In The morning, Kayla awoke to the smell of sausages and pancakes cooking. She got up and stretched the walked to the closet to find something to wear. She chose a lavender blouse with a red skirt. She pulled on sandals, put on kiwi lip-gloss, brushed her hair, and looked in the mirror. Is it just me or do I look… prettier somehow today? She thought to herself, no, must just be me. She dismissed the thought and went out to the kitchen where Minni was piling food onto two plates.
"Oh, your up. Good Morning! When you're finished your breakfast we can head down to Diagon Alley to get your things." She said.
They ate in silence, except for the occasional compliment or question. When they finished, Minni led her out to the living room. "Now," She said, "I'm going to do something called Apparate. It's highly advanced magic and you won't be able to do it until you graduate. What it does is it makes you disappear from one place and reappear in another place. We'll go to the Leaky Cauldron first, then to Diagon Alley. Ready?"
Kayla nodded, though Her mind was racing. I've never heard of those places! Where are they!?!??? And what kind of stuff will I be getting… I wonder where Hogwarts is…
Before she knew it she was in blackness again. Suddenly she emerged into a shabby-looking pup with many people. When the saw Minni, everyone started waving and speaking to her. She nodded politely but pushed her way through to the back door. Kayla was trying to figure out what was going on- meanwhile was counting bricks above a trash can- "Three up…two across…" She murmured. She tapped the brick three times, with what Kayla assumed was a magic wand, and stood back. Kayla did likewise. Her eyes got wide when the brick stretched out, allowing a space for them to walk through. They stepped through and it closed behind them. Minni set off briskly pushing her way through. Kayla followed after, eyes filled with wonder. She felt that if she had 10 more heads, she still would be able to see everything. They stopped in front of a large, snowy white building. Minni, after making sure for the 5th time Kayla would stay RIGHT THERE, went inside. After about 15 minutes, Kayla was starting to get worried. What had happened? She was just about to go in, when Minni emerged from the building carrying a sack that was jingling slightly.
"Ok. Well, lets get your robes first." She walked off into a shop called "Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions" Kayla just followed uncertainly. Madam Malkin turned out to be a squat, smiling lady. She got her robes, and the rest of the things went by in a blur. Finally they had everything, except for a wand. A magic wand. Kayla thought this was rather silly, that there really were magic wands. They entered a wand shop untitled "Ollivanders". The shop turned out to be rather small, with long rows ok boxes piled straight to the ceiling. Kayla and Minni were both still looking at the boxes when they heard a small "Hello." They both jumped in unison, and turned around. There was a small, old mad standing there. His silvery eyes stood out in the gloom of the shop.
"Oh! Hello Mr. Ollivander. Kayla here would like to get a wand." Minni said, saving Kayla the embarrassment of not knowing what to say. Mr. Ollivander didn't answer but started bustling around the boxes, pulling several boxes down.
"This one… Maybe this…Oh! And this one…" he was murmuring. He returned and set the boxes down. "Ok, Miss, try this one." He pulled out a wand and handed it to her. Unsure of what to do, she just started to lift it, but he snatched it back. "No no… how about this one?" They went through many boxes before Mr. Ollivander remembered a wand that was lying in the store window. He went up, snatched it and handed it to Kayla. "Try this one!" Kayla felt a strange tingling in her fingers. She brought it up and made a great ark of sparks.
Minni and Mr. Ollivander cheered and Kayla found herself blushing. Mr. Ollivander put it back into the box and started murmuring to himself. "Strange. I thought this one would never have an owner! Well, here you go mam. Maple, dragons heartstring. 11 inches, quite whippy." He handed the wand to her and they left.
Kayla had many questions to ask Minni. "Minni, why was my wand strange?"
"Because honey, that wand has been in the store window for years. Everyone thought it was ownerless. It's a very powerful wand. You must be a great witch-to-be if you have that wand!" Kayla pondered that for a while until Minni interrupted. "I forgot! I'd like to get you a broom and owl. I can pay for it with my own money. " Kayla started to object, but Minni cut her off. "No, I must. You need a broom if you're on the Quidditch team, and owls are useful. You can consider it 14 years presents from me."
By the time they arrived at home, Kayla's arms were full. A large barn owl, a Nimbus 2001 racing broom, lots of books, and a magic wand.
They ate dinner, and talked some. Kayla was still awed at the events of the day and often pinched herself to make sure it wasn't a dream. She'd decided to take the subjects Arithmacy and Care of Magical Creatures. When she finally got to bed, her head was swarming.
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In the morning, when Kayla awoke, she was worried she'd be late for her first day. Then she remembered that it wasn't until tomorrow. She ate breakfast and returned to her room. She read through her books, picking up a lot of valuable information. She decided to names her owl Hermes, a name she found in A History of Hogwarts. This day passed slowly. Mainly she was reading her books, playing with Hermes, talking to Minni or eating. She went to bed early, so she'd be ready. She was scared. She'd admit it. She was scared they'd hate her, she wouldn't fit in, but most of all she wouldn't be very good. When is Minni shunned her? Would she have to go back to the orphanage? She fell asleep worrying.
A/N: I'm so sorry that took so long! But hey, I made up for it, didn't I? I can't wait till the next part…. I have it all worked out! ::grins evilly:: So this is what happens: Yeah, right! Like I'd tell you!! Tee hee, you'll have to read the next part. ^_^
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