Chapter 2: Diagon Alley
First Hermione went to get a wand at Ollivanders. She walked inside and saw and older man behing the counter fiddling with a wand in a box. She assumed that this was Mr. Ollivander.
"Excuse me…. Hello"
"Ahh… sorry… Hello" said a soft voice not far away, " I was just putting this last wand in its box…. You see Mr. Harry Potter was just here! It was an extraordinary visit because well of course you know the boy's story but I will have to say he made a bit of a mess! You must have just missed him just left diagon alley about 10 minutes ago. Saw him go myself!"
"Sorry but I don't know who you are talking about… you see my parents are what I think you call muggles…. is it?"
"Ahh…yes then af course you wouldn't know. Harry Potter is a very famous wizard though he is only twelve. You see eleven years ago their was a wizard whom we called the Dark Lord or He Who Must Not Be Named. He did terrible things to many people. He tried to overrule the Ministry of Magic. He wanted to rid the wizarding world of any wizard who was muggle born. He was a terrible wizard. But just when he was at the height of his power he went and tried to kill a young wizard by the name of Harry Potter. He killed both of his parents but when he went to kill the boy he could not the killing course only rebounded on himself and diminished him to something we do not know. Harry Potter was a hero though he was left with no parents and a lighting bolt shaped scar on his forehead. Now every wizard knows his name. He was the boy who brought us out of those dark and difficult times."
"I see….I will have to do some reading."
Mr. Ollivander helped Hermione to get a wand and then her and her parents left the store. They visited many other stores throughout the day and got her all of the supplies she needed. Hermione even got herself a few extra books to read before she went to school. She wanted to know as much about the wizarding world as she possibly could.
When she got home that evening she began to read. She found Harry Potter's name and story in many of the books. She wandered if he too was going to Hogwarts this year and even is he would be in her class. She knew that a wonderful adventure awaited her no matter what happened and she went to sleep that night to dream about what Hogwarts would be like.