Hey there

Guys, I think that I have been taking you for granted too much. You have been amazing, giving me loads of reviews and love.

I know I haven't uploaded in ages, but have exams coming up and I need to study, because I do have a life.

Just kidding, I don't.

"Have we gotten everything we need?" Asks Lily once she finished her ice cream.

"Well, I know that you're allowed to bring a pet to Hogwarts,"

"Ooh, I'd love a cat," says Lily

"Well, it looks like you have enough money," I say

"Well, let's go to the pet shop, see what there is,"

"We leave the ice cream shop and walk the short way to the pet shop.

We enter the shop after looking at the owls in the window.

Lily goes straight to where the cats are and starts looking at them and petting them.

I go up to the counter. "What's the cheapest pet here?" I ask.

"Toads," says the woman behind the counter, "But you can't do much with 'em," she says

I go over to the toad cages and start to look at them

"Considering a toad?" It was Lily, holding a fat, orange cat.

"Well, I don't know," I say, "They're pretty cheap, I think I could afford one," I say.

I scan the cage once more, considering it. "Hurry up," said Lily, "Are you getting one or not?"

I open the cage and slowly put my hand in. One toad crawled towards my hand and then hopped on top of it.

"Looks like 'he's chosen you, sonny," she said.

I slowly remove my hand and the toad doesn't move.

We slowly walk towards the counter. "Right," she said. "Twenty galleons on total please, fourteen for the cat and six for the toad.

We hand her the money and leave the shop.

"We still need to get the most important thing," I say, putting the toad in my pocket

"And what's that?" She asks, even though I know she already knows the answer

"Wands," I say.

We get up and start to walk towards Ollivander's, the wand shop.

We enter the shop and we are greeted by a shy twinkling bell hidden in the shop. We saw nothing except one small, spindly chair and lots and lots of dust.

"Hello?" Says Lily.

We hear movement and someone comes out.

"Hello, children. My name is Mr Ollivander. I suppose you want wands?"

"Yes," I say.

"Alright. Who wants to go first?"

Lily steps forward confidently. "I will go, sir," she says.

"What is your name?" He asks.

"Lily," she says. "I'm what you would call muggle-born,"

"Just because you're muggle born, it doesn't mean that you won't produce great results."

"So, do I choose one?

"The wand chooses the wizard my dear. You will try some and the best one will be yours,"

Ollivander walks over to a tall shelf and takes a long thin box down.

"7 inches, elm wood, dragon heartstring. Which is your dominant hand?"

"Right," she says. He hands her the wand.

Lily gives the wand a swish. A bang goes off in the shop, making lots of papers fall down.

"Oh well, not that one then," he said, as if this kind of thing happened every day.

He put the wand back in the box and returned it to the shelf.

"Maybe this one instead. Ten inches, willow, unicorn hair core.

Lily took the long wand and swished it. There was a puff of purple dust and petals fell onto the floor.

Mr Ollivander smiled.

"Well, miss Lily, I think the wand has found you. It's a nice wand, rather swishy I believe,"

Lily also smiled and stepped back, holding her new wand.

"What's your name young man?" He asks me.

"Severus," I reply.

He walks over to a different shelf this time and pulls down another box.

"Try this one Severus. Eight inches, oak, veela hair core.

I take the wand in my left hand, my dominant one. I give it a swish. Nothing happened.

"Okay, veela hair is definitely not for you,"

"Why did it not do anything?" I ask.

"That means that the wand is the opposite of what you need, it won't even do anything. Give it to me, it probably doesn't like being in your hand."

I hand back the wand.

"This one might be better. Eleven inches, dragon heartstring, pine.

I again take the long wand and swish it again. Suddenly, one of the tall shelves falls down, sending wand boxes and wood everywhere. Lily gasps.

"Don't worry, the wands won't break when they are in those boxes. As for the shelf, that's easy to fix,"

Ollivander waved his wand and she shelf rebuilt itself and all the boxes neatly repositioned themselves onto the shelf.

"Alright, I know what you need young man," he says.

"This one might be better. Ten and a half inches, blackthorn wood, Phoenix feather."

I carefully take the wand and give it a swish, scared of what might happen.

Suddenly, a few orange sparks erupted from my wand and flew upwards and disappeared.

Ollivander beamed. "I don't think any wand could be better for you, sonny. It's found you."

"Alright, the wands are ten galleons each, but I'll make them nine. We pay our money and leave the shop.

"Right, I'm all out of wizard money," says Lily

"I only have enough to tip the bar on our way home," I say.

We make our way back to the Leaky Cauldron.

"You having anything or just travelling?"

"Travelling," I say, putting down a galleon onto the bar.

We walk over to the fireplace. I throw in some of the powder, making the fire turn green.

"What do I have to say?" Asks Lily.

"Number fourteen, Greenwood Alley."

Lily boldly steps into the roaring flames.

"Number fourteen, Greenwood Alley," she says and vanishes.

I next throw in my powder and step in. I say my address and off I go

I return to my home and step out of the fireplace.

"Well that was fun," says Lily, dumping her stuff onto my tattered sofa.

"Certainly," I say.

"When does the Hogwarts train leave?"

"September the first, twelve o'clock sharp."

"Oh my goodness! That's in two days!"

"Your parents know, right?"

"Yes. They seemed happy for me once they got over the shock,"

"Can your parents take you to Kings Cross?" I ask.

"Yes, don't worry. You?"

"I'll figure something out. I'll take the Night bus or something."

"The Night bus?"

"The wizard's public transport," I say.

"I suppose we should meet at King's Cross in two days?"

"Yes. Don't forget,"

"I won't," she says. "Anyway, I need to go home. See you then!"

"Yes, see you then!"

Lily leaves my home.

So, that's the end of their visit to Diagon Alley, what do you think?

The next chapter will probably be the last, I know it's annoying, but I can't continue it forever.

Bye for now,

Leila