Chapter 2
"Oh my God Cara! I can't believe this is happening! What are we supposed to do when we get there? Ahhh! I just realized that maybe if we go to the right places, we could meet Orlando Bloom and Dominic Monaghan!!!" Jess said excitedly. "Heh.. yeah like that would ever happen. Besides, I don't think they'd be interested in two 13 year olds." Cara said smiling, although she had thought the same thing earlier. "So, where are we supposed to go when we get there?" Jess asked as they sat in their crammed airplane seats. "The letter said that a man named Hagrid would help us around, take us to buy special wizard stuff and shit like that. I guess we'll just have to look for him standing there with a sign or something." Cara answered. "Jess shrugged and put her walkman on. Cara could hear the faint sounds of Sum 41 as Jess seemed to instantly fall asleep. She looked out the window and slipped her headphones over her head soon after Jess had fallen sound asleep. Cara leaned back and listened to the soothing sound of Kurt Cobain's voice on her own CD player. After that she fell into a deep sleep.
Jess awoke to the bumpy landing of the plane. They were there. She looked at Cara and started to shake her hastily. "What!?" Cara said, annoyance in her voice. "We're here!" Jess exclaimed. Cara put her walkman in her carry on and glanced out the window. She beamed with excitement. This was so new and exhilarating. Jess was bouncing up and down in her seat. She was always like this hyper and happy. She was thrilled to be in England and she was glad Cara came as well. They were as close as sisters, or maybe closer. They were best friends and had no secrets. "Dude we are soo fuckin' lucky!" Cara said. And with that, they got off the plane and went to retrieve their luggage.
Just then, they noticed a very tall, hairy man walking towards them. He wasn't just tall, he was practically a giant! The girls stared at him, mouths open. "Ms. Jessica Greene, Ms. Cara Copeland?" he asked looking directing the question of identity towards the two of them. They both nodded. The man smiled and said" No need ter be frightened dears. I'm Rubeus Hagrid. Dumbledore sent me to fetch yer two." Cara grinned and replied, "I'm Cara and this is Jess." She nudged Jess as she noticed she was still staring in awe or Hagrid's height. "Right then," Hagrid said motioning for them to follow him, "Off to Diagon Alley to get yer some school supplies." The two girls looked at each other, shrugged and followed Hagrid into a busy plaza.
They walked into a place called the Leaky Cauldron. "Afternoon," Hagrid said smiling at the barkeep as the three made their way through the pub and outside into an alley. Hagrid tapped the wall with the umbrella he was holding in a certain pattern, and the brick wall parted to reveal a crowded marketplace. "Welcome to Diagon Alley," Hagrid announced. The two girls were in complete shock. The fact that magic actually existed hadn't really hit them until now. "How the hell did you do that?" Jess asked, looking back at Hagrid. "Magic o' course," he said.
"Damn," Cara said looking at all the shops. There were wand shops and robe shops and other strange things she had never even dreamed of seeing. "Umm Hagrid, how are we supposed to pay for all this stuff?" Jess asked as he handed each girl a list of supplies they would need to buy. "Ah," he said, "not to worry, yer parents have sorted that out. They exchanged some of yer' American money fer some galleons. You two wait on these steps and I'll be right back," he said and walked into Gringott's Bank.
Jess smirked at Cara and she returned the sneaky grin. They waited until they were sure Hagrid was in the bank and hurried into a nearby candy shop they had spied from the steps of the bank. There was a lot of candy they had never heard of before, and the candy that they knew, such as Snickers and Skittles, were nowhere to be seen. "What is all this crap?" Cara said, "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans?" she said. "Hello there. I couldn't help but overhear your conversation and notice that you aren't from around here. My name is Hermione Granger!" a brown-haired girl said to them excitedly sticking her hand out for them to shake. Cara smiled and said, "I'm Cara, and this is Jess," but instead of shaking Hermione's hand like the bushy- haired girl had expected, Cara high- fived her instead. The girl looked at Jess and then at Cara and quirked an eyebrow, but then smiled again. "From the States are you? Will you be attending Hogwarts?" she asked. "Yeah," said Jess. "Great! I hope you get into Gryffindor!" Hermione said. "Huh? Gryffindor? What are you talking about?" Jess said, and glanced at Cara, but Cara responded with a shrug. "It's the house you will be staying in. Sort of a family. There are four different houses: Gryffindor, that's the house I'm in, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and ughh... Slytherin." Hermionie's face changed from bright and chipper to angry as she told Cara and Jess about Slytherin. "Trust me, you do not want to get into that house. It's bad news. But of course, if you do, I'll still be your friend," she said smiling once again. "Well, I have to be going now. Nice meeting you. Look for me on the train." Hermione bellowed as she walked out of the candy store.
"Shit!" Cara said as she noticed Hagrid looking around outside the candy shop. He had a panicky look on his face. "Oh man, we've only been in England for two hours, and we're in trouble already!" Jess groaned as she and Cara walked out of the store up to Hagrid. "Ay you girls nearly gave me a 'eart attack!" Hagrid said, a relived look on his face when he saw Jess and Cara walk up to him. "Sorry, we were just curious," Jess replied. "It's alright," he responded, "Can't blame yer' fer bein' curious. Well come along then. We got to get yer' some books."
"Oh my God Cara! I can't believe this is happening! What are we supposed to do when we get there? Ahhh! I just realized that maybe if we go to the right places, we could meet Orlando Bloom and Dominic Monaghan!!!" Jess said excitedly. "Heh.. yeah like that would ever happen. Besides, I don't think they'd be interested in two 13 year olds." Cara said smiling, although she had thought the same thing earlier. "So, where are we supposed to go when we get there?" Jess asked as they sat in their crammed airplane seats. "The letter said that a man named Hagrid would help us around, take us to buy special wizard stuff and shit like that. I guess we'll just have to look for him standing there with a sign or something." Cara answered. "Jess shrugged and put her walkman on. Cara could hear the faint sounds of Sum 41 as Jess seemed to instantly fall asleep. She looked out the window and slipped her headphones over her head soon after Jess had fallen sound asleep. Cara leaned back and listened to the soothing sound of Kurt Cobain's voice on her own CD player. After that she fell into a deep sleep.
Jess awoke to the bumpy landing of the plane. They were there. She looked at Cara and started to shake her hastily. "What!?" Cara said, annoyance in her voice. "We're here!" Jess exclaimed. Cara put her walkman in her carry on and glanced out the window. She beamed with excitement. This was so new and exhilarating. Jess was bouncing up and down in her seat. She was always like this hyper and happy. She was thrilled to be in England and she was glad Cara came as well. They were as close as sisters, or maybe closer. They were best friends and had no secrets. "Dude we are soo fuckin' lucky!" Cara said. And with that, they got off the plane and went to retrieve their luggage.
Just then, they noticed a very tall, hairy man walking towards them. He wasn't just tall, he was practically a giant! The girls stared at him, mouths open. "Ms. Jessica Greene, Ms. Cara Copeland?" he asked looking directing the question of identity towards the two of them. They both nodded. The man smiled and said" No need ter be frightened dears. I'm Rubeus Hagrid. Dumbledore sent me to fetch yer two." Cara grinned and replied, "I'm Cara and this is Jess." She nudged Jess as she noticed she was still staring in awe or Hagrid's height. "Right then," Hagrid said motioning for them to follow him, "Off to Diagon Alley to get yer some school supplies." The two girls looked at each other, shrugged and followed Hagrid into a busy plaza.
They walked into a place called the Leaky Cauldron. "Afternoon," Hagrid said smiling at the barkeep as the three made their way through the pub and outside into an alley. Hagrid tapped the wall with the umbrella he was holding in a certain pattern, and the brick wall parted to reveal a crowded marketplace. "Welcome to Diagon Alley," Hagrid announced. The two girls were in complete shock. The fact that magic actually existed hadn't really hit them until now. "How the hell did you do that?" Jess asked, looking back at Hagrid. "Magic o' course," he said.
"Damn," Cara said looking at all the shops. There were wand shops and robe shops and other strange things she had never even dreamed of seeing. "Umm Hagrid, how are we supposed to pay for all this stuff?" Jess asked as he handed each girl a list of supplies they would need to buy. "Ah," he said, "not to worry, yer parents have sorted that out. They exchanged some of yer' American money fer some galleons. You two wait on these steps and I'll be right back," he said and walked into Gringott's Bank.
Jess smirked at Cara and she returned the sneaky grin. They waited until they were sure Hagrid was in the bank and hurried into a nearby candy shop they had spied from the steps of the bank. There was a lot of candy they had never heard of before, and the candy that they knew, such as Snickers and Skittles, were nowhere to be seen. "What is all this crap?" Cara said, "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans?" she said. "Hello there. I couldn't help but overhear your conversation and notice that you aren't from around here. My name is Hermione Granger!" a brown-haired girl said to them excitedly sticking her hand out for them to shake. Cara smiled and said, "I'm Cara, and this is Jess," but instead of shaking Hermione's hand like the bushy- haired girl had expected, Cara high- fived her instead. The girl looked at Jess and then at Cara and quirked an eyebrow, but then smiled again. "From the States are you? Will you be attending Hogwarts?" she asked. "Yeah," said Jess. "Great! I hope you get into Gryffindor!" Hermione said. "Huh? Gryffindor? What are you talking about?" Jess said, and glanced at Cara, but Cara responded with a shrug. "It's the house you will be staying in. Sort of a family. There are four different houses: Gryffindor, that's the house I'm in, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and ughh... Slytherin." Hermionie's face changed from bright and chipper to angry as she told Cara and Jess about Slytherin. "Trust me, you do not want to get into that house. It's bad news. But of course, if you do, I'll still be your friend," she said smiling once again. "Well, I have to be going now. Nice meeting you. Look for me on the train." Hermione bellowed as she walked out of the candy store.
"Shit!" Cara said as she noticed Hagrid looking around outside the candy shop. He had a panicky look on his face. "Oh man, we've only been in England for two hours, and we're in trouble already!" Jess groaned as she and Cara walked out of the store up to Hagrid. "Ay you girls nearly gave me a 'eart attack!" Hagrid said, a relived look on his face when he saw Jess and Cara walk up to him. "Sorry, we were just curious," Jess replied. "It's alright," he responded, "Can't blame yer' fer bein' curious. Well come along then. We got to get yer' some books."