Lily stared up at the gates. She couldn't believe it. She was actually here, outside Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

Lily was the only one there so far, her father, Michael, accompanying her. She fiddled with her purple jumper's sleeves as she waited, excitement causing her to fidget. She looked around at the numerous camera crews, reporters and civilians who had turned up to see the five ticket winners enter the factory.

I guess this is my five minutes of fame, Lily thought to herself.

'Lily!' a yell went out. Lily turned to see Remus and his mother, Hope, pushing through the crowd.

'Remus! Oh, Dad, this is Remus Lupin and his mum. Remus, Mrs Lupin, this is my dad.'

Michael and Hope started talking, leaving the two kids to chat.

'This is so exciting! I still can't believe we're actually here,' Lily said.

'I know! I can't stop smiling!' Remus replied. 'My cheeks really hurt... Woah, a lot people showed up to see us.'

'I know,' Lily replied. 'I'm extremely tempted to do something stupid just to confuse them.'

'Don't bother. James and Sirius will probably do that the minute they turn up,' Remus said. 'Speak of the devils...'

James and Sirius appeared from in the crowd with James' mum, Euphemia. 'Moony!' James called as he and his friend ran over.

'Hey, Evans,' he added, a smirk on his face.

'Potter,' Lily said in acknowledgment, ignoring the look from the boy.

'You guys excited?' Remus asked.

'If we weren't, then there'd be something seriously wrong us,' Sirius said.

'So, you're not excited, then?' Lily said.

'Oh, har har har, Evans,' Sirius replied, rolling his eyes. 'Very funny.'

'We're spending the entire day together,' Lily said. 'You'd better get used to it.'

'Wormtail! Over here!' James suddenly called. The others turned to see Peter coming towards them, his mum, Eliza, already talking with the other parents.

'Hey, guys,' Peter said. 'I didn't expect there to be so many people... I'm kinda nervous.'

'C'mon, Wormtail, it'll be fine,' Remus replied. 'What time is it?'

'I don't know,' Lily said. 'Dad, what time is it?'

Michael checked his watch before turning back to his daughter. 'Ten o'clock.'

'Ten o'clock? That means...'

Suddenly the gates to the factory began to open. Everyone went silent.

A man was stood there. He was adorned in a black top hat, purple tail coat, bottle green trousers, yellow waistcoat and a white bow tie with orange spots. He was also holding onto a black cane with a gold topper on it.

Willy Wonka stood before them.

'Welcome, my friends!' he yelled. 'Welcome to my factory! Will you come forward one at a time, please, and bring your parents. Then show me your golden ticket and give me your name. Who's first?'

'Ladies first,' James said, doing an over dramatic bow and gesturing for Lily to step forward. She rolled her eyes as she and her dad went up to Wonka.

'I'm Lily Evans,' she said, handing her ticket to Wonka.

'Lily!' Wonka cried, seizing Lily's hand and pumping it up and down. 'My dear girl, how good to see you! Delightful! Charmed! Overjoyed to have you with us! And this is your father? How nice! Come in! Come in! That's right! Step through the gates!'

As Lily and Michael did as Wonka said, she rubbed her now aching arm. Wonka was definitely a sprightly fellow.

'Moony, as you're probably the most excited of us, you should go next,' Sirius said.

'Okay,' Remus replied as he and Hope stepped forward. 'I'm Remus Lupin,' he said, handing over his ticket. 'I'm a big fan, by the way.'

'My dear Remus! How do you do? What a pleasure it is! I always love meeting fans!' Wonka said, shaking Remus' hand vigorously. 'I'm so glad you could come! Dear me, this is going to be such an exciting day! I do hope you enjoy it! I'm sure you will! I know you will! Your mother? How are you, Mrs Lupin? Overjoyed to see you! Yes, the ticket is quite in order! Please go in!'

'You guys can go next,' Peter said.

'Thanks, Wormtail,' Sirius said as he and James went up to Wonka.

'I'm James Potter,' James said.

'And I'm Sirius Black,' Sirius added.

'James, Sirius, how nice to meet you both!' Wonka yelled. 'If it weren't for your different last names, I would've thought you were brothers!'

'Well, we are, technically,' James replied, glancing at Remus and Peter. 'The Marauders are a brotherhood.'

'You four boys are all friends? What a wonderful coincidence!' Wonka smiled.

'Yeah, and Lily's James' crush,' Sirius added.

'Hey!' James shoved Sirius' shoulder.

'Boys, don't fight!' Euphemia scolded them. 'It is alright if I accompany them both? Sirius' parents are...busy.'

'Of course!' Wonka replied. 'The tickets seem in order, you may go ahead!'

Finally, it was Peter's turn and he went up with Eliza.

'My name's Peter Pettigrew,' he said, handing over his ticket.

'Peter!' Wonka beamed. 'How delightful to meet you! Ecstatic! Enraptured! Enchanted! And this is your mother? Charmed! Elated!'

They joined up with the rest of the group.

'All right! Excellent! Is everybody in? Five children? Yes! Good! Now will you please follow me! Our tour is about to begin! But do keep together! Please don't wander off by yourselves! I shouldn't like to lose any of you at this stage of the proceedings! Oh, dear me, no!

And so, Wonka lead them forward, the gates clanging closed behind him as the group walked. They stepped through the big red doors of the factory. The doors closed behind them, cutting them off from the real world as they entered one of pure imagination.

And so, we finally enter the factory. To answer your question, Linkwonka88, I'm using the Wonka from the book. However, I am going to use aspects from the movies if I think they would work well with/better than the book. See ya all in the next chapter.