I am sooooo very sorry that this took so long to post. I just lost my inspiration for a bit, but it's back and we are ready to roll!
You all know the facts…. If its been seen before in either Twilight or Harry Potter, then I sadly do not own it. If it's not something you have seen then ya, it's mine!
Thank you to my Beta She Is Brighter for helping me get back in the groove!
Hey my little German buddy! This chapter is for you!
Ch. 10
Diagon Alley Part 2
I had never gone so fast in my life! I thought I was going to hurl, but before I could finish that thought, we arrived at Carlisle and Esme's vaults.
"Please insert your key here," Uhyrekvinde told Carlisle pointing at a small keyhole in what looked like a cave door.
Carlisle did as he was told. When the door opened, or rather dissolved into thin air, Hermione and I gasped aloud while everyone else just smiled at us.
"Carlisle! Oh Mylanta! I think you must own the entire continent!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Well when you are this old, things tend to accumulate!" Carlisle turned to whisper in Hermione's ear.
Hmm that was odd, I thought to myself. It was as though Carlisle was trying to hide his age from me. I guess I will just ask him about it later when we get home.
We left the bank and headed to out into the alley to begin the search for the items I needed on my list.
First stop that we made was at Madame Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. Here Rose an Alice went a little crazy… Therefore, while they were busy ordering 3 times the amount of robes and scarves, etc. mentioned on the list I just started looking around.
Nothing in this shop truly interested me. I just wanted to get done with the fittings and move on to the next thing on my list.
I was about to go and beg Alice to hurry up so we could go get my wand and other things on the list when a petite girl around my age came up to me.
"Guten Morgen! Ich bin einer der neuen Austauschstudenten, dass sein Besucher Hogwarts wird in diesem Jahr. Ich frage mich, wenn Sie mir helfen? Ich weiß nicht, was sie kaufen oder wohin sie gehen zu bekommen, was ich brauche."
"Umm hello! I am sorry but I do not understand you. Do you speak English?" I asked this new girl.
She smiled at me and then spoke in perfect English, "Oh I am so sorry I don't usually start spouting off in German like that! My name is Lilia I am from Frankfurt Germany. Professor Granger-Weasley asked my sisters and me to attend Hogwarts to finish our magical education. You see my mother was … how you say... Um, home-teach-school us…"
I really liked this girl! She seemed so nice! I really wanted to help her and become friends with her! "Oh! You mean 'home-school'?"
She nodded her head yes before beginning to chatter again "yes home-school, my mother recently died. Unfortunately, the medi-witches and medi-wizards could not help her. So because my mother and Professor Granger-Weasley were friends during their school years she was kind enough to invite my sisters and me to attend Hogwarts."
Hearing this just made me love Hermione even more.
"Oh Hi Lilia, I see you have already met Rici, she is very sweet. I can see that you both will become very good friends! Where are your sisters?" Hermione said to us as she approached us.
"Oh Anya and Leisl are around somewhere!" Lilia turned to me and whispered in my ear "they are boy watching at the ice cream shop, but please don't tell! They don't know that I saw them!"
"Don't worry! Now come on! We have a lot to get before we leave for Hogwarts in the morning!" "Hermione, Can we go to the wand shop now?"
"Sure dears let's go! Hey, Cullen's we got more to do than play fashion show! Rici and her new friend Lilia need to get their wands so move 'em out!"
Well leave it to Hermione to tear Rosalie and Alice away from clothes. Bella and Esme looked a bit relieved though.
Lilia pulled me towards the back of the group and quietly got my attention saying, "Rici, I do not know if I can afford a wand… I may just have to use my mother's."
Oh, no she is not! Not my friend! I remember not having anything. So I decided then and there that Lilia would never suffer. "Here Lilia just take it and don't you dare say no!" I said as I handed her a bag full of half of the galleons that Carlisle gave me. When Lilia was too busy looking at the coins and trying not to cry in gratitude I saw Carlisle wink at me. Seeing that assured me that, I had done the right thing.
Off we went to Mademoiselle Mimi's Magical Wands. Along the way Hermione and the Cullen's told me that Mimi was Olivander's only daughter. He had since passed away after living for almost 1000 yrs. Mimi was highly sought after. It was considered a great honor to own one of her wands. Hearing that I found out what all the Cullen's wands looked like and where they got them. Carlisle's wand was very old, and called The Gin Blossom Wand. Carlisle's wand was 15 inches long and was made from one of the eternal trees in the bleeding forest. At its core were coal shavings. This wand will selected Carlisle because of his traits that included, among others, curiosity, self-confidence and bravery.
Esme's Wand was called The Palm, it was made from Black Palm, was 14 3/4 inches, had a core of Dryad hair, and was known for its incredible durability and healing properties.
Jasper's wand was called the Kingwood Wand. It was 15 ¾ in. long, was made from a beautiful rosewood, had a core of a single thestral hair, and was known for its abilities to alter moods and break curses.
Rosalie's wand was called the Fantasmic. It was 15 1/4 inches and made out of ebony wood and crystals. Rosalie's wand had a unicorn hair for its core. It was known for having limitless power as well as unprecedented protection qualities.
Next was Emmet's wand. His was called the Lignum Vitae street performers wand. It was 13 1/2 inches. Emmet did not know what it was made of but could definitely show off with it!
Edward's wand was extremely beautiful. It was called the Blue Lagoon Wand. 15 inches and made from oak wood. It had a mermaid hair for a core and was able to harness the intellectual abilities of the user.
Bella's wand was called the apprentice. It was 14 inches and was made from hard Maplewood. It had a dragons-heart string core and was known for being loyal to its mistress, and very enchanting.
Last but not least was Alice's wand. However when Lilia and I asked her about her wand she just put her hand on my shoulder and pointed to another shop. "well ladies, I will just have to tell you later seeing as we have reached the wand shop! Alright now in you go! We will be waiting out here for you when you are finished! Have fun!"
"Ok Lilia, you ready?"
"Großer Gott! Yes I am fine lets do this!"
So we entered the wand shop and was amazed by how many wands were just shoved in any available place.
„Hello, come to get your wands eh? Well dearies who is first?" Mademoiselle Mimi said to the two of us.
„ok I guess i will go first." I could see how nervous Lilia was so I decided to show her not to be afraid.
„Wonderful! Now please show me your wand arm."
So I stuck out my left arm and almost snatched it back when a floating tape measure tried to wrap itself around me.
„it's ok sweetie. I just need to know what size wand will work for you! There all done. Now please just pick up this wand and give it a little swish."
Nothing happened. Not a thing, and nothing happened for 6 more wands that I tried. Then all of the sudden I was handed a wand by Lilia.
„Rici, try this one... I don't know why but I think it wants you to hold it."
So I took the wand and almost imediately felt a pleasant tingling sensation flow up my arm.
„yes my dear yes. This wand has chosen you!"
That's wonderful! „Mademoiselle Mimi, what is this wand made of?"
„Well my dear unlike my dear old papa, I don't tell! My wands speak to their master's letting them know what they are made of. If this wand is truly right for you, then you should already know!"
She was right, I knew exactly what my wand was made out of. It was 14 ¾ in. Made of Holly and had essence of Chymera in its core.
While i was figuring that out Lilia was getting her wand. She came about it much easier than I did though. It only took 3 tries and she was done. We paid for our wands thanked Mimi and said we would visit over the holiday break.
Once outside we told the family and Hermione what our wands were made out of and headed towards the apothocary, bookstore, and stationary store. We had to stop at the candy store and joke store too to say hi to hermione's friend George. Man was he a funny red headed guy! Emmet and him must have been close because all the shenanigans that they pulled within 20mins. Was nothing short of amazing.
As we were walking past the bookstore I accidently spilled some of my pop on a blonde girl's shoes.
„Hey wench, watch what your doing! If I was you I wouldn't want to be on the bad side of me."
„umm Hermione, Alice, guys, do you all know who that was?" she looked like a total diva. Being from an orphanage and having to put up with it for all my life till now, I knew that I would never like her and refused from this point on that I would not ever tolerate her crap.
„her name is Nicole and her grandmother is Delores Umbridge." Hermione told me as she involuntarily shuddered.
„her granny is the toad?" emmet guffawed. „well rici if she is anything like her dear old gran, please for me, give her hell!"
I could already tell just from meeting her for 30secs. That giving her hell wasn't going to be a problem!
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