The three boys and Lily went into Remus' house and walked to the living room.
"Um, why are we here, and why are you starting a fire?" Lily asked as Remus bent over and threw a match in the fire place.
"We're traveling to Diagon Ally by floo powder" Sirius said.
"by what?"
"Okay, all you have to do is take some of this powder, throw it into the fire, and say 'Diagon Ally'" Remus explained
"There is no way I'm going first!" Lily protested
"Fine I'll go" Sirius said.
As he threw the powder in the fire, green flames shot up.
"Diagon Ally" Sirius said and then vanished as he stepped into the fire.
Lily went next. As she was whirled into the into the fire place, she saw all sorts of strange rooms flash before her eyes. Then suddenly she fell onto the hard floor of a strange looking book shop. Remus helped her up as James and Sirius appeared behind her. They exited the shop, and walked down the cobblestone streets as James began to explain everything about the magical world to Lily.
There was so much to learn. Lily couldn't believe everything she was hearing. They were currently sitting outside Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, each of them with a large chocolate ice cream cone. "Oh! I almost forgot to tell you about quidditch!" James said excitedly
"You? Forget about quidditch? Ha!" Sirius said as he rolled his eyes.
"What's quidditch?" Lily questioned
"Only the best game in the entire world!" James said rather loudly.
"What you do is......"
"Oh, Jaaaaaaaaaames!"
James was interrupted by a snotty looking girl with long brown hair.
"Um, hi Valerie" James said unenthusiastically
"James, were on earth have you been? It's 11:30 and you promised to have lunch with daddy and me" Valerie cooed
"I'd almost forgotten. Well, I guess we better go guys. Bye Lily" James said.
Valerie shot Lily a nasty look before dragging James away.
"We better go Remus. This is going to be a long day" Sirius sighed
"wh-who was that girl?" Lily asked Remus
"That would be Valerie Vanderbuilt, James' girlfriend" Remus replied
"James has a girlfriend?" Lily gulped
"Yep. Listen, I'm really sorry about this, but you'll be fine if you stay on Diagon Ally. We'll meet you back in front of the fire place in Flourish and Blotts at 4:00, okay?" Remus said
"Yeah, sure" replied Lily as Remus turned to catch up with Sirius and James.
Lily was really starting to like James, and she was quite upset that he had a girlfriend. Pushing these thoughts aside she got up and consulted her list of supplies. She had already gone to Gringotts, and purchased everything but her wand and her robes. Picking up her packages she headed down the road to Madame Malkin's shop. Madame Malkin took her to a back room, stood her and a stool, and put robes on her. She had to leave for a moment to help another costumer, and she left Lily standing on her stool next to a girl with short blonde hair.
"Hi, I'm Lily Evans" Lily said as she shifted slightly to face the girl.
"Hello! I'm Jodie Blankenship."
As their conversation proceeded, Lily and Jodie quickly became friends.
They went to get their wands and then found a bench to sit on while they continued their talk.
"So, um, do you know anything about James Potter?" Lily blurted a little more suddenly than she meant to.
"Well..uh..yeah..um...I-I guess I've heard of him before." Jodie said, not quite meeting Lily's eyes.
"what aren't you telling me?" Lily asked, looking critically at Jodie.
"Lily, look, maybe some day I'll tell you, but now is not the right time. Just promise me one thing.."
"what?"
"Promise me that you won't get involved with James, okay. I- I just don't want you to get hurt" Jodie finished hurriedly.
"Well, okay" Lily said crossing her fingers behind her back.
That night Lily laid in bed, recalling her conversation with Jodie.
Why wouldn't Jodie tell me what was wrong? What could have happened to her to make her think James was dangerous?
After tossing and turning for about an hour, Lily finally fell into an uneasy sleep.
The weeks seemed to fly by. Lily celebrated her eleventh birthday, and before long it was September 1st
"Um, why are we here, and why are you starting a fire?" Lily asked as Remus bent over and threw a match in the fire place.
"We're traveling to Diagon Ally by floo powder" Sirius said.
"by what?"
"Okay, all you have to do is take some of this powder, throw it into the fire, and say 'Diagon Ally'" Remus explained
"There is no way I'm going first!" Lily protested
"Fine I'll go" Sirius said.
As he threw the powder in the fire, green flames shot up.
"Diagon Ally" Sirius said and then vanished as he stepped into the fire.
Lily went next. As she was whirled into the into the fire place, she saw all sorts of strange rooms flash before her eyes. Then suddenly she fell onto the hard floor of a strange looking book shop. Remus helped her up as James and Sirius appeared behind her. They exited the shop, and walked down the cobblestone streets as James began to explain everything about the magical world to Lily.
There was so much to learn. Lily couldn't believe everything she was hearing. They were currently sitting outside Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, each of them with a large chocolate ice cream cone. "Oh! I almost forgot to tell you about quidditch!" James said excitedly
"You? Forget about quidditch? Ha!" Sirius said as he rolled his eyes.
"What's quidditch?" Lily questioned
"Only the best game in the entire world!" James said rather loudly.
"What you do is......"
"Oh, Jaaaaaaaaaames!"
James was interrupted by a snotty looking girl with long brown hair.
"Um, hi Valerie" James said unenthusiastically
"James, were on earth have you been? It's 11:30 and you promised to have lunch with daddy and me" Valerie cooed
"I'd almost forgotten. Well, I guess we better go guys. Bye Lily" James said.
Valerie shot Lily a nasty look before dragging James away.
"We better go Remus. This is going to be a long day" Sirius sighed
"wh-who was that girl?" Lily asked Remus
"That would be Valerie Vanderbuilt, James' girlfriend" Remus replied
"James has a girlfriend?" Lily gulped
"Yep. Listen, I'm really sorry about this, but you'll be fine if you stay on Diagon Ally. We'll meet you back in front of the fire place in Flourish and Blotts at 4:00, okay?" Remus said
"Yeah, sure" replied Lily as Remus turned to catch up with Sirius and James.
Lily was really starting to like James, and she was quite upset that he had a girlfriend. Pushing these thoughts aside she got up and consulted her list of supplies. She had already gone to Gringotts, and purchased everything but her wand and her robes. Picking up her packages she headed down the road to Madame Malkin's shop. Madame Malkin took her to a back room, stood her and a stool, and put robes on her. She had to leave for a moment to help another costumer, and she left Lily standing on her stool next to a girl with short blonde hair.
"Hi, I'm Lily Evans" Lily said as she shifted slightly to face the girl.
"Hello! I'm Jodie Blankenship."
As their conversation proceeded, Lily and Jodie quickly became friends.
They went to get their wands and then found a bench to sit on while they continued their talk.
"So, um, do you know anything about James Potter?" Lily blurted a little more suddenly than she meant to.
"Well..uh..yeah..um...I-I guess I've heard of him before." Jodie said, not quite meeting Lily's eyes.
"what aren't you telling me?" Lily asked, looking critically at Jodie.
"Lily, look, maybe some day I'll tell you, but now is not the right time. Just promise me one thing.."
"what?"
"Promise me that you won't get involved with James, okay. I- I just don't want you to get hurt" Jodie finished hurriedly.
"Well, okay" Lily said crossing her fingers behind her back.
That night Lily laid in bed, recalling her conversation with Jodie.
Why wouldn't Jodie tell me what was wrong? What could have happened to her to make her think James was dangerous?
After tossing and turning for about an hour, Lily finally fell into an uneasy sleep.
The weeks seemed to fly by. Lily celebrated her eleventh birthday, and before long it was September 1st