"Ok now, gather 'round!" Tom announced a few minutes later. Aly squeezed in between Hayden's parents as a crowd of families entered a small alley.

"Just you wait, Aly. My parents said it's amazing," Hayden whispered with excitement.

"I'd like to welcome you all to Diagon Alley." He tapped a pattern on bricks and suddenly they began to move, to Aly's amazement. They formed a small archway. The excited crowd rushed through the archway, some knocking into Aly.

"Hey! Watch it, you! I...Whoa," she said reveling in the stores and atmosphere.

"Hey, Mum, Dad, can we meet you at Gringotts?" Hayden said. They nodded and walked off.

"So. Right here is where you get your owls," he said pointing to shops. I want an owl. They look cool.

"Over here's Ollivander's. It's a wand shop and that's where you get your wand, obviously," Hayden said pointing to another shop. A man in front of the desk winked at Aly and disappeared with a crack. She frowned.

"Cauldron shop, you'll need that for potions," Hayden said next. Aly looked from one store to the next, wishing she could go to all of them.

"Flourish and Blotts, that's for all of your books. And of course, there's the ice cream store. We'll go there after we get our stuff." Finally, they arrived at a huge building that people were running in and out of. "Here's Gringotts. You'll get your money from there." They walked inside and Aly looked around at all of the goblins stamping papers and writing down payments.

"Hey! Mum!" Hayden called out. His parents turned and smiled.

"Hello. Are you ready then?" Mr. Taylor asked.

"Yes. I assume your have your key, then?" Hayden asked Aly.

"No. What key?"

"You don't have a key?" Hayden asked with confusion.

"No."

"Well, then, how is she supposed to get money?" Hayden asked his parents.

"I'm sure she can borrow some of ours," Mrs. Taylor offered.

"No, never. It's fine," Aly said with a sad smile.

"What about your key necklace?" Mr. Taylor asked suddenly.

"What necklace-Oh!" Mrs. Taylor said looking at her neck.

"Aly, that's a Gringotts key!" Hayden exclaimed. Aly fingered the necklace.

"Vault 354," she muttered.

"Oh course. Did your mother or father give that to you?" Mrs. Taylor asked gently.

"I'm...not sure. I've had this for a while," Aly answered with a grin. They shrugged and walked over to a desk. Mrs. Taylor handed the goblin their keys and he took them into a vault of magic carts. They hopped into a one and sped along the dark tunnel.

"Vault 543," the goblin announced stopping the cart. Hayden's parents got out and took some money out of the vault. They sped along to Aly's vault.

"Vault 354," the goblin announced. He put the key into the keyhole and the door opened. Aly gasped when she saw the small fortune that was in there.

"Wow."

"Your dad definitely isn't Bill Gates?"