Olive

Chapter 2

Next chapter will have Ron in it so keep reading please! I'm going to post weekly not minutely after the next chapter, lol. i just kinda want to hurry up and get to the exciting part. vote if you enjoyed it and i always love feedback.

I slept most of the way, but also read my old school books. I did not want to look dumb at Hogwarts, i needed to make a good impression. That started off by knowing what i need to know. I began to get nervous just thinking about Hogwarts. What would it be like? And Britain would be extremely different from Brazil, that was obvious. But just how different? After a while of reading i took a nap, but before i knew it I woke up to my father tapping on my shoulder.

"We are here, welcome home!" he said brightly, though i'm not sure how after driving for 12 hours. I got out of the car and looked at a medium sized brick house. It was a bit bigger than our last, and it had a more homey feel to it. I took my trunk up to the white door and opened it. As the door swung open i was greeted by a waft of dust. I coughed and walked it. The door led to a small kitchen painted yellow, with white counters, and a white tile floor. I walked through the kitchen to a larger room with couches and a coffee table that seemed to be stocked with the latest wizard news. I guessed father had apparated our furniture to the house.

As i looked at the staircase my father said "up the stairs and just keep going straight, that's your room."

I walked up the stair and kept going, walking into a empty, medium sized room. With my twin sized bed randomly in the middle of it, along with a bed stand and desk. Boxes randomly placed throughout the room. My room was completely unpacked and ready by dinner time.

"I love magic." i said looking at my clean room. I went to bed with a new found happiness. I was getting excited for my new life.

The next day i woke up and headed downstairs, and walked through the living room to the kitchen. On the counter i saw a small piece of parchment paper. When i picked it up it fluttered out of my hand and began to speak the words written in blue ink on the page.

"I've gone to work, i will be home at 7. Go get your books for Hogwarts you start Monday. Your list of items are on the counter. -Your Father" it said, and then it fluttered down back on the counter. I noticed another piece of paper, i picked it up but it was silent and did not move. It looked much like the letter i had gotten from Hogwarts. it gave a full list of everything a first year would need, different types of robes, all the books i needed and a cauldron, ect.

Well i know what to get but where in the world am i supposed to get them?

The note from before began to speak again, as if on cue. "P.S. Go to The Leadenhall Market i have a friend waiting for you there."

Hmm that's better i thought as i grabbed a sack of gold that was hidden in a kitchen drawer, and then the car keys. I left the house and went into the car, it started with a rumble. I turned the invisibility switch on and flew off to Leadenhall Market. 

 Once i had gotten there I looked around for someone to help me. A tall, very British looking man walked up to me. He had very white skin, almost clammy looking, and blonde that was greased back. But the putrid thing was i couldn't tell whether his hair was unwashed or styled. As he walked towards me, his nervous blue eyes darted at his surroundings. He was almost shaking in his dark clothes, they gave the odd allusion that he was being engulfed by them.

"Hello, what's your name?" he asked cautiously

I knew in any other circumstance I should not even consider giving my name to this very shady looking man. But I cleared my throat answered in a clear voice, trying not to let him hear the cautiousness in it. "Madelyn Santos, my father is Antonio Santos.'

"Ah yes, you're looking for Diagon Alley right?" he asked, moving closer to me. He gave off a rather foul odor as raised his arm and pointed his hand at me, to which i reluctantly shook it.

"I work with your father in the... uuh" he paused looking up slightly, as if trying to remember the apparently easily forgettable fact of where he works. His eyes lit up as he once again looked at me. "The Ministry of Magic."

I looked at him with a slightly disgusted look, he might be a nice man, but he definitely had some warning signs. "How about you lead me to where Diagon Alley is, i have some friends waiting for me to help me get my school supplies." i said

"Well, i suppose that's fine" he said

He beckoned me to follow as me walked down the line of store, until we reached on that looked like it was closed, you could not see inside and it looked rather worn down. but never the less we walked inside, the smell of  beer, and body odor filled my nose as i looked around the darkly lit pub. No one really payed any attention as we walked through. we walked out the door to an alley, which got me a bit on edge, i clasped my hand firmly around my wand. he went to the end of the alley and tapped on different bricks. Suddenly they opened up and we walked through. i saw a brick road lined with many wizarding stores, families of witches and wizards going up and down the paths, with books and cauldrons in first years hands. 

"I think i got it from here, thanks" i said looking up to the mysterious man, whose name i still hadn't gotten.

"Right." he said turning around and quickly walking away.

What an odd man i thought as i walked down the road, looking at each store, taking it all in. as i looked i saw a bookstore so i decided to go in. I will most likely find my books in a bookstore. As i walked in went up to the counter i looked up at the witch who was sitting there.

"Pardon me, but would i by any chance find my Hogwarts textbooks here?" i asked politely with a smile plastered on my face. One thing i was excited about was learning new things at Hogwarts, specifically about the wonderful creatures that live in the wizarding world. I wanted to look and see if they have a good magical creature textbook, that could possibly make the move worth while.

"Right this way deary" she said, getting up from her chair and leading me away to a different part of the store. She took me to a bookshelf with a little sign that read "HOGWARTS TEXTBOOKS".

I thanked her and she went away. When i got what i needed i left to get my cauldron. I had one but it was very old and had chipped while apparating, so i needed a new one. Once i had gotten all my supplies, which i was carrying in my cauldron, i left the alley. I thought the muggles would find it odd that i was carrying it, so i rushed off to the car.

The next couple of days were a blur as I prepared for Hogwarts. Until finally it was Monday morning. 

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