Chapter 7: The Trip to Diagon Alley
A month had passed. Spring was turning to summer, and Lily had figured out that Severus must have known that Petunia's chances of getting into Hogwarts without magic had been somewhere between zero and nil. But she understood why Severus encouraged her to try. After giving her that suggestion, Petunia had become a sister to her again, and even participated in their meetings and conversations concerning the Wizarding World. She had even spoken excitedly about the possibility of seeing a unicorn one day.
But understanding or not, Lily was still very upset for her sister. After Dumbledore diminished her hopes into nothing, Petunia had become more of a recluse than she had been before.
She only ever stayed indoors now whenever Lily went to visit Severus. She only wished to stay with her parents, with who she now had a much stronger and loving relationship after they had realized how belittled they had unintentionally made her feel. This, Lily appreciated, was the only silver lining in the whole affair.
Lily had tried to console Petunia as best she could. She was terrified of losing her again. But Petunia never denied Lily entry into her room, nor pulled away from her whenever she reached to rub her back or hold her hand. She sometimes felt that their parents reconciling with Petunia was the only reason she hadn't vented her frustration on Lily again. But no matter how much comfort she provided, Lily could hardly get a word, let alone a smile, out of her.
Lily was currently planning on a visit to Severus' house for lunch. He too felt ashamed when she asked him if he knew Petunia would be rejected. He never denied it as he never wanted to lie to her this lifetime round, so he admitted it and offered her to leave and never see him again.
Lily was most indignant at this assumption.
"You will never lose me, Sev!" she snapped. "We're friends! You showed me the secrets of magic! We'll always have a bond through magic! You only tried to help Tuney feel better and for a while there, you succeeded. You two were almost like friends too!"
Severus smiled softly, but still felt guilty even now that he had strung Lily's sister along. Lily may have forgiven him, but he still felt bad for being deceitful in his new life; even if it was for good reasons.
And he knew that Lily's words were countered entirely in his past life. She did leave him. He did lose her, in every sense. In friendship, in love…and in life.
His depressed state was ongoing, and their chats hardly amounted to anything now.
Lily kept visiting because she wanted to change that, as well as help Petunia cheer up as well. Even at school, Petunia was unhappy. This was because she was coming close to the end of primary school. She was eleven already, and in a few months' time, she would have to attend an ordinary Muggle secondary school. And she had so badly wanted to attend Hogwarts…but now she knew that she never will.
The depression on both ends was taking its toll on Lily. She couldn't escape the dim situation no matter whereabouts in the neighbourhood she went. At home, Petunia sat alone brooding whilst her parents continuously felt bad for how they made Petunia feel for so long. And at Severus' house or wherever they went together, he looked and felt downcast, ashamed and seemingly certain that he would lose Lily. Not of course, that Lily knew that Severus had already experienced that misery first hand in a past life.
She wanted to somehow put a stop to it all, but she wasn't sure how.
After failing once again to persuade Petunia to accompany her to the park or to Spinner's End, Lily slipped out of the house to find Severus. She saw that the park was vacant, except for a couple of toddlers on the baby swings and their parents. She passed it by and went on to Severus' house. Each time she merely passed the playground and didn't play in it, she was reminded of how much her life had changed in the past three to four months. And it was uncertain to her whether it had all changed for the better.
Eventually, she approached the small house and knocked briskly in her accustomed familiar rhythm.
The door opened and she was greeted most pleasantly by Eileen. Out of all the people within the Snape and Evans families, Eileen had changed the least, as far as Lily was concerned. Of course, she expressed some worry over her son, but Lily always saw her as a protective mother. And she was certainly always friendly to Lily herself, and the fact that her attitude was the least altered by previous events, Lily was grateful and almost craved the familiarity.
"Hello, Lily!" greeted Eileen cheerfully. "Severus is just upstairs."
"Thank you, Mrs Sn- um, Eileen." replied Lily. She knew that Eileen was uncomfortable with being called Mrs Snape for more than one reason, and so she quickly headed upstairs.
She knocked on Severus' door and entered before he could reply. They had agreed that she need only knock and enter, as she was never unwelcomed, even in this depression he had put himself into.
"Hi, Sev." she said as she saw him lying on his bed with a vacant expression.
"Hi, Lils." he whispered, not looking to her.
Lily sat by his side on the edge of the bed.
"You ok?" she asked.
"Usual, I suppose."
"This isn't usual, Sev." she said moodily. "You're always unhappy now, after Dumbledore said no to Tuney. It wasn't your fault!"
"I strung her along and betrayed your trust."
"When will you get it, Sev? I am grateful for what you did! You made her happy for a bit! You gave her hope, and you even kinda ensured that Dumbledore let her down in person. My parents swear that Tuney would be even more upset if he did it in something as impersonal as letter! That was your idea to ask him to respond to her face to face. We're all so grateful that you had the sense to suggest that! We don't hate you for that, Severus! We never will!"
Severus looked at her and hugged her suddenly, stifling some sobs that he had kept contained for weeks.
"I don't want to lose you!" he cried.
"You never will, Sev." soothed Lily as she cuddled him. "I promise."
Lily was rather surprised by Severus' outburst. They had only known each other for about four months, and it wasn't like they had been close for that length of time; they only became close friends after the first month had passed. Although, Lily could no longer envision her life without Severus. They were such good friends now, in fact-
"You're my best friend." she added, as though she had just had an epiphany.
Severus said nothing. It was just wonderful to hear this new Lily, maybe even his true Lily say they were best friends at last.
They remained cuddled until Eileen called them down for lunch.
Lily came home later that evening, though due to the fully blossomed time of year, the sky still looked as though it could be midday. She slipped off her shoes and came into the kitchen, where Rose and Trevor sat.
"Hey. Where's Tuney?" Lily asked, hoping that Lacie had called by and persuaded her to come out and play. She hung her jacket on the chair in front of her.
"Still in her room." murmured Rose.
"Hasn't budged." added Trevor. "She had an outburst this morning, not long after you left."
Lily paled. "What happened?"
"We had a letter in the post from her school." said Rose. "It gave a list of local schools close by that would suit her to the ground, or so they think. I came up to her and asked if she'd like to go to so and so or so and so. But she snapped at me and said none. She didn't want to go to a regular school. She's refusing to even discuss it any further; refusing to go to secondary school."
Lily sighed.
"I wanna see her."
"I don't know if that's a clever idea, sweetie." said Rose. "She's very inconsolable."
Lily sighed and sat down, then yelped.
"Ow!"
"What?" gasped Trevor.
"Something pricked my back." Lily rose and searched her jacket pocket. Out of it was a bent envelope, the tip having been what poked her.
It was her letter from Hogwarts.
It was then that Lily realized that she had never opened it after Dumbledore gave it to her. Knowing that Petunia was not here to watch her open the letter she had wanted herself, Lily opened it and looked at her invite to Hogwarts. On the letter, it said: Find attached a list of all the equipment that first year students will require for their classes and vice versa.
Lily eagerly glimpsed at her list. A pewter cauldron, a wand, various ingredients for Potions class, some dragon hide gloves for Herbology and if wanted, a pet; under the condition that it be either an owl, a cat or a toad.
Lily was intrigued. She wondered which pet would be best.
She could never see herself holding a toad. She loved cats, but she wondered if an owl would be useful. She decided she would ask Severus which would be the best.
Then she had an idea.
"Mum, Dad. Can we go to London with the Snapes someday soon to buy these things?" She showed them the list.
"But you won't be going to Hogwarts for over a year yet." said Trevor puzzledly.
"But I think a trip to a wizarding environment might cheer Sev and Tuney up." said Lily desperately.
"It might cheer Severus up." said Rose. "But I don't know about Petunia, sweetheart. For all we know, a trip to a place where you can get magic things for school may only make her even more upset."
"It's all I can think of." said Lily. "And Professor Dumbledore did say that Tuney could learn to enjoy the magical world through me. Maybe interacting with the wizarding world will make her feel better. It might not be what she wants, but it's the best I can do! I so wanted her to get into Hogwarts!" She was starting to cry. "I want more than anything for her to have what she wanted. But I can't. I just can't. I'd do anything to be able to share my magic with her! I would!"
She burst into tears and her mother cradled her in a tight hug.
"Okay, honey." murmured Rose softly. "We'll arrange it with Eileen."
Lily brightened up after five minutes of long suppressed sobbing. It had been building up inside her ever since her sister and best friend began feeling depressed. She hoped desperately that this upcoming trip to London would make all the difference.
A few more weeks passed, and mid-July had set in.
Eileen had agreed to escort the Evans family to Diagon Alley, but said that they would not be allowed to purchase the wand until Lily was of age to possess one, and there would be no point in buying Potions ingredients or a big cauldron, that would take up space in their home, only for them to lay around unused. However, they could always buy the gloves and the pet. Severus had recommended that Lily buy an owl.
"We can send messages to each other at night time or early mornings to arrange rendezvouses." he said excitedly.
After being named her best friend, Severus' attitude became friendly and slightly more cheerful again. Eileen was as delighted as Lily at the change in her son. Ever since obtaining her friendship, he had more reason to be happy, although he was still haunted by nightmares of his past life. She and her parents had been brewing Dreamless Sleep Potions for him, and they worked, but whenever he tried to sleep without one, the nightmares returned.
As for Lily, she and her parents agreed on the date of July the 18th to go to Diagon Alley. Eileen suggested that her parents bring all the money they had saved up for Lily with them to convert into wizarding money at Gringotts Bank, which she explained were Knuts for bronze, Sickles for silver and Galleons for gold. Her parents agreed to take most of it, but keep some in her current bank account as she will still live in a Muggle society over the holidays, and will likely buy Muggle things for gifts.
When Lily told Petunia of the trip, she found that Petunia took a lot of persuading. After begging her for half an hour, Lily snapped.
"Tuney, I can only offer you a trip to a wizarding place! I dunno what else to do!" she sobbed. "I wanted you to be a witch too more than anything! I wanted us to share this together! But I can't! No matter how much I want to, I cannot help what I am and what you are not! All I can do is share the world of magic with you, if you let me!"
"What would I do there?" sniffled Petunia. "Watch you and Seve- I mean Snape, go there and have so much fun buying magical stuff for your magical school! The school I was denied, outcast from!"
"And I'm SORRY!" cried Lily. "I WANTED YOU TO COME TOO! I WANTED YOU HAPPY! ALL I EVER WANTED WAS FOR US TO BE HAPPY! TO BE SISTERS FOREVER! BUT NOW YOU'RE GONNA HATE ME AND ABANDON ME COS I HAVE TO LEAVE YOU HERE WHILE I PRACTICE MAGIC!"
Lily cried hard, shaking all over and she slid to the floor, weeping like the poor little child she was.
Petunia's heart clenched with regret. Her bitterness was losing her Lily; her only sister. She couldn't lose her. No matter how much she resented her, she couldn't bear the idea of estranging from Lily. Those few weeks she showed hatred for her when learning she was a witch were deeply painful, not just for Lily, but for her as well. She refused to admit it to herself because of her childish stubbornness, but now she could see what she was doing to Lily. And deep down, especially now, she knew that Lily wasn't hurting her on purpose. She couldn't help who she was…any more than Petunia could help who she was.
She slid to the floor too and cradled her sister in a rocking hug.
"I'm sorry, Lils." she sobbed, tears pouring down her face in shame.
"Me too." sniffed Lily.
"I don't wanna lose you, either." assured Petunia. "I love you. I just love all those things we talked about too. I have fallen in love with a world I can never have. It's sometimes like…like…"
"Like what?" asked Lily worriedly.
"…Like I've been rejected and cast out by an entire world." mumbled Petunia, her tears more defined than ever.
"Oh, Tuney." whispered Lily sadly.
The sisters cuddled.
"You're not. I'm a witch and I accept you. And I promise I will find a way to keep you involved. I will make sure you have some magic in your life, whether Dumbledore likes it or not!" she vowed.
Petunia looked at Lily…and smiled. They were truly sisters again.
And within an hour, the sisters were discussing at length what they would do when they went to Diagon Alley – together.
Both were unaware that their parents had been listening at the door for a while, and they now both had content smiles on their faces.
The 18th of July came. The Snapes and the Evanses were ready to go. As Petunia, Rose and Trevor could not travel by Floo without official Ministry permission, which could not be enforced until Lily was eleven, Eileen suggested Trevor drive them all in the car. His car, a 1965 Ford Fairlane, was only barely a five-seater, but Eileen's Enlargement Charm saved them a lot of trouble.
Petunia liked that demonstration of magic especially. She and Severus also got on a lot more, more than ever before. Lily had persuaded her to come and see him once again at the park in the sunshine and after a time, Petunia admitted that Severus was absolutely right about the rejection being in person. She was still resentful, but she shamefully admitted that she didn't think she would be able to let go of her bitterness towards him and Lily if Dumbledore had replied by letter.
Lily forgave her for this, but Severus had to restrain himself from announcing the shame in that statement. But he understood and this was better than what happened to the two siblings last time round.
But soon enough, he had let it go and he and Petunia were now firm friends too, but not nearly as close as he and Lily were.
After a long drive down to London, Eileen told Trevor to stop on a street car park near Charing Cross Road.
"It's just down here." she said once they vacated the parking area.
She led down the street until they came in sight of a small, dingy and derelict looking pub. If she hadn't pointed it out, none of the Muggle family might have noticed it.
They saw a sign saying: The Leaky Cauldron.
"Diagon Alley is in a pub?" asked Rose, whom did not approve of breweries.
"No, it's behind it. You'll see." replied Eileen, whom seemed to be over-excited for some reason, but Severus couldn't imagine what.
After greeting Tom, the Barkeeper, Eileen led the family and her son out the back and soon they all faced a brick wall.
The Evanses all looked confused, until Eileen drew her wand from her pocket and tapped three specific bricks, and they suddenly moved of their own accord and moved aside, forming an arch that revealed behind it, an entire street of shops, surrounded by oddly dressed people, clearly witches and wizards and the hubbub of chatter filled the air and distant screeches of owls punctuated the blurring hum of human voices.
"Welcome, everybody, to Diagon Alley." announced Eileen.
Everyone in the Evans family looked around in awe, particularly Petunia.
The whole alley was a shopping street with rather slumped paving, and out of every window were the most unusual objects a Muggle could ever have seen. Even the bookshop, Flourish and Blotts, stood out to Lily and Petunia as each book in the window had moving pictures on the cover.
Up at the far end of the street was a giant, white, marble building which Eileen explained was the Gringotts Bank.
They approached the front doors and the foreboding warning against thieves and intruders was read by all. Eileen halted here.
"Have you got the money handy, Trevor?" she asked.
"Yes, in this bag." He held up a carrier bag wrapped up tight. It was a considerably large wrap. He and his wife had always saved up well for their children.
"Okay, now this bank is run by goblins." continued Eileen with a look of warning.
Petunia and Lily were exhilarated, and failed to notice Severus' constant lack of excitement as it wasn't really his first visit to Diagon Alley, and any pretence of awe he expressed in front of them would have been quite transparent if the girls had not been so distracted.
"Goblins are not exactly kind and friendly creatures." went on Eileen. "They take their jobs as caretakers of valuable properties very seriously. They are suspicious of everyone and sometimes even reluctant to hand over one's own treasures and savings. So behave and keep calm and close at all times, please."
She looked at Lily and Petunia particularly as she said this.
The girls nodded to show they understood. They had heard Severus speak of goblins with a lack of friendliness, so they had the idea already that goblins were not a force to be reckoned with.
Eileen's excitement returned as she opened the doors and they entered Gringotts as a close group.
On either side of the long stretch they walked, and walking amongst and around them with official papers and books and files were goblins, and they were far from how the sisters had pictured them in their minds, but they were nonetheless intriguing to behold.
Eileen approached the desk of a rather aggravated looking goblin with slick, black hair. It had a name plaque on the desk reading: Grunor.
"Excuse me." said Eileen authoritatively. "The Muggle born witch to be, Lily Evans wishes to secure a vault and to convert and deposit some money into it, with permission and under the supervision of her parents."
Grunor looked down at Lily disdainfully. Goblins did not have any care in the slightest about wizarding blood and its respective views and prejudices, but they still did not like serving wizards, witches or Muggles alike.
"I see." he said leeringly. "And does Miss Lily Evans have her money to convert?"
"I have it here, sir." said Trevor producing the bag, removing its contents, with what looked like three to five thousand pounds and offering it hesitantly to Grunor.
Grunor's eyes sparkled in approval at being addressed this way and took the money from Trevor with more gentleness than he would have done ten seconds ago.
"Very well. Your vault number shall be 538. If you wish, you can visit the vault and claim any money you will need today within an hour or so." said Grunor to Lily.
"T-thank you, sir." said Lily with a higher pitch than she normally produced.
Eileen led the family away to some waiting seats on the far side of the bank. Then with her excited expression, she looked around as if searching for someone, then at last waved over two figures who had just walked in.
Severus looked to the figures and saw to his surprise, his grandparents, Septimus and Desdemona approaching them.
"Hello, dear." said Septimus as Desdemona hugged her daughter. "And you as well, young Severus. Have you told him?"
"No, I wanted it to be a surprise." said Eileen.
"I see. Let's find Gornon and proceed to the business at hand then." said Septimus.
Eileen turned to the Evanses.
"Do you mind awfully if Severus and myself leave you here for a short while? We should be back by the time you've seen your vault." she asked.
"Um, of course. Go ahead." replied Rose, still feeling uncomfortable around the many ferocious looking goblins.
Eileen could see this. "I'll tell you what. Take this."
She gave Rose some coins that she had never seen before and this didn't by any means help her essential uneasiness.
"Just give all that to the person behind the counter at this ice cream shop named Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. You can have a lovely time there; the girls will love their ices. But be back here in forty-five minutes or so. You do not want to keep the goblins waiting." said Eileen.
"Oh, well, thank you, Eileen." said Rose.
As the Evanses exited the bank, much to Severus' personal dismay, Eileen, Septimus and Desdemona led him to another desk where the Prince family's trusted banker goblin, Gornon sat, his hair sleek and dark, with a nose that could easily outmatch Severus' for crookedness.
"Gornon." greeted Septimus with a professional air. "I am here upon the business you and I discussed at length last week."
Gornon looked past Septimus and over at Severus and Eileen, with the same cold expression that Grunor gave to Lily.
"Of course, Mr Prince." said Gornon darkly. "I will need blood proof."
He produced a blood test that goblins often used to prove family lineage, and approached the mother and son slowly.
"Mrs Snape, if you will." he sneered.
Eileen hated that name, but with her plan with her parents in mind, she consented to the test, and the blood turned the approving colour, and Gornon nodded, before demanding the same of Severus, whom did as told, fighting the urge to make Gornon's nose more grotesque than it already looked.
Once they were both approved, Gornon led the four people into a private office and they all were seated. The office was filled with more books, several files over the desk and what appeared to be the skull of a hippogriff situated on the shelf like a trophy.
"We are here today for this purpose: to reinstate Eileen Snape her vault and allowance provided by her parents, Septimus and Desdemona." said Gornon with professional solemnity.
Severus looked between his mother and grandparents in surprise.
"All I need for it to be official is for Mrs Snape to sign here." Gornon produced a paper filled with writing with a dotted line.
Without hesitation, though with a grateful look to her mother and father, Eileen signed.
"I believe we also wish to convey a legal change in names." said Gornon.
Severus' eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"What?" he gasped.
"Severus." said Eileen nervously. "I plan to change my name back to Prince. I no longer wish to hold Tobias' name. He has failed me two-fold…" She winked as she said this. "And therefore, I see no reason to continue loving him. My parents have shown love for me and for you once more, and so I want to take back my maiden name and be proud of it. But I don't wish to do it alone…I want you to become Severus Prince."
Severus didn't know what to say. He never particularly liked being called Snape. It was the name he inherited from his godforsaken father, and he loathed it. He had no desire to keep it if he could help it in this new life. The only reason he did not in his previous life was because he was more devoted first to the Death Eaters, and then to Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix…and most importantly, to Lily.
But then again, could he trust his grandparents any more than he did Tobias? They abandoned his mother and left her and himself to suffer in abuse and poverty.
But he considered his meetings with them since their reconciliation. After he had told Lily about his meeting and lunch out with them, Lily had been keen to know more about them, and she never managed to, of course, because of his and Petunia's stages of depression after Dumbledore's visit. And Severus was unsure about Lily meeting them, particularly Septimus, as he may still have severe views against Muggles and Muggle-borns, especially after seeing Tobias as an example.
Severus then thought of what he had seen a few moments back, when the Princes and the Evanses first met. When he saw his grandparents welcome Eileen, he immediately looked between them and Lily, fearful they may end up prejudicing her and her blood, which would not have been difficult to deduce due to their Muggle clothing, but when he addressed them with his surveying eyes, Septimus showed no sign of malice or disdain of any sort. Neither had Desdemona. And now they were willing to let Eileen back into the family, legally, as well as give her control of her money once more, not to mention share the name with her half-blood son, whom they have admittedly shown care and love to.
Anything had to be better than being a Snape still!
"I accept. Thank you, Grandad, Nan." he said at last.
"You're sure, Severus?" asked Desdemona. "We know that you still have some trepidation, and you have every reason to."
"I will never be happy with the name Snape." said Severus sincerely. "Prince will be better, whatever the future holds."
Eileen and her parents couldn't have looked more delighted if they tried. After many tedious documents to sign, Severus Snape and Eileen Snape became Severus Prince and Eileen Prince, the latter becoming so once more. And then Severus was given another surprise.
"You are now entitled to a vault next to that of your mother's. An allowance has been prepared and with the acceptance of the Prince name, as well as your reconciliation, it shall be deposited with immediate effect. You can claim some of it for your day in Diagon Alley as soon as it's in." concluded Gornon as he shuffled his files promptly and sealed them away.
Severus looked at his grandparents in shock. He never had a great deal of money in his past life. Most of his income came from Hogwarts work as a professor, and he rarely found time to buy his ingredients due to his horrendously busy schedule. That isn't to say that he ever felt much joy in money. After Lily died, he had focused and dedicated his life to protecting Harry Potter and obeying Dumbledore's every word, and never found the time or the need to partake in some leisure time that came with a lot of savings. But now, he was in a position to possess and enjoy money in his youth this time, and that meant that he might be able to spoil Lily on occasion too.
"Thank you, Nan, Grandad." he said with sincere gratitude.
"Least we can do, Severus." replied Septimus kindly.
"Spend it wisely, mind you." winked Desdemona cheerily.
Eileen and Severus just embraced. Things truly were looking up compared to the last life, and Severus was growing more and more grateful to the Higher Ones and to Dumbledore.
An hour or so later, Severus and Lily had gathered a bagful of Galleons each, with some Sickles and Knuts.
Before they set out into Diagon Alley once more, Severus announced to Lily quietly that he was now Severus Prince.
"Oh! Congratulations, Sev!" cried Lily delightedly. "Sounds so much better than…sorry. I didn't mean-"
"Trust me. I prefer Prince too, Lily." said Severus.
And he meant it too. He felt that with his new name came a whole new lease on life.
Things only got better that day too.
After another hour of shopping, Severus and Lily had bought some books for themselves to prepare for Hogwarts early; not that Severus needed them, but as Lily couldn't afford too many, he decided to buy some that he thought would be of particular interest to her and would let her "borrow" them. Lily also gifted Petunia the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander. Petunia hugged her sister happily. She was beginning to feel a part of the Wizarding World in a different but pleasing sort of way already. She still felt sad that she could never be a witch, but she was beginning to accept being on the side lines and considered it a gift to even know that magic exists.
After that, they collected the gloves for Herbology, (Lily had bought a book on the rare wizarding plants) and then they went to the Eeylops Owl Emporium. Lily and Severus had agreed that an owl would be better than a cat, so that they could send messages to and fro.
Lily ended up choosing a snowy owl, not unlike Harry Potter's owl, Hedwig. Upon purchase, she named it Gabriel, as it would serve as a messenger, and it was also fitting as she felt blessed to have received the message from Severus that she was a witch. Petunia felt she would need to get used to having an owl around the house, as did Rose. Trevor, on the other hand, was most enthusiastic as he was a bird watcher and lover.
And at last, after having a hearty luncheon at the Leaky Cauldron, the families returned home. After a happy farewell with Lily, and a promise to respond to their first owl post to each other later that evening, Severus retired to his bedroom to let down his meal and took a brief nap, feeling more content and happy than he had ever been before. He was no longer Severus Snape, cold-hearted spy and teacher, and former malicious Death Eater. He was Severus Prince, son of Eileen, grandson of Septimus and Desdemona, and best friend of Lily Evans…and his new life had now truly just begun.
Sorry it's a tad late, but I hope the fact that this is my longest chapter yet will compensate for the wait. Chapter 8 coming soon. And does anyone want me to write previews for future chapters at the end of each one? Let me know in reviews! Thanks for reading!