PreHogwarts:- Chapter 2

James Potter sat on a big purple comfy chair. His mind was wondering as he sat alone in his hotel room. Outside it was another lovely evening in London. The sky was still blue with few clouds hanging around. In St James Park muggles sat sun bathing, catching the last of the summer days sunshine. He watched as others played some sort of sport that involved a ball being kicked around. He didn't think it was as good as Quidditch. There was only one ball to start with and they didn't ride brooms.

James was in London because his parents were meeting up with an old school friend. They had chosen muggle London as Maria Williams was married to a muggle man. James didn't mind this and he knew his parents were downstairs in the expensive bar enjoying cocktails and other assortments of alcohol.

James had to admit that muggle London was lovely. He liked Buckingham Palace. It amazed him that muggle men had built it over so many decades and that people still lived there. Then there was Big Ben with the houses of Parliament. He knew that those two were still in use and that the muggle authorities spent their time there, James wondered how many wizards sat in the muggle parliament.

He had HATED Oxford Street (which is a very long street filled with nothing but shops). His mother had enjoyed this (along with the other woman). James had spent the entire day being dragged from shop to shop with his mother, Maria and Rhiannon. He had watched them try on clothes and shoes and bags. It had been the longest day of the young boys life.

They then went to see a West End play. They had seen 'My Fair Lady' which had been a lot of singing. James had laughed at the play; he found that the muggle clothes were just hysterical. He had been shushed by so many people and had even been threatened by his mother that if he didn't quieten down she would throw him out.

The week he had spent in London had flown by. Now as the sun was fading behind the trees and the sky turning a shade of pink he thought of his future. He would be going to school come September, Hogwarts most likely.

As he was thinking the sun set and out of his window he watched muggle London light up. It was breath taking. As he watched he noticed an owl fly up to the hotel window.

Carefully James lent out the window and coxed the owl closer. Soon he was holding a large envelope in his hand. He ripped it open and pulled the letters out. Quickly he read through it and then did the first thing that came to mind, he jumped on the bed.

An hour passed, then two hours and still he jumped on the bed, his parents (who had been in the bar) came up three hours later to find him still jumping on the bed.

A row followed this until James handed the letter over. Then a sight never before seen. The three Potters jumped on the bed together laughing. Followed by them visiting Maria to tell her the good news.

Knocking the hotel door they stood outside waiting for it to open. They watched as a girl with shoulder length blonde hair that had been tousled due to sleep opened the door.

"Rhiannon he got in he's going to Hogwarts."

Rhiannon pulled the door open further and enveloped James in a hug. That was the first of many, as both Steve and Maria grabbed him. Then the six went back down to the bar where they had a slap up meal to celebrate.

The following day the six people went to Diagon Alley to get James and Rhiannon their school things. Rhiannon would be entering her fourth year at the school and also required many new things.

James ran around all the shops, they all went to get robes first. Rhiannon and James stood on stools getting fitted laughing at James while he tried not to fall off the stool. He was soon fitted with his school robes and was leaving with his purchase.

Their next stop was to get potion ingredients, where they got James all new things and Rhiannon an updated set. James left the shop rather quirkily, as he didn't like the owner.

Their next stop was Flourish and Blotts where they would buy their books. James entered the shop and saw rows upon rows of books and felt his eyes water. Why books, imagine all the Quidditch stuff and prank equipment they could fit in there, it would have been amazing. They waited as an assistant collected all their books and then they paid and left the shop.

They're next stop was a run down looking one. Inside they found rows and rows of boxes.

"Arr… Mr Potter I've been expecting you. Which is you're wand arm."

James looked at the old man he scared James out of his wits. He then looked at his parents who waved their right arms at him.

"Oh my right arm."

He waited for the old man to react and then felt something. Looking down he found a tape measurer measuring his arm, leg, chest, nose. He found it weird.

"Mr Potter try this, it's a Unicorn tail hair, 14 inches maple."

James waved the wand but nothing happened, he felt it pulled out of his hand.

"No, no that's no good umm try this one, dragon heartstring 10 inches oak."

James waved this wand and again had it pulled from his grasp. This pattern was repeated a following 9 times then.

"I know, try this one. It's Mahogany 11 inches, very Pliable oh and it contains the tail hair of a Chimera. "

James waved the wand and felt warmth flooded up his right arm as red sparks streamed out of the tip.

"Interesting, very interesting."

"Umm… may I ask what's interesting?"

"You're wand has two brother wands, meaning that the Chimera who's tail hair you have donatedtwo others. One of which I sold to a young man only yesterday. In fact you remind me of him, maybe it's an indication for what is to come."

James smiled at the man pleased that he had finally gotten his wand.

"Thank you Mr Ollivander."

"That's alright Mr Potter," then leaning in closer he whispered, "You'll find transfiguration will be best suited to this wand."

They then left the shop, James with the largest smile on his face having received his new wand.

They then went to James' favourite shop, which was Zonkos, his mother wasn't happy when he bought Dungbombs, but he was her only child so she let him get away with it.

The last shop they went into was full of cages of animals. James felt as though he wanted to be sick, the smell inside was so bad, but he fought his instinct and started inspecting the cages.

"James dear which owl would you like?"

James looked around and his eyes landed on a large barn owl. Her feathers were a lovely shade of brown that matched her wise eyes.

"I'd like that one please."

An assistant went over to the cage and picked the owl out and placed her into another cage.

"Hello beautiful, what should I call you." Whispered James to the bird.

He looked into the eyes of the bird and instantly knew the creature's name.

"Hello Nascha, I think that I'll call you Nas for short."

They then left the shop and headed back to the Leaky Cauldron for a late lunch. The six enjoyed a lunch laughing and talking. The three adults told James, Rhiannon and Steve (who was a muggle) about they're Hogwarts days. Then two hours later they said goodbye to the Williams' promising to see them before the two youngsters left to go to Hogwarts. Then the three Potter's flooed back to their comfortable home.

James started to count down till he could go to Hogwarts. He thought of being in Gryffindor like his parents, he thought of the new friends he'd make but most of all he thought of the pranks he wanted to play and how to get his name as the best prankster Hogwarts had ever seen.