Lily Potter was so excited. She had finally gotten her Hogwarts acceptance letter and now she, her parents and her 2 older brothers were walking down Diagon Alley, getting all of their school supplies and Lily was basically dragging her father's hand, trying to get him to go faster.

Harry chuckled at his daughter, since while he understood her eagerness to get her things, he found it amusing that his 11 year old daughter was trying to pull him down the street.

"Lily, calm down, we're not in any rush. We have all day to get your things." Ginny said to her daughter, trying to sound disapproving of Lily's actions, but could not keep a small bit of amusement out of her voice.

Lily's older brothers James and Albus were actually laughing at their little sister's eagerness, since while they had also been excited to get their school things back when they were 11, neither of them had been dragging their dad down the street.

"How about we split up. Ginny, why don't you take Lily Madam Malkins and get her school robes and then to Ollivanders and also get the rest of her supplies, James and Albus can go and get their potions ingredients and also get stop by quality quidditch supplies, since you both need new quidditch gloves, I'll go to Flourish and Blotts and get everyone's books and then we'll all meet up at George and Ron's joke shop." Harry said.

"Sounds like a plan." Ginny agreed, thinking it would be easier if they split up, since she wouldn't have to worry about keeping her sons in line, especially James, while she made sure she got Lily everything she needed for Hogwarts, especially since, unlike when Ginny first went to Hogwarts, she could afford to get her daughter's things first hand.

As James and Albus ran off towards the Apothecary, Ginny called out behind them "Don't do anything your Uncle George would!"


Lily was distracted all throughout her robe fitting, thinking about Hogwarts. After all, with all the stories her parents and brothers had told her about the school, Lily couldn't wait to finally go there herself and have adventures of her own there.

"Alright, we're done Ms. Potter." Madam Malkin said, snapping Lily out of daydreams.

"Thank you." Lily said as her mother paid for her robes.

"Okay, next stop Ollivanders, though the wand will be staying in the box until you get on that train, end of discussion." Ginny said, since James and Albus had both caused enough problems at home after they first got their wands for Ginny to make the same mistake with Lily.

"Yes mum." Lily said, knowing it was no good to argue about that.

"Good, now let's go." Ginny said, relieved that she wasn't being fought with.


When Ginny and Lily entered the wand shop, Mr. Ollivander was waiting for them.

"Ah, welcome back Mrs. Potter. I was wondering when you'd be coming around again." Mr. Ollivander said with a smile to the 2 Potters.

"Hello Mr. Ollivander. This is my daughter Lily and she is going to be the last of my children to be going to Hogwarts, so this will probably be the last time you see me." Ginny said.

"Of course ma'am, now let us begin searching for your daughter's wand." Mr. Ollivander said as he began shuffling through the boxes.


Lily had gone through nearly every single wand in the store, and yet she had not found her match.

"My, my, this wand has been in my shop for so long that I have almost forgotten about it." Ollivander said, pulling one of the remaining boxes out of the shelves.

"Really, why?" Ginny asked.

"The wand never seemed to choose anyone, but that is one of the negatives of using hippogriff feathers as cores. Those wands are very picky with their owners. This is the last hippogriff wand I ever made. 15 inches, ebony, containing the feather from the left wing of a male hippogriff. The thing nearly stomped me to death when I plucked it, light and firm, excellent for transfiguration and defensive magic." Ollivander said.

"And you think that Lily might be chosen?" Ginny asked.

"There's only one way to find out." Mr. Ollivander said, pulling the wand from it's box and handing it to Lily, who gave it a wave and immediately felt a bond with this wand.

"We have a match." Mr. Ollivander said.

Lily looked rather pleased with herself as she placed the wand back in it's box for her mother to pay for.

"How many times do I have to tell you Mrs. Potter, your family does not pay here. After the service your husband did for me all those years ago, giving his children free wands is the least I can do to repay him." Ollivander said, flat out refusing to accept the gold Ginny was offering him.

"Very well, come on Ginny, let's go get the rest of your school things." Ginny said as she placed her daughter's wand in a bag and they headed out.


When they all finally met up at Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, Lily was happily surprised to see that on top of all the books her dad had bought for her and her siblings, was a cage containing a beautiful snowy owl.

"You bought me an owl?" Lily asked, happily surprised.

"Of course, since we bought James and Albus owls when they both first started at Hogwarts, so why would we not get you one." Harry said to his daughter.

"Now James, Albus go get whatever it is you need and also say hello to your uncles and then we're going home." Ginny said to her sons.

"Yes mum." they both said at once.

"Can I get something here?" Lily asked.

"No sweetheart. Next year you can start buying things here, but I get enough owls from Hogwarts about James alone to have to worry about getting them about my daughter to." Ginny explained.

"Yes mum." Lily said.