Lily stepped outside the Leaky Cauldron. The sun was already leaving and a cold wind gust made her shiver. If she started the mission around nine she should be back home at midnight. She started looking for her new car; William was never specific when he gave muggle stuff. It was always the medium cup in the cabinet or the black book in the library. She felt stupid for not asking, there were possibly ten cars parked outside which fitted the "blue car" description. After examining each car, she found a dark blue convertible with a small white paper in the window that said "DK ROSE". She opened the car, threw the envelope on the passenger side and proceeded to head back home.
Lily had been working with the Fratello since she was 14 years old. No one ever knew of her "side job" at Hogwarts, not even her best friends, everyone always saw her as the "good girl" and she planned to keep it that way. It wasn't a bad job either, at the age of 17 Lily had enough money to buy a decent house, a car and even pay her whole college education without needing to get a second job or money from her mother. Lily's dad died when she was 11 years old in a car accident. She remembered getting the news from Dumbledore himself and the look Petunia gave her when Lily came back home for her dad's funeral. Lily, Petunia and their mother were never really close and now with the death of Mr. Evans the family started separating even more. Petunia moved out as soon as she turned 18, she was living with her boyfriend Vernon Dursley in the London suburbs and they never visit not even for the holidays. Lily started hanging out more with some guys at the park nearby and learned some tricks from them. At the end of 13, Lily already knew how to unlock doors, sneak around houses, steal cars and started making a living out of picking pockets with her friends at the park. One day when she was stealing by herself she robbed this short man walking down the park, he seemed to noticed but didn't do anything about it, when Lily opened the wallet there was only a business card and $15. What surprised her were the words "Meet me at this address" next to her own name, Lily Evans, at the back of the card. Lily didn't know if she was a fool or not but decided to take a chance, if the police was there she could always say she found the card on the floor and wanted to return it to its proper owner. She needed to know if he was trying to blackmail her or just playing around with her mind. She couldn't have his business be discovered by anyone especially her mother and the headmaster. Lily took a bus until she got in front of a tall building with no words on the front. The lobby was impeccable and she approached the receptionist quietly trying not to draw to much attention at her.
"Good Morning, my name is Lily Evans, I believe this belongs to Mr. William Carter, if I could see him so I can return his belongings please" said Lily while showing the old woman the business card. The woman carefully placed her glasses in front of her eyes and read the business card. She started dialing a phone number carefully while glancing at Little Lily. The old woman looked up as soon as somebody answered at the other end and mumbled quickly. She said something that sounded like "new girl, want me to send her to Boss or to you" but before Lily could even think, she hung up and pointed at the elevator on her right while saying "fifth floor". The old lady said it so harshly Lily decided to not ask any questions and just finish what she came to do. At the elevator, Lily had to stop herself from almost taking the wallet of the young man next to her. For the look of the building it wasn't an everyday office, lots of money was being handled here. Once she finally reached the fifth floor she found herself in a lobby with a big oak door and the name "William Carter" engraved in gold. Lily knocked softly three times and waited patiently for an answer. The door opened and the same man from the park was now standing in front of Lily with a big bright smile and a cup of hot chocolate. Lily stepped inside and sat down in a big red sofa next to a mahogany coffee table. She didn't know what to say and it looked like "Mr. Carter" wasn't expecting any talking either. They just sat there like two old friends just enjoying the time pass by. William was the first one to break the ice "My name is William Carter, I guess you already know that but just in case I'll say it. No need for introductions by the way I perfectly know everything about you, Ms. Lily Evans. Now you must be wondering what would an old ugly man like me wants with a pretty little thief like you, am I right?" Lily didn't know what to say so she waited in hope he would continue. Indeed he did "Well I've been watching you and noticed your great potential. Every Wednesday afternoon, I see you and your friends stealing wallets from visitors and each time you are the one taking home the biggest share. And after talking with a couple of daily visitors you are the only one in your gang that has never been caught, am I right until now?" Lily didn't answer after all they were probably taping this, once she confessed everything the cops will come out and take her to jail. The man noticed her long silence and proceeded "Don't worry, Ms. Evans, I would never call the cops. I was more worried you would but my friend Jack checked you for any abnormal behavior on your way up so I don't think we would have to worry about anything do we? I'll just go straight to the point. My friend and me have a little side business at downtown London. We don't have an office so I had to meet you here. We hire many different types of witches and wizards; we train them in the skills needed and give them a job on the field. I asked you here today to offer you the same opportunity, Ms. Evans, the question here is do you wish to take it?" Lily felt a little relieved but not completely there was something fishy about it, it couldn't be this easy. "What is the job about? What's the name of the company? How much would you pay? What are the names of the owners? I can't work for a company who I don't even the name of, don't you think?" Lily said in her most cheerful voice after all she had to look confident, never show fear at all times is the first rule when getting caught. "Hahahaha, you are a energetic little lady I must say. The job is about what you most love to do Ms. Evans, stealing. Is gonna be random jobs given by the company to you whenever we need of your services. You could call it a part-time job but your pay is gonna be good. It won't be written on stone though, the pay will vary depending on the difficulty and the final result of the job but I guarantee you is gonna be good doesn't matter the result. The company is called Fratello, is not an official company but many consider us so. The company specializes in robbery and information. We can get anything we want depending on the price, we are the favorite thieves in the underground. Your first training will be in stealing, I know you already know how to do it but is just to enhance the skills a little better. The founders are my friend Robert Greir and I but he's the owner of it, it was his idea after all so is perfectly fair he gets to be the Boss. Now, I only have one question for you, do you take it or do you leave it?"
Lily's head was spinning from all the memories of her past. She needed to focus on the present and nothing more. Concentration is the most important skill before stealing. This was not gonna be easy, not easy at all. It was almost 6:05 PM when Lily parked outside a big red house. She stepped out of the car and breathed heavily, she was back home. As soon as she came into the house, her cat Whiskers received her with a couple of meows and rubbing her face against her leg. Lily closed the door and headed upstairs, it was gonna be a long night it was better if she slept before it started. She got ready for bed, set her alarm for 7:45 PM and went into dreamland, a land where no robberies, no Fratello or no Dark Rose could follow, a place where Lily was just Lily and she was happy forever.
Lily had been working with the Fratello since she was 14 years old. No one ever knew of her "side job" at Hogwarts, not even her best friends, everyone always saw her as the "good girl" and she planned to keep it that way. It wasn't a bad job either, at the age of 17 Lily had enough money to buy a decent house, a car and even pay her whole college education without needing to get a second job or money from her mother. Lily's dad died when she was 11 years old in a car accident. She remembered getting the news from Dumbledore himself and the look Petunia gave her when Lily came back home for her dad's funeral. Lily, Petunia and their mother were never really close and now with the death of Mr. Evans the family started separating even more. Petunia moved out as soon as she turned 18, she was living with her boyfriend Vernon Dursley in the London suburbs and they never visit not even for the holidays. Lily started hanging out more with some guys at the park nearby and learned some tricks from them. At the end of 13, Lily already knew how to unlock doors, sneak around houses, steal cars and started making a living out of picking pockets with her friends at the park. One day when she was stealing by herself she robbed this short man walking down the park, he seemed to noticed but didn't do anything about it, when Lily opened the wallet there was only a business card and $15. What surprised her were the words "Meet me at this address" next to her own name, Lily Evans, at the back of the card. Lily didn't know if she was a fool or not but decided to take a chance, if the police was there she could always say she found the card on the floor and wanted to return it to its proper owner. She needed to know if he was trying to blackmail her or just playing around with her mind. She couldn't have his business be discovered by anyone especially her mother and the headmaster. Lily took a bus until she got in front of a tall building with no words on the front. The lobby was impeccable and she approached the receptionist quietly trying not to draw to much attention at her.
"Good Morning, my name is Lily Evans, I believe this belongs to Mr. William Carter, if I could see him so I can return his belongings please" said Lily while showing the old woman the business card. The woman carefully placed her glasses in front of her eyes and read the business card. She started dialing a phone number carefully while glancing at Little Lily. The old woman looked up as soon as somebody answered at the other end and mumbled quickly. She said something that sounded like "new girl, want me to send her to Boss or to you" but before Lily could even think, she hung up and pointed at the elevator on her right while saying "fifth floor". The old lady said it so harshly Lily decided to not ask any questions and just finish what she came to do. At the elevator, Lily had to stop herself from almost taking the wallet of the young man next to her. For the look of the building it wasn't an everyday office, lots of money was being handled here. Once she finally reached the fifth floor she found herself in a lobby with a big oak door and the name "William Carter" engraved in gold. Lily knocked softly three times and waited patiently for an answer. The door opened and the same man from the park was now standing in front of Lily with a big bright smile and a cup of hot chocolate. Lily stepped inside and sat down in a big red sofa next to a mahogany coffee table. She didn't know what to say and it looked like "Mr. Carter" wasn't expecting any talking either. They just sat there like two old friends just enjoying the time pass by. William was the first one to break the ice "My name is William Carter, I guess you already know that but just in case I'll say it. No need for introductions by the way I perfectly know everything about you, Ms. Lily Evans. Now you must be wondering what would an old ugly man like me wants with a pretty little thief like you, am I right?" Lily didn't know what to say so she waited in hope he would continue. Indeed he did "Well I've been watching you and noticed your great potential. Every Wednesday afternoon, I see you and your friends stealing wallets from visitors and each time you are the one taking home the biggest share. And after talking with a couple of daily visitors you are the only one in your gang that has never been caught, am I right until now?" Lily didn't answer after all they were probably taping this, once she confessed everything the cops will come out and take her to jail. The man noticed her long silence and proceeded "Don't worry, Ms. Evans, I would never call the cops. I was more worried you would but my friend Jack checked you for any abnormal behavior on your way up so I don't think we would have to worry about anything do we? I'll just go straight to the point. My friend and me have a little side business at downtown London. We don't have an office so I had to meet you here. We hire many different types of witches and wizards; we train them in the skills needed and give them a job on the field. I asked you here today to offer you the same opportunity, Ms. Evans, the question here is do you wish to take it?" Lily felt a little relieved but not completely there was something fishy about it, it couldn't be this easy. "What is the job about? What's the name of the company? How much would you pay? What are the names of the owners? I can't work for a company who I don't even the name of, don't you think?" Lily said in her most cheerful voice after all she had to look confident, never show fear at all times is the first rule when getting caught. "Hahahaha, you are a energetic little lady I must say. The job is about what you most love to do Ms. Evans, stealing. Is gonna be random jobs given by the company to you whenever we need of your services. You could call it a part-time job but your pay is gonna be good. It won't be written on stone though, the pay will vary depending on the difficulty and the final result of the job but I guarantee you is gonna be good doesn't matter the result. The company is called Fratello, is not an official company but many consider us so. The company specializes in robbery and information. We can get anything we want depending on the price, we are the favorite thieves in the underground. Your first training will be in stealing, I know you already know how to do it but is just to enhance the skills a little better. The founders are my friend Robert Greir and I but he's the owner of it, it was his idea after all so is perfectly fair he gets to be the Boss. Now, I only have one question for you, do you take it or do you leave it?"
Lily's head was spinning from all the memories of her past. She needed to focus on the present and nothing more. Concentration is the most important skill before stealing. This was not gonna be easy, not easy at all. It was almost 6:05 PM when Lily parked outside a big red house. She stepped out of the car and breathed heavily, she was back home. As soon as she came into the house, her cat Whiskers received her with a couple of meows and rubbing her face against her leg. Lily closed the door and headed upstairs, it was gonna be a long night it was better if she slept before it started. She got ready for bed, set her alarm for 7:45 PM and went into dreamland, a land where no robberies, no Fratello or no Dark Rose could follow, a place where Lily was just Lily and she was happy forever.