A/N: Wheeeeeee!!! I'm loving this- here's ch. 9! Don't be discouraged!
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"Where are we going now, Dad?" asked Charlotte.
"Well," he said, "I'm going to drop you off at Madam Malkin's to have your robes fitted, and I will go buy your other supplies. When you finish, ask someone to give you directions to Ollivanders wands. I'll meet you there."
"Okay..." Charlotte responded. "This will save time, I guess," she thought.
Mr. Talon led her to a shop with a sign above the door stating, "Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions." Charlotte looked at her father, and asked for some of the money.
"Alright, Charlotte. The system is easy enough," Mr. Talon began, "The silver ones are sickles, the bronze ones are knuts, and the gold ones are galleons. Twenty-nine knuts make one sickle, and seventeen sickles make one galleon."
"Thanks, Dad." Charlotte sighed as Mr. Talon filled another small sack with coins.
"This should cover the cloak, robes, hat, and wand. Are you all set?"
"Yes," Charlotte said just as a pale, blonde-haired boy with a pointed face walked out of the shop with a smug look upon it.
"Alright, Charlotte. Go over to Ollivanders and wait for me when you finish." Mr. Talon said, and walked in the other direction and into a shop called Flourish and Blotts.
Still wondering what Flourish and Blotts might sell, she walked inside Madam Malkin's. Sitting in the corner of the store was a petite, happy- looking witch dressed entirely in mauve.
"Getting your Hogwarts uniform, dear?" she asked. Charlotte guessed this must be Madam Malkin, and nodded in response to her question.
"Then don't be nervous, Miss! Come right over here and I'll be with you in a moment." Madam Malkin said with a smile, pointing to a small stool.
"Just stand here?" Charlotte asked.
"Yeah," said a girl with brown hair and glasses to the right.
"Okay," Charlotte replied, walking towards the stool.
"Hi! My name's Katherine Varady. Ouch!" the girl said. The witch who was pinning her robes accidentially stuck her with a pin.
"Sorry, dearie." she appologized.
"My name's Charlotte Talon."
"So, you're going to Hogwarts, too?"
"Yeah. I still can't believe it."
"My family's pureblood, so I'm kinda used to this stuff. I've been waiting to go to Hogwarts since I was five!" Katherine said with a smile.
"Oh. I'm new to all of this. My mom isn't a witch, and my dad wasn't sure if I'd be able to go to Hogwarts, to they kept it a secret and raised me like a... uh... "
"Muggle?"
"Yeah, that's it. I forgot."
"My mom is over there, talking to Madam Malkin. Where are your parents?"
"Oh," Charlotte said, "My dad went to go get my other things so we could save time. He wants me to meet him at Olivers or something."
"Oh, you mean Ollivanders." Katherine giggled. "My mom wants to go there next. Maybe we can go together?"
"Sure!" Charlotte exclaimed. It felt nice to make a new friend. She also didn't want to go alone.
Madam Malkin walked away from Katherine's mother, and came towards Charlotte. She was carrying a large black robe, and as she approached, she unfolded it. Pulling it over Charlotte's head, she asked for her to stay still.
"Just so you won't be pricked, dear." Madam Malkin explained. Charlotte liked this woman already.
"Do you know what house you might be in?" Katherine asked.
"House?"
"Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Those are the houses that you could be placed in at the sorting."
"The... sorting?"
"It's the ceremony for first years. You'll see."
"Well, dear," the witch pinning Katherine's robes interrupted, "You're all finished."
"Thank you! Oh, and I need a hat and cloak, too."
With a wave of the witch's wand, two more identical robes appeared for Katherine, and her third instantly came off and folded itself, landing on the pile. With another flick, a pointed black hat came out of thin air, and a black cloak with its silver fastenings as well.
"Thank you very much," Katherine said. She gathered up her things, and began walking to her mother.
"Be right back, Charlotte," she said.
"Just one more moment, dear," Madam Malkin chimed in. "Finished!" she added after one more pin.
"Thank you, ma'am. And I also need--"
"Oh, I know, dearie," Madam Malkin interrupted. "I've been fixing up Hogwarts robes for so long, I know that list like the back of my wand."
And, just as the witch fixing Katherin's robes had, she waved her wand and two more of the very same robes appeared, and the three floated onto a small pile of their own. Next was the hat, and then the winter cloak appeared. Charlotte was in awe. Things just seemed to be done in a snap(or in this case, a wave)when magic was involved.
"Thank you, Madam Malkin. How much will this cost?" Charlotte asked.
"All together?" Let me see..." Madam Malkin thought out loud, "Eight galleons and fifteen Knuts."
Charlotte sifted through her satchel of coins and took out the correct amount. It seemed like she was getting used to the "system" already.
Or... maybe not.
"Dear, Knuts are the bronze ones," Madam Malkin chuckled. Charlotte blushed, and put the Sickles back into the bag, exchanging them for the correct coins.
"Thank you, dearie."
Charlotte began walking towards the door with her bags, but a hand tapped her shoulder, making her turn around. It was Katherine, and she had a smile on her face.
"Let's go to Ollivanders, Charlotte!" she said. "Mom says we can go together."
Charlotte beamed, and looked over at Katherine's mother, who smiled and waved.
"Yeah, let's go!" exclaimed Charlotte.
--- A/N: How was that? And to those of you with no clue, Katherine is based on another one of my friends. Patricia, I hope you're liking this, and everyone else, too!
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"Where are we going now, Dad?" asked Charlotte.
"Well," he said, "I'm going to drop you off at Madam Malkin's to have your robes fitted, and I will go buy your other supplies. When you finish, ask someone to give you directions to Ollivanders wands. I'll meet you there."
"Okay..." Charlotte responded. "This will save time, I guess," she thought.
Mr. Talon led her to a shop with a sign above the door stating, "Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions." Charlotte looked at her father, and asked for some of the money.
"Alright, Charlotte. The system is easy enough," Mr. Talon began, "The silver ones are sickles, the bronze ones are knuts, and the gold ones are galleons. Twenty-nine knuts make one sickle, and seventeen sickles make one galleon."
"Thanks, Dad." Charlotte sighed as Mr. Talon filled another small sack with coins.
"This should cover the cloak, robes, hat, and wand. Are you all set?"
"Yes," Charlotte said just as a pale, blonde-haired boy with a pointed face walked out of the shop with a smug look upon it.
"Alright, Charlotte. Go over to Ollivanders and wait for me when you finish." Mr. Talon said, and walked in the other direction and into a shop called Flourish and Blotts.
Still wondering what Flourish and Blotts might sell, she walked inside Madam Malkin's. Sitting in the corner of the store was a petite, happy- looking witch dressed entirely in mauve.
"Getting your Hogwarts uniform, dear?" she asked. Charlotte guessed this must be Madam Malkin, and nodded in response to her question.
"Then don't be nervous, Miss! Come right over here and I'll be with you in a moment." Madam Malkin said with a smile, pointing to a small stool.
"Just stand here?" Charlotte asked.
"Yeah," said a girl with brown hair and glasses to the right.
"Okay," Charlotte replied, walking towards the stool.
"Hi! My name's Katherine Varady. Ouch!" the girl said. The witch who was pinning her robes accidentially stuck her with a pin.
"Sorry, dearie." she appologized.
"My name's Charlotte Talon."
"So, you're going to Hogwarts, too?"
"Yeah. I still can't believe it."
"My family's pureblood, so I'm kinda used to this stuff. I've been waiting to go to Hogwarts since I was five!" Katherine said with a smile.
"Oh. I'm new to all of this. My mom isn't a witch, and my dad wasn't sure if I'd be able to go to Hogwarts, to they kept it a secret and raised me like a... uh... "
"Muggle?"
"Yeah, that's it. I forgot."
"My mom is over there, talking to Madam Malkin. Where are your parents?"
"Oh," Charlotte said, "My dad went to go get my other things so we could save time. He wants me to meet him at Olivers or something."
"Oh, you mean Ollivanders." Katherine giggled. "My mom wants to go there next. Maybe we can go together?"
"Sure!" Charlotte exclaimed. It felt nice to make a new friend. She also didn't want to go alone.
Madam Malkin walked away from Katherine's mother, and came towards Charlotte. She was carrying a large black robe, and as she approached, she unfolded it. Pulling it over Charlotte's head, she asked for her to stay still.
"Just so you won't be pricked, dear." Madam Malkin explained. Charlotte liked this woman already.
"Do you know what house you might be in?" Katherine asked.
"House?"
"Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Those are the houses that you could be placed in at the sorting."
"The... sorting?"
"It's the ceremony for first years. You'll see."
"Well, dear," the witch pinning Katherine's robes interrupted, "You're all finished."
"Thank you! Oh, and I need a hat and cloak, too."
With a wave of the witch's wand, two more identical robes appeared for Katherine, and her third instantly came off and folded itself, landing on the pile. With another flick, a pointed black hat came out of thin air, and a black cloak with its silver fastenings as well.
"Thank you very much," Katherine said. She gathered up her things, and began walking to her mother.
"Be right back, Charlotte," she said.
"Just one more moment, dear," Madam Malkin chimed in. "Finished!" she added after one more pin.
"Thank you, ma'am. And I also need--"
"Oh, I know, dearie," Madam Malkin interrupted. "I've been fixing up Hogwarts robes for so long, I know that list like the back of my wand."
And, just as the witch fixing Katherin's robes had, she waved her wand and two more of the very same robes appeared, and the three floated onto a small pile of their own. Next was the hat, and then the winter cloak appeared. Charlotte was in awe. Things just seemed to be done in a snap(or in this case, a wave)when magic was involved.
"Thank you, Madam Malkin. How much will this cost?" Charlotte asked.
"All together?" Let me see..." Madam Malkin thought out loud, "Eight galleons and fifteen Knuts."
Charlotte sifted through her satchel of coins and took out the correct amount. It seemed like she was getting used to the "system" already.
Or... maybe not.
"Dear, Knuts are the bronze ones," Madam Malkin chuckled. Charlotte blushed, and put the Sickles back into the bag, exchanging them for the correct coins.
"Thank you, dearie."
Charlotte began walking towards the door with her bags, but a hand tapped her shoulder, making her turn around. It was Katherine, and she had a smile on her face.
"Let's go to Ollivanders, Charlotte!" she said. "Mom says we can go together."
Charlotte beamed, and looked over at Katherine's mother, who smiled and waved.
"Yeah, let's go!" exclaimed Charlotte.
--- A/N: How was that? And to those of you with no clue, Katherine is based on another one of my friends. Patricia, I hope you're liking this, and everyone else, too!
