Chapter 4
Greetings at Diagon Ally
"WAKE UP SARAH! EVIE!" It was Ray he was obviously up and about. How he had so much energy after that plane trip Sarah had no clue, and neither did Evie for that matter. Eight long hours over a great blue ocean the muggles called the Atlantic, Eight long hours with a little five year old muggle kicking and screaming behind her seat, Eight long hours with Ray staring at a mirror going on about himself, and worst of all eight long hours of Pettigrew going over and over Lord Voldemort's plan. Sarah couldn't take it anymore; she couldn't even move she was so tired. But she had no choice but to get up after Evie pulled her covers off. "Come on Sarah Ray's got breakfast waiting down in the parlor.... I hope it's a private one." Evie moaned as she walked off to get dressed.
"Yeah cause if the people who come here are as horrible as this place, then I'm gonna hope our parlor is private." Sarah muttered.
An old wizard who was the owner and the bar tender escorted the girls to their parlor, and his name was Tom. "Peter did we have to stay here?" Ray cried wiping his area on the table in front of him. "Why couldn't we stay at a muggle hotel?" he continued, "I mean they have really nice hotels with what do they call it...Room service!" Ray finished.
"Sorry chum but the Leakey Cauldron is the best." Peter Pettigrew smiled, "Even if it doesn't look it.." he added. Pettigrew sounded very pleased with himself for choosing The Leakey Cauldron as a place to stay at.
"Well I don't care what you think this place is a dump!" Sarah hollered.
"I totally agree with you Sarah" Ray put an arm around her and she elbowed him in the crouch.
"GET OFF OF ME YOU DORK!!" Sarah hollered at Ray. Ray started jumping around the parlor holding his nuts, moaning in pain. Sarah looked at him, "Serves you right. You know better than anyone not to touch me." She scolded him harshly, and crossed her arms. Evie sniggered behind Sarah. "You two aren't girls you're both demons!" Ray hollered
"Thank you" Sarah and Evie said together.
"OWWWW!" Ray continued to holler.
"Ok girls that's enough it's time to go through the gateway to Diagon Ally."
~*~*~*~
"Alright Harry after Ron" Mrs. Weasely said to Harry as they were leaving to go to Diagon Ally by the usually floo powder. "Then you Hermione dear."
"Ok"
"Diagon Ally!" Harry shouted and he disappeared. Fireplaces were whirling around him, Harry closed his eyes and after a good five minuets he fell on the ground. When he opened his eyes he saw the bright sunlight and there was an elderly witch bending down to help him up. "Are you okay dearie?" The lady asked.
"Yes, thank you." Harry stood up and brushed himself off, then he heard a thud and then another, and another. It was Hermione, then Ginny, then Mrs. Weasely. "Ok dears you can go and buy your things if you must you may stop at Gringotts and get your money. " Mrs. Weasely said, Harry grabbed Hermione's hand.
"Come on let's go!" The two ran down the streets of Diagon Ally to Gringotts. They walked in and went up to a goblin. "Ummm hello sir, I'm Mr. Harry Potter and I'd like to make a withdraw from my account."
"Do you have your key?" The goblin sneered.
"Yes." Harry pulled out the tiny little key and handed it to the goblin. "Here you go." The goblin looked at the two and singled another goblin to come forth.
"Bettlewing show these two to their account."
"Yes sir." Bettlewing answered, "Follow me." Bettlewing led Harry and Hermione to a cart and they wizzed off.
"You aren't talking a lot today Hermione, what's wrong?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh nothing..." Hermione smiled at Harry. "I'm just super excited this year."
"About what?" "About going back to Hogwarts.... Didn't I tell you? I'm a Head Girl?" Hermione continued to smile, and then a smile spread across Harry's face.
"Oh Hermione I'm so happy for you!" Harry gave her a hug and he realized what he was doing and let go of her. For some reason he wanted to hold her in his arms forever...He just didn't know why. "Here's you vault sir." Beetlewing spoke through the silence.
"Oh thank you it will only take a minuet." Harry walked in and grabbed several sickles and Knuts, and he grabbed a few galleons. "Ok I'm ready we can leave now."
"Alright Harry." Hermione answered. The two jumped back into the cart and they once again wizzed off, before they knew it they were back outside in the bright sunshine.
They walked down the street and stopped at Flourish and Blotts to buy their new books. Hermione scanned the bookshelves and Harry heard a girl mutter bookworm behind his back. He wheeled around and saw an Egyptian girl about his age she had long brown hair with red streaks and she had bright green eyes like Harry's. "What are you looking at loser?" she sneered.
"Nothing...." Harry answered, he could hear a boy calling to the girl he was rather tall, muscular, had brown hair with red streaks and light freckles on his face and he had bright green eyes. "Hey hurry up Evie, me and Sarah don't have all day!"
"Ok I'm coming Ray!" Evie pushed Harry and turned around and walked off. Another girl stuck her head in the doorway she had stringy long mid back black hair, Harry couldn't tell her figure under her large yellow coat, but he did see her eyes and they reminded him of Voldemort. Her eyes were big and enchanting, but her pupil was slit in the shape of a diamond, like a snake's, and it was surrounded by red and then circled in purple. Harry thought for a moment that she was looking at him; it must have been his imagination because the girl was calling to Evie. "Come on! We still have to get our robes you can look in the library at Hogwarts for what ever!" the girl shouted.
"I said I was coming!" Evie continued to walk to the two that were waiting and she and Ray walked out, but the other girl stayed for a few seconds and looked at him and then she left.
"Harry?" Hermione tapped his shoulder and Harry jumped. "Are you ok? You look dazed." she started to giggle, Harry smiled "Yeah I'm fine, hey what do you say we meet up with Ron and we go to the ice cream parlor I'll buy you your favorite." Hermione smiled back at Harry.
"I would have it no other way, but hold on." they went to the front desk and paid for their new books, and headed to the door.
"Shall we?" Harry held out his arm and Hermione took it and wrapped her arm around his, and they walked briskly down the streets and past shops to meet up with Ron.
"Bloody hell what took you two so long." Ron asked when they met up with each other.
"We were in Flourish and Blotts." Hermione answered back.
"That's what took us so long." Harry added
"Yeah, sure Harry." Ron winked
"RON STOP!" Harry and Hermione shouted in unison.
"You've been doing that ever since I got here!" Hermione shouted
"Yeah Ron can you please stop?" Harry was hopeful that his request would get through Ron's brain.
"Yeah what ever." Ron was disappointed he was starting to have fun too.
"Me and Hermione came to ask you if you'd like to join us for ice cream." Harry said,
"Yeah sure I have to get some new robe though so I'll meet you two in a minuet." He sneered and walked off.
"How much you want to bet he isn't coming?" Hermione asked Harry while playing with the straw to her milkshake.
"He'll come" Harry said looking at the door to the shop, there was silence and Harry and Hermione looked at each other and said in unison "He's not coming." The two laughed and Harry looked back at the door and saw Ron grin through the window. Harry jumped down off the stool and ran out the door. "I'M GONNA GET YOU, YA DORK!" Hermione could hear Harry yelling as her chased Ron, so she jumped off her stool and walked outside.
"WAKE UP SARAH! EVIE!" It was Ray he was obviously up and about. How he had so much energy after that plane trip Sarah had no clue, and neither did Evie for that matter. Eight long hours over a great blue ocean the muggles called the Atlantic, Eight long hours with a little five year old muggle kicking and screaming behind her seat, Eight long hours with Ray staring at a mirror going on about himself, and worst of all eight long hours of Pettigrew going over and over Lord Voldemort's plan. Sarah couldn't take it anymore; she couldn't even move she was so tired. But she had no choice but to get up after Evie pulled her covers off. "Come on Sarah Ray's got breakfast waiting down in the parlor.... I hope it's a private one." Evie moaned as she walked off to get dressed.
"Yeah cause if the people who come here are as horrible as this place, then I'm gonna hope our parlor is private." Sarah muttered.
An old wizard who was the owner and the bar tender escorted the girls to their parlor, and his name was Tom. "Peter did we have to stay here?" Ray cried wiping his area on the table in front of him. "Why couldn't we stay at a muggle hotel?" he continued, "I mean they have really nice hotels with what do they call it...Room service!" Ray finished.
"Sorry chum but the Leakey Cauldron is the best." Peter Pettigrew smiled, "Even if it doesn't look it.." he added. Pettigrew sounded very pleased with himself for choosing The Leakey Cauldron as a place to stay at.
"Well I don't care what you think this place is a dump!" Sarah hollered.
"I totally agree with you Sarah" Ray put an arm around her and she elbowed him in the crouch.
"GET OFF OF ME YOU DORK!!" Sarah hollered at Ray. Ray started jumping around the parlor holding his nuts, moaning in pain. Sarah looked at him, "Serves you right. You know better than anyone not to touch me." She scolded him harshly, and crossed her arms. Evie sniggered behind Sarah. "You two aren't girls you're both demons!" Ray hollered
"Thank you" Sarah and Evie said together.
"OWWWW!" Ray continued to holler.
"Ok girls that's enough it's time to go through the gateway to Diagon Ally."
~*~*~*~
"Alright Harry after Ron" Mrs. Weasely said to Harry as they were leaving to go to Diagon Ally by the usually floo powder. "Then you Hermione dear."
"Ok"
"Diagon Ally!" Harry shouted and he disappeared. Fireplaces were whirling around him, Harry closed his eyes and after a good five minuets he fell on the ground. When he opened his eyes he saw the bright sunlight and there was an elderly witch bending down to help him up. "Are you okay dearie?" The lady asked.
"Yes, thank you." Harry stood up and brushed himself off, then he heard a thud and then another, and another. It was Hermione, then Ginny, then Mrs. Weasely. "Ok dears you can go and buy your things if you must you may stop at Gringotts and get your money. " Mrs. Weasely said, Harry grabbed Hermione's hand.
"Come on let's go!" The two ran down the streets of Diagon Ally to Gringotts. They walked in and went up to a goblin. "Ummm hello sir, I'm Mr. Harry Potter and I'd like to make a withdraw from my account."
"Do you have your key?" The goblin sneered.
"Yes." Harry pulled out the tiny little key and handed it to the goblin. "Here you go." The goblin looked at the two and singled another goblin to come forth.
"Bettlewing show these two to their account."
"Yes sir." Bettlewing answered, "Follow me." Bettlewing led Harry and Hermione to a cart and they wizzed off.
"You aren't talking a lot today Hermione, what's wrong?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh nothing..." Hermione smiled at Harry. "I'm just super excited this year."
"About what?" "About going back to Hogwarts.... Didn't I tell you? I'm a Head Girl?" Hermione continued to smile, and then a smile spread across Harry's face.
"Oh Hermione I'm so happy for you!" Harry gave her a hug and he realized what he was doing and let go of her. For some reason he wanted to hold her in his arms forever...He just didn't know why. "Here's you vault sir." Beetlewing spoke through the silence.
"Oh thank you it will only take a minuet." Harry walked in and grabbed several sickles and Knuts, and he grabbed a few galleons. "Ok I'm ready we can leave now."
"Alright Harry." Hermione answered. The two jumped back into the cart and they once again wizzed off, before they knew it they were back outside in the bright sunshine.
They walked down the street and stopped at Flourish and Blotts to buy their new books. Hermione scanned the bookshelves and Harry heard a girl mutter bookworm behind his back. He wheeled around and saw an Egyptian girl about his age she had long brown hair with red streaks and she had bright green eyes like Harry's. "What are you looking at loser?" she sneered.
"Nothing...." Harry answered, he could hear a boy calling to the girl he was rather tall, muscular, had brown hair with red streaks and light freckles on his face and he had bright green eyes. "Hey hurry up Evie, me and Sarah don't have all day!"
"Ok I'm coming Ray!" Evie pushed Harry and turned around and walked off. Another girl stuck her head in the doorway she had stringy long mid back black hair, Harry couldn't tell her figure under her large yellow coat, but he did see her eyes and they reminded him of Voldemort. Her eyes were big and enchanting, but her pupil was slit in the shape of a diamond, like a snake's, and it was surrounded by red and then circled in purple. Harry thought for a moment that she was looking at him; it must have been his imagination because the girl was calling to Evie. "Come on! We still have to get our robes you can look in the library at Hogwarts for what ever!" the girl shouted.
"I said I was coming!" Evie continued to walk to the two that were waiting and she and Ray walked out, but the other girl stayed for a few seconds and looked at him and then she left.
"Harry?" Hermione tapped his shoulder and Harry jumped. "Are you ok? You look dazed." she started to giggle, Harry smiled "Yeah I'm fine, hey what do you say we meet up with Ron and we go to the ice cream parlor I'll buy you your favorite." Hermione smiled back at Harry.
"I would have it no other way, but hold on." they went to the front desk and paid for their new books, and headed to the door.
"Shall we?" Harry held out his arm and Hermione took it and wrapped her arm around his, and they walked briskly down the streets and past shops to meet up with Ron.
"Bloody hell what took you two so long." Ron asked when they met up with each other.
"We were in Flourish and Blotts." Hermione answered back.
"That's what took us so long." Harry added
"Yeah, sure Harry." Ron winked
"RON STOP!" Harry and Hermione shouted in unison.
"You've been doing that ever since I got here!" Hermione shouted
"Yeah Ron can you please stop?" Harry was hopeful that his request would get through Ron's brain.
"Yeah what ever." Ron was disappointed he was starting to have fun too.
"Me and Hermione came to ask you if you'd like to join us for ice cream." Harry said,
"Yeah sure I have to get some new robe though so I'll meet you two in a minuet." He sneered and walked off.
"How much you want to bet he isn't coming?" Hermione asked Harry while playing with the straw to her milkshake.
"He'll come" Harry said looking at the door to the shop, there was silence and Harry and Hermione looked at each other and said in unison "He's not coming." The two laughed and Harry looked back at the door and saw Ron grin through the window. Harry jumped down off the stool and ran out the door. "I'M GONNA GET YOU, YA DORK!" Hermione could hear Harry yelling as her chased Ron, so she jumped off her stool and walked outside.