Authors Note: Zis is ze next chapter, vich i hope you enjoy. Zat is all I haf to say... P.S Ze disclaimer is on ze first page





Chapter 3 - Diagon Alley and Gringotts



Sakura felt that the giant had been quite distant when he left them but he had given her a secret and she would keep it all costs, the other thing he had given her was a piece of parchment which she had in her hand. As she peered at it she saw two words;

Sakura Avalon

She knew what she must do so as soon as they had gotten into Diagon Alley she searched for a bank, sure enough there it was. Gringotts. They walked through a pair of bronze doors and came upon silver doors with some sort of poem on the front

Enter, stranger, but take heed

Of what awits the sin of greed,

For those who take, but do not earn,

Must pay most dearly in their turn,

So if you seek beneath our floors

A treasure that was never yours,

Theif, you have been warned, beware

Of finding more than treasure there.

Meilin nudged Sakura

"Eek" Sakura giggled and smiled at Meilin, Meilin smiled back at her yet she felt as though there was a barrier of pain and sadness that prevented her from truly smiling. She knew that Sakura sensed it but she didn't explain, even though she saw the curiousity in her eyes.

Sakura boldly walked up to one of the goblins and politely asked if she could withdraw some money. The others had no idea that she had any money but apparently she had and she knew it. When the goblin asked for her name and key, she realised what the secret Hagrid had given her was

"Sakura Avalon" She handed over the key

"Thank-you Miss Avalon, and now if you will all come this way please" They were handed over to another goblin who strongly advised that two or possibly three in each cart, and as the goblin was quite small they managed to fit the three girls in one and the two boys in another with the goblins helper. When the cart finally arrived they all hopped out and the goblin began to open the door. Green smoke billowed out and once it had passed Sakura noticed in amazement the huge piles of gold, silver and bronze coins. Sakura looked around as all her friends registered that they may actually be very rich

"Okay guys take as much as you think you'll need" They all grabbed money and at the end they scrambled back into the carts heavier than usual.

Once in daylight they roamed the streets looking for places to shop. Earlier that week they had decided that Sakura could take their equipment lists and soon they went back to the pub, much heavier than usual. As they sat around eating lunch it occured to them that soon they were to embark on a journey to a school of witchcraft and wizardry. It also occured to them that they had been silent for quite awhile. It was Meilin who broke the silence

"So Eli... Do you know anything about this Voldemort guy? I mean it's like no-one around here speaks about him" Madison looked up from one of her books

"That's because no-one dares to. It's considered taboo" Eli looked impressed

"Wow, but I mean you really have to put down the book now. You're getting scarily intelligent" Madison complied and looked up at the others

"It's really very interesting and you know it's amazing how quickly time flies" She looked up at the clock and looked at Eli, he nodded

"Me and Madison spotted some other students and figured that they go out around afternoon, so we could try and find some" He looked over at Madison and smiled. Sakura and Li looked at the door and already they saw three kids about the same age as them walk in from the London street. There were two boys, one with jet black hair that seemed so untidy it was untrue, and the other had red hair with freckles to match. Meilin saw the freckled boy and gasped slightly /Gosh he's cute!/ The other student was a pretty brown haired girl who carried a few books and a cat cage. Meilin was wandering along towards the stairs as she figured she wouldn't be good with other students when she bumped, quite accidentally, into someone. She turned around and found herself face to face with the jet black haired boy. She noticed that he had a most beautiful lightning shaped scar on his forehead. He must have seen her eyes flicker towards it because he blushed slightly and cringed. Then she began blushing when the red haired boy stepped forward to see what had happened, he looked at Meilin and extended a hand thoughtfully

"Ron Weasley, you must be new around here"

"Meilin Rae, uh yeah I'm new round here, sure. I uh I'm gonna start Hogwarts soon" The boy and the girl smiled at her

"Hermione Granger, although I'm not sure you are starting Hogwarts soon" Meilin looked puzzled but then faced the remaining boy

"Hi, and who are you?" the boy looked surprised but still put out his hand

"Harry Potter" Meilin smiled politely and then faced Hermione again

"Why am I not starting Hogwarts then?"

"Because you're about the same age as us; 15" Meilin looked puzzled again "You can only get in at first year, that's the starting point"

"Then I guess Mr. Dumbeldore made an exception for me and my friends" she nodded towards the table where her friends sat

"Gosh then I guess we'll be seeing each other alot in the next few days"



Authors Note: bad ending but at least they finally met Harry and co. To continue press here CONTINUE hee hee only kidding, god I must be really annoying you... That just makes it funner!!