Chapter 3
Ron and Harry both looked up at Vernon sternly. Harry spoke up first, "We were just leaving." he made a move to pass up Vernon.The big man stepped in the way and took what looked like a Muggle newspaper out of Ron's hand.
"What's this you've got here?" he asked turning it around in his big hands.All of a sudden, he disappeared with a pop.Petunia screamed as she'd been standing near the doorway eyeing Harry and Ron who now looked at each other in surprise.
Meanwhile...
Alexis walked out of her small house heading toward Diagon Alley alone, her moneybag light but sufficient for school shopping.She came upon The Leaky Cauldron pub and stepped inside.Tom, the inkeeper, smiled to her from behind the bar and she smiled back heading to the back of the shop where she stepped out to face the brick wall.She took out her wand, which she had bought earlier along with a few uncommon potions ingrediants and some Dark Arts books (her father seemed to think these would be important in her upcoming years of training).She tapped the wall in the appropriate spots and watch the bricks break away forming the entrance to Diagon Alley.(A/N: In the movie this was way cool!)The streets were particularily busy with young Hogwarts witches and wizards rushing to get there things.Alexis walked down looking in the windows of the shops wondering where to start.She decided to purchase her lighter school supplies first so she wouldn't have to carry around all the heavy things the rest of the day.On the way there, she passed Hermione who stopped and looked at her rather oddly.Alexis, not knowing her at the time kept on walking but glanced back after a few seconds wondering what the girl was staring at.
After getting parchment, ink, and some quills, she headed over to the bookstore.She bought the basic ones needed for first years then pulled out some of her own money, which was in a bag that was quite full.She'd gotten all this by saving up pocket money and there had to be money worth at least 50 galleons total.She picked out a book by Vindictus Viridian called "Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch your friends and beffudle your enemies with the latest revenges:Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Toungue-Tying and Much, Much More). She then left to go to the Apothecary to get the needed ingrediants.This time, she didn't buy anything but what was on the list.She went over to buy her cauldron and came out with the cheepest she could buy without posing a hazard.She wanted to save some of her own money for something a little more...fun perhaps.
Alexis walked to Madame Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and got fitted for her Hogwarts robes.Much to her dislike, Madame Malkin made the robes a bit bigger then they should have been saying that Alexis would grow out of them if she hadn't.Alexis had scowled but didn't say anything.
After standing on a stool for quite a while, Alexis was given her robes and left for Eyelops Owl Emporium. As she stepped in, a few of the animals began to make noise watching her closely.She glanced around at all the owls and cats and even the rats.She pulled out the moneybag her father had given to her.A young light brown owl watched her curiously from a cage near the counter.She looked up at it and it hooted softly.
Alexis went up to the counter, the owl watching her, and told the lady that she wanted the brown owl sitting near the corner.After payin 15 K'nuts for it, she and the owl left the store.She looked down at the list and, seeing that she had bought everything, headed toward the Leaky Cauldron.
Ron and Harry both looked up at Vernon sternly. Harry spoke up first, "We were just leaving." he made a move to pass up Vernon.The big man stepped in the way and took what looked like a Muggle newspaper out of Ron's hand.
"What's this you've got here?" he asked turning it around in his big hands.All of a sudden, he disappeared with a pop.Petunia screamed as she'd been standing near the doorway eyeing Harry and Ron who now looked at each other in surprise.
Meanwhile...
Alexis walked out of her small house heading toward Diagon Alley alone, her moneybag light but sufficient for school shopping.She came upon The Leaky Cauldron pub and stepped inside.Tom, the inkeeper, smiled to her from behind the bar and she smiled back heading to the back of the shop where she stepped out to face the brick wall.She took out her wand, which she had bought earlier along with a few uncommon potions ingrediants and some Dark Arts books (her father seemed to think these would be important in her upcoming years of training).She tapped the wall in the appropriate spots and watch the bricks break away forming the entrance to Diagon Alley.(A/N: In the movie this was way cool!)The streets were particularily busy with young Hogwarts witches and wizards rushing to get there things.Alexis walked down looking in the windows of the shops wondering where to start.She decided to purchase her lighter school supplies first so she wouldn't have to carry around all the heavy things the rest of the day.On the way there, she passed Hermione who stopped and looked at her rather oddly.Alexis, not knowing her at the time kept on walking but glanced back after a few seconds wondering what the girl was staring at.
After getting parchment, ink, and some quills, she headed over to the bookstore.She bought the basic ones needed for first years then pulled out some of her own money, which was in a bag that was quite full.She'd gotten all this by saving up pocket money and there had to be money worth at least 50 galleons total.She picked out a book by Vindictus Viridian called "Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch your friends and beffudle your enemies with the latest revenges:Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Toungue-Tying and Much, Much More). She then left to go to the Apothecary to get the needed ingrediants.This time, she didn't buy anything but what was on the list.She went over to buy her cauldron and came out with the cheepest she could buy without posing a hazard.She wanted to save some of her own money for something a little more...fun perhaps.
Alexis walked to Madame Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and got fitted for her Hogwarts robes.Much to her dislike, Madame Malkin made the robes a bit bigger then they should have been saying that Alexis would grow out of them if she hadn't.Alexis had scowled but didn't say anything.
After standing on a stool for quite a while, Alexis was given her robes and left for Eyelops Owl Emporium. As she stepped in, a few of the animals began to make noise watching her closely.She glanced around at all the owls and cats and even the rats.She pulled out the moneybag her father had given to her.A young light brown owl watched her curiously from a cage near the counter.She looked up at it and it hooted softly.
Alexis went up to the counter, the owl watching her, and told the lady that she wanted the brown owl sitting near the corner.After payin 15 K'nuts for it, she and the owl left the store.She looked down at the list and, seeing that she had bought everything, headed toward the Leaky Cauldron.
