Author's Note: Yeah, I know we've all heard this story before, and it's
getting old, but I had to add it, the story needs it. Just bear with me the
real action starts in Diagon Alley. Warning: This chapter is pretty long.
All my chapters are. :-) It was grueling to type all this!
Chapter 2
"A Story and Diagon Alley"
Her mom sighed. "Bad things can happen, even, or maybe especially, in the magic world. Listen to this story:
"There was once, and still may be, a wizard who turned bad. He was so evil and did such horrendous things, that now we don't even mention his name." She began.
"What is his name?" Faye asked.
"I was hoping you wouldn't make me say it, but just so you know, his name was. Voldemort." Her mother replied with a shudder.
Voldemort. Just the name made chills run up and down her spine. She already began to fear him, though she didn't have any reason too, not yet.
"Now we just call him You-Know-Who," her mom remarked. "Well, anyway, he gathered followers; he got many. Some came out of fear; some wanted some of his power, and others for different reasons. He got very, very powerful. He killed all who opposed him. Two very good people named Lily and James Potter opposed him." Faye gasped.
"They had a son named Harry. He's probably about your age now. Well, You-Know-Who found out about the Potters. One day he came to the town where they lived. He killed Lily and James," she said, her voice quavering a little, "But when he went to kill little Harry, he couldn't. He tried, mind you, but Harry Potter survived the death curse. Then, You-Know-Who vanished. Nobody knows why he left, or where he is now. Nobody, save a few, knows why Harry, just a baby, survived a curse that even the best witches and wizards could not. And not many people know where he is now.." Her mom stopped, on the verge of tears.
"You know." Faye said. "Right?"
"Yes, I do know." Her mom said.
"Where is he?" Faye asked, curious.
"He is at the Dursely's, his only family left. He's lived with them for 10 years. But the Durselys hate him and treat him like a slave. I knew that I should have." her mom began, but stopped again. "I'm sorry," she said, "This is very painful for me."
"Why?" Faye asked.
"Because," her mom said slowly, "Lily Potter was my best friend."
~~~~~
Faye stared at her mom in amazement. "Really?" was all she could say.
Her mom nodded and replied, "Yes."
"Let me get this all straight. You and Lily Potter were best friends. You knew that she opposed Voldemort, oops, I mean You-Know-Who, and that he would try to kill her because of that. So you asked a wise old wizard called Albus Dumbledore for help, and he suggested some secret keeping charm. It is a very difficult charm, and involves a Secret Keeper. OK, I got that much." Faye said, relaying all the information that her mother had just told her.
"Yes, you are right." Her mom replied. "But there's more. On the night they were going to perform the charm, Lily and I." she begun, but was interrupted by Faye's dad.
"Amee! They need you in Diagon Alley! Quick!" He said.
"What's Diagon Alley?" Faye asked.
"No time for explaining right now. Come with me. We'll get your school supplies at Diagon Alley." Her mother said, hastening Faye out the door and into the car. Faye was lucky - she still had the list of supplies needed in her hand. When they were well on their way, her mom spoke again. "Sorry about that. But when they call for me, I come." Her mom laughed.
"Who's 'they'?" Faye asked.
"Other witches and wizards. I work part-time in a sort of Muggle cover- up agency. I specialize in charms, particularly the Memory Charm. We have to use that a lot, you know." Her mom replied.
"Wow, really?" Faye said in awe. "Sounds like a cool job."
"It can be fun," her mom said, "but sometimes it can be very difficult. Working for the Ministry of Magic can be frustrating. The Ministry of Magic has several divisions, but I won't go into all that detail right now," she said.
"Hogwarts is a big school, right? So how do they organize all the students? They all can't have the same classes at the same time!" Faye asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, right! I almost forgot! There are different age groups of course. Then there are four houses, or groups of students, called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. You stay in the same house for the rest of your time in Hogwarts. Your house is like your family." Her mom replied.
"Oh.. How do they know what house to put you in?" Faye asked.
"You have a lot of questions!" her mom said, "but I'll gladly answer them. Anyway, certain types of people go into certain houses. I hope you'll be in Gryffindor, like I was, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be that bad either. They're very good houses," her mom added.
"What about Hufflepuff and Slytherin?" Faye asked. "Are they bad or something?"
Her mom laughed. "No. It's just that Hufflepuff doesn't get much glory. Though, if you were in Hufflepuff, you'd change that. As for Slytherin - let me put it this way: no dark witch or wizard who went to school at Hogwarts has been in any other house." She said.
"OK then. I want to be in Gryffindor!" Faye said.
"Good choice. Oh, here we are," her mom said, pointing to a little bar called the Leaky Cauldron.
"The Leaky Cauldron?" Faye said. "This isn't Diagon Alley, is it? It looks perfectly normal to me."
"No, this isn't Diagon Alley. Just follow me." Her mom said. They walked into the Leaky Cauldron. It was strange, because nobody else outside seemed to notice that it was there. Faye's mom introduced a few people, and then hurried on. There were lots of people there.
"Oh, hello Mrs. Weasley!" her mom said to one lady.
"Who are you?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Amelia Rowess, remember me?" her mom said.
"Oh! Hi, Amelia! Is this your daughter, Faye?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Her mom nodded and Mrs. Weasley said, "Nice to meet you again!" Faye shook her hand. "The last time I saw you, you were a baby! Amelia, I'm here for school supply shopping, are you?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Yes and no." her mom replied. "I got called here by the Ministry of Magic. I'm with the division that deals with covering up charms and such that were cast on Muggles. I really should be going.."
"Oh! I didn't know you worked for the Ministry of Magic! Well, if this is any help for you, I believe that Cornelius Fudge is at Quidditch Supplies, Etc. I saw him in there while shopping."
"Who's Cornelius Fudge?" Faye asked.
"The Minister of Magic. Now come on, we have to go." Her mom said.
Faye's mom thanked Mrs. Weasley and walked to the back of the bar. She tapped on some bricks with a wand she pulled out from her coat and an arch appeared before them. They stepped inside; they were in Diagon Alley.
"Can you go and get your books by yourself while I go find Fudge?" her mom asked. "And stay out of trouble?"
"Sure thing, Mom." Faye said. Her mom ran off down the street, and Faye entered the bookstore Flourish and Blotts. She wandered up and down the sections, getting all the books she needed off the shelves. She walked down the transfiguration aisle and saw a girl who was about her age, at the same section where her textbook would be. "Hi!" she said, "I'm Faye Rowess, who are you?"
"I'm Hermione Granger." The girl said. "Are you going to Hogwarts? I am. I'll be a First Year, what about you?"
"Yes, I'm going to Hogwarts, and I guess I'll be a First Year. I don't know that much about Hogwarts yet. I didn't know I was a witch until today. My mom is a witch, and I didn't even know she was either until I got my letter." Faye remarked.
"My parents are Muggles," Hermione said.
"The magic world is so amazing!" Faye said. "What house do you want to be in?" she asked.
"Definitely Gryffindor. I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be that bad either," Hermione said.
Faye and Hermione talked more. They quickly became friends. Faye asked, "Do you know how they sort people into their houses?"
"Nope. People say there's some sort of test or something. I've heard lots of different rumors, but no fact to base my own opinion on," Hermione said.
Just then, a boy with sleek blonde hair came by. "Hello," he said, "are you going to be first years? I am. I can't believe they aren't allowing first years to have broomsticks. It's so unfair. Maybe I'll get Dad to smuggle mine in for me," he added, smirking.
"Who are you?" Faye asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. I am Draco Malfoy." The boy said.
Faye could barely hold in her laughter. "I'm Faye Rowess." She said. Draco Malfoy, she thought, what kind of a name is that?
"I'm Hermione Granger," Hermione said. She also looked like she would burst into laughter at any given moment too.
"I come from one of the finest, and richest, mind you, wizard families in all of England." Draco said.
"Oh, really." Hermione said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, I do." Draco said, starting to sense that maybe he was disliked by these two girls. (He was very right.) He thought, well, if being nice doesn't work, I'll just be nasty! "I've never heard of the name 'Granger' before," he said, looking at Hermione. "Are you a pureblood?"
"My parents are Muggles, not magical, if that's what you mean." Hermione said. She didn't like this guy already.
Faye, sensing Hermione's discomfort, changed the subject. "What house do you want to be in?" she asked Draco. Thank you Faye! Hermione thought.
"Definitely Slytherin!" Draco said. "All of my family was in Slytherin. It is, by far, the best house of them all."
Slytherin! The Dark magic house! They didn't care about what house people were in, but neither Faye nor Hermione liked Draco at all now. He offered out his hand to shake, but there was no way she would ever be a friend with Draco Malfoy. She grabbed her transfiguration book and said, "Come on Hermione, I want you to meet my mom."
"Yeah, go, go ahead and walk out on me!" Draco shouted. "Go and take your little Mudblood friend with you! You'll be sorry you don't have me on your side! I'll teach you that nobody, I tell you NOBODY, messes with Draco Malfoy!" he said.
Faye turned around and said, "Oh, I'm so scared. No way! I think you'll be the one doing the learning, Malfoy. You'll be the one learning that nobody messes with Faye Rowess and gets out of it unharmed! Good bye!" As they walked out the door, Hermione said, "You go Faye! Where's your mom anyway? I'd like to meet her."
"There she is!" Faye said, pointing to her mother. "Hey mom! Over here!" Her mom walked over.
"We got the whole matter sorted out. Did you get all your books? Oh, hi! Who is this?" her mom asked.
Faye introduced Hermione and her mom. "We also made an enemy." Faye said. Her mom gave her a puzzling look. "His name is Draco Malfoy. By the way, what's a Mudblood?" she asked.
"Did Draco say that?" her mom asked. Faye nodded. "A 'Mudblood' is someone who is a Muggle-born witch or wizard. To call somebody that is very ignorant and rude. Wait, did you say Draco MALFOY?" Faye nodded again. Her mother looked shocked, but only for a moment. "Malfoy." she said with contempt in her voice. "I should've known. That boy, Draco. his dad is a follower of You-Know-Who." Faye gaped, but Hermione looked puzzled. "He said that he doesn't obey him anymore," her mom continued, "but I can't believe him. You have no idea how much I loathe Lucius.." She broke off and Faye's eyes sparkled.
"I could understand, if you told me." She said slowly.
"Nice try," her mom said.
~~~~~
"This is so cool! I like your mom!" Hermione said. Faye just smiled. Her mom had let her and Hermione do all their shopping together, by themselves. Hermione's parents had agreed. Hermione said it was because they were Muggle dentists and didn't really care. "Let's get our robes first," Hermione said, gesturing towards a shop called "Madam Malkin's Robes for Every Occasion". They went inside and saw three girls being fitted. They looked like they were related.
"Hi!" Faye said, "I'm Faye Rowess, and this is Hermione Granger. We're going to Hogwarts this year, are you?"
The one who was getting fitted said, "Hi! I'm Shawna Stepp, and this is my sister Laura and my cousin Sarah."
"You really look alike!" Hermione said.
"I know, everybody says that," Sarah said. "Our uncle is a professor at Hogwarts. He is Professor Snape." They talked for a while. The girls wanted to be in Slytherin. When Faye said that she heard it was a bad house, Sarah laughed and Laura said, "Slytherin rocks!" Shawna pointed out that just because some bad witches and wizards come out of Slytherin doesn't mean that all members of Slytherin were bad. After the girls got their robes, they left, saying that they'd see Hermione and Faye at Hogwarts.
After they got their robes, Hermione and Faye went to the Apothecary, which had lots of gross stuff but lots of cool stuff too. They got their ingredients they needed for Potions class, then left. Faye said that they should get their wands next. So, they set off for the wand shop. It was dark and shabby. When they entered, they saw nobody.
"Hello," a voice said, making Faye and Hermione jump. It was the wand seller, Mr. Ollivander. "Now who may you two be?"
"I'm Faye Rowess and this is Hermione Granger," Faye said. Her mom entered the shop and said, "I was looking for you!"
"Ah, are you her mother?" Mr. Ollivander said. Amelia just took off her glasses and smiled. "Oh! I remember you!" Mr. Ollivander said. "Yew, 10 ½ inches, dragon heartstring, wasn't it? Very good wand, that one. Perfect for Charm work."
It didn't take Hermione long to find her wand. After she was done, Mr. Ollivander asked her to put out her arm hand. Faye looked at her mom questioningly. "You're left-handed, so your wand hand is your left." Her mom said. Faye stuck out her wand hand.
"Let's try this one. Oak, 10 ¼ inches, unicorn hair." Mr. Ollivander said. He put it in her hand, but as she raised it to give it a try, Mr. Ollivander snatched it out of her hand. "Hmm. Let's try this one. Holly, 9 inches, dragon heartstring." Again, he snatched it away. "How about ebony, 9 ¾ inches, unicorn hair?" That one didn't work either. "Not that one," he said, "but that's a good length." Faye tried and tried. "Alright," Mr. Ollivander said, "maybe this one will work: willow, 9 ¾ inches, phoenix tail feather. Very unusual combination.". Faye took the wand and raised it. She flicked it, and blue and purple sparks came out.
"Yes!" her mom said. She'd started to get tired of watching. "Faye," she said as they left the wand shop, "would you like an owl, cat, or toad?"
"Owl." Faye said.
"Well, we need a family owl anyway. We can just split one, OK?"
Faye nodded, and they got an owl. After they were done all the shopping, Faye said, "I like this place. Who would've thought that I'd make a friend, an enemy, and get all my school supplies in one day!"
Chapter 2
"A Story and Diagon Alley"
Her mom sighed. "Bad things can happen, even, or maybe especially, in the magic world. Listen to this story:
"There was once, and still may be, a wizard who turned bad. He was so evil and did such horrendous things, that now we don't even mention his name." She began.
"What is his name?" Faye asked.
"I was hoping you wouldn't make me say it, but just so you know, his name was. Voldemort." Her mother replied with a shudder.
Voldemort. Just the name made chills run up and down her spine. She already began to fear him, though she didn't have any reason too, not yet.
"Now we just call him You-Know-Who," her mom remarked. "Well, anyway, he gathered followers; he got many. Some came out of fear; some wanted some of his power, and others for different reasons. He got very, very powerful. He killed all who opposed him. Two very good people named Lily and James Potter opposed him." Faye gasped.
"They had a son named Harry. He's probably about your age now. Well, You-Know-Who found out about the Potters. One day he came to the town where they lived. He killed Lily and James," she said, her voice quavering a little, "But when he went to kill little Harry, he couldn't. He tried, mind you, but Harry Potter survived the death curse. Then, You-Know-Who vanished. Nobody knows why he left, or where he is now. Nobody, save a few, knows why Harry, just a baby, survived a curse that even the best witches and wizards could not. And not many people know where he is now.." Her mom stopped, on the verge of tears.
"You know." Faye said. "Right?"
"Yes, I do know." Her mom said.
"Where is he?" Faye asked, curious.
"He is at the Dursely's, his only family left. He's lived with them for 10 years. But the Durselys hate him and treat him like a slave. I knew that I should have." her mom began, but stopped again. "I'm sorry," she said, "This is very painful for me."
"Why?" Faye asked.
"Because," her mom said slowly, "Lily Potter was my best friend."
~~~~~
Faye stared at her mom in amazement. "Really?" was all she could say.
Her mom nodded and replied, "Yes."
"Let me get this all straight. You and Lily Potter were best friends. You knew that she opposed Voldemort, oops, I mean You-Know-Who, and that he would try to kill her because of that. So you asked a wise old wizard called Albus Dumbledore for help, and he suggested some secret keeping charm. It is a very difficult charm, and involves a Secret Keeper. OK, I got that much." Faye said, relaying all the information that her mother had just told her.
"Yes, you are right." Her mom replied. "But there's more. On the night they were going to perform the charm, Lily and I." she begun, but was interrupted by Faye's dad.
"Amee! They need you in Diagon Alley! Quick!" He said.
"What's Diagon Alley?" Faye asked.
"No time for explaining right now. Come with me. We'll get your school supplies at Diagon Alley." Her mother said, hastening Faye out the door and into the car. Faye was lucky - she still had the list of supplies needed in her hand. When they were well on their way, her mom spoke again. "Sorry about that. But when they call for me, I come." Her mom laughed.
"Who's 'they'?" Faye asked.
"Other witches and wizards. I work part-time in a sort of Muggle cover- up agency. I specialize in charms, particularly the Memory Charm. We have to use that a lot, you know." Her mom replied.
"Wow, really?" Faye said in awe. "Sounds like a cool job."
"It can be fun," her mom said, "but sometimes it can be very difficult. Working for the Ministry of Magic can be frustrating. The Ministry of Magic has several divisions, but I won't go into all that detail right now," she said.
"Hogwarts is a big school, right? So how do they organize all the students? They all can't have the same classes at the same time!" Faye asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, right! I almost forgot! There are different age groups of course. Then there are four houses, or groups of students, called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. You stay in the same house for the rest of your time in Hogwarts. Your house is like your family." Her mom replied.
"Oh.. How do they know what house to put you in?" Faye asked.
"You have a lot of questions!" her mom said, "but I'll gladly answer them. Anyway, certain types of people go into certain houses. I hope you'll be in Gryffindor, like I was, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be that bad either. They're very good houses," her mom added.
"What about Hufflepuff and Slytherin?" Faye asked. "Are they bad or something?"
Her mom laughed. "No. It's just that Hufflepuff doesn't get much glory. Though, if you were in Hufflepuff, you'd change that. As for Slytherin - let me put it this way: no dark witch or wizard who went to school at Hogwarts has been in any other house." She said.
"OK then. I want to be in Gryffindor!" Faye said.
"Good choice. Oh, here we are," her mom said, pointing to a little bar called the Leaky Cauldron.
"The Leaky Cauldron?" Faye said. "This isn't Diagon Alley, is it? It looks perfectly normal to me."
"No, this isn't Diagon Alley. Just follow me." Her mom said. They walked into the Leaky Cauldron. It was strange, because nobody else outside seemed to notice that it was there. Faye's mom introduced a few people, and then hurried on. There were lots of people there.
"Oh, hello Mrs. Weasley!" her mom said to one lady.
"Who are you?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Amelia Rowess, remember me?" her mom said.
"Oh! Hi, Amelia! Is this your daughter, Faye?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Her mom nodded and Mrs. Weasley said, "Nice to meet you again!" Faye shook her hand. "The last time I saw you, you were a baby! Amelia, I'm here for school supply shopping, are you?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Yes and no." her mom replied. "I got called here by the Ministry of Magic. I'm with the division that deals with covering up charms and such that were cast on Muggles. I really should be going.."
"Oh! I didn't know you worked for the Ministry of Magic! Well, if this is any help for you, I believe that Cornelius Fudge is at Quidditch Supplies, Etc. I saw him in there while shopping."
"Who's Cornelius Fudge?" Faye asked.
"The Minister of Magic. Now come on, we have to go." Her mom said.
Faye's mom thanked Mrs. Weasley and walked to the back of the bar. She tapped on some bricks with a wand she pulled out from her coat and an arch appeared before them. They stepped inside; they were in Diagon Alley.
"Can you go and get your books by yourself while I go find Fudge?" her mom asked. "And stay out of trouble?"
"Sure thing, Mom." Faye said. Her mom ran off down the street, and Faye entered the bookstore Flourish and Blotts. She wandered up and down the sections, getting all the books she needed off the shelves. She walked down the transfiguration aisle and saw a girl who was about her age, at the same section where her textbook would be. "Hi!" she said, "I'm Faye Rowess, who are you?"
"I'm Hermione Granger." The girl said. "Are you going to Hogwarts? I am. I'll be a First Year, what about you?"
"Yes, I'm going to Hogwarts, and I guess I'll be a First Year. I don't know that much about Hogwarts yet. I didn't know I was a witch until today. My mom is a witch, and I didn't even know she was either until I got my letter." Faye remarked.
"My parents are Muggles," Hermione said.
"The magic world is so amazing!" Faye said. "What house do you want to be in?" she asked.
"Definitely Gryffindor. I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be that bad either," Hermione said.
Faye and Hermione talked more. They quickly became friends. Faye asked, "Do you know how they sort people into their houses?"
"Nope. People say there's some sort of test or something. I've heard lots of different rumors, but no fact to base my own opinion on," Hermione said.
Just then, a boy with sleek blonde hair came by. "Hello," he said, "are you going to be first years? I am. I can't believe they aren't allowing first years to have broomsticks. It's so unfair. Maybe I'll get Dad to smuggle mine in for me," he added, smirking.
"Who are you?" Faye asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. I am Draco Malfoy." The boy said.
Faye could barely hold in her laughter. "I'm Faye Rowess." She said. Draco Malfoy, she thought, what kind of a name is that?
"I'm Hermione Granger," Hermione said. She also looked like she would burst into laughter at any given moment too.
"I come from one of the finest, and richest, mind you, wizard families in all of England." Draco said.
"Oh, really." Hermione said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, I do." Draco said, starting to sense that maybe he was disliked by these two girls. (He was very right.) He thought, well, if being nice doesn't work, I'll just be nasty! "I've never heard of the name 'Granger' before," he said, looking at Hermione. "Are you a pureblood?"
"My parents are Muggles, not magical, if that's what you mean." Hermione said. She didn't like this guy already.
Faye, sensing Hermione's discomfort, changed the subject. "What house do you want to be in?" she asked Draco. Thank you Faye! Hermione thought.
"Definitely Slytherin!" Draco said. "All of my family was in Slytherin. It is, by far, the best house of them all."
Slytherin! The Dark magic house! They didn't care about what house people were in, but neither Faye nor Hermione liked Draco at all now. He offered out his hand to shake, but there was no way she would ever be a friend with Draco Malfoy. She grabbed her transfiguration book and said, "Come on Hermione, I want you to meet my mom."
"Yeah, go, go ahead and walk out on me!" Draco shouted. "Go and take your little Mudblood friend with you! You'll be sorry you don't have me on your side! I'll teach you that nobody, I tell you NOBODY, messes with Draco Malfoy!" he said.
Faye turned around and said, "Oh, I'm so scared. No way! I think you'll be the one doing the learning, Malfoy. You'll be the one learning that nobody messes with Faye Rowess and gets out of it unharmed! Good bye!" As they walked out the door, Hermione said, "You go Faye! Where's your mom anyway? I'd like to meet her."
"There she is!" Faye said, pointing to her mother. "Hey mom! Over here!" Her mom walked over.
"We got the whole matter sorted out. Did you get all your books? Oh, hi! Who is this?" her mom asked.
Faye introduced Hermione and her mom. "We also made an enemy." Faye said. Her mom gave her a puzzling look. "His name is Draco Malfoy. By the way, what's a Mudblood?" she asked.
"Did Draco say that?" her mom asked. Faye nodded. "A 'Mudblood' is someone who is a Muggle-born witch or wizard. To call somebody that is very ignorant and rude. Wait, did you say Draco MALFOY?" Faye nodded again. Her mother looked shocked, but only for a moment. "Malfoy." she said with contempt in her voice. "I should've known. That boy, Draco. his dad is a follower of You-Know-Who." Faye gaped, but Hermione looked puzzled. "He said that he doesn't obey him anymore," her mom continued, "but I can't believe him. You have no idea how much I loathe Lucius.." She broke off and Faye's eyes sparkled.
"I could understand, if you told me." She said slowly.
"Nice try," her mom said.
~~~~~
"This is so cool! I like your mom!" Hermione said. Faye just smiled. Her mom had let her and Hermione do all their shopping together, by themselves. Hermione's parents had agreed. Hermione said it was because they were Muggle dentists and didn't really care. "Let's get our robes first," Hermione said, gesturing towards a shop called "Madam Malkin's Robes for Every Occasion". They went inside and saw three girls being fitted. They looked like they were related.
"Hi!" Faye said, "I'm Faye Rowess, and this is Hermione Granger. We're going to Hogwarts this year, are you?"
The one who was getting fitted said, "Hi! I'm Shawna Stepp, and this is my sister Laura and my cousin Sarah."
"You really look alike!" Hermione said.
"I know, everybody says that," Sarah said. "Our uncle is a professor at Hogwarts. He is Professor Snape." They talked for a while. The girls wanted to be in Slytherin. When Faye said that she heard it was a bad house, Sarah laughed and Laura said, "Slytherin rocks!" Shawna pointed out that just because some bad witches and wizards come out of Slytherin doesn't mean that all members of Slytherin were bad. After the girls got their robes, they left, saying that they'd see Hermione and Faye at Hogwarts.
After they got their robes, Hermione and Faye went to the Apothecary, which had lots of gross stuff but lots of cool stuff too. They got their ingredients they needed for Potions class, then left. Faye said that they should get their wands next. So, they set off for the wand shop. It was dark and shabby. When they entered, they saw nobody.
"Hello," a voice said, making Faye and Hermione jump. It was the wand seller, Mr. Ollivander. "Now who may you two be?"
"I'm Faye Rowess and this is Hermione Granger," Faye said. Her mom entered the shop and said, "I was looking for you!"
"Ah, are you her mother?" Mr. Ollivander said. Amelia just took off her glasses and smiled. "Oh! I remember you!" Mr. Ollivander said. "Yew, 10 ½ inches, dragon heartstring, wasn't it? Very good wand, that one. Perfect for Charm work."
It didn't take Hermione long to find her wand. After she was done, Mr. Ollivander asked her to put out her arm hand. Faye looked at her mom questioningly. "You're left-handed, so your wand hand is your left." Her mom said. Faye stuck out her wand hand.
"Let's try this one. Oak, 10 ¼ inches, unicorn hair." Mr. Ollivander said. He put it in her hand, but as she raised it to give it a try, Mr. Ollivander snatched it out of her hand. "Hmm. Let's try this one. Holly, 9 inches, dragon heartstring." Again, he snatched it away. "How about ebony, 9 ¾ inches, unicorn hair?" That one didn't work either. "Not that one," he said, "but that's a good length." Faye tried and tried. "Alright," Mr. Ollivander said, "maybe this one will work: willow, 9 ¾ inches, phoenix tail feather. Very unusual combination.". Faye took the wand and raised it. She flicked it, and blue and purple sparks came out.
"Yes!" her mom said. She'd started to get tired of watching. "Faye," she said as they left the wand shop, "would you like an owl, cat, or toad?"
"Owl." Faye said.
"Well, we need a family owl anyway. We can just split one, OK?"
Faye nodded, and they got an owl. After they were done all the shopping, Faye said, "I like this place. Who would've thought that I'd make a friend, an enemy, and get all my school supplies in one day!"