The Barry Johnson Walter Series Book One: The Beginning

Chapter 2: Barkley Way

Chapter 2: Barkley Way

Barry was surprised when when he heard that. He had forgotten that today was his eleventh birthday. He had other things on hi mind, but his birthday wasn't really one of them. Barry smiled as Tonks sat down the huge box.

“Thanks,” he said, hugging her. “So what's in the big box?”

“That, is something you get to find out later on,” Tonks said as she released Barry. “I have to hurry off to the Ministry of Magic, I received an urgent message right before I arrived here. But I should be back later.”

Before Barry had the chance her anything Tonks hurried outside and dissolved into a cloud of white mist and Disapparated. Disapparition and Apparition are a way to magically travel from one place to another.

“I wonder what she had to do at the Ministry?” Barry asked as he examined he big box. The Ministry of Magic was the Head of the Wizardry world and where a lot of people worked.

“I'm sure it's nothing love,” Mrs. Walter said as she headed into the kitchen. “But you lot should all be getting ready. We have to go to Barkley Way to get Barry his wand today.” she called over her shoulder.

“Did we hear Tonks?” Barry heard two familiar voices ask, from behind him, at the same time.

“Yes and you two just missed her,” Ginny said to Sam and Tim, as she sat down on the couch in the living room.

Sam and Tim were identical twins. They both had flaming red hair, freckles and seemed tall for only being thirteen years old. They loved being pranksters and were always in each others presence.

“Just our luck,” Sam said.

“We had something we wanted to show her,” Tim added.

“We thought she might of liked it,” Sam said as he and Tim slapped each other on the back. “I guess we have to show her it later on tonight.”

“It isn't going to be like the last one is it?” Barry asked, sceptical. “Cause I think she still may be mad if it-”

“Don't worry, it will be nothing like the firecrackers last time,” Tim said. “But she was in hysterics because of it.”

“Only because she thought it was sad,” Alec whispered to Barry as they sat down on the second couch in the living room.

“What was that we heard?” both Sam and Tim asked in unison as they each took out their wands.

Don't make me confiscate those from you,” Mrs. Walter said as she came into the living room with sandwiches on a platter.

Sam and Tim quickly put away their wands and grabbed a sandwich.

“Now as soon as you lot are finished I want you to get your travelling cloaks and we shall be off,” Mrs. Walter said as she set the platter on the coffee table and sat down next to Ginny. “You father should be home any second.” she added as she looked at the clock on the wall.

The clock had all the names of the Walter's, including Barry, and where the numbers should be were various places and the different hands had a picture and name of each of the Walter's. Currently six of the hands were at Home, two of them were at work ad one of them was at travelling. The one that was travelling was Mr. Walter's, the two at work were Jeremy and Bill's.

A few seconds later Mr. Walter walked into the room. He had bright red hair, blue eyes, and was tall and thin. “Hello love,” he said kissing Mrs. Walter as he sat down on the couch beside her. As if on cue everyone finished eating and then got their travelling cloaks on.

“Now Barry since it is your birthday, you can go first,” Mrs. Walter said as the all gathered around the fireplace.

“Okay,” Barry said as he took a handful of Floo powder, silver powder. Barry threw a handful of it into the fireplace. He stepped into the fireplace and said, “Barkley Way,” Barry was swallowed by the green flames and was transported