"Daigon Alley"
Matilda didn't sleep much that night. She was so excited and nervous about tomorrow at the same time. She couldn't wait to get all her books, her robes, and especially her wand. That would be the best part, Matilda thought. You couldn't be a proper witch without a wand.
But even under all this happiness she was a little nervous. Mattie never had liked fireplace
travel. What if she came out at the
wrong fireplace? What would she do
then? How would she find her
parents?
But Mattie tried to put all of this out of her mind, so she could get
some sleep. As her mum had said at
dinner that night, "We all need to get to bed early and sleep well, so we have
lots of energy for our big day tomorrow!" Mattie could tell that had been directed at her. A trip to Daigon alley wasn't that special
to her parents. They had been there
before, and it wasn't them, who were buying all their supplies for School.
… … …
It seemed like she had just fallen asleep when Mattie's mother came in to wake her up the next morning. She was a bit tired, but to excited to let that slow her down. She quickly got dressed and came downstairs to find Her parents in the kitchen, and breakfast on the table.
Everyone ate hurriedly, and barely talked at all. Except for the occasional "I'm so excited!"
or "Don't worry, you'll end up at the right place." The latter remark was usually in response to a look of
nervousness on Mattie's part, followed by a glance in the direction of the
fireplace.
When it came time to go her dad went first. Then it was Mattie's turn. She had never gotten lost before, but coming out the wrong fireplace was
her worst fear. She took a pinch of the
powder, stepped up to the fire threw in the dust. She got in and said, as clearly as possible, with all this ash
and soot, "Daigon Alley!" She felt as
if she were being pulled quickly down a drain. Everything was spinning. She thought
she was about to vomit, when she saw her father outside the next grate. Mattie fell onto the cold stone of the
fireplace. She was a bit queasy and
sore, but she had made it, and was glad that whole ordeal was over.
A few moments after she had gotten up and walked over to where her
father was standing, Mattie's mother arrived. "See? I told you, you would be just fine, now didn't I?"
"Yes Mum," Matilda admitted.
"Just be glad we brought our money with us" Her father said, "If we
hadn't you would've been in for one wild cart ride in Gringotts"
Matilda was glad that they didn't have to deal with the Gringotts carts. Not that they really bothered her that much,
but she did find the goblins slightly frightening, and she wanted to get
started buying her school things right away.
The first place they went was Madam Malkin's where she was fitted for
her school robes. After that they
bought her a collapsible telescope, and a pewter cauldron. She also got a collection of basic potion's
supplies from the apothecary, while her mother bought some things of personal
interest to her. After that it was
about noon, so they stopped at a little sandwich shop for lunch.
After lunch they went to Flourish and Blotts to pick up all her books.
The list Hogwarts had supplied said that she needed:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade one) By: Marinda Goshawk
A History of Magic By: Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory By: Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners Guide to Transfiguration By: Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi By: Phydilla Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions By: Arsenius Jigger.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them By: Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection By: Quentin Trimble
That seemed like an awful lot to Mattie, but they found and bought them
all at Flourish and Blotts. Now all
they needed was her wand.
Ollivander's was a little, dingy, old shop, but it was famous for its
wands. It took about ten minutes to
find the right wand for Matilda, when she emerged with an eight-and-a-half-inch
willow, with one unicorn hair. She was
very proud of it. So proud in fact,
that she even brought it to bed with her that night.
While she was sleeping she had happy dreams of her upcoming days at
Hogwarts, and finally getting to meet the brother her father seemed to loathe
so much.
Disclaimer: This disclaimer goes for part one too, because I forgot to
put one in. All concepts in this story
belong to J.K. Rowling, such as floo powder, Hogwarts, etc.
Claimer: Mattie and her parents belong to me.
AN: Can you guess who her uncle it? tell me your guesses in your
reviews!!!