Will you speak my language? (Open)

[Nathalie Becker]

Nathalie could hardly wait! Her mom had promised to take her to Diagon Alley for a surprise and the excitable girl just could not sit still. She had been to Diagon Alley a few times before, although they mostly shopped at Wand Mart. This made her extra curious to see why her mom would take her to Diagon for this special surprise! She had basically been bouncing off the walls the moment she opened her eyes that day which probably caused her mother to rethink telling her about the surprise early. It was already out though and Nathalie was raring to go now that the day had arrived.

Once they got to Diagon, Nathalie could not keep her mouth shut. She was holding her mother’s hand and with each shop they passed, she’d look up expectantly and ask ‘Is it this one? Is this the store yet?’ So far, each time her mother would just shake her head and continue walking them forward. After what seemed like an eternity, they stopped in front of the Magical Menagerie. Her mother knelt down to Nathalie’s height and told her in a calm tone that she was able to pick out a pet of her very own to take with her to Hogwarts. At the revelation of the surprise, Nathalie let out a small squeal and jumped up and down with joy. Her mother did her best to keep her calm, but Nathalie was about through the roof with excitement.

She walked into the store, eyes sparkling and began to look around at all the beautiful creatures. Nathalie adored magical creatures mostly due to the fact that her parents were dragon researchers. On countless occasions she got to go to the sanctuary that her parents had worked at and gotten to experience dragons in real life. From day one, Nathalie was mesmerized by their beauty and really showed an interest in them. Unfortunately she couldn’t have a pet dragon at Hogwarts (she had had a few conversations with her parents over the topic already) but her mother DID say she could take either an owl, rat, or frog. Nathalie headed over to the owls first as she thought those were the closest to dragons and started to take a look around.

She became transfixed by a large eagle owl who started bobbing up and down at her. In true Nathalie fashion, she went over to the owl and returned it’s bobbing dance right back to it. She probably looked very silly doing that but the blonde girl didn’t care at all. She laughed and started making little hooting noises right to the large owl.

[Alden Rooke]

Alden Rooke had joined his father on a trip to Diagon Alley. He had been there plenty of times before and was absolutely fascinated by everything he saw. His father loved bringing his son and explaining all of the magical items to him. With the young boy coming from a duel household, he learned what things were from the magical and the muggle world. He was always excited to find something new to learn about and his father was just as excited to teach him.

Today was different however in the fact that Alden and his father were here just for him! It was the day to get school supplies for his first year at Hogwarts. To say that the young boy was excited was an understatement, he was thrilled to get to purchase his own things for school. It was so special in fact that his dear mum was in attendance as well. She didn't come to Diagon Alley too much, but she wasn't about to miss today for her special boy. He had his two most favorite people in the world by his side and he couldn't be more prepared to have a better day.

"Where to first?" He asked as he grabbed his mum's hand. Sure, it probably looked a little strange for a boy of this age to be holding his mother's hand but he didn't care in the least. He loved his mother so much and wanted her to feel comfortable in the magical world. He knew she felt very out of place here and he wasn't about to let that happen. "How about the pet store?" She suggested and Alden shouted out, "Magical Menagarie it is!"

Alden lead his parents to the store without even thinking that this meant he would get to pick out his very own animal! As the small family stood outside the doors he looked excitedly back and fourth between his mother and father. "Do I really get my own pet?" He asked, knowing his father's viewpoint on animals. It wasn't like he didn't like animals, they had gone to the zoo a few times during his childhood, but Alden's father wasn't a fan of the idea of an animal in their house. He was very into order and cleanliness and an animal wasn't any of those things. However, he anticipated this year to be a challenging one for his son and knew he would need a little something to take the journey with.

Getting a nod from both of his parents, Alden immediately let go of his mother's hand and pushed the doors open. He was immediately overtaken with squawks, meows, squeaks and all sorts of new smells. He just knew his father had a grimace on his face but he wasn't about to let that tear down his excitement. He had wanted a pet for a long time and wasn't about to turn down this offer. He thought about which animal to even consider, there were so many good ones! He remembered that his school list had mentioned toads, owls, and rats so he figured he may as well start there.

The owls were the first animals up and they sure were cool looking! So many of various shapes and sizes. Alden knew a lot about owls as he had read a few books on them. Which one to even consider though? He was taken aback by a girl standing in front of him who was acting quite strange. As he observed he noticed she was copying the owl right in front of her. Making a grimace himself, he went to walk passed her and her oddness but it was then that an owl must have spooked as it flew in front of the boy. This surprise caused him to fall backwards right into the weird girl.