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"Professor Flitwick said to go to the Leaky Cauldron. Where on Earth is the Leaky Cauldron?" Mr. Cooper stared down the street puzzled.

"Oh there it is!" Lani said pointing a few stores down.

"Where?"

"Right there! The one with the cauldron."

"All I see is a broken down old shop."

"Just trust me Dad."

Lani pulled her reluctant father into the pub. He instantly was mesmerized by the moving pictures on the wall, the glasses cleaning themselves after patrons were done, and the strangely dressed people wandering about. Lani directed him to the bar when an older man was standing, pouring drinks.

"Excuse me, how do I get to Diagon Alley?"

"One second dear," the man said, walking into the back room.

He re-emerged with a young girl, about Lani's age. Her tall, thin frame was accented by a flowy button down top, and a dark pair of jeans. Her blonde hair swayed side to side as she walked, and her brown eyes gleamed when she smiled.

"Hi I'm Natalie! You're Lani aren't you? And you must be her father, James. Professor McGonagall asked me to meet you here so I could help you find your way around Diagon Alley. I'm also about to start my first year at Hogwarts!"

Before Lani could reply, Natalie had them walking in the direction of a back door. The door led into a small courtyard, surrounded by a tall brick wall. Natalie tapped on the wall,

"Third brick from the left above the trash can. You'll want to remember that." Suddenly, the wall started to quiver, and the bricks rearranged themselves to create a doorway. Past that doorway, was the most fantastic sight Lani had seen. Shops lined the sidewalks, with signs of wands, books, cauldrons, robes, and many other things Lani couldn't quite name. Wizards and witches dressed in robes of extraordinary purples and greens aligned with winding gold and silver embroidery , roamed about, carrying recently purchased packages and admiring window displays.

"Okay, first off, Gringotts." Natalie said taking off down the street. Lani and her father followed, mouths gaping at the different sights. There were shops that sold wands, clothes making themselves, owls of every color in display windows, and candies that turned your hair different colors. Lani couldn't believe her eyes. When they stopped, Lani's looked up and saw a beautiful, tall building with snow white brick and bronze doors.

"Well, I'll let you two handle this, just go up to the goblin straight back and he will help you. I'll meet you outside afterwards."

Lani's nodded and headed through the doors with her father. She noticed the high vaulted ceiling, with its gleaming crystal chandelier. The most peculiar thing was the little creatures sitting behind desk.

Those must be goblins, she thought staring in amazement. Once they reached the goblin sitting at the back desk, Lani's father spoke up.

"We need to access vault 529, please."

"Key," the goblins rough, raspy voice echoed through the halls.

Lani's father rummaged in his pocket for a minute before pulling out a worn out, brass key and handing it to the goblin.

"This way please."

They followed the goblin to a stone passageway. At the end of the passage, were little railroad tracks. The goblin whistled and a small cart came flying towards them. Lani's climbed in followed by her dad, then the goblin. Once everyone was settled, the cart took off, steering itself through passage after passage.

Once the cart came to a stop, the trio climbed out. A large door stood before them with 529 written in gold numbers. The goblin walked over and opened the vault. Inside, were piles and gold, silver, and bronze coins, along with a lone box sitting in the back. On top of the box, was a letter.

"Lani dear, go grab that box, and I'll put you some money in your pouch."

Lani walked over and pocketed the letter before lifting the box. It was heavier than she expected, so she stumbled before regaining her balance. Her dad had just finished putting enough money for her school supplies and the upcoming school year. Together they walked out of the vault and got back into the card to ascend back up to the main floor.

Once they emerged from Gringotts, they found Natalie waiting outside, leaned up against one of the columns.

"Lani darling, I'm going to head back to the house and take this box home for you. Here is money for the train, and your school letter. I'll be waiting at the train station around 6." He kissed her on the head before walking away, back towards the Leaky Cauldron. Lani pulled out the letter, and searched for the second sheet of parchment that was in the envelope. It was the list of required items needed for first years.

"Okay, Madame Malkin's is right up there, so we can go there, then Flourish and Botts to get our books, then we can get cauldrons, quills, and parchment, then finally Ollivanders," Natalie said, planning out the whole day for the two. As they spent the day shopping, Natalie and Lani exchanged stories, each becoming more familiar with the other. Natalie was a pure-blood, raised by her parents, Jenny and Alex. She lived in London, and both of her parents worked for the Ministry of Magic. She had 4 siblings, 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Her brothers were older than her, a 5th year and a 2nd year at Hogwarts, and her sisters were younger, 10 and 8.

After a few hours of shopping, they finally reached Ollivander's Wand Emporium.

"I already got my wand, last week with mum and dad, so I'll wait out here for you." Natalie walked over to a bench across the street and sat down. Lani walked into the shop, and her jaw dropped at the sight. Bookshelves that rose to the ceiling were packed full with boxes of different sizes and colors. An old man walked from the back to the front counter.

"My dear, you look just like your mother."

"You knew my mother?"

"Of course, I remember every wand ever sold. 12 inches, dragon heartstrings, birch wood, stable and supple. How is she doing?"

Lani gulped, and forced words out. "She passed away, a few years ago."

Mr. Ollivander sighed, "I am awfully sorry to hear that. Let's get you a wand, shall we?"

Mr. Ollivander then disappeared through the back. Lani heard a clutter of noises coming from his direction. Soon, he reemerged carrying a box.

"Try this my dear," Ollivander handed Lani the wand and she gave it a wave. Instantly the wand flew out of her hand, knocking over boxes as it went.

"No not that one." Mr. Ollivander disappeared again, only to come back carrying a different box.

"How about this one?" Lani took the wand and hesitantly waved it. To her surprise, the wand softly vibrated in her hand.

"Perfect. 10 3/4 inches, dogwood, unicorn hair. Surprisingly swishy."

Lani paid Mr. Ollivander and thanked him for her help. She left the shop and saw Natalie sitting right where Lani left her. As they walked back to the Leaky Cauldron, Lani stopped. She looked up reading the sign,

"Eeylops Owl Emporium. We're allowed to have a pet right?"

"Yeah, I got a cat from mum for my birthday." Natalie replied. Lani walked into the store, surrounded by screeches and hoots. Lani started looking among the cages, stopping every now and then to pet one of the many birds. Finally she stopped at one cage. Inside was a beautiful white and brown barn owl. Her face was white with a brown rim and the white led down her belly to the under part of her tail. The rest of her body was brown with red specks.

Lani walked through the front door, with her packages in one hand, and her owl cage in the other. She immediately walked into her room to start packing. She noticed the box from Gringotts sitting by her bed and went to open it. Inside was a set of blue and silver robes that said Ravenclaw Quidditch, several blue and silver ties and scarves, a Head Girl badge, a camera, and a photo album. Lani placed these things in her school chest with the unopened letter on top, knowing even if she didn't use them, it would be nice to have them.

Once Lani had finished packing, she climbed into bed. She looked at the owl sitting on her window seat, before turning off the light.

"Well Makai, this may just be a new adventure for both of us."


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