Thanks soooo much guys for all the awesome reviews! -hands out BLUEBERRY Muffins and cookies- (hehe!) I'd thank you all individually but if this story gets taken down again I don't think I'll have the drive to put it back up again... so just know that I'm very thankful. :D
I'm soooo sorry that it took me so long to update, but I'm in all honors classes in school and I have soooo much workkkk. -hides- I have some more excuses, including that someone in my school died not too long ago in a car accident... but I'll stop there...
Sorry again for the lack of updating-ness. I promise I haven't given up on any of my stories though... if anyone REALLY wants me to update something they can just harass me through reviews and I'll be motivated. :D
Disclaimer: Nope, still not mine. And guess what? It never will be, so please don't sue. :D
Alanna went back to the Gryffindor tower to put away her robes and discovered upon arrival that another bed, night table with a light and trunk had been arranged at the end of the girls' dormitories. Dumbledore had told her to return to his office as soon as she was finished. She stuck her robes in her trunk and began to bound towards the stairs before catching a glance at her appearance from a full-length mirror at the end of the room. She was still wearing the clothes she had been wearing in school that one day. A little grossed out, she changed into a pair of her new Hogwarts robes, cast a final wistful glance at the bathroom, promising herself to take a shower later, and ran down the staircase and out of the common room towards Dumbledore's office.
Once she arrived at the Headmaster's office, she knocked on the door. "Come in," Dumbledore said, and she opened the door, walking in. There was a young woman there. Her light brown hair was pulled into a messy bun and her deep brown eyes sparkled with vivacity.
"Hiya!" The girl greeted, excitement lining her voice. "My name's Amable Stevens. You can call me Mabel though. We're going shopping!"
Alanna's eyes went a little wide for a moment before she recovered. "I.. er, nice to meet you. I'm Alanna…"
Dumbledore smiled pleasantly, "Well, you two should probably be off to Hogsmede." He shooed them out the door and Alanna and Amable were alone. Alanna bit her lip nervously as Amable led the way towards Hogsmede, chattering the entire time.
"… so, you're a Gryffindor? I was too! I only graduated three years ago and I'm still in school to be an Auror… Oooh, we're there! Where should we go first? Gladrags? No… let's go to Ye Olde Wand Shoppe. It's not got as good a reputation as Ollivanders, but it'll definitely do…" With that, Alanna was dragged off towards the wand shop that she hadn't heard off from the books.
She arrived to see the shelves lined with long rectangular boxes of different sizes and colorsand a middle-aged man carving something at a desk. The man looked up and smiled widely. "Ms. Stevens! I remember when you had to get a new wand here after snapping your first in a quidditch accident... Have you done something else to the poor wand now?"
Mabel grinned. "Hiya. Surprisingly enough, I've actually kept it in one peice since then. I'm here today to get Alanna here a wand," She smiled and gestured towards Alanna.
The man's dark eyes widened as he perked up and smiled broadly, acting as if he had not seen Alanna until that point. "Hello there, young lady. Is this your first wand?" Alanna nodded slightly, still a bit freaked out about the whole magic being real thing.
"Well then, let us not dawdle any longer. Come, try this." He held up the wand that he'd just finished making, scattering dust around. Alanna hesitantly picked it up and stared at it for a moment, unsure of whether she should try and wave it or not. The man nodded encourageingly. "Just don't point it at me," He laughed. This got a bit of a smile out of Alanna and she waved the wand at the wall behind him. There was a small explosion and Alanna dropped the wand in surprise, causing it to issue a stream of smoke before laying still.
"Oh dear, not that one... try this." He handed her a slightly shorter wand. Alanna took it with reluctance and handed the first wand to the man, happy to be rid of it. Cautiously, she pointed the wand at the floor and waved it. Her hands felt warm and a purpleish light emenated from the wand. Mabel grinned and the man nodded approvingly. "I'm getting good at this, I am," He said with a smile. "That would be ten inches, maple and Unicorn hair core... very good for charms."
After getting her wand, Alanna and Mabel proceeded to buying Alanna's school books and robes, which went without incident. When the two got back to Hogwarts, Mabel waved a cheery good-bye, grinning. "Don't forget to owl me if you need someone to shop with!" She added, smiling, before walking off down toward the front gates of the castle.
I'm sooo sorry for the abrupt ending, I just needed to get this out. I'll try really hard to get the next chapter out soon. My apoligies once again for this taking so long.