Chapter Two
Lily's nerves were on edge, as she sat in the car, squeezed between Marion and Nancy. The trip had started out with Nancy in the middle, but Marion kept hitting her pen while she tried to write more of her story. So then Lily had to switch with Nancy, and the car ride was going smoothly once again.
Lily looked to her left, where Marion was looking at a magazine, but Lily could see that she wasn't really reading the magazine, more or less staring at it lost in thought. To her left was Nancy, who was still busy writing her story. This is going to be a long ride, Lily thought, and decided to take a nap.
She was woken up a few hours later by Nancy, who was nudging her shoulder.
"Lily. Lily wake up. We're almost there!" Nancy informed her as the White House was straight in front of them. Mrs. Alomonstrow pulled around to the side, and the girls filed out.
"But wait, where do we go?" Lily asked, looking around. She turned to Nancy to wonder why she didn't answer, and saw a huge man standing behind them.
"Hi, ya mus be Lily, Mar'n, and Nancy, eh?" The huge man said. Marion nodded her head timidly. "Well then, welcome to Hogwarts. Me name is Hagrid. If ya would like ter folla me, I can show ya to ta meetin'."
"O-ok." Marion said, and looked back at her twin sister and Lily.
"B-Bye mom." Nancy said to her mother, who didn't look as shocked as she should have been, as the three followed the Hagrid in between monuments and buildings until they got to a Diner. Only it looked to everyone else that they couldn't see it. They followed Hagrid into it, and found themselves with all different types of people all wearing different color cloaks.
"O'er here." Hagrid called to them from a table buried deep in the corner. Lily, Marion, and Nancy all looked very nervous, but were very curious to see what was going on. They came to the table and saw a few other kids their age and older, and a man dressed in a dark blue cloak, with glasses and dark hair. But the weird thing about him was that there was a scar on his forehead- that was shaped like a bolt of lightning.
The man motioned for Lily, Nancy, and Marion to sit down in the three empty seats left at the table. Lily walked over and sat in the closest empty seat. Nancy sat next to her and Marion next to Nancy. Everyone at the table except for the man looked nervous, and were all talking softly.
"Hi! I'm Zoe." The girl next to Lily said.
"And I'm Jenni!" Said Jenni who was sitting on the other side of Zoe.
"Hi Jenni, Hi Zoe." Lily replied, "I'm Lily, and this is my best friend Nancy." She pointed to her right. "And that's Nancy's sister, Marion."
The three of them started talking about hexes, spells, and everything else they had heard about Hogwarts. Nancy was busy talking to a girl named Shannon about writing story, and Marion and Mione, who is Shannon's sister, chatted. Next to them, on the other side of the table, Karen and Nathan talked about the differences of where they live.
Suddenly, the man stood up, and everyone at the table became silent.
"Hello." He said. "I am Harry Potter, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You can call me Professor Potter." He looked around the table as the nervous faces, and then continued, "All of you have been selected to attend Hogwarts this year. I know some of you may have attended other magical schools, but this year you will all be going to Hogwarts."
Karen slowly put her hand up in the hair.
"Yes, Mrs. Brinckmyster?"
"Professor, if we already go to a magical school, why must we switch schools?"
"Ah, yes, a very good point. I was just about to explain that. See, all of you, along with four other students from different countries, are part of a group called the order of the phoenix. Although you may not know it, you all have powers deep inside you. Very strong powers- and together, you are the only ones that can stop the whole wizard world from destruction."
Nancy almost laughed, but judging by the looks of most of the other people, this was serious. She turned to look at Lily and Marion, who were both staring at Harry in shock. [I]This really isn't a joke.[/I] Nancy thought. [I]I can't believe this. He thinks a bunch of thirteen-year-olds are going to save the world. Well, I guess it's worth a try. And if its not realy, it might even be fun.[/I]
She tuned back in just in time to hear him say, "Here is your supply list, how to get into Washington Alley to buy your supplies, how to convert your money into wizard's money, and how to get into platform 6?." And as he said this he passes around an envelope filled with papers.
"You all may go unless you have any questions." He said.
Lily, Nancy, and Marion walked out and onto the busy street of Washington, DC. They found Nancy and Marion's mother by the Lincoln memorial.
"Ready girls?"
"Yeah." They all replied wearily.
The ride home was uneventful, with very little talk. Lily was still debating weather or not this was all real, Nancy was lost deep in thought, and Marion once again "read" her magazine.
Mrs. Alomonstrow dropped Lily off at her house, and she went straight up to her room to avoid her mom and brother asking her a million questions about it. She still had not looked at the envelope that Professor Potter had given her. She heard voices from outside and looked out the window; her mom was talking to Nancy's mom about the whole thing.
Finally, she heard the sound of the car pulling away, and the beep-beep, which signaled that someone had opened the door. She walked downstairs; ready to read her mom whatever was in the letter.
"Hey mom? Do you want to see this?" She asked.
"Yes, Lily. Why don't you read it to me?" Her mother responded.
"Um, ok." Lily said, as she and her mom both took seats in the living room. It was a brightly lit room with a mint green carpet and white walls. It sort of reminded her of being outside.
She carefully took the old parchment out of the envelope and began to read aloud. " Each student at Hogwarts must wear a uniform. The uniform consists of three sets of black, plain, work robes, one back pointed hat, one pair of protective gloves, and one winter cloak."
Lily looked up at her mother and then continued onto reading the course books.
"Now the other equipment. One wand, one cauldron, one telescope, and on set of brass scales. Students may also bring an owl or a cat or a toad."
Lily looked up again. "Mom- where are you going to get this stuff from?"
"Why don't' you continue with reading the next page, dear."
"Ok." Lily flipped the page over. "Directions on how to get to Washington Alley to buy all of your supplies. Go to the largest shopping mall near you. Somewhere in that mall, there is a brick wall. Go and tap brick buried in the bottom left hand corner." Her voice faded away at the end. "They want us to do what?"
"Well, that's not too hard."
"How to convert your money into Wizards money. Once you get into Washington Alley, you must go to Gringodds, which is the shiny green building at the end of the strip. From in there you will be directed of to where to go."
Her mother nodded her head thoughtfully.
"And how to get to platform 6 and two thirds. Go to the local train station, and push your cart against the pole between gates six and seven." Lily paused. "And that's all it says."
"Well then, lets go buy your things!"
Lily's nerves were on edge, as she sat in the car, squeezed between Marion and Nancy. The trip had started out with Nancy in the middle, but Marion kept hitting her pen while she tried to write more of her story. So then Lily had to switch with Nancy, and the car ride was going smoothly once again.
Lily looked to her left, where Marion was looking at a magazine, but Lily could see that she wasn't really reading the magazine, more or less staring at it lost in thought. To her left was Nancy, who was still busy writing her story. This is going to be a long ride, Lily thought, and decided to take a nap.
She was woken up a few hours later by Nancy, who was nudging her shoulder.
"Lily. Lily wake up. We're almost there!" Nancy informed her as the White House was straight in front of them. Mrs. Alomonstrow pulled around to the side, and the girls filed out.
"But wait, where do we go?" Lily asked, looking around. She turned to Nancy to wonder why she didn't answer, and saw a huge man standing behind them.
"Hi, ya mus be Lily, Mar'n, and Nancy, eh?" The huge man said. Marion nodded her head timidly. "Well then, welcome to Hogwarts. Me name is Hagrid. If ya would like ter folla me, I can show ya to ta meetin'."
"O-ok." Marion said, and looked back at her twin sister and Lily.
"B-Bye mom." Nancy said to her mother, who didn't look as shocked as she should have been, as the three followed the Hagrid in between monuments and buildings until they got to a Diner. Only it looked to everyone else that they couldn't see it. They followed Hagrid into it, and found themselves with all different types of people all wearing different color cloaks.
"O'er here." Hagrid called to them from a table buried deep in the corner. Lily, Marion, and Nancy all looked very nervous, but were very curious to see what was going on. They came to the table and saw a few other kids their age and older, and a man dressed in a dark blue cloak, with glasses and dark hair. But the weird thing about him was that there was a scar on his forehead- that was shaped like a bolt of lightning.
The man motioned for Lily, Nancy, and Marion to sit down in the three empty seats left at the table. Lily walked over and sat in the closest empty seat. Nancy sat next to her and Marion next to Nancy. Everyone at the table except for the man looked nervous, and were all talking softly.
"Hi! I'm Zoe." The girl next to Lily said.
"And I'm Jenni!" Said Jenni who was sitting on the other side of Zoe.
"Hi Jenni, Hi Zoe." Lily replied, "I'm Lily, and this is my best friend Nancy." She pointed to her right. "And that's Nancy's sister, Marion."
The three of them started talking about hexes, spells, and everything else they had heard about Hogwarts. Nancy was busy talking to a girl named Shannon about writing story, and Marion and Mione, who is Shannon's sister, chatted. Next to them, on the other side of the table, Karen and Nathan talked about the differences of where they live.
Suddenly, the man stood up, and everyone at the table became silent.
"Hello." He said. "I am Harry Potter, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You can call me Professor Potter." He looked around the table as the nervous faces, and then continued, "All of you have been selected to attend Hogwarts this year. I know some of you may have attended other magical schools, but this year you will all be going to Hogwarts."
Karen slowly put her hand up in the hair.
"Yes, Mrs. Brinckmyster?"
"Professor, if we already go to a magical school, why must we switch schools?"
"Ah, yes, a very good point. I was just about to explain that. See, all of you, along with four other students from different countries, are part of a group called the order of the phoenix. Although you may not know it, you all have powers deep inside you. Very strong powers- and together, you are the only ones that can stop the whole wizard world from destruction."
Nancy almost laughed, but judging by the looks of most of the other people, this was serious. She turned to look at Lily and Marion, who were both staring at Harry in shock. [I]This really isn't a joke.[/I] Nancy thought. [I]I can't believe this. He thinks a bunch of thirteen-year-olds are going to save the world. Well, I guess it's worth a try. And if its not realy, it might even be fun.[/I]
She tuned back in just in time to hear him say, "Here is your supply list, how to get into Washington Alley to buy your supplies, how to convert your money into wizard's money, and how to get into platform 6?." And as he said this he passes around an envelope filled with papers.
"You all may go unless you have any questions." He said.
Lily, Nancy, and Marion walked out and onto the busy street of Washington, DC. They found Nancy and Marion's mother by the Lincoln memorial.
"Ready girls?"
"Yeah." They all replied wearily.
The ride home was uneventful, with very little talk. Lily was still debating weather or not this was all real, Nancy was lost deep in thought, and Marion once again "read" her magazine.
Mrs. Alomonstrow dropped Lily off at her house, and she went straight up to her room to avoid her mom and brother asking her a million questions about it. She still had not looked at the envelope that Professor Potter had given her. She heard voices from outside and looked out the window; her mom was talking to Nancy's mom about the whole thing.
Finally, she heard the sound of the car pulling away, and the beep-beep, which signaled that someone had opened the door. She walked downstairs; ready to read her mom whatever was in the letter.
"Hey mom? Do you want to see this?" She asked.
"Yes, Lily. Why don't you read it to me?" Her mother responded.
"Um, ok." Lily said, as she and her mom both took seats in the living room. It was a brightly lit room with a mint green carpet and white walls. It sort of reminded her of being outside.
She carefully took the old parchment out of the envelope and began to read aloud. " Each student at Hogwarts must wear a uniform. The uniform consists of three sets of black, plain, work robes, one back pointed hat, one pair of protective gloves, and one winter cloak."
Lily looked up at her mother and then continued onto reading the course books.
"Now the other equipment. One wand, one cauldron, one telescope, and on set of brass scales. Students may also bring an owl or a cat or a toad."
Lily looked up again. "Mom- where are you going to get this stuff from?"
"Why don't' you continue with reading the next page, dear."
"Ok." Lily flipped the page over. "Directions on how to get to Washington Alley to buy all of your supplies. Go to the largest shopping mall near you. Somewhere in that mall, there is a brick wall. Go and tap brick buried in the bottom left hand corner." Her voice faded away at the end. "They want us to do what?"
"Well, that's not too hard."
"How to convert your money into Wizards money. Once you get into Washington Alley, you must go to Gringodds, which is the shiny green building at the end of the strip. From in there you will be directed of to where to go."
Her mother nodded her head thoughtfully.
"And how to get to platform 6 and two thirds. Go to the local train station, and push your cart against the pole between gates six and seven." Lily paused. "And that's all it says."
"Well then, lets go buy your things!"