Disclaimer: This is for the last chapter too since I forgot it. I don't
own any of JKR's great characters.they're basically all the well developed
ones.
A/N-A review would be nice, and I don't mind criticism
Diagon Alley
"We must first find a bank," Mona stated, looking at price signs. "It seems there is a different currency here."
Lily turned. "There it is!" She exclaimed, pointing to a large building. "Gringotts- it's a bank!"
"She'll need enough money for equipment and the year. An account would be nice, also," Charlie said.
"I would like to open an account," Lily said a moment later to a goblin.
"How many Galleons do you wish to deposit?" The goblin asked.
"Excuse me?" Petunia asked.
"Muggles," the goblin said with a slight grin. "Tallclaw! I have an exchange to make!"
Lily shuddered and handed out several Muggle notes. Tallclaw gave her several coins in a large brown bag.
"Golden ones are galleons, silver are sickles, bronze are knuts. 29 knuts to a sickle, 17 sickles to a galleon. What I gave you should last your equipment and most of the year. The rest will go in vault 413, here's your key." Tallclaw said.
Mr. Evans whispered something to the goblin, who nodded, and they then went off.
"We should get clothes first, and books should be gotten last. Any objections?" Mona asked. Nobody said anything. "Good. Look, there's a shop. Madam Malkins Robes for all Occasions. Lily, you go in, and we'll meet you in a few minutes out here."
Lily walked into the shop nervously, looking around.
"Hello. Hogwarts?" Came a voice. Lily nodded. "Me too. I'm Sirius Black."
"I'm Lily Evans. Are you from a Wizarding family?" Lily asked curiously.
"Unfortunately, yes. You aren't, though, are you?" Sirius asked.
"No," Lily laughed. "When I got my letter, I thought it was a joke and wrote that back. I don't think Ms. McGonagall was pleased."
"Well, next time you have a question, owl me. Just put my name on the paper, and tell the owl my name. It will know where to go. I would ask you to come with my friends and me, but if my parents found me here with a muggle-born," Sirius shuddered. Lily understood.
"That's fine," Lily said.
"But once we're at Hogwarts, I have nothing against muggle-borns, so-" Sirius assured her.
"Hello dear. Come back for measurements. Hogwarts, correct?" Madam Malkin asked. Lily nodded.
"See you at the sorting. Bye Lily." Sirius said.
"Bye Sirius," Lily said.
As Lily was being measured, she heard Sirius leave with his friends.
"Who were you talking to?" One asked.
"Just another girl from Hogwarts," Sirius said mysteriously. Lily laughed, which poked her with a pin.
A few minutes later, Lily left the shop with her uniform. Outside, she found her family waiting with a package.
"You still have a few birthday presents coming. Here's one of them," Lily's mother explained.
Lily unwrapped it. As she did so, Charlie explained, "I picked this one. It's new, and the shop-keeper recommended it. Do you like it?"
"Oh! I love it!" Lily exclaimed. She looked it over. "Nimbus." She read. Then she turned it over. "To my little flower, love Daddy. You had it engraved!"
"So quickly, it was magic," Petunia added with a grin.
Next, the family went to buy a cauldron, brass scales, crystal phials, and a telescope, which only took about 20 minutes. The last thing on the list of other equipment was a wand.
"Wands," Lily muttered to herself.
"There!" Charlie pointed out. "Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC."
Lily walked in first. "Hello?"
"Good afternoon. I do not recognize you. You must be Muggle-born." Mr. Ollivander said. Lily nodded.
"I'm Lily Evans," she said.
"Well, Ms. Evans, which is your wand arm?" Mr. Ollivander asked.
"Er, I can use both arms," Lily responded.
"How unusual." At that, Mr. Ollivander measured Lily in many ways, which seemed unusual to her- she was only getting a wand.
"There is one wand match for every witch and wizard. At Ollivanders, we have cores of dragon heartstring, unicorn hair, and phoenix feather." Mr. Ollivander said while getting a wand. "These cores control the magic. Here. Wave it- Unicorn hair, Yew, 9 ½ inches." Lily followed the instructions, and what seemed like an explosion occurred. Similar things happened with the next few wands Mr. Ollivander gave her.
"10 ¼ inches, Phoenix feather, made of Willow. Try it out."
Lily felt warmth as gold sparks came from the end of the wand. She grinned.
"Perfect match. Nice and swishy- I believe you'll excel in charms." Mr. Ollivander said. Lily took her wand and paid Mr. Ollivander.
"Let's get something to eat. There's and ice cream shop over there." Lily pointed out, leading her family. Walking in, Lily saw Sirius, waved, and then went to a booth.
After ice cream, Petunia said, "Look, there's the bookstore! Flourish and Blotts!"
Lily spent a half-hour in the bookstore getting her schoolbooks and looking at other ones- Lily loved to read. After Lily paid for her schoolbooks, she found her mother holding another gift.
"This one's from me," Mona said as Lily opened it.
"Oh! Thank you so much!" She said excitedly. "I wanted Hogwarts, a History, and So, you like Charms, looks so interesting!" After calming down, Lily said, "I still need ink, quills, and parchment."
She and her mother went to get his, while Petunia and Charlie said they would find the car since it would only take five minutes. In the shop, Lily bought several quills, bottles o fink, and rolls of parchment. She also picked up a few potion ingredients. Among other things, Lily purchased a revealer, and also a magical eraser.
"Thanks Mum," Lily said while leaving Diagon Alley. Mona smiled.
Right in front of the Leaky Cauldron was the Evans family car with the trunk open. Lily put her things in the trunk and opened the car door to find all the room was taken by two owls, one snowy white, and the other solid black.
"Petunia! This was from you, wasn't it?" Lily accused, but happily. Petunia nodded with a wide smile.
"One for you to take as a pet to school, and one for at home, for us to mail you. Which do you like better?" Petunia asked.
"The snowy white," Lily responded.
"That's what I thought," Petunia said, content.
After supper at home, Lily brought her things upstairs to her room, planning to spend the night reading her textbooks, but instead of reading, found an owl on her windowsill. The letter said:
Dear Ms. Evans,
We are glad you have decided to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Your ticket for the Hogwarts Express is enclosed. The train leaves from Kings Cross station at precisely 11:00 AM from Platform 9 ¾ on August 31.
Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress
The owl flew off. Lily was happy, she had her ticket. Then, she realized what the letter said- Platform 9 ¾.
"What? How?" Lily murmured to herself. "I know! I'll write Sirius! And with that, Lily took out a paper and wrote,
Dear Sirius,
I'm sorry to bother you so soon, but besides the deputy headmistress, you're the only magical person I know. I was wondering about Platform 9 ¾- how do you get there? Well, see you in exactly six weeks at Hogwarts. Thank you so much!
Sincerely, Lily Evans
PS- I haven't given my owl a name yet. What do you think of Purity?
Lily tied the letter to her owl, telling her to go to Sirius Black, after writing it on the letter. Then, she followed her a plan of reading until 1:30 AM before going to bed.
The rest of the summer past too quickly for Lily's liking- Every minute was spent with her friends and family, reading textbooks, and occasionally owling Sirius. Before she knew it, it was August 30- the day before Lily would catch the Hogwarts Express.
Lily spent the first half of that day, until 2:00 pm, with her friends.
"Ruth, Lily, you too Petunia, I have gifts for you." Briana said at the end of their day as Remus handed them out.
"They're almost like a beeper," Remus explained, taking his from his pocket. "We had them made so that when you press the button, it's like a walkie-talkie."
"And the face," Briana took over, "says where we are at the time being. At the moment, we are all together, and it says that."
"We picked these," Remus explained, "so that we could keep in touch, since there is not really any other means of communication besides mail."
Lily, Petunia, and Ruth thanked Briana and Remus several times before settling down and becoming quiet again.
"Well," Lily started, "you all know I'm leaving tomorrow too," Lily paused. "I decided to give you all something that I think will remind you of me." Lily took out a small bag and handed a ring with an engraved lily to each Briana, Arabella, Ruth, and Petunia. Then she got to Remus, who had seen what it was.
"What? Don't I get some pretty jewelry too?" He asked, amused.
"Nah. I thought you would like this better," Lily handed him an album with a pressed lily in the front cover. On the first page, there was a collage of pictures of Lily and Remus.
After the girls thanked and hugged Lily goodbye (with the exception of Petunia), Remus came up to her and whispered, "Thanks." Then, he too hugged her goodbye and started walking away.
"Hey Remus!" Lily called from the distance," What platform are you taking tomorrow?"
Remus thought for a moment. "Ten," he replied.
"Really?" Lily asked. "I'm on platform nine an- I'm on platform nine," Lily caught herself. "Maybe I'll see you."
"Yeah, maybe," Remus said doubtfully. "Bye Lily!"
"Bye Remus," Petunia and Lily said in unison.
A/N-A review would be nice, and I don't mind criticism
Diagon Alley
"We must first find a bank," Mona stated, looking at price signs. "It seems there is a different currency here."
Lily turned. "There it is!" She exclaimed, pointing to a large building. "Gringotts- it's a bank!"
"She'll need enough money for equipment and the year. An account would be nice, also," Charlie said.
"I would like to open an account," Lily said a moment later to a goblin.
"How many Galleons do you wish to deposit?" The goblin asked.
"Excuse me?" Petunia asked.
"Muggles," the goblin said with a slight grin. "Tallclaw! I have an exchange to make!"
Lily shuddered and handed out several Muggle notes. Tallclaw gave her several coins in a large brown bag.
"Golden ones are galleons, silver are sickles, bronze are knuts. 29 knuts to a sickle, 17 sickles to a galleon. What I gave you should last your equipment and most of the year. The rest will go in vault 413, here's your key." Tallclaw said.
Mr. Evans whispered something to the goblin, who nodded, and they then went off.
"We should get clothes first, and books should be gotten last. Any objections?" Mona asked. Nobody said anything. "Good. Look, there's a shop. Madam Malkins Robes for all Occasions. Lily, you go in, and we'll meet you in a few minutes out here."
Lily walked into the shop nervously, looking around.
"Hello. Hogwarts?" Came a voice. Lily nodded. "Me too. I'm Sirius Black."
"I'm Lily Evans. Are you from a Wizarding family?" Lily asked curiously.
"Unfortunately, yes. You aren't, though, are you?" Sirius asked.
"No," Lily laughed. "When I got my letter, I thought it was a joke and wrote that back. I don't think Ms. McGonagall was pleased."
"Well, next time you have a question, owl me. Just put my name on the paper, and tell the owl my name. It will know where to go. I would ask you to come with my friends and me, but if my parents found me here with a muggle-born," Sirius shuddered. Lily understood.
"That's fine," Lily said.
"But once we're at Hogwarts, I have nothing against muggle-borns, so-" Sirius assured her.
"Hello dear. Come back for measurements. Hogwarts, correct?" Madam Malkin asked. Lily nodded.
"See you at the sorting. Bye Lily." Sirius said.
"Bye Sirius," Lily said.
As Lily was being measured, she heard Sirius leave with his friends.
"Who were you talking to?" One asked.
"Just another girl from Hogwarts," Sirius said mysteriously. Lily laughed, which poked her with a pin.
A few minutes later, Lily left the shop with her uniform. Outside, she found her family waiting with a package.
"You still have a few birthday presents coming. Here's one of them," Lily's mother explained.
Lily unwrapped it. As she did so, Charlie explained, "I picked this one. It's new, and the shop-keeper recommended it. Do you like it?"
"Oh! I love it!" Lily exclaimed. She looked it over. "Nimbus." She read. Then she turned it over. "To my little flower, love Daddy. You had it engraved!"
"So quickly, it was magic," Petunia added with a grin.
Next, the family went to buy a cauldron, brass scales, crystal phials, and a telescope, which only took about 20 minutes. The last thing on the list of other equipment was a wand.
"Wands," Lily muttered to herself.
"There!" Charlie pointed out. "Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC."
Lily walked in first. "Hello?"
"Good afternoon. I do not recognize you. You must be Muggle-born." Mr. Ollivander said. Lily nodded.
"I'm Lily Evans," she said.
"Well, Ms. Evans, which is your wand arm?" Mr. Ollivander asked.
"Er, I can use both arms," Lily responded.
"How unusual." At that, Mr. Ollivander measured Lily in many ways, which seemed unusual to her- she was only getting a wand.
"There is one wand match for every witch and wizard. At Ollivanders, we have cores of dragon heartstring, unicorn hair, and phoenix feather." Mr. Ollivander said while getting a wand. "These cores control the magic. Here. Wave it- Unicorn hair, Yew, 9 ½ inches." Lily followed the instructions, and what seemed like an explosion occurred. Similar things happened with the next few wands Mr. Ollivander gave her.
"10 ¼ inches, Phoenix feather, made of Willow. Try it out."
Lily felt warmth as gold sparks came from the end of the wand. She grinned.
"Perfect match. Nice and swishy- I believe you'll excel in charms." Mr. Ollivander said. Lily took her wand and paid Mr. Ollivander.
"Let's get something to eat. There's and ice cream shop over there." Lily pointed out, leading her family. Walking in, Lily saw Sirius, waved, and then went to a booth.
After ice cream, Petunia said, "Look, there's the bookstore! Flourish and Blotts!"
Lily spent a half-hour in the bookstore getting her schoolbooks and looking at other ones- Lily loved to read. After Lily paid for her schoolbooks, she found her mother holding another gift.
"This one's from me," Mona said as Lily opened it.
"Oh! Thank you so much!" She said excitedly. "I wanted Hogwarts, a History, and So, you like Charms, looks so interesting!" After calming down, Lily said, "I still need ink, quills, and parchment."
She and her mother went to get his, while Petunia and Charlie said they would find the car since it would only take five minutes. In the shop, Lily bought several quills, bottles o fink, and rolls of parchment. She also picked up a few potion ingredients. Among other things, Lily purchased a revealer, and also a magical eraser.
"Thanks Mum," Lily said while leaving Diagon Alley. Mona smiled.
Right in front of the Leaky Cauldron was the Evans family car with the trunk open. Lily put her things in the trunk and opened the car door to find all the room was taken by two owls, one snowy white, and the other solid black.
"Petunia! This was from you, wasn't it?" Lily accused, but happily. Petunia nodded with a wide smile.
"One for you to take as a pet to school, and one for at home, for us to mail you. Which do you like better?" Petunia asked.
"The snowy white," Lily responded.
"That's what I thought," Petunia said, content.
After supper at home, Lily brought her things upstairs to her room, planning to spend the night reading her textbooks, but instead of reading, found an owl on her windowsill. The letter said:
Dear Ms. Evans,
We are glad you have decided to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Your ticket for the Hogwarts Express is enclosed. The train leaves from Kings Cross station at precisely 11:00 AM from Platform 9 ¾ on August 31.
Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress
The owl flew off. Lily was happy, she had her ticket. Then, she realized what the letter said- Platform 9 ¾.
"What? How?" Lily murmured to herself. "I know! I'll write Sirius! And with that, Lily took out a paper and wrote,
Dear Sirius,
I'm sorry to bother you so soon, but besides the deputy headmistress, you're the only magical person I know. I was wondering about Platform 9 ¾- how do you get there? Well, see you in exactly six weeks at Hogwarts. Thank you so much!
Sincerely, Lily Evans
PS- I haven't given my owl a name yet. What do you think of Purity?
Lily tied the letter to her owl, telling her to go to Sirius Black, after writing it on the letter. Then, she followed her a plan of reading until 1:30 AM before going to bed.
The rest of the summer past too quickly for Lily's liking- Every minute was spent with her friends and family, reading textbooks, and occasionally owling Sirius. Before she knew it, it was August 30- the day before Lily would catch the Hogwarts Express.
Lily spent the first half of that day, until 2:00 pm, with her friends.
"Ruth, Lily, you too Petunia, I have gifts for you." Briana said at the end of their day as Remus handed them out.
"They're almost like a beeper," Remus explained, taking his from his pocket. "We had them made so that when you press the button, it's like a walkie-talkie."
"And the face," Briana took over, "says where we are at the time being. At the moment, we are all together, and it says that."
"We picked these," Remus explained, "so that we could keep in touch, since there is not really any other means of communication besides mail."
Lily, Petunia, and Ruth thanked Briana and Remus several times before settling down and becoming quiet again.
"Well," Lily started, "you all know I'm leaving tomorrow too," Lily paused. "I decided to give you all something that I think will remind you of me." Lily took out a small bag and handed a ring with an engraved lily to each Briana, Arabella, Ruth, and Petunia. Then she got to Remus, who had seen what it was.
"What? Don't I get some pretty jewelry too?" He asked, amused.
"Nah. I thought you would like this better," Lily handed him an album with a pressed lily in the front cover. On the first page, there was a collage of pictures of Lily and Remus.
After the girls thanked and hugged Lily goodbye (with the exception of Petunia), Remus came up to her and whispered, "Thanks." Then, he too hugged her goodbye and started walking away.
"Hey Remus!" Lily called from the distance," What platform are you taking tomorrow?"
Remus thought for a moment. "Ten," he replied.
"Really?" Lily asked. "I'm on platform nine an- I'm on platform nine," Lily caught herself. "Maybe I'll see you."
"Yeah, maybe," Remus said doubtfully. "Bye Lily!"
"Bye Remus," Petunia and Lily said in unison.