~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cordelia followed her mother and brother into a bookstore where the famous author Cynthia Stone was autographing her newest book Dude, Where's my Scar?: A Spell Book on How to Remove Unwanted Skin Blemishes. Well, that is interesting. Cordelia thought to herself, not seeing anyone even purchasing the book. Then out of the long line of students, a guy with black hair and round glasses stepped out of line, spotting the book. He quickly grabbed it and then slid back into line.
Turning back to the bookshelf, Cordelia reached into her coat pocket. "Hmmmnnn.. Lets see.." Cordelia said pulling out her list of school supplies.
Books for 5th years:
(The phrase in quotes is the book and the name after the dash is the author)
1. "The Art Of Potion Making" - Lenny Lentritticus
2. "Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble" - Ty Mi Shu
3. "Herbology and You: The advanced Edition" -
Tawny Smokerson
4. "Spells, Enchantments, and Incantations 301" -
P.O. Thead
5. "My Book Of Charms" - By Grimming Tackerson, the award winning author of "Lucky Charms".
6. "A Standard Book Of Spells: Grade 5" - Frank Wharthy
7. "A History of Magic" - Atticus Millington
8. "Care of Magical Creatures" - I.C. Yule
9. "Transfiguration 301" - Matilda Hecklerson
10. "The Intermediate Book Of Divination" -
Barney Wizzardson
11. "Defending Against The Dark Arts" -
I.M. Smartnyurnot
"Wow! This is a lot! It's eleven books! How do they expect me to haul all these around all day! At my old school, I only needed eight! Unbelievable!" Cordelia said to herself. "And that's just the books! I'm glad I hid that money dad gave me."
"What did you say?" hissed a voice behind her. Whirling around, Cordelia saw two evil eyes glaring down at her. It was Acantha.
"Ummmm.nothing, I just said that this is a lot of stuff to but and that I wish dad was here to give me some money." Cordelia lied.
Acantha eyed her curiously and frowned, "Well he's not, so get over it. And don't you dare think for one minute that I will pay for al your junk!" She turned away "Get your books and come on, I was nice enough to even bring you here, and all you do is mess around. Lets go!" yelled Acantha over her shoulder
Cordelia quickly collected all the books she needed and got in line behind a red headed student and the same boy with black hair she had seen earlier. I thought he would have bought his stuff already, why is this line so long, Cordelia wondered. The two guys in front of her were talking about quidditch; that made Cordelia think of home and how she was a seeker on her home team. She sighed quietly. She missed her old life very much.
"Can I help you?" asked a voice in front of her. Cordelia looked up, it was the shopkeeper.
"Oh yes, I'd like to buy these books." Cordelia replied.
"Are these for school? Those lists keep getting longer and longer every year," said the shopkeeper. "Soon we'll be fresh out of books altogether."
Cordelia gave her an almost-smile and set the perfectly balanced stack of books on the counter. The woman took the first one off the top to check the price and the whole stack collapsed, knocking several books on the ground
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry," said the woman.
"Oh its okay, don't worry about it." Cordelia said amiably.
The two guys who had started to walk away turned and setting their bags down helped Cordelia pick up the books.
"Thanks." She said.
"Oh no problem replied the guy with black hair and glasses. Cordelia looked closer and noticed a distinct scar on his forehead. It was in the shape of.of . a lightning bolt! Could it be? The famous Harry Potter she had been hearing about lately.
"Oh my gosh! Are you.are you.Harry Potter?" She breathed scarcely able to talk at all. Her father, who was a great wizard, knew a lot about Harry Potter, and had told Cordelia several amazing stories about him.
The boy smiled, "Yes and this is my friend Ron. Ron Weasly." Ron smiled at Cordelia.
"Wow, it's really great to meet you.Both of you!" She said in awe.
Ron laughed, "Well its bloody good to meet you too."
"Well, I'm Cordelia White, and it truly is a pleasure meeting Both of you. Hey, will you two be attending Hogwarts by any chance?"
"As a matter of fact, we will." Harry replied, "we'll look forward to seeing you there.
"Yeah, have a good day." Cordelia said, giving them another almost-smile, which by the way was starting to look more real each time she did it.
Wow! I cannot believe I actually met Harry Potter, Cordelia thought to herself. Now I know four people from school. Maybe this year won't be nearly as bad as I thought..
Cordelia followed her mother and brother into a bookstore where the famous author Cynthia Stone was autographing her newest book Dude, Where's my Scar?: A Spell Book on How to Remove Unwanted Skin Blemishes. Well, that is interesting. Cordelia thought to herself, not seeing anyone even purchasing the book. Then out of the long line of students, a guy with black hair and round glasses stepped out of line, spotting the book. He quickly grabbed it and then slid back into line.
Turning back to the bookshelf, Cordelia reached into her coat pocket. "Hmmmnnn.. Lets see.." Cordelia said pulling out her list of school supplies.
Books for 5th years:
(The phrase in quotes is the book and the name after the dash is the author)
1. "The Art Of Potion Making" - Lenny Lentritticus
2. "Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble" - Ty Mi Shu
3. "Herbology and You: The advanced Edition" -
Tawny Smokerson
4. "Spells, Enchantments, and Incantations 301" -
P.O. Thead
5. "My Book Of Charms" - By Grimming Tackerson, the award winning author of "Lucky Charms".
6. "A Standard Book Of Spells: Grade 5" - Frank Wharthy
7. "A History of Magic" - Atticus Millington
8. "Care of Magical Creatures" - I.C. Yule
9. "Transfiguration 301" - Matilda Hecklerson
10. "The Intermediate Book Of Divination" -
Barney Wizzardson
11. "Defending Against The Dark Arts" -
I.M. Smartnyurnot
"Wow! This is a lot! It's eleven books! How do they expect me to haul all these around all day! At my old school, I only needed eight! Unbelievable!" Cordelia said to herself. "And that's just the books! I'm glad I hid that money dad gave me."
"What did you say?" hissed a voice behind her. Whirling around, Cordelia saw two evil eyes glaring down at her. It was Acantha.
"Ummmm.nothing, I just said that this is a lot of stuff to but and that I wish dad was here to give me some money." Cordelia lied.
Acantha eyed her curiously and frowned, "Well he's not, so get over it. And don't you dare think for one minute that I will pay for al your junk!" She turned away "Get your books and come on, I was nice enough to even bring you here, and all you do is mess around. Lets go!" yelled Acantha over her shoulder
Cordelia quickly collected all the books she needed and got in line behind a red headed student and the same boy with black hair she had seen earlier. I thought he would have bought his stuff already, why is this line so long, Cordelia wondered. The two guys in front of her were talking about quidditch; that made Cordelia think of home and how she was a seeker on her home team. She sighed quietly. She missed her old life very much.
"Can I help you?" asked a voice in front of her. Cordelia looked up, it was the shopkeeper.
"Oh yes, I'd like to buy these books." Cordelia replied.
"Are these for school? Those lists keep getting longer and longer every year," said the shopkeeper. "Soon we'll be fresh out of books altogether."
Cordelia gave her an almost-smile and set the perfectly balanced stack of books on the counter. The woman took the first one off the top to check the price and the whole stack collapsed, knocking several books on the ground
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry," said the woman.
"Oh its okay, don't worry about it." Cordelia said amiably.
The two guys who had started to walk away turned and setting their bags down helped Cordelia pick up the books.
"Thanks." She said.
"Oh no problem replied the guy with black hair and glasses. Cordelia looked closer and noticed a distinct scar on his forehead. It was in the shape of.of . a lightning bolt! Could it be? The famous Harry Potter she had been hearing about lately.
"Oh my gosh! Are you.are you.Harry Potter?" She breathed scarcely able to talk at all. Her father, who was a great wizard, knew a lot about Harry Potter, and had told Cordelia several amazing stories about him.
The boy smiled, "Yes and this is my friend Ron. Ron Weasly." Ron smiled at Cordelia.
"Wow, it's really great to meet you.Both of you!" She said in awe.
Ron laughed, "Well its bloody good to meet you too."
"Well, I'm Cordelia White, and it truly is a pleasure meeting Both of you. Hey, will you two be attending Hogwarts by any chance?"
"As a matter of fact, we will." Harry replied, "we'll look forward to seeing you there.
"Yeah, have a good day." Cordelia said, giving them another almost-smile, which by the way was starting to look more real each time she did it.
Wow! I cannot believe I actually met Harry Potter, Cordelia thought to herself. Now I know four people from school. Maybe this year won't be nearly as bad as I thought..