A/N - I have decided to do each chapter from a different person's point of view. This chapter will be in Alexander Zabini's point of view. He is going to be a very important person…maybe not in this story, but in stories to come. Including present day stories where Harry is one of the main characters. Anyway, as always, read and review!

Disclaimer - I do not own Harry Potter. Trust me; if I did, Blaise would've been mentioned way before HBP. Ginny would stop moving from guy to guy; she'd be with Blaise and no one else. And Lily, James, and Sirius would still be alive. Alas, all the wonderfulness belongs to the brilliant J. K. Rowling, who should write more Blaise!

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When Alexander arrived in Flourish and Blotts after flooing to Diagon Alley, he walked out of the shop in search of Gringotts. He looked towards the entrance to Diagon Alley and saw two girls about his age standing with someone who could only be one of the girls mother.

One of the girls seemed to be almost bored with Diagon Alley. She was about 5 foot tall. She had long silky dark brown hair that looked almost black. She seemed to be quite pale, but it didn't look bad on her. In fact, it made her seem like a porcelain doll.

The other girl was looking around in shock. She obviously had never been to Diagon Alley before. She was slightly shorter than the first girl; about 4'11". She had long fiery red hair. She was tanner than the other girl, but not as tan as Alex.

He walked toward the girls. When he reached them he said, "Hi. My name is Alexander Zabini. Can you girls help me? I've never been to Diagon Alley before."

"Hi! I'm Becca Alcott and this is my best friend Lily Evans. And this is my mother, Brooke Alcott. And, sure, we can help you. Lils has never been to Diagon Alley before either." Becca answered. At a closer look, Alexander saw her eyes were a cool blue-grey. The girl named Lily had startling emerald eyes.

"Are you a muggleborn also?" Lily and Brooke asked in unison.

"No, I'm a pureblood." Alexander answered. "My mother and father just never brought me with them when they came to London."

"Are you going to be a first year, Alexander?" Becca asked.

"Yeah. Oh…call me Alex. All my friends do." Alexander answered her.

"So where are you headed, Alex?" Lily asked.

"Gringotts. I need to get some money."

"Great, that's where we are going also." Becca said, grinning at Alex. I grinned back and we set off towards Gringotts.

We passed the sign, which Lily stopped to read, and walked in. We walked up to one of the first goblins we saw free and Becca's mother said, "We need to withdraw some money from the Alcott account and the Zabini account. Also, we need to change some money."

"Actually," I said, before the goblin could ask for a key, "we need to withdraw money from Alexander Zabini's account."

"Right then. Do you have the keys?" the goblin asked Mrs. Alcott. She nodded and pulled out a tiny golden key. I also pulled out my key and Mrs. Alcott gave both keys to the goblin. "Okay then. We'll change money first. Then I'll get Griphook to take you to your vaults."

Lily changed some Muggle money into enough wizard's money to last all term, and then we set off. We reached the Alcott's vault first.

"Vault 596." Griphook said. "Key please?" Mrs. Alcott gave him the key and he took it over to the vault. He unlocked it and Mrs. Alcott swept some money into her velvet bag. Then we set off again.

After about six minutes in the cart, we stopped again. "Vault 923. Key?" After getting my key, he unlocked my vault and I swept a few gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and Bronze knuts into my money bag.

When we got out of Gringotts, we headed off to Flourish and Blotts, where we bought our course books.

"Are you guys getting any extra books?" I asked Becca and Lily. I didn't want to seem mental for buying a few extra books.

"Of course we are," Becca answered, looking at me like I was mental. She showed me her copies of Hogwarts: A History, A First Year's Guide to the Stars, and Potion Making and It's Uses. Lily had the same extra books and Fun Curses to Impress Many Muggles.

"Well that's good. I didn't want to be the only one to be getting extra books." Alex told them. Becca and Lily just looked at him. Alex shook his head and walked away.

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A/N: That was supposed it be much longer. I don't know what happened. I just got major writer's block. To anyone who is reading Lily and the Marauders read Sorcerer's Stone, I'm getting close to having the next chapter finished. The second part of this chapter will be posted really soon, and then I'll have regular updates from then on. Same with my other stories…except Friends. I'm working on it, I swear!

Ciao,

jaice