Chapter Two: Diagon Alley

Frankie couldn't fall asleep Monday night. She stared up at the ceiling. Tomorrow, she and her parents would be going to Diagon Alley in London. Frankie then leaned over and pull her list off of her bedside table and re-read it for the fiftieth time. She couldn't wait for tomorrow to come. Frankie then closed her eyes and went to sleep.

The next morning, or if you call five o' clock morning, the young girl leapt out of bed and got dressed quickly. Yawning, she sat at her frosted paned window, watching the sunrise in the distance. Today was going to be a good day.

Viktor shook his daughter awake from her windowsil sleep.

"Frankie, it's time to go over to Diagon Alley." Viktor said, as his daughter streched and yawned.

"Good morning, Daddy." Frankie said, peeling her face off of the window. "What time is it?"

"It's eight fifteen." Frankie stared at her father. Once her brain had processed that information, she stood up and ran down the stairs to meet her mother.

"Hello sleepy head." Viveka said, hugging her daughter good morning. "How long were you awake?"

"I wasn't up very late last night." Frankie told her mother as Viktor came down the staircase. "I did wake up at 5:00 A.M."

"That explains why you were sleeping on the window, dressed and ready to go." Viktor said. "Maybr someone was a little too exicted last night to sleep."

"Maybe I was..." Frankie said. "Can we go to London now?"

Diagon Alley had to be the most fantastic magical place Frankie had ever seen so far on her lifetime. Witches and wizards called out their items and bright, colorful signs surrounded the place.

"Wow." The young witch breathed as her parents led her to a large marble white building. In golden lettering across the front, a sign read: GRINGOTTS.

"I'll be right back Viv." Viktor said before he walked into the building. Viveka and Frankie sat on the marble steps, waiting.

"Can you tell me what it was like when you were at Hogwarts Mom?" Frankie asked. Viveka smiled.

"Of course." She said. "I was sorted into Ravenclaw house on my first year. I had two close friends there and-"

"What ever happened to your friends?" Frankie interupped. "You and Daddy never talk about them"

"That is a very long story, sweetheart and I'm afraid that your too young to hear it." Viveka continued. "I was prefect in my fifth year, and that's when I met a couple of tricksters. One of which was your father."

"Are you two ladies talking about me again?" Viktor said, walking down the steps to the pair.

"No." Frankie answered."Mom was just telling me about when she went to Hogwarts. What's that in your hand, Daddy?" Viktor held up a bag the jingled when he moved it. He reached in and pulled put several coins.

"Wizard money." He said. "The gold ones are called Galleons, the smaller sliver ones are Sickles and the smallest bronze ones are Knuts."

"If your done with your lesson about money in the wizarding world," Viveka said, standing up, "We better get going."

As the day progressed, Frankie ended up with several spellbooks, Hogwarts robes, classroom equipment, all of which were piled into her cauldron.

"Is there anything else we need?" Frankie said, walking between her parents.

"Just one more thing," Viktor said, looking at the list in his hands. "A wand. An essential item for any witch and wizard."

"Ollivander's is just up ahead." Viveka said, gesturing to the shop ahead of them. The sign read:OLLIVANDER'S; MAKERS OF FINE WANDS SINCE 382 B.C.

The small family walked into the shop. The shop was lined with thousands of shelves, each one lined with boxes of red and blue. A man was at the counter. He looked up as they entered and smiled.

"Good afternoon, Viktor, Viveka" he said. "Did Viktor break his wand again?"

"Not this time, Ollivander." Viktor said, his hand over his pocket, from which Frankie could see her father's wand poking out. "We are here to buy my daughter's first wand. She's going to be starting school this year." Viveka brought her daughter to the front. Frankie waved happily.

"Hello my dear." Ollivander said as he greeted the young girl. He then turned and pulled a box off of a nearby shelf. "Maple and dragon heartstring." Ollivander said, "Ten inches. Give it a try" Frankie took the wand from the box and waved it. A nearby window shattered. She quickly put the wand on the counter. Ollivander turned to another shelfand pulled another box off of it.

"This one is willow, unicorn hair, 8 1/2 inches." Frankie took this wand and waved. A statue on the counter had melted. Frankie put the wand back in it's box. Ollivander walked over to a shelf and pulled a box off of it.

"Elder wood , unicorn hair, 9 1/2 inches." Frankie took the wand in her hand. A bolt of lightning shot out from it, scorching the ceiling.

"Perfect." Frankie said, smiling and twirling the wand in her hands. Viktor and Viveka paid for Frankie's wand and left the shop.

NEXT CHAPTER: THE HOGWARTS EXPRESS

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-BlackKitten13