Chapter 2
Tom went to the back indicating them to follow. He was tapping the bricks when Jenny asked, "What do you mean by muggles?" Tom turned surprised and said, "I mean the non-magic folk like you! You can never be too careful telling muggles about us."
Jenny sniffed indignantly and said, "Well it's not like I'm gonna tell anyone! Henri's my best friend. Why would I tell her secret?"
"Hmph." Tom did not sound convinced. He turned to Henri and said, "Henri sounds more like a boys name."
"Hmph!" Henri turned red. She hated explaining things."It's really Henrietta but everybody says it's too long to say so I don't mind being called Henri. Everyone does. Even my teachers." (a/n: real reason is Henrietta is too long to type ^_^)
"I see..." Tom taped a final brick and as Henri and Jenny watched the the brick wiggled and a hole started to grow. It grew big enough for a person to walk through. Tom steped back and said, "There you go. Diagon's Alley. I'd be trusting Jenny keeps all she sees to herself or the Ministry will have to be doing Memory Spells again." Then shaking his head he shoved both girls thorugh thehole and steped back. Henri turned back to find that the hole was gone and wall was whole again.
"Wow," Jenny was saying awed."This is tight man." Henri turned and was just as awed. There will millions of interesting shops.
"Where do we go first?" Jenny asked, watching a troll walk passed them with a owl on his arm.
"Well I think I'm gonna have to change my money."
"Where?"
"Dunno. A bank probably."
"And where's that?"
"Let's ask."
Henri walked up to the manager who was fixing up the display of thick fat books and asked, "Um..excuse me? Can you um..tell me where I might change my money to wizard money?" The man turned and said, "Might you be muggle born?"
"Um yeah..I guess," Henri replied red.
"That way" he pointed down the street "The big snowy white building."
"Thanks"
Henri motioned for Jenny to follow and they made their way down to the white building.
"Gringotts?" Jenny asked, looking looking up at the snowy white building.
"I guess this is it then." Henri opened the door and walked in with Jenny behind her. She nervously walk passed a goblin who bowed them in. Henri walked up to a desk and said nervously, "Um..I was just um..wondering..um..if I could change my money?" Jenny hung back staring nervously at a troll who was counting coins in the corner.
"Put your money on the counter," the goblin at the desk said. Henri put her hundred dollar bill her mom had given her and waited with her hands behind her back. The goblin looked the money over, got up and said, "Wait here please." He went into the backroom and came back out with a bag. He dumped the contents on the desk and started counting. One gold coin. Two, three, four, five, six...sixty three...fourty one bronze coins...thirty three silver ones. Henri lost count and was starting to think it was time for lunch when the goblin held up a bag and said, "Here you go. Seventy Galleons, fourty Sickles, and sixty three Knuts." He shoved a heavy bag of coins into her hands. "Thank you. Good Day. NEXT?"
"Are you finished?" Jenny whispered. "These creatures make me nervous."
"Yeah. Let's eat then we con brouse around and I can buy my school supplies."
They ate at a small Ice Cream shop and went their way.
"I need..robes," Henri said as they walked. "I think we go there" She nodded to a store called Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions "Let's go in."
Jenny sat down in at a small chair and watched as a short witch measured Henri. The witch then pulled a robe over Henri's head and started pinning it to the right length. After the robes she measured cloaks, hats, and gloves. Then she piled on sleeping clothes took the money and sent her on her way. Jenny was sleepy after the long wait and asked if they could shop somewhere that she could look around. So they went to a nearby store to buy parchment, ink, and quill. Then it was the bookstore where both Henri and Jenny looked around wide eyed. Henri loved to read and there more books here then there wasm at the Borders bookstore near her house. Finally there was nothing left to buy but her wand.
The only place they saw that sold wands was a dingy shop called Ollivanders. Henri and walked in and looked around. It was a dark shop with boxes piled everywhere. Henri started to look around while Jenny sat when a voice said, "Good day to you."
Henri jumped and turned around. Standing behind her was a man. A creepy old man. He smiled and asked, "Are you looking for a wand m'dear?"
"Yes," Henri replied in a whisper. Mr. Ollivander smiled and asked Jenny, "Will you be needing a wand to?"
Jenny looked up startled and sweaked, "No sir! I'm not magic." Mr. Ollivander nodded and started measuring Henri's arm while he talked.
"You very lucky to be starting this year. Mr. Harry Potter is in his second year and you'll be meeting him."
"Who's this Harry Potter?" Henri asked, very aware that the tape measurer was moving by itself.
"The one who survived You-Know-Who." Mr. Ollivander started explaining who You-Know-Who is and telling the long story. When he finished he took a wand out of the box and said. "I think this should fit you. Eleven inches, maple with unicorn hair. Just give it a wave."
Henri took it and felt warmth in her hand. Gathering her courage she waved it around and to her surprise sparks flew out the end with a big "BANG". Jenny had jumped right off her seat and turned red. Mr.Ollivander clapped and took the wand from her wrapping it back in it's box. The wand cost thirteen Galleons. She payed for it and left quickly. That shop made her nervous.
"Well," Jenny said sadly. "I guess we won't be going to the same middle school after all."
Henri shook her head. "I guess not. I'll right though. Oh! I have to buy a owl!"
"A owl?" Jenny asked confused. "What for?"
"A pet. For mail."
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A hour later Henri left the animal shop with a beautiful snowy owl asleep in it's cage. She had decided to call her Kryn. Henri didn't think Kryn meant anything but it sounded nice enough. Then with all her new stuff she and Jenny went home.
A/N: yea i know. a white owl is Harry's owl but I always liked white owls so it has nothing to do with the book. REVEIW PEOPLE!! ^-^
Tom went to the back indicating them to follow. He was tapping the bricks when Jenny asked, "What do you mean by muggles?" Tom turned surprised and said, "I mean the non-magic folk like you! You can never be too careful telling muggles about us."
Jenny sniffed indignantly and said, "Well it's not like I'm gonna tell anyone! Henri's my best friend. Why would I tell her secret?"
"Hmph." Tom did not sound convinced. He turned to Henri and said, "Henri sounds more like a boys name."
"Hmph!" Henri turned red. She hated explaining things."It's really Henrietta but everybody says it's too long to say so I don't mind being called Henri. Everyone does. Even my teachers." (a/n: real reason is Henrietta is too long to type ^_^)
"I see..." Tom taped a final brick and as Henri and Jenny watched the the brick wiggled and a hole started to grow. It grew big enough for a person to walk through. Tom steped back and said, "There you go. Diagon's Alley. I'd be trusting Jenny keeps all she sees to herself or the Ministry will have to be doing Memory Spells again." Then shaking his head he shoved both girls thorugh thehole and steped back. Henri turned back to find that the hole was gone and wall was whole again.
"Wow," Jenny was saying awed."This is tight man." Henri turned and was just as awed. There will millions of interesting shops.
"Where do we go first?" Jenny asked, watching a troll walk passed them with a owl on his arm.
"Well I think I'm gonna have to change my money."
"Where?"
"Dunno. A bank probably."
"And where's that?"
"Let's ask."
Henri walked up to the manager who was fixing up the display of thick fat books and asked, "Um..excuse me? Can you um..tell me where I might change my money to wizard money?" The man turned and said, "Might you be muggle born?"
"Um yeah..I guess," Henri replied red.
"That way" he pointed down the street "The big snowy white building."
"Thanks"
Henri motioned for Jenny to follow and they made their way down to the white building.
"Gringotts?" Jenny asked, looking looking up at the snowy white building.
"I guess this is it then." Henri opened the door and walked in with Jenny behind her. She nervously walk passed a goblin who bowed them in. Henri walked up to a desk and said nervously, "Um..I was just um..wondering..um..if I could change my money?" Jenny hung back staring nervously at a troll who was counting coins in the corner.
"Put your money on the counter," the goblin at the desk said. Henri put her hundred dollar bill her mom had given her and waited with her hands behind her back. The goblin looked the money over, got up and said, "Wait here please." He went into the backroom and came back out with a bag. He dumped the contents on the desk and started counting. One gold coin. Two, three, four, five, six...sixty three...fourty one bronze coins...thirty three silver ones. Henri lost count and was starting to think it was time for lunch when the goblin held up a bag and said, "Here you go. Seventy Galleons, fourty Sickles, and sixty three Knuts." He shoved a heavy bag of coins into her hands. "Thank you. Good Day. NEXT?"
"Are you finished?" Jenny whispered. "These creatures make me nervous."
"Yeah. Let's eat then we con brouse around and I can buy my school supplies."
They ate at a small Ice Cream shop and went their way.
"I need..robes," Henri said as they walked. "I think we go there" She nodded to a store called Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions "Let's go in."
Jenny sat down in at a small chair and watched as a short witch measured Henri. The witch then pulled a robe over Henri's head and started pinning it to the right length. After the robes she measured cloaks, hats, and gloves. Then she piled on sleeping clothes took the money and sent her on her way. Jenny was sleepy after the long wait and asked if they could shop somewhere that she could look around. So they went to a nearby store to buy parchment, ink, and quill. Then it was the bookstore where both Henri and Jenny looked around wide eyed. Henri loved to read and there more books here then there wasm at the Borders bookstore near her house. Finally there was nothing left to buy but her wand.
The only place they saw that sold wands was a dingy shop called Ollivanders. Henri and walked in and looked around. It was a dark shop with boxes piled everywhere. Henri started to look around while Jenny sat when a voice said, "Good day to you."
Henri jumped and turned around. Standing behind her was a man. A creepy old man. He smiled and asked, "Are you looking for a wand m'dear?"
"Yes," Henri replied in a whisper. Mr. Ollivander smiled and asked Jenny, "Will you be needing a wand to?"
Jenny looked up startled and sweaked, "No sir! I'm not magic." Mr. Ollivander nodded and started measuring Henri's arm while he talked.
"You very lucky to be starting this year. Mr. Harry Potter is in his second year and you'll be meeting him."
"Who's this Harry Potter?" Henri asked, very aware that the tape measurer was moving by itself.
"The one who survived You-Know-Who." Mr. Ollivander started explaining who You-Know-Who is and telling the long story. When he finished he took a wand out of the box and said. "I think this should fit you. Eleven inches, maple with unicorn hair. Just give it a wave."
Henri took it and felt warmth in her hand. Gathering her courage she waved it around and to her surprise sparks flew out the end with a big "BANG". Jenny had jumped right off her seat and turned red. Mr.Ollivander clapped and took the wand from her wrapping it back in it's box. The wand cost thirteen Galleons. She payed for it and left quickly. That shop made her nervous.
"Well," Jenny said sadly. "I guess we won't be going to the same middle school after all."
Henri shook her head. "I guess not. I'll right though. Oh! I have to buy a owl!"
"A owl?" Jenny asked confused. "What for?"
"A pet. For mail."
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A hour later Henri left the animal shop with a beautiful snowy owl asleep in it's cage. She had decided to call her Kryn. Henri didn't think Kryn meant anything but it sounded nice enough. Then with all her new stuff she and Jenny went home.
A/N: yea i know. a white owl is Harry's owl but I always liked white owls so it has nothing to do with the book. REVEIW PEOPLE!! ^-^