"Mom I see Gringotts!" Lily exclaimed pointing to the large white building in front of her.
"Huh? What did you say darling? Sorry I wasn't really listening." Kathleen said waking from her trance.
"I said that Gringotts is right in front of us. We should probably exchange our money before we start shopping if we want to get anything!"
"Yes yes good idea" (A/N if you haven't guessed, she's kinda in a daze about what's happening! lol)
"Can you believe this mom!?!?! I mean who would've guessed that this world lay behind closed doors for so long without anyone ever finding out about it!"
"Who would've guessed? Well come on Lily let's get going we can't stand here all day if we want to get anything done!"
"Okay mom."
As Lily and her mom walked to Gringotts they drew a couple of stares, but only two people focused on them, Lucius Malfoy, and Servus Snape (A/N now I know that these two are pureblood all the way people but they don't become that way until later in my story and its for a reason so just so you understand, their parents are all pro-pureblood yea we rock but they aren't, in the end they will be though so just bare with me until it makes sense thanx)
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"Wow will you look at her Servus! Could you find anyone prettier?" Malfoy said.
"Not that I can think of! Do you think she'll be a first year" Snape said drooling over Lily
"No I think she's going to be a seventh year and head girl! Idiot! We would have seen her before if attended Hogwarts already, but we haven't so obviously she's a first year! You amaze me at your stupidity sometimes you realize that?"
"Out of the multiple times you have told me.....by now yes!"
"Don't get that way! Come on we have to meet our parents in Knockturn alley in ten minutes so we better get going, we can see her at a later date!"
"all right! Let's go then. I'm really not in the mood to be in trouble today, especially now that our new love interest is a mudblood"
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"Mom can you believe that" Lily said as she and her mother walked out of Gringotts "There are actually really goblins I mean goblins that were flesh and blood! I can't believe it!"
"Neither could I Lily" Her mother commented looking a little green "So...where do you want to do first?"
"I don't exactly know where we have to go. How about we go get my books first, that way we can save then funer stuff for last!"
"For crying out loud Lily! Funer stuff? You have to be kidding me! The proper way to say it is: the shopping that is more fun for last!"
"Yes mum. I'm sorry I completely forgot"
"No kidding! I think that store looks like it might have books."
"Which one? Flourish and bolts?
"Yes, come on lets go get your books."
When Lily and her mother walked into the shop, they immediately accosted (A/N I like that word and I think I used it correctly but I'm not sure lol sorry but I'm not taking it out!) By the owner who looked rather frazzled.
"Hello my dear, mam my I help you?" The owner asked.
"Yes, I'll be attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry next year and I need to purchase my books." Lily said
"Ah, yes and what might your name be?"
"Lily Evans. What is your name?"
"Oh! My! I forgot to tell you didn't I? How rude of myself. My name is Mr. Smity. How are you today?"
"Good thank you for asking and yourself?"
"Why quiet well my dear. Now let's purchase these books." He handed her a pile of books, a stack of parchment, a couple of bottles of ink, and a couple of quills that as they had been talking he conjured up out of thin air and led the two ladies up to the counter. "That will be 7 galleons and 2 sickles (A/N price? I figured they were huge text books so that's why that's the price I could be wrong also I figured it was a book store so she could get her writing supplies there too)"
Mrs. Evans took out a handful of coins and stared blankly at them. "The goblins at the bank told me which ones were which but I completely forgot now do you think you could help me?"
"Why certainly, these gold one are galleons, think g for gold, the silver ones are sickles think s for silver, and the bronze ones are the knuts just remember the other two and you'll remember this one" as he was saying all of this, he abstracted the proper amount from her hand and bid them farewell.
"He was very nice wasn't he mother?" Lily said once they were out of the store
"Yes he was now where do you want to go next? You still have to get your robes, cauldron, wand, potion ingredients, telescope and scales." Her mother said reading off the list of supplies that they hadn't acquired.
"Let's get my cauldron, telescope, scales, and potion ingredients!" Lily wanted to get all the boring stuff out of the way first before she got to the fun stuff. "I think that store will have it" she pointed to a run down looking building with smoke issuing from all sides.
"And what makes you say that darling?"
"Well potions blow up don't they? So that's probably the place to get the potion items."
"Well let's give it a shot" Lily and her mother walked towards the store and entered it. AS they did so, they were immediately surprised with what they saw. The run down building with smoke issuing from it, was actually the most beautiful store they had ever been in. The walls were lined with different potions and scales and telescopes and on tables a variety of cauldrons lay just waiting to be bought.
"May I help you two ladies?" A boy around the age of 19 came up to them looking as though he was trying to escape something.
"Are you okay?" Lily asked
"What do you mean" he said while his eyes moved around as though looking out for something
"I mean you look as though you are in trouble and you want to make sure no one finds you"
"Ah, you are a smart lass. I just blew up a potion I was working on if you couldn't tell from the smoke that is now surrounding the building. But enough of that, my name is Daniel and I'm at your service just tell me what you need and I'll set you up with it"
"Well I think it would be easier if we just gave you the list" Lily looked at her mother and she handed Lily the list who in return handed it to Daniel.
"Ah so your attending Hogwarts next year?"
"Yes" Lily stated very proudly
"I graduated from there last year and I must say you are going to love it!" Once again all the supplies apparated in front of their eyes and were brought to the counter to be paid for. "7 galleons and 6 knuts"
"Here you go and thank you" Lily who had remembered what Mr. Smity said counted out the money and handed it over the counter
"Have a nice day and remember if you do anything at Hogwarts have fun! If you need help or anything send your owl to me and I'll help you!" Little did he know how much fun Lily was planning on having!
"Wonder what he meant by that?" Kathleen said as she took out the list of things they needed to buy
"Probably just that I shouldn't get to bogged down with work and to have fun." But Lily knew exactly what he meant.
"Shall we go get your robes next Lily?"
"I guess so ... But what's in that store?" Pointing to a large store that took up the whole entire block
"I don't know would you like to go in and look around? We have time."
"Oh could we mum? I would really like to!"
"Sure sweetie come on lets go"
When Lily walked into the store, she was amazed with what lay before her. The floor was covered in various items belonging to animals. Hanging from the ceiling she saw owls/birds of various shapes and sizes. Along one wall, she saw glass boxes full of snakes, rats, and frogs. Along the opposite wall, there were various different cats and rabbits. At the front counter there were different vials and boxes filled with materials needed to care for your animals. All at once she realized that she wanted an owl "Mom look at the beautiful owls! Can I get one? Please mum please the boy back there just said that's how they communicate and the letter from Hogwarts says that I need to send them back a reply. Please mum please?"
"Oh all right Lily pick out the one that you want"
"Oh thank you thank you thank you!"
"You're very welcome now hurry up so we can get on with our shopping."
While Lily was looking at the owls she realized that to get the owl down she had to point to it, and say its type/number, she didn't know how she knew this she just did. "That one type: tropical owl (A/N is there any such thing? Oh well there is now! lol) number 19." As she said this, the cage floated down to her side. The bird was bright red with different colors speckled all throughout its feathers. Once she put her hand on the cage, a saleswoman showed up
"I'm surprised you figured that out missy. Many purebloods are so stupid they can't even get an owl down. You are going to be a great witch someday deary use it to your advantage and the advantage of others. That will be 5 galleons and I will need you to write a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts so they know you will be attending" she said. Lily took the money out of her pocket and handed it to the woman and wrote a letter of acceptance:
Dear Hogwarts,
My name is Lily Evans and I will be attending your school next year. Thank you for accepting me
Forever Yours,
Lily Evans
"Thank you have a nice day" after these words were spoken she disappeared again
"That was interesting" said Lily as they walked into Madam Malkin's to be fitted for robes
"How are you today dear?" Malkin asked
"Fine thank you, I need robes for Hogwarts"
"So I see come on deary step onto this stool to be measured" she pointed to a platform in the middle of the room. As soon as Lily stepped onto the platform a measuring tape appeared from thin air and started measuring her. "I think you should also get a dress robe child."
"Why? Its not on my list of supplies?"
"Yes but I have a feeling that you should get one. You'll probably be asked to many of the school dances and you don't want to go in your school robes do you?"
"No I guess not"
"That's what I thought. Come on step down I'll have the robes brought up in a couple of minutes. In the mean time that will be 8 galleons 9 sickles and 13 knuts" Lily handed her the money and Malkin handed her the parcel with all her robes. "Thank you deary oh and I added a book about hairstyles in there just in case"
"Thank you have a nice day!"
"You too and enjoy Hogwarts!"
"Lily all we have left to do is to get you a wand and I think Ollivandor's is the place to get it." Kathleen said as she pulled Lily in the direction of the store, when they walked into the store Ollivandor immediately took out a measuring tape and started to measure Lily in every place possible
"Here you are Lily try this out for size" Olivandor said handing her a wand "It's made of cherry wood with the tail of a unicorn 9 inches and stiff" Lily swung the wand around and nothing happened Ollivandor grabbed the wand from her hand and after fifteen minutes of trying out different wands, he handed her " dogwood 9.5 inches unicorn hair, perfect for charm work" (A/N was her wand ever mentioned if its wrong sorry) she waved it over her head and turned around in a circle, purple and blue and silver sparks left the tip of her wand "Perfect! That will be 9 galleons." Lily handed him the money "you are going to be very successful. Remember that when the going gets tough because you are destined to be great and help fight evil. Your wand brings that out. Oh! And to get back into the muggle world" Lily gave him a puzzled look. "People who don't possess magic are considered muggle" he explained "to get back into the muggle world make a left out of the store and walk until you meet three trash cans in a row one will be purple the other sparkly blue and the third silver lift the top of the silver one and you will be standing out side the leaky cauldron. Have a nice day"
Lily and her mother walked in silence to the three trash cans once there Lily turned to her mother, "Shall we go"
"Yes darling its getting late and we should head home"
Lily grasped her mother's hand and lifted the lid on the trash can and she felt the world around her disappear.
(its longer than the rest see! Hope you all enjoyed it I'll try to get the next part out before Sunday but considering I promised this on Sunday you should all be grateful! Happy turkey day everyone and thanx to all how r/r this cause it means a lot to know how everyone one feels over 200 peeps read this 15 r/r hello please be nice and r/r thanx! Next part soon!)
Disclaimer: see it would be mine but before my harry potter books could be published, J.K. Rowling beat me to it so technically everything is hers but then its not