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DISCLAIMER: Hmm...My name isn't J.K. Rowling....I live in the U.S., not the U.K.....I'm still in school....and I have very little money....You know, I don't think I own Harry Potter!
The large man looked around, peering through the lilac smoke. It was obvious people knew him, because several people shouted greetings toward the newcomer.
"Hello, Hagrid!" the bartender said loudly. "The usual, I suppose?"
The man chuckled. "Not now, Tom. I'm on Hogwarts business." The giant raised his voice. "Firs' years of Hogwarts, c'mon an' follow me!"
Becca jumped up, her eyes sparkling. "Come on, he must mean us!" she yelled. She and Lily started walking fast over to the giant, while Lily saw that Sarah was approaching more slowly. Lily raced back, grabbed Sarah's wrist and started pulling her over to who obvouisly must be Gamekeeper Hagrid.
"C'mon, I don't think he's gonna bite," Lily said, jokingly serious as she dragged her new friend over to the Gamekeeper.
The three were joined by two boys and a set of twin girls when they reached Hagrid. The giant beamed down at them. "This all of yeh?" he asked.
"I guess so," one of the boys answered nervously.
"Alrigh', then. I'm Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper o' the Grounds at Hogwarts. Call me Hagrid. Follow me now," Hagrid said and started toward the back door. Lily was half-running since one Hagrid-step was three of her steps.
When the group exitted, they were in a small alley bare;y big enough to fit them. Hagrid pulled a pink umbrella out of his coat and tapped a brick at the back wall three times. Slowly, the wall folded onto itself, revealing a street filled with shops and busseling shoppers. Lily stared at the street in amazement. Looking at her new friends, Lily saw a wild enthusaim in Becca's eyes while Sarah stared in disbelief.
"Welcome," Hagrid boomed, "to Diagon Alley." He paused before adding, 'the firs' stop will be Gringotts, the wizard bank, and get some wizard money fer yeh." He lead the way down Diagon alley, the group following in awe. The nasty little voice in her head told Lily she probably looked like a cow staring at the interesting shops, but Lily didn't even bother listening.
Gringotts was a large, pure white building at the very end of the alley. Lily saw writing on the doors and read in her mind,
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dea-
The rest was cut off as the large doors opened and Hagrid lead them to a counter. Lily asked her friends, "Did you finish that poem on the door? I only got to 'must pay'."
Becca shook her head. "I got as far as you. Sarah?"
The brunette replied," I got it.
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there."
"Whoa," Lily murmured. Then, for the first time, she noticed whom the emploees of bank were. "What are these creatures?"
Hagrid explained, "Them are goblins. Never mess with 'em." Raising his voice, he added, "One at a time, ban' yer muggle money on the counter. Goblins will get yeh yer wizard money then."
In a line, the first years put exchange their money for strange bronze, silver, and gold coins. "The gold ones are Galleons, silver are Sickles, bronze are Knuts. Seventeen Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle," Hagrid said once the group had left Gingotts."Now, go and get yer supplies. I best be gettin' back to Hogwarts."
With that, Hagrid turned and left. Slowly, Lily, Becca, and Sarah explored Diagon Alley with interest. Lily turned slightly green in the Apothecary and its awful smell. Ollivanders, their next stop for wands, was much better. Lily's wand, ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow, produced a wonderful display of green and orange sparks. Becca had to try half the store before Mr. Ollivander found the wand for her. The next stop was for books, where Lily learned Sarah's intrest in reading by having Lily and Becca their book-crazed friend practically out of the store.
The trip to Madam Malkins Robes for all Occasions, Lily had a bit of a surprise. While she stood on a stool having her robes hemmed by a talkative woman, two boys entered the shop and one seemed very familair to her...
James moaned as his mother dragged him from store to stroe looking for books and quills and other boring things, purposly ignoring Quality Qudditch Supplies, which had a new broom, the Nimbus 1000. When he ran into Sirius Black outside Madam Malkins's, being dragged around by his mother in a very similar way as James, the black haired boy sighed in relief. His mother and Sirius's mom would start gossiping and James and Sirius could sneak off. Unfotunatly for the Quidditch-obsessed boys, their mothers had foreseen the event and sent them into Madam Malkins before they even had a chance.
"This is cruel and unusual punishment," mumbled Sirius.
"What did you do wrong now, Sirius?" asked James.
"I don't know, but it must have been bad for Mom to take me shopping," Sirius replied, forlon.
But inside a great surprise occured that made Sirius glad he had came along. That day, James Potter and Lily Evens declared their "war" on each other. That war lasted almost six years; six years filled with trick candy, hair colorings, daily agruments, and the occansional momentary truce against the Slytherins, none that lasted more than a day.
This is actually starts our continuing story. This begins in James's son Harry Potter's fifth year. When he discovers similaities between his parent's story and his friends' attitudes, will he and two mischivous professors be able to play matchmaker for the two vict...er unsuspecting pair?
We'll see.......
REVIEW, I'M BEGGING!
DISCLAIMER: Hmm...My name isn't J.K. Rowling....I live in the U.S., not the U.K.....I'm still in school....and I have very little money....You know, I don't think I own Harry Potter!
The large man looked around, peering through the lilac smoke. It was obvious people knew him, because several people shouted greetings toward the newcomer.
"Hello, Hagrid!" the bartender said loudly. "The usual, I suppose?"
The man chuckled. "Not now, Tom. I'm on Hogwarts business." The giant raised his voice. "Firs' years of Hogwarts, c'mon an' follow me!"
Becca jumped up, her eyes sparkling. "Come on, he must mean us!" she yelled. She and Lily started walking fast over to the giant, while Lily saw that Sarah was approaching more slowly. Lily raced back, grabbed Sarah's wrist and started pulling her over to who obvouisly must be Gamekeeper Hagrid.
"C'mon, I don't think he's gonna bite," Lily said, jokingly serious as she dragged her new friend over to the Gamekeeper.
The three were joined by two boys and a set of twin girls when they reached Hagrid. The giant beamed down at them. "This all of yeh?" he asked.
"I guess so," one of the boys answered nervously.
"Alrigh', then. I'm Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper o' the Grounds at Hogwarts. Call me Hagrid. Follow me now," Hagrid said and started toward the back door. Lily was half-running since one Hagrid-step was three of her steps.
When the group exitted, they were in a small alley bare;y big enough to fit them. Hagrid pulled a pink umbrella out of his coat and tapped a brick at the back wall three times. Slowly, the wall folded onto itself, revealing a street filled with shops and busseling shoppers. Lily stared at the street in amazement. Looking at her new friends, Lily saw a wild enthusaim in Becca's eyes while Sarah stared in disbelief.
"Welcome," Hagrid boomed, "to Diagon Alley." He paused before adding, 'the firs' stop will be Gringotts, the wizard bank, and get some wizard money fer yeh." He lead the way down Diagon alley, the group following in awe. The nasty little voice in her head told Lily she probably looked like a cow staring at the interesting shops, but Lily didn't even bother listening.
Gringotts was a large, pure white building at the very end of the alley. Lily saw writing on the doors and read in her mind,
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dea-
The rest was cut off as the large doors opened and Hagrid lead them to a counter. Lily asked her friends, "Did you finish that poem on the door? I only got to 'must pay'."
Becca shook her head. "I got as far as you. Sarah?"
The brunette replied," I got it.
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there."
"Whoa," Lily murmured. Then, for the first time, she noticed whom the emploees of bank were. "What are these creatures?"
Hagrid explained, "Them are goblins. Never mess with 'em." Raising his voice, he added, "One at a time, ban' yer muggle money on the counter. Goblins will get yeh yer wizard money then."
In a line, the first years put exchange their money for strange bronze, silver, and gold coins. "The gold ones are Galleons, silver are Sickles, bronze are Knuts. Seventeen Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle," Hagrid said once the group had left Gingotts."Now, go and get yer supplies. I best be gettin' back to Hogwarts."
With that, Hagrid turned and left. Slowly, Lily, Becca, and Sarah explored Diagon Alley with interest. Lily turned slightly green in the Apothecary and its awful smell. Ollivanders, their next stop for wands, was much better. Lily's wand, ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow, produced a wonderful display of green and orange sparks. Becca had to try half the store before Mr. Ollivander found the wand for her. The next stop was for books, where Lily learned Sarah's intrest in reading by having Lily and Becca their book-crazed friend practically out of the store.
The trip to Madam Malkins Robes for all Occasions, Lily had a bit of a surprise. While she stood on a stool having her robes hemmed by a talkative woman, two boys entered the shop and one seemed very familair to her...
James moaned as his mother dragged him from store to stroe looking for books and quills and other boring things, purposly ignoring Quality Qudditch Supplies, which had a new broom, the Nimbus 1000. When he ran into Sirius Black outside Madam Malkins's, being dragged around by his mother in a very similar way as James, the black haired boy sighed in relief. His mother and Sirius's mom would start gossiping and James and Sirius could sneak off. Unfotunatly for the Quidditch-obsessed boys, their mothers had foreseen the event and sent them into Madam Malkins before they even had a chance.
"This is cruel and unusual punishment," mumbled Sirius.
"What did you do wrong now, Sirius?" asked James.
"I don't know, but it must have been bad for Mom to take me shopping," Sirius replied, forlon.
But inside a great surprise occured that made Sirius glad he had came along. That day, James Potter and Lily Evens declared their "war" on each other. That war lasted almost six years; six years filled with trick candy, hair colorings, daily agruments, and the occansional momentary truce against the Slytherins, none that lasted more than a day.
This is actually starts our continuing story. This begins in James's son Harry Potter's fifth year. When he discovers similaities between his parent's story and his friends' attitudes, will he and two mischivous professors be able to play matchmaker for the two vict...er unsuspecting pair?
We'll see.......
REVIEW, I'M BEGGING!