Welcome back to our story, Zoe makes a new friend in this chapter. She also gets her wand, read and find out more.


Chapter 2

It was amazing how much they had gotten done in just a few days. They're second day Zoe's father had came home with a desk and a massive dining room table. Both were beautiful, the chairs followed not long after. All the chairs were stupid comfortable, the first time Zoe sat down on the couch she almost fell asleep. By herself Zoe had gotten the kitchen all set up, she got her tipe-writer set up in her new room. The third room was turned into a work room for Zoe and her father. The rooms were all done, the owl Bella was named after Bellatrix Lestrange. It seemed fitting, now before everyone freaks out and thinks Zoe's a fan of Bellatrix's let me explain. Bella had die-bombed a kid that was picking on one of the smaller owls. And attacked another owl that had taken over her roost and eaten her food. Needless to say Zoe's father had no objections to buying her or to the name. They both figured with what was coming up Bella would need to be tough. Bella was a small barn owl and she was a little dark in color. With a little bit of an attitude and tamper, over all though she was a very sweet bird. Bella tossed a dead mouse at the living room window, Zoe had just got done making herself some breakfast. Zoe was going to put the clothes away after, here they kept the house pretty clean. But of course the magic helped a lot, the mops and brooms were charmed by her father to clean. So Zoe could work on other things but she did take care of the laundry. She also cooked dinner, Zoe's father really loved his new job. They were even making plans for chickens and a garden, it felt good to hear him talking like that again. To see him so happy, they were making themselves at home. They had gotten two big freezers that they kept just outside the kitchen.

Zoe placed her food on a large coffee table they had bought. "You know if we wanted someone to throw things my father and I would've stayed where we came from." Zoe opened the living room window to let Bella out. "And take that mouse with you."

Bella flow down and grabbed the mouse but when she went to fly out. When another owl flow in, almost flying into Bella. The other owl dropped an envelope on to the floor and flow out. Then poor Bella almost got hit again, she landed screeching her head off.

"In these case I agree that was rude, are you okay?" Zoe asked as she leaned over and started to rub Bella's head.

Bella flow over to the envelope and picked it up. Bella then flow back to Zoe, Bella dropped the envelope into Zoe's hands.

"I'll take that as a yes, it's from Hogwarts..." Zoe opened the envelope as Bella flow over to the mouse. "I'm in, dear Miss Twilight we usually don't take students that haven't yet had their eleventh birthday. But seeing how your birthday is only five days after the start of the school year we made an exception. Here's a list of what you will need for your first year at Hogwarts." Zoe read the list as Bella flow back to her. "I'm going to need you to take a letter to my dad." Zoe pulled out one of her pens and a piece of paper. "Me and dad need to get quills and parchment for here. Weird the owl didn't stay around to get the money or at least a treat."

The rest of the day seemed like a blur she couldn't stop looking at her two hand painted wooden boxes. Zoe picked up her Severus Snape box and kissed him. The next day they went to Diagon Alley, Zoe's father had to work so Zoe was left on her own. Zoe liked wondering around by herself, she was even considering getting a summer job. For a number of reasons one being the money, second the experience and just to learn. Zoe like Harry went to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions first, she went in and seen a young girl with black curly hair. She wasn't very tall, with bright green eyes. The girl was a little chubby.

"Hogwarts miss?" Madam Malkin asked.

"Yes madam..." Zoe closed the door.

"Go on get on the other stool, I'm almost done with Miss Viola."

Zoe got up next to the other girl. "I'm Lavender...my mother's at Gringotts getting money for my school supplies. My father's working at the moment. He works in Azkaban."

"I'm Zoe Twilight, my father works for Mr. Ollivander... As for my mother, well she's not here any more. And thank goodness she was a horrible person." Zoe didn't know why she said that.

"I'm sorry, I guess we can't all have wonderful mothers like mine."Lavender said sounding a little sad.

"No I'm sorry, it's just a touchy subject. Do you know what house you'll be in?"Zoe knew it didn't really matter.

"No, but my family's been in Slytherin for a very long time." Lavender turned to look at Zoe. "But I don't want to be, I'm not a bad person and neither are my parents."

"The house you're in doesn't dictate who you are as a person. I think we get placed where we're needed the most. If we're needed in Slytherin then so be it." Zoe turned to Lavender.

"I hope you're right..."

A tall thin witch came into the store and stood next to Lavender. Her hair was very long and just as curly as Lavender's. But her hair was light brown in color.

"I'm sorry for being late. It was a complete nightmare at the bank." She looked at Zoe. "Oh, who's this?"

"I'm Zoe, you must be Lavender's mother." Zoe and Lavender's mother shook hands.

"Okay dear you're done. Your turn Miss Twilight." Madam Malkin said handing Lavender's mother Lavender's robes.

A black material started to unroll itself. "I'll see you at Hogwarts, Zoe." Lavender said, waving, they left.

"Bye Lavender...well they seem nice." Zoe said, holding up her hair so it wasn't in the way.

"Oh they are, how that family got placed in Slytherin is beyond me. But I agree with what you said to her..."

When Zoe was done with her robes she made her way to Ollivanders. When Zoe got to the shop Mr.Ollivander wasn't behind the counter like usual. Zoe rang the bell that was on the counter. But Ollivander didn't come out right away. Zoe heard the bell over the door. She turned to see Lavender and her mother.

"Zoe, you came to get your wand to?" Lavender ran up to Zoe.

"Yea, but I don't see Mr.Ollivander..." Zoe said, looking down the hall.

"Flourish and Blotts had a lot of people in it so we thought it was better to come here instead." Lavender said, playing with a locket around her neck.

"We've also got to get you, your cauldron, phials, telescope, scales and an animal." Lavender's mother said, looking at the list.

Lavender turned to face her mother. "Can we get an owl?"

"Let's see what they have and maybe. Do you have a pet yet, Zoe?"

"Yes, a cat, but don't worry. Tom's very good with other animals."

"Tom, like tom-cat?" Lavender rang the bell.

"You know, you're one of a very few people who got that." Zoe's father and Mr.Ollivander came out of the back room with a ton of wands. "Hi dad, Mr.Ollivander..."

"Hello Zoe, alright as you probably know. I remember all my wands. Let's see, for Miss Viola, let's see. Try this black cherry, just like your mother's. It's core is a unicorn hair and a phoenix tail feather." Ollivander said, handing Lavender the wand. "It likes you and for Miss Twilight, let's see. I have a wide selection of newer wands right here." Mr.Ollivander started to dig through the piles till he took one out. "Here's a juniper wand with a unicorn hair. And part of a venemous tentacula. It's very good for attack spells, charms and transfiguration." Zoe took the wand, even though she knew deep down it wasn't her's. "No, let me see your hand..." Zoe gave Ollivander her hand. "Very small pums, but your fingers are very long and thin." Ollivander released her hand. "And from what I've heard from your father. You have a very strong grip. Maybe just maybe, let's try this one." It didn't take Ollivander long to find the wand. "It's a white willow with unicorn tail hair and dragon tongue. Just under twelve inches. Very bendy and it has unicorn blood on the outside."

Ollivander opened the box showing them a very pale white wand with a silver line spiraling down the wand. It seemed to be lighting up the whole room. It was so thin, it looked like glass. But it wasn't, the wand was calling her. Zoe knew it wasn't possible, but it was. It looked so small, so fragile she almost didn't dare touch it. Out of fear of breaking the wand. Zoe took the wand out and instantly. She knew it was her's. It started to glow brighter, for a moment the wand seemed brighter than the sun. Of course, it was a very cloudy day so it wasn't very hard. Zoe held the wand tight, she wasn't going to let anything happen to it. The handle's top was heart shaped with a line of stars going right to the bottom. Someone had put in a lot of time, care, work and love into this wand.

"That's the one, it's good for everything and very unusual. It's one of the few times I've used unicorn and dragon together."

Zoe started to dig out the money, she could feel the power. "Here's the money Mr.Ollivander." The wand felt so right in her hand.

"And here's ours, Zoe do you want to finish your shopping with us?" Lavender's mother asked.

"Yes please!" Zoe and Lavender said together.

Both parents started to laugh. "I'll be going on brake soon. So I'll join you as soon as I can." Zoe's father said, rubbing Zoe's head.

"Okay, we'll try to get the rest of the school supplies. Then to Eeylops Owl Emporium to get you an owl." Lavender's mother said, playing with Lavender's hair.

After shopping Zoe's father went back to work. But only after him and Zoe took her school supplies home. Zoe went back with her father. Zoe stayed in the shop, she helped with the inventory most of the time. Zoe never knew how many different kinds of wood there was till than. The number of cores was more than impressive. Each wand was different in appearance and beautiful in their own way. But Zoe couldn't help, but to notice some of the wands were very plane. Zoe looked at her wand, then at a pine one. Then she thought about Lucius Malfoy's wand. And it's snake head handle, was that his idea or was it already there? If it was there before then why would Mr.Ollivander put it there? Zoe knew only two people could answer that question.

That night Zoe was getting all her Hogwarts stuff ready. Even though she still had sometime. Zoe had placed her writing and art supplies in with her Hogwarts supplies. Zoe was sitting on the floor in front of her new trunk. Zoe even made sure to mark everything that was her's. Zoe was holding one of her new quills. A beautiful black raven feathers, they were the cheapest. But that was fine with Zoe. She loved the raven feathers, Zoe loved all of it. Zoe's new trunk was black cherry wood. And it was almost black as night. The metal was pale silver, the trunk had leather handles.

Zoe picked Tom up and stroked him. "Are you ready for Hogwarts, Tom?"Tom just laid in her arms purring. "I'll take that as a yes." Zoe stood up. "Let's see, I have my ink placed so it can't brake or spill. My note books are just under my crafts in here." She then placed Tom on the bed. "Each note book has a latter on them. Just so I don't mix them up. I even have extra ones just in case. Lavender's mother thought it was a good idea."

"You're excited, aren't you?" Zoe's father was in the door way of her room.

"That's an understatement, Hogwarts. I've always wanted to go there. To see all the teachers, meet and talk to them."

"Especially Severus..."

"Even if I only get to let him know that not everyone thinks his a bad guy. I'll be happy, everything else will be a bonus and that includes. Letting everyone know once and for all the head master is just another dirt bag. At least Voldermort was being somewhat honest about what he was doing."

"I've got to admit, I like this world a lot better. The pay isn't great, but it's more than doable. It's going to be weird not having you here." Zoe's father sat down on her bed.

"Yes, but we can talk to each other by owl. And I'll be home for the holidays. Unless you have other plans."

"Just focus on school, I know you'll do better here. Than where we came from. I think no, I know Severus will like you." Zoe's father hugged her. "You were right from the start about him being a good guy. Even if he doesn't act like, the fact that he helped you up proves that."

Zoe pulled away. "I think he gets angry when his at Hogwarts. Because of what happened and his job."

"I can understand why, he has to put up with a lot in Potions. And Dumbledore isn't helping any, his going to bring Gilderry Lockhart into Hogwarts. A man we both know has no business being there."

"Yea, but Severus and the others will know what he is." Weanie came running in looking for attion.

"Why not take Weanie, instead of Tom?" Zoe's father picked Weanie up.

"Because she'll chase people's feet at night. And tare up their clothes." Zoe said, holding up an old pair of socks Weanie had torn up.

"Yea, you're right, she can be a bit much." Weanie jumped down. "I'll go and get us some dinner."

"How about some Chinese?"

"No problem, have you seen our friend from the dresser?"

"The boggart's in the bathroom closet. I think it just needed to stretch its legs so to speak."

Zoe was surprised that the boggart didn't seem to bother with them too much. It would sometimes sleep in their rooms with them. The boggart mostly hung out with Zoe and played with their cats.

"You know dad, I think Phantom gets a little lonely. When he's here by himself, even with Tom and Weanie to keep him company."

"Phantom?"

"Well, we've got to call him something. And really he is a phantom of shorts. And the cats seem to like having him here."