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Okay, first chap. was kind of slow, like I said in the summary. In this chap. Lily will be introduced to the Magical Word. To any of those people who thought Lily died in the last chapter (*cough, my sister, cough*) she didn't, she just fainted.
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A few minutes later, Lily came around. She sat up rubbing her forehead where it had hit the ground.
'It was all just a dream,' she thought to herself, squeezing her eyes shut.
She opened her eyes slowly, half wishing the letter was still there.
It was!
Lily grabbed the parchment and carefully read over the words once and then twice more.
She then quietly walked down the stairs towards the kitchen, still holding the letter, but changed direction when she heard her parent's voices coming from the parlor.
Lily stopped at the parlor door and took a deep breath. She then confidently opened the door and entered the room.
Mrs. Evans stopped in the middle of a sentence when she saw Lily enter.
"What's the matter, honey?"
Lily started explaining. "I went up to my room and when I got there I saw an owl right outside my window. I walked over to it and opened the window to try and scare it away, but it flew inside my room!
"Did it hurt you?" her father asked worriedly.
"No, it just flew around my room and dropped an envelope with this in it on my desk."
She held out the parchment.
Lily didn't mention the fact that she fainted for a reason and a good one too. If Petunia heard about that, Lily would be teased for weeks on end.
Mrs. Evans took the letter suspiciously and scanned over the contents quickly. Her expression showed shock and then anger.
"This is some kind of horrid joke! How could anyone be so mean as to try to trick a young girl to think she can do magic! Magic!" Lily's mother laughed bitterly.
"Come on Lily, get your coat." She said furiously, heading for the door.
As Lily slipped into her favorite jacket, she heard her mother call up the stairs.
"Petunia!"
"What?" came the shrieked reply.
"We'll be gone for a couple of hours. We're going to-" her mother broke off, consulting the letter. "The Leaky Cauldron."
"Where!" Petunia shouted in a confused voice.
"Never mind. We'll be back in a while!"
Mrs. Evans came into the front hallway. "Got everything?"
"Wait! There was some other piece of parchment. I'll go run and get it." Lily started up the stairs.
"Bring the envelope too! Just in case." her mother called after her.
"Okay."
Lily grabbed the papers from her desk and ran back down the stairs. Her parents was waiting for her,
"I'll stay here in case more notes come," her father said. Her mother nodded then turned to Lily.
"Ready? Let's get to the bottom of this cruel joke."
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"This is it."
The Evans car had pulled to a stop beside a tiny, grubby-looking pub. On either side of it there was a record shop and a big bookshop.
"Are you sure we should do this?" Lily asked her mother nervously.
"I'm sure," was the reply, though Lily could tell Mrs. Evans did not like the thought of going inside the shabby place.
Lily opened the car door and climbed out. She turned to face the Leaky Cauldron.
Mrs. Evans took a deep breath and pushed open the creaky door.
Inside, the pub was dark and smoky. A few customers sat around tables or at the counter.
Lily's mother looked around the room, spotted a bartender and marched towards him, holding Lily tightly by the hand.
"Excuse me," she asked him upon arriving at the table he was waiting on. "My daughter received a letter this morning that was delivered by an owl. The letter said to come-
"Yes, yes. You're a muggle, aren't ya?" the bartender interrupted, who's nametag read Tom.
"A....a what?" Mrs. Evans asked.
"Yep, ya are. Just a sec."
Tom finished taking the order, then called to boy about sixteen years old.
"Oy, Bill!"
"Yes, Tom?" the boy (Bill) replied coming from behind the bar where he had been washing glasses.
"Take Miss..."
"Evans."
"Miss Evans out back and show her what to do."
"Yes, sir," Bill said grinning.
As they started out the back door, Tom called after them.
"And be careful, mind you. She's a muggle."
"What's a muggle?" Mrs. Evans asked suspiciously.
"You'll see in a moment," Bill replied mysteriously.
The three found themselves in a small walled courtyard. It was empty except for some weeds and a trashcan.
Bill went straight to the wall by the can. From his pocket he removed a long stick, almost like wand.
As the two watched in amazement, he tapped some of the bricks. As soon as the wand-like stick touched a brick, it would rearrange itself. Soon an archway was formed, showing a cobbled street.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley!"
Lily looked at her mother, who just shook her head in shock.
Bill started forward, so they trailed after him, looking every which way at all the different stores.
Lily noticed that Bill was talking she listened to what he was saying.
"Alright, to your left, is the Cauldron shop- you'll be needing one of those for potions- next is the Apothecary, were you can get all your potions supplies.
Bill continued on and on until they reached a snowy white building that stood over all the other shops. It had small white steps leading to a pair of bronze doors.
Standing next to the doors was a figure wearing a scarlet and gold uniform. It had a pointed beard, a clever face, and long fingers and feet.
"Is that a..." Lily trailed off.
"Yep, it's a goblin. Goblins run Gringotts." Bill answered her.
"What?" Mrs. Evans asked.
"Gringotts. Wizard bank. It's were all magic folk keep their gold."
"Magic." Lily said softly to herself, grinning happily. It was all true!
In the bank, Lily was give account number 252. She exchanged all her pounds for gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts.
Lily and her mother exited Gringotts with all the money she would need for buying her school supplies.
Bill gave them directions to all the places they would need to visit to get her school supplies.
"And this is where I leave ya," Bill said, stopping in front of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. "Bye!"
Mrs. Evans was still staring at all that was happening around her, so Lily said " Bye! And thanks again!
Bill gave a wave then disappeared into the bustling crowd. Lily turned to face her mother. She took Mrs. Evan's arm and gently led her into the shop to begin her shopping.
Okay, first chap. was kind of slow, like I said in the summary. In this chap. Lily will be introduced to the Magical Word. To any of those people who thought Lily died in the last chapter (*cough, my sister, cough*) she didn't, she just fainted.
READ, READ, READ, READ, READ, READ, READ, READ, (and review)
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A few minutes later, Lily came around. She sat up rubbing her forehead where it had hit the ground.
'It was all just a dream,' she thought to herself, squeezing her eyes shut.
She opened her eyes slowly, half wishing the letter was still there.
It was!
Lily grabbed the parchment and carefully read over the words once and then twice more.
She then quietly walked down the stairs towards the kitchen, still holding the letter, but changed direction when she heard her parent's voices coming from the parlor.
Lily stopped at the parlor door and took a deep breath. She then confidently opened the door and entered the room.
Mrs. Evans stopped in the middle of a sentence when she saw Lily enter.
"What's the matter, honey?"
Lily started explaining. "I went up to my room and when I got there I saw an owl right outside my window. I walked over to it and opened the window to try and scare it away, but it flew inside my room!
"Did it hurt you?" her father asked worriedly.
"No, it just flew around my room and dropped an envelope with this in it on my desk."
She held out the parchment.
Lily didn't mention the fact that she fainted for a reason and a good one too. If Petunia heard about that, Lily would be teased for weeks on end.
Mrs. Evans took the letter suspiciously and scanned over the contents quickly. Her expression showed shock and then anger.
"This is some kind of horrid joke! How could anyone be so mean as to try to trick a young girl to think she can do magic! Magic!" Lily's mother laughed bitterly.
"Come on Lily, get your coat." She said furiously, heading for the door.
As Lily slipped into her favorite jacket, she heard her mother call up the stairs.
"Petunia!"
"What?" came the shrieked reply.
"We'll be gone for a couple of hours. We're going to-" her mother broke off, consulting the letter. "The Leaky Cauldron."
"Where!" Petunia shouted in a confused voice.
"Never mind. We'll be back in a while!"
Mrs. Evans came into the front hallway. "Got everything?"
"Wait! There was some other piece of parchment. I'll go run and get it." Lily started up the stairs.
"Bring the envelope too! Just in case." her mother called after her.
"Okay."
Lily grabbed the papers from her desk and ran back down the stairs. Her parents was waiting for her,
"I'll stay here in case more notes come," her father said. Her mother nodded then turned to Lily.
"Ready? Let's get to the bottom of this cruel joke."
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"This is it."
The Evans car had pulled to a stop beside a tiny, grubby-looking pub. On either side of it there was a record shop and a big bookshop.
"Are you sure we should do this?" Lily asked her mother nervously.
"I'm sure," was the reply, though Lily could tell Mrs. Evans did not like the thought of going inside the shabby place.
Lily opened the car door and climbed out. She turned to face the Leaky Cauldron.
Mrs. Evans took a deep breath and pushed open the creaky door.
Inside, the pub was dark and smoky. A few customers sat around tables or at the counter.
Lily's mother looked around the room, spotted a bartender and marched towards him, holding Lily tightly by the hand.
"Excuse me," she asked him upon arriving at the table he was waiting on. "My daughter received a letter this morning that was delivered by an owl. The letter said to come-
"Yes, yes. You're a muggle, aren't ya?" the bartender interrupted, who's nametag read Tom.
"A....a what?" Mrs. Evans asked.
"Yep, ya are. Just a sec."
Tom finished taking the order, then called to boy about sixteen years old.
"Oy, Bill!"
"Yes, Tom?" the boy (Bill) replied coming from behind the bar where he had been washing glasses.
"Take Miss..."
"Evans."
"Miss Evans out back and show her what to do."
"Yes, sir," Bill said grinning.
As they started out the back door, Tom called after them.
"And be careful, mind you. She's a muggle."
"What's a muggle?" Mrs. Evans asked suspiciously.
"You'll see in a moment," Bill replied mysteriously.
The three found themselves in a small walled courtyard. It was empty except for some weeds and a trashcan.
Bill went straight to the wall by the can. From his pocket he removed a long stick, almost like wand.
As the two watched in amazement, he tapped some of the bricks. As soon as the wand-like stick touched a brick, it would rearrange itself. Soon an archway was formed, showing a cobbled street.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley!"
Lily looked at her mother, who just shook her head in shock.
Bill started forward, so they trailed after him, looking every which way at all the different stores.
Lily noticed that Bill was talking she listened to what he was saying.
"Alright, to your left, is the Cauldron shop- you'll be needing one of those for potions- next is the Apothecary, were you can get all your potions supplies.
Bill continued on and on until they reached a snowy white building that stood over all the other shops. It had small white steps leading to a pair of bronze doors.
Standing next to the doors was a figure wearing a scarlet and gold uniform. It had a pointed beard, a clever face, and long fingers and feet.
"Is that a..." Lily trailed off.
"Yep, it's a goblin. Goblins run Gringotts." Bill answered her.
"What?" Mrs. Evans asked.
"Gringotts. Wizard bank. It's were all magic folk keep their gold."
"Magic." Lily said softly to herself, grinning happily. It was all true!
In the bank, Lily was give account number 252. She exchanged all her pounds for gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts.
Lily and her mother exited Gringotts with all the money she would need for buying her school supplies.
Bill gave them directions to all the places they would need to visit to get her school supplies.
"And this is where I leave ya," Bill said, stopping in front of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. "Bye!"
Mrs. Evans was still staring at all that was happening around her, so Lily said " Bye! And thanks again!
Bill gave a wave then disappeared into the bustling crowd. Lily turned to face her mother. She took Mrs. Evan's arm and gently led her into the shop to begin her shopping.