Title: If Sirius Black had a daughter.
Chapter: 3 (Diagon Alley)
Written on: 31st March 2003
Disclaimers: J.K.Rowling owns half of it, if not all. The chapter title's
even hers! ok so mine is chapter 3 and hers is chapter 5 but it's still
hers... PLEASEEEE don't shoot me!
(A/N: This is vvvvvvv HP-ish, Enjoy! :o) I know I will)
'Try to keep that scar of yours covered, the questions some people will ask will just be... erm... bad.' Hagrid said after they had gone through the arch. 'This is Diagon Alley! Gringotts first!' He led the way.
When they got there, the Gringotts doors were flanked with goblins. Tamzin knew they were goblins because she heard a plump, ginger- haired witch telling her daughter and sons 'don't you go upsetting the goblins because they can get very, very nasty!' Tamzin thought that the witch's youngest son looked about the same age as her. 'Maybe he's going to Hogwarts too.' She thought as she saw him. She kept thinking the same thing every time that she saw someone about her age.
The goblins bowed them through the first set of doors, they then came to a second pair of doors, these were silver with a small poem engraved in big letters. It read;
'Enter, stranger, but take heed Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take, but do not earn, 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.'
When the pair were through the silver doors, they found themselves in the biggest marble hall Tamzin had ever seen. There was a long counter running along the back wall, all of the other walls were full of doors. Goblins were leading people in and out of them.
All along the counter, there were young, old, tall, short, slim and fat goblins, goblins with and without beards, with glasses, without glasses, with grey hair, brown hair, without hair, with warts and without warts and many other variations. Some were weighing jewels and precious stones, some were exchanging pounds and pennies for galleons, sickles and knuts, some were writing in books, some were reading books and others were examining precious gems through eye glasses. Not a single goblin was doing nothing, every goblin had something to do.
'Welcome again, hagrid.' Came a croaky but squeaky voice. It belonged to a goblin at the front desk. 'How can I help you?'
'I've come to take some money out of Miss Tamzin Black's safe.' He said as if he'd done it before.
'Have you got her key? And please, no dog biscuits or mice this time.' The goblin said, eyeing Hagrid's pockets suspiciously.
'Tamzin, can I have the key of the chain you're wearing around your neck?' Hagrid asked politely.
'Yeah, sure! For my money is it?' She said handing a small, silver, shiny key to the goblin.
'This key is perfect! It's the best preserved key i've seen in all of the years i've worked behind this counter! You've really looked after it! Well done!' The goblin exclaimed, smiling.
'Thank you, sir.' Tamzin said, smiling back. ' Are all goblins as nice as you?'
'To you? I'm sure they would be!' The goblin smiled again and called another goblin, Griphook came to show them to Tamzin's safe.
'Welcome again Hagrid. Welcome, miss.' Said the goblin bowing.
'Thank you, sir.' Tamzin smiled. Griphook smiled back. Tamzin never had any trouble with her manners, infact she often found that she was being polite without even realising it. Griphook showed them both to a cart and climbed in after them. 'This should be fun.' Tamzin muttered.
At first the cart went slow, but it soon began to speed up as they went downhill. Tamzin was having so much fun in the cart that she didn't even notice Hagrid being sick over the side of the cart. 'I hope that doesn't land on anyone.' Griphook said with a malicious grin as the cart came to a stop. 'Key, please.' Tamzin passed the key to Griphook. Tamzin's mouth hung open at the sight that beheld her. There was a very big pile of gold, silver and bronze. 'You are a very rich girl, Tamzin Black!' Griphook said smiling.
'I wonder how many pounds are in there.' Was all that Tamzin could say.
'Approximately three hundred and sixty three thousand, seven hundred and eighty four. But then again, that is by the old conversions so there should be about one hundred thousand, four hundred more.' He said cleverly.
'Oh my skeptical, delusional, catastrophic kangaroo wearing pink, fluffy dungarees!' Tamzin exclaimed loudly. Griphook burst out laughing and fell over. Hagrid chuckled but suddenly stopped as he thought it safe not to open his mouth judging by him previously being sick, instead he gestured to Tamzin to fill up the bag he handed her. 'These coins are massive!' She shouted, filling up the bag. When she finished, Griphook closed the door and handed her back her key. 'Thank you.' She said without realising it.
When they were out of Gringotts, Hagrid still looked a pale shade of green but thought it safe to open his mouth. 'Can I see your list for Hogwarts?' He asked.
'Yeah, sure!' She said, taking out the letter, she turned a funny shade of white and said 'errr... Hagrid, it says here we've got to owl them no later than yesterday! I knew it was too good to be true! I guess I'd better go back to the orphanage as a muggle, it was fun while it lasted.'
'Don't look so downcast!' Hagrid smiled. 'I sorted it out earlier when you was getting dressed.' Tamzin grinned. 'That's better!' Hagrid smiled. 'Madam Malkin's first!'
'What happens there?' Tamzin asked anxiously.
'You get your Hogwarts robes fitted that's what!' Hagrid replied cheerfully.
When they were outside Madam Malkin's (robes for all occasions!) Hagrid still felt (and looked) a bit sick so he said ' Would you mind if I popped over to the leaky cauldron? It's just after them cart rides I always need to have a quick drink.'
'No problem!' Tamzin said smiling. She watched Hagrid go and then walked into the shop. The shop was full of racks of robes and a few stools were in the middle. A tall and thin, ginger headed boy was standing on one of the stools. 'Hi, I'm Ron Weasley.' He held out his hand.
Tamzin shook it and said, 'Tamzin Black.' She smiled.
(A/N: It's taken me ages to type this up... and im trying to put it on FF.net but they're 'experiencing an overload' damm them!)
(A/N: This is vvvvvvv HP-ish, Enjoy! :o) I know I will)
'Try to keep that scar of yours covered, the questions some people will ask will just be... erm... bad.' Hagrid said after they had gone through the arch. 'This is Diagon Alley! Gringotts first!' He led the way.
When they got there, the Gringotts doors were flanked with goblins. Tamzin knew they were goblins because she heard a plump, ginger- haired witch telling her daughter and sons 'don't you go upsetting the goblins because they can get very, very nasty!' Tamzin thought that the witch's youngest son looked about the same age as her. 'Maybe he's going to Hogwarts too.' She thought as she saw him. She kept thinking the same thing every time that she saw someone about her age.
The goblins bowed them through the first set of doors, they then came to a second pair of doors, these were silver with a small poem engraved in big letters. It read;
'Enter, stranger, but take heed Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take, but do not earn, 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.'
When the pair were through the silver doors, they found themselves in the biggest marble hall Tamzin had ever seen. There was a long counter running along the back wall, all of the other walls were full of doors. Goblins were leading people in and out of them.
All along the counter, there were young, old, tall, short, slim and fat goblins, goblins with and without beards, with glasses, without glasses, with grey hair, brown hair, without hair, with warts and without warts and many other variations. Some were weighing jewels and precious stones, some were exchanging pounds and pennies for galleons, sickles and knuts, some were writing in books, some were reading books and others were examining precious gems through eye glasses. Not a single goblin was doing nothing, every goblin had something to do.
'Welcome again, hagrid.' Came a croaky but squeaky voice. It belonged to a goblin at the front desk. 'How can I help you?'
'I've come to take some money out of Miss Tamzin Black's safe.' He said as if he'd done it before.
'Have you got her key? And please, no dog biscuits or mice this time.' The goblin said, eyeing Hagrid's pockets suspiciously.
'Tamzin, can I have the key of the chain you're wearing around your neck?' Hagrid asked politely.
'Yeah, sure! For my money is it?' She said handing a small, silver, shiny key to the goblin.
'This key is perfect! It's the best preserved key i've seen in all of the years i've worked behind this counter! You've really looked after it! Well done!' The goblin exclaimed, smiling.
'Thank you, sir.' Tamzin said, smiling back. ' Are all goblins as nice as you?'
'To you? I'm sure they would be!' The goblin smiled again and called another goblin, Griphook came to show them to Tamzin's safe.
'Welcome again Hagrid. Welcome, miss.' Said the goblin bowing.
'Thank you, sir.' Tamzin smiled. Griphook smiled back. Tamzin never had any trouble with her manners, infact she often found that she was being polite without even realising it. Griphook showed them both to a cart and climbed in after them. 'This should be fun.' Tamzin muttered.
At first the cart went slow, but it soon began to speed up as they went downhill. Tamzin was having so much fun in the cart that she didn't even notice Hagrid being sick over the side of the cart. 'I hope that doesn't land on anyone.' Griphook said with a malicious grin as the cart came to a stop. 'Key, please.' Tamzin passed the key to Griphook. Tamzin's mouth hung open at the sight that beheld her. There was a very big pile of gold, silver and bronze. 'You are a very rich girl, Tamzin Black!' Griphook said smiling.
'I wonder how many pounds are in there.' Was all that Tamzin could say.
'Approximately three hundred and sixty three thousand, seven hundred and eighty four. But then again, that is by the old conversions so there should be about one hundred thousand, four hundred more.' He said cleverly.
'Oh my skeptical, delusional, catastrophic kangaroo wearing pink, fluffy dungarees!' Tamzin exclaimed loudly. Griphook burst out laughing and fell over. Hagrid chuckled but suddenly stopped as he thought it safe not to open his mouth judging by him previously being sick, instead he gestured to Tamzin to fill up the bag he handed her. 'These coins are massive!' She shouted, filling up the bag. When she finished, Griphook closed the door and handed her back her key. 'Thank you.' She said without realising it.
When they were out of Gringotts, Hagrid still looked a pale shade of green but thought it safe to open his mouth. 'Can I see your list for Hogwarts?' He asked.
'Yeah, sure!' She said, taking out the letter, she turned a funny shade of white and said 'errr... Hagrid, it says here we've got to owl them no later than yesterday! I knew it was too good to be true! I guess I'd better go back to the orphanage as a muggle, it was fun while it lasted.'
'Don't look so downcast!' Hagrid smiled. 'I sorted it out earlier when you was getting dressed.' Tamzin grinned. 'That's better!' Hagrid smiled. 'Madam Malkin's first!'
'What happens there?' Tamzin asked anxiously.
'You get your Hogwarts robes fitted that's what!' Hagrid replied cheerfully.
When they were outside Madam Malkin's (robes for all occasions!) Hagrid still felt (and looked) a bit sick so he said ' Would you mind if I popped over to the leaky cauldron? It's just after them cart rides I always need to have a quick drink.'
'No problem!' Tamzin said smiling. She watched Hagrid go and then walked into the shop. The shop was full of racks of robes and a few stools were in the middle. A tall and thin, ginger headed boy was standing on one of the stools. 'Hi, I'm Ron Weasley.' He held out his hand.
Tamzin shook it and said, 'Tamzin Black.' She smiled.
(A/N: It's taken me ages to type this up... and im trying to put it on FF.net but they're 'experiencing an overload' damm them!)