Black Magic

Chapter 1: Diagon Alley

Katherine's PoV

Finally! The day I've been waiting for! As I waited for the person who will help me get my books and stuff, I finished reading the Series of Unfortunate Events. It was a really good book. My favourite character in the book was Klaus because he loved reading just as much as I do. I've read more books than an average 11 year old. More like I've read more books than an average 16 year old.

Just as I closed the book I heard the doorbell ring.

I rushed downstairs, eager to go buy the stuff I need for the school year.

"Hello! I'm Kingsley Shacklebolt. I'm here to assist Ms. Katherine Jones buy her things. I'm taking that you are Katherine?Would you preferred to be called Kate?" Kingsley asked politely. I nodded my enthusiastically.

"Do you have your shopping list with you?" Kingsley questioned.

I was very puzzled. What shopping list? They never sent me a shopping list. What if they sent it to the wrong person? What if I was the wrong person? A bunch of unrealistic possibilities ran thought my mind.

Kingsley, looking at my expression, couldn't help but laugh, "It's with your letter. You can't see it when you get the letter, you can only see once you go shopping." I let out a sigh of relief and dashed back upstairs to grab my letter/shopping list and ran back down the stairs jumping the last few steps.

"I got the shopping list right here ," I told him simply with a shy smile. He smiled back and said, "Please call me Kingsley. No need to be so formal with me." I nodded and kissed my parents goodbye and walked out the door feeling the warm summer air on my skin. I looked at the shopping list in my hands. It said:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Uniform

First year students will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags

Set books

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungiby Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

Other Equipment

1 wand

1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad

PARENTS ARE REMINDER THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS