Woohoo! Chapter Two! Now is where the real fun begins kiddos! Cordelia is almost ready to head off to Hogwarts. I usually wait until this chapter to start asking my readers to review, so this is me asking: Reviews are like Chocolate Frog Cards, I collect them in abundance! Anyway, I do not own Harry Potter, but I do own Cordelia and a Harry Otter t-shirt!

Chapter Two

Shopping

"Cordelia! Are you ready yet?" Narcissa Malfoy called up to her oldest child. Her youngest, Draco, was currently wrapped around her leg, trying to climb her. She picked up the nine year old and settled him on her hip, making sure not to mess up her dress.

Cordelia Malfoy was currently trying to tie her long, pale golden blonde hair back into a set of pigtails. Her heterochromatic eyes were squinted at the mirror trying to get each side even. Cordelia closed her brown eye completely hoping that would help. When it didn't she huffed and pulled the hair ties out. "I'll be down in a moment, Mother."

"Hurry, dear. We have to get going. Unless you don't want to get your things for Hogwarts?" Narcissa smirked.

"Mummy, when do I get to go to Hogwarts?" Draco asked.

"When you're as old as Cordelia, dear." Narcissa answered. "Cordelia Honora Malfoy, get down here, right now."

Cordelia sighed and walked out of her room. She met her mother and Draco at the bottom of the stairs, and followed them as they led the way to the foyer.

"Now, Draco and I will go first. Make sure to pronounce your destination clearly, alright?" Narcissa directed as she ushered Draco into the waiting fireplace. She grabbed a pinch of Floo Powder from the pot on the side of the fireplace. She threw the powder at hers and Draco's feet and hollered, "Diagon Alley!"

Suddenly, green flames burst forth and completely engulfed the Malfoy matriarch and her son. Seconds later they were gone. Cordelia grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and copied her mother. The familiar whooshing sensation swept around her and she was whisked away through the chimney.

Cordelia landed with a thump in the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron. Coughing because of the soot, it took her a moment to gain her footing. When she was upright, she walked out of the pub and to the back alley where Narcissa and Draco were waiting.

At her daughter's arrival, Narcissa tapped the brick three up and two from the right. After a moment, the wall split open, revealing the entrance to the wizarding world. Taking Draco's hand, Narcissa led the way through.

"Alright, here are 50 Galleons and a copy of your shopping list. You are to go get your books, your crystal phials, and your cauldron. After you are done meet me at Madam Malkin's, alright?" Narcissa directed her daughter. "From there we'll get the rest of your things."

"Yes, Mother." Cordelia said. She took the pouch of Galleons and the shopping list and hurried away.

Cordelia gazed around Diagon Alley in wonder. She'd been there before, but she'd never been allowed to wander around by herself. She passed the ice cream parlour and the apothecary, glancing into the windows at the different products. Upon finding the bookstore, Flourish and Blotts, the oldest Malfoy child hurried in to get her books.

There were at least a dozen children in the store, along with their parents and every clerk was occupied with helping them. Realizing that she'd be on her own, Cordelia began the hunt for her school books.

She looked all up and down the shelves but there didn't seem to be any order to the way the books were placed. Cordelia let out a frustrated growl.

"Having trouble?" a friendly voice asked. Cordelia turned and came face to face with a boy with the reddest hair she'd ever seen.

"You can't imagine." Cordelia sighed. "I've been at this for ten minutes and I haven't found a single book."

The boy nodded, "Let me help. My Mum just got finished paying for my books so I know where all of them are. You need the books for your first year at Hogwarts, right?"

"Yes," Cordelia replied. "Thank you so much…?"

"Fred. Fred Weasley." The red-haired boy replied.

"Thank you, Fred. I'm Cordelia Malfoy." Cordelia smiled.

"A Malfoy, eh? Well, I don't make a habit of judging pretty girls by their surnames. Let's find your books then."

Fred led Cordelia up to the second floor of the book shop. He walked straight to the back to the last shelf on the right. Being taller than Cordelia by a good four inches, Fred reached up and grabbed two books off the top shelf. He handed them down to the oldest Malfoy. "Here's Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."

"So, there's six more to go?" Cordelia asked, rummaging in her robe pocket for her list. She fished it out and nodded. "Yeah, six more."

"This way to Potions books." Fred announced and led Cordelia back to the front of the store, near the stairs. He leaned down and grabbed two more books off of the bottom shelf of an over-stuffed case. When he plopped them on top of Cordelia's first two books, she was able to read the titles on the spines. 'One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi and Magical Potions and Drafts.'

"Four to go." Fred smiled. Cordelia smiled back, but already her arms were beginning to hurt from carrying the heavy tomes.

Two more shelves and a near fall on Cordelia's part later, she and Fred had retrieved every book on her list. Fred had kindly offered to carry a few of the books up to the counter for which Cordelia was immensely grateful.

"That'll be twenty-five Galleons and three Sickles." The clerk said. Cordelia rummaged in her robe pocket for the pouch her mother had given her and pulled it out. Counting out the correct amount, she paid the clerk who shrank her books and placed them in a small paper bag.

Cordelia turned to Fred, "Thank you so much for helping me. I don't think I could have managed if you didn't."

"Aw, it was no problem. I guess I'll see you on the train then?" Fred smiled.

"Definitely!" Cordelia waved good-bye to Fred and made her way to the cauldron shop.

Immediately upon entering Potage's Cauldron Shop, Cordelia's ears were assaulted by a towering column of cauldrons collapsing upon an unfortunate clerk. Glancing over, she saw the cauldron she was sent to buy on top of the pile. Swiftly, she grabbed the pewter cauldron and brought it up to the counter. The counter clerk did not make any move to help his co-worker; he simply rang up Cordelia's purchase and sent her on her way. Upon leaving the shop, Cordelia counted the remnants of her money. She had fourteen Galleons, twenty Sickles, and five Knuts left. Looking around, she found Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment and walked over to it.

Purchases completed, Cordelia made her way to Madam Malkin's to be fitted for her robes. Narcissa was trying to keep young Draco from running all over the shop and failing miserably. He had already knocked over a rack of fabric and a pile of cloaks.

"Well, dearie, just step up here and we'll get you measured." Madam Malkin said. She waved her wand and a measuring tape came flying out from underneath the fallen rack of cloaks. Cordelia lifted her arms and tried not to giggle when the tape moved next to her sides. The tape flew back to the counter and swatches of black fabric came flying over to Madam Malkin.

"Diffindo!" the matronly woman recited and the fabric severed itself into three robe forms. She flicked her wand again and chanted, "Forma Stolam!"

Needles and thread whooshed around and sewed the cut-outs into three sets of plain black robes. The robes then folded themselves and floated into a big, purple box.

"Now, dearie, pick out a hat, a pair of gloves and a nice winter cloak." Madam Malkin directed.

Cordelia walked around the shop and found a nice pointed hat. It was the standard color black, but with a nice rim around it to keep the sun out of her eyes. She found the cloak next. It was black as well, but made out of a lush fleece material. The silver fastenings had a Celtic knot design that was really intricate. The gloves were easy. She picked a pair made out of Hebridean Black dragon-hide that fit her very well.

"Mother, I'm ready." Cordelia said as she deposited her purchases on the counter.

Narcissa nodded, paid Madam Malkin and ushered her children out of the store.

"I've already bought your telescope and your scales." Narcissa said when they were outside. "All that's left is your wand and your pet."

"I get a pet?" Cordelia asked, excitedly.

"Yes, but we'll get it last. First, let's go to Ollivander's and get your wand."