Elizabeth Orangeveil - Chapter 2 - Year 1

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I decided that maybe being near Malfoy and Storm probably wasn't going to be the best idea. So I quickly bought my robes and left that store. Next, we went to Madam Malkins to get my robes. Finally, we went to Ollivanders. I was super excited and nervous. "Ah, welcome!" Mr. Ollivander said to us. Then he turned to my mom, "Wasn't your wand yew, 12 inches, dragon heartstring core?" My mom replied, "Yes it was!" Ollivander turned toward me. "Hello! What might your name be?" "My name is Elizabeth Orangeveil," I replied, timidly. "Now, Let's get you a wand... Aha! Cherry Wood 11 inches, flexible, unicorn hair. Give it a whirl!" I swooped the wand through the air when red sparks from it shot everywhere. "Maybe not that one!" Ollivander said as he took the wand from my hand and gently put it back into its case. "What about this one! He said examining the wand. Yew, 12 inches, medium flexibility, phoenix feather core." I waved the wand and nothing happened. "Hmmm. I don't think that's the wand either..." I had tried about 5 other wands when he said. "I believe that this might be the one! Pine wood with a dragon heartstring core, 11 1/2 inches, and hard flexibility." I twirled the wand around and a sparkling golden fog surrounded me. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen! "Wow! That's the one!" Then, my mom said, "I have a surprise for you!" She walked me over to Eeylops Owl Emporium, a shop where you can buy owls. "What are we doing here" I said curiously. "You have extra money so, I will let you buy an owl with what's left." said my mom. "Seriously?!" I couldn't believe it! I was going to get an owl!!!!! I walked by all of the cages looking for the perfect owl. Some were obnoxious while others were way too timid. Just when I was about to give up, I heard a small owl hooting in the corner. The owl was a light grey with deep blue eyes. I grabbed the cage and went to check out. I showed my mom my owl. "Wow! She's beautiful! What will you name her?" Asked my mom. I replied, "I think I'll name her Nebula." After we finished shopping, We started to head home. Just as we were exiting Diagon Alley, a girl with her hands full of school supplies bumped into us and dropped all of her supplies. "Oop! I'm so sorry about that!" She said. I helped her pick up her stuff. "Thank you so much! I'm Skyler by the way. But you can call me Skye. Is this going to be your first year at Hogwarts?" She asked. "I'm Elizabeth. And yes, this is going to be my first year." I replied kindly. "Ooh! Me too!" She squealed. "Well, I guess I'll see you on the train!" I said trying to wrap up the conversation. The next week, I found myself packing up my stuff for Hogwarts. I had a list of all the things I would need. Toothbrush? Check! Supplies? Check! Nebula? Check! I couldn't wait for later today! In about an hour, my mom called me downstairs to say goodbye to my family and hit the road. We walked to the Kings Cross train station. We walked over to platform 9 and platform 10. But 9 3/4 wasn't there. I saw a large family of redheads. One of them ran right through platform 9! "Ok! Fred, you're next!" Called someone who looked like the mom of all of the children. When all of her kids had gone through the platform, it was my turn. I anxiously started running towards the wall shut my eyes tightly, getting ready to crash. But I didn't! When my eyes opened, I saw a huge red train. My mom and the mother of the redheads stepped through the platform. My mom introduced me to her before I boarded the train. Her name was Molly Weasley. They were good friends while they were at Hogwarts. "How is Magizooligy going for you?" Molly asked my mom. "Same as usual, although the fire crabs have started to put up a fight..." I stopped listening when I heard the train whistle. I ran on board and looked for Skye.