Nora had literally just convinced herself it was time to head into the bank, when she felt a small force knock into her. Had she been expecting it, it might not have been so bad. Seeing as it had taken her by surprise, though, she almost fell face first to the ground. Now that would have been the perfect entrance to this brand new magical world. She already felt like the odd one out. Any extra embarrassment would probably just do her in.

When she was steady on her feet again, she slowly turned around to come face to face with a girl her age. "Oh, yeah, umm, sorry about that," she said, feeling kind of awkward about the whole thing. She cleared her throat in a small attempt to ease the awkwardness. She couldn't help but notice the list the girl had in her hand. "Is that a list for Hogwarts?" she asked. Nora had her own list stuffed in her pocket, but she hadn't attempted to pull it out and actually buy anything yet. Cauldrons? Robes? Were any of those things actually real?