Friends at hogwarts

Chapter 2: Diagon Alley

"Yer a wizard sophie," Hagrid finally told me.
"I'm a what?"
"A wizard of course! no one tell you?"
"No? wizards don't exist surely? my mother never told me."
"she never told you when you was a youngun eh? that can't be right..."
"why wouldn't that be right?"
"ask dumbledore all about your paren- i've said too much! i've said too much!"
"uh never mind that Hagrid. who's dumbledore?"
"only the greatest wizard of all time. i'll tell you more about him when we get to diagon alley, come on!"

So i follow Hagrid out through the busy streets as we get to a small alleyway with a red brick wall at the end blocking out path. "lemme show you something," Hagrid almost squeals excitedly. Hagrid taps the wall three times with the point of his umbrella. The brick he had touched quivered – it wriggled – in the middle, a small hole appeared – it grew wider and wider, just like my coochie– a second later we were facing an archway large enough even for Hagrid, an archway on to a cobbled street which twisted and turned out of sight.

"Welcome," said Hagrid, "to Diagon Alley."
Diagon alley was possibly one of the most beautiful places i had ever seen. The streets were adorned in shops selling cauldrons, wands, uniform and even broomsticks. A low, soft hooting came from a dark shop with a sign saying Eeylops Owl Emporium – Tawny, Screech, Barn, Brown and Snowy.

"Hagrid may we go in there first?" i ask gently.
"why of course, interested in getting an owl?" his voice thunders around the area.
"Whatever do i need an owl for?"
"school of course! every student gets to choose a pet to keep whilst at hogwarts, come on let's go in."

I walk in with Hagrids large stature as my shadow. A girl in the corner of the shop admiring the owls turns to me.
"Emily!" she says. "But you can call me Emily the epic! are you new? i haven't seen you around before. I'm looking for an owl because my last one ran away from me. i want to get a tawny owl this time! anyway what's your name?"
I panic and try to blurt out an answer to any of the questions she just asked but she was too quick for me.
"what house do you think you'll be in when you join? Im in slytherin but the rest of my family are in gryffindor."

I attempt to think of anything to say but i'm too distracted by the hooting owls around me. I stare at her as she continues to talk to me. Her fiery red hair cut just above the shoulders softly blended with her brown eyes gazing through me as she expected an answer.

"uh yeah i'm new here, i've never actually heard of Hogwarts before but ill see you around some time!" I reply quickly in hopes that that will answer some of her questions.
Hagrid turns to me, "any owl you fancy?"
"not really no"
"never mind, next shop."

I wave goodbye to Emily and leave her as she soon enough turns back round to face the many owls that surround her.