Laura started looking around at the pub. There was hardly anyone inside, as
it was still so early in the morning. It looked just like it did in the
movie, kind of dingy and dark. Tom, the bartender came out of the back,
just then and noticed Hagrid.
Hello Hagrid. What are you doing here so early today?"
"Just here to get Laura her school supplies. She is a new transfer student all the way from America," replied Hagrid.
"Well hello there, Laura. Nice to meet you. Just starting at Hogwarts are you?" asked Tom as he came around the bar to shake Laura's hand.
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it. Nice to meet you too," answered Laura. "Well Tom, we've got to go, lots to do. See you later," said Hagrid as he steered Laura out the back door, into a small courtyard. Hagrid took out his pink umbrella and proceeded to tap the brick wall three times. The bricks started wiggling, until they opened an archway into Diagon Alley. As soon as they had walked thru, the archway closed back up again.
"Well Laura, what do you think?" asked Hagrid. "It looks almost exactly like it does in the movies. Wow, I still can't believe I'm really here. I keep feeling like I'm going to wake up any minutes, and all of this will just have been a dream," replied Laura.
Their first stop was Gringott's Bank. Laura couldn't help staring at the huge white building. As they got to the front doors, a goblin opened the first set of doors, and now they were facing a second set of doors. These doors were opened by a pair of goblins. Hagrid and Laura walked up to one of the goblins, and proceeded to have a vault put in Laura's name. Once that was done, they had her money changed over. They took two sacks of it with them, and had the rest stored in her new vault, which was vault number 623. After this was all completed, Hagrid and Laura headed over to their first shop, Madam Malkin's Robes. Laura stood on a stool, and was fitted for robes by none other then Madam Malkin herself. After laura paid for her purchases, they headed over to Flourish and Blotts, where she bought all of her new school books. The Apothecary was the next stop, where Laura bought a supply of potion ingredients. Hagrid also helped laura purchase a cauldron, scales, a telescope, parchment, ink and quills. Now there was only one more required item left to buy: a wand. Hagrid wanted to stop in the Leaky Cauldon for a drink, so Laura headed into Ollivander's alone. Mr. Ollivander was standing behind the counter when Laura walked in:
"Hello there young lady. How can I help you today?" he asked.
"I'm a new transfer student to Hogwarts, and I need to purchase my first wand," replied Laura. "You seem a bit older than most, who buy their first wand," stated Mr. Ollivander. "Yes, well I know that but.."Laura couldn't think of anything to say. "No matter. Let's find your wand, shall we?" Mr. Ollivander started taking wands down, and Laura kept trying them, but none of them were quite right. Almost as soon as he handed her one, he would snatch it away. Finally after what seemed like hours, it happened. "Try this one, Maple, 9 inches, dragon heartstring and phoenix feather: springy, unusual combination." Laura took the wand, felt warmth throughout her body, and brought it swishing down. Stars came shooting out of the end of the wand.
"I knew we would find a wand for you. It's the wand that chooses the wizard you know. And this wand is very interesting. I have had it in my shop for many hundreds of years. Many other's have tried it. I was beginning to think it would never find an owner, and yet here you are. It is, I think, a very powerful wand, what with having both a phoenix feather and a dragon heartstring at it's core. You must be a very powerful witch indeed," stated Mr. Ollivander.
Laura paid for her wand, and went outside to wait for Hagrid. After standing there for a while, and Hagrid still hadn't returned, Laura decided to check out brooms. She had taken extra money with her for the purpose of buying a racing broom. Laura looked around at all the models that were available, and decided to get the newest broom: the Firebolt 2000. She paid 350 gold Galleons for it, and went back outside to wait for Hagrid again. He walked up after a few minutes. Laura showed him her new wand, and her broom. Hagrid almost had a fit when he found out how much the broom had cost, but Laura knew it was the newest and the best out there, it was also the only broom she would buy in a very long time.
Finally their last stop in Diagon Alley was Eeylops Owl Emporium, in which, Laura bought herself a large, beautiful tawny owl. She named him Falkor, after a character in one of her favorite movies, "The Neverending Story". Falkor was a luck dragon, and she thought the name suited her new owl quite well. Weighed down with all Laura's packages, Laura and Hagrid went back into the Leaky Cauldron to have a quick lunch. During which, Laura started voicing concerns that she was beginning to have.
"Hagrid, now that it's so close to starting, I'm getting nervous. I mean, Professor McGonagall told me I should be feeling my powers any time now, and yet I haven't felt anything. Plus I'm going to be the only American at Hogwarts. I just don't feel very ready for this." "Laura, don't you worry. Everything will be just fine. Soon you'll have new friends, and you'll catch up on your studies. And I am sure your powers will let themselves know soon. Blimey, look at the time, we need to get going, " replied Hagrid.
They gathered up all the packagesLaura had bought, and walked over to the fireplace. Laura took a pinch of Floo powder, threw it into the fire and said," Professor Dumbledore's office." After another dizzying ride through the Floo network, Laura found herself tumbling out and scattering her packages. As she stood up and dusted herself off, she heard a kind voice behind her say, " Welcome to Hogwarts, Miss VanGelder."
"Just here to get Laura her school supplies. She is a new transfer student all the way from America," replied Hagrid.
"Well hello there, Laura. Nice to meet you. Just starting at Hogwarts are you?" asked Tom as he came around the bar to shake Laura's hand.
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it. Nice to meet you too," answered Laura. "Well Tom, we've got to go, lots to do. See you later," said Hagrid as he steered Laura out the back door, into a small courtyard. Hagrid took out his pink umbrella and proceeded to tap the brick wall three times. The bricks started wiggling, until they opened an archway into Diagon Alley. As soon as they had walked thru, the archway closed back up again.
"Well Laura, what do you think?" asked Hagrid. "It looks almost exactly like it does in the movies. Wow, I still can't believe I'm really here. I keep feeling like I'm going to wake up any minutes, and all of this will just have been a dream," replied Laura.
Their first stop was Gringott's Bank. Laura couldn't help staring at the huge white building. As they got to the front doors, a goblin opened the first set of doors, and now they were facing a second set of doors. These doors were opened by a pair of goblins. Hagrid and Laura walked up to one of the goblins, and proceeded to have a vault put in Laura's name. Once that was done, they had her money changed over. They took two sacks of it with them, and had the rest stored in her new vault, which was vault number 623. After this was all completed, Hagrid and Laura headed over to their first shop, Madam Malkin's Robes. Laura stood on a stool, and was fitted for robes by none other then Madam Malkin herself. After laura paid for her purchases, they headed over to Flourish and Blotts, where she bought all of her new school books. The Apothecary was the next stop, where Laura bought a supply of potion ingredients. Hagrid also helped laura purchase a cauldron, scales, a telescope, parchment, ink and quills. Now there was only one more required item left to buy: a wand. Hagrid wanted to stop in the Leaky Cauldon for a drink, so Laura headed into Ollivander's alone. Mr. Ollivander was standing behind the counter when Laura walked in:
"Hello there young lady. How can I help you today?" he asked.
"I'm a new transfer student to Hogwarts, and I need to purchase my first wand," replied Laura. "You seem a bit older than most, who buy their first wand," stated Mr. Ollivander. "Yes, well I know that but.."Laura couldn't think of anything to say. "No matter. Let's find your wand, shall we?" Mr. Ollivander started taking wands down, and Laura kept trying them, but none of them were quite right. Almost as soon as he handed her one, he would snatch it away. Finally after what seemed like hours, it happened. "Try this one, Maple, 9 inches, dragon heartstring and phoenix feather: springy, unusual combination." Laura took the wand, felt warmth throughout her body, and brought it swishing down. Stars came shooting out of the end of the wand.
"I knew we would find a wand for you. It's the wand that chooses the wizard you know. And this wand is very interesting. I have had it in my shop for many hundreds of years. Many other's have tried it. I was beginning to think it would never find an owner, and yet here you are. It is, I think, a very powerful wand, what with having both a phoenix feather and a dragon heartstring at it's core. You must be a very powerful witch indeed," stated Mr. Ollivander.
Laura paid for her wand, and went outside to wait for Hagrid. After standing there for a while, and Hagrid still hadn't returned, Laura decided to check out brooms. She had taken extra money with her for the purpose of buying a racing broom. Laura looked around at all the models that were available, and decided to get the newest broom: the Firebolt 2000. She paid 350 gold Galleons for it, and went back outside to wait for Hagrid again. He walked up after a few minutes. Laura showed him her new wand, and her broom. Hagrid almost had a fit when he found out how much the broom had cost, but Laura knew it was the newest and the best out there, it was also the only broom she would buy in a very long time.
Finally their last stop in Diagon Alley was Eeylops Owl Emporium, in which, Laura bought herself a large, beautiful tawny owl. She named him Falkor, after a character in one of her favorite movies, "The Neverending Story". Falkor was a luck dragon, and she thought the name suited her new owl quite well. Weighed down with all Laura's packages, Laura and Hagrid went back into the Leaky Cauldron to have a quick lunch. During which, Laura started voicing concerns that she was beginning to have.
"Hagrid, now that it's so close to starting, I'm getting nervous. I mean, Professor McGonagall told me I should be feeling my powers any time now, and yet I haven't felt anything. Plus I'm going to be the only American at Hogwarts. I just don't feel very ready for this." "Laura, don't you worry. Everything will be just fine. Soon you'll have new friends, and you'll catch up on your studies. And I am sure your powers will let themselves know soon. Blimey, look at the time, we need to get going, " replied Hagrid.
They gathered up all the packagesLaura had bought, and walked over to the fireplace. Laura took a pinch of Floo powder, threw it into the fire and said," Professor Dumbledore's office." After another dizzying ride through the Floo network, Laura found herself tumbling out and scattering her packages. As she stood up and dusted herself off, she heard a kind voice behind her say, " Welcome to Hogwarts, Miss VanGelder."