Two weeks had passed since Lily's mum first started on about the makeover.
Lily had gone through waxing, a haircut, piercing, and getting contact
lenses. Ugh. they were awful. She actually had to touch her eyeball -
without squinting. It was almost im-bloody-possible. She had to admit
though, she did like the way she looked now. With a new wardrobe, and a new
look, she felt beautiful. She had also gone through fashion lessons with
her mum, and never again she thought. A week of her mum telling her what
would match with this or that was enough for anyone to go insane, let alone
two. Add in lessons on how to put makeup on, how to remove makeup, and she
was almost ready to book herself into a constitution for the insane.
She started to get ready for bed, and she slipped into her new satin nightie. It was the only thing of her collection which she hated, but she knew she would have to deal with it. Her last thought as she snuggled under the covers to go to sleep was that when she went to Diagon Alley for her school things she would have to get some new dress robes, and a new uniform.
The next morning Lily was awoken by the soft thump of something landing on her. She opened her eyes and looked at the small weight that was on top of her bedclothes. Her eyes opened wider when she saw it was the Hogwarts owl. She jumped up and ran downstairs to see her mum. She ran into the kitchen and bumped into her mum, who fell over.
'LILY how many times do I have to tell you? You are no longer a child are you? I thought that there was no need for this anymore. NO RUNNING IN THE HOUSE.' Her mother yelled. She stood up, grabbing onto the kitchen counter for support.
Lily nodded weakly. 'I'm really sorry mum, I was just excited that I received this. I wanted to know if you could take me to Diagon Alley.'
Her mums face softened and she smiled. 'Later. Give me an hour or two, ok?'
'Okies!' Lily grinned and hugged her mother, then sat at the kitchen table to eat the breakfast that her mum had gotten ready for her. She started to practically throw her Special K with yoghurt (A/N do they have that in the UK? If they don't, sorry I live in Australia.) down her throat. As soon as she was finished, she opened up her letter.
'Hey mum, I only need to stock up on potion ingredients and get the standard book of spells grade 4. Oh, that and dress robes. There's a ball this year did you know? Oh and can I get an owl? I've been dying for one for ages, and that way I won't have to borrow the schools owl wouldn't that be better? And -'
'LILY slow down dear, you are blabbering. Do you want to repeat that?'
Lily blushed. 'Sorry. This year for school, I only need new potion ingredients, one spell book, and dress robes.'
'Thankyou, now what was the other thing?'
'Could I please get an owl? It would be so much easier then borrowing the schools owls.' Lily had a hopeful look on her face as she asked this.
'Maybe. We'll see when we get there. I'm not made out of money, and if I get a bad deal with those goblins again, you can count on you not having an owl.'
'I guess I'd just better hope that the exchange rate is fair this time.' Lily smiled and gave her mum a hug as she put her dishes in the sink.
'Lily, you had better be getting ready shouldn't you?' Her mum asked.
'I'm only going to need my wand and my school list and my money, and get dressed, do my hair, make my bed and tidy my room.' She replied.
'And how longs that going to take you?'
'About an hour?' Lily said while realisation was dawning on her face. 'Catch you later mum I've got to go.' A second later her mum was staring at where her daughter had once stood.
Lily ran up the stairs taking them two at a time until she reached her bedroom. She ran in practically ripped off her pyjamas, and shoved on some boot-leg jeans and a singled top. She pulled her hair into a messy bun, and smeared on a bit of lip gloss for her mum's sake. She then started tearing around trying to tidy her room as best as she could, which was quite messy, as her mother had insisted she do a fashion parade for the family, her mum, her dad, and petunia, who had silently sneaked off about halfway through. She then cleaned her teeth, and put on some thongs. She grabbed her wallet and then ran down stairs.
'I'm ready' she yelled, and waited for her mum to appear. When her mum finally did, she started dragging her mum towards the car 'Come on mum lets go already.'
'Alright alright we'll go now, just try calm down dear.' Her mum laughed. On their way to Diagon Alley, they chatted idly about what type of owl Lily wanted. When they were there, Lily entered the Leaky Cauldron and pulled her mum with her, so that her mum could get in. They went to the bar and asked Tom to open the doorway to Diagon Alley. He led them out to the brick wall, and tapped them in an intricate pattern. As he did this, he told them that every wizard was given a pattern to tap them with when they left Hogwarts, and if they didn't have a wand, they could just use a stick. He finished off by telling them that it had taken a lot of planning to make sure it would all work. They thanked him, and entered. As always, when they entered they stopped and stared for a few seconds before continuing on.
'Where can we go first mum?' Lily asked, practically jumping.
'Well we have to go to gringotts. I only hope that we will have enough for what we need to get.' They started to make their way to Gringotts. When they were halfway there, Lily stopped her mum.
'Can I go get an ice-cream? I have some money left over from last year.'
Lily's mum looked hesitant. 'Oh ok, go for it. I'll be back in about twenty minutes.'
Lily headed over to the ice-cream shop and wondered what to get. There was so much more choice in the wizarding world. She then decided to be boring, and get what she usually got. She head over to the counter.
'Hi can I please have a waffle cone with chocolate on the bottom, and lemon on the top?'
The man serving her took out his wand and waved it muttering a spell under his breath. Lily looked over to the buckets where the flavours were shown. Suddenly two perfect large circles appeared in the chocolate and lemon buckets. Another second later and the man held her ice-cream in his hand. 'That will be 5 knuts please.'
She handed over her money and went to eat the ice-cream in a seat outside. Just as she went to take a lick out of her ice-cream two boys appeared in front of her.
'Evans?' There stood James Potter and Sirius Black.
She started to get ready for bed, and she slipped into her new satin nightie. It was the only thing of her collection which she hated, but she knew she would have to deal with it. Her last thought as she snuggled under the covers to go to sleep was that when she went to Diagon Alley for her school things she would have to get some new dress robes, and a new uniform.
The next morning Lily was awoken by the soft thump of something landing on her. She opened her eyes and looked at the small weight that was on top of her bedclothes. Her eyes opened wider when she saw it was the Hogwarts owl. She jumped up and ran downstairs to see her mum. She ran into the kitchen and bumped into her mum, who fell over.
'LILY how many times do I have to tell you? You are no longer a child are you? I thought that there was no need for this anymore. NO RUNNING IN THE HOUSE.' Her mother yelled. She stood up, grabbing onto the kitchen counter for support.
Lily nodded weakly. 'I'm really sorry mum, I was just excited that I received this. I wanted to know if you could take me to Diagon Alley.'
Her mums face softened and she smiled. 'Later. Give me an hour or two, ok?'
'Okies!' Lily grinned and hugged her mother, then sat at the kitchen table to eat the breakfast that her mum had gotten ready for her. She started to practically throw her Special K with yoghurt (A/N do they have that in the UK? If they don't, sorry I live in Australia.) down her throat. As soon as she was finished, she opened up her letter.
'Hey mum, I only need to stock up on potion ingredients and get the standard book of spells grade 4. Oh, that and dress robes. There's a ball this year did you know? Oh and can I get an owl? I've been dying for one for ages, and that way I won't have to borrow the schools owl wouldn't that be better? And -'
'LILY slow down dear, you are blabbering. Do you want to repeat that?'
Lily blushed. 'Sorry. This year for school, I only need new potion ingredients, one spell book, and dress robes.'
'Thankyou, now what was the other thing?'
'Could I please get an owl? It would be so much easier then borrowing the schools owls.' Lily had a hopeful look on her face as she asked this.
'Maybe. We'll see when we get there. I'm not made out of money, and if I get a bad deal with those goblins again, you can count on you not having an owl.'
'I guess I'd just better hope that the exchange rate is fair this time.' Lily smiled and gave her mum a hug as she put her dishes in the sink.
'Lily, you had better be getting ready shouldn't you?' Her mum asked.
'I'm only going to need my wand and my school list and my money, and get dressed, do my hair, make my bed and tidy my room.' She replied.
'And how longs that going to take you?'
'About an hour?' Lily said while realisation was dawning on her face. 'Catch you later mum I've got to go.' A second later her mum was staring at where her daughter had once stood.
Lily ran up the stairs taking them two at a time until she reached her bedroom. She ran in practically ripped off her pyjamas, and shoved on some boot-leg jeans and a singled top. She pulled her hair into a messy bun, and smeared on a bit of lip gloss for her mum's sake. She then started tearing around trying to tidy her room as best as she could, which was quite messy, as her mother had insisted she do a fashion parade for the family, her mum, her dad, and petunia, who had silently sneaked off about halfway through. She then cleaned her teeth, and put on some thongs. She grabbed her wallet and then ran down stairs.
'I'm ready' she yelled, and waited for her mum to appear. When her mum finally did, she started dragging her mum towards the car 'Come on mum lets go already.'
'Alright alright we'll go now, just try calm down dear.' Her mum laughed. On their way to Diagon Alley, they chatted idly about what type of owl Lily wanted. When they were there, Lily entered the Leaky Cauldron and pulled her mum with her, so that her mum could get in. They went to the bar and asked Tom to open the doorway to Diagon Alley. He led them out to the brick wall, and tapped them in an intricate pattern. As he did this, he told them that every wizard was given a pattern to tap them with when they left Hogwarts, and if they didn't have a wand, they could just use a stick. He finished off by telling them that it had taken a lot of planning to make sure it would all work. They thanked him, and entered. As always, when they entered they stopped and stared for a few seconds before continuing on.
'Where can we go first mum?' Lily asked, practically jumping.
'Well we have to go to gringotts. I only hope that we will have enough for what we need to get.' They started to make their way to Gringotts. When they were halfway there, Lily stopped her mum.
'Can I go get an ice-cream? I have some money left over from last year.'
Lily's mum looked hesitant. 'Oh ok, go for it. I'll be back in about twenty minutes.'
Lily headed over to the ice-cream shop and wondered what to get. There was so much more choice in the wizarding world. She then decided to be boring, and get what she usually got. She head over to the counter.
'Hi can I please have a waffle cone with chocolate on the bottom, and lemon on the top?'
The man serving her took out his wand and waved it muttering a spell under his breath. Lily looked over to the buckets where the flavours were shown. Suddenly two perfect large circles appeared in the chocolate and lemon buckets. Another second later and the man held her ice-cream in his hand. 'That will be 5 knuts please.'
She handed over her money and went to eat the ice-cream in a seat outside. Just as she went to take a lick out of her ice-cream two boys appeared in front of her.
'Evans?' There stood James Potter and Sirius Black.