Chapter 5: Wand shopping
When Lily woke up the next morning, the dreams where still fresh on her mind. She looked at her alarm-clock, which was flickering at 12 am. "That damn power again." She muttered while searching for her watch. "Oh No!" She gasped. Her watch read 10:55. "I'll be late!" She quickly pulled a brush through her hair, put some Jeans and a sweater on and ran downstairs. "Mom, dad, have no time for breakfast. Have to run." She shouted towards the kitchen while pulling on her shoes.
"What's the rush for sleepy head?" She looked up at the crooked grin of James Potter. "I thought I was supposed to go with you to Daygon Alley or something." His grin grew wider, "We're not going. It was a joke." "WHAT?!" She shouted angrily. "Easy Evans. Just kidding." She smacked him behind the head. "Hey!" James said rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, hi." She replied, stuck out her tongue and went back to putting on her shoes.
A few minutes later the Potter's and Lily where off to Diagon alley with the Knightbus. "Thanks Earn, Ray." Mr. Potter said before getting out. "Aye." Earn replied. "Not a problem Mr. Potter." The much younger Ray said. They stepped inside the 'Leaky Cauldron', which was pretty crammed and walked back outside again in a small alley out back.
"Is this your famous Alley, James?" Lily asked quietly. He just laughed while his mother tapped the bricks on the wall behind Lily. "No Lil that is our famous Alley." James pointed to the wall behind her. It was opening into an archway. Lily's eyes grew wider. She had never seen anything like it. There where stores crammed together, merchandise everywhere and people walking around, who would be labeled 'freak' by Petunia. The Potter's smiled at her before they stepped through the archway. "Well Lil, welcome to Diagon Alley." James said grinning. Their first stop was Gringott's; Lily exchanged the money she had from her parents, while James' parents went to get some money from his vault.
"Come on you two. You still need you're wands." Mr. Potter said to them, "We can buy brooms later." James was showing Lily the latest model; The Shooting Star. They left the window sulking, dragging heavy bag's. Well James was sulking, Lily couldn't be happier; she couldn't wait for her wand.
The walked to a small shop on the other side of the street. "Good morning Minister Potter." A man with a hoarse voice said. He looked about 30 years of age. "Not yet Mannen, not yet." Mr. Potter said and embraced the man. "As good as Harold." The man replied, "There is no denying it." He moved towards Mrs. Potter. "You are still beautiful Lobelia." He kissed her hand and she blushed slightly. At last he turned to James and Lily. "He looks exactly like you Harold." He said. "And who do we have here?" He asked Lily, "What is your name dear?" "Lily Evans, sir." She replied. "Hmmm...Evans, you must be muggle-born." "Ehm.Muggle? What's that?" "A muggle is a person without magical powers." Mannen said with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. "Now then I think it's time for your wands." He walked back to the counter, "Who wants to go first?" "Lady's first." James replied. "Alright." He came back with a small box. And he kept coming back, wand after wand after wand, it was a drag. "Tough customer, don't worry I'll find you the perfect wand." Mannen grinned and handed her a new wand.
After about an hour and about 50 wands Lily was ready to give up. "Ehm.Mr. Olivander?" "Yes dear?" He replied while piling 10 more wands on the counter. "Well.Ehm..Maybe.I...Maybe I.Maybe I'm not.. You know.Witch material." She looked at the floor while the others gaped at her. "Albus has never been wrong, and he won't start now." He smiled and gave her another wand. Lily swished 20 more wands before Mr. Olivander came in carrying a chest. "What's in that Mr. Olivander?" James asked. "In this chest lay a wand, which hasn't seen day light over 100 years. My grandfather made it from a special willow tree. Let's see if it accepts you." He opened the lit and Lily looked inside. A bluish glow came from the wand. She picked it up and nothing happened. Mr. Olivander looked a little depressed, he was abut to take the wand from Lily, when a blue shield was formed around her, stopping him to take it. "Look's like we have a winner." He said, "Can I take it to wrap it?" "Sure." She handed her new wand to him. "Look's like the only way to get it is for you to hand it. That will come in handy some day." He handed her box wrapped wand back to her and she paid for it. "Now Mr. Potter I think it's your turn." He waved with his own wand and the other wand disappeared from the counter.
James' wand was easily found, after 10 minutes they where out of the shop with a new Mahogany wand in his bag. "Can we buy a broom now?" James nagged. "Alright." Lily and James both bought a new Shooting Star. "Come kids; let's get some ice-cream." Mrs. Potter said. Lily rolled her eyes while James snorted.
They sat down at Florean Fortescue's Ice-cream Parlor and ordered their sundaes. Lily took a medium banana split, Mr. and Mrs. Potter both took a sundae a la Bertie botts and James took the biggest there was. It wouldn't even fit on the table. "James are you sure you can finish it?" Lily asked looking at him eating the huge sundae. "Yeah, you just eat yours and I'll eat mine. It won't take to long." He replied and kept scooping in the ice- cream. 10 minutes later it was cleaned out. "Great job son, even faster then last time." Mr. Potter said laughing. James grinned happily.
They got back to the 'Leaky Cauldron' and went back to the car. James and Mr. Potter loaded the bags into the trunk. The trip back was boring, Lily almost fell asleep during it, but if it wasn't for James being there she would have died of boredom.
He pulled a prank on his father, causing his hair to turn the colors of the rainbow. He couldn't see it though, but he kept asking why everyone was laughing. "Nothing." They would reply in unison. He would glance at his son after that, who would have the most innocent look on his face.
Lily had loads of fun that day; she told her parents all about it at diner. Petunia would just scowl or say that it wasn't possible. "Petunia dear, Lily is telling something." Their mother would reply. Lily mock-smiled at her.
When Lily woke up the next morning, the dreams where still fresh on her mind. She looked at her alarm-clock, which was flickering at 12 am. "That damn power again." She muttered while searching for her watch. "Oh No!" She gasped. Her watch read 10:55. "I'll be late!" She quickly pulled a brush through her hair, put some Jeans and a sweater on and ran downstairs. "Mom, dad, have no time for breakfast. Have to run." She shouted towards the kitchen while pulling on her shoes.
"What's the rush for sleepy head?" She looked up at the crooked grin of James Potter. "I thought I was supposed to go with you to Daygon Alley or something." His grin grew wider, "We're not going. It was a joke." "WHAT?!" She shouted angrily. "Easy Evans. Just kidding." She smacked him behind the head. "Hey!" James said rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, hi." She replied, stuck out her tongue and went back to putting on her shoes.
A few minutes later the Potter's and Lily where off to Diagon alley with the Knightbus. "Thanks Earn, Ray." Mr. Potter said before getting out. "Aye." Earn replied. "Not a problem Mr. Potter." The much younger Ray said. They stepped inside the 'Leaky Cauldron', which was pretty crammed and walked back outside again in a small alley out back.
"Is this your famous Alley, James?" Lily asked quietly. He just laughed while his mother tapped the bricks on the wall behind Lily. "No Lil that is our famous Alley." James pointed to the wall behind her. It was opening into an archway. Lily's eyes grew wider. She had never seen anything like it. There where stores crammed together, merchandise everywhere and people walking around, who would be labeled 'freak' by Petunia. The Potter's smiled at her before they stepped through the archway. "Well Lil, welcome to Diagon Alley." James said grinning. Their first stop was Gringott's; Lily exchanged the money she had from her parents, while James' parents went to get some money from his vault.
"Come on you two. You still need you're wands." Mr. Potter said to them, "We can buy brooms later." James was showing Lily the latest model; The Shooting Star. They left the window sulking, dragging heavy bag's. Well James was sulking, Lily couldn't be happier; she couldn't wait for her wand.
The walked to a small shop on the other side of the street. "Good morning Minister Potter." A man with a hoarse voice said. He looked about 30 years of age. "Not yet Mannen, not yet." Mr. Potter said and embraced the man. "As good as Harold." The man replied, "There is no denying it." He moved towards Mrs. Potter. "You are still beautiful Lobelia." He kissed her hand and she blushed slightly. At last he turned to James and Lily. "He looks exactly like you Harold." He said. "And who do we have here?" He asked Lily, "What is your name dear?" "Lily Evans, sir." She replied. "Hmmm...Evans, you must be muggle-born." "Ehm.Muggle? What's that?" "A muggle is a person without magical powers." Mannen said with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. "Now then I think it's time for your wands." He walked back to the counter, "Who wants to go first?" "Lady's first." James replied. "Alright." He came back with a small box. And he kept coming back, wand after wand after wand, it was a drag. "Tough customer, don't worry I'll find you the perfect wand." Mannen grinned and handed her a new wand.
After about an hour and about 50 wands Lily was ready to give up. "Ehm.Mr. Olivander?" "Yes dear?" He replied while piling 10 more wands on the counter. "Well.Ehm..Maybe.I...Maybe I.Maybe I'm not.. You know.Witch material." She looked at the floor while the others gaped at her. "Albus has never been wrong, and he won't start now." He smiled and gave her another wand. Lily swished 20 more wands before Mr. Olivander came in carrying a chest. "What's in that Mr. Olivander?" James asked. "In this chest lay a wand, which hasn't seen day light over 100 years. My grandfather made it from a special willow tree. Let's see if it accepts you." He opened the lit and Lily looked inside. A bluish glow came from the wand. She picked it up and nothing happened. Mr. Olivander looked a little depressed, he was abut to take the wand from Lily, when a blue shield was formed around her, stopping him to take it. "Look's like we have a winner." He said, "Can I take it to wrap it?" "Sure." She handed her new wand to him. "Look's like the only way to get it is for you to hand it. That will come in handy some day." He handed her box wrapped wand back to her and she paid for it. "Now Mr. Potter I think it's your turn." He waved with his own wand and the other wand disappeared from the counter.
James' wand was easily found, after 10 minutes they where out of the shop with a new Mahogany wand in his bag. "Can we buy a broom now?" James nagged. "Alright." Lily and James both bought a new Shooting Star. "Come kids; let's get some ice-cream." Mrs. Potter said. Lily rolled her eyes while James snorted.
They sat down at Florean Fortescue's Ice-cream Parlor and ordered their sundaes. Lily took a medium banana split, Mr. and Mrs. Potter both took a sundae a la Bertie botts and James took the biggest there was. It wouldn't even fit on the table. "James are you sure you can finish it?" Lily asked looking at him eating the huge sundae. "Yeah, you just eat yours and I'll eat mine. It won't take to long." He replied and kept scooping in the ice- cream. 10 minutes later it was cleaned out. "Great job son, even faster then last time." Mr. Potter said laughing. James grinned happily.
They got back to the 'Leaky Cauldron' and went back to the car. James and Mr. Potter loaded the bags into the trunk. The trip back was boring, Lily almost fell asleep during it, but if it wasn't for James being there she would have died of boredom.
He pulled a prank on his father, causing his hair to turn the colors of the rainbow. He couldn't see it though, but he kept asking why everyone was laughing. "Nothing." They would reply in unison. He would glance at his son after that, who would have the most innocent look on his face.
Lily had loads of fun that day; she told her parents all about it at diner. Petunia would just scowl or say that it wasn't possible. "Petunia dear, Lily is telling something." Their mother would reply. Lily mock-smiled at her.