Lily sat on her bed and reread her letter for the third time."Where do I
get my supplies? Hmm.There's something here.The Leaky Cauldron."
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Lily stepped out of her room wearing a pair of hip huggers and a nice tank top. Her mother was waiting for her downstairs with the Hogwarts list of supplies. They drove to the alley in which the Leaky cauldron was supposed to be located." So, where is this pub supposed to be located?" Lily's mother, Fiona asked her. "I see it. Its over there." Lily said and pointed towards the end of the alley. Fiona concentrated hard. She could see it! They parked the car and stepped inside. It was crowded with many witches, wizards and all sorts of other people. "Hey? Muggles are ya?" asked a man who looked like the bar tender. "Pardon me? What did you call us? We are looking for.err.Dia-gon alley." Fiona replied." Oh! Well why didn't ya tell me before? Come on.follow me." The Bartender introduced himself as Tom and led them to a gray stonewall. He took out a long smooth stick and tapped a particular one and the stonewall magically parted revealing a narrow alley filled with witches and wizards and tons of shops." Thank You" Lily said and stepped to explore the alley. She got a map from a friendly looking witch who understood that they were lost. She went into a bank called Gringots and Fiona exchanged some muggle money for galleons, sickles and Knuts. She gazed into the supply list." Robes. Mum I need to get robes." "Well this looks like an ideal place to get robes. Madam Malkins Robes for all occasions." Fiona said pointing at the location where Madam Malkin's Robe shop was. They made their way there. "Hogwarts, dear?" a squat witch who turned out to be Madam Malkin asked Lily. "Yes." Lily answered.
After getting her robes, books, cauldron, crystal phials, telescope, brass scales and a brown owl that Lily decided to name "Lynette", they had only one thing left to get. A wand. Fiona was particularly interested in this. They made their way to the only shop that seemed to sell wands, Ollivanders: Makers of fine wands since 382 B.C. Lily entered the shop with Fiona. But, they had to wait as there was already a customer being served. Lily took a look upon the boy who was choosing a wand. He had messy, jet-black hair and brown eyes." No, no!" wailed an old man and snatched the wand in his hands. The old man was clearly Mr.Ollivander. "Here. Try this. Mahogany, eleven inches, Pliable, excellent wand for transfiguration." He handed the wand to the boy. He waved it and a stream of red and gold sparks shot out from its tip. "Excellent Mr. Potter. You have found your perfect wand or should I should say the wand has found its master. Good day to you. That would be seven Galleons." Said Mr.Ollivander. The boy paid seven galleons and made his way out of the shop. "Potter? Sounds vaguely familiar.Have I heard that name before??"Thought Lily. But, when Mr.Ollivander called her, she put that thought out of her mind and moved forward. "Lets see. What might your name be young miss?" He asked her." Lily Evans. "Lily replied."Miss.Evans. hmm.which is your wand arm?"he asked her while taking out a measuring tape."Er.Right, I think."
They tried out many wands, but nothing seemed to fit Lily. Finally Mr.Ollivander took out a wand," Ten and a quarter inches, Willow." Lily grasped the wand and she felt a surge of warmth pass through her whole body. She gave it a wave and red and gold sparks shot out of the tip. This was it. It was the perfect wand for her.
They paid Mr.Ollivander and made their way back through the Leaky cauldron to their car. But just as they were about to leave, the boy with jet-black hair and a lady were walking that way. Lily and Fiona overheard them saying," I hope you don't misplace your train ticket, James." Train Ticket? Of course! They had forgotten all about it! They dashed back into Diagon Alley and got their ticket. It read: Platform Nine and three Quarters. "Huh??" exclaimed Lily. Just then a boy with sandy hair and another boy with dark brown hair had turned up at the ticket booth with two ladies who looked like their mothers. The boys were arguing over something. One of the ladies came over to the lost looking Lily and asked," Are you all right? You look lost." It was Fiona who answered, "Well, we just took a look at the ticket and it says Platform nine and three Quarters in Kings Cross. But, there's no such platform there. "."Oh. Well not to worry. Why don't we meet there on the first of September?" she asked. Fiona agreed and she made her way back to their car with Lily.
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On the first of September, Lily woke up at 5 am and could not go back to sleep. She just took out her supply list and checked for the millionth time that week that she had everything. After that, she picked some of her favorite muggle clothing and packed it with her other stuff in her trunk. By the time she had finished doing this, it was 8.15 and she freshened up and went down for breakfast. She pecked George on the cheek and ignored Petunia muttering of "Freokozoid". She sat down and gobbled down her breakfast and spent sometime playing with George. It was 9.45 and she was fully dressed and was ready to go to Kings Cross. Petunia had no choice but to follow her family to drop Lily off. Fiona and Lily's father, Fred both found the sandy haired boys mother, Mrs.Lupin. "Okay. To get onto the platform, you have to walk right through the barrier connecting platforms nine and ten." Lily was stunned when Mrs.Lupin finished saying this. She was really nervous. When it was fifteen minutes to eleven, Lily ran towards the barrier. Her eyes shut tight. She was going to crash onto it. She kept running and heard a lot of rumbling. But before she could open her eyes, CRASH! She had knocked onto something. She opened her eyes. She was lying on the floor in front of Platform nine and three quarter and before her lay the boy with jet-black hair.
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Lily stepped out of her room wearing a pair of hip huggers and a nice tank top. Her mother was waiting for her downstairs with the Hogwarts list of supplies. They drove to the alley in which the Leaky cauldron was supposed to be located." So, where is this pub supposed to be located?" Lily's mother, Fiona asked her. "I see it. Its over there." Lily said and pointed towards the end of the alley. Fiona concentrated hard. She could see it! They parked the car and stepped inside. It was crowded with many witches, wizards and all sorts of other people. "Hey? Muggles are ya?" asked a man who looked like the bar tender. "Pardon me? What did you call us? We are looking for.err.Dia-gon alley." Fiona replied." Oh! Well why didn't ya tell me before? Come on.follow me." The Bartender introduced himself as Tom and led them to a gray stonewall. He took out a long smooth stick and tapped a particular one and the stonewall magically parted revealing a narrow alley filled with witches and wizards and tons of shops." Thank You" Lily said and stepped to explore the alley. She got a map from a friendly looking witch who understood that they were lost. She went into a bank called Gringots and Fiona exchanged some muggle money for galleons, sickles and Knuts. She gazed into the supply list." Robes. Mum I need to get robes." "Well this looks like an ideal place to get robes. Madam Malkins Robes for all occasions." Fiona said pointing at the location where Madam Malkin's Robe shop was. They made their way there. "Hogwarts, dear?" a squat witch who turned out to be Madam Malkin asked Lily. "Yes." Lily answered.
After getting her robes, books, cauldron, crystal phials, telescope, brass scales and a brown owl that Lily decided to name "Lynette", they had only one thing left to get. A wand. Fiona was particularly interested in this. They made their way to the only shop that seemed to sell wands, Ollivanders: Makers of fine wands since 382 B.C. Lily entered the shop with Fiona. But, they had to wait as there was already a customer being served. Lily took a look upon the boy who was choosing a wand. He had messy, jet-black hair and brown eyes." No, no!" wailed an old man and snatched the wand in his hands. The old man was clearly Mr.Ollivander. "Here. Try this. Mahogany, eleven inches, Pliable, excellent wand for transfiguration." He handed the wand to the boy. He waved it and a stream of red and gold sparks shot out from its tip. "Excellent Mr. Potter. You have found your perfect wand or should I should say the wand has found its master. Good day to you. That would be seven Galleons." Said Mr.Ollivander. The boy paid seven galleons and made his way out of the shop. "Potter? Sounds vaguely familiar.Have I heard that name before??"Thought Lily. But, when Mr.Ollivander called her, she put that thought out of her mind and moved forward. "Lets see. What might your name be young miss?" He asked her." Lily Evans. "Lily replied."Miss.Evans. hmm.which is your wand arm?"he asked her while taking out a measuring tape."Er.Right, I think."
They tried out many wands, but nothing seemed to fit Lily. Finally Mr.Ollivander took out a wand," Ten and a quarter inches, Willow." Lily grasped the wand and she felt a surge of warmth pass through her whole body. She gave it a wave and red and gold sparks shot out of the tip. This was it. It was the perfect wand for her.
They paid Mr.Ollivander and made their way back through the Leaky cauldron to their car. But just as they were about to leave, the boy with jet-black hair and a lady were walking that way. Lily and Fiona overheard them saying," I hope you don't misplace your train ticket, James." Train Ticket? Of course! They had forgotten all about it! They dashed back into Diagon Alley and got their ticket. It read: Platform Nine and three Quarters. "Huh??" exclaimed Lily. Just then a boy with sandy hair and another boy with dark brown hair had turned up at the ticket booth with two ladies who looked like their mothers. The boys were arguing over something. One of the ladies came over to the lost looking Lily and asked," Are you all right? You look lost." It was Fiona who answered, "Well, we just took a look at the ticket and it says Platform nine and three Quarters in Kings Cross. But, there's no such platform there. "."Oh. Well not to worry. Why don't we meet there on the first of September?" she asked. Fiona agreed and she made her way back to their car with Lily.
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On the first of September, Lily woke up at 5 am and could not go back to sleep. She just took out her supply list and checked for the millionth time that week that she had everything. After that, she picked some of her favorite muggle clothing and packed it with her other stuff in her trunk. By the time she had finished doing this, it was 8.15 and she freshened up and went down for breakfast. She pecked George on the cheek and ignored Petunia muttering of "Freokozoid". She sat down and gobbled down her breakfast and spent sometime playing with George. It was 9.45 and she was fully dressed and was ready to go to Kings Cross. Petunia had no choice but to follow her family to drop Lily off. Fiona and Lily's father, Fred both found the sandy haired boys mother, Mrs.Lupin. "Okay. To get onto the platform, you have to walk right through the barrier connecting platforms nine and ten." Lily was stunned when Mrs.Lupin finished saying this. She was really nervous. When it was fifteen minutes to eleven, Lily ran towards the barrier. Her eyes shut tight. She was going to crash onto it. She kept running and heard a lot of rumbling. But before she could open her eyes, CRASH! She had knocked onto something. She opened her eyes. She was lying on the floor in front of Platform nine and three quarter and before her lay the boy with jet-black hair.