To Diagon Alley
Once morning came everyone went downstairs for breakfast. Pavarti and Ashley had made waffles for everyone. The adults ate in the living room while the kids ate in the kitchen. The kids ate quickly with excitement. Then got ready to go to Diagon Alley. Kiran's mom, Ashley, Penelope, and Angelina stayed behind. Percy had to go into work so he had left earlier that morning.
Everyone did one last check to make sure that they had their vault keys and supply lists. The group walked out side and up the street to the corner. Harry had raised his wand arm. Suddenly a large bus appeared above the street lamps in the early morning mist. Above the window was the label "The Knight Bus". It flew down onto the street. The doors opened and a man in his late thirties, with a clipboard stood smiling at them. "Ah. A large group today eh? You must be the Weasley group. Booked a couple of beds yesterday?" The man said flipping through the pages of his clipboard. "Already been paid for? Oh yes I see the note here. Destination London eh? Well come aboard." The man continued as he motioned them to get on the bus. The inside of the Knight Bus was full of four-poster beds on both sides of a long isle running through the center. At the end on the isle was a spiral staircase. There were already a couple of witches and wizards in the beds. Once everyone was on board, the doors were shut and the bus took off. "We were just above Dublin before you flagged us. We will be in London in about fifteen to twenty minutes. If you need anything my name is Gallagher. Just call and I will be right there." The man explained as he showed them to some beds on the second floor of the bus. Gallagher then turned around and went back down the stairs. The ride was very bumpy. A couple times, a witch or wizard was seen boarding the bus or coming down the stairs to get off. Everyone was either talking or watching out the window at the places they landed. They went from Dublin to Dundee and then Belfast to Manchester. Finally they landed in London. Once the bust stopped Gallagher came running up the stairs. "We are in London. Thank you for using the Knight Bus. Please come again." Gallagher said cheerfully as the group got up and headed down the stairs. The bus had landed right outside of the Leaky Cauldron. The group entered the old pub. The bartender greeted them as they walked out of the back door. Ron got out his wand and tapped a brick on the wall. Suddenly the bricks started rearranging themselves to create an archway to Diagon Alley. They walked through and entered the bustling market place. There were so many witches and wizards hurrying around the streets, entering and coming from stores, and dragging their kids with arms full of boxes and parcels. Bill had explained that first they had to go to Gringotts Wizarding Bank to get money for the supplies. The group headed down the street trying to keep together so no one got lost. They walked past many different stores selling cauldrons, owls, quidditch supplies and more. Finally they reached the great marble building that said Gringotts on it.
They walked up the marble stairs and entered the building. Goblins were running all over the place. Two long counters ran down both sides of the bank. Behind the counters were even more goblins. The group walked across the room to find a goblin that wasn't already helping someone. Ron went up to talk to one of them. Shortly Ron came back with six goblins. The group split up into small groups so they could go to the vaults faster also because everyone couldn't fit into one cart. Ron went with Kiran, Rhea and Aileen, Harry and Hermione went with James and Lilly, Bill took Easter, Hunter, and Chavi, George and Alicia went with Elijah and Luka, and Fred took Keelin, Ariel, and Larissa. The groups all went with different goblins to the carts. Each cart zoomed around the tracks, made sharp turns, passed under or over one of the other carts and stopped at the different vaults. In about fifteen minutes everyone had finished getting their gold and was back in the main part of the bank. They walked out of the bank with their pockets and bags full of money. Ron, Harry, and Alicia took Lilly, Rhea, Kiran, Elijah and Luka to go get their first year supplies. Fred, George, Hermione, and Bill went with Aileen, Ariel, Larissa, Keelin, Chavi, Easter, and Hunter to get their supplies. They decided to meet up at the Magical Menagerie at 11:30. They went their separate ways to buy supplies. The first thing the first years wanted to buy was their robes so they all walked over to Madame Malkin's. When they walked in the store, a tiny bell on top of the door rang with cheer. A tiny old witch came bustling out from a door behind the counter. She smiled gleefully at the group. "Hello dears. Come to get some robes for school? Hogwarts?" The old witch asked. "Yes. Five first years to get fitted for robes." Alicia explained happily. "Right this way then." The old witch replied as she went back behind the door. Rhea, Kiran, Lilly, Elijah, and Luka followed the old witch. She led them down a hallway with doors on either side. They passed about seven doors and then stopped. The witch opened the door and motioned them inside. The witch told them that she had forgotten her tape measurer and left the room.
Once morning came everyone went downstairs for breakfast. Pavarti and Ashley had made waffles for everyone. The adults ate in the living room while the kids ate in the kitchen. The kids ate quickly with excitement. Then got ready to go to Diagon Alley. Kiran's mom, Ashley, Penelope, and Angelina stayed behind. Percy had to go into work so he had left earlier that morning.
Everyone did one last check to make sure that they had their vault keys and supply lists. The group walked out side and up the street to the corner. Harry had raised his wand arm. Suddenly a large bus appeared above the street lamps in the early morning mist. Above the window was the label "The Knight Bus". It flew down onto the street. The doors opened and a man in his late thirties, with a clipboard stood smiling at them. "Ah. A large group today eh? You must be the Weasley group. Booked a couple of beds yesterday?" The man said flipping through the pages of his clipboard. "Already been paid for? Oh yes I see the note here. Destination London eh? Well come aboard." The man continued as he motioned them to get on the bus. The inside of the Knight Bus was full of four-poster beds on both sides of a long isle running through the center. At the end on the isle was a spiral staircase. There were already a couple of witches and wizards in the beds. Once everyone was on board, the doors were shut and the bus took off. "We were just above Dublin before you flagged us. We will be in London in about fifteen to twenty minutes. If you need anything my name is Gallagher. Just call and I will be right there." The man explained as he showed them to some beds on the second floor of the bus. Gallagher then turned around and went back down the stairs. The ride was very bumpy. A couple times, a witch or wizard was seen boarding the bus or coming down the stairs to get off. Everyone was either talking or watching out the window at the places they landed. They went from Dublin to Dundee and then Belfast to Manchester. Finally they landed in London. Once the bust stopped Gallagher came running up the stairs. "We are in London. Thank you for using the Knight Bus. Please come again." Gallagher said cheerfully as the group got up and headed down the stairs. The bus had landed right outside of the Leaky Cauldron. The group entered the old pub. The bartender greeted them as they walked out of the back door. Ron got out his wand and tapped a brick on the wall. Suddenly the bricks started rearranging themselves to create an archway to Diagon Alley. They walked through and entered the bustling market place. There were so many witches and wizards hurrying around the streets, entering and coming from stores, and dragging their kids with arms full of boxes and parcels. Bill had explained that first they had to go to Gringotts Wizarding Bank to get money for the supplies. The group headed down the street trying to keep together so no one got lost. They walked past many different stores selling cauldrons, owls, quidditch supplies and more. Finally they reached the great marble building that said Gringotts on it.
They walked up the marble stairs and entered the building. Goblins were running all over the place. Two long counters ran down both sides of the bank. Behind the counters were even more goblins. The group walked across the room to find a goblin that wasn't already helping someone. Ron went up to talk to one of them. Shortly Ron came back with six goblins. The group split up into small groups so they could go to the vaults faster also because everyone couldn't fit into one cart. Ron went with Kiran, Rhea and Aileen, Harry and Hermione went with James and Lilly, Bill took Easter, Hunter, and Chavi, George and Alicia went with Elijah and Luka, and Fred took Keelin, Ariel, and Larissa. The groups all went with different goblins to the carts. Each cart zoomed around the tracks, made sharp turns, passed under or over one of the other carts and stopped at the different vaults. In about fifteen minutes everyone had finished getting their gold and was back in the main part of the bank. They walked out of the bank with their pockets and bags full of money. Ron, Harry, and Alicia took Lilly, Rhea, Kiran, Elijah and Luka to go get their first year supplies. Fred, George, Hermione, and Bill went with Aileen, Ariel, Larissa, Keelin, Chavi, Easter, and Hunter to get their supplies. They decided to meet up at the Magical Menagerie at 11:30. They went their separate ways to buy supplies. The first thing the first years wanted to buy was their robes so they all walked over to Madame Malkin's. When they walked in the store, a tiny bell on top of the door rang with cheer. A tiny old witch came bustling out from a door behind the counter. She smiled gleefully at the group. "Hello dears. Come to get some robes for school? Hogwarts?" The old witch asked. "Yes. Five first years to get fitted for robes." Alicia explained happily. "Right this way then." The old witch replied as she went back behind the door. Rhea, Kiran, Lilly, Elijah, and Luka followed the old witch. She led them down a hallway with doors on either side. They passed about seven doors and then stopped. The witch opened the door and motioned them inside. The witch told them that she had forgotten her tape measurer and left the room.