Chapter Three-Diagon Alley
Lyndell walked over to a cabinet and took out two small brown leather pouches that was tied with some white colored rope. She handed Arella one pouch, and kept the other one. "What's this?" Arella asked. "Floo Powder." Lyndell replied. Arella opened her pouch and looked inside of it. "What's floor powder?" She asked. "Not floor powder, Floo powder, sweetie. It's what we witches and wizzards use to get around places. Now all you have to do is take a small handful and throw it in the fireplace, and shout out Diagon Alley. After we go to Diagon Alley, I might take you to Hogsmead as well for your birthday, and let you get something." She said with a smile. Arella thanked Lyndell, then took out a bit of Floo powder and tossed it in the lite fireplace. Suddenly the flames turned green. "Now step into the fire and shout Diagon Alley." She said. Arella looked at Lyndell like she was crazey. "But wont I get burned?" She asked. "Why don't you find that out for yourself?" Lyndell asked. Arella took a deep breath and closed her eyes into a tight wince. She then opened her eyes, and to her surprise, the fire didn't burn at all, it tickled, and was very warm. "DIAGON ALLEY!!" Arella shouted.
Suddenly she started to spin very fast. A few seconds later she went flying out of the chimeny. Arella kept her eyes closed tight. Suddenly she came to a rolling stop. Arella had tumbled out of a fire place in what looked like a hotel of somesort. She looked at herself in the mirror and seen that she was partially covered in soot. She stood up and dusted herself off. A few moments later, Lyndell came running in the Hotel. "Who would have thought that we'd end up in two different places." Lyndell asked jokingly. "Are you alright Arella?" Lyndell asked. Arella nodded. "Yeah I'm fine." she replied. Lyndell handed Arella a pouch of money, and a list of stuff. "This, is your list of school supplies and equipment that you'll need. And this, is a bag of money you'll need to use to pay for it. Wizzardy money is different from regular money. Don't worry, I'll explain it to you later. Now, off you go, I got things to take care of. I'll meet you back here in two hours." She said and walked off.
Arella looked around, then went outside. She looked at the sign of the building she was just in. "The Leaky Cauldron?" She asked. "Must be the name of this place. Okay, well I guess I'll go get my stuff. What's on my list.." Arella looked down at her list. "A wand." She said. "Okay where do I get 'A Wand' at?" She asked herself aloud. "At Olivander's Wand Shoppe." A voice said. Arella turned and found that it came from a boy, about her age, with black bushy hair, and glasses. "Hi." He said with a grin. "Are you new here?" He asked. Arella nodded. "Yeah, I am. My name's Arella. What's yours?" Arella asked. "I'm Harry." He said and held out a hand for her to shake. "Nice to meet you Arella." He said to the blonde headed girl. "Same to you. So where is this Olivander's that you spoke of?" Arella asked. "Come on, I'll show you." He said. Arella shook his hand, then followed him to a building. "Here you go. Do you want me to come with you?" Harry asked Arella. "Umm.. I think I'll be alright on my own. Thanks!" She said. "Your welcome, Arella. Maybe we'll meet again." He said with a grin, then left. Arella entered the shoppe. Brandon Olivander, who was reading what looked like a newspaper looked up and smiled. "Welcome! I'm Olivander. What can I do for you today?" He asked. "Hi, I'm Arella. I need a wand." She said. "Well, you've came to the right place, Arella. First time in Diagon Alley, I see." He said. "Come over here, and I'll get ya started right away." He said as he pulled out a bunch of boxes. Arella did as she was told. "Lets try this one. 11 inches, dragon heartstring, mohagony." He said as he handed Arella the wand. "All you have to do is wave it." Arella nodded. She waved the wand. Nothing happened. "Not the right wand I see." He said, then took it back. "Lets try this one." He said as he handed her another wand. "12 1/2 inches, unicorn hair redwood." He said. Arella waved the wand, and suddenly glittery stuff came out of it. "Looks like we have a new owner." He said. "Congradualtions. That'll be 32 sickles." He said. Arella looked at Olivander. "What's a sickle?" She asked, then remembered the white pouch that Lyndell had gave her. "Oh you mean these things." She said handing him 32 sickles. "Thanks." She said then left. "Let's see next up, Robes, hats, and gloves." She said.
An hour later, Arella found all the stuff she needed. She looked around. "Still got an hour with nothing to do. Let's check this place out." She said as she entered what looked like a candy shoppe. Suddenly somebody stopped her. "Why look at what the cat dropped in." Said another voice. It was Draco Malfoy. "Huh?" Arella asked. "You must be new here. A transfer student perhaps?" He asked. "Or Maybe another mudblood like Granger over there." He said with a snotty attitude. "Who are you?" Arella asked. "Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." he said. "And who might you be, missy?" He asked. "What, we trying to be James Bond here?" Arella asked. "Answer my question girl." He hissed. "Why should I answer to a snot nosed sleeze bucket who doesnt know how to treat a girl when he sees one." She asked with just the same attitude. She knew how to handle people like these. A couple of students gasped. "shouldnt have said that..." one whispered to the other. "What did you call me, girlie? Look, I dunno who you are, but you need to learn some manners, and answer people's questions." He said. "I treat people the way they treat me. You treat me like trash, I treat you like trash, treat me with respect, I'll treat you with respect. Now then, I'll be on my way." She said pushing him away, and leaving the shoppe.
Lyndell walked over to a cabinet and took out two small brown leather pouches that was tied with some white colored rope. She handed Arella one pouch, and kept the other one. "What's this?" Arella asked. "Floo Powder." Lyndell replied. Arella opened her pouch and looked inside of it. "What's floor powder?" She asked. "Not floor powder, Floo powder, sweetie. It's what we witches and wizzards use to get around places. Now all you have to do is take a small handful and throw it in the fireplace, and shout out Diagon Alley. After we go to Diagon Alley, I might take you to Hogsmead as well for your birthday, and let you get something." She said with a smile. Arella thanked Lyndell, then took out a bit of Floo powder and tossed it in the lite fireplace. Suddenly the flames turned green. "Now step into the fire and shout Diagon Alley." She said. Arella looked at Lyndell like she was crazey. "But wont I get burned?" She asked. "Why don't you find that out for yourself?" Lyndell asked. Arella took a deep breath and closed her eyes into a tight wince. She then opened her eyes, and to her surprise, the fire didn't burn at all, it tickled, and was very warm. "DIAGON ALLEY!!" Arella shouted.
Suddenly she started to spin very fast. A few seconds later she went flying out of the chimeny. Arella kept her eyes closed tight. Suddenly she came to a rolling stop. Arella had tumbled out of a fire place in what looked like a hotel of somesort. She looked at herself in the mirror and seen that she was partially covered in soot. She stood up and dusted herself off. A few moments later, Lyndell came running in the Hotel. "Who would have thought that we'd end up in two different places." Lyndell asked jokingly. "Are you alright Arella?" Lyndell asked. Arella nodded. "Yeah I'm fine." she replied. Lyndell handed Arella a pouch of money, and a list of stuff. "This, is your list of school supplies and equipment that you'll need. And this, is a bag of money you'll need to use to pay for it. Wizzardy money is different from regular money. Don't worry, I'll explain it to you later. Now, off you go, I got things to take care of. I'll meet you back here in two hours." She said and walked off.
Arella looked around, then went outside. She looked at the sign of the building she was just in. "The Leaky Cauldron?" She asked. "Must be the name of this place. Okay, well I guess I'll go get my stuff. What's on my list.." Arella looked down at her list. "A wand." She said. "Okay where do I get 'A Wand' at?" She asked herself aloud. "At Olivander's Wand Shoppe." A voice said. Arella turned and found that it came from a boy, about her age, with black bushy hair, and glasses. "Hi." He said with a grin. "Are you new here?" He asked. Arella nodded. "Yeah, I am. My name's Arella. What's yours?" Arella asked. "I'm Harry." He said and held out a hand for her to shake. "Nice to meet you Arella." He said to the blonde headed girl. "Same to you. So where is this Olivander's that you spoke of?" Arella asked. "Come on, I'll show you." He said. Arella shook his hand, then followed him to a building. "Here you go. Do you want me to come with you?" Harry asked Arella. "Umm.. I think I'll be alright on my own. Thanks!" She said. "Your welcome, Arella. Maybe we'll meet again." He said with a grin, then left. Arella entered the shoppe. Brandon Olivander, who was reading what looked like a newspaper looked up and smiled. "Welcome! I'm Olivander. What can I do for you today?" He asked. "Hi, I'm Arella. I need a wand." She said. "Well, you've came to the right place, Arella. First time in Diagon Alley, I see." He said. "Come over here, and I'll get ya started right away." He said as he pulled out a bunch of boxes. Arella did as she was told. "Lets try this one. 11 inches, dragon heartstring, mohagony." He said as he handed Arella the wand. "All you have to do is wave it." Arella nodded. She waved the wand. Nothing happened. "Not the right wand I see." He said, then took it back. "Lets try this one." He said as he handed her another wand. "12 1/2 inches, unicorn hair redwood." He said. Arella waved the wand, and suddenly glittery stuff came out of it. "Looks like we have a new owner." He said. "Congradualtions. That'll be 32 sickles." He said. Arella looked at Olivander. "What's a sickle?" She asked, then remembered the white pouch that Lyndell had gave her. "Oh you mean these things." She said handing him 32 sickles. "Thanks." She said then left. "Let's see next up, Robes, hats, and gloves." She said.
An hour later, Arella found all the stuff she needed. She looked around. "Still got an hour with nothing to do. Let's check this place out." She said as she entered what looked like a candy shoppe. Suddenly somebody stopped her. "Why look at what the cat dropped in." Said another voice. It was Draco Malfoy. "Huh?" Arella asked. "You must be new here. A transfer student perhaps?" He asked. "Or Maybe another mudblood like Granger over there." He said with a snotty attitude. "Who are you?" Arella asked. "Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." he said. "And who might you be, missy?" He asked. "What, we trying to be James Bond here?" Arella asked. "Answer my question girl." He hissed. "Why should I answer to a snot nosed sleeze bucket who doesnt know how to treat a girl when he sees one." She asked with just the same attitude. She knew how to handle people like these. A couple of students gasped. "shouldnt have said that..." one whispered to the other. "What did you call me, girlie? Look, I dunno who you are, but you need to learn some manners, and answer people's questions." He said. "I treat people the way they treat me. You treat me like trash, I treat you like trash, treat me with respect, I'll treat you with respect. Now then, I'll be on my way." She said pushing him away, and leaving the shoppe.