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Ch.2
we ordered what we wanted for breakfast, McGonagall's treat. Then after saying our goodbyes, McGonagall led us pass the back door she tapped her wand against the brick - I didn't catch which bricks it was - and then they began to move out of the way and opened up to an entirely different world... In a daze I followed behind McGonagall. We walked towards the largest and grandest building in the area. "Here we are- this is Gringotts! Only wizarding bank, safest place other than Hogwarts of course. Now we go in but be warned never ever try to fool the goblins."
"Goblins?" Kaa-san stammered.
"Yes." We stepped behind her and followed into the building. The goblins were small and had wrinkly skin, long noses and large point ears. I tried - I really did! - To not stare at them and just follow Professor McGonagall.
She stepped up to the desk handed a note to the goblin then he look at me!
"Miss...Nancy, do you have your key?"
"My...key?" I asked incredulously.
"I have her key here,"
"Griphook!" he hollered behind the desk. Another goblin came forward was told his directions and began to grumble...?
"Again, couldn't have come at the same time?" He muttered just loud enough to be heard but not be necessarily enough to warrant a response. This confused me a bit. Had my twin come in just shortly before me?
"Carrie this is your family's vault," McGonagall informed me as we reached our destination. We had come down in carts those used in coal mines, and it was one heck of a roller-coaster. We came to a stand before a great stone wall with an arch reaching the top of the cavern. Griphook clambered out of the cart
"lamp please" McGonagall traded him for the lamp.
"Key please"
As he inserted the key into a discrete hole, the stone on the inside creaked outside and shifted then as we stepped back the stone moved to reveal mountains of Gold, silver, and bronze coins.
"The gold coins are Galleons, the little bronze coins are Kunts and the silver are Sickles. 17 Sickles to a Galleon, 29 Kunts to a Sickle." McGonagall handed me a pouch. I stuffed it full of mostly of Galleons and Sickles but a fair hand full of Kunts as well. After getting my money we started on the school list. McGonagall led us to a shop where I would get my dress robes, Madam Malkins' Robes for all occasion.
Inside there were two boys. One blond, his hair slicked back and so stiff I expected it to still be too wet from the glue holding it down, while the other was the polar opposite- jet black hair with no control over it. The second boy seemed almost familiar. They were talking – or more the blond boy was opening and closing his mouth excessively while the other was trying to ignore him. It seemed very strange.
"Hogwarts Dearie?" the plump looking matron asked, then led me to a platform near the other boys. On further inspection of the boys' conversation it seemed as though the blond boy was interrogating him to see if he was deemed worthy to be a wizard. I know eavesdropping isn't a great trait I should be developing, but so far I had found a reason to connect to the black haired boy. He was an orphan as well and by his silence on most wizarding topics, I could only guess he had grown up in the 'muggle' world – just like me.
"They were our kind, right?" the blond sneered.
"If you mean they were witch and wizard, yes." He provided.
"I don't think really any of the others – I mean some people don't know anything until they get the letter"
"I don't think you have any authority on that matter" I cut in "and it's quite rude to push your opinion into everyone's faces without having giving your name. Mine's Carrie Nancy by the way."
"What could you have to say on the matter?" he shot back with venom.
"For your information, I only got my letter today and I'm a Half-blood!"
"Carrie?" Kaa-san asked as she stepped around the corner, "I heard your voice, is everything all right?"
"Just dealing with an egotistical b- jerk." I answered making sure to control my tongue and not slip into Japanese. Kaa-san thought it rude to talk in public in my second language. I kept my eyes glued to the blond who had still failed to introduce himself.
"Well I don't remember asking your opinion."
"You're just like me, right? Parents killed in the war against dude-you-have-to-hyphen-his-name-as-mush-as-possible-so-no-one-wets-their-pants, half-blood, and raised muggle?" he nodded, his piercing green eyes glowing to joy in my understanding. Then Madam Malkins excused the blond jerk.
"You said your name is Carrie Nancy, right?"
"Yes"
"And you only found out about the wizarding world today?"
"Yes- a little overwhelmed I guess?"
"Yea, you could say that again?"
"Well, to not be rude- I'm Harry Potter." He grimaced
"'m guessing you're expecting an onslaught of people congratulating you for defeating a guy you can't remember and no one has a thick enough skin to say his name"
"Yea that's kind of what happened in the Leaky Cauldron."
"Yep – the landlord was still babbling about you after an hour when I came in with my family"
"So you were raised by muggles?"
"Yep- this is Kaa-san it means 'mother' in Japanese, and Papa is out talking to the Professor"
"No I'm here, lass" he replied, "McGonagall stepped out to talk to a friend."
"So do you know anything about your birth family?"
"Not much, kaa-san and papa are muggles and didn't know them. McGonagall has answered some of my questions but she won't tell me their names for my safety I suppose. But they were murdered when I was one; dad was one of Hogwart's great pranksters. He and his friends terrorized the school with pranks. Mum though was the smartest of her class. They were both Gryffindors – think that's one of the 'houses' in Hogwarts. Oh, and I have my mum's eyes!" I had always loved that feature above all others, "what about you do you know anything?"
"What my aunt and uncle told me was a lie – told me they were lay bouts and drunkards that got in a car wreck. Hagrid seemed like he almost wanted to kill them when he heard that. Actually he gave my pig of a cousin a pig's tale! He's told me that my parents were brilliant people and fought against that guy who needs hyphens to sound scary. And he's been charged with helping me get all my school supplies, and he bought me a present! The snowy owl over there!" he gestured over to the corner where a soft hoot caught my attention.
"Awe! She's adorable! It is a she right?" he nodded confirming it was indeed a girl. "So when's your birthday?"
"Today actually." He grinned
"That's cool – it's actually my birthday too!"
"Okay young man, you're finished." The matronly woman led him off the step and out of the room.
"I'll see you at Hogwarts Carrie!" he called out as he was pushed away.
The younger Asian woman stood by the older Scottish woman. "Was that him?"
"Yes" she replied calmly though her true emotions were barely held back.
"Will they know?"
"If they do not discover it for themselves, they will be told by the end of the year. But seeing who their parents were… I expect them to know for themselves and why we kept it a secret from them long before that time comes."
"Good. I do not like hiding things from my daughter and I want it over with before she comes home for the summer.
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