Taking On The Magical World 12 Chapter 12

I have to say walking around Diagon Alley is amazing and my mind was truly blown away, it is my first time here and I take in all the magical sights; I see wizards and witches wearing all sorts of different robes, shops with all kinds of magical trinkets, magical creatures that I have only read about and dreamed to see, and with all the magic going on it invigorates me to try it to.

The first thing we needed to start our shopping is money, my mother brought me to Gringotts Wizarding Bank. After entering the huge, grand bank, we went up to a goblin teller, my mother explained that she wanted to withdraw money from her bank, then a goblin popped out from back and took us down to the vaults on a speeding cart, which felt just like a rollercoaster.

We got to my mother's vault and the goblin opened it for us to go inside and I saw piles and piles coins which were not bronze Knuts, or silver Sickles, but golden Galleons, with this much money I am set for life even if I live lavishly I think to myself.

I look at my mother and ask, "How are you so rich mother?"

My mother smiles and replies back, "Didn't I tell you I am a spell crafter, well I sold a few spells to some n.o.ble wizarding families. Caelum do you know what every single wizarding family prizes the most? It is not magical artifacts, property, or money but secret spells left behind. Spell crafters are deeply appreciated where ever you go because spell crafting is terrible difficult, and it would be a miracle if you make a handful of spells in your life time with one or two being powerful. Anyways how did you think I gave you all those Galleons to buy your ingredients."

I fake cough to hide my awkwardness, no way I am going to mention that I thought my mother stole the Galleons from Gringotts Wizarding Bank, I think my mother would take away all my inheritance for thinking like that about her, but could I really be blamed for thinking like that of my mother, she is just to bada.s.s and powerful.

My mother grabs handfuls of Galleons and puts it into her purse and it seems to not get full with all that money that is put inside, so I guess that there is an extension charm on the purse.

We got back on to the cart, speed our way out of the underground vaults, and headed out of the bank, the first store we go to, is Flourish and Blotts, although there is already a copy of these books that I need for school in my mother's library, I still need my own copies of the books for Hogwarts.

Then my mother takes me to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions to get my robes and winter cloak, I always did want to try wearing a robe and look epic with it, you may ask why I never did wear a robe since my family are wizards and witches, but we live in a village with muggles, so we needed to look muggle like and for that reason my parents never saw a reason to get me anything other than muggle clothing.

After that we made our way to Scribbulus Writing Instruments to get ink, quills, and parchments. We made our way to Potage's Cauldron Shop to get a good cauldron since that one I have is damaged a lot from my experiments.

Then we went to the Apothecary to get potion ingredients, I greeted the owner since this is our first-time meeting face to face, he was happy to see me, one of his best customer, me and him have been exchanging owls for a while now, since I need ingredients, the shop owner gave me a good discount since I told him I will be starting at Hogwarts soon, after me and my mother left the shop the owner had a deep look of regret that he ever offered me a discount, since I pretty much emptied his shop.

My mother took me to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour for a treat, while I was enjoying my delicacies strawberry and villain ice cream my mother asked me "What would you like for a pet, Caelum?"

"An owl" I immediately answered back, If I want my wizarding set up to be complete I need the bird that represents wisdom.

My mother smiles and says, "I know the perfect shop that has the best owls."

I finish up my ice cream and my mother takes me to Eeylops Owl Emporium, I at look all the owls in the shop and in the snowy owl section I run into an owl with snow white feathers and beautiful amber colored eyes, it is Hedwig. At that moment I know that I want this owl, I shrug my shoulder, I do not think Harry would mind if I take this owl for my pet, it is first come first serve. I tell my mother that I want this owl and my mother tells me that it is a good choice, I laugh to myself, of course it is this should have been the hero's pet.

We head out of the shop, finally it is time to get my wand.