Marauders (Harry Potter Fan Fiction)

Chapter Three: Diagon Alley

The next day, Jordan, Savannah, Harper and I all went to try to convince Anna's mum to let her go to Hogwarts.

We knew something was wrong right when we got to the front door, because Anna's window was all boarded up.

"Looks like Anna threw one of her tantrums," Jordan says under her breath. Anna is famous for her tantrums. Once, I snatched a piece of gum from her during lunch and she broke my finger. Then she started screaming and crying for two days straight.

But that was like four years ago, and I guess she hasn't grown out of it.

Harper knocks on the door.

Anna's mum answers looking very stressed. Her hair is tangles and thrown over her face and she's wearing a bathrobe recently torn (probably by Anna).

"Hello, Mrs. Junes" Harper says,her dazzling smile comforting her.

"Hi," Anna's mum breathes out.

"We're here to talk to you about Hogwarts-"

"NO!" Mrs. Junes shrieks, "NOT ONE WORD ABOUT THAT SCHOOL!"

Harper's grin falters. "Has Dumbledore spoken to you about it?"

"OH THAT SLIMY OLD MAN, TRYING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER AWAY!"

"Oh, well-" Harper begins.

"OFF MY PORCH!" Anna's mum screams and shooes us away. We walk away quickly, creeped out by her outburst.

"I'm questioning her sanity," Jordan says to me. I nod and shrug.

As we are walking back to my house, Harper suddenly stops short.

"Wait! Maybe my mum can persuade her! She's a witch too!"

Jordan, Savannah, and I gasp and start nodding like maniacs. "Go get her!"

Harper starts sprinting towards her house, which is three away from mine.

" I hope this works," I say out loud.

In the next three minutes, Harper is dragging her mum to Anna's house.

We knock at the door again, and this time it takes several seconds to Anna's mum to answer.

This time Harper's mum speaks.

"Heather! Great to see you again!" She tells her. Mrs. Junes eyes us suspiciously.

"Is this about that school?" Anna's mum questions.

"In case Anna hasn't told you Heather, I am indeed a witch. I went to that school twenty years ago, and I has not changed since. I could tell you all about it."

Mrs. Junes crosses her arms. "Fine. You have ten minutes."

Harper's mum smiles. "May I come in?" Mrs. Junes nods and ushers everybody in.

We all take a seat on the couch.

Harper's mum begins telling her all the things Dumbledore told me. When she finishes, Anna's mum sighs. "Well, I guess so...."

Savannah, Jordan, and I all squeal and start hugging her.

"I better go unlock her door," Mrs. Junes says and starts up the stairs.

We hear a soft lock click upstairs and Anna is sprinting straight for us.

"YAY!!" She screams.

"How about I take all you girls to Diagon Alley?" Harper's mum says.

We all nod excitedly.

She leads us all back home and into her living room.

"Let me go fetch the Floo Powder," Harper's mum tells us and walks to the cupboard. She comes back witch an old bowl filled with a black, dusty substance.