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Chapter 2
As they walked up the stairs towards Gringots, Rose was shocked and surprised to see whom or what opened the door for her. "Lily, what was that?" She asked her daughter out of the corner of her mouth.
"Oh that? That was a goblin. Goblins run and own all of Gringots." Lily stated as she walked up to the nearest teller. "Hello! We would like to exchange muggle money into wizard money please. Also, we would like to open a new account." Her business like tone made her mother realize that Lily was in charge here, and not her. Rose was only here as the woman with the money.
A scratchy voice broke through her thoughts. "Yes, yes of course. Well here you are, this is the key to your new vault. And how much would you like to deposit into it?"
"100 Galleons." Rose said before she knew what she was even saying. Where that came from, she wasn't sure. Once she was able to understand what she said she told Lily that it was only for emergencies and that if she needed money for supplies she should owl her and she will send money.
Once all of the money things were sorted out, they headed back onto the crowded street. They decided to start on one side of the street and work their way around the whole alley. Rose was a champion bargain hunter, but since she did not know the merchandise very well, she couldn't really haggle or know if something was over priced. It burned her insides to have to pay full price, but there was nothing she could do. They went into so many stores that even Petunia would be tired of shopping by the time they were done, and that was saying something. Lily was not even tired; her adrenaline kept her going throughout the whole day. Normally she needed to stop and rest everyone once in awhile because of her crutches, but today she felt like she could do a marathon still.
"Lily, is there anything else on your list you still need?" Rose breathed as she got to sit down and rest her tired feet.
"Well, not that I need exactly, but there is something I would want. I mean Petunia broke my book bag, so I was wondering if there was any way I could get an owl. It would be so useful and that way I could write home more often!" After Lily said this while looking at her shoes, she shifted her gaze to look hopefully at her mother's face.
"Well, alright, I guess that will be ok. Do you have in mind what kind of owl you would like?" Rose said watching her daughter's face light up in a way that made her happy to know she brought upon that happiness.
"I'm not really sure. I think I will know once I see all of my choices though!"
"Ok honey. Let's go!" Rose said as she prepared herself to stand back up, something she was not looking forward to doing. As she expected, it was not an enjoyable experience.
The two headed down the alley towards the store they wanted, they had gotten to know the little street quite well that afternoon. As they entered the small store Lily coughed at the sudden smell that met her nose. Now came the hard part, choosing which one she liked best. Lily looked around and made a list of pros and cons in her head, crossing some off her lost right away, and keeping others on for closer consideration.
Rose smiled as she watched her daughter move slowly through the shop. She could just see the mental list going on inside Lily's head. Her daughter was nothing if not organized. Well, as long as she had a while to wait, she might as well find a place to sit down. However, Lady Luck was not on her side, seeing as there was nowhere to sit down in the whole store, she would just have to suffer.
One hour later
"Lily, we have been here for over an hour! I need to go home and make dinner, have you decided on an owl yet?" Rose exclaimed out of frustration. Of course she wanted to give Lily the time she needed, but this was just going too far.
"Well, not exactly. I have it narrowed down to two owls, but I'm not sure which I like better." Lily said chewing on her bottom lip, unsure of which to chose.
Little did the two of them know, across the store, a young boy with messy black hair was having the same problem.
"James Potter!!! Make up your mind! We must get home right away, I am sick of waiting, get a move on!"
"MOM! I'm working on it! I can't seem to decide which is best, the tawny owl or the other tawny. Why does it have to be so hard?" The eleven-year- old boy said, furrowing his eyebrows.
"Ok mom, I've decided!" They both yelled pointing at the same owl at the same time.
Rose knew this was not going to end well when she heard someone else yell the same thing as Lily. "Oh well, might as well get this over with." She thought to herself as she walked over to her daughter.
Lily turned looking at the boy next to her who had the nerve to want her owl! Then she realized that he didn't look mean or evil. He was just a regular kid who wanted an owl, which just happened to be the one she wanted. She couldn't hold that against him.
"Well, I guess you can have that owl, and I will have the other one I wanted." Lily said with a smile on her face, wanting to be a nice person to others.
"No, that's ok, you can have it, and I will take this one." James said remembering the rules and etiquette that his parents taught him. After all, she's a girl and she should get the owl. It was only right.
"No, I insist, I don't need this one, you can take it. You saw it first; I only noticed that one fifteen minutes ago. It's all yours." Lily stated trying to push the cage into his hands.
"There is no way I am taking this owl. Either you take it or neither of us has it, because I refuse to take it. That's just the way it is." James told her handing her the cage, and grabbing the other one that he was looking at. He then motioned to his mother to follow him and walked away from Lily.
"Please take it, I don't feel right taking it from you!" Lily said pleading with his back, even though she could tell from the way he said it, he wasn't going to buy the owl. "Well, if he's ok with it, I might as well take it. It's no skin off my nose." She thought to herself as she walked up to the register with both mothers following their children with shocked looks on their faces, the two kids had solved this on their own, civilly! It was every mothers dream come true!
"Well, I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Rose Evans." She said sticking out her hand to shake the woman's.
"Harmony Potter" She stated taking Rose's hand. "And that would be my son James."
"Oh yes, and my daughter Lily." She told her motioning to Lily at the counter.
"I'm surprised they were able to settle that so nicely! Normally James would have been pig headed and would have fought with Lily until he died!"
"I know! Lily is the same way! It's shocking, but definitely welcome!"
Meanwhile Lily and James were introducing themselves to one another. They both were also learning that they would be going to Hogwarts together.
"You'll want to be in Gryffindor, it's the best house, although Ravenclaw is not bad, it just is really obsessed with homework and studying. Slytherin is completely awful; everyone evil is in that house. Hufflepuffs aren't bad, but they are kind of airheads." James said explaining the different houses to Lily.
"I see, well, I hope I'm placed in the right house, and not Slytherin. That would be awful! I'm not evil in the slightest!" Lily said as she handed over some money to the lady at the register. "And besides, I like the sound of Gryffindor. It seems like a lot fun happens in that house!"
"It does. What's your Quiditch team?" He asked with excitement all over his face.
Lily could tell he really enjoyed the sport, even if she only knew the basic rules by reading, it did sound fascinating and exciting. "Well, I don't really have a team, because I am muggle born. I only found out I was a witch this morning. I have been reading about it though, and it sounds wonderful!"
"It's bloody brilliant! Oh, well I'll teach you all about it! I wish first years were allowed on the house team. I'll train so I can play next year though." James said this so fast that Lily had a hard time keeping up.
"Ok James, please restrain yourself, you are scaring the poor girl! I'm sorry Lily; he just enjoys the sport a little too much. Just cut him off before he gets on a role, or he will talk your ear off." Harmony said as the two mothers walked up behind their children.
"I'll keep that in mind, thank you Mrs. Potter." Lily said looking at James' mom for the first time. She really was beautiful. Not only in her looks, although those were gorgeous as well, she also had an air about her that gave you the feeling that she had the best heart in the world. She was the prettiest woman Lily had ever seen.
"Well, I'm sorry to break this up, but Lily we must get home now. I need to make dinner before Petunia tries to make something herself." Mrs. Evans said when there was a lull in the conversation.
Lily cringed at the thought of Petunia cooking. It was not a pretty sight. "Ok Mum, you have a point, we wouldn't want that to happen. James, I guess I will see you on The Hogwarts Express. Thank you for letting me get the owl!"
"No problem, see you then! Also, to get onto the platform, just walk in between the barriers of nine and ten into the wall, you will get on the train from there." James said waving to Lily as she walked out the door.
"Well James, that was very polite of you to offer the owl to Lily. I am very proud of you! Is there a possibility that you like her?" Harmony said looking at her son with the look in her eye of a mother with a scheme.
"Mum! Not at all! She is just a nice person! I wouldn't want to think of her like that! She's just a girl that I would like to be friends with! I can't believe you even thought that!" James said looking at his mother with disgust.
"Well, you can't blame a person for trying to find you a nice girl! Ok, let's go, your father is expecting us at the manor." She said walking towards the fireplace in the shop while reaching into a pouch she kept in her purse. As she sprinkled some floo powder onto the flames James stepped into the fireplace and yelled "Potter Manor!" before spinning away into a chimney. Once she saw that he was safely off, she disappeared with a pop.
Meanwhile on the street
"Well Lily, it looks like you have already made your first friend! That's very nice! And he was such a handsome boy too, you have wonderful luck!" Rose said as they walked back towards the exit to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Oh my goodness Mum!!!! That is horrible! I don't want think of James like that! He was just a nice person whom I would like to be friends with, nothing more! I'm only eleven for goodness sake!" Lily said looking at her mother with a shocked/ disturbed look on her face.
"Sorry honey, I know I used to hate it when my mother did that to me too, I'll try and stop." She replied with an apologetic look on her face. "Now, lets get home and show Petunia what we bought!"
"Not that she will care." Lily muttered under her breath following her mother to their car.
A/N: OK, I am soooooo sorry that this took too long, but school has been so hectic and my entire family has been sick. I am now sick, so if the last couple parts don't make sense, sorry, but I have been stopping every sentence to blow my nose. Ok, please tell me your thoughts!
Chapter 2
As they walked up the stairs towards Gringots, Rose was shocked and surprised to see whom or what opened the door for her. "Lily, what was that?" She asked her daughter out of the corner of her mouth.
"Oh that? That was a goblin. Goblins run and own all of Gringots." Lily stated as she walked up to the nearest teller. "Hello! We would like to exchange muggle money into wizard money please. Also, we would like to open a new account." Her business like tone made her mother realize that Lily was in charge here, and not her. Rose was only here as the woman with the money.
A scratchy voice broke through her thoughts. "Yes, yes of course. Well here you are, this is the key to your new vault. And how much would you like to deposit into it?"
"100 Galleons." Rose said before she knew what she was even saying. Where that came from, she wasn't sure. Once she was able to understand what she said she told Lily that it was only for emergencies and that if she needed money for supplies she should owl her and she will send money.
Once all of the money things were sorted out, they headed back onto the crowded street. They decided to start on one side of the street and work their way around the whole alley. Rose was a champion bargain hunter, but since she did not know the merchandise very well, she couldn't really haggle or know if something was over priced. It burned her insides to have to pay full price, but there was nothing she could do. They went into so many stores that even Petunia would be tired of shopping by the time they were done, and that was saying something. Lily was not even tired; her adrenaline kept her going throughout the whole day. Normally she needed to stop and rest everyone once in awhile because of her crutches, but today she felt like she could do a marathon still.
"Lily, is there anything else on your list you still need?" Rose breathed as she got to sit down and rest her tired feet.
"Well, not that I need exactly, but there is something I would want. I mean Petunia broke my book bag, so I was wondering if there was any way I could get an owl. It would be so useful and that way I could write home more often!" After Lily said this while looking at her shoes, she shifted her gaze to look hopefully at her mother's face.
"Well, alright, I guess that will be ok. Do you have in mind what kind of owl you would like?" Rose said watching her daughter's face light up in a way that made her happy to know she brought upon that happiness.
"I'm not really sure. I think I will know once I see all of my choices though!"
"Ok honey. Let's go!" Rose said as she prepared herself to stand back up, something she was not looking forward to doing. As she expected, it was not an enjoyable experience.
The two headed down the alley towards the store they wanted, they had gotten to know the little street quite well that afternoon. As they entered the small store Lily coughed at the sudden smell that met her nose. Now came the hard part, choosing which one she liked best. Lily looked around and made a list of pros and cons in her head, crossing some off her lost right away, and keeping others on for closer consideration.
Rose smiled as she watched her daughter move slowly through the shop. She could just see the mental list going on inside Lily's head. Her daughter was nothing if not organized. Well, as long as she had a while to wait, she might as well find a place to sit down. However, Lady Luck was not on her side, seeing as there was nowhere to sit down in the whole store, she would just have to suffer.
One hour later
"Lily, we have been here for over an hour! I need to go home and make dinner, have you decided on an owl yet?" Rose exclaimed out of frustration. Of course she wanted to give Lily the time she needed, but this was just going too far.
"Well, not exactly. I have it narrowed down to two owls, but I'm not sure which I like better." Lily said chewing on her bottom lip, unsure of which to chose.
Little did the two of them know, across the store, a young boy with messy black hair was having the same problem.
"James Potter!!! Make up your mind! We must get home right away, I am sick of waiting, get a move on!"
"MOM! I'm working on it! I can't seem to decide which is best, the tawny owl or the other tawny. Why does it have to be so hard?" The eleven-year- old boy said, furrowing his eyebrows.
"Ok mom, I've decided!" They both yelled pointing at the same owl at the same time.
Rose knew this was not going to end well when she heard someone else yell the same thing as Lily. "Oh well, might as well get this over with." She thought to herself as she walked over to her daughter.
Lily turned looking at the boy next to her who had the nerve to want her owl! Then she realized that he didn't look mean or evil. He was just a regular kid who wanted an owl, which just happened to be the one she wanted. She couldn't hold that against him.
"Well, I guess you can have that owl, and I will have the other one I wanted." Lily said with a smile on her face, wanting to be a nice person to others.
"No, that's ok, you can have it, and I will take this one." James said remembering the rules and etiquette that his parents taught him. After all, she's a girl and she should get the owl. It was only right.
"No, I insist, I don't need this one, you can take it. You saw it first; I only noticed that one fifteen minutes ago. It's all yours." Lily stated trying to push the cage into his hands.
"There is no way I am taking this owl. Either you take it or neither of us has it, because I refuse to take it. That's just the way it is." James told her handing her the cage, and grabbing the other one that he was looking at. He then motioned to his mother to follow him and walked away from Lily.
"Please take it, I don't feel right taking it from you!" Lily said pleading with his back, even though she could tell from the way he said it, he wasn't going to buy the owl. "Well, if he's ok with it, I might as well take it. It's no skin off my nose." She thought to herself as she walked up to the register with both mothers following their children with shocked looks on their faces, the two kids had solved this on their own, civilly! It was every mothers dream come true!
"Well, I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Rose Evans." She said sticking out her hand to shake the woman's.
"Harmony Potter" She stated taking Rose's hand. "And that would be my son James."
"Oh yes, and my daughter Lily." She told her motioning to Lily at the counter.
"I'm surprised they were able to settle that so nicely! Normally James would have been pig headed and would have fought with Lily until he died!"
"I know! Lily is the same way! It's shocking, but definitely welcome!"
Meanwhile Lily and James were introducing themselves to one another. They both were also learning that they would be going to Hogwarts together.
"You'll want to be in Gryffindor, it's the best house, although Ravenclaw is not bad, it just is really obsessed with homework and studying. Slytherin is completely awful; everyone evil is in that house. Hufflepuffs aren't bad, but they are kind of airheads." James said explaining the different houses to Lily.
"I see, well, I hope I'm placed in the right house, and not Slytherin. That would be awful! I'm not evil in the slightest!" Lily said as she handed over some money to the lady at the register. "And besides, I like the sound of Gryffindor. It seems like a lot fun happens in that house!"
"It does. What's your Quiditch team?" He asked with excitement all over his face.
Lily could tell he really enjoyed the sport, even if she only knew the basic rules by reading, it did sound fascinating and exciting. "Well, I don't really have a team, because I am muggle born. I only found out I was a witch this morning. I have been reading about it though, and it sounds wonderful!"
"It's bloody brilliant! Oh, well I'll teach you all about it! I wish first years were allowed on the house team. I'll train so I can play next year though." James said this so fast that Lily had a hard time keeping up.
"Ok James, please restrain yourself, you are scaring the poor girl! I'm sorry Lily; he just enjoys the sport a little too much. Just cut him off before he gets on a role, or he will talk your ear off." Harmony said as the two mothers walked up behind their children.
"I'll keep that in mind, thank you Mrs. Potter." Lily said looking at James' mom for the first time. She really was beautiful. Not only in her looks, although those were gorgeous as well, she also had an air about her that gave you the feeling that she had the best heart in the world. She was the prettiest woman Lily had ever seen.
"Well, I'm sorry to break this up, but Lily we must get home now. I need to make dinner before Petunia tries to make something herself." Mrs. Evans said when there was a lull in the conversation.
Lily cringed at the thought of Petunia cooking. It was not a pretty sight. "Ok Mum, you have a point, we wouldn't want that to happen. James, I guess I will see you on The Hogwarts Express. Thank you for letting me get the owl!"
"No problem, see you then! Also, to get onto the platform, just walk in between the barriers of nine and ten into the wall, you will get on the train from there." James said waving to Lily as she walked out the door.
"Well James, that was very polite of you to offer the owl to Lily. I am very proud of you! Is there a possibility that you like her?" Harmony said looking at her son with the look in her eye of a mother with a scheme.
"Mum! Not at all! She is just a nice person! I wouldn't want to think of her like that! She's just a girl that I would like to be friends with! I can't believe you even thought that!" James said looking at his mother with disgust.
"Well, you can't blame a person for trying to find you a nice girl! Ok, let's go, your father is expecting us at the manor." She said walking towards the fireplace in the shop while reaching into a pouch she kept in her purse. As she sprinkled some floo powder onto the flames James stepped into the fireplace and yelled "Potter Manor!" before spinning away into a chimney. Once she saw that he was safely off, she disappeared with a pop.
Meanwhile on the street
"Well Lily, it looks like you have already made your first friend! That's very nice! And he was such a handsome boy too, you have wonderful luck!" Rose said as they walked back towards the exit to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Oh my goodness Mum!!!! That is horrible! I don't want think of James like that! He was just a nice person whom I would like to be friends with, nothing more! I'm only eleven for goodness sake!" Lily said looking at her mother with a shocked/ disturbed look on her face.
"Sorry honey, I know I used to hate it when my mother did that to me too, I'll try and stop." She replied with an apologetic look on her face. "Now, lets get home and show Petunia what we bought!"
"Not that she will care." Lily muttered under her breath following her mother to their car.
A/N: OK, I am soooooo sorry that this took too long, but school has been so hectic and my entire family has been sick. I am now sick, so if the last couple parts don't make sense, sorry, but I have been stopping every sentence to blow my nose. Ok, please tell me your thoughts!