A Whole New Adventure

Part 1

The sun was shining brightly down among the bustling tourists at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. There was one young tourist who was glaring right back at the sun for being too hot, which only made the experience of carrying multiple bags all the worst. The struggling teen impulsively bought what seemed like half of what the Wizarding World of Harry Potter had to offer. She cursed the "Potterhead" inside of her for making her struggle under this heat. To be fair, she is in Florida, so she had to have anticipated this but at the moment she ignored that rational part of her brain. With a shake of her head, she disregarded the voice in her mind and concentrated on what is the best day of her life to date and continued on with her exploration.

Never having been to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the teen took her time visiting all the places in Diagon Alley. If anyone saw this lady, they could tell that she splurged just a bit (please note the sarcasm). Multiple bags dangled on either arm as they swung around when she walked. The teen was determined to go to every shop at both Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade in one day, so she was in a bit of a rush. In hindsight the girl should've bought the two-day pass but considering the amount of money she knew she was going to spend on merchandise and the amount of money she had in her bank account, it wasn't adding up in her favour. So, because of that, she had only a few hours left to explore all of Hogsmeade.

Starting out her trip, Gringotts was her first destination. It made sense, what do you need before a shopping spree? Money of course! The sights were amazing, it was exactly like in the movies that the teen felt like she was actually in Diagon Alley. The buildings were all slanted and quirky looking that it looked physically impossible for them to be standing as sturdy as they were. Upon entering Gringotts (after the 20 minute long wait), she couldn't take her eyes off of the goblins. She knew they were just robots and couldn't actually do anything to her, it was still freaky, especially their soul-less eyes. The teen excitedly did all the tourist attractions there, got her picture taken for her vault, rode the ride, exchanged some money, etc. Her next stop was—of course— Ollivander's.

The line at Ollivander's felt much longer than the one at Gringotts but it was worth the wait in her opinion! Even before you entered the shop you could see the thousands of boxes that held the most magical of items. There were posters along the walls that described the types of wood the wands represent and their characteristic. Each box was labeled with the character's name, and you could get an interactive wand or just a regular wand. Although the interactive wand (it lets the bearer cast "spells" around Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade at certain spots) was a bit pricier, the teen was not going to spare any expenses when it came to it.

As she was looking around the shop, she felt a hand tap her shoulder. Turing around, the face of "Ollivander" stared at her. His face was old, just like the man in the movie and he has a mysterious look on his face, like how Trelawney looked when she gave the prophecy to Harry in the 3rd film.

"Curious," Ollivander stated, looking up and down at the girl. "Come, my dear. I shall help you find the right wand, but we all know that the wand chooses the witch."

Shocked that she got picked, because as she read online most of the chosen ones were around the age of 11. Guess it was her lucky day! Ollivander lead her to a room at the back of the store where more wand boxes were. She went through the process of "finding the right wand" and of course, a couple of broken things here and there. In the end, when the mysterious music began and Ollivander pulled out one last wand, things began to get creepy.

"Of course," Ollivander muttered to himself, "Why didn't I think of it before."

He quickly shuffled to the right and began looking for a specific wand. Grabbing it off the shelf, he opened it and showed it to the girl in front of him who was anxiously waiting. Right as he opened the box, the girl noticed that she felt a breeze pass by her. Ollivander cautiously plucked the wand out from the box and examined it.