"Simian!" Mia shouted as she rushed down the path to the old lady. Her legs were sticking out of a garbage can. She grunted as she fell out of the garbage can, a tatty lampshade clutched in her hand. "You got the letter"' she rasped out spotting it in her hand.

"I did!" she said waving it around. Simian embraced her in a back creaking hug. "Now then dear hold on" Simian closed her eyes in a look of slight pain, before her features we're replaced with that of Officer Jones. "Right" she said his voice coming out of her mouth "Just go along with this" Simian grabbed her shoulders tightly and led her to the front of the orphanage. Mia had no time to protest as she rung the bell before Headmistress answered the door. "Mia!" she said angrily

"She was caught stealing" Simian Officer Jones grunted, she began to push her into the house.

"Oh No" Mistress said, pushing her right back out "She can stay in that jail house this time." With that she slammed the door in their faces. The hands on her shoulders got very hot and she knew Simian was changing back to herself. "now dear, hold on" Simian grabbed her hand very tight and Mia felt as if she was being torn apart she squeezed her eyes tightly and when she opened them, she was no longer at the orphanage. "Where are we?" she asked her voice going breathy.
"We" said Simian "Are in Diagon Alley"

Mia looked around awe struck:

What's this? What's this?
There's noises everywhere
what's this?
There's magic in the air
what's this?
I can't believe my eyes
I must be dreaming
Wake up, Mia, this isn't fair!
What's this?

"That is Gringotts, a bank. I need to run inside but all YOU need to do is go in there" Simian jabbed her thumb at a wand shop. With a crack she was gone. Mia entered the shop a bit scared. A loud thump made her jump; a man had dropped a box.

"Oh. Oh my dear, I'm sorry, you gave me a stir, yes yes, a wand" He picked up the nearest wand and gave it to her before she fully grasped it snatched it back saying "nope, not quite" He handed her another one, this time she held it and started to examine it but before she finished he snatched it again and replaced it with another one. An odd tingling started in her fingertips and crept up her arm, like her whole arm fell asleep. She shook her arm and out of the tip of the wand erupted bright blue sparks. The man gave a knowing smile, and took the wand from her. He wrapped it in a thin white box and handed it to her.

"Erm" Mia said, knowing this was the part where she was supposed to pay.

He waved his hand at the window, she turned and saw Simian rushing in. "Here you go, old friend" she said handing him a handful of glittering money. Mia still clutched her wand. Her magic wand. She could have died from joy.

Her heart quivered as she ran through the platform barrier as she had been instructed. Simian appeared behind her. "Right dear, here we are." Mia looked at the long train

"Hogwarts Express" she said out loud and turned to Simian:

So what happens now?
Another suitcase in another hall
So what happens now?
Take your picture off another wall
Where am I going to?
You'll get by, you always have before
Where am I going to?

Simian took her hand and they began to walk down the line to the end of the train:

Time and time again I've said that I don't care
That I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through
But every time it matters all my words desert me
So anyone can hurt me -- and they do

So what happens now?
Another suitcase in another hall
So what happens now?
Take your picture off another wall
Where am I going to?
You'll get by you always have before
Where am I going to?

Simian handed her the trunk and blew her a kiss as the door was magically swung shut. Under her feet the train began to move. She pulled open the door and slipped in side and waited, waited for her future to begin.