Chapter Two - Into London
"Alice! Alice, it's time to get up!" were the only words she could hear as she slowly began to awake from a deep and peaceful sleep. She groaned heavily as she slowly sat up; still tired from having slept so much. Eyes still blurred, she peered at her mother who was standing in the doorway. "Finally," Mrs. Betrayal laughed lightly before heading downstairs. "We're going to Diagon Alley, so get ready!"
"I don't want to go," Alice whined even though she knew her Mother didn't care. She climbed out of bed, glaring at her sleeping Fwooper. She moved to her closet and pulled out a shirt and another pair of jeans, pulling both on before she headed down stairs, trying to comb her hair with her fingers.
She flopped down at the kitchen table again, next to her older brother Justin, as their Mother pushed their breakfast onto their plates. Alice was rather confused as she watched one of the house elves prepare more eggs and looked up at her Mom, "Mom, why don't you just let one of the house elves do the work?"
Alice's Mother replied very simply, "Because I want atleast one part of the day for us to be somewhat normal."
Alice just blinked and shrugged it off as she picked up a piece of toast to nibble on, "Oh."
Justin laughed at his sister lightly, speaking with his mouth full of eggs, "You are stupid."
Alice just glared at Justin, then pushed back from the table to relax. "You're the stupid one, smart-ass. You've been in the 7th Year for two years!"
Justin growled and got up from the table, leaving the kitchen. "Fuck you, Alice. Mom, I'm having Dad take me to Knockturn Alley."
Alice's eyes shot wide at the mention of Knockturn Alley, and she whimpered, "Mom! Why can't I go to Knockturn Alley?"
Alice's Mother replied simply again, "You're too young."
Alice growled at her Mother lightly, and finished up her breakfast along with Derek(who had been amazingly silent). When both were finished their Mother pushed Alice out to the car with their driver Miles, waiting inside.
"Alright, here you go; 80 Galleons should be more than enough," Alice's Mother handed her a small pouch that shrunk in once it was in her pocket. "If you want a new broom, just go into the shop. You know the manager, right?" She asked with a smile. Alice nodded. "Alright then, just tell him to bill us for it, I don't trust people in Diagon Alley. I don't want that much money being stolen from you," Alice's mother said with a soft smile, still. "Alright honey?"
"Alright, Mom. I know how to do this, I do it every year," Alice groaned.
"Alright, be careful!" Exclaimed Alice's Mother as Alice slipped into the back seat of the long black car. "And don't forget your new robes and coat!"
Alice groaned again, leaning over the back of the front seat to stare out the window as Miles pulled away from their house. "Don't you think that I'm old enough to go to Knockturn Alley, Miles?"
"I say you are, but it's up to your Mother and Father to decide upon that, Alice," Miles said, looking to Alice for a brief moment as he gently patted her head.
Alice sighed, and sunk back into the back seat to fix her hair as Miles continued to drive on. "Justin gets to go, and I don't. . It's unfair," pouted Alice as she lay down on the back seat, eyes fixing on another pair of eyes undeneath Miles' seat; a large pair of eyes.
"Ting! What are you doing in the car?!" Alice sat up quickly as she pulled a house elf from underneath Miles' seat.
Ting blinked, and smiled brightly, "Ting came to help you, Miss Alice!"
"Ting, I don't need help," She sighed, dropping Ting into the front seat with Miles.
"Ting won't help then. Ting sorry she bother Miss Alice," pouted Ting as she crawled back under the seat.
Alice just rolled her eyes and sat back, watching people on the sidewalks out the passenger side window. Miles sure drove fast, or maybe she just wasn't paying that much attention; because it normally took an hour for them to get into London.
"The Leaky Cauldron, Alice," Miles grinned as he turned to Alice in the backseat. "Three up and two across to get in. You have your wand and supply list, right?"
"Yes, Miles; I have them both," she giggled, crawling out of the car, "and don't let Ting worry about me!" She shut the door, smiling to Ting as she popped up in the to wave before she got under the seats again.
Miles quickly rolled down his window, "I'm going to go pick some things up for Derek, I'll be back here in on hour. If you're not done I'll be in the Leaky Cauldron, waiting; alright?"
"Alright," Alice smiled, and reached into the window, hugging Miles. "And don't let anyone see Ting! I don't want Dad taking her away."
"Alright," Miles said, hugging Alice back before she could pull away. He rolled up the window, waving lightly before he drove off. Alice waved as Miles drove off, before moving through the crowd to get to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Alice! Alice, it's time to get up!" were the only words she could hear as she slowly began to awake from a deep and peaceful sleep. She groaned heavily as she slowly sat up; still tired from having slept so much. Eyes still blurred, she peered at her mother who was standing in the doorway. "Finally," Mrs. Betrayal laughed lightly before heading downstairs. "We're going to Diagon Alley, so get ready!"
"I don't want to go," Alice whined even though she knew her Mother didn't care. She climbed out of bed, glaring at her sleeping Fwooper. She moved to her closet and pulled out a shirt and another pair of jeans, pulling both on before she headed down stairs, trying to comb her hair with her fingers.
She flopped down at the kitchen table again, next to her older brother Justin, as their Mother pushed their breakfast onto their plates. Alice was rather confused as she watched one of the house elves prepare more eggs and looked up at her Mom, "Mom, why don't you just let one of the house elves do the work?"
Alice's Mother replied very simply, "Because I want atleast one part of the day for us to be somewhat normal."
Alice just blinked and shrugged it off as she picked up a piece of toast to nibble on, "Oh."
Justin laughed at his sister lightly, speaking with his mouth full of eggs, "You are stupid."
Alice just glared at Justin, then pushed back from the table to relax. "You're the stupid one, smart-ass. You've been in the 7th Year for two years!"
Justin growled and got up from the table, leaving the kitchen. "Fuck you, Alice. Mom, I'm having Dad take me to Knockturn Alley."
Alice's eyes shot wide at the mention of Knockturn Alley, and she whimpered, "Mom! Why can't I go to Knockturn Alley?"
Alice's Mother replied simply again, "You're too young."
Alice growled at her Mother lightly, and finished up her breakfast along with Derek(who had been amazingly silent). When both were finished their Mother pushed Alice out to the car with their driver Miles, waiting inside.
"Alright, here you go; 80 Galleons should be more than enough," Alice's Mother handed her a small pouch that shrunk in once it was in her pocket. "If you want a new broom, just go into the shop. You know the manager, right?" She asked with a smile. Alice nodded. "Alright then, just tell him to bill us for it, I don't trust people in Diagon Alley. I don't want that much money being stolen from you," Alice's mother said with a soft smile, still. "Alright honey?"
"Alright, Mom. I know how to do this, I do it every year," Alice groaned.
"Alright, be careful!" Exclaimed Alice's Mother as Alice slipped into the back seat of the long black car. "And don't forget your new robes and coat!"
Alice groaned again, leaning over the back of the front seat to stare out the window as Miles pulled away from their house. "Don't you think that I'm old enough to go to Knockturn Alley, Miles?"
"I say you are, but it's up to your Mother and Father to decide upon that, Alice," Miles said, looking to Alice for a brief moment as he gently patted her head.
Alice sighed, and sunk back into the back seat to fix her hair as Miles continued to drive on. "Justin gets to go, and I don't. . It's unfair," pouted Alice as she lay down on the back seat, eyes fixing on another pair of eyes undeneath Miles' seat; a large pair of eyes.
"Ting! What are you doing in the car?!" Alice sat up quickly as she pulled a house elf from underneath Miles' seat.
Ting blinked, and smiled brightly, "Ting came to help you, Miss Alice!"
"Ting, I don't need help," She sighed, dropping Ting into the front seat with Miles.
"Ting won't help then. Ting sorry she bother Miss Alice," pouted Ting as she crawled back under the seat.
Alice just rolled her eyes and sat back, watching people on the sidewalks out the passenger side window. Miles sure drove fast, or maybe she just wasn't paying that much attention; because it normally took an hour for them to get into London.
"The Leaky Cauldron, Alice," Miles grinned as he turned to Alice in the backseat. "Three up and two across to get in. You have your wand and supply list, right?"
"Yes, Miles; I have them both," she giggled, crawling out of the car, "and don't let Ting worry about me!" She shut the door, smiling to Ting as she popped up in the to wave before she got under the seats again.
Miles quickly rolled down his window, "I'm going to go pick some things up for Derek, I'll be back here in on hour. If you're not done I'll be in the Leaky Cauldron, waiting; alright?"
"Alright," Alice smiled, and reached into the window, hugging Miles. "And don't let anyone see Ting! I don't want Dad taking her away."
"Alright," Miles said, hugging Alice back before she could pull away. He rolled up the window, waving lightly before he drove off. Alice waved as Miles drove off, before moving through the crowd to get to the Leaky Cauldron.
