Over the next 10 years, Harry grew to look remarkably like his father, except for his eyes, he had his mother's eyes. Harry had asked Lily and James numerous questions about Hogwarts, and he was very excited about going. Harry had discovered that James had a broomstick and had asked James about it. James informed him all about Quidditch and told Harry that he had played Chaser and Seeker for the Gryffindor House Quidditch Team. Harry then proceeded to ask James about the Houses of Hogwarts. James had told Harry that both he and Lily were in Gryffindor. Harry asked what would happen if he was in Slytherin, and James and Lily had told him that he would be their little Slytherin if that happened, not that it would, as James put it. One day in June, a tawny owl from Hogway came to Grimmauld Place and gave James and Lily, Harry's Letter of Acceptance and school supply list. The next day, the Potters went to Diagon Alley to buy Harry's school stuff, and in addition to the required books, James bought Harry, So You Want to Live Like an Animal: A Guide to Animagi and Quidditch Through the Ages. They also went to Eeylop's Owl Emporium and got Harry a snowy Owl, which he later named Hedwig, a name he found in: A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot. Lastly, they went to Ollivander's to buy Harry a wand. After trying numerous wands, Mr. Ollivander pulled a wand and said that it was Holly and Phoenix feather, and when Harry held it, he felt power surge through his arm and a shower of golden sparks came out, James and Lily were applauding profusely. But we're intrigued when Ollivander started muttering he said that the Phoenix who gave the feather for Harry's wand gave one more feather and that was for the wand of Lord Voldemort. James paid for Harry's wand and then they apparated back to Number Twelve Grimmauld Place.