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Chapter 9
“All set for Diagon Alley?”
I looked at Mrs. Weasley and nodded,
“This is going to be exciting! How are we getting there?”
Fred raised his hand, showing the pouch he was holding,
“Floo Network. It works pretty well.”
George grinned,
“Make sure you don’t muck up. The first time Harry did it, he said the wrong thing.”
I laughed,
“I’m sure he didn’t mean to.”
Fred opened the pouch and poured the green floo powder into his hands. Lupin took a step towards the fireplace,
“I’ll go with Fred, George and Ava. Has everyone got their galleons?”
I patted the pocket of my jeans,
“Thanks for collecting mine from Gringotts, Lupin.”
“No problem, Ava.”
Fred whispered in my ear,
“You look a bit scared.”
I smiled,
“I’ve never used the Floo Network before! Apparating made me feel really sick.”
He held my hand tightly,
“I’m here, don’t worry.”
I took some floo powder from him,
“Ready guys?”
Everyone nodded. Lupin cleared his throat,
“On three. One, two, THREE!”
I threw the green powder at my feet, and shouted,
“DIAGON ALLEY!”
I felt a brief spinning sensation, before I landed in a fireplace, completely different to the one I’d just been in.
Fred opened his arms widely,
“Welcome to the Leaky Cauldron!”
I looked around. We were in quite a dark, empty pub. It didn’t seem very exciting.
I followed the other three as they walked through to the back of the pub. I frowned when we came to just a brick wall,
“Where’s Diagon Alley?”
George winked,
“We’ll be there in a second.”
Lupin pulled out his wand and tapped the bricks in front of him in a particular order. I watched in awe as the bricks moved away to form an entrance. The entrance to Diagon Alley.
We walked through, onto the main street. It was filled with wizards and witches. They were walking along holding potions books, robes, cats, owls, all manner of things.
Lupin smiled,
“Fred, George, can I trust you to look after Ava? I’m meant to be meeting Tonks in a few minutes.”
Fred nodded,
“Of course! We’ve been looking after her for the majority of the summer, so I reckon we’ll do just fine!”
George nodded in agreement, and we went out separate ways.
I nudged Fred,
“So, where shall we go first? I don’t know anything about this place!”
“Madam Malkin’s. You need to get your uniform.”
The shop was very busy, mostly with first years. George looked through the racks of uniforms, trying to get the right sizes.
Fred called out,
“Aha! I believe this is your size?”
I picked up the uniform he was pointing to, turning it this way and that,
“Looks like it. I would try it on but it’s too busy in here.”
He shrugged,
“Try it on back at home. I can always get mum to take it back if it’s the wrong one.”
After paying for that, the twins took me to Flourish and Botts, the bookshop. After browsing through hundreds of books, I finally purchased a few for school.
As we walked down the street, my arms feeling pretty weighed down from the books, I noticed an owl shop.
I smiled,
“Fred! Please say we’re allowed owls at Hogwarts!”
He laughed,
“Of course, newbie. Let’s go and look through them.”
The shop was full of noise. There were owls squawking, first years squealing. It was enough to give me a headache.
There were so many owls. It was hard to know where to look. I shook my head,
“Guys, it’s kind of crowded…”
I trailed off when I noticed a single owl in a cage, looking lonesome. The only one on that shelf.
I walked towards it.
A woman who worked at the shop smiled,
“This owl’s a lovely one. I would suggest getting her.”
I studied the owl carefully. She was white, with little black flecks all over her. Her eyes met mine, and she opened her beak.
I looked at the lady,
“I’d like to buy this one please.”
Walking out of the shop with my new owl and supplies, Fred asked,
“What are you going to call her?”
I looked at the owl again,
“Snowstorm. She’s called Snowstorm.”