Professor Snape came at about 10:00 the next morning to pick up Nessa for their little shopping trip to Diagon Ally. Nessa was very excited, and couldn't wait to get her first wand.
"Are you ready, Ms. Hemins?" Snape inquired.
"Yes" she replied, her excitement shining in her dark green eyes.
Snape smirked, said goodbye to Celia and Adam, and walked out the door with Nessa close on his heels.
"How do you suppose we get there?" Nessa questioned.
"Well, we apparate, of course." Snape replied tediously.
"What's apparating?" Nessa wondered aloud. Snape chuckled.
"Just hold on tight." He answered
"What do you-" she was suddenly cut off from her air supply, and had the feeling of being forced down a tight tube. But the feeling was gone as fast as it had come. Soon, they were standing in the middle of a busy street surrounded by many shops.
"Where do we go first?" Nessa inquired, continuing her steady stream of questions.
"First, we go to Ollivander's. He's a wand maker, and I'm sure he'll find you the perfect one."
Nessa just nodded and followed Snape into the small wand shop.
"Hello" Ollivander greeted them. "I assume you are here to buy a wand?"
"Yes," Snape answered. "Nessa is just starting Hogwarts as a fourth year, and she needs the best wand suitable for her." Snape said in a half demanding tone. Ollivander scurried through the many shelves and picked out a red box. He returned to them and handed Nessa the box.
"Here, this should do. It's made of Mahogany, and it's core is unicorn hair. Go ahead, give it a wave." he encouraged. She waved the wand, and papers were flying everywhere.
"Okay, maybe not." Ollivander stated, and snatched the wand from her hand. He scurried out of sight once again, and brought back a black box. She pulled it out of the box and examined it.
"It's made of oak, and it's core is phoenix feather." He informed her. She waved it, and it worked quite nicely.
"There we go. That one should be perfect for you." He smiled.
"Thank you." She said timidly, and followed Snape out the door.
After getting the rest of the supplies, she hung on tight, and followed Snape through the airless tube once more back to Hogwarts.