Chapter 2-Diagon alley and the Leaky Cauldron.

Neville had come the following Monday and the whole family including Neville, Harry, and Hermione went to Diagon Alley. The first shop they went into was Flourish and Blotts. Once inside they got the books they needed for there year at Maddock. As they were leaving, Professor McGonagall stepped in to the store. Hermione was the first one to speak. "Professor, what are you doing here? The school is well, gone, why would you need books?" "That's were you're wrong, we need many books, such as: Muggle Construction, Finding Counter Curses for Unknown Hexes." McGonagall said in a sad voice. "Oh" "I forgot something in the letter. The only thing you have to wear is a pin on your shirt, robe, sweater, or anything you're wearing on your torso. A Fire pin for Bayard, a Water pin for Annon, a Plant pin for Denton and a Ground pin for Carrick. These pins will be given to you once you are sorted into your house. One more thing, instead of going to Hogsmeade once a month, you will go to Chicago. Unless you are in a private wizard only store, I must ask you not to use magic." McGonagall said, very quickly. "Any Questions?" Hermione's hand shot up immediately "How will we know if a shop is an all wizard location?" McGonagall replied slowly. "If there is a sign in the front left window of the shop that says, 11 years or older, then it is an all wizard location." "One last thing, Maddock allows more pets than Hogwarts does, here is a list." McGonagall handed a parchment to Hermione. Immediately after Hermione read

List of Magical Creatures accepted at Maddock School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Clabbert

This is a tree-dwelling creature which looks something like a cross between a monkey and a frog. It has strong arms and legs, allowing it to swing from tree to tree, and short horns on its head. The Clabbert has a large pustule in the middle of its head which flashes scarlet when danger approaches.

Mooncalf

The Mooncalf lives in burrows and goes above ground only by the light of the full moon. It has four legs and very large feet. It performs a complicated dance as a pre-mating ritual, a practice which tends to leave complex patterns in wheat fields, known to Muggles as crop circles. Mooncalf dung is an excellent fertilizer for use with magical crops.

Owl, Toad, Cat

Puffskein

This is a passive spherical creature often kept as a pet by wizard children. Its body is covered in soft fur and it is quite happy to be thrown about. It has an extraordinary long tongue which it uses to scour its surroundings looking for food. By choice it prefers to locate the noses of sleeping humans and eat their bogies.

Wood Nymph

These are small fairy-like creatures, able to speak and to sing, which are apparently happy to interact with wizards and indeed do as they are told.

Hermione told Professor McGonagall thank you and they left the store. They went over to Mulver's Potions and bought there supplies for potions and left. They all started to head towards the Magical Menagerie when they ran into none other than Charlie Weasly. "What are you doing here dear" Mrs. Weasly said.
"Somebody got severally burned at work and I was the only one that wasn't working on a project so I was sent to get a healing potion. I was headed towards Mulver's." "Oh I have some horrible news dear" Mrs. Weasly said. Mrs. Weasly started to tell Charlie about what happened to Hogwarts, when Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Ron, and Neville all headed towards the Magical Menagerie as Ginny shouted "We'll be at the menagerie."
"I'll pay for everybody's pets." Harry said.
"That's all right I'll pay for Mine and Hermione's." Neville said quickly.
Everybody got a Puffskein. Harry, Neville, and Ron each got a Clabbert and a Mooncalf. Ginny and Hermione each got a wood Nymph. Then everybody got what they needed for their pets:
Clabbert: 3 small trees, food, a bag of soil to plant the trees in, and a big glass case.
Mooncalf: a small tree, a jumbo size bag of soil for it to burrow in, food, some wheat seeds to plant in its case, and a medium sized case.
Wood Nymph: a small bag of soil to plant the trees in, two small trees, and food.
Puffskein: an extra small case, woodchips to put in the bottom of the case, some Puffskein toys (balls, climbing toys, etc.), food, and canned bogies.
When they got back to the Ministry car they came in, they loaded all of their stuff into the trunk except their new pets: Ginny's Puffskein, Pete, and her Wood Nymph, Woody; Harry's Puffskein, Plato, his Clabbert, Karl, and his Mooncalf, Aurora; Ron's Puffskein, Patrick, his Clabbert, Hopper, and his Mooncalf, Mooney; Neville's Puffskein, Prince, his Clabbert, Scarlet, and his Mooncalf, Marco; and Hermione's Puffskein, Fluffy, and her Wood Nymph, Woodrow.
It was September 1st and they would be leaving for Maddock in an hour but they were already at The Leaky Cauldron, because they were going to have a meeting. Professor McGonagall got up and said "Attention! Now you all know why you're here. There are a couple things I want to say. You will stay with two other people of your same gender at the school. Please find your Roommates now." Ginny, Hermione, and Parvati were all in a group and Harry, Ron, and Neville were in a group together. "Good. When you get there you will be sorted. Then you will take your owls to your House owlrey. Then you and your partners will set up your cases and cages for your pets in the room you are appointed to. Now it is time to go. Grab onto this pillow and hold tight." "3, 2, 1, Goodbye."
The school was enormous. The gates opened and the students walked into the grounds where a guide was waiting for them. He said "Right this way. You will be sorted and then you will meet the teachers. After that you will take your owls to your house owlrey and be appointed the rooms you will be staying in with the groups you have chosen." The students walked into the Castle and saw a man that was no older than 40. "This is Professor Arnold Hooper. He is your new headmaster." Professor Hooper said calmly. "Hello and welcome to Maddock school of Witchcraft and Wizardry."