Chapter 4: My wand

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"Right i think we've got everything." Hagrid says to me as we leave our final shop with a white fluffy kitten in my arms. "pet, uniform, books, cauldron... wand. wand! sophie do you have a wand? we must've forgotten!"
"that will be quick right?" i ask.
"ah uh actually it's a long process but necessary, we have to go to ollivander's and pick the wand perfect for you. c'mon keep up its right over here!"

We enter ollivanders and hagrid takes everything out of my hands for me claiming that "it's necessary for the wand process". So i give him all my books and my kitten that begins to purr as soon as it was in his grasp. (It won't be the only kitty purring in his grasp)

Ollivander's looked just as dark and gloomy inside as it did on the outside. rows upon rows of boxes stacked on top of each-other, ladders across the room allowed for easy access to the wands. A rather old man came walking out of a small room and began speaking to me, "Sophie! you're here! i knew you'd be coming soon."
"How do you know my name?"
"Never you mind shall we get on with the wand choosing process."

The room managed to become even darker and seemed to close in on us. "Phoenix core, go on try it, swish and flick" the strange man said to me. so i raise the wand and flick upwards and immediately a flower vase nearby breaks and shatters to the floor. "No no of course this is wrong. Sophie this wand must be way more suited to you, Hazel wood". So i raise the wand and the room seems to glow slightly as if one hundred fireflies surrounded me. i swish and flick just as the old man instructed me to do and suddenly i sense a feeling that all is right and I've just found my perfect match. "Sir it's perfect." i exclaim.
"i know". he replies.
"Ah i remember getting my first wand truly magical yet confiscated it was, never got it back." Hagrid chimes in.
"ah yes you had an oak wood wand didn't you hagrid" the old man wistfully mumbles.
"yes ollivander sir i did. anyway thank you very much for your time we best we off. long day and school starts tomorrow."

We exit the dilapidated, grey and gloomy shop back onto the colourful streets of diagon alley that i feel i've known since i was a child.
"Hagrid?" i ask.
"yes?"
"do i have to go back to Tilly."
"Why no of course i wouldn't let you go back to her."
"where am i staying tonight then before school tomorrow?"
"oh why i forgot to tell ya, you'll be staying at a friends with me overnight, i'm warning ya now though, there's only one bedroom."

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