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Chapter 2
Sydney and Nicki walked out of the shack, trying to absorb what had happened in the past 15 minutes. They climbed onto the back of what looked like a regular motorcycle, wondering how they were going to get across the sea. Hagrid started the bike and they lifted off of the ground. Sydney hung on tight while Nicki was going no-handed. Once they reached the mainland, Hagrid rode the rest of the trip with the motorcycle firmly on the ground. They didn't stop driving until they reached a small inn called The Leaky Cauldron.
The twins and Hagrid walked in, welcomed by greetings of men to Hagrid. He seemed to recognize one of the men as he bellowed, "Quirrell, over here." A pale and shaky man wearing a turban turned around and gave a nervous smile, clearly intimidated by Hagrid's deep voice and large stature. Hagrid was oblivious to Quirrell's expression and said, "Girls, I'd like you ta meet Professor Quirrell. He's gonna be one of ya teachers at Hogwarts."
Sydney gave the professor a warm smile and extended her hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Professor."
Quirrell stared at the hand like it was going to melt him. He wrung his hands nervously and said, "Ah, yyyes. A pppleasure indddeed."
Nicki glared this man up and down. There was just something off about him that gave Nicki goose bumps.
The professor quickly excused himself. Hagrid laughed and said, "Don't worry bout him. He's just a very wary person. Don't take it personally." Hagrid went to the innkeeper and paid for two rooms: one for him and one for the twins. The next morning, Hagrid woke the girls up bright and early to go get the wizarding necessities: wands, robes, pets, and books. They first had to stop at Gringotts Bank to get money out of their account to buy everything.
Everything went swimmingly and the twins got all the money they would need for the whole year, even though the twins wanted to cry when they saw the humungous amount of money in the vault. Hagrid made a stop though in another vault to pick up a small package that Hagrid claimed was top-secret information for Hogwarts. Soon they left the bank to begin their school shopping.
The first place Hagrid to the twins to was Ollivander's Wand Shop. Mr. Ollivander was a very nice old man who knew everything about wands. He was flattered that the famous Potter Twins were purchasing their very first wands in his shop. Hagrid left the girls, saying he had an important errand.
Mr. Ollivander first gave Sydney a 12.25-inch wand made of dogwood with a dragon heartstring core. Sydney held it, but suddenly the wand shot off and knocked down several wand boxes. He sighed and handed her another one, 10.75 inches of walnut with a phoenix feather core. This time Sydney was able to grow flowers in a vase. She held onto her beautiful light brown wand, never wanting to let it go. She was told that walnut is usually for highly intelligent witches and wizards.
Mr. Ollivander then gave Nicki an 11-inch pear wand with a unicorn hair core. Nicki accidentally knocked over the vase where Sydney had grown flowers. Mr. Ollivander handed the disappointed twin another wand, 10.25 inches of blackthorn also with a phoenix feather core. Nicki repaired the broken vase with her gorgeous black wand. She was told that blackthorn was common for warriors. Mr. Ollivander said that phoenix feather was a rare core and the only other wizard with that core was He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, making the wands "siblings".
The twins were confused but were interrupted by Hagrid knocking on the window. He was standing with a cage. Inside the cage was a beautiful snow-white owl named Hedwig. The girls were ecstatic and gave Hagrid a big hug.
Next, they visited Madam Malkin's Robe Shop. The girls walked in and got fitted for new robes, Madam Malkin gawking over the twins the whole time. After receiving the new robes, Sydney and Nicki walked into a hidden store that sold muggle clothes and electronics. The store was hidden because some wizards did not approve of having a muggle store in a wizard shopping area.
Sydney bought some tight t-shirts, tank tops, short skirts, shorts, flip-flops, bikinis, hoodies, sweaters, jeans, new winter coat, pair of sneakers, purple and pink pajama bottoms, fancy shirts, and purple Ugg boots. Nicki bought dark fitted t-shirts, shorts, hoodies, hats, jeans, sandals, two short skirts, black Converses, low cut boots, sweaters, new ski jacket, swimsuits, dark pajama bottoms, and tank tops. The girls were so happy to have actually decent clothes instead of clothes bought at thrift stores and yard sales. Sydney had a more preppy, girly style and Nicki had a skater girl, sporty style. Their clothes were never mixed up because Sydney preferred things in colors like purple, white, and pink while Nicki preferred blue, black, and red. The twins decided to wear some of their new clothes out: Sydney in her purple tank top and jean skirt with sparkly pink and black flip flops and Nicki in her navy t-shirt and jean shorts with black converses and dark blue camouflage newsboy cap.
The very moment that the twins and Hagrid walked out into Diagon Alley in the new clothes, Draco Malfoy happened to be getting fitted for his robes. He saw the beautiful blonde girl and immediately set his sights on her, not noticing the star mark on her forehead. Draco wanted this girl, and he was a boy who always got what he wanted.