Note My first Harry Potter fic. This is hopefully a Lily and James work, but it might change over the um...chappers. Thanks a bunch. Now enjoy

Diagon Alley

Lily stared at the assortment of shops in front of her. People dressed in fancy robes like Professor McGonagoll walked back and forth with great backs of packed full with stuff in their pockets. Signs hung out of windows with big, bright, colorful letters running back and forth across the shops. One particular shop caught Lily's eye.

It was a small, only a single story, with a bright banner flying above it connected to three broomsticks. Outside were racks and racks of broomsticks carelessly put down on the street. People admired these broomsticks like they were gold. Broomsticks were thrown casually in the window with signs saying:

Morning Star Gold
Saviors of All Wizards

Another, Lily could tell, was the Shops name.

Sweep Rakes Finest Brooms
Home of the new Nimbus series

Lily looked up at the sign flying in the sky, and found it was an advertisement.

Come 1, Come All
 To Sweep Rakes First
 We Guarantee our Best
 Or An Unforgivable Curse

"Come along Miss Evans. We need to get your money." Professor McGonagoll called to Lily. Lily, stunned by the site of Diagon Alley, responded flatly, "Yes Mother." It was a big mistake.

"Now, Miss Evans. I am not your mother, not anymore. I will not be called mother or mum. I will be called Professor McGonagoll. Professor, Or Ma'am. Do I make myself clear?" Lily cast her eyes to the ground, not bothering to answer. "Good, then it is time we go to Gringotts an..."

"Er...Professor. Where are we, and what is Gringotts?" Asked Lily with a confused look on her face.

"Why that is simple Miss Evans..." Professor McGonagoll started, but was interrupted by Lily.

"Professor, its Lily."

"Miss Lily..."

"No Professor, LILY."

"Very well then, Lily. Will you let me carry on with your answer." Lily grew silent. "We are at Diagon Alley, as you have probably fathomed by now. it is a shopping center, simply speaking. Here, you can buy almost anything legal in the whole wizarding world, whether it be wands, cauldrons, magical pets, jokes, or broomsticks; it can be found here." Professor McGonagoll started walking again, but stopped, quickly adding, "If it is legal." She continued.

"Gringotts is the only bank the wizards have, if you don't count the poorly kept personal banks that are being ravaged by Giant tribes right now.."*ErrHmm* The Professor cleared her throat. "it starts in the heart on London, an spreads to thrice its size underground. We would extend further, but a nest of Depthory's was found a few years back. The tunnel connecting to it was destroyed."

"I'm sorry Professor, but what is a Depthory?"

"A Depthory is a cave demon. They build their tunnels underground, minding their own business, until they are roused. In 1803, a Depthory nest was found in a French Wizarding Colony. The French Wizards wanted them removed, but they wouldn't go, so they attacked. The Depthory's, usually very gentle creatures, fought back. The French Colony was attacked, and destroyed. It took the Prime Minister back then 150 years to calm everyone down." Lily acted as if she was going to open her mouth, but Professor McGonagoll stopped her.

"The Prime Minister is the Head of the Ministry of Magic, which works around the clock to keep the Wizarding World a hushed secret from the Muggle world. Muggle, is another name for humans., or people without magic;

Gringotts, as I was saying, spreads out nnder London. In those mines are countless numbers of wizard vaults. Wizards keep their money those vaults, because it is the safest place in the world, except probably Hogwarts. The vaults used to number around 2,000, but the Depthory attacks are slowly bringing them down. I'm quit sure your vault is still in tact."

"My vault. Aren't I using your vault, and your money?" asked Lily in a quaky voice.

"Why of course not. Me Mum left part of her life earnings to me, her daughter, and you, her grandaughter. But enough of that, we are here. Welcome to Gringotts."

Lily left the bustling streets of Diagon Alley, and entered a dream.