Chapter 2: Diagon Alley.

We ran into mum and papa waiting for us at the table closest to the back door. "Well sleeping beauty has finally awoken!" Papa said teasingly when she saw me. "C'mon we have a busy day ahead! Now eat your breakfast and we'll be on our way!" Mum said. Waiting for me on the table was a pile of pancakes. I dug in expecting them to be cold but to my surprise I found them to be warm. I cast a look at mum and papa. Papa winked at me. I smiled and went back to eating. When I finished We followed mum and papa to the back door. From there we went to the back alley. I watched as papa took out what looked like a stick and started tapping the bricks. We looked at each other and started tracing cuckoo signs in the air. Then suddenly to our great surprise the wall opened up to reveal a street filled with shops. We stood there gaping and muttering vowels and part of words. Mum smiled at our confusion and stuck out a hand to ruffle our hair. "C'mon! Lets go to gringotts bank to get the money for your supplies." Papa said. We followed her wordlessly to a big building gazing around eyes wide open. Our eyes only got wider as we entered the building. Inside were tons of .....of ...what are they? Mum must have seen our looks of confusion She said" Gringotts is run by goblins. They make great bankers." All we managed to do was gulp and nod our heads glancing at one another. Papa walked up to a goblin with particularly long fingers that was counting rubies. " I'm here to withdraw money from the Tomoh vault and the Tenioh vault." she said. "Do you have the keys?" said the goblin. "Yes right here. Said papa fiddling with her coat pocket. She laid two keys on the desk. The goblin took them and beckoned with his lllooonnggg fingers."Follow me." He led us down the hallway and through a door and into a cart. Once we were inside he pulled a lever and off we went. The cart was zooming at speeds that seemed impossible. "I think I'm gonna be sick!" announced Usagi. "Is this cart going over the speed limit?" Hotaru asked. "Has anyone ever died here? I asked. " Lady, You don't wanna know." the goblin replied grimly. My trips and I looked at each other and scooted closer together and away from the sides. I twisted my head around to catch a look at a flash of gold but it had already disappeared around a corner.

After what seemed like an eternity the cart came to a stop in front of a vault with a silver door with intricate designs and what looked like the astrological sign of Saturn carved all round the edges. The goblin stepped out of the cart and towards the door. He took out a key and unlocked the door. It swung open to reveal a long hallway. Papa pushed us inside and said"Welcome to the Tomoh vault." "This is not a vault! This is a house!" came Usagi's voice from somewhere within the vault. I walked in to discover that she was right. It was a house! We didn't have much time to explore though. Papa and mum dragged us all to a room down the hallway. I noticed that the doors had names on them. One said: heirlooms, another said: Diaries, and one even said: Bug collection. The one that Papa and mum were dragging us to said: Money and Misc. We went inside to find piles upon piles of gold, silver, bronze, jewels, and Artifacts. Mum handed each of us a bag and told us to get some money to pay for school supplies and anything we might like to buy. After doing so we investigated the artifacts. I found myself drawn to a necklace. It was a sapphire it was shaped like the right part of Saturn, it was on a gold chain. I picked it up and looked at mum. She nodded and helped me put it o." You look beautiful!" She said observing me. I smiled. I looked over to see that Usagi had also found a necklace but it was a ruby also in the shape of the left part of Saturn , it was on a gold chain. Instantly I looked over at Hotaru and saw that she too had found a necklace. Hers was an amethyst in the shape of the middle Part of Saturn. It was on a bronze chain. After hanging around for a few more seconds we left to go to the Tenioh vault. Papa told us to wait in the cart. She came back out in five minutes holding something. During the cart ride back we kept trying to sneak a peek at what it was but she put it into her pocket and scooted away from us. Once we got out of the cart it wasn't just Hotaru who started kissing the ground but Usagi and Me included. We exited the bank and looked at the supply list." Lets go get our books first." Usagi suggested. We agreed. We walked down the street towards the book shop. I paused in front of the store window to look at the display books. I was amazed at the variety they had. Hotaru grabbed my arm and dragged me inside. Inside the bookshop there was even more of a variety. There were books the size of a small dog to books the size of a flea. We picked out the books we needed and then some. I found a book with a silvery silk cover. Upon opening it I discovered it was a diary. Just what I needed! I also got a book about animal meanings, a dream analyzer book, and a book on the astrological history and meaning of the planets. After paying for it all Hotaru suggested that they get their wands next. They walked towards Ollivanders wand shop. Upon entering I felt a chill go down my spine. At first it seemed that no one was there but then I heard" How may I help you?" Hotaru spun around while I jumped in shock. The speaker was an old man. Suddenly I got a Psychic trip message from Usagi"I wonder if he's the founder?" she though jokingly. I thought back"He's definitely old enough!" The man walked up to me and asked me to hold out my wand hand. I sent a puzzled look to mum. " He means your writing hand." she said helpfully.

"Oh! I knew that!" I said sheepishly. I held out my right hand and he handed me a wand that he announced was 11 inches holly unicorn hair. I waved it. Nothing happened. "Hmm" He handed me another wand, and another, and another, and another, and another. "I wonder" he said. He handed me a wand He announced was 10 inches dogwood, white wolf tear. I waved it and a shower of blue sparks fell from it and formed strange figures in the air. " Finally! I've had that wand for years! It's about time it leaves!" he said happily. Then he walked up to Hotaru.

She held out her left hand and her right. "I'm both right handed and left handed." she said."Ahh." he said. "I have just the wand for you!" he disappeared into a back room and when he returned he was holding green wand. "10 inches willow Unicorn tears." He announced. He handed it to Hotaru who waved it. At once green sparks erupted and flew around the room forming patterns." New record! Fastest time I've had for someone to find their wand!" he said brightly. He stepped up to Usagi. She held out her left hand. Like me she took a long time finding a wand. Eventually she got one. It was 10 inches maple with fox tears. We bought the wands and left the shop. " Was it just me or did that guy seem a little evil?" I voiced. "You felt it to?" Hotaru and Usagi said at the same time. I nodded. "C'mon lets go get your robes." Mum said. She took us to a shop called Madame Malkins Robes of all occasions. Inside there were two other kids. A boy with green eyes and messy black hair. And a boy with blonde hair. They seemed to be arguing. Usagi stepped towards them and said"Hi! My names Usagi! These are my triplets: Mera, and Hotaru!" "Hi! I'm Mera! And I'm Hotaru!" We said. They stared a us. I guess we must have looked funny. Me in my favorite outfit. Hotaru with her purple skirt and blue shirt and black hair with purple highlights reaching down to her waist. And Usagi, with her army print cargo pants and matching shirt and her black hair with red highlights hanging in to braids reaching to her waist. After a few moments of them staring at us I decided that I didn't like all the silence so I did the only thing I could do. I burped.

You see of the three of us I am the most daring. After the burp Hotaru started to giggle and Usagi clapped. I took a bow and resumed staring right back at the boys. There were gaping at me now."Wait! Don't tell me let me guess!...A fish right?" I said looking at their faces. "You know we aren't supposed to talk to strangers so unless you tell us your name we will have to ignore you." Usagi and Hotaru and I said together. The blonde regained his composure first and said "I'm Draco Malfoy." The Black haired kid said" I'm Harry Potter." "Nice." I said." To." Hotaru said. "Meet." Usagi said."You!" we finished together. Just then Papa spotted us and rushed over."And Just WHO are YOU?" she said angrily to the boys. She turned to us and said" How many times do I have to tell you?"She began. Before she could finish we finished for her."Don't talk to boys until were 20." "WE KNOW!!" we said together. Thankfully Mum saw Papa and came over. " Haraku, how many times do I have to tell you!? Leave them alone!" She said. You could tell she was angry. And Believe me when mum got angry. She got angry. Even papa who is afraid of nothing is scared of her when she gets mad. "But Bu-" Papa stuttered "No Buts! C'mon! Lets go and look at what they need!" turning to us she said"You three can stay here and chat with your new friends." Then turning on her heel she grabbed papa's arm and marched over to the desk. We stood there in silence for a few seconds.

"Does this happen often?" Harry asked. "Only when were around boys." we said. "Are you Japanese?" asked Draco. "Yep!" Hotaru said. Just then Madame Malkins walked over and said your done to the boys. Harry walked out and met up with a very tall man holding melting ice cream cones. Draco walked out and met up with a tall pale women and what looked like an older version of Draco. I guessed those were his parents. I turned around and walked over to mum and papa. After we got all our clothing that we needed for school we were able to get some clothes for everyday as well. I got a Dark blue cloak with purple designs woven in. Usagi got a dark red one made of velvet that shifted colors like mine with silver designs. And Hotaru got one made of Purple velvet that shifted colors and had blue designs. After we paid for these we went into the pet shop to get our pets. "I don't want an owl, cat, rat, or a toad!" I complained."neither apparently did Hotaru or Usagi. "Can't we get something else?" Hotaru complained. "Yeah! Something that will stand out!" said Usagi. " I guess it will be okay as long as you ask the school." said papa."But that will take to long!" we said. "Ah hem." came a voice. " I don't mean tur listen in on ur conversation. But I happen tu work at the school." The voice belonged to the man with the ice cream cones. "The names Hagrid." "Oh! Would it be okay to have a different type of animal?" We asked together. "I suppose it would be okay as long as it's legal." "ALRIGHT!!" we said high-fiving each other. "Thanks Hagrid!" And then we all ran off to get our animal. I walked down an aisle and heard a whine. I looked around to see where it had come from. I heard it again. It was coming from a cage down the hall. Quickly I ran down the hall to the cage. I knelt down and saw a silver wolf pup with the clearest eyes I had ever seen. One was orange and the other was pink. Just like my eyes. You see each one of my sisters have curios eyes. Mine are orange and pink. Hotaru's are purple and blue. Usagi's are white and green. Anyways. It felt like fate. I looked into her eyes(yes it was a she) and knew that she was a part of me and that I was a part of her. We had to be together. I think she knew it to because she stared back at me with a loving gaze. I checked the price tag and found that there was none. I unlocked the cage and picked her up and brought her to the counter. "Excuse me? How much is the wolf pup?" I asked. "You want that thing? Are you crazy? Its vicious!" "No its not!" "Your not vicious are you, are you? I said. " You can have it for free!" "Really? Yes!" said the salesman. "Cool!" "I'll name her....... I paused. I looked into her eyes and knew what she wanted to be named. I'll name her Windspirit!" I bought Windspirit an ice blue collar and a purple leash, though I doubt I would need it. I seriously didn't think that Windspirit was going to run away. I met my sisters outside and found that they all had found pets with the same eyes as them.

Usagi had a panther cub named Nightspirit. Hotaru had a Phoenix named Firespirit. They looked at each other and burst out laughing at the fact that they all had given their pets similar names and that the eyes matched theirs. Soon Mum and Papa came by with the rest of their supplies and they went back to the leaky cauldron for lunch and spent the rest of the day studying.