disclaimer: see chapter one (though I don't own Wopsle, I actually know a pretty kewl guy named that)
Honest Lies and Common Knowledge Secrets
Chapter four
Shopping, but not for shoes
"Lily, we get to go shopping!"
The girl raised an eyebrow at her best friend. "If I didn't know better, Sirius Black, I'd say you've gone and gotten homosexual on me and you want to go shoe shopping for hundreds of pairs of needless shoes you'll never wear. I swear to God, that if you ask me if hand bands are in, I'll break your jaw with my fist."
Sirius was still and silent for a moment. (Unusual for him, that was.) Then he shrugged and started to hop around excitedly. "Shopping, shopping, shopping..."
Lily sighed and couldn't help laughing. "You act as if you've never been to Diagon Alley before."
"I haven't--" before she could interupt, he went on. "That is, I haven't, not for school things--THINGS FOR HOGWARTS! I just can't wait, Lily! I just can't wait!" Then he took her hands and the danced around the room. Count on Sirius to be silly. She found it hard to believe he was the same person as the one she played war with. When he was playing pranks, he was serious. He was a real general. On the other hand, he was just so silly!
"Lily! Sirius! We're waiting!" Brendyn called from down stairs. Sirius swooped and picked Lily up in his arms and started out of the room.
"Lily...Those finger marks on her cheeks...They're still there...Wh--"
Lily smiled sadly. "Don't ask, please, Sirius. I love you to much...Now, come on! Faster, puppy, faster!" Lily laughed as Sirius panted, barked, and run down the stairs.
"By floo we go?" Lily inquired, though she already knew the answer. Sirius set her down and she proudly said, "I WANNA GO FIRST!" She grinned and grabbed a pinch of the green powder. Lily had always loved the floo thing. She just thought it was so cool! She tossed it, and the smell of burning wood caught her nose. Inhaling deeply, she stepped into the Black fireplace. The flames were warm against her body, like a favorite blanket.
"DIAGON ALLEY!"
She stumbled as she came out, but she was able to catch herself. The Leaky Cauldron, that's where she was. Smiling inwardly, she started to the bar.
"Hey, gimme some fire whiskey!" She yelled at the bartender who busy talking.
"One minute, ma'am, I'll be right with you." Absently mindedly he filled a glass and was about to hand it to her when he looked at her face.
"LILY EVANS! You little flubberworm!" Before she could grab the glass, he put it of her reach. While Lily pouted, Sirius came up behind Lily. He, too, asked for a glass. Tom, the bartender, glare at them, but all in good nature. It was rotuine, you see. Every time Lily and Sirius came up to the Leaky cauldron they'd ask for whiskey or something. It'd become a game.
"So, what you munchkins here for this time? Just wanna terrorize me and everone else?" He raised an eyebrow.
Lily and Sirius grinned. "Sounds like fun," Lily started, "but we're here to get stuff for school."
Tom nodded. "Ah, yes, yes. Of course. I knew that. Lily, I've always thought you were older by the look of you, the air around you...Sirius...I still think you're a five year old trapped in an older body."
"Why thank--Huh, what?" Sirius started to catch on. Lily howled. By now Brendyn, Castor, Pullox, and Thorne had come through the fireplace.
Mr. Black and Tom talked a while. Then the troup went out back, Sirius's father, taking out his want. He tapped a brick and the archway to Diagon Alley was before them.
Just as Lily and Sirius were about to run off, Mr. Black placed a hand on each of their shoulders. "Now, kids, don't get into any trouble..." Sirius and Lily looked at each other and then they burst out laughing. Brendyn pursed his lips and sighed. "Meant, not that much, anyway. Okay?" The two had already started off, however. They yelled something back, something inaudible, and ran off.
Sirius and Lily knew Diagon Alley pretty well. They had gone here every chance and loved to look at all the shops. They even knew Knockturn Alley a bit, having ventured down their a few times. That place was always interesting! The things there were always...well, let's just say you couldn't find them anywhere else.
The two boisterous kids raced to the top of some white marble stairs. Disregarding messages on doors (for they could recite them by heart), they pushed through and found themselves in Gringotts bank. Going up to a counter, then placing her hands on the counter to pull herself up, she said to the goblin: "Hey, Wopsle." The goblin took a step back upon seeing the young girls face. You could tell anything from his expressionless face, it was that he wanted to RUN. "I need to exchange muggle for magical. 'Kay? Sorry, can't open no account today."
"Oh, what a pity." Sarcasm dripped from his every word. "I was so looking forward to a cart ride with you and young Mister Black." Sirius rolled his eyes.
"Eh, Woppy, watch. Me and Evan are head towards Gambol and Japes joke shop next!"
--
"Sirius, I want a wand." Lily stated, stopping in her tracks and looking defiantly at her best friend. Sirius stopped licking his sweet and turned to look at her. He shrugged and tilted his head toward the shop. Lily smiled and practically ran to Ollivanders, her money bag swinging. Sirius laughed inwardly and slowly walked after her. He was laden not only with a money bag, but with candy and joke bags as well. (Lily, of course, was premitted to get any. Sirius always shared, though. Even if it was just with her.)
"Hello, kids." Mr. Ollivander greeted. "I was thinking this is the year you two would come in! Now, come, come! Which one of you is first? Miss Evans? Good, good. Now a seat, Mr. Black, and not bother anyone for once..." The eleven year old boy muttered something, but sat down in a chair by the door anyway.
Mr. Ollivander started going through boxes on the wall at a mile a minute. He brought a couple over and opened one. "Here, try. Willow, 11", unicorn hair." As Lily barely got it in her hand, he had taken it away and replaced it by another. "No, now try this one." This happened a few more times.
"Here, willow, 10 1/4", phoenix feather. Rather swishy and excellent for chams!" When it touched her fingers, the wand warmed Lily's hand. A tingling over came her. She pulled her hand up and down and gold and silver sparkles came out. "EXCELLENT!" cried Mr. Ollivander. Lil paid him and it was Sirius's turn.
They walked down the road a few moments later. The Twin Terrors were pointing and muttering spells wherever they went. This was the only time magic would be allowed when they weren't in school: the summer before first year after acceptance. So, of course, Lily was putting snotty boys in frilly dresses and Sirius was changing or adding or taking out) the color of everything.
They messed around in the Quidditch shop for a bit. They went and bought some quills and some ink. (Lily liked the kind that changed colors and the mood ones--a color for every mood and it showed the mood you were in when writing it. Madam Malkins was next. They both got fitted at the same time. They met a very nice, but kind of mysterious boy there.
His name was Remus Lupin. He had a sad look to his gray eyes and dark circles under then. His shaggy dishwater blond hair (hell, maybe you'd call it light brown) fell into his eyes. He looked as if he needed a good meal--all fragile like. It seemed as if he couldn't decide whether or not to be optimistic or pesimistic. Lily liked him. He was fun and intriguing.
All in all, school supplies under arm, it had been a pretty fun day for Lily.
Honest Lies and Common Knowledge Secrets
Chapter four
Shopping, but not for shoes
"Lily, we get to go shopping!"
The girl raised an eyebrow at her best friend. "If I didn't know better, Sirius Black, I'd say you've gone and gotten homosexual on me and you want to go shoe shopping for hundreds of pairs of needless shoes you'll never wear. I swear to God, that if you ask me if hand bands are in, I'll break your jaw with my fist."
Sirius was still and silent for a moment. (Unusual for him, that was.) Then he shrugged and started to hop around excitedly. "Shopping, shopping, shopping..."
Lily sighed and couldn't help laughing. "You act as if you've never been to Diagon Alley before."
"I haven't--" before she could interupt, he went on. "That is, I haven't, not for school things--THINGS FOR HOGWARTS! I just can't wait, Lily! I just can't wait!" Then he took her hands and the danced around the room. Count on Sirius to be silly. She found it hard to believe he was the same person as the one she played war with. When he was playing pranks, he was serious. He was a real general. On the other hand, he was just so silly!
"Lily! Sirius! We're waiting!" Brendyn called from down stairs. Sirius swooped and picked Lily up in his arms and started out of the room.
"Lily...Those finger marks on her cheeks...They're still there...Wh--"
Lily smiled sadly. "Don't ask, please, Sirius. I love you to much...Now, come on! Faster, puppy, faster!" Lily laughed as Sirius panted, barked, and run down the stairs.
"By floo we go?" Lily inquired, though she already knew the answer. Sirius set her down and she proudly said, "I WANNA GO FIRST!" She grinned and grabbed a pinch of the green powder. Lily had always loved the floo thing. She just thought it was so cool! She tossed it, and the smell of burning wood caught her nose. Inhaling deeply, she stepped into the Black fireplace. The flames were warm against her body, like a favorite blanket.
"DIAGON ALLEY!"
She stumbled as she came out, but she was able to catch herself. The Leaky Cauldron, that's where she was. Smiling inwardly, she started to the bar.
"Hey, gimme some fire whiskey!" She yelled at the bartender who busy talking.
"One minute, ma'am, I'll be right with you." Absently mindedly he filled a glass and was about to hand it to her when he looked at her face.
"LILY EVANS! You little flubberworm!" Before she could grab the glass, he put it of her reach. While Lily pouted, Sirius came up behind Lily. He, too, asked for a glass. Tom, the bartender, glare at them, but all in good nature. It was rotuine, you see. Every time Lily and Sirius came up to the Leaky cauldron they'd ask for whiskey or something. It'd become a game.
"So, what you munchkins here for this time? Just wanna terrorize me and everone else?" He raised an eyebrow.
Lily and Sirius grinned. "Sounds like fun," Lily started, "but we're here to get stuff for school."
Tom nodded. "Ah, yes, yes. Of course. I knew that. Lily, I've always thought you were older by the look of you, the air around you...Sirius...I still think you're a five year old trapped in an older body."
"Why thank--Huh, what?" Sirius started to catch on. Lily howled. By now Brendyn, Castor, Pullox, and Thorne had come through the fireplace.
Mr. Black and Tom talked a while. Then the troup went out back, Sirius's father, taking out his want. He tapped a brick and the archway to Diagon Alley was before them.
Just as Lily and Sirius were about to run off, Mr. Black placed a hand on each of their shoulders. "Now, kids, don't get into any trouble..." Sirius and Lily looked at each other and then they burst out laughing. Brendyn pursed his lips and sighed. "Meant, not that much, anyway. Okay?" The two had already started off, however. They yelled something back, something inaudible, and ran off.
Sirius and Lily knew Diagon Alley pretty well. They had gone here every chance and loved to look at all the shops. They even knew Knockturn Alley a bit, having ventured down their a few times. That place was always interesting! The things there were always...well, let's just say you couldn't find them anywhere else.
The two boisterous kids raced to the top of some white marble stairs. Disregarding messages on doors (for they could recite them by heart), they pushed through and found themselves in Gringotts bank. Going up to a counter, then placing her hands on the counter to pull herself up, she said to the goblin: "Hey, Wopsle." The goblin took a step back upon seeing the young girls face. You could tell anything from his expressionless face, it was that he wanted to RUN. "I need to exchange muggle for magical. 'Kay? Sorry, can't open no account today."
"Oh, what a pity." Sarcasm dripped from his every word. "I was so looking forward to a cart ride with you and young Mister Black." Sirius rolled his eyes.
"Eh, Woppy, watch. Me and Evan are head towards Gambol and Japes joke shop next!"
--
"Sirius, I want a wand." Lily stated, stopping in her tracks and looking defiantly at her best friend. Sirius stopped licking his sweet and turned to look at her. He shrugged and tilted his head toward the shop. Lily smiled and practically ran to Ollivanders, her money bag swinging. Sirius laughed inwardly and slowly walked after her. He was laden not only with a money bag, but with candy and joke bags as well. (Lily, of course, was premitted to get any. Sirius always shared, though. Even if it was just with her.)
"Hello, kids." Mr. Ollivander greeted. "I was thinking this is the year you two would come in! Now, come, come! Which one of you is first? Miss Evans? Good, good. Now a seat, Mr. Black, and not bother anyone for once..." The eleven year old boy muttered something, but sat down in a chair by the door anyway.
Mr. Ollivander started going through boxes on the wall at a mile a minute. He brought a couple over and opened one. "Here, try. Willow, 11", unicorn hair." As Lily barely got it in her hand, he had taken it away and replaced it by another. "No, now try this one." This happened a few more times.
"Here, willow, 10 1/4", phoenix feather. Rather swishy and excellent for chams!" When it touched her fingers, the wand warmed Lily's hand. A tingling over came her. She pulled her hand up and down and gold and silver sparkles came out. "EXCELLENT!" cried Mr. Ollivander. Lil paid him and it was Sirius's turn.
They walked down the road a few moments later. The Twin Terrors were pointing and muttering spells wherever they went. This was the only time magic would be allowed when they weren't in school: the summer before first year after acceptance. So, of course, Lily was putting snotty boys in frilly dresses and Sirius was changing or adding or taking out) the color of everything.
They messed around in the Quidditch shop for a bit. They went and bought some quills and some ink. (Lily liked the kind that changed colors and the mood ones--a color for every mood and it showed the mood you were in when writing it. Madam Malkins was next. They both got fitted at the same time. They met a very nice, but kind of mysterious boy there.
His name was Remus Lupin. He had a sad look to his gray eyes and dark circles under then. His shaggy dishwater blond hair (hell, maybe you'd call it light brown) fell into his eyes. He looked as if he needed a good meal--all fragile like. It seemed as if he couldn't decide whether or not to be optimistic or pesimistic. Lily liked him. He was fun and intriguing.
All in all, school supplies under arm, it had been a pretty fun day for Lily.