Chapter 2 ~*~ Diagon Alley
It was only six in the morning, when Lily woke up the next morning, but the minute she opened her eyes, she knew she wouldn't be falling back asleep any time soon. So swinging her legs off the bed, and standing up, Lily got ready for her trip to Diagon Alley. She dressed in a pair of emerald green sweat pants with a matching jacket, that had her last name and elementary school track symbol across the back. Under her jacket she put on a plain whit shirt. Her whole outfit was based to match her eyes, which it did. Lily then proceeded to pulling her hair back into a ponytail, which hung down to her shoulders.
Two hours later, after an enormous breakfast, Lily and her parents were driving to London for her school supplies. When they finally arrived there, they located The Leaky Cauldron, a pub that led to an entrance into Diagon Alley. Once they entered the pub, they went straight to the counter, where they found the bartender and innkeeper, Tom. He then directed them into the back alley, and taped a set of bricks on the wall with his wand. Then, as if nothing was happening, Tom went back inside, leaving Lily and her parents to watch the bricks rearrange themselves, and form and arch that allowed the three of them to walk through easily.
"Wow!" That was the only thing Lily could get out of her mouth, because she was so amazed.
"Come on Lily, this way. I believe the letter described that large white building as the bank." Sure enough, her father was pointing straight ahead at a large pearly white building looming over Diagon Alley. With Lily practically skipping the whole way, they set off in that direction. The sign read Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Once inside, Lily's parents deposited 1000 pounds, which was not much, because her family was quite rich. Her father said that they would add 100 pounds every Christmas and birthday, as long as she did well in school. Soon a little goblin came to them, and led them down to Lily's vault. She was given vault 562, and a key for it as well. The goblin kindly (if at all possible for a goblin) explained the money to her, and she soon understood the difference between a galleon, a sickle, and a knut.
After the trip to the bank, Lily and her parents went to Flourish and Blotts, where a desk clerk immediately handed her a stack of books. Once Lily had picked out another book that she couldn't take her eyes from, they all proceeded to the apocathery for her potions supplies.
Soon enough, it was one-o-clock and all Lily needed was a wand and her robes. She first got her robes, and upon entering, she ran into a boy who looked about her age. The boy had greasy blonde hair, and ice-cold blue eyes. Lily didn't like him much, even from the minute she saw him.
"Watch it."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to."
"Just don't do it again." The boy sneered, and walked, or rather shoved past her out the door.
"Wonderful person isn't he." Lily said, rolling her eyes. Her parents had gone back to the pub for a drink, and said they would meet her back there in thirty minutes, so Lily really had no clue as to what she should do, when a new voice spoke to her.
"Oh yes. He's about as great as a bloody thorn." This boy also rolled his eyes, but then burst out laughing. "Hi. I'm Gilderoy, Gilderoy Lockhart."
"My name is Lily Evans, pleasure."
"No, the pleasure is all mine."
"Lily couldn't help but blush at this, but he didn't seem to notice. A that time, two younger ladies, looking to be in their mid-twenties began taking their measurements, and in ten minutes they both had new sets of robes.
"Well I'll see you at Hogwarts then, Lily."
"I suppose, good bye." Lily left the store with a huge grin, and headed over to Olivander's for her wand. She still had fifteen minutes to get her wand and meet her parents. "How long could it take anyway." She said this to herself, seeing as how she didn't really know anyone here.
As she walked into the store, she noticed rows upon rows of thin boxes, a desk, and a rotating chair. Just as Lily sat in the chair, and old man with gray hair, and a small goatee, appeared.
"Why Miss Evans, I had a feeling I would see you soon."
"Er.well yes that's me. I need to-"
"Get your wand." He finished for her. "Here you are." He sat a pile of about ten boxes in front of her, and began handing her wand after wand. Each time she flicked one, nothing had happened, but on the tenth and final wand, sparks of many different colors appeared out the end, and Mr. Ollivander seemed quite pleased.
"Thank you, Mr. Olivander." And with that, Lily headed back to Madam Malkin's to meet her parents.
"So did you get your wand dear?"
"Yes mum, and I met a nice boy, named Gilderoy Lockhart. He's a second-year Hufflepuff."
"That's nice dear. I'm glad your making friends." Her father looked quite happy about something as he spoke, but that was soon explained. "So how would you like a pet owl? We hear they're dead useful,"
"Oh please! I would love one!"
So they made their way to Eyelopes Owl Emporium, where Lily picked out a beautiful jet-black owl, with messy feathers, and ocean-blue eyes. For some reason the owl reminded her of someone, but she just didn't know whom. She shrugged it off and decided to name him Alkik.
As Lily and her parents were headed towards the Leaky Cauldron, to head home, Lily saw a store called Quality Quidditch. She knew she'd heard of quidditch, and she reached in her bag that had all of her books and pulled out the extra book she bought; Quidditch Through the Ages. Lily put her book away, and dragged her parents over to the window with a broom on display. The sign read The Moonstreak 1000.
"Amazing. Too bad I don't know how to fly." Lily sounded a bit sad at this last bit, but she continued to stare at the broom. Only a few seconds later, something amazing happened. The broom began to float. Immediately she tore her eyes off the broom, and it landed back in it's stand. People around her were staring, mouths open wide, and Lilt decided that it was a good time to leave.
Once Lily arrived home, she immediately began to pack everything in her trunk. Her mother insisted on a nice gray color, with silver fastenings, and it was quite heavy, but Lily didn't mind much. After she checked it for the third time, she was sure she had forgotten nothing.
The week passed the same as before, but Lily had read a lot of her schoolbooks instead of her normal selection. She was also beginning to become a lot more nervous then she was excited. What if she didn't make friends? What if she was entirely too stupid to pass? What if something happened and she got expelled? All sorts of thoughts were running through her head, and finally Lily went to bed, the night before September 1st.
It was only six in the morning, when Lily woke up the next morning, but the minute she opened her eyes, she knew she wouldn't be falling back asleep any time soon. So swinging her legs off the bed, and standing up, Lily got ready for her trip to Diagon Alley. She dressed in a pair of emerald green sweat pants with a matching jacket, that had her last name and elementary school track symbol across the back. Under her jacket she put on a plain whit shirt. Her whole outfit was based to match her eyes, which it did. Lily then proceeded to pulling her hair back into a ponytail, which hung down to her shoulders.
Two hours later, after an enormous breakfast, Lily and her parents were driving to London for her school supplies. When they finally arrived there, they located The Leaky Cauldron, a pub that led to an entrance into Diagon Alley. Once they entered the pub, they went straight to the counter, where they found the bartender and innkeeper, Tom. He then directed them into the back alley, and taped a set of bricks on the wall with his wand. Then, as if nothing was happening, Tom went back inside, leaving Lily and her parents to watch the bricks rearrange themselves, and form and arch that allowed the three of them to walk through easily.
"Wow!" That was the only thing Lily could get out of her mouth, because she was so amazed.
"Come on Lily, this way. I believe the letter described that large white building as the bank." Sure enough, her father was pointing straight ahead at a large pearly white building looming over Diagon Alley. With Lily practically skipping the whole way, they set off in that direction. The sign read Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Once inside, Lily's parents deposited 1000 pounds, which was not much, because her family was quite rich. Her father said that they would add 100 pounds every Christmas and birthday, as long as she did well in school. Soon a little goblin came to them, and led them down to Lily's vault. She was given vault 562, and a key for it as well. The goblin kindly (if at all possible for a goblin) explained the money to her, and she soon understood the difference between a galleon, a sickle, and a knut.
After the trip to the bank, Lily and her parents went to Flourish and Blotts, where a desk clerk immediately handed her a stack of books. Once Lily had picked out another book that she couldn't take her eyes from, they all proceeded to the apocathery for her potions supplies.
Soon enough, it was one-o-clock and all Lily needed was a wand and her robes. She first got her robes, and upon entering, she ran into a boy who looked about her age. The boy had greasy blonde hair, and ice-cold blue eyes. Lily didn't like him much, even from the minute she saw him.
"Watch it."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to."
"Just don't do it again." The boy sneered, and walked, or rather shoved past her out the door.
"Wonderful person isn't he." Lily said, rolling her eyes. Her parents had gone back to the pub for a drink, and said they would meet her back there in thirty minutes, so Lily really had no clue as to what she should do, when a new voice spoke to her.
"Oh yes. He's about as great as a bloody thorn." This boy also rolled his eyes, but then burst out laughing. "Hi. I'm Gilderoy, Gilderoy Lockhart."
"My name is Lily Evans, pleasure."
"No, the pleasure is all mine."
"Lily couldn't help but blush at this, but he didn't seem to notice. A that time, two younger ladies, looking to be in their mid-twenties began taking their measurements, and in ten minutes they both had new sets of robes.
"Well I'll see you at Hogwarts then, Lily."
"I suppose, good bye." Lily left the store with a huge grin, and headed over to Olivander's for her wand. She still had fifteen minutes to get her wand and meet her parents. "How long could it take anyway." She said this to herself, seeing as how she didn't really know anyone here.
As she walked into the store, she noticed rows upon rows of thin boxes, a desk, and a rotating chair. Just as Lily sat in the chair, and old man with gray hair, and a small goatee, appeared.
"Why Miss Evans, I had a feeling I would see you soon."
"Er.well yes that's me. I need to-"
"Get your wand." He finished for her. "Here you are." He sat a pile of about ten boxes in front of her, and began handing her wand after wand. Each time she flicked one, nothing had happened, but on the tenth and final wand, sparks of many different colors appeared out the end, and Mr. Ollivander seemed quite pleased.
"Thank you, Mr. Olivander." And with that, Lily headed back to Madam Malkin's to meet her parents.
"So did you get your wand dear?"
"Yes mum, and I met a nice boy, named Gilderoy Lockhart. He's a second-year Hufflepuff."
"That's nice dear. I'm glad your making friends." Her father looked quite happy about something as he spoke, but that was soon explained. "So how would you like a pet owl? We hear they're dead useful,"
"Oh please! I would love one!"
So they made their way to Eyelopes Owl Emporium, where Lily picked out a beautiful jet-black owl, with messy feathers, and ocean-blue eyes. For some reason the owl reminded her of someone, but she just didn't know whom. She shrugged it off and decided to name him Alkik.
As Lily and her parents were headed towards the Leaky Cauldron, to head home, Lily saw a store called Quality Quidditch. She knew she'd heard of quidditch, and she reached in her bag that had all of her books and pulled out the extra book she bought; Quidditch Through the Ages. Lily put her book away, and dragged her parents over to the window with a broom on display. The sign read The Moonstreak 1000.
"Amazing. Too bad I don't know how to fly." Lily sounded a bit sad at this last bit, but she continued to stare at the broom. Only a few seconds later, something amazing happened. The broom began to float. Immediately she tore her eyes off the broom, and it landed back in it's stand. People around her were staring, mouths open wide, and Lilt decided that it was a good time to leave.
Once Lily arrived home, she immediately began to pack everything in her trunk. Her mother insisted on a nice gray color, with silver fastenings, and it was quite heavy, but Lily didn't mind much. After she checked it for the third time, she was sure she had forgotten nothing.
The week passed the same as before, but Lily had read a lot of her schoolbooks instead of her normal selection. She was also beginning to become a lot more nervous then she was excited. What if she didn't make friends? What if she was entirely too stupid to pass? What if something happened and she got expelled? All sorts of thoughts were running through her head, and finally Lily went to bed, the night before September 1st.