Knock, Knock, Knock!
"Serpentine?" I looked towards the door and hid Envy under my shirt.
"Come in." Mrs. Cole entered with a man. The man had black hair and glasses and was wearing a long cloak or some sort. When our eyes made contact he clapped a hand to his head and shouted as if he was hurt. Mrs. Cole looked at the man.
"No, No, I'm fine…this is her, I'm sure." He said and with that she left the room. I watched the man as he walked across my bedroom and took a seat by my bed.
"Hello Serpentine."
"Hi." I muttered. "How do you know who I am"
"I knew your parents…not through friendly acquaintances I must say"
"Oh….I never knew my parents"
"I know. You were just a baby." This was strange. Who was this man and how did he know about my parents and what did he want?
"Who are you"
"I'm Professor Harry Potter. I'm Headmaster up at Hogwarts"
"I got a letter from there! I found out I'm a witch! But…I don't know how to do magic"
"Don't worry, with the right education I'm sure you'll know everything you'll need too. I didn't know I was a wizard until I got my letter. I was an orphan also"
"Oh, so you didn't know your parents either"
"No." He looked to the floor. I let out a gasp and the man looked up. Envy was slithering out from the top of my shirt. He stared at it and then to me.
"You already know that you can talk to snakes?" I gapped at him.
"How…? What"
"I can too. But be warned. It's not a common gift and it's not a good one either." I frowned. "You'll find out in time. But the reason I came here today was to take to get your things for school"
"Are we leaving now"
"Yes. It sounds like you want to leave this place"
"Yes. I don't like it here. I only have Envy to keep me company"
"I see. And what do you do all day beside talk with Envy"
"I usually go out into the garden and pull wings off butterflies and catch field mice and feed them to Envy."
"Well, you must like to conflict pain on others, am I right?"
"Sometimes"
"Yes, I figured, but be warned, This isn't tolerated at Hogwarts. If you are caught by anyone, you can face serious consequences"
"Ok"
"That's Yes, Professor"
"Yes, Professor. Um…Professor, when we go to get my school things, can you tell me about my parents"
"I will tell you some things…but not all. The rest you will learn in time." He stood up and I followed suit.
"Where are we going? How are we going to get there?" He smiled and winked at me.
"Take my hand." He held it out and I took it. Without warning, a felt as thought I was being tossed around. I didn't want to let go of his hand in case I got thrown somewhere. Suddenly, My feet hit ground and I looked around. I was surrounded by shops and groups of people talking and laughing.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley, Serpentine."
