CHAPTER TWO!
Since my birthday i have mostly been sitting in the shed, reading all the spell books or out someplace nobody can see me practicing my broom. I was so existed when my letter to Hogwarts came i wanted to go straight away, i pilled up my letter up in the shed next to all the others.
"Ok, so we'll have to go to Diagon Alley soon then" My mum smiled at me grabbing her bag,
"whats Diagon Alley?" I asked grabbing my coat and following her to the car
"its were wizards and witches shop, we need to buy all your spell books and your school robes and your wand don't we" She smiled
"A Wand?" I started doodling different wand shapes on some tissues in the back of the car, we lived in Manchester England and had to drive all the way to London but when i looked out the window, it was all white
"Erm... Mum?" I asked still looking outside
"yeahh Bow?" she replied still driving like she was on a road
"where are we, because i'm sure this isn't a road"
"Were flying, and were witches so were like five minuets away"
I pressed my face up against the window and looked down, we was flying high above London, When we landed we drove around for abit then parked outside a dirty old pub, it looked empty and dull, "Mum? is this the right place?" I asked looking about, 'the leaky cauldron' was above the door and a sigh of a witch stiring a cauldron
"No, this is the right place, just follow me" she smiled grabbing my hand and pulling me inside.
The Inside looked just as band as the outside, it was all dusty and hardly anyone was inside, only a tall hairy man, some small people cramped into the corner and the bartender. My mum took me to the back door and outside there was a wall,
"see theres no-where else to go, you got the wrong place" I said starting to walk back inside, then i heard the wall moving, i turned back around and it was the wall was splittling in two and behind it was the best place i have ever seen. A Street full off people like us, the shops we all cramped together but it gave it a better look, it was so full of students chasing each other running into shops, parents shouting at them, it was heven.
"Right, get the list out what do we need?" mum asked waking me up from my trance
"ermm... we need to get-" I tried getting the list out of my pocket
"The Uniform is, 3 sets of plain robes for working, A plain pointed black hat for day wear, A pair of protective glove, One winter cloak that is black with silver fastenings, want to get them first or the books because i need to get so many books as well-" Before i could read out all the Book names and the equipment letter my mum was dragging me down to a shop named 'Madam Malkin's Robes for all occasions'
"Whats this shop?" I asked walking inside and looking about, there was a small blond boy and another boy with broken circular glasses on, they was talking but i couldn't make out what about
"Hello, you here for you Hogwarts robes?" a little old lady asked me, she look like a real witch, a witch you would find in a story but she looked kind at the same like
"Yes please..." I smiled back at her but my voice sounded shy.
She took me over to some mirrors and started trying on robes
"I'm just going to get your books Bow, Ill be back soon" I mum shouted from the door over to me, i wanted to go with her and look about but she was already gone before i told her to wait
"HI!" A young boy screamed in my face "... Hey" i replied my heart racing because he scared me
"sorry, didn't mean to scare you, i'm a very loud person, but yeah, my names jack, Jack Ward, its my first year at Hogwarts as well, i'm so excited, i can't wait to get on the train, hey wanna ride together? i don't know anyone yet but you, so I'll meet you on platform 9 3/4 on the 1st right, OK Bow Nice to meet you" then he ran out the shop with a man i believe to be his dad
"Bye then" I shouted back, what was platform 9 and 3/4, and i think i made a friend, my first magical friend was jack ward, cool.
Madam Malkin but my robes in a bag and i left the shop, my mum was stood outside and a cage in her hand
"Whats that?" I asked passing her the bag so she could look at them
"I bought you a present" she smiled passing me the cage, i opened the flap and inside was a small Fluffy owl, he had white and brown feathers and his eyes were huge and dark
"you bought me an owl, Hes beautiful"
"In the wizard world we use Owls to send our post so now, you can keep in touch with us everyday and tell us what you've been doing"
"thats so cool, im going to call him...Tuby"
"That nice, anyway, we have your wand a cauldron a telescope one set of brass scales one set glass"
"Lets go then."
After we got all my equipment, we only needed to get my wand, and this was what i was most excited for.