Dumbledore and Hannah walked along the stone brick road, called Diagon Alley. Hannah hung back a bit, she didn't think it necessary to be directly by his side, that'd only entice conversation, or else prove awkward to be side by side and completely silent. Hannah glanced around, she had never been to Diagon Alley, in fact, she didn't even know it existed. She hadn't grown up in the wizarding world, even though she was pure blood.

Hannah wasn't phased by most of the things she saw. A lot of the shops they passed were food stores. Hannah hadn't eaten in a while, she didn't really want to eat at the feast last night, she wasn't used to full meals, or free food. She hated the smell of cooked food, it didn't really make her feel hungry, but more or less made her feel sick. She was quite happy living off fruit and veg.

Dumbledore stopped walking and turned to face Hannah. "You're going to need a few books, potion ingredients, quills, a wand, and a pet if you like. It'd be easier if I were to get you your stationery, and I'll give you some money so you can get yourself a wand and a pet. I think you're clever enough to find the shops on your own. I will meet you back here in 20 minutes." Dumbledore handed Hannah a handful of Galleons, and turned towards Potage's Cauldron Shop. Hannah was pleased that Dumbledore understood that she preferred instruction in comparison to help. Hannah walked over to Ollivander's Wand Shop, where a greying man stood behind the counter, waiting.

"Who might this young lady be? I haven't seen you here before, you look at least a 4th year." Hannah wasn't surprised how a man of his age can be ignorant at age guessing, but then again, Hannah didn't exactly look like a 17 year old. She was much too short and thin, and swam in the robes she had borrowed from Dumbledore the day before.
"Hannah Byron." She stated, again saying no more or less than she needed. Ollivander analysed the girl by her attitude and looks, and headed to the back of the shop to pick out wands.

Ollivander returned with three boxes in his hand. He placed the boxes on the counter, and gently lifted the first wand out of the box. It were a dark brown wand, around 10 inches, and felt very rigid. Ollivander handed the wand to Hannah, as she felt a cold feeling go throughout her body. She shook her head, and placed the wand back in the box. Ollivander pulled a wand out of the second box. A very attractive wand, about 13 inches, rather flexible, which shone silver. Ollivander stared at the wand for a long while, before handing it over to Hannah. This time a hot feeling went through her, not a comfortable feeling at all. She placed the wand back in the box, and shook her head. Ollivander sighed deeply, the next wand rather intrigued him. It wasn't often that two woods would be made into one wand. Ollivander handed an 11 inch wand over to Hannah. It had an elegant silver handle, and a deep brown body. Hannah's fingers automatically clenched around the wand, as a warm feeling empowered her veins. Ollivander looked up at Hannah, as her pale skin suddenly filled with colour. "Pine with Silver Lime handle, dragon heart string core, 11 inches, sturdy. This is a very rare wand, Silver Lime alone is rare, and highly valuable. This is the first wand that I have seen which combines Silver Lime with another wood." Ollivander looked up at Hannah, hoping for a change in expression on her face, but knew that he wouldn't see one. "That'll be 7 Galleons." He said, knowing that Hannah was disinterested in anything else he could say about the wand. Hannah reached into her pocket and pulled out some galleons, and placed them all on the counter. She didn't actually know the value of wizard money, but assumed each gold coin was one galleon. She slid 7 galleons out of the pile, and put the rest in her pocket, taking her wand, nodding to Ollivander, and departing the store.

Hannah left the pet store with a black kitten perched on her shoulder, and walked to where Dumbledore said he would meet her. As she arrived, she saw Dumbledore depart from Flourish and Blotts book store, holding a cauldron full with stationery. "Done?" Dumbledore questioned, as he smiled at the kitten on Hannah's shoulder. Hannah nodded, and Dumbledore decided that he would apparate with Hannah back to Hogwarts.

As their feet touched ground, inside Dumbledores office, Dumbledore eyed Hannah, hoping that he would at least see emotion on her face from the gut wrenching apparation. Nothing. Hannah watched over Dumbledores face, she knew he wanted to see Hannah react to the apparation, but of course he didn't know that Hannah had apparated before, in fact on countless occasions. "Just so you know, Hannah, I'm the only one with the ability to apparate in and out of Hogwarts. There's multiple enchantments stopping anyone else from apparating within the school. Now, I understand that this is the first wand you've owned," Dumbledore gestured to the wand in her hand, "and you mightn't be familiar with most of the spells and techniques which the 7th years have learnt throughout their schooling. If you wish to, I will dedicate half an hour a day to teaching you the simple spells and techniques. Does that appeal to you?" Dumbledore knew she wouldn't want to, but felt it necessary to hint that he knew she had very little experience with schooling and the wizarding world. She appeared like a very closed person, and his only way of opening her up would be to let her know that he wasn't ignorant of what she's been through, or at least, a majority of it. Hannah looked up at Dumbledore. He knew a lot about her, she realised that, she knew that he was subtly hinting that he knew. She didn't know whether it bothered her or pleased her. Yes, it was unsettling knowing that this man knew a bit about her, considering she has been independent most of her life. But it was relieving, knowing that she didn't need to explain anything, so he didn't expect too much from her. She knew the man wanted her to open up to him a bit, but she also knew that he was aware that she wasn't going to very easily. She wasn't going to at all. She didn't need to, and it won't change things, whether he did or didn't know about her. She shook her head to answer his question. She didn't want to rely on someone else to teach her, she was aware that there was a library at the school. That'd be enough for her to learn from. She certainly didn't want to be alone with anyone for half an hour a day, knowing that Dumbledores intentions were more or less to uncover her, rather than teach her. Dumbledore nodded in understanding. "Very well, I suggest you head off to potions, it's 8:50am as we speak. Good luck, I am here if you have any enquiries." Dumbledore gestured his hand to the door, as it unlocked itself and swung open slowly. Hannah walked out of the door, heading down to the dungeon.

Right, now things will start to actually happen. The main stuffing around, getting organised for the year is basically over, and the next two chapters will include detail about Hannah's first classes. From here the main plot will begin to unravel, and things will get a lot more interesting to read, I promise! :)

Anyway, thanks for reading this far.