Written for the Houses Competition
House: Ravenclaw
Category: Drabble (0-900)
Prompt: Umbrella
Words: 241
I looked up at my Mummy as we walked along the crowded muggle street. We were going to Diagon Alley from a different store nearby. Looking back, I noticed a brightly colored sign.
"Luna," Mummy began, "would you like to look in one of the muggle shops?"
I looked up at Mummy, excited. I'd never been in a muggle shop before. "Yes please!" I said happily.
It wasn't very long before Mummy turned and we entered the shop with the brightly colored sign. Inside, everything was big and exciting. We walked through the rows of muggle objects. Some of them looked like things that wizards use, others didn't.
It was on the fourth row—I counted very carefully—that I saw the umbrella. It was the happiest thing I'd ever seen, in my whole life! It was bright green, and covered with yellow smiley faces.
"Mummy, look," I said, walking over to the umbrella and taking it off the rack by its curved handle. "Can I buy it, Mummy? I have five Knuts," I said reaching into my pocket and pulling out the coins.
Mummy smiled. "Yes," she said, "but not with Knuts. I think I have some muggle money."
When we left the store, I opened my new umbrella. Holding it over my head with one hand I used my other hand to reach for my mother's. Just like that, we continued down the street. Mummy, me, and my green umbrella.