If I Went to Hogwarts Chapter 1 - Gothic

I shuffled in my room for what felt like hours, before I finally found my Hogwarts invitation letter I had gotten two days ago. I looked through it a couple times to memorize the contents. My mom insisted that we go shopping for our supplies today, so I went along with it. We had just gone out the door when I remembered something.

'' My hamster! '' I screamed, bolting up the front porch and up the stairs to grab the cage my hamster was in.

Got everything? My mom asked.

Yeah. I replied.

It took awhile to get to the leaky cauldron, because we were walking there, though I didn't know why. We passed the bartender. And into a creepy looking room, only to enter a huge place filled with shops, witches, and wizards. My mom said we should go looking for my wand before getting books. But before I could get into the shop, someone called after me.

'' Emmy! '' She hollered.

'' Tianna! '' I smiled.

I braced for a hug, but instead she ran straight for my mom, which she equally liked.

Tianna quickly detached herself from my mother and lunged for me, I managed to grab her just in time.

'' I can't believe we're both witches! '' She gasps.

Me neither. I say, smiling.

My mother had to force us out of the hug.

Now come on you two, and Tianna, Tianna looks up at my mother. I'm sure your mum knows your with us?

Yup. Tianna nods.

Ok.

We continued across Diagon Alley until we came across Madam Malkin's robes for all occasions. When we entered, a plump woman who appeared to be in her 80's, greeted us with fabrics and needles. '' Welcome, welcome! '' She said. '' Whatever robes do you need? New robes? Stretchy robes? Long robes? Short robes? School robes? ''

School robes, for these two girls Replied my mother.

'' Oh! I should've known, now, come along you two. '' Beckoned Madam Malkin.

As we made our way through the lines of robes, it was clear that this place was extremely busy. Students young and old lined up to get new robes, skirmish first-years huddling close together. What appeared to be the 5th years were whispering and pointing at them. Madam Malkin stopped in front of a booth named  First-year robes . She reaches over and grabs a pile of what looks to be just cloth, and hands it over to us.

We walk over to the changing room and try everything on, just to make sure it fits.

After we bought the necessary robes, me and Tianna run over to Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. We end up buying a Pygmy Puff.

We head over to Ollivander’s to find our wand. He ushers us in and holds out a wand for me to flick.

‘’Acacia wood, with a phoenix feather core, 12 ½ ‘’ and brittle flexibility.’’ He says.

Almost immediately the wand lets out sparks.

‘’Oh! Wonderful!’’ Replies Ollivander after the sparks are gone.

He hands Tianna a wand far back in the group.

‘’Fir wood, with a unicorn hair core, 10 inch, very stiff.’’ He says while grinning.

Tianna waits a few seconds to see anything happen, but nothing does, so Ollivander grabs another wand off of a shelf.

‘’Hawthorn wood, Dragon heartstring core, 8 ½’’ very firm grip.’’ He mutters, almost hoping no-one hears him.

As soon as Tianna grabs the wand from him, glitters and sparks fly out from the tip of the wand.

‘’Excellent!’’ Ollivander boasts.’’ I’m sure you young ladies will have a grand time using those wands!’’

‘’We have our first wands Tianna!’’ I exclaim.

‘’This is the best day ever!’’ Tianna replied.

We go in and out of pretty much all the stores, buying school books and potions for all of our classes. We stop at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor for something to cool us off in the summer heat. I head outside to admire the streets.

Remarkable. I say, under my breath.

I join the others back inside. My mother comes up to me and says that we are ready to go. We arrive home at about 3:00. I tell my mom that I'm just going to go to my room. I take off my shoes and change into comfortable clothes before sitting on my bed to read Ramona and Beezus. I wake up to find that I'm tucked in my bed, apparently reading for 5 hours. I put on my slippers and walk down the hallway, down the stairs, across the living room, and into the kitchen, where breakfast is ready. My mom smiles at me when she sees me.

'' Oh hello Em! '' She says

Hey mom. I yawn.

'' Sit down and have some breakfast! ''

I eat my food relatively fast, rush back up the stairs to find some clean clothes, put on some mix-matched socks, tie up my shoes, and head outside to ride my bike. The cool summer air rushing in my face, my medium length hair whipping everywhere. I ride around my neighborhood, savoring every moment, 'till I see my house again. I go up to the driveway, put my bike away, and walk through to backyard door. Nothing else happens that's cool. Just a good Lunch and dinner.

I mark on my calendar August 31st.