The next morning, Lily woke up and immediately began preparing for the day. She showered and dressed, checking to make sure the money her father had given her was still safely tucked away in her pocket.
As soon as she was ready, she took off towards Anthony's house, swinging her feet as she went. Upon arriving she knocked on the door to reveal three or four small house elves, peering at her in fascination.
"Misses, how can Dally serve you?" on of the creatures asked.
"Is Anthony available?"
"Sir is asleep misses. If misses insists, Penny will get sir," a different house elf replied.
"That would be great, if its not too much trouble," Lily said smiling.
"Who should Pepper say it is, misses?"
"Miss Lily Evans," Lily said, trying not to laugh.
"Ooh, Miss Lily Evans," exclaimed the house elves in amazement. "Sirs speak very highly of you."
Lily blushed, "Oh, stop that."
The house elves hurriedly disappeared to subject themselves to punishment, thinking they had offended a guest of their masters.
"Oh wait," Lily called. "I wasn't angry!"
"Don't worry about it," said Anthony, coming down the stairs. "They're just house elves."
"But they have feelings too," protested Lily.
"A house elf is meant to serve, not to feel," Anthony retorted.
"But - " Lily began to fight before Anthony put a finger over her lips, "Shh. It doesn't matter. Let me get ready and then we'll go."
"Are your parents coming?" Lily asked.
Anthony snorted, "No way. But we will be meeting a few of my friends there."
"Girl friends or guy friends?" Lily asked curiously.
"They're guys. And I just want to remind you of our deal," Anthony said, eyeing her suspiciously.
"You don't have to worry about me," Lily said sweetly, giving him a peck on the cheek.