I Am Here!

I looked at the clear bright sky smiled took a deep breath turned around and power walked back inside. I went directly to the Matrons office again, knocked, and then waited. An inquisitive voice said, "Come in." I walked inside and smiled kind of nervously. "Already back, is the day over already," said the matron in an amused tone of voice. "Haha, no Madam Rosetta, it's just I need to borrow 100 pounds. I only need it for today I will bring it back I promise." I said willing her to not think too much about it and give me the money. Her eyes glazed again and she reached for her wallet and gave me 5 20 pound notes and then continued working as if this was nothing out of the ordinary.

Feeling incredibly guilty I walked outside slapped my cheeks with my hands and shook myself. I said to myself internally, stop feeling guilty Azzy my boy, you will return the money you borrowed and when we become rich we will donate a lot of money to the orphanage. I smiled cracked my neck, my right wrist, my right shoulder, and lastly my fingers. I started walking to see if I can find a cab.

After walking for 15 minutes I saw a cab parked on the side of the road. I walked up to it and took a look inside through the driver window. I saw a man with newspapers on his face sleeping inside. I knocked on the window to wake him up. He jumped up and started shouting, "What the bloody... who the bloody hell," while cursing he hit his head on the steering wheel and his left elbow on the door.

After calming down he looked at me staring at him in a deadpan manner and he had the manners to feel embarrassed about cursing so much in front a little kid. "Right," he said in a gruff voice, "What are ye after here, boy." I cleared my throat and said, "I need to get to Charing Cross Road, please." He looks at me and my clothes and asked in doubt, "Yea, and by the by do you have the money to go that far." I fished in my pockets and showed him my money. He still looked at me in suspicion, "And why is a young lad like you be wanting to go there for?" I looked into his eyes reached for my magic and willed him to not worry about it and said, "Don't worry about it sir, and just take me there."

He smiled and gestured me to sit beside him and said, "Well, alright then, come along it's a decently long drive and we ain't getting there by yammering here all day." I smiled in relief and skipped to the passenger side and got in. As the cab started I lost myself in thoughts and plans and wishes and the likes. Before I knew it the cab was stopping and the driver said, " Here you go, my lad, Charing Cross Road. That'll be 35 pounds." I shook myself off my daydreams smiled at him and gave him 40 pounds and said, "Keep the change." "That be mighty fine of you my lad but the 35 pounds included the tip, the actual drive was only 30." He laughed at my face and gave me back a 5 pounds note and then drove off.

I laughed at myself and then turned toward the Leaky cauldron which wasn't that far away from where I was left off. I waited a while until I saw a family walk into the pub and walked in behind them hoping that they will use the entrance to Diagon Alley. I walked confidently behind them so no one looked at me strangely. Once past the barrier, I turned away from the family I was following.

The alley wasn't as busy as when Harry came but that's probably because it's still over a month until Hogwarts starts. Most people buy the things they want at the last minute and not as soon as they get the letter. I looked around until I saw Gringotts. It was an impressive building, a multi-storied marbled building that towers over all the tiny stores as compared to it.

I started to walk toward it in a confident manner.I walked to a set of white stairs that lead up to a set of burnished bronze doors. The doors are flanked by a pair of goblins in a uniform of scarlet and gold. As I walked by the guard into the entrance to Gringotts, it leads into a small entrance hall and another set of doors. Engraved on these silver doors are the words:

Enter, stranger, but take heed

Of what awaits the sin of greed

For those who take, but do not earn,

Must pay most dearly in their turn.

So if you seek beneath our floors

A treasure that was never yours,

Thief, you have been warned, beware

Of finding more than treasure there.