Disclaimer: I still own nothing but a pack of gummy bears…
Chapter 3:
Summer had passed by very quickly and now that there was only a week left before the new term started, Natalie had to start thinking about school.
"Natalie! Hurry up and get dressed! This is the only day I've got off and if we don't get everything you need today then you're going to be seriously screwed!" Her mom screamed from the kitchen.
"I'm coming! Chill out man!" Natalie rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a cereal bar and ran out to the car.
They drove to the heart of London into a busy 'market square' looking like area. There were people everywhere pressing their faces to the glass of shops, peering inside trying to get a good look of something. They kept driving and it took them a while to get where they wanted to go because there were many people walking around barely noticing their vehicle. Her mom finally pulled into an empty parking lot, big enough for only three cars.
They soon looked like the rest of the crowd walking around nonchalantly until her mom turned sharply and stopped in front of a door that Natalie didn't even see. She looked up at the sign and read The Leaky Cauldron. They slowly walked inside and noticed a few wizards and witches here and there drinking large glasses of butterbeer.
Her mom took her arm and walked her over to the back door and led her outside where a large brick wall stood in their way.
"Uh…mom?" Natalie questioned her mom in disbelief.
Her mom ignored her and walked forward so she was right in front of the wall.
"Pull out your wand and tap the bricks that I point to."
Natalie did as she was told and pulled out her wand and walked up to the bricks too, tapped all the bricks her mom pointed too. The bricks began to move and stopped, making a opening into a large market place.
"Woah." Natalie said. "Mom, how did you know that?"
"Dumbledore." Her mom replied simply. They walked through and the bricks closed behind them. There were witches and wizards clothed in long robes everywhere. There was about 15 little witches and wizards about the age of seven jumping around an outside candy shop.
The stores had anything and witch or wizard could need or want. There was a shop for quills and parchment that they went into first. Her mom pulled out a parchment with all the school supplies Natalie needed.
"One good quill, two bottles of black ink, and lots of parchment." She picked up all the things that Natalie needed and headed to the counter.
In about two hour's time, they had everything that they needed except for robes.
They walked into Madame Milkins robe store (I think that's the name) and saw a black-haired boy with large front teeth getting sized up. The sat down in some chairs and waited for their turn.
"Stand up straight for heaven's sake, boy! If she measures you wrong because you have bad posture, I am not buying you any new robes!"
An old lady with a dead duck on her hat and a leather purse was yelling at the boy although he was really doing nothing wrong.
"Yes, Gran." Replied the boy and quickly straightened up although it didn't make much of a difference.
After a few minutes they boy and the lady left and an old woman walked up the counter.
Natalie and her mom walked up to the counter.
"Hogwarts?" She asked.
"Um…yes." My mom replied not quite sure what the lady was talking about.
"And which house are you in my dear?" She asked scribbling down some stuff on a piece of parchment.
"Oh…well…um…We just moved here over the summer and this will be her first year at Hogwarts." Her mom replied.
"Oh! Ok! Well I'll get you sized up for your robes and the headmaster will get you your tie and your patch when you get sorted. Nothing to worry about." She added, smiling.
She wrote down a few more things then asked, "So would you like used or new material?"
"New." Her mom replied quickly.
"Mom! We can't afford that!" Natalie stared at her mom in disbelief.
"No. This is your first year at a new school and you are going to make a good impression! I have been saving up money to get you new robes for a long time." Her mom insisted.
Natalie still stared at her in disbelief.
'New robes?' She thought. 'Finally!'
When they got home, the both ate a quick dinner and went to bed. It was a tiring day but at least all their shopping was done. Natalie actually felt herself being excited to go to school. 'I am going to make a good impression.' She thought. 'I'm not going to go through what I went through at the other school again. It's going to be different this year.'
"Honey, wake up." Natalie felt some poking going on in her abdomen area and decided to surrender.
"What?" She looked at the clock and noticed it was five in the morning. "Mom! It's five!"
"Well you told me to wake you up this early because you wanted to get ready! We have to leave at 9!"
"What for?" Natalie asked as she turned to her other side planning to get more sleep.
"School starts today, silly!" Her mom said happily.
Natalie bolted out of bed and got into the shower without another word. Her mom just laughed and went to make breakfast.
It was a very long morning for Natalie. She showered, dried her hair (which was really wavy and poofy), then she put on some quick make-up (only mascara b/c she hates to look fake), then she put on some cool jeans that actually were long enough and flare (she always had straight jeans and she hated them), she pulled on a cute shirt and then left the worst for last…straightening her hair.
It took and hour and a half to straighten her hair but it was completely worth it. Her blonde hair was now very straight and was a little above the middle of her back. Straightening it with a straightening iron made it have a very thick look to it which she loved. 'Why didn't I think of this before? I actually look kinda good!'
She ran downstairs with put her trunk by the door.
Her mom let out a huge gasp. "Oh my gosh! I barely even noticed you! You look great! You'll be getting every guy at Hogwarts!" Her mom said.
"Yeah right." Natalie seriously doubted whether any guy would even look twice at her.
They drove down to the train station and they were their half an hour early. They hugged and said their goodbye's right between platforms nine and ten. Since her mom was a muggle, she could not go through the wall and wave her off to Hogwarts.
Natalie gave her one last hug. "I'll write you as soon as I get there!" And she stepped through the wall.
There was an amazingly red train right in front of her that had steam coming from the top of it. She saw other students already filing on board so she decided to as well.
She found an empty compartment near the back of the train and settled her self in. She heard the five-minute whistle blow and she heard more footsteps of people getting on the train. She looked out the window and saw that the platform was almost empty except for some parents.
She kept looking out the window as the train began to move. 'Well' she thought 'here we go.'
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