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Love you guys! Here is chapter 4!
"Okay, so, I should go through that door-" she said as she pointed to to the door in front of her, "-and press this pattern into the brick wall." Ro finished.
"Well, well, look who's smart." Leo said as he smirked.
"I am, aren't I?" She said with a stronger smirk.
He shrunk away, leaving Ro to poke the pattern into the wall.
"Whoa." She said. The family looked through the open passageway and into Diagon Alley. They could see all the witches and wizards clad in robes, shiny shoes, and some with pointy hats.
"Whoa is right, little sister." Leo said as he put his hand on her shoulder and guided her into Diagon Alley.
"You know that I don't like being called "little", Leo. It's kinda offensive."
He realized that she might get mad at him and give him the silent treatment for doing that "little sister" thing for the tenth time that week, so he quickly pulled his hand off of her shoulder as she gave a small amused smile.
"Well Ro, what's..." They're dad was talking, but Ro couldn't hear him as she drifted away into her thoughts about Hogwarts.
"Ro? RO! Hello!" Leo yelled in her face as she came back to consciousness.
"Hmm? What? What happened?" She asked, dazed.
"You kind of zoned out there Ro, are you okay? Do you want to tell us something?" Her older sister asked.
"Er, well, there was something else I forgot to tell you about Hogwarts." She suddenly became very interested in the floor.
"What is it, Rol?" Leo asked.
"Yeah, what is it, what is it?" Alex added.
"Alright, alright. At Hogwarts, they have four houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff."
"So..." He made a 'well, say it already' face at her, "Get to the point!"
"I was going to," She made a pointed look at him, "but I was interrupted."
Leo looked at her boredly as she continued.
"So each person is sorted into a house, determined by your decisions and personality. Gryffindors are the brave, chivalrous ones, Ravenclaws are the intellegent, rational and witty." She paused to look at her family before talking once more. "The Slytherins are the witty, cunning, and sly, and the Hufflepuffs are the loyal, kind, and fair. The problem is, I'm worried about what house I'm going to be in, because I am a combination of all those characteristics."
"Honey, we know you'll be amazing in any house, just enjoy your time there before it runs out. Have fun, make new friends, be the top student in your class! I don't know, just enjoy it." Her mum finished her inspirational short speech.
"Wow, thanks mum. That was...nice."
"Your welcome, Roland."
Their dad clapped his hands together and asked, " Well, as I was saying before, what's on your supply list?"
"Well, I have to get books, parchment, some quills, my robes, and a wand."
"Okay, so which one do you want to get first?"
"Well, we could get whatever is the closest first?" She inquired.
"Or we could split up so we buy things faster." Demetria suggested.
'Oh, yeah, that sounds good!" Ro said happily, but almost tripped on her trainers from skipping, which she did not do often, only when she was happy or excited. "Maybe Dee Dee and Leo could come with me to get my robes fitted and my wand chosen, and you, mum and Alex can go and buy the books, parchment and quills." She said to her dad.
"Alright, just one thing before I go. What is parchment?" Her dad asked.
"It's just wizarding paper, I think, and quills are basically feathers for writing." Ro answered. "I'm pretty sure that people who lived a long time ago called it parchment and used quills to write."
"I wasn't-"
"Yes you were, dad, you were going to ask me what quills were, even if it wasn't just one thing before you went."
"I- fine."
"Alright, lets get this show on the road! We have supplies to get, people!" Leo exclaimed while snapping his fingers in the air.
The rest of the family looked at each other with the same expression, the, 'how did he turn out like this' expression, but then called Leo back to discuss something.
"Alright," Their mum said as Leo came back, "where are we going to meet when we are done?"
"Lets just meet at the Three Broomsticks in about.. twenty minutes?" Ro asked.
"Sure." The family responded.
Their mum, dad, and littlest brother walked away from them, as Roland, Dee Dee, and Leo went in the opposite direction, towards their first destination.
"Okay, guys, I have to go to the bank to get some wizarding money to buy items here, will you guys come with me?" Roland asked.
"Alright." Her brother and sister said at the same time, then scowled at each other.
As they walked to Gringotts, Roland turned around to make sure the Demetria and Leo were still behind her, and when she saw them, she turned back around and was greeted by a large building with the words Gringotts Bank going across it in shining letters.
"Here we are." Roland stated as she walked towards and inside the building.
"Erm, I guess I'll have four hundred galleons, fifty knuts, and thirty sickles." She told the goblin, as she looked at the muggle money to wizarding money conversion chart.
"Alright, I'll need one hundred pounds from you." The goblin said.
They exchanged money, and Rol said, "Er, thanks."
The goblin just grunted, so Roland walked away. She got back to her brother and sister, and they exited the building.
As they were walking, Ro heard her her brother say, "How did you know the bank was there?"
"Well, I saw it on a directory of this place when we got here. I just memorized the places I would need to go to." She said, smiling.
"Oh, well that explains it, you are always resourceful, Rol." Her sister complemented her.
"Thanks Dee Dee, I guess I was always the resourceful one, while you were the one with the beauty."
"Hey, Ro, being pretty isn't the only thing that makes a person beautiful, it's their spirit and who they are on the inside." Dee Dee said.
"What is with all the inspirational quotes today, it's like you guys are writing a poem!" Leo said.
"It is weird, isn't it?" Rol said.
"Yes, it very much is!" Leo said.
The trio kept walking, and got into the next brightly lit, fabric-covered, shop.
"Next, we buy you some robes!" Leo exclaimed. He wasn't sure why he was so excited, maybe it was the fact that he could finally have more than two servings of food each night when his sister was gone, or just the fact that he had a sister who possessed magical powers, like in the stories.
"Okay, let's go!"
The brother and sisters walked around the shop, looking at all the different fabrics, designs, and types of pieces you could be-dazzle a robe with. They finally spotted Madam Malkin, who was the supposed proprietor of the shop, Madam Malkins: Robes for all Occasions.
"Excuse me, Madam?" Ro asked as the lady whirled around to look at the three teens in her crowded shop.
"Yes, do you need a fitting?"
"I most certainly do, thank you."
"Oh, what a nice girl you are, just let me fetch my fabrics and other supplies."
"Okay." Ro said.
Madam Malkin left, but soon came back with an armful of things.
"Well, young lady, what would you like your normal custom robe to look like?"
Ro looked at all the supplies and ruled out all her least favorite choices in twenty seconds.
"Er, can I have a velvet green robe with gold trimming as my normal robe, a plum robe, also with gold trimming, for winter, and my two standard black school robes?"
"Why, yes, you can." The madam responded.
The lady took about ten minutes to get her size together and sew the seams on the robes before giving the four robes to Ro, and also added the school uniform in there.
"Thank you, Madam Malkin."
"Your welcome, er, I didn't catch your name, I'm sorry."
"It's Roland. Roland Night."
"That is a beautiful name, goodbye Ms. Night!"
"Goodbye!"
The three siblings paid for the items and left Roland's fitting and went to get her wand.
"Just need to get my wand and we'll be able to meet mum and dad."
"Well, let's go then!" Demetria exclaimed.
As they walked into Ollivander's wand shop, many male wizards that looked to be about fifteen stared at Demetria as they passed through the entrance. Those boys got under Ro's skin because they didn't even care to get to know her before they slobbered all over her.
Ro noticed that Dee Dee looked uneasy about all the people staring at her, so she decided to speak up.
"Hey- Stop staring at my sister! She obviously doesn't like it!" Ro yelled.
Many of the boys turned their attention to Ro and immediately backed away when they saw the fire in her eyes, but some stayed put.
One boy turned to her and asked, "Why should we listen to you?"
She stared into the pale green eyes and said, "Because I said so."
The brown-haired, green eyed boy said, "She's a fiery first year, that's good- I like this one."
Ro shot straight back at him, "What- you like me? Like, I'm good enough to hang out with you? Spoiler alert, but I don't belong to you, and another spoiler alert, your a git." She turned away with a scowl on her face and dragged her siblings away from the scene. As she left, she heard some 'ooohs' and 'ohhhs' and smirked. She heard one person say, " She'd be a perfect match for Malfoy, with that smirk, lets just hope she's a pureblood."
Roland wondered what a pureblood was, but soon forgot as she remembered she had to get a wand.
"Wow Ro, that was awesome!" Dee Dee exclaimed, also wondering where all the extra enthusiasm came from.
"Yeah, Ro, I didn't know you had it in you." Leo added. "You were always such a quiet girl at school, even if you were louder at home, you never really fought back."
"I guess finding out that I am a witch made me more confident that I could do anything." She said proudly.
"Alright, we gotta hurry up so we can meet mum, dad and Alex at that Three Broomsticks place." Leo said.
Ro walked over to the store clerk and asked him to find her a wand.
He replied, "Good, good! I think I know the perfect wand for you."
"Yay!" She said.
The clerk came back with a reddish-wood wand. "Ahh, yes, here we are! Try it out!"
Ro flicked her wand, and the goblet on the table lifted, then at another flick, it went back down.
"There you go, perfect!" The clerk said.
"Thank you!" She said, as she paid the man and walked out of the shop.
"Alright, time to meet them." Demetria said. "Roland, led the way!"
When they saw their parents and their little brother, they smiled.
"Hi, guys!" Alex said.
"Hi back!" Ro said, smiling.
"Did you guys get what you needed?" Their mum asked
"Yup!" The trio answered, all in unison.
"So did we! We also got an extra book for you Ro! It's called Hogwarts: A History!" E-
xclaimed their dad.
"Thanks daddy!" Ro said.
"Now why don't we all have lunch?" Their mum asked.
"Yeah!" They all said, but instead of eating, Ro started and finished Hogwarts:A History.
As the family made their way out Ro managed to carry everything she bought for school
in her two hands, and wouldn't let anyone carry it for her.
As she turned around to beckon her family to walk faster, she turned back around and
bumped into something inches taller than her. As she looked up, she saw a boy with
blonde hair and grey eyes like a storm.
"I'm so sorry, I-" She started.
"Watch it." The boy said with a sneer.
Ro paused for a moment, then spoke.
"Watch it, really? Why don't you watch yourself?" She poked his chest hardly, and he
looked surprised and angry that she did.
"You know, you should-" He started.
"Malfoy, Malfoy!" Two big looking boys came running towards them.
"Malfoy, you have got to see this!" The boys pulled him farther away.
'Malfoy? Where have I heard that before?' She thought. 'Oh, I know! Someone said I'd
be perfect for him at the wand shop. But why would I ever talk to a git like that?'
"Ro, let's go." Leo said
"Er, yeah." Agreed Ro. She picked up all her things and left with her family.