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Isabella
I woke up this morning and most of the scars had closed up. I crept around my room, straightening and tidying as I went. Then I moved on to the bathroom. I burned my clothes out in the backyard, wishing that the memories would be just as easy to get rid of. I shook my head. No, it was never that easy.
After I had finished my task I walked back upstairs, I packed all my possessions into a suitcase. That was it. I was done. I had the letter and no-one was going to stop me from going to Hogwarts now. It was still early and so I had time to formulate my escape plan. It wasn't that difficult really. I was going to go downstairs, with my suitcase and hail the Knight bus. That'd take me to the Leaky Cauldron where I could stay until school started. It was the best plan I'd ever come up with. It was made even better by the fact that my dad would have too much of a hangover to stop me. I looked around my room one more time before putting my plan into action.
I crept back downstairs, suitcase in hand and grabbed some food from the kitchen. I also left a note for my dad, telling him not to worry (he wouldn't) and that I was safe and I was sorry (I wasn't). That was that. I walked outside and thrust my right arm out.
BANG!
The Knight bus appeared in front of me instantly and a tall, skinny man stepped out and started talking as if by rote, "Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go. My name is Stan Shunpike and I will be your conductor this evening."
He leered at me. "A bit young to be out on your own, eh? Where do you want to go?"
"The Leaky Cauldron. If you know where that is." He had me a bit freaked out but I knew what I was doing. My mum hadn't told me all those bedtime stories for nothing now, had she?
"Right then. That'll be eleven sickles." Stan said.
I gave him the money that my mother had left for me and he led me inside.
"We'll get there at about quarter to 5. It'll be a bumpy ride, so hold on." with that he left.
"Well… Wasn't that nice of him," I muttered darkly underneath my breath.
Nevertheless, we arrived a few minutes early and I got my first look at the Leaky Cauldron. It was disappointing to say the least but I had learned not to judge a book by its cover, so I walked inside and asked if I could have a room. It turned out that they had plenty of rooms and I received one that wasn't too shabby. Room 11. I put my stuff inside, got directions to Gringotts and set out on my mission.
I wandered through Diagon alley until I reached the bank and stood in awe for a minute. I'd never seen anything so huge! It was like a mansion. I could only imagine how many levels there might be. I shook my head and walked through the open doors and for the first time and for the first time in my life I saw goblins. Heaps of them! With their hooked noses and sharp nailed fingers. They were scary and the confidence that had ballooned me up all morning suddenly dwindled as I crept back into a dark corner.
Lucille
"Come on! Wake up! It's Tuesday! Time to get my new books!" I said brightly as I strode into my parent's room to open the blinds. "Look! It's a beautiful day outside! Wake up!"
My mum groaned and looked at the clock. "Lucy! It's 5:30!"
"So? We have lots of shopping to do! Come on!"
I started jumping up and down on the bed in my anxiety to get them up.
"Look, how about you get the floo there and then we'll meet up with you later, ok? How does that sound?"
"Great! I'll meet you at Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour at 1 o'clock, alright?" I asked, already closing the blinds and walking out of the room.
As I reached the door I heard a small grunt of acknowledgment and knew that my mum had fallen asleep again.
I smiled and made my way to the kitchen fireplace. I threw a handful of floo powder into the flames and stepped in saying, "Diagon Alley." I closed my eyes and tucked in my elbows as I spun round and round, getting quite dizzy and then just when I thought I was going to fall over, it stopped and I opened my eyes to see the big building labeled Gringotts.
Katrina
'All was quiet. Too quiet. I ran into the house and saw my worst nightmare. My mum was sitting on the couch with her new boyfriend. He looked at me and said, "Hello, Kat! We're going to be the best of friends! I'm going to be your new dad!"
I stumbled back out of the room and fell over onto the ground. I sat there trembling. I heard a sound and as I turned around I saw…'
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"AHH!"
WHUMPH!
"Ugh"
'Why do I always wake up like this?' I thought as I picked myself up off the floor. I looked at my clock and groaned again. It was 6 o'clock. I had to go to Diagon Alley today but first I had to make up a story for my mum. I thought about it as I got ready for the day. 'Should I tell her the truth? Nah, she'd freak out. I could tell her that I'm going to a friend's house or the mall… That's it! I'd tell her that I was going to the mall with Chelsea! I might even be able to get Chelsea to go to the mall and cover for me… God know she loves shopping more than I do.' I finished getting dressed and pulled a brush through my hair, once again losing myself in the softness and chocolate brown colour.
I was concentrating on my appearance in the mirror so hard that I didn't notice my mum come in and stand behind me until she started to speak.
"So… What are you doing today? Going boy-hunting?"
"Actually, mum, I was going to go to the mall with Chelsea and then I might go over to her house. Is that alright?" I bit my lip nervously. "I already organized it all."
She looked at me in a disappointed way, "I was hoping that we would get some time to talk today. You know, Mother-Daughter time."
I sighed. She looked so dejected. "Look, I'd love to spend the whole day with you but I can't just back out on Chelsea now. I'm really sorry. Maybe we could catch-up tomorrow?" I added in a hopeful voice.
Her face brightened. "Wonderful!" Her smile dimmed slightly as she struggled with her thoughts. "I'll have to make sure that I can get the full day off work. You know how my boss gets about deadlines."
'Yeah,' I thought, 'She's only got the strictest boss in the whole world. AND I think he has a crush on her.' I mentally shuddered before adding out loud, "Yeah, I know. He is a bit… full of his work. But anyhow, I gotta go. I'll see you tonight, ok? I probably won't be home until late. Don't wait up for me."
With that said, I grabbed my bag and walked outside. Once I had reached the bus station, I stopped and pulled out my phone. I quickly called Chelsea and asked her to cover for me. She was only too glad to have an excuse to go shopping and, being the good friend that she is, she didn't ask any awkward questions. I caught a bus to muggle London and went through the Leaky Cauldron and into Diagon Alley. What I saw there nearly blew my socks off. I was amazed but where to start? 'I think I should go and exchange my muggle money for wizard money like Dumbledore told me to.' I thought as I looked around for a sign that would tell me where the bank was. It wasn't too hard to find directions and then I was off, winding my way through the twisty side streets and up the slippery stone steps until I reached the bank. It was huge. I stepped inside. The first thing I noticed as my eyes adjusted to the light, or lack there of, was these funny little creatures. One or two at every table. They were measuring, examining and counting what I presumed to be wizard coins. People started giving me weird looks and I realized that I was staring. I blushed, ducked my head and walked over to sit on one of the seats provided. I was still in shock when I heard a small whimper coming from the corner. There, I saw a girl who looked about my age, cowering in what looked like fright, behind a pot plant. I slid over to her and tried to engage her in conversation.
"Hey, what's you name?" She didn't answer so I continued, "My name's Katrina. But my friend's call me Kat." I looked down at my hands that were sitting in my lap. "Or at least they would if I had any."
The girl looked a little less frightened and opened her mouth to speak, "My name is Isabella. You can call me Izzy if you like." She looked a lot surer of herself now that she was in familiar territory. "I don't have many friends either. Are you here to get money out?"
"No," I replied looking up, "I'm here to exchange my muggle money for wizard money." I looked down at my hands again. We sat in silence for a while until we heard another person walk into Gringotts. I looked over and saw a girl standing there. She had blond hair as I was thinking this; she looked over and saw us. She looked back at the creatures. Then she walked over to us with a smile on her face.
"Hi"
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