Chapter 2

The next morning four beaming mothers went to wake their daughters, letters in hand.

"Congratulations!" they said as they thrust the letters into the waiting hands of the still sleepy girls.

Katelyn Dumbledore looked up to her mother after reading the letter, her brow furrowed.

"Mom, this isn't the usual acceptance letter, is it?" She said, thrusting the letter toward her mother.

"No, honey, it's not. But you are still accepted, isn't it great?"

"Yeah, mom, really great," she said, without much enthusiasm, for she was mightily confused about why heard letter had been so different.

After eating breakfast, they Flooed to Diagon Alley, and landed right outside Ollivanders, so that's where she went first. Her mother went back home after seeing that she had arrived safely. When she entered the shop, Mr. Ollivander was there waiting for them.

"Ah, the youngest Dumbledore has finally arrived. Well, young lady, everyone in your family owns a very powerful wand, so that's where we'll start."

He hustled to the farthest corner of the room, and took out several boxes, which he brought over to the desk.

"Redwood and unicorn hair - from the mane - very rare, very powerful."

She took the wand and waved it.

Katelyn felt an enormous wind flow through her.

Mr. Ollivander looked shocked.

"Never in 20 years has that happened. The wand finds the witch, as I always say, but usually not that quickly…."

The young girl of ten and a half pocketed the wand, and paid the shopkeeper 10 galleons, and headed to the next shop, Flourish and Blotts, where she picked up all of her books. After visiting the Apothecary and other assorted stores, she headed to Madam Malkians Robes For All Occasions.

Upon arrival, she opened her letter once more to double-check the color of the robes that her great-great uncle wanted her to get. Ah. Pale Blue.

She entered and a lady came up to her.

"Hogwarts?"

"Yes, ma'am," she replied, "But I also need two sets of pale blue robes."

"Of course, step on back."

As the measure measured her, she thought back to the letter.

Was she not going to be sorted?

That would be odd.

About 20 minutes later the lady gave her a large wrapped package.

"There you go," she set, "3 sets of black robes and 2 sets of blue."

Kathelyn thanked the lady after putting the package in her trunk.

"Um, ma'am?"

The storekeeper turned around,

"Yes?"

"Could you shrink this for me please?"

"Certainly."

And with a wave of her wand, the trunk shrunk down to the size of a model toy car.

"Thank you for everything," the girl said as she pocketed the trunk.

She headed back to the Floo station and headed home.