Since the twins needed supplies for their time at Hogwarts, Arthur brought them to Diagon Alley early in the morning before they left for King's Cross Station. No one was in a good mood, after all, it was six in the morning! The sky was a gray canvas with strokes of light pouring out from the horizon, but the air was frigid as Arthur led Alfred and Matthew into Gringotts. Arthur had seen no point in disguising the twins, as anyone who would be going to Hogwarts would be busy preparing for the departure of the Hogwarts Express.

"So, Alfred, how does Diagon Alley compare to Aetas Yard and Lityo Court?"

"Oh come on, Iggy. You've been there," Alfred said as he rested his elbow on Iggy's shoulder and continued to walk, England shrugging him off. "They're waaaay better than anything you have! This place is so old too. A&L are modern and cool, dude!"

Arthur had decided not to pay much attention to America at the moment and instead turned to Canada, actually remembering his other brother for once. "Well, Matthew, what about Maple Pathway?"

Canada smiled at the name. The old Minister of Magic had approached him and asked him what he would like to name the wizarding shopping district. It had come to him immediately, and the Minister loved it, too.

"I think Maple Pathway is quieter, and it's got brighter colors, like pastels. We also have a shop right near the entrance of maple syrup, maple candies, and even little baby maple trees that are enchanted to produce syrup even at such a small size!" Matthew grinned. He really did love Maple Pathway. It was the kind of place you could just spend the whole day and you'd have a great time, even if you didn't buy anything.

They finally reached Gringotts and walked into the entrance, through the long foyer, and up to the goblin sitting in a high desk, weighing jewels.

"I am here to withdraw from vault Number One," Arthur addressed the goblin.

The goblin straightened up, and asked for identification, which Arthur handed over. Then, the goblin led them through a locked door and into one of the fast carts that led you anywhere.

"WHOA! COOL DUDES, THIS IS JUST LIKE RIDING A ROLLER COASTER!" Alfred yelled as he threw his arms up. He certainly had his time to enjoy the ride, as Arthur's Gringotts account was the absolute oldest. After all, he had a crucial part in the designing and building of the bank. Arthur's vault had the most protections, and it took them a little bit to get through all them. First there was the Thief's Fall (I'm not sure if that's what it's called, my memory just died on me), then Thief's Wall (haha pun intended, pleasedon'tshootme), a wall that blocks all that are not authorized to enter vaults 1-10. Next was a dragon, and finally, the Fire Door. Fire Door was a fire that only the owner of the vault could walk through without instantly being incinerated.

"Go through the fire, please, and touch your vault door," the goblin instructed Arthur. "Then the door will open and the flames will disappear." But Arthur was already gone. Having heard the instructions about the Fire Door millions of times (literally), he just walked through, knowing the door did no harm.

As the flames flickered out, the goblin's eyes widened. It had been a myth ever since the bank was started that vault number one contained riches beyond imagination, but England hardly ever came down to visit his vault, and only one goblin had been trusted to open the old vault. However, said goblin had retired, and Bord, as his name turned out to be, had been chosen. The prospect of having to go through all those security measures was not appealing to him, but he soon came to realize his job required almost no work, so he could spend his days happily examining jewels and goblin-made beauties.

England's vault was filled to the brim with stacks of Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts. But that was not what made the goblin practically salivate. He owned some of the oldest magical treasures there ever were. The Lost Diadem of Ravenclaw and Merlin's famous and ornate staff were only a few notable ones in the piles.

As he entered his large vault, which could be more accurately described as ballroom sized, Arthur swept a brown bag from his pocket and filled it with thousands of coins, which disappeared into it's never filling depths. With the bag still as light as a feather, he handed one to Alfred and starting filling another for Matthew, and finally, a smaller one for himself.

As they left, Arthur whispered to America. "When I head over to Aetas, I better be replayed with those Mintas of yours."

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Now here's some information on America and Canada's magic schools!

~ Aetas School of Magic — co-ed and similar to Lityo. Located in New York, entrance is in the crown of the Statue of Liberty, exact location is actually in the sky above the statue. Most females end up going to Lityo instead of Aetas. Very modern, but Lityo has better accommodations.

~ Lityo Magic School for Talented Witches — related to Aetas, but for higher achieving female students. Located in Colorado near Estes Park. Entrance in Air Force academy, each year the seniors fly planes full of students to the school in the mountains. (They enchant the planes, of course.) They especially love outdoors activities, and have many other sports, including some Muggle ones. The girls love expensive stuff, and although they may seem it, they really aren't snobs, they're a close knit group of sisters.

~ Maple Leaf School of Magical Learning — co-ed. Located in Dauphin, Manitoba. They take a lot of trips into Maple Pathway to stock up on maple syrup, candies, etc., as they run through them quickly. It's a tradition for people to have a maple-making contest in the middle of the year to see who can make the best maple product.

Now, I know I may have seemed a little lazy coming up with the Alleyway names, but when I think of them, I imagine them really close to the schools and made especially for the students.

I got the names Aetas and Lityo from my other story, Alfred and Aetas, and modified the tech company Lito into Lityo.

I especially love the idea of Lityo, because I am from Colorado, and I made like a place I would love to go :D

Ok actual note now. This is more a filler and I really wanted to introduce Aetas and Lityo :3

Damn, I was gonna say something, but of course, with my horrible memory, I forgot _

Ah right.

1. Mintas, as you might have guessed, is a form of American Wizarding Currency.

2. Yes, I didn't use Salem Witches Institute, I just didn't feel like it.

3. It's Back-To-School-Night tonight, so since I don't have to do anything, I think I can try to write a bit more ;)

See ya tomorrow!

~Misty~