A/N- Thankyou for the reviews Cherry328! I'm glad to know that I have a loyal reader for the very first time in the history of me posting on Fanfiction! Or, at least one who lets me know that they've stuck it out as long as they have! I know the fic hasn't been online that long, but I hope you guys are enjoying what's going on.

Amanda- Darling, emo-child, thank-you for the extremely long review. It indeed made me lawl. D I love the long reviews, so keep those bad-boys rolling and sign onto your account, ding-dong! x3 I hope you stick around for the rest of my fic as well. Hopefully the ending of this chapter will be more to your liking. The next chapter is going to be a long-un, I can guarantee it, so don't expect any fast updates, 'aight?

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A week later Talin was greeted with the sight of Remus Lupin.

"Mr. Lupin!" Talin said, opening the door happily, throwing her arms around the man.

"Hullo Talin," Remus said, returning the hug. "Congratulations on getting into Hogwarts."

"Remus! Come into the living room, will you?" Mrs. Figg yelled over the noise of the TV.

Lupin separated himself from Talin, ruffled her hair, and continued on into the house, being greeted by the always enthusiastic Mrs. Figg and her cats.

Talin popped her head outside the door for a moment, looking around. Driving past the old woman's house was a pristine car with a large fat man, an extremely thin woman, and three boys in the back seat. The smallest boy stared out the window, both sad and excited.

The boy and Talin's eyes met as the car past. The boy even turned around to watch Talin and gave a little wave, brushing his long dark bangs out of his eyes.

Talin returned the wave and gave him a smile not retreated into the house until the car was fully out of sight.

She slowly walked into the living room, her smile still on her face.

"You look happy," Arabella said, "What did you see?"

"Oh, just a boy," Talin said, trying to wipe the grin off of her face.

"Oh, really," Remus said, now grinning himself. "Was he cute?"

Talin scoffed and gave him a playful shove.

"We'd best be off," Remus said, putting a hand on Talin's shoulder. "We'll probably eat supper at the Leaky Cauldron. It'll take some time getting everything."

"You two had best be careful," Arabella said. "I'd suggest using the fireplace, it would be quicker."

Remus nodded. "Fine idea," he said, releasing Talin and walking over to the fireplace, reaching into a flower pot and pulling out a fine powder. He ducked his head and walked into the fireplace, dropping the powder and saying, "Diagon Alley." He vanished with an explosion of green flames.

This made Talin petrified. "What the bloody Hell just happened?" she asked, looking to the old woman, shocked and confused.

"Oh, dear…you've never used or seen Floo powder before. Here, just take some of the powder from the pot and say 'Diagon Alley' while dropping it. It doesn't hurt," Arabella said, a sheepish look on her face.

Talin looked doubtful as she took a handful of the powder and stepped into the fireplace. She cringed as she released the powder, "Diagon Alley."

Nothing could've prepared her for the sensation she felt, the whirling green flames, warm, whipping up around her body and a slight jerk in her stomach as she found herself spinning, passing what seemed to be other fireplaces.

Finally, she just stopped, spilling out onto a stone floor with a groan in front of Remus.

"I was beginning to think you got lost," Remus said, bending down and lifting Talin off of the ground.

She sputtered, bits of ash now lodged in the back of her throat. "So did I," Talin said, dusting off her clothes.

"I'm sorry," Remus said, "It hadn't occurred to me that you wouldn't have traveled by Floo before now."

"It's…quite alright. I was just afraid I wouldn't get to where I was supposed to be and the flames-" Talin stopped mid-sentence to survey her surroundings.

There were males and females all dressed in long, flowing cloaks, of all different colors, some with wands tucked behind their ears, an owl on their shoulder, a cat in their arms. Some had their arms laden with bags and leather-bound books bearing odd-titles or pictures.

Talin was in awe. She had never been to a place such as this one before, where people stopped and talked to each other, regardless of whether they were complete strangers to one another. Where small children ran free without parents, without a care in the world, some carrying miniature sized brooms or a long rope of licorice.

"Welcome to Diagon Alley," Remus said.

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A/N- Yuuu, guys. Look! Another chapter said and done! I didn't think I'd be able to throw together another chapter this quick, but look! I managed! I hope you enjoy this chapter!If you can, and you really enjoy this fic, please review or at least pass it along to friends and ask them to review? Reviews are really helpful at this point.

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