Selene POV

Last night I had packed my clothes into my new suitcase that Professor Dumbledore had given me.

I smiled when I woke up this morning, at first I was upset because I thought it was all a dream, but when I saw the suitcase against the far wall I was instantly up and getting ready, I'd put my alarm on this morning for ten minutes past seven so I would be up and have time to get ready.

Because I got up really early I got to have a nice long shower and washed my hair. Now I'm dry and wearing a pair of denim jeans with a white top, black trainers and a black jacket, tying my elbow-length black hair into a low pony tail.

I've packed clothes, underwear, toiletries, hairbrush and some of my books. Basically this is all I have to my name.

"Miss Sheen?"

I look up from my book that I have been reading to pass the time to see an aged woman in dark green robes and a slightly pointed hat, elderly but not as elderly as I can guess Professor Dumbledore is.

"Yes" I say, standing up, from this she smiles gently at me, which I can't help but smile in return,

"My name is Professor Minerva McGonagall. I have been asked by Professor Dumbledore to escort you to Diagon alley for your school supplies" she says, from this I smile and nod, then quickly put my book into my small suitcase, but just as I'm about to pick it up it disappears, I look up to see her wand is out,

"Don't worry dear, your things are safe, this way you don't need to carry it around with you all day, we have a lot of carrying to do as it is today" she says, I nod and then follow her out as she leads the way.

After a few minutes' walk we're at the side of a road deserted from anywhere within ten minutes away from the orphanage.

"If you will dear, take my hand but take in a deep breath when you do" she says, at this I nod and after taking a breath I take her hand then within a second I feel like I've been sucked into a spiraling tunnel, then after a few seconds it stops and we're suddenly standing outside a town center with shops all around us, with amazing things around us, I can see broomsticks in one shop and owls, cats and even bats in another.

"This is...amazing!" I smile, looking around, from this professor smiles and nods in agreement.

"Professor Dumbledore has given me money for your supplies " says the professor, from this I nod in understanding and we then begin to start school shopping.

After an hour and fifteen minutes, we've bought many pairs of my new school uniform though McGonagall sent them into some cases that we got for travelling to keep it all in, then she made that disappear like my other suitcase. She said that when I get onto the train to Hogwarts I'm to get dressed into my school uniform which I nodded at in understanding.

I have quills, ink, and parchment, books that I was looking forward to reading and ingredients and a cauldron for classes.

"Now my dear you need a wand and an animal companion" says professor, with this I nod, and then she leads the way to a shop that I see is called Ollivanders.

"Ah Minerva, it's wonderful to see you again my dear" says an old man with wild looking white hair behind his desk inside the shop.

"It's nice to see you too Olivander. This is Selene, she's starting Hogwarts today" says professor McGonagall, from this Olivander looks to me and smiles, my god this place is the best, I've been smiled at and hugged until yesterday and I'm still getting smiles the next day, I love it here!

"Well let's see what we have" he says then goes back where I now notice there seems to be very small boxes lined up on the walls.

He gave me two wands and both after a simple flick smashed his drink glass and threw an ink bottle against the wall, both of which I apologized profusely for but he just smiled and shrugged it off as if it happened all the time.

"What if...?" he murmurs from the back though I could hear him easily, I look to the professor and she smiles encouragingly at me, then I look back at Olivander who's now walking to us, then he carefully hands me another wand, though this time a few minutes after he lets go and I have it in my hand, I feel a cold rush run through me, sending shivers down my spine.

"Well, I think you just found your wand dear" he says smiling at me cheerfully, from this I look up at him confused, how do I know if this is my wand or not.

"You see child, we do not pick our wands - the wand chooses us. You have a rather different wand, half a unicorn and half dragon heart strings," he says, from this I look down at my wand now and feel a smile form on my face, my wand is different – just like me!

"Thank you for your help Olivander" says professor McGonagall, with this he smiles at her and nods,

"Give my regards to Dumbledore," he says, with this she smiles and nods after paying for my wand, and then leads us out of the shop, but not before I call out a thank you to him, which he smiles at with a wave.

"I'm feeling more and more at home every minute I'm here somehow," I say, with this she smiles at me,

"It's because this is the world you belong to dear, you've lived in an orphanage for ten years, now it's time you joined your true world" she says, at this I nod in agreement,

"Right then, let's get you your animal companion, then we'll be off to the station" she says, with this I nod in agreement then allow her to lead me to the pet shop.

When we went inside I began to look around while the professor started to talk to the man behind the desk, something about getting more food for her cat.

As I looked around I come across the cages that keep cats inside, I've always liked cats, there was one that hung around the orphanage for a time, I used to give him scraps that I would find in the kitchens.

I look at each cat that I pass whom are in their own spacious cages, seeing that most of them were lying down looking at me bored.

But then in the one near the end of the row of cages I see a kitten stroking itself against the bars, it's a different blend of colors, orange, black, white and yellow all making her look adorable.

When she looks up at me she seems to want to get out of her cage more, pawing at the cages door and even putting her paw through the bars of the door looking at me and meowing at me, aww I think she likes me.

Without looking away from her I open the cage door and when I do she jumps onto my chest where I instinctively catch her giggling at her actions.

"I guess you like me then?" I say smiling down at her as I begin to rub the back of her neck, hearing her purr at the action, she starts nuzzling her nose into my neck making me smile widely.

"I'll have you then as long as you'll have me" I say silently to her, smiling down at her, from this she meows and I with this confirmation I walk over to professor McGonagall who is still at the desk, when she sees me coming she smiles then smiles at the kitten I'm holding,

"A fine choice Selene" she says, then looking back at the shop owner and after getting my new kitten her carry-basket to keep her in while we're traveling, along with food, a collar, food and water bowls and other things she'll need as well as I made sure to get her some treats and a couple of toys.

"What will you name her?" asks McGonagall, now after we magically arrived at a train station and my entire luggage is on a trolley that I'm now pushing.

I think about this for a while then suddenly a name pops into my head.

"Cleo" I say, from this she smiles and nods in what I can only guess is approval and continues to lead me to where I'm guessing is where my train is.