chapter 2

30, july,1984

London

14:23

I am inside my room waiting for a professor to come when I heard the doorbell ring, I ran full speed to the front door of the house to welcome the guest who I am pretty sure is Hogwarts professor. Reaching the door, I opened it and came face to face with a tall black-haired lady, she is wearing a green colored robe and a pointy hat on top of her head, I knew who she was as soon as I laid my eyes on her, my future Transfiguration teacher and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry Prof. Mirvana McGonagall.

To not make a fool of myself for staring at her I hurriedly introduced myself " hello! my name is Jake, how may I help you" seeing me start the conversation she started talking" hello Mr. Griffin my name is Prof. Minerva McGonagall I teach at a school called Hogwarts and I like to invite you to attend our school, can I come inside to talk to your parents" "yes please come inside I will call my mom right now" I showed Prof McGonagall to the living room and wen to call my mother who was inside the kitchen.

Coming near my mother I said to her "mother look a person really came from the Hogwarts to invite me attend" "really" she was quite shocked when she heard it and quickly went to the living room with me. I think the outfit made her think that it was some kind of elaborate prank. It took some time for her to accept that the school was actually real, but she finally believed when she the prof. change a teacup into a bird. I was also quite Shocked by this and had an exited gleam in my eyes.

After that she told us about some history of the wizarding world and how they remain hidden from rest of the world. So, after a lengthy talk about the subjects taught and the requirement to attend the school my mother asked her "So, where do we need to by these school supplies because i don't think there is a place, I know that I will get dragon hide glover or a wand"

"Yes, you will not find any of this stuff in muggle world, I will take you to magical store in magical community so you should get ready " After she said that my mother went inside to look for coat and purse , a while later she came out and said "I am ready so let's go" when we got outside our house I asked " Prof, how will we get there " smiling mischievously at us she replied "we will go their magically" looking around to see if there was any body near our vicinity she took out her wand and a second later there was a large bang.

*booom!*

In front of us stood a purple three-decker bus which appeared out of know where, my mother and I was amazed at seeing it "this is knight bus a wizardry mode of transportation and remember Mr. Griffin to call it you just need to raise your wand high, and it will appear" Professor McGonagall introduced us with knight bus and as she stopped speaking the door of the bus opened a man appeared.

"Ah! Professor McGonagall! to what do i own the honor? said the man respectfully as soon as he saw Professor McGonagall was the one who called the knight bus. "I am here to accompany this family for their shopping, and we are in a hurry Stan" Professor McGonagall replied. the man now identified as Stan asked us "Oh yes! where to " "Across from Charring Cross Road, at Leaky Cauldron" replied Professor McGonagall and it looked like she didn't want to say any more than that." Ok that's going to be 11 sickles per person," said Stan. Professor McGonagall took out a small pouch from her robe and handed 33 silver-colored coins to Stan, who started counting them.

"Here it is "said Professor McGonagall and boarded the bus behind her we also climbed onto the bus, after settling into the bus the Professor loke at us and said, " You should hold tightly the ride could be turbulent..." "turbulent wha----." my mother could not finish her sentence when we heard "You heard Earnie! Charring Cross Road, Leaky Cauldron!" said Stan to an elderly man who was driving the bus. one of the severed head on front also said " let's go Earnie" Earnie statted the engine and started driving the car and then.

*booom!*

AHHHHHHHH!

Only sound of screams could be heard mine was of excitement and of fear from my mother.

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Leaky Cauldron

Getting out of bus "I am never going to sit in their ever again" mother told me angerly as she was still feeling dizzy. Waiting for some time for my mother to feel better we enter Leaky Cauldron; it was a very old looking pub "This is Leaky Cauldron a magical pub and entrance to Diagon alley" Professor McGonagall said as we entered the pub. Once Inside the pub we saw that it was old a cozy feel to it and all the people sitting inside were wearing 10 to 100 years old design of clothing, some of the older witches also had dead animals on their hat. As we walked deeper into the Pub a man spotted Professor McGonagall and greeted us "Ah! Professor McGonagall a new family of a little wizard you are bringing to the alley " said the elderly man" yes Tom! but sorry I don't have the time for a chat as I still have to take them to get their shopping done" said Professor McGonagall " yes! pass on professor and have a good day shopping little wizard" tom told us.

After greeting Tom Professor McGonagall led us to a closed of wall turning to us " Remember this sequence carefully, you will need to use your wand in this sequence to enter the alley "she said seriously while hitting the wall in a sequence with her wand. When she finished the sequence the wall split open showing us a clear view of inside.

"Welcome" Professor McGonagall told us "To Diagon alley " while turning her face towards us to look at our reactions.

"WOW!"

"What a fantastic place"

These were the emotion we felt when we saw Daigon ally. it was truly a magical sight.the nearest shop. Cauldrons -- All Sizes -- Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver -- Self-Stirring -- Collapsible, said a sign hanged there. I turned my head in every direction as we walked up the street, trying to look at everything at once: the shops, the things outside them, the people doing their shopping. A plump woman outside an Apothecary was shaking her head as they passed, saying, "Dragon liver, seventeen Sickles an ounce, they're mad..."A low, soft hooting came from a dark shop with a sign saying Eeylops Owl Emporium -- Tawny, Screech, Barn, Brown, and Snowy. There were shops selling robes, shops selling telescopes and strange silver instruments we had never seen before, windows stacked with barrels of bat spleens and eels' eyes, tottering piles of spell books, quills, and rolls of parchment, potion bottles, globes of the moon...

"Gringotts," said Professor McGonagall. They had reached a snowy white building that towered over the other little shops. Standing beside its burnished bronze doors, wearing a uniform of scarlet and gold, was a goblin, they walked up the white stone steps toward him. The goblin was shorter than me He had a swarthy, clever face, a pointed beard, very long fingers and feet. He bowed as they walked inside. Now they were facing a second pair of doors, silver this time, with words engraved upon them:

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.

"The bank is run by Goblins they are very greedy and dangerous so you should be always respectful towards them" Professor told us

A pair of goblins bowed them through the silver doors, and they were in a vast marble hall. About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers, weighing coins in brass scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses. There were too many doors to count leading off the hall, and yet more goblins were showing people in and out of these. as we made for the counter.

"Afternoon," said professor to a free goblin. "We've come to exchange some galleons for Mr. jake Grifin and pen an account."

"How much you want to exchange, Mam?"

"What is the exchange rate for Pound Sterlings"

"1 galleon = 5-pound Sterlings, 1G = 17S (sickles) or 493k (knuts)"

After that my mother decided to open an account for me while exchanging for 1000G we took 500G for shopping and rest to deposit into my new account. I also asked what other type of services Gringotts provided.