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A/N: I am English. I live in England therefore crisps come in bags of various flavours for example ready salted, Salt and vinegar etc.
The reason Lily's mum (have I given her a name? Suggestions would be good!) said the thing about her birthday is that 11 year old children normally only get post on their birthdays Right?!? So as Lily had never received a letter from Hogwarts before umm...they didn't realise it was from Hogwarts!!
Here comes some more moaning from Petunia!!!
Diagon Alley
"RISE AND SHINE!" Lily's father yelled through the house. Lily didn't need to be told, she had been up for hours!!
"Tra la la, morning dad!" she sang.
"I'm guessing you're excited!" her mother laughed, "but that's to be expected!"
"Well I have just found out a whole new family history," she smiled. Her grin was completely different to her sister's face, grey and scowling.
"Do I have to go to this walking freak show?" she asked.
"Diagon alley," her father announced, "is an experience for the whole family!"
Lily's mother smiled, "I'm sure you'll enjoy it Petunia!"
"I doubt it," she grumbled and stropped back up the stairs.
"So, how are we getting there?" Lily asked.
"Ah glad you asked that poppet!" he grinned, "We are going to diagon alley…by flue!"
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Lily landed with a thud and looked up at her family. She had just had her first flue experience. Her hair was black with soot and her white blouse was now also black, "Quite fitting for a new witch," she thought!
Petunia was, of course, spotless, "I don't see how this is an experience," she spat, looking around at the rather ordinary looking pub.
"Ah but you have to get out to the street to really see the magic!" he said mysteriously (excuse the pun!)
He was right. Harold Evans had gone out the back of the pub, called the leaky cauldron, and tapped some brick in the wall. Lily wasn't really paying much attention as the wall had started opening up into an archway.
The alley was full of shops, filled with allsorts of creatures.
"Right I've got some money already so lets go get your books eh!" her father was looking very at home in the strange little street.
They went to get Lily's books, Petunia moaned all the way, and they got her wand, although the man in the shop was pretty freaky.
"Next your robes!" and they headed towards a shop called Madame Malkin's. Petunia caught a glimpse of a boy inside, he had blonde, almost white, long hair and a strong features, quite good looking if you like that sort of thing!
"Ohh he's nice!" Petunia squealed, "I might have to come in with you Lil!"
"Oh no you don't," I don't want you embarrassing me already, besides isn't he part of the freak show?" Lily jeered. Petunia turned on her heel and followed her mother to a shop called Magical Menagerie.
"Shall we go in?" her father asked.
Lily gulped and went into the robe shop.
"Another Hogwarts?" the lady in the shop sang.
"Yep," Lily whispered.
"Don't be shy!" a voice from behind Lily purred. It was the boy that Petunia saw through the window.
"I'm not shy! Just nervous," she replied.
"Lucius Malfoy, pleased to meet you," he smiled, but not a warm smile.
"Lily Evans," she replied slowly, not smiling at all.
"No need to be cold!" he said, laughing slightly.
"All done," said Madame Malkin, breaking the silence.
Lucius Malfoy stepped of the stand. "I hope to see you in Slitherin Lily!"
"I hope not!" she muttered, she knew about the houses from the story's her dad told.
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Lily and her father met her sister and mother outside Madame Malkin's, her mother was carrying and owl. It was a horned owl large and proud it looked at Lily in a superior manner, she wanted to put him back in his place, "I think I'll call him Sherbet!" she giggled her father smiled at her.
"Good choice!"
With Lily's school supplies and an owl with a disappointed look on his face they flued back home.
"Next stop Hogwarts," Lily thought.
A/N: So what do you think? I am getting to Hogwarts next!!!
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