Chapter 2

Sarah had paid for her room, and gone upstairs. Everything was so new to her, and she was anxious about going to a school, with magic. She wondered if her parents even noticed she was missing yet, that night she hadn't slept very well.
When she got up the next morning, she went downstairs and saw Hagrid waiting for her. "Mornin Sarah, how'd ye sleep?" he asked her, joyfully.
"Alright," Sarah replied, she was horribly sleepy, and she resisted the urge to rub her eyes. She followed Hagrid to a brick wall, and then it magically opened. To Sarah's amazement, there was an alley full of people, all with magical creatures, magical toys, and witches and wizards waving around wands.
"Whoah." Sarah said under her breath. She was astonished, and with that, she and Hagrid walked to a bank. On the front, in big gold letters were, "Gringotts Bank" They walked inside and waited.
"What's ye last name Sarah?" Hagrid questioned her, as they waited in line.
"Blackwell." Sarah answered quickly. She was amazed by the goblins working here, she had never seen one before.
"Come with me!" A goblin behind the desk said in a gravelly voice. Hagrid and Sarah both walked after the Goblin. They walked for a little while, and then came upon an elevator. "Step in, and be careful."
Sarah tripped when she was getting in, despite her cautious stature. "Be careful, Sarah." Hagrid whispered.
"Sorry." Sarah said, though she wasn't sure what for. The Goblin pushed a button and the elevator began to descend. Everyone in the elevator was silent. The elevator descended for what seemed like a lifetime. Suddenly, the elevator stopped descending, and began to move forwards. "Whoa!" Sarah said, quite loudly

Both Hagrid, and the little goblin stared at Sarah. It felt almost as if they were thinking Wow she is quite something. She said whoa to that? She could almost feel their silent giggles.

While Sarah worried about what Hagrid was thinking of her, she didn't notice the elevator stop moving. "Here we are. Miss." The goblin said gruffly. He slid the door opened and wobbled out. "Blackwell, you said?"

"Yes, sir. My name is Blackwell." Sarah said politely.

"Come this way." The Goblin said, walking to the left. Hagrid and Sarah both followed. The trio walked down a lone hallway, which turned out to be an entrance to something.

The goblin pulled out a little slip of paper. On the paper must have been a pass code, because he began to twist the pad lock. After entering three numbers the lock clicked. The door opened just a crack.

Sarah gasped at the contents inside. Inside the safe lay jewels; nay, more than that, rubies, diamonds, sapphires, and coins. The coins were in all different colors.

"That is a mighty lot of money." Hagrid exclaimed loudly. Sarah looked to Hagrid and realized that his mouth was hanging open widely. She realized a second later that hers, too, was hanging open wide.

"Where in heck did all this money come from?" Sarah said breathily. She took off into the safe to pick a bit of the contents up.

"Who are your parents?" Hagrid said. Sarah looked up from, where she stood.

"My parents are the farthest things from wizards." Sarah said in a matter of fact voice.

"Hmm... Are you sure we have the right safe?" Hagrid was looking at the goblin, who looked very offended.

"Are you saying I made a mistake?" The goblin spoke angrily.

"No! I would never." Hagrid spoke Goblin, and then spoke to Sarah. "Sarah, how much are you going to withdraw?"

"Just enough money, for the supplies I need." Sarah said looking at the money.

"Hagrid looked at the Goblin and said, "Burt we'll be withdrawing today."

"Grab what you want." The Goblin said while walking out.

"Sarah, I am going to give ye a wee lesson." Hagrid said, picking up a gold, silver, and bronze coin. "This," He said holding up the gold, "Is a galleon. This," He held up the silver coin. "Is a sickle. And this is a knut." He said, holding up the bronze coin.

"The Galleon is worth the most. The sickle is worth a little less than that. And the Knut is worth a little more than a penny would in the United States."

"Okay, lets see if I can get this right. The Galleon is the gold coin and worth the most. The Sickle is the silver and worth a little less than the Galleon. And lastly, the Knut is worth a little more than a penny? Is that right?"

"Yes, that's it." Hagrid said happily, "Now I believe you need about twenty Knut's, forty Sickles, and sixty Galleons." Sarah collected the amount Hagrid had said to collect.

The two were soon leaving Gringotts Bank. "Sarah, can I have a look at your supply list?" Hagrid said. Sarah pulled the paper from her jean pocket, and handed it to Hagrid.

The letter stated:

Uniform

Three sets of plain work robes (Black)

One plain Pointed Hat (black) for day wear

One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

One winter cloak (Black, silver fastenings)

Please Note that all students clothes should carry name tags.

Books

The Standard book of spells (grade 1) by Maranda Goshawk

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginner's guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phylida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Aresenuis Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A guide to self protection by Quentin Trimble

Other Equipment

1 Wand

1 Cauldron (Pewter size 2)

1 Set of glass or crystal phials

1 Set of brass scales

Students may also bring an Owl or a Cat or a Toad

Parents are reminded that first years are not allowed their own broomsticks

Hagrid harrumphed. "Sarah, go to Madam Malkins Robe shop and get fitted for your robes." Hagrid said. He looked down at Sarah and realized she had absolutely no idea where the robe shop was. "Oh! Madam Malkins is down that way. It's on the left."