A/N: Thank you, lovely people, for reviewing! I hope you like this
chapter, it is kinda weird.
I haven't kept my promise! No one dies in this chapter and there is no Voldemort or Draco. But there is Dumbledore. All of the evil people and the death will happen in chapter 5 or 6. I swear.
I made up the spell Clay says near the beginning ^_^. For once, I haven't jumped time at the start of the chapter!
For the wand, I went onto http://www.harrypotter.com and register and all that. I got that wand and it had red sprinkles! As always, please review!
Thanks to:
Cate P
Celeste
Angel Hope
and
aurora riddle, thanks for putting my story on your faves ^_^.
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Chapter 4 – Diagon Alley
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Clay watches his daughter leave the kitchen to get her coat and let out a pained sound from his throat, that sounded almost like a sob. He hadn't wanted Natalia to be involved in magic at all, but now, she was going to a magic school and being pursued by her super evil dark wizard grandfather. Suddenly, he laughed.
"Poldesort? Mouldycort? Soldycort? Your mother would be so proud." He said, smiling. Karine had always made up stupid names for her father and she would be proud of Natalia for coming for ones like those.
"Here's your coat, Dad. Have you sent that thing yet?" Natalia came back into the kitchen and handed him his coat.
He took a look at her coat and shook his head, taking his coat.
"You're not wearing that. Go put on your school one." He ordered.
"What? No, Dad, come on! It's my favourite!" Natalia whined, fingering one of the buttons of her long leather jacket.
"It's hideous!" He said. He gave her a 'I am your father and I can ground you for a month if I want,' look.
"Fine. I'll go change. Evil person." She said and pivoted on her heel. She stalked out the kitchen. Clay shook his head, smiling, and brought out his battered wand.
"Filleus Attendeos," he muttered and a piece on paper appeared with Natalia's information on it.
He scanned it over quickly to make sure it was all correct and magicked up an envelope. He carefully folded it and was about to place into the envelope when something hit him. He unfolded it and picked up a pen from Natalia's homework pile across from him.
At the bottom, he wrote:
Dear Dumbledore,
I know my daughter's application is late, but she is in danger. Voldemort has found her through her dreams, and has told her he was coming for her tonight. She also told me she used the Crucio spell in her dream.
I believe she will be safer at Hogwarts than at home with me, as well as she can learn to defend herself against the Dark Arts.
Yours Sincerely,
Clay Maxwell.
He re-folded the note and placed it in the envelope. He shut it up and took a deep breath. He gave a sharp whistle and a few moments later, a black owl fluttered through the open window.
"Hey Nightshade. I've got a letter for you." He stood up and gave the owl a pet. She nibbled at his finger affectionately.
"Take this to Hogwarts. Please be quick. Natalia's life depends on it." He told the owl in hushed tone, holding out the letter. Nightshade immediately grabbed it with her' talons and flew off.
"Good girl." Clay called. Natalia returned, wearing her school jacket.
"Happy now, Dad?" she asked, doing a sarcastic twirl.
"Yes." He pulled on his coat and checked his wallet was in his back pocket. "Sarcasm will get you nowhere, my dear, just remember that." He warned her.
"Sorry Dad… Did you send that thing?" Natalia asked, fidgeting nervously. She didn't like it when her dad was angry.
"Yeah, lets go."
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Hogwarts, Dumbledore's Office
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"I think these two should be expelled!" Snape cut in smoothly, and Harry and Ron gave him a murderous glance.
"What you boys did was out of order, and- Oh, goodness, I got an owl." Dumbledore said cheerfully as a midnight black owl flew through the window.
Snape's eyes widened. He recognized that owl. Clay Maxwell's. Clay had always been sending Karine Riddle little notes with that owl. Apparently, Dumbledore recognized it too.
"Hello Nightshade. I was wondering when I'd see you again." Dumbledore exclaimed, his glasses glinting. She dropped the letter in front of him, and perched on his shoulder, squawking madly.
"Okay, okay. I'll read it. Harry, Ron. Don't move."
Dumbledore opened the envelope and removed the letter. He unfolded it to find some credidentials.
"Natalia Maxwell? That must be Clay's daughter. Hmm…" His merrily crinkled eyes hardened into blue chips of ice as he read the note at the bottom.
"Professor Snape?"
"Yes?"
"Call up all the teachers and Hagrid. Voldemort is after Karine Riddle and Clay Maxwell's daughter."
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Diagon Alley
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"WOW! What is this place, Dad?" Natalia gasped, a delighted child-like smile on her face, her eyes wandering all over the Alley.
"Diagon Alley. Magic goods galore." He answered and looked around for Ollivander's Wand Shop. He found it and caught up her arm.
"Come on. Let's go get you a wand." He said and pulled her inside the shop. Ollivander turned around and smiled.
"It's a little late for school, is it not?" he asked cheerfully. Clay let Natalia look around the shop while he filled the old man in.
"Oh, I see. Well, lets get you a wand then!" he said, clapping his hands together.
"What hand do you use?"
"Right."
"Lets get your measurements." He took her measurements and produced a red and gold wand.
"Give that a wave." He handed her the wand and she gave it a swoosh, but nothing happened.
"Hmmm… try this…" He handed her a pure white one this time and it didn't work.
"Okay. Try this. It's Unicorn Hair, Yew, 7 inches. I have a feeling this is the one!"
Natalia gave it a swish and sprinkles of purple flew out from its tip.
"I'll just pop over to Gringotts with Natalia to exchange some money. Keep this wand for us." Clay said and Natalia reluctantly handed over her wand.
"Of course."
"Thank you, wand man! That was sooooo cool!" Natalia smiled brightly, showing off her teeth.
"No problem, young witch girl." Ollivander retorted and Clay and Natalia left the shop. They walked over to Gringotts, bumping into a few people on the way, and went inside. Clay came up to a stall with a goblin in it and chapped on the glass.
"Hi. I would like to exchange some Muggle money for Gringotts, please." He said politely and took out his wallet.
"Ok. Name?" the goblin croaked.
"Clay Maxwell."
"Ok. How much Muggle money?"
"£75,"
"Ok. Please hand over the money."
Clay handed the goblin his money and gave Natalia, who was standing board stiff, staring at the goblin with eyes the size of dinner plates, a smile while the goblin converted the money.
"Here's your Gringotts. Have a nice day." The goblin handed Clay a pouch of Gringotts.
Clay and Natalia went back to Ollivander's, and got her wand.
"Lets go get your robes."
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I tried to make this chapter good and action-packed. But my habit of extending things made me write all the other stuff way too long. I didn't add the action coz the story is going onto 8 pages and I thought, 'This will get too long,'. So I stopped.
Well, that made no sense! Please review!
I haven't kept my promise! No one dies in this chapter and there is no Voldemort or Draco. But there is Dumbledore. All of the evil people and the death will happen in chapter 5 or 6. I swear.
I made up the spell Clay says near the beginning ^_^. For once, I haven't jumped time at the start of the chapter!
For the wand, I went onto http://www.harrypotter.com and register and all that. I got that wand and it had red sprinkles! As always, please review!
Thanks to:
Cate P
Celeste
Angel Hope
and
aurora riddle, thanks for putting my story on your faves ^_^.
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Chapter 4 – Diagon Alley
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Clay watches his daughter leave the kitchen to get her coat and let out a pained sound from his throat, that sounded almost like a sob. He hadn't wanted Natalia to be involved in magic at all, but now, she was going to a magic school and being pursued by her super evil dark wizard grandfather. Suddenly, he laughed.
"Poldesort? Mouldycort? Soldycort? Your mother would be so proud." He said, smiling. Karine had always made up stupid names for her father and she would be proud of Natalia for coming for ones like those.
"Here's your coat, Dad. Have you sent that thing yet?" Natalia came back into the kitchen and handed him his coat.
He took a look at her coat and shook his head, taking his coat.
"You're not wearing that. Go put on your school one." He ordered.
"What? No, Dad, come on! It's my favourite!" Natalia whined, fingering one of the buttons of her long leather jacket.
"It's hideous!" He said. He gave her a 'I am your father and I can ground you for a month if I want,' look.
"Fine. I'll go change. Evil person." She said and pivoted on her heel. She stalked out the kitchen. Clay shook his head, smiling, and brought out his battered wand.
"Filleus Attendeos," he muttered and a piece on paper appeared with Natalia's information on it.
He scanned it over quickly to make sure it was all correct and magicked up an envelope. He carefully folded it and was about to place into the envelope when something hit him. He unfolded it and picked up a pen from Natalia's homework pile across from him.
At the bottom, he wrote:
Dear Dumbledore,
I know my daughter's application is late, but she is in danger. Voldemort has found her through her dreams, and has told her he was coming for her tonight. She also told me she used the Crucio spell in her dream.
I believe she will be safer at Hogwarts than at home with me, as well as she can learn to defend herself against the Dark Arts.
Yours Sincerely,
Clay Maxwell.
He re-folded the note and placed it in the envelope. He shut it up and took a deep breath. He gave a sharp whistle and a few moments later, a black owl fluttered through the open window.
"Hey Nightshade. I've got a letter for you." He stood up and gave the owl a pet. She nibbled at his finger affectionately.
"Take this to Hogwarts. Please be quick. Natalia's life depends on it." He told the owl in hushed tone, holding out the letter. Nightshade immediately grabbed it with her' talons and flew off.
"Good girl." Clay called. Natalia returned, wearing her school jacket.
"Happy now, Dad?" she asked, doing a sarcastic twirl.
"Yes." He pulled on his coat and checked his wallet was in his back pocket. "Sarcasm will get you nowhere, my dear, just remember that." He warned her.
"Sorry Dad… Did you send that thing?" Natalia asked, fidgeting nervously. She didn't like it when her dad was angry.
"Yeah, lets go."
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Hogwarts, Dumbledore's Office
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"I think these two should be expelled!" Snape cut in smoothly, and Harry and Ron gave him a murderous glance.
"What you boys did was out of order, and- Oh, goodness, I got an owl." Dumbledore said cheerfully as a midnight black owl flew through the window.
Snape's eyes widened. He recognized that owl. Clay Maxwell's. Clay had always been sending Karine Riddle little notes with that owl. Apparently, Dumbledore recognized it too.
"Hello Nightshade. I was wondering when I'd see you again." Dumbledore exclaimed, his glasses glinting. She dropped the letter in front of him, and perched on his shoulder, squawking madly.
"Okay, okay. I'll read it. Harry, Ron. Don't move."
Dumbledore opened the envelope and removed the letter. He unfolded it to find some credidentials.
"Natalia Maxwell? That must be Clay's daughter. Hmm…" His merrily crinkled eyes hardened into blue chips of ice as he read the note at the bottom.
"Professor Snape?"
"Yes?"
"Call up all the teachers and Hagrid. Voldemort is after Karine Riddle and Clay Maxwell's daughter."
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Diagon Alley
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"WOW! What is this place, Dad?" Natalia gasped, a delighted child-like smile on her face, her eyes wandering all over the Alley.
"Diagon Alley. Magic goods galore." He answered and looked around for Ollivander's Wand Shop. He found it and caught up her arm.
"Come on. Let's go get you a wand." He said and pulled her inside the shop. Ollivander turned around and smiled.
"It's a little late for school, is it not?" he asked cheerfully. Clay let Natalia look around the shop while he filled the old man in.
"Oh, I see. Well, lets get you a wand then!" he said, clapping his hands together.
"What hand do you use?"
"Right."
"Lets get your measurements." He took her measurements and produced a red and gold wand.
"Give that a wave." He handed her the wand and she gave it a swoosh, but nothing happened.
"Hmmm… try this…" He handed her a pure white one this time and it didn't work.
"Okay. Try this. It's Unicorn Hair, Yew, 7 inches. I have a feeling this is the one!"
Natalia gave it a swish and sprinkles of purple flew out from its tip.
"I'll just pop over to Gringotts with Natalia to exchange some money. Keep this wand for us." Clay said and Natalia reluctantly handed over her wand.
"Of course."
"Thank you, wand man! That was sooooo cool!" Natalia smiled brightly, showing off her teeth.
"No problem, young witch girl." Ollivander retorted and Clay and Natalia left the shop. They walked over to Gringotts, bumping into a few people on the way, and went inside. Clay came up to a stall with a goblin in it and chapped on the glass.
"Hi. I would like to exchange some Muggle money for Gringotts, please." He said politely and took out his wallet.
"Ok. Name?" the goblin croaked.
"Clay Maxwell."
"Ok. How much Muggle money?"
"£75,"
"Ok. Please hand over the money."
Clay handed the goblin his money and gave Natalia, who was standing board stiff, staring at the goblin with eyes the size of dinner plates, a smile while the goblin converted the money.
"Here's your Gringotts. Have a nice day." The goblin handed Clay a pouch of Gringotts.
Clay and Natalia went back to Ollivander's, and got her wand.
"Lets go get your robes."
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I tried to make this chapter good and action-packed. But my habit of extending things made me write all the other stuff way too long. I didn't add the action coz the story is going onto 8 pages and I thought, 'This will get too long,'. So I stopped.
Well, that made no sense! Please review!