我的父親在我十一歲那年給了我一些禮物，那些禮物是一封信和一件隱形衣。然后他拉著我的手告訴我說我是一名巫師。雖然我已經做好了心理準備，但是打開信封的手還是顫抖。里面是一張信紙，一張清單和一張帶著不明所以的站臺數的車票?！熬庞炙姆种?？”我疑惑的看著父親?！笆蔷庞炙姆种??！备赣H點點頭。“胡說！怎么可能會有九又四分之三站臺！”“你爸爸我當年也是這么認為的，”父親微笑道：“我當時還在站臺迷了路，是你姥姥帶我找到的。”“那這十站臺是不是被人劈開過？”父親看著我純真的表情和清澈透亮的大眼睛笑的前仰后合?！肮堑共恢劣凇！备赣H定了定神接著說：“他就叫九又四分之三車站?！薄笆菃?？”我扭頭問笑出眼淚的母親。“是的！”母親斬釘截鐵的回答?！罢媸巧衿妗蔽覔u了搖頭，轉身打開信紙讀了起來?；舾裎执哪Х▽W校校長：米勒娃麥格親愛的波特小姐，我們很高興通知您，您已獲準在霍格沃茲魔法學校就讀。隨信附贈所需書籍和物品一覽表。學期開始于九月一日，我們將于七月三十一日前靜候您的貓頭鷹帶來的回信。您忠誠的米勒娃·麥格校長我停頓了一下接著說：“這么說我現在就是巫師了？”“是的！”父親說。“但不完全是?！蹦赣H接了一句?！拔覀冞€需要去買清單上的東西?！备赣H又接上了話。我抑制住興奮和好奇把最后一張清單隨著信紙和車票塞回信封，然后站起身把信揣了起來?！澳俏覀円ツ膬嘿I呢？”我轉頭問父親?！皩窍锟梢再I到這些東西。”父親說道，“但在這之前，我們要先去個地方?！薄叭ツ膬?？”“去了你就知道了?！蔽覀兞嘀欣钔T外走。剛一出門就看見一個身穿西服的高挑女人從隔壁走出來?！笆遣皇嵌疾挥浀昧?！來！我來介紹一下！這就是我常跟你說的你爸爸我年輕時最好的朋友赫敏·格蘭杰！”“格蘭杰阿姨好！”“哎！安妮！”這時從門里走出兩個人，一個父親拉著一個孩子。那個孩子我一眼就認了出來?！斑@位也是爸爸我當年的好朋友，叫羅恩·韋斯萊！”“韋斯萊叔叔好！”“哎！小安妮長個了！”“他倆的小孩你應該認識吧！你們小時候經常在一起玩！”“對！艾瑪！”“安妮！”艾瑪是我的發小。我們兩家父母是親家，挨的也近，我們經常在一起玩?！皠e站著！進來說?！焙彰衾覀冏吡诉M去。一進門我就被好多映入眼簾的新奇小物件吸引?！斑@是什么？”“哈哈這是柜鐘，你小時候還爬上去捉迷藏呢！可叫小艾瑪好找！”“可不是嘛，你還差點掉下來！幸虧你韋斯萊叔叔接住了，但是小艾瑪當時竟然沒聽見，硬是沒找到你！”“還有?。≥喌桨敳氐臅r候，他也藏這柜鐘里了！你哪兒都翻了，就連閣樓的房頂都被你戳個窟窿，但愣是沒翻這個柜子！”“哈哈哈哈哈哈”說完我們一起笑了?！斑^來吃飯了！”赫敏從廚房探出頭大喊道。“吃飯了吃飯了。”哈利一手推著安妮一手推著艾瑪往飯桌走?！昂靡?！”安妮大喊著跑向飯桌。赫敏端著裝滿菜的盤子從廚房走出來?！靶⌒狞c別跑摔了，還有呢別著急。”赫敏把盤子放在桌子上又轉身回了廚房。安妮快速跑到桌子面前，拉開凳子就坐下了，就好像在自己家一樣。艾瑪被哈利推著走過來，坐在了安妮對面。赫敏端著最后兩個盤子從廚房走出來說：“就這些了趁熱吃吧。”安妮一手拿著三明治一手拿著插著雞蛋的叉子大快朵頤了起來。艾瑪把旁邊的果醬瓶拿了過來，挑了片面包拿面包蘸果醬。金妮也從廚房走出來坐在了艾瑪旁邊。“安妮這孩子太調皮了，告訴麥格教授讓她管著點，我怕她拿著隱身衣去禁區亂跑，畢竟是小女孩不能學我。”哈利一邊吃飯一邊說。羅恩附和著：“對，而且安妮這孩子貪吃，我怕她被壞人拐跑，畢竟她才十一歲。”“還有艾瑪這孩子黃豆過敏還挑食，我怕她在學校吃不飽飯?！焙彰粽f?！皼]事我跟麥格教授說照顧著點艾瑪，實在不行我做飯給艾瑪送去?！苯鹉蔹c點頭說。吃完飯后，我們用清潔咒把桌子上的殘羹冷炙清理干凈。然后一起上樓取東西。羅恩說：“我們家有很多東西要給你們，比如”羅恩轉身在閣樓掏東西，赫敏在旁邊扶著梯子。羅恩從里面端出來個匣子遞給哈利，然后從梯子上下來。安妮和艾瑪湊過來，哈利打開了匣子。羅恩過來從里面拎出來個東西。赫敏對安妮和艾瑪說：“這個是我上學的時候麥格教授送我的時間轉換器，現在我原封不動的給你們，你們收好我教你們使用方法?！闭f著赫敏接過羅恩手上的時間轉換器掛在了艾瑪脖子上。赫敏一邊整理艾瑪脖子上的時間轉換器一邊說：“這個東西叫時間轉換器，看這里抓著這個擰幾下就會回到幾小時前，但是它一次最多擰十二次，就是說他最多能回到十二小時前，但是有副作用，過度使用會引起衰老，關鍵的時候再用?！卑斔贫嵌狞c點頭。安妮在旁邊轉轉眼珠子，不知道在想什么。我們集體從閣樓上下來，收拾完要帶的東西，就來到了一樓壁爐旁邊。羅恩拿起壁爐上用罐子裝的飛路粉。“這個是飛路粉，只要抓一把鉆進壁爐，把飛路粉扔在地上的同時大聲喊出地名你就能快速到達那個地方，”羅恩抓起一把飛路粉說：“我來先給你們演示一遍?！薄皩窍?！”隨著羅恩一聲大喊，消失在了飛路粉撒在空氣中的迷霧里。緊接著哈利手拿著飛路粉罐子舉在安妮和艾瑪面前。兩人一人抓了一把飛路粉，手拉手一起鉆進了壁爐?！皩窍?！”兩人一起傳走了。“他們倆應該沒讀錯吧。”哈利問。“你以為誰都像你小時候那么笨?！苯鹉菡f。哈利撓了撓腦袋掩飾尷尬，然后看了一眼金妮說：“我那不是小還沒長大，沒聽清楚，發音也不標準啊”“好啦好啦趕緊走吧！”說著金妮抓起一把飛路粉就鉆進壁爐，赫敏也緊隨其后，哈利墊后，最后看了一眼沒有落下東西便也抓起飛路粉傳走了。話說安妮和艾瑪并沒有像哈利一樣，而是直接傳到對角巷街門口。“這里人好多！好熱鬧！”艾瑪感嘆道。這里到處都是魔法用品店，是巫師的聚集地。此時大家都傳了過來?！白甙?！我先帶你們去奧利凡德魔杖店買魔杖?！眾W利凡德魔杖店一行人走進奧利凡德魔杖店。哈利走進去跟奧利凡德先生打招呼，奧利凡特先生從梯子上顫顫巍巍下來，扶了扶眼鏡，一眼便認出了哈利?！皢堰@不哈利·波特嗎？大難不死的男孩！當年的救世主！這是…家里小妹妹都這么大啦！來買魔杖啊”奧利凡德緩緩移動出來，拉了拉哈利的手，又摸了摸他的手，又想起什么，轉身從旁邊大架子里抽出一根魔杖?！霸囋囘@根魔杖，”奧利凡德把這根魔杖遞給了艾瑪。艾瑪一手接過，全身便好似被洗禮了一樣，手一揮便把桌子上的羽毛筆打掉了。“哎呦我，這根是梨木獨角獸毛十一又四分之一英寸的魔杖”奧利凡德好似想起了什么，突然把盒子遞給艾瑪，然后小跑到梯子旁邊，蹲下開始翻找。艾瑪差點沒拿住魔杖盒子，兩手直接把盒子兜著挽在懷里。奧利凡德老先生蹲在梯子旁邊翻了半天，那魔杖好像在緊里面，又好像習慣了周遭的環境不愿意出來，整個屋子出奇的安靜。最后老先生實在受不了了，直接整個人趴下把胳膊伸進去，終于把東西從里面拽出來?！鞍ミ稀眾W利凡德差點趴在地上沒起來，眾人上前拉才把老先生扶起來。奧利凡德被眾人扶著站起來，拍了拍身上的土，順勢把費死勁拽出來的魔杖遞給了安妮。“這根是榿木獨角獸毛十一又四分之三英寸魔杖，是我們店唯一僅存的一根榿木獨角獸毛能適配的魔杖，因為木材融合不好容易導致獨角獸毛的死亡，所以十分珍貴?！卑材輨偨舆^榿木獨角獸毛十一又四分之三英寸魔杖，架子堆就好似著了魔一樣，幾下震動之后突然從架子里飛出一根魔杖，那根魔杖好像受到了召喚破盒而出，直接飛到了安妮的另一只手上。奧利凡德好像沒見過這種情況，一下子嚇得呆住了。“這難道就是百年難得一遇的雙魔杖神童！”奧利凡德老先生又突然反應過來撿起地上的盒子，“這根是柏木鳳凰羽毛十二點五英寸，被幸運女神選中的孩子啊，你叫什么名字”“安妮·簡·波特”“一個好聽的名字，那這兩個魔杖就便宜賣給你了”“好！謝謝你！”“歡迎下次光臨”
話說我們離開奧利凡德魔杖店，眾人帶著我們去買寵物?！澳銈兪窍胍埬兀窟€是貓頭鷹呢？還是別的”哈利問?！柏垼 卑斅犚娝钕矚g的貓斬釘截鐵的回答。“貓頭鷹吧，會飛?！卑材菹肓讼牖卮鸬馈Ｎ覀兎謩e去神奇動物商店和咿啦貓頭鷹商店買了一只純白波斯貓和一只妖鸮，又去摩金夫人長袍專賣店買了學校要求的長袍等。在對角巷文具商店購買了鵝毛筆和羊皮紙等文具。在麗痕書店購買了學校要求的圖書。在維澤埃克魔法用品商店買了幾套玻璃藥瓶，黃銅天平和望遠鏡。在斯拉格吉格斯藥房買了魔藥課上需要用到的各種原材料。在帕特奇坩堝店買到了購物單上寫到的錫制坩堝。然后轉身前往九又四分之三站臺。我們趕到國王十字車站，在九站臺和十站臺中間停了下來?！鞍材荩阆仍囍M去?！惫褨|西整理好，推了推安妮。“我害怕，還是艾瑪先吧?！卑材萃笸肆藘刹健！耙部梢?。”艾瑪深吸一口氣，推著車子就沖了進去。幾人緊隨其后也都沖了進來。映入眼簾的是一列紅皮火車。大家幫小安妮和小艾瑪放好行李，囑咐了幾句就都回去了。安妮和艾瑪則上了火車找位置。“你好，這里有人嗎？我們能坐這兒嗎？”安妮看了看快爆滿無座的車廂問一個落單的女孩?！鞍“】梢缘摹！蹦莻€女孩聽見，局促的往窗邊靠了靠，安妮和艾瑪順勢坐了下來?！澳愫茫∥医邪材?！她叫艾瑪！你叫什么名字??？”“呃…我叫維安娜，維安娜·文·布朗”“?。【S安娜！很高興認識你！”“嗯嗯”車廂又短暫的陷入死一般的寂靜。還是自來熟的安妮打開了話匣子?！熬S安娜！你家住哪兒啊？家里幾口人？你覺得你會分到哪個學院?。 薄班拧业母改赶Ｍ冶环值剿谷R特林?！本S安娜說到這好像說到了自己的痛處，說話都帶著哭腔?！拔覌寢屜訔壩沂莻€女孩，給家族蒙羞，這個時候我爸爸就會出來說好話，但是他也是那套，什么我們是純血斯萊特林家族，世世代代都是斯萊特林，只要你能分到斯萊特林，為家族爭光，你媽媽就會改變想法，也不知道是真的假的，有時我就在想，如果我不是斯萊特林怎么辦？”到這維安娜幾乎是哭著說的，她太痛苦了以至于大口的喘氣?！昂昧撕昧?，我們不提這個了，看你找的好話題！”艾瑪一邊拿紙巾幫維安娜擦眼淚，一邊瞪了安妮一眼?！皩Σ黄鹇?，我是看太尷尬了，隨便找個話題，不過沒關系，不是斯萊特林也沒關系，你可以來找我們玩，多結交朋友，強化自身，一定可以讓你父母改觀的！”“但愿吧…”維安娜擦干眼淚，吸了吸鼻子回答道。這時車廂外一陣大亂，一個身穿黑西裝的男孩走進車廂?！巴郏『脦洶?！”“怎么這么帥，他是誰??？”“是馬爾福家的少爺，湯姆·馬爾福！”“還得是人家母親基因好！”只見小少爺湯姆看了看快滿座的火車，徑直走到了我們這?！澳銈兒?，我可以坐在這里嗎？”“啊可以的。”艾瑪挪了挪東西，湯姆坐了下來，看見旁邊的維安娜還在偷偷抹眼淚，疑惑的問道。“這是怎么了？”“啊她在對分院感到焦慮?！卑敾卮鸬馈＞S安娜聽見來人了，擦干眼淚停止了哭泣，抬頭看向來人，愣住了。他是過分的帥以至于維安娜甚至忘記自己手里還攥著手紙。“你沒事吧，別哭了，不用擔心那些，順其自然就好?！睖吩谕g人里算高的以至于維安娜仿佛看到了她生命中的一道光降臨了。湯姆居高臨下的用清澈透亮的眼睛看著維安娜。聽見旁邊羨慕的聲音，維安娜這才緩過神來?！鞍]事，沒事?！本S安娜擺了擺手，扭過頭不再看湯姆，而是看向窗外的風景。沒一會兒車子便發動了。
一車人抵達霍格沃茨魔法學校，校長米勒娃麥格在樓梯口迎接?！霸谀銈內胱?，你們必須被選入魔法學院，他們分別是格蘭芬多，赫奇帕奇，拉文克勞和斯萊特林?！丙湼窠淌诮榻B道?！八谷R特林斯萊特林。”維安娜在旁邊祈禱。麥格教授領著我們一年級新生走進霍格沃茨禮堂。
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whenIwaselevenyearsold.They'realetterandanInvisibilitycloak.AndhetookmyhandtotoldmethatI'mawizard.AlthoughIwasprepareforit.Butmyhandthatopenedtheenvelopewasstillstaking.Insidewasapleceofwritingpaper，alistandaticketwithanunknownnumberplatform.'Nineandthree-quarters?'Ilookatmyfatherquizzically.'Yes!Nineandthreequarters!'Myfathernodded.'Nonsense!Howcouldtherebeplatformnineandthree-quarters?''That'swhatIthoughtatthattime，'myfathersmiled.'Igotlostontheplatformandyourgrandmothertookmethere.''Sowasplatformtensplitopenbysomeone?'Myfatherlookedatmyinnocentexpressionandbigcleareyesandlaughedbackandforth.'Ahhhhh-It'snottosuchanextentasto.'myfathercalmdownandwentonspeaking，'It'sreallyplatformnineandthree-quarters.''Really?'Iturnedandaskedmymother，whowaslaughingtilltearscame.'Yes!'Mymotheransweredfirmly.'Amazing—'Ishookmyhead，
turnedtoopentheletterpaperandread.
'HOGWARTSSCHOOLofWITCHCRAFTandWIZARDRY.
Headmaster:MinervaMcGonagall
Dearmissporter，WearepleasedtoinformyouthatyouhavebeenaccpetedatHogwardsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.Pleasefindenclosesdalistofallnecessarybooksandequipment.TermbeginsonSeptember1st.WeawaityourowlbynolaterthanJuly31st.
Yourssincerely，
MinervaMcGonagall
Headmistress.
Ipausedandcontinued.'SoI'mawizardnow?''Yes!'myfathersaid.'Butnotquite.'Mymotheradded.Westillneedtobuythethingsonthelist.'Myfatherspokeagain.Suppressingexcitementandcuriosity，
Istuffedthelastlistbackintotheenvelopealongwiththeletterpaperandticket.'Sowherearewethegoingtobuythem?'Iturnedtheandaskedmyfather.'YoucanbuythesethingsinDiagonAlley.'Thefathersaid，'Butfirst，wehavetogosomewhere.''Whereto?''You'llseewhenyougetthere.'Wewalkedoutthedoorwithourbags，AssoonasIwentout，Isawatallwomaninasuitcomingoutthenextdoor.'Don'tyouremember?Letmeintroduceyou.ThisiswhatI'vealwaystoldyouabout，yourdadmybestfriendfromwhenIwasyoung，HermioneGranger.'Hello，AuntGranger.''Hi，Anny.'Justthentwomencameoutofthedoor.Afatherisholdingachild.Irecognizedthechildataglance.'Thisisalsodad'soldbestfriendatthattime，RonWeasley.''Hello，UncleWeasley.''Hey，littleAnny'sgettingtaller.''Ithinkyouknowtheirkids.Youusedtoplaytogetherwhenyouwerekids.''Yes!Emma!''Anny!'EmmaandIgrewuptogether.Ourparentsarein-lawsandliveclosetoeachother.Weoftenplaytogether.'Don'tcomeinherestandingupandtalk.'Hermionepulledusinside.AssoonasIenteredthedoor，Iwasattractedbyalotofnewlittleobjects.'What'sthis?''Haha.It'salockerclock.Youusedtoplayhide-and-seekwhenyouwereakid.LittleEmmaishavingahardtimefindingit.''That'sright!Youalmostfelloff.LuckilyyouruncleWeasleycaughtitandmadequiteanoise.ButlittleEmmadidn'thearyou.Shecouldn'tfindyou.'Thereismore!WhenitwasEmma'sturntohide，shehidinthelockerclock，too.Youwentthrougheverything，youpokeraholeintheatticroof，butyoudidn'tgothroughthislocker.''Hhhhhh'，welaughedassoonassaidit.'Cometodinner.'Hermionepokedherheadoutofthechickenandshouted.Let'seat.Let'seat.HarrypushedAnnyinonehandandEmmaintheothertowardsthetable.'Yeah!'Annyshoutedandrantothetable.Hermioneemergedfromthechickencarryingatrayfullofdishes.'Becareful，don'truntofall.Holdon.There'salsofood.Wait.'Hermioneputherplatedownonthetableandturnedbackintothechicken.Annyranquicklytothetable，pulledoutherstoolandsatdowntomakeherselfathome.EmmawaswheeledbyHarryandsatdownoppositeAnny.Hermionecameoutofthechickencarryingthelasttwoplatesandsaid，'That'sall，eatwhileit'shot.'Annytookthesandwichinonehandandtheforkwiththeegginitandateit.Emmatoodthejamjarnearby，pickedoutapieceofbread，anddippeditinjam.Emmatoodthejamjarnearby，pickedoutapieceofbread，anddippeditinjam.'Annyistoonaughty.TellProfessorMcGonagalltokeepherincheck.Iwasafraidshetooktheinvisibilitycloaktotherestrictedarearunning，afterall，isalittlegirlcannotlearnfromme.'saidHarryasheate.Ronagreed，'Yes!AndAnnyisvoraciouschild，andI'mafraidshe'llbetakenawaybybadpeople.Afterall，she'sonlyeleven.''AndEmmaisallergictosoyandapickyeater，soI'mafraidshewon'tgetenoughtoeatatschool.'saidHermione.'It'sokey.ItoldProfessorMcGonagalltolookafterEmma，andifIhadto，I'dcookanddeliverittoEmma.Ginnynoddedandsaid.Aftereatingweclearedthetableofleftoverswithacleaningspell.Thenwe'llgoupstairsandgetourstuff.Ronsaid，
'Weweregotalotofthingsforyouathome，like'Ronturnedandreachedintotheattictofindsomething，Hermioneholdingtheladderbesidehim.RonputaboxoutofitandhandedittoHarry，thendescendedtheladder.AnnyandEmmamovedcloser，andHarryopenedthebox.Roncameandpulledsomethingoutofit.HermionesaidtoAnnyandEmma，'ThisisatimeconverterthatProfessorMcGonagallgavemewhenIwasatschool，andnowIgiveittoyouinthesamecondition.YoucankeepitandIwillshowyouhowtouseit.HermionetookthetimeconverterfromRon'shandandhungitaroundEmma'sneck.HermionesaidasshestraightenedthetimeconverteraroundEmma'sneck，'Thisisatimeconverter.Lookatthis.
Holdingontothis，tryingtogobackhowmanyhoursandjusttwistingithowmuch.'Butitcanonlytwistittwelvetimesinones，whichmeansitcangobacktwelvehoursatmost.Buttherearesideeffects，overusewillcausetheusertoage，waituntilthecriticaltimetouse.'Emmanoddedvaguely.Annywaslookingaround，wonderingwhatshewasthinking.Wealldescendedfromtheattic，gatheredourthings，andwenttothefirstfloorbythefireplace.RonpickedupthejarofFlooPowderonthegrate.'ThisisFlooPowder.Justgrabahandfulinyourhand，getintothefireplace，droptheFlooPowderonthegroundandshoutoutthenameoftheplaceandyou'llgetthereinnotime.'RongrabbedahandfulofFlooPowderandsaid，'Letmeshowyoufirst.''DiagonAlley!'Withaloudcry，RondisappearedintothemistofFloopowder.ThenHarryheldtoFlooPowderJarinfrontofAnnyandEmma.EachgrabbedahandfulofFlooPowderandholdinghands，theyintothefireplacetogether.'DiagonAlley!''DiagonAlley!'Thetwoteleportedawaytogether.'Aretheyrightaboutwhattheysaid?'Harryasked.'Youthinkeveryone'sasdumbasyouwerewhenyouwereakid.'saidGinny.Harryscratchedhisheadtohidehisembarrassment，glancedatGinny，andsaid，'Iwasyoungatthattime，Iwasn'tgrowup，Ididn'tlistenverycarefully，andmypronunciationwasn'tstandard.''OkOkwegoquickly!'WiththatGinnygrabbedthehandfulofFlooPowderanddoveintothefireplace.Hermionefollowed，andHarry，takingalastlooktoseethathehadn'tforgottenanything，alsograbbedtheFlooPowderandwhiskedof.
AnnyandEmmaarenotliketheoldHarry，butaretransporteddirectlytoDiagonAlleystreet.'Therearesomanypeoplehere!It'ssolively!Emmaexclaimed.It'sfullofmagicshops.It'sagatheringplaceforwizards.Atthispointeveryoneteleportedover.'Now，let'sgo，FirstI'lltakeyoutoOllivander'sWandshoptobuywands.'ThepartywentintoOllivander'swandshop.HarrywalkedintosayhellotoMr.Ollivander.Mr.Ollivanderwobbleddowntheladder，adjustedhisglasses，andrecognizedHarryatonce.Yeah?Isn'tthisHarryPotter?Theboywholived!Theformersavior!Thechildrenalsohavegrownup!Buyawand!'Ollivanderslowlymovedtoappear.HepulledandtouchedHarry'shand.Suddenlyrememberedeverything，turnedaroundandpulledawandoutofthebigshelfnexttoit.'Trythewand.'OllivanderhandedthewandtoEmma.Emmatookitinonehand，asifherwholebodyhadbeenbaptized，andknockedthequilloffthetablewithawaveofherhand.'Ohmygod，thisisapearwoodunicornhairelevencultureinchwand.Asifrememberingsomething，OllivandersuddenlyhandedEmmathebox，thentrottedovertotheladder，croucheddownandbeganrummaging.Emmanearlydroppedthewandboxandwrappedinthedirectlyinherarms.OldMr.Ollivandersquattedovertheladderforalongtime.Thewandseemedtobeatthebottom，andasifaccustomedtoitssurroundingsandunwillingtocomeout，theroomwasstrangelyquiet.Finally，theoldmancouldnotstanditanymore，anddirectlylaydownandputhisarmsin，andfinallypulledthethingsoutfrominside.'Woops.'Ollivanderalmostlyingonthegrounddidnotgetup，thepeoplecameforwardtopulltheoldmantohelpup.Ollivanderwashelpedtohisfeet，dustedhimself，andhandedAnnythewandhehadpulledout.It'stheonlywandinourstorethatcanbefittedwithAlderUnicornHair.Becausethewoodisnotwellfused，itcaneasilyleadtothedeathofunicornhair，soitisveryvaluable.AnnyhadjusttakeneleventhreequartersinchofAlderUnicornHairinherhand.It'slikeeverythingontheshelvesiscrazy.Afterafewvibrationsawandflewoutoftheshelf.Itwasasifthewandhadbeensummonedandburstoutofthebox.ItflewstraighttoAnny'sotherhand.Ollivander，asifhehadneverseenanythinglikeitbefore，frozewithfear.'Couldthisbeaonce-in-a-centurytwin-wandprodigy?'OldMr.Ollivanderreactedsuddenlyagainandpickeduptheboxonthefloor.ThisisaCypressPhoenixfeathertwelveandahalfinchwand.LadyLuck'schosenchild.What'syourname?''AnnyJeanPotter.''Sure!Anicename，andyou'llgetthesewandsforcheap.''Yeah!Thankyouverymuch!''Goodbye!'
WeleaveOllivander'swandshop，andtheytookuspetshopping.'Doyouwantacat?Oranowl?Orsomethingelse?'Harryasked.'Cat!'Emmaheardherfavoritecatandanswereddecisively.'Owls，theycanfly.'Annyansweredafteramoment'sthought.WewenttotheFantasticBeastsShopandtheYilaowlshoptobuyapurewhitePersiancatandaowl，andwenttoMrs.Mojin'srobespecialtystoretobuytheschool'srequiredrobesandsoon.StationerysuchasquillpensandparchmentpaperwerepurchasedatDiagonAlleyStationeryStore.IboughtthebooksrequiredbytheschoolatFlourishandBlotts.Boughtseveralsetsofglassvials，brassscales，andbinocularsattheWeizeikeMagicSuppliesStore.IboughtalltheingredientsformypotionsclassatSlagerandGiggsPharmacy.GotthetinpotontheshoppinglistatPatchPotShop.AndthenturnaroundandheadtoplatformsNineandthreequarters.WehurriedtoKing'sCrossstationandstoppedbetweenPlatformsNineandTen.'Anny，youtrytogetinfirst.'HarryputhisthingsinorderandpushedAnny.'I'mafraid.LetEmmafirst.'Annytooktwostepsback.'That'sOK.'Emmatookadeepbreathandpushedthecarintothewall.Theothersfollowedandrushedin.Aredtraincameintoview.WehelpedlittleAnnyandlittleEmmapacktheirbags，speakedtoafewwords，andwentback.AnnyandEmmaboardedthetraintofindtheirseats.'Excuseme?Isanyonehere?Canwesithere?'Annylookedaroundatthenearlyfulltraincarsandaskedagirlwhowasalone.'Ah!Sure!Thegirlheardandlearnawkwardlytowardsthewindow.AnnyandEmmasatdown.'Hello!I'mAnny!SheisEmma!What'syourname?''e…I'mVanna!VannaVenBrown!''Oh!Vanna!Nicetomeetyou!'Annywasthefirsttobreakthesilence.'Vanna!Wheredoyoulive?Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?Whichcollegedoyouthinkyou'llbein?''En…MyparentswantedmetobeputinSlytherinhouse.Vannaspokehereasifshehadtouchedonherownpain，andallherwordswereinatearfultone.'MymotherthoughtIwasagirl，adisgracetothefamily，andthenmyfatherwouldcomeoutandsaynicethings，buthewasalsothatway，whatwearepureSlytherin's，Slytherin'sforgenerations，aslongasyoucanbeSlytherin，tohonorthefamily，yourmotherwillchangehermind，andIdon'tknowifit'strueornot，sometimesIthink，WhatifI'mnotaSlytherin?'BythispointVannawasalmostcrying，shewasinsomuchpainthatshewasgaspingforair.''Well，well，let'snotmentionthis，
lookatyourgoodtopic!'EmmatookatissuetowipeVanna'stearsandglaredatAnny.'Sorry，Iamtooembarrassedtolookforatopic，butitdoesn'tmatter，youcancometoustoplay，makemorefriends，youcanmakeyourparentschange!''Ihopeso.'Vannaanswered，wipingawayhertearsandtakingabreath.Atthistime，therewasacommotionoutsidethecarriage，andaboyisasuitenteredthecarriage.'Wow!He'ssohandsome.''Whyishesohandsome?Whoishe?''It'stheMalfoyyoungmaster，TomMalfoy.''Themotherhasgoodgenes!'YoungmasterTomlookedatthenearlyfulltrainandcamestraighttous.'Excuseme?MayIsithere?''Ohsure.'Emmamovedherthings，andTomsatdown，sawthenextVannaisstillsecretlywipingtears，confusedasked.'What'swrongwithher?''Ah，She'sanxiousaboutwhatacademyhouseshe'llbein.'Emmareplied.Vannaheardthat，driedhertearsandstoppedcrying，andlookedupandfroze.Vannaheardthat，driedhertearsandstoppedcrying，andlookedupandfroze.HewassohandsomethatVannaforgotshewasholdinganapkininherhand.'Areyouok?Don'tcrying.Don'tworryaboutthat.Justgowiththeblow.TomwastallerthanforhisagethatitwasasifVannasawalightcomeintoherlife.TomlookeddownatVannawithcleareyes.ItwasonlywhensheheardadmiringvoicesfromthepeoplenexttoherthatVannacametohersenses.'Ohok.Nothing.'VannawavedherhandandlookedawayfromTomtotheviewoutthewindow.Inafewmomentsthetrainstarted.AbusloadofpeoplearrivedatHogwardsschoolofwitchcraftandWizardry，greetedatthedoorbyheadmasterMinervaMcGonagall.'Beforetakeyourseat，youmustbechosenintoyourmagichouse，theyareGryffindor，Hufflepuff，RavenclawandSlytherin.'saidProfessorMcGonagall.'SlytherinSlytherin'Vanaprayedbeside.ProfessorMcGonagallledusfirst-yearsintotheHogwartsGreatHall.