Chapter 2

When I woke up this morning I went downstairs. Mom was making pancakes.

"We're going to go to Diagon Alley today" Mum said.

I was excited cause I wanted to go to Weasley's Wizards Wheezes. I was going to spend the galleon Grandpa gave me there.

When the boys woke up they quickly ate and got dressed and our family gathered around the fireplace. I love using Floo Powder it's so much fun. Every time we use it to go to Diagon Alley Dad tells us the story of the first time he used the Floo Network. I am ALWAYS sure to pronounce very very clearly.

Mum went first, then Albus, then James. It was finally my turn. I grabbed some powder stepped in the fireplace and yelled, "Diagon Alley!" I zoomed through the fireplace and landed in Diagon Alley. I stepped out of the fireplace and dad came not far behind me.

Now that we were all here we decided that we would go get James and Al their robes first. So we walked towards Madam Malkins. As Madam Malkin measured James and Al, I skipped around the store imagining myself here in 2 years buying my Hogwarts robes.

After we were done getting the boys' robes we went to buy school books. Dad told Mum he would bring us kids to Ollivander's while she bought James and Al their school books as she would shop faster without us.

So Me, Al and James followed Dad to Ollivanders. Dad has always seemed to have a special connection to Mr. Ollivander, but he says he'll tell me when I'm older. While Al was getting a wand James and I wandered around looking in the shop window across the street. It was the broom store with all the latest brooms.

James and I looked at all the latest Quidditch stuff. We saw dad's friend Oliver Wood.

Then Dad came in said hi to Oliver and told us we could go to Weasley's Wizards Wheezes. James, Al and I raced down the street towards the colourful shop at the end of the road.

We burst through the front door. The store was packed with kids looking at all the cool stuff! From the puking pastilles to the instant darkness powder the store was packed with cool stuff to use for pranks.

James saw Fred and the two ran off together, I assume they were picking out stuff to bring to school to prank the Slytherins.

I wandered around the store. There was a group of girls gathered around the love potions. I decided to spend the money Grandpa gave me on Extendable ears, then I could eavesdrop on the Order of the Phoenix meetings. Even though Voldemort is gone there are still other dark wizards out there, so there still needs to be aurors like daddy and Uncle Ron.

I went to find Uncle George so I could buy my selection. I spotted him selling some puking pastilles to a boy about my age. When he saw me he turned and said, "Lily! What can I do for you today?" When I showed him my choice he grinned and said, "Going to eavesdrop on the Orders meetings?" I looked down afraid he would tell on me until he said, "Fred and I did the same thing" I grinned and handed him my money and skipped off to find Mum, hiding the extendable ears in my sweater pocket.

When I saw her she had a pile of books and was talking to someone I didn't know. "There you are Lily" Mum said when she saw me, "This is Lavender, she was in your Dad's year" I smiled at Lavender, there was a girl that looked to be around my age with her. "This is Juliet" Lavender said, "She is 10" Juliet waved at me and I waved back. She was only a year older than me.

Dad came back and said hi to Lavender then said we had one last stop to make. Mum and Dad rounded up the boy and we headed off. We walked up the long winding street until we reached Gringotts bank.

Uncle Bill came out to greet Dad. For some reason whenever we came to Gringotts Uncle Bill always escorted us inside. Apparently dad did something to annoy the Goblins, but he won't tell me what.

We got our money from our vault and were on our way. We went to the leaky cauldron. The bartender greeted dad, "Hello Mr. Potter, would you like a butter beer?"

"Not today, thank you"

We went to the fireplace and Mum went first then Al then James, then I stepped into the fireplace with my powder and yelled, "Potter house" I spun through the fireplace and landed in our living room.

It had been a tiring day and I was ready for bed.