Chapter Two: Discovering Diagon Alley

Here we go again.

Topanga woke up the next day. She still had her eyes closed and hit her alarm clock to her side. Still under the covers, she rolled over and groaned wanting to go back to sleep.

Topanga's mother walked into the room opening the shades. "Good morning. Ready to go?"

Topanga sat up in bed and looked at her mom. "It's 6 in the morning! All I want to see right now are the insides of my eyelids!" Topanga said lazily.

"Oh come now. We have a long drive to London and a lot of shopping to do. Get up and get dressed." Topanga's mother walked out of the room closing the door behind her.

Topanga watched her mom close the door and slowly got out of bed. She walked to her closet and picked out a pair of jeans and a red shirt. She got dressed quickly and put on some socks and sneakers. She brushed her long brown hair and walked downstairs. Her mom was standing in the doorway with two suitcases in her hand and the car keys. "Already? I don't even get breakfast?"

"We will eat when we get there right now her have to go." Her mother said grabbing her daughter's arm.

Topanga had the letter and supply list in her hand and she walked over to the car while her mother locked the door. Her mother got into the driver's seat and started the car. Topanga put on her seat belt. And with that her mother backed out of the driveway and they drove to London.

Topanga eventually fell asleep in the car and was woken up by her mother. "We are here." She said parking the car and getting out.

They both got out of the car and her mother grabbed the suitcases out of the trunk. She locked the car and they walked for a couple of blocks. Topanga was still tired it was after all only 8 in the morning. She normally didn't wake up till around 10 am. They stopped in front of a mysterious pub. She had never seen it before in her life. Topanga peered at the sign above it.

"The Leaky Cauldron?" Topanga said quietly.

Her mother walked into the pub with Topanga following behind. She looked around. The room was dark and had dim light. A lot of people were of older age and were all talking among themselves.

Her mother turned around and looked at her daughter. "Stay here."

Topanga nodded and her mother walked over to the bartender. She watched her mother trying to decipher what her mother was doing.

"Hello Tom." Mariana, Topanga's mother, said to the Bartender, Tom.

"Ah! Mrs. Brinkley! How have you been? I haven't seen you in the longest time not since, well.sorry." Tom stated

"It's ok Tom. I have been well. Anyway, my daughter Topanga was accepted to Hogwarts and I was wondering if you can get us into Diagon Alley."

"Oh yes. Sure no problem." Tom waved over to Topanga.

Topanga looked at the man she had never seen before. She perked a brown and pointed to herself. "Me?"

"Yes you." Tom called.

"Come over here Topanga." Mariana called.

Topanga slowly walked over to her mother and looked up at Tom behind the counter. "Erm.Hello?" Topanga said looking at Tom.

"Hello my deary. I am Tom. I own the pub. I hear that you have been accepted to Hogwarts and need to get to Diagon Alley is that right?"

"Yes it is, are you going to be helping me." Topanga asked.

"Yes I am lets get you into the Alley. Shall we?" Tom motioned towards the back door.

Topanga, Mariana, and Tom walked out to the back. Topanga looked at the brick wall.

"What's the point of being back here? There is nothing here, but a brick wall."

"Ah yes that's what it appears to be, but wait." Tom steps up to the wall pulling a wand out of his cloak. He taps a sequence of a pattern on the brick wall.

Topanga watches in amazement with her mother standing behind her. The bricks on the wall began to move and make some sort of passageway. Topanga's mouth dropped. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Past the wall was a bunch of witches and wizards walking about with books and such in their hands. It was very loud due to all the talking. Tom looked at Mariana.

"Well your all set I guess?" Tom asked

"Yes thank you so much Tom, good to see you again." Mariana said hugging Tom.

"Yes very good to see you to. Owl me sometime."

"Perhaps I will. I should be going now. A lot of things to get done, I will try to stop back later, good bye!" Mariana said walking through the passageway.

"Yes of course now good bye!" Tom waved as the wall closed behind Mariana and Topanga.

"Mum where are we." Topanga asked.

"Diagon Alley." Mariana said starting to walk towards a crooked building.

"Where are we going," Topanga asked looking at the crooked building her and her mother were walking towards.

"Gringrotts." Mariana stated.

"Gringrotts?"

"It's a wizarding bank. We need to take out some money so we can buy your school supplies. You see muggle money is not the same as pounds. It is very different. Come now we must make time," Mariana said starting to walk faster.

"Ok mum." Topanga said running after her.

This will be continued in Chapter Three.