Friday morning dawned and you were in your bed, in sweat pants and a t-shirt, with your long hair tied in a loose ponytail. Amber was not yet back from her nights outing. Footsteps could be heard coming up the steps and your door opened, revealing your father. He walked over to your bed and very gently woke you up, frightened to hurt your fragile body. You groaned and asked what time it was.

"Dear, it's 9:30. Come on, get up. Your mother wants to take you to diagon alley." He smiled and left the room as you got up, still half asleep and staggered over to your bathroom and shut the door. You yawned and picked up your toothbrush, applying toothpaste to the head and brushed your teeth.

Half an hour later, you were steated at your kitchen table, eating pancakes your mother made. You were nearly done, so you were half-way out of your chair, more enthusiastic to go to diagon alley than this morning. You were thoughtful for a second, and went upstairs to send Jess a letter asking her to meeting you in diagon alley if she could.

You were getting to diagon alley by muggle car. Getting into your father's car, you and your mother drove off to downtown london. There, was a resturant you never noticed. It was called the Leaky Cauldron. You and you mother entered and people looked around to see who came. A few greeted your mother gratefully and then you noticed a dirty blonde head in the crowd. As you and your mother progressed through the Leaky Cauldron, you realized that Jess was leaning against the back doorway, with her arms folded across her chest. You ran over to her and hugged her, you haven't seen her in a few days, which was a lot to you. She obviously didn't see you, as she was quite surprised when you ran up to her.

"Why are you just standing here silly? You should be explorfing," You said to her, giggling. You always put random letters into your words to make them sound more alive. Jess giggled and stood up straight.

"My mums talking to someone over there," She pointed to one part of the room where Mrs. Summers was in deep conversation with another woman. " She told me to stay put."

"Well, you could tell her that my mum and I are here, and that you could come with us." Jess liked the idea, and went over to her mother, walking back two minutes later.

"Hello Mrs. Monterey," Jess said to your mother cheerfully. "Um, my mother said she'd meet us in Flourish and Blotts at one point... So, lets go!" You, Jess, and your mother set out through the back door. Your mother tapped the correct stones and an archway magically appeared to lead into diagon alley. The three of you strode down the street looking into the store windows.

"Why don't you girls go off and catch up with each other for a bit, I'll go get your things," Your mother said. Then Jess spoke.

"Oh, Mrs. Monterey you really don't have to do that... My mother will buy my things..." Jess said in a shy voice.

"No worries Jessica, none at all. Your mother will pay me back later." Your mother smiled and walked into Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions. You and Jess walked in silence for what seemed an eternity then Jess spoke up.

"Well Kaye, it's almost your birthday. Sixteen! Wow." Jess was already sixteen, but you were grateful to her 'amazement' all the same. You chuckled and looked at your friend.

"Yep... Anyway, it's to Hogwarts on Sunday, eh? My parent's seemed to have contacted the Headmaster already... And enrolled the both of us. Jess this is going to be great!" You easily got excited, and Jess saw this.

"Yeah, my parents told me your parents enrolled me. I still can't believe they were friends in school. I mean, it never seemed that way." You nodded and Jess continued. "But still, I'm highly excited. We'll have two years at Hogwarts, we will. Meet new friends and everything... Just one thing... I'm thinking about it all right now and it seems that we decided on everything so quickly. HALB is over for us, and now Hogwarts. And it was all decided within a matter of less than a day." You processed this through your mind and voiced your agreement in her thoughts, but said that it'd be worth it.

At that moment your mother came out of Madam Malkin's with Mrs. Summers, whom you and Jess had certainly not seen pass by.

"Would you two girls be so kind as to step into the robe shop to get fitted?" Mrs. Summers said cheerfully. "Oh, hello Katie," She smiled at you.

"Hello Mrs. Summers," You greeted back. The four of you walked into the shop and Madam Malkin rushed over to Jess first and took measurements. She then rushed to you and ran to the back room. Two minutes later she came back with flowing black robes. You and Jess tried on the ones she gave you, which fit perfectly.

"Hogwarts it is, then?" Madam Malkin asked. You nodded to her as you returned your robe to her. "Alright," She said. She drew out her wand and tapped the front of your robes, an H surrounded by a badger, eagle, lion, and serpent appeared. She did the same to Jess and gave each of you three black robes with the same crest on them. Your mother paid for yours and Mrs. Summers for Jess'. A magenta weekday robe caught your eyes though. Your mother saw the gleam in your eyes and bought them for you right away. Jess eventually got something similar, a differently designed violet weekday robe. You both giggled and went to put them on. It was only when you left, your robe flowing behind you, that you realized your mother and Mrs. Summers dressed in weekday robes too.

Throughout the rest of the day, you visited Gringotts for the second time that day, the Apothecary, Flourish and Blotts, Quality Quidditch Supplies for the fun, and went to have ice cream at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. The day was finished perfectly.

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Well, this is chapter two. Hope you liked it Don't forget to review!