the school got to know him. It was after they knew him really well that he would be given special treatment.

They were each given 100 rectangular coins called Kemps. They were told that the monetary system worked this way:

10 Kemps 1 Kamp (bronze circles); 10 Kamps 1 Hemp (silver octagons) ;10 Hemps 1 Hamp (gold octagons)

So they each had 1 Hemp. They were told that this wasn't too much money, but enough to buy the necessary school supplies, which were listed on a piece of parchment. The problem was Fredrick Campald was walking down the Golden Gate Bridge.

"Hey FRED!" shouted out Ricky, "I know we're going to get supplies but where?"

"Five, six, seven, eight, nine," Fredrick seemed to be counting the suspenders that held up the bridge, "Ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen. Okay folks listen up," he said, in a rather hushed voice, "The Muggles won't be able see this so pretend that nothing…strange is happening.

"What's going to-" started Ricky but he never got time to finish his sentence, because Fredrick pulled on the thirteenth suspender and a giant shopping mall appeared.

"What-" started Ricky but the girl next to him cut in.

"Shh," she said, "Remember what he said. Nothing is happening!" Ricky started to put on a superior air that he was especially good at.

"And you needn't look so superior," she added.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"Julie Bakers," she said.

"Richard Benderson," he responded. Julie firmly put her foot down into the shopping mall. Ricky eyed the shopping mall slowly, then carefully put one foot on it. It seemed solid enough so slowly he walked in…and walked through a doorway. The Golden Gate Bridge had vanished and in it's place was a solid wall.

"Hey you!" shouted out Fredrick to Ricky, "This way! Git over here!"

"I'm coming!" shouted Ricky.

"Okay, so as…" started Fredrick

"Ricky?" asked Ricky.

"Right. So as Ricky has just demonstrated we can talk normally here, or even very loudly." Titters. Ricky scowled, "Please talk normally though. I don't want any weird looks." More titers and a few open laughs from some of his future classmates. Ricky scowled again and asked, "So where do we go?"

"Good question," admitted Fredrick, "We'll be off to…Charlie's wands (I'll pay for that), and then to the other shops.

AN: Okay I said it up top, but please review, no matter what you have to say, so long as it doesn't include flames. This is my first fanfic, and it's getting rather idssapointing, not to hear anything.

AN2: I know this was short, but I decided to cut chapter 3 in half. In the next chapter, if I hear from you, we learn about the different prejudices in the United States. People in the USA can be very nasty about some things.