Cri was not your average, everyday girl. For one, she had long black hair and bright silver eyes. For two, her whole family was one of the only remaining pureblood families of wizards and witches in Scotland. Cri was eleven this year. For her family, this was a very special year for her. She would finally be starting her witches' career at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her two older sisters had already attended the school. Her mother was a Quiddich instructor on Scotland's team, and her father was a photographer for the Daily Prophet Newspaper. Her sisters, Jerrika and Teriphiro, both worked with Dragons in Transylvania. In less than a fortnight, Cri would be starting her first year at Hogwarts. She would be going to Diagon Alley the next morning to get her things. She was very tired and she quickly fell to sleep dreaming happy dreams about the day to come. The next day she woke with a start and quickly showered and changed. Her family all cramed themselves into her father's car and set for London. The trip seemed oddly short and when Cri looked out the window, all she could see was a blur and the swirl of color. In no time they where in front of the Leaky Cauldron. They entered but left through the back door where they entered Diagon Alley. The First store Cri entered was Ollivander's. As she entered she was greeted by a white haired man with wide eyes. "Hello Ms. Cristantinan Mericumis. Here to buy your first wand?" The old man smiled and ran behind the counter before Cri could even answer. He looked through the shelves for a long time until her came out with a little black box. He opened it and handed Cri the wand inside. She swished it and the shop window broke. Mr. Ollivander quickly did a quick spell ("Reparo") and the glass repaired itself. Wand after wand, Cri tried them all. Finally Mr. Ollivander gave her his final choice. She held it in her hand. It felt light and airy to the touch. She swished it and a gleaming white light was emitted. "Dragon Heart-String . Willow. 8 ½ inches. A beautiful wand" Mr. Ollivander beamed.

The left Ollivander's and headed for the robes shop. Here Cri picked up 8 perfectly sized basic black robes and hats. Their next stop was Blorish and Blotts for her schoolbooks. They exited this shop thirty minutes later with heavy bags. The went to The potions shop next and then for a look at Quality Quiddich Supply. Their final stop was The Magical Menagerie, a store of magical animals with various powers. Cri was very excited about this stop. She was going to buy herself a cat and an Owl. Cages upon cages were filled with various species. She spotted a beautiful male owl and decided to buy it. After fifteen minutes, she finally found what she was looking for. She stopped at a dark cage and peered inside. The cat inside of this cage was gorgeous. She looked like a Blue Siamese with glimmering yellow eyes. She had a very friendly look about her. She had the clerk bring her cage to the counter and she paid for her Owl and Cat. After this, she left the shop with her pockets considerably lighter.

The family decided to stay at The Leaky Cauldron for the night. Cri had her own room to herself, where she decided to name her new pets. She released the owl from his cage and he hooted softly as though saying "thanks". Her floated gently around the room twice where he finally found a perch on the bed's Headboard. "You my friend are to be named Helios" Cri decided at long last. Now she let her cat out. The cat sassily walked out of the cage and stretched its claws. Then is jumped into Cri's lap where it purred contently. "I like your playfulness. You will be called Gemini." She said and she petted her new friend. That night she slept with her cat at the footboard and her owl on her headboard. They woke early and headed home.

A week passed quickly as Cri readied herself for school. She had been reading all of her book, front to back. Soon days were passing until finally she was to leave the next day. "Pack all of your things Cri, we've got to leave early tomorrow if we want to get there in time" Called Cri's Mother. She packed and spent the rest of her day grooming Gemini. She had hardly seemed to fall asleep when her father came in to wake her the next morning. She quickly showered and dressed and packed all of her things in the car. They made it to the station at 10:35 and they said their goodbyes. Cri was finally going to be going to Hogwarts.