A loud tapping sounded at the window of the girls' dormitory of the Kishimoto home, getting steadily more annoying as the morning dragged on. Fury Kishimoto stirred faintly, refusing to get up and answer the tapping. "Revenge," she groaned, "get the….the…window?" Fury dragged herself out of bed and opened the window, letting the owl inside and taking the letter from its beak.
When she turned it over, she discovered a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms: a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake all surrounding a large letter "H." Fury tore it open and read:
Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Kishimoto,
We are pleased to inform you that you and all your brothers and sisters have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of necessary books and equipment. Someone will be by to escort you to Diagon Alley at your convenience. Please send the date back with the owl before July 31. Term starts on September 1.
Sincerely Yours,
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Fury gasped and then shouted, "Guys! Wake up, you gotta see this!" Revenge dragged herself sleepily out of bed, while the rest of the Kishimoto girls propped themselves up in bed to get a good look at what was going on. "What is it now, Fury-chan?" she groaned, walking over to stand beside her. Fury waved the letter in Revenge's face.
"Read this!" she shouted. Revenge took the letter and began to read. "We've all been accepted to a wizard's school?" she asked, thoroughly confused. Fury nodded. "Apparently so," she said.
"So about this Diagon Alley place, when do you want to go?" Fury continued. Revenge considered this thoughtfully for a moment, then said, "How about August 1? If we get our stuff too soon, there'll be more time to kill here and I don't wanna have to constantly deal with Gluttony, Vanity, and Sorrow bouncing off the walls. It's better for my own sanity if we don't have to wait as long for term to start." Fury nodded in understanding, then, scribbling the date on the back of the parchment, sent the owl back outside.
About a month or so had passed since Fury and Revenge had gotten the letter and now the Kishimotos were all sitting down to breakfast, all of them singing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as they shoveled away pancakes and orange juice. Suddenly, knocking sounded out the door. "Vanity, get the door," Revenge said, pouring too much syrup on her pancakes. Vanity got up to answer the door, flicking his long, blonde hair over his shoulders as he went. He'd almost had his hand on the doorknob when suddenly, a fist came crashing through the door.
"What the hell?" Vanity shouted as the fist uncurled itself, and, unlocking the door, let itself in. The fist belonged to a very pretty Verdonian girl who looked about fifteen. "Dude, that was our door," Vanity said. Ignoring him, the girl shouted, "Hello, my name is Annelise Adamany and I'm going to be your escort to Diagon Alley today! Ya got five minutes to change, then we're out the door!"
Vanity looked appalled. "I won't be able to do anything with my hair!" he almost shrieked. Annelise stared at him with one eyebrow raised. "You sure you're not a girl?" she asked. The rest of the Kishimotos laughed when Vanity tore open his shirt and shouted, "Do you SEE boobs?"
Annelise shook her head. "No, but I do see a twelve-pack," she replied. Feeling violated, Vanity bolted up the stairs to change. Revenge stood up and said, "Sorry about Mr. Prettyboy. We'll be ready in a minute."
About half an hour later, the Kishimotos and Annelise had walked their way from Privet Drive into the streets of London. Limbo and Vanity complained for what felt like hours and then got into a heated argument over who was more bored. Revenge was just about to scream at them to shut up when Annelise stopped them in front of a shabby-looking pub called The Leaky Cauldron. "We're here," she said delightedly. Suddenly a scream tore itself from her throat.
"HAGRID!"
She ran into the pub and flung her arms around a giant of a man that only Revenge and Sorrow recognized from a night ten years ago. "Annelise!" said Hagrid, "So good ter see yeh! Who's that yeh got with yeh?" Annelise turned to the Kishimotos.
"These are the Kishimotos. They're going to be first years at Hogwarts come September first!" she said. Hagrid's eyes widened. "All o' them are gonna be firs' years?" he asked. Annelise nodded.
"Anyway," Annelise said, noticing Revenge was starting to get violating looks from the men in the pub, "We've gotta get them and our little Harry to Diagon Alley pronto!" She and Hagrid cut through the crowd, Harry and the Kishimotos following out of the pub and into a small, walled courtyard. "Three up….two across…here it is!" said Annelise, tapping on of the bricks three times. Suddenly, the bricks rearranged themselves to form an archway out onto a cobbled street.
Hagrid and Annelise both smiled, saying, "Welcome to Diagon Alley."
