Chapter Two
Near the end of August, the three girls' letters arrived. After the conversation about turning their brothers into frogs, Kymmi had waited by the door until the letters came. She was so excited when they finally came.
"Mum! The letters are here!" Kymmi yelled from the front door as they fell through the little letter slot. She peered through the slot to see a beautiful barn owl winging its way towards the clouds.
"Open 'em, Kymmi, open 'em!" Courtney yelled as she ran down the stairs towards the front door. Zoe came running from the kitchen, while their mum came from the laundry room downstairs.
Kymmi took her letter in her hands and opened it cautiously. Her sisters looked over her shoulders as she read it silently to herself.
"Holy crickets*! Where are we supposed to find all this stuff?" Lydia exclaimed as she looked at Zoe's letter. "Wands, magic spell books, owls, cauldrons, robes? Where do we get it all?"
Zoe was examining the back of her letter. "Here, on the back," she said taking the letter out of her mum's hands, "It says:
'To get all your wizarding needs, go to the Leaky Cauldron pub. You'll find my dear friend Hagrid there August thirty-first. He's very big and he has a brown beard. Believe me, you can't miss him. On September first, you will go to the London train station. I'm sure you will be able to find someone to help you to Platform 9 ¾.
Signed,
Albus Dumbledor, Headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
P.S.- I hope to see you all at Hogwarts September First.'"
"Well, that answers all our questions. You should all get your belongings ready."
On the morning of the last day in August, the Chimmeras left for London. After driving a while, they found the run down pub called the Leaky Cauldron.
"I can't believe I'm taking my children into a pub!" Lydia exclaimed as they walked into the musty old building.
"Don't worry mum, all's we must do is find some big guy called Hagrid." Courtney reassured her.
"Then you'm must be lookin' for me!" The family turned around to see a man who was practically a giant. "Please ta meet ya! I'm Rubius Hagrid. You all can call me Hagrid if ya like. Who might you be?"
Mrs. Chimmera was staring when he asked that question. "Oh, we're sorry, Mr. Hagrid. I'm Lydia Chimmera, and this is my husband Zac. These are my three daughters who will be attending Hogwarts this year. This is Zoe, and Courtney, and Kymmi." She pointed to each one and turn, and reached out her hand. "We're all pleased to meet you, Mr. Hagrid."
"Just Hagrid, please."
"OK. So, Professor Dumbledor said you would help us get our daughters' school stuff."
"Aye, that I'll do. Foller me if'n ya please." With that, the Chimmeras followed Hagrid out the back door of the pub. "Watch carefully, ya might need ta do this later." He said when they met a brick wall. He took out a pink umbrella. He tapped some bricks on the wall, and the bricks separated, revealing a bright alley full of witches and wizards. "Welcome ta Diagon Alley!"
A/N- *Barrowed from Bailey Silverfur's "My Trip To Hogwarts"
Near the end of August, the three girls' letters arrived. After the conversation about turning their brothers into frogs, Kymmi had waited by the door until the letters came. She was so excited when they finally came.
"Mum! The letters are here!" Kymmi yelled from the front door as they fell through the little letter slot. She peered through the slot to see a beautiful barn owl winging its way towards the clouds.
"Open 'em, Kymmi, open 'em!" Courtney yelled as she ran down the stairs towards the front door. Zoe came running from the kitchen, while their mum came from the laundry room downstairs.
Kymmi took her letter in her hands and opened it cautiously. Her sisters looked over her shoulders as she read it silently to herself.
"Holy crickets*! Where are we supposed to find all this stuff?" Lydia exclaimed as she looked at Zoe's letter. "Wands, magic spell books, owls, cauldrons, robes? Where do we get it all?"
Zoe was examining the back of her letter. "Here, on the back," she said taking the letter out of her mum's hands, "It says:
'To get all your wizarding needs, go to the Leaky Cauldron pub. You'll find my dear friend Hagrid there August thirty-first. He's very big and he has a brown beard. Believe me, you can't miss him. On September first, you will go to the London train station. I'm sure you will be able to find someone to help you to Platform 9 ¾.
Signed,
Albus Dumbledor, Headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
P.S.- I hope to see you all at Hogwarts September First.'"
"Well, that answers all our questions. You should all get your belongings ready."
On the morning of the last day in August, the Chimmeras left for London. After driving a while, they found the run down pub called the Leaky Cauldron.
"I can't believe I'm taking my children into a pub!" Lydia exclaimed as they walked into the musty old building.
"Don't worry mum, all's we must do is find some big guy called Hagrid." Courtney reassured her.
"Then you'm must be lookin' for me!" The family turned around to see a man who was practically a giant. "Please ta meet ya! I'm Rubius Hagrid. You all can call me Hagrid if ya like. Who might you be?"
Mrs. Chimmera was staring when he asked that question. "Oh, we're sorry, Mr. Hagrid. I'm Lydia Chimmera, and this is my husband Zac. These are my three daughters who will be attending Hogwarts this year. This is Zoe, and Courtney, and Kymmi." She pointed to each one and turn, and reached out her hand. "We're all pleased to meet you, Mr. Hagrid."
"Just Hagrid, please."
"OK. So, Professor Dumbledor said you would help us get our daughters' school stuff."
"Aye, that I'll do. Foller me if'n ya please." With that, the Chimmeras followed Hagrid out the back door of the pub. "Watch carefully, ya might need ta do this later." He said when they met a brick wall. He took out a pink umbrella. He tapped some bricks on the wall, and the bricks separated, revealing a bright alley full of witches and wizards. "Welcome ta Diagon Alley!"
A/N- *Barrowed from Bailey Silverfur's "My Trip To Hogwarts"