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Chapter 2- Broomstick or Magic Carpet?
The Summer holidays flew by and soon it was time to go and get school stuff. Only the other week did Hermione send a letter to Ron saying that she would meet them in Diagon Alley. School letters came as well, their school list was not that big, but they needed new equipment. Early on a late August morning, Mrs Weasley woke Harry for breakfast. It was the day that they went to Diagon Alley and Harry couldn't wait to see it again. 'Good morning Ron,' said Harry as Ron walked down the stairs, nearly tripping over his feet. Fred and George came down after Ron, and Ginny followed. Mr and Mrs Weasley were down having breakfast already, Mr Weasley had gotten the day off so he could come to Diagon Alley as well. Breakfast was the same old meal.
'Lucky Arthur was able to borrow Ministry cars, we're out of floo powder,' Mrs Weasley interrupted the normal breakfast conversation. They all left at 9 o'clock. Two Ministry cars were parked outside. 'Hop to it, single file for each car!' Mr Weasley ordered. The trip was speedy, squeezing through gaps and making great time. They all exited the cars and went into The Leaky Cauldron. Tom was there as usual, serving his customers and doing his job. They went into the courtyard and Mr Weasley did the honours of tapping the bricks to enter Diagon Alley. They watched the magic archway form.
'First of all, we visit Gringotts, then we split up and do whatever, meeting back for lunch, the doing the school shopping, alright,' Mrs Weasley explained clearly. They went through the magic archway and entered the busy Alley. They made their way to Gringotts and entered. The cart was crowded as the sped down to the Weasley's vault; they still had a tiny bit of money from when they had won that competition. The cart continued down and down heading towards Harry's vault, Harry was looking to the side when he noticed a large fireball heading towards them, the cart dropped lower and the fireball sped behind them down another track, making the Weasley's and Harry gasped. So the rumours were true, thought Harry convinced that there were dragons here. Minutes later, the cart stopped outside Harry's vault and he pulled himself out of the cart, while the goblin followed. Griphook opened the vault and Harry collected more money than usual, making his time in his vault quick. The vault closed after him. He made his way back to the cart and they all headed back. The sun was bright. Ron saw Hermione and he and Harry went off to go meet her. 'Hello Harry, hello Ron,' greeted Hermione, 'My parents are in The Leaky Cauldron.' 'Hello Hermione,' greeted Harry, 'I need to go check out Quality Quidditch Supplies.' 'I want to see if they have anything new!' Ron said.
They headed to Quality Quidditch Supplies and entered the packed shop. There in the corners was a crowd of people, grouped around something, probably the thing Ron wanted to see. Harry looked at the broomstick and Quidditch extras area, they had all types of things, wrist protectors, new twigs, polish for the broomstick, build your own broomstick sets and compasses. Nothing there fancied Harry, so he decided to get a look at the new item, now that the crowd had died down a bit. He squeezed his way through the people and what he saw, was not a what he thought would be there, but a magic carpet. Its magic went through Harry's skin, tickled his bones, he couldn't take his eyes of its pattern, there was a soft calm music coming from it. Ron's voice broke into Harry's daydream.
'It's no broomstick, like I thought it might be, but a magic carpet, and it's a Flat Twister 180.' 'Ron, Harry look! There's a notice here,' Hermione interrupted. The notice read;
To those whom it may concern, There is a vote for whether broomsticks are better than magic carpets. Those who want to enter are welcome. There will also be a Magic Carpet/Broomstick Race in Diagon Alley's park, Dragon Lake Park. Date: August 30th All Welcome! Yours Sincerely, The Head of Magical Games and Sports Ludovic Bagman
'Harry, you should enter,' suggested Ron excitedly. Hermione stayed quiet. 'I'll think about it,' said Harry as he wandered over to the counter.
'Do you have test tries for the new Magic Carpet?' asked Harry. 'Yes, we have test tries, follow me please,' the man said, 'Oh yeah, my name is Mr Broomsberry.'
Hermione and Ron followed Harry with full interest. Mr Broomsberry led Harry, Hermione and Ron out the door behind the counter and took them down a hallway to another door, he pushed it open, in there was a huge flying room, specially for test tries.
'Wicked!' said Ron in amazement. Mr Broomsberry walked over to a cupboard and got out a magic carpet. 'Here we go, just start off slowly okay?' said Mr Broomsberry warningly. Harry walked over to the magic carpet, which was now floating in mid-air. Harry mounted, sitting on his shins, and clutching onto the edges tightly.
'How do I start and stop Mr Broomsberry?' asked Harry. 'Just say up to go up, left to go left, right to go right, down to go down and you get the point now,' explained Mr Broomsberry, 'Go for it!' 'Up,' ordered Harry.
The carpet went up slowly and started to go faster as Harry urged it to do in his mind. He found that if he leaned to one side it goes that way. He sped straight and round and up and down, he did loops and spirals and basically, the control was just great. Harry flew slowly to the ground and stopped.
'That was so cool Harry!' Ron exclaimed. 'How much are you selling your Flat Twister 180?' asked Harry. 'A low price of 24 Galleons each,' said Mr Broomsberry sounding very disappointed, 'They don't sell well, cause people think that they will overtake the broomstick.' 'That's a good price for a flying rug,' Ron said. 'Will you get one Harry? Don't forget that we have to get schoolstuff still,' asked Hermione curiously. 'Are you done now, I have to look after the shop,' said Mr Broomsberry starting to get a bit impatiently. 'Yeah, were done, aren't we Ron!' said Harry meaning that Ron should just leave it for today.
Mr Broomsberry led them to the front of the counter.
'I would like to buy one of those Flat Twisters 180's,' asked Harry, handing over 24 Galleons. 'Thank-you for shopping at Quality Quidditch Supplies,' said Mr Broomsberry happily.
Harry, Ron and Hermione left the shop, and headed to look at the many exciting shops in Diagon Alley. They looked for hours and hours. Lunchtime just flew around and soon, Harry and his friends were heading to The Leaky Cauldron for lunch with the Weasleys'. Harry also picked himself up a new watch. The Weasley's, Harry and Hermione spent the afternoon getting school supplies. They arrived home exhausted after a long day. A thought appeared in the back of Harry's mind before bed. He remembered someone saying that broomstick were band in Great Britain, so were those Magic Carpets imported illegally or not?
A/N: It's not really that interesting yet, I know! Ok? Well, trust me it will!
Chapter 2- Broomstick or Magic Carpet?
The Summer holidays flew by and soon it was time to go and get school stuff. Only the other week did Hermione send a letter to Ron saying that she would meet them in Diagon Alley. School letters came as well, their school list was not that big, but they needed new equipment. Early on a late August morning, Mrs Weasley woke Harry for breakfast. It was the day that they went to Diagon Alley and Harry couldn't wait to see it again. 'Good morning Ron,' said Harry as Ron walked down the stairs, nearly tripping over his feet. Fred and George came down after Ron, and Ginny followed. Mr and Mrs Weasley were down having breakfast already, Mr Weasley had gotten the day off so he could come to Diagon Alley as well. Breakfast was the same old meal.
'Lucky Arthur was able to borrow Ministry cars, we're out of floo powder,' Mrs Weasley interrupted the normal breakfast conversation. They all left at 9 o'clock. Two Ministry cars were parked outside. 'Hop to it, single file for each car!' Mr Weasley ordered. The trip was speedy, squeezing through gaps and making great time. They all exited the cars and went into The Leaky Cauldron. Tom was there as usual, serving his customers and doing his job. They went into the courtyard and Mr Weasley did the honours of tapping the bricks to enter Diagon Alley. They watched the magic archway form.
'First of all, we visit Gringotts, then we split up and do whatever, meeting back for lunch, the doing the school shopping, alright,' Mrs Weasley explained clearly. They went through the magic archway and entered the busy Alley. They made their way to Gringotts and entered. The cart was crowded as the sped down to the Weasley's vault; they still had a tiny bit of money from when they had won that competition. The cart continued down and down heading towards Harry's vault, Harry was looking to the side when he noticed a large fireball heading towards them, the cart dropped lower and the fireball sped behind them down another track, making the Weasley's and Harry gasped. So the rumours were true, thought Harry convinced that there were dragons here. Minutes later, the cart stopped outside Harry's vault and he pulled himself out of the cart, while the goblin followed. Griphook opened the vault and Harry collected more money than usual, making his time in his vault quick. The vault closed after him. He made his way back to the cart and they all headed back. The sun was bright. Ron saw Hermione and he and Harry went off to go meet her. 'Hello Harry, hello Ron,' greeted Hermione, 'My parents are in The Leaky Cauldron.' 'Hello Hermione,' greeted Harry, 'I need to go check out Quality Quidditch Supplies.' 'I want to see if they have anything new!' Ron said.
They headed to Quality Quidditch Supplies and entered the packed shop. There in the corners was a crowd of people, grouped around something, probably the thing Ron wanted to see. Harry looked at the broomstick and Quidditch extras area, they had all types of things, wrist protectors, new twigs, polish for the broomstick, build your own broomstick sets and compasses. Nothing there fancied Harry, so he decided to get a look at the new item, now that the crowd had died down a bit. He squeezed his way through the people and what he saw, was not a what he thought would be there, but a magic carpet. Its magic went through Harry's skin, tickled his bones, he couldn't take his eyes of its pattern, there was a soft calm music coming from it. Ron's voice broke into Harry's daydream.
'It's no broomstick, like I thought it might be, but a magic carpet, and it's a Flat Twister 180.' 'Ron, Harry look! There's a notice here,' Hermione interrupted. The notice read;
To those whom it may concern, There is a vote for whether broomsticks are better than magic carpets. Those who want to enter are welcome. There will also be a Magic Carpet/Broomstick Race in Diagon Alley's park, Dragon Lake Park. Date: August 30th All Welcome! Yours Sincerely, The Head of Magical Games and Sports Ludovic Bagman
'Harry, you should enter,' suggested Ron excitedly. Hermione stayed quiet. 'I'll think about it,' said Harry as he wandered over to the counter.
'Do you have test tries for the new Magic Carpet?' asked Harry. 'Yes, we have test tries, follow me please,' the man said, 'Oh yeah, my name is Mr Broomsberry.'
Hermione and Ron followed Harry with full interest. Mr Broomsberry led Harry, Hermione and Ron out the door behind the counter and took them down a hallway to another door, he pushed it open, in there was a huge flying room, specially for test tries.
'Wicked!' said Ron in amazement. Mr Broomsberry walked over to a cupboard and got out a magic carpet. 'Here we go, just start off slowly okay?' said Mr Broomsberry warningly. Harry walked over to the magic carpet, which was now floating in mid-air. Harry mounted, sitting on his shins, and clutching onto the edges tightly.
'How do I start and stop Mr Broomsberry?' asked Harry. 'Just say up to go up, left to go left, right to go right, down to go down and you get the point now,' explained Mr Broomsberry, 'Go for it!' 'Up,' ordered Harry.
The carpet went up slowly and started to go faster as Harry urged it to do in his mind. He found that if he leaned to one side it goes that way. He sped straight and round and up and down, he did loops and spirals and basically, the control was just great. Harry flew slowly to the ground and stopped.
'That was so cool Harry!' Ron exclaimed. 'How much are you selling your Flat Twister 180?' asked Harry. 'A low price of 24 Galleons each,' said Mr Broomsberry sounding very disappointed, 'They don't sell well, cause people think that they will overtake the broomstick.' 'That's a good price for a flying rug,' Ron said. 'Will you get one Harry? Don't forget that we have to get schoolstuff still,' asked Hermione curiously. 'Are you done now, I have to look after the shop,' said Mr Broomsberry starting to get a bit impatiently. 'Yeah, were done, aren't we Ron!' said Harry meaning that Ron should just leave it for today.
Mr Broomsberry led them to the front of the counter.
'I would like to buy one of those Flat Twisters 180's,' asked Harry, handing over 24 Galleons. 'Thank-you for shopping at Quality Quidditch Supplies,' said Mr Broomsberry happily.
Harry, Ron and Hermione left the shop, and headed to look at the many exciting shops in Diagon Alley. They looked for hours and hours. Lunchtime just flew around and soon, Harry and his friends were heading to The Leaky Cauldron for lunch with the Weasleys'. Harry also picked himself up a new watch. The Weasley's, Harry and Hermione spent the afternoon getting school supplies. They arrived home exhausted after a long day. A thought appeared in the back of Harry's mind before bed. He remembered someone saying that broomstick were band in Great Britain, so were those Magic Carpets imported illegally or not?
A/N: It's not really that interesting yet, I know! Ok? Well, trust me it will!