Disclaimer: You mean Lily and James aren't mine!? What!? This can't be true! *runs around the room pretending to cry, but her brother walks by with his friend behind him and gives her a really weird look.* Right, anyway. I own nothing except this plot line... :'( so sad…Okay, so, on with the story…
A Really Quick Author's Note: No reviews yet. But I'll be patient. This story will always be here for readers. Umm, well, this may not seem to be about seventh year yet, but in the next chapter it will be. Hope you enjoy this chapter of the story!
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Chapter 2: Shopping!~ The Day of Shopping ~
"We're just waiting for Jupiter and Jeremy to show up," James informed Sirius, who had just come into James' kitchen.
"Okay."
Sirius, George, Michael, Jupiter, and Jeremy were also going into their first year of Hogwarts. Sirius was James' best friend. Michael, Jupiter, George and Jeremy were minor ones, though, they were all a group.
"Am I late?" Jeremy, asked, running in. He was panting. He obviously had run here.
"No, you aren't. Where's Jupiter?"
"Oh, his little sister messed with his dad's wand and charmed herself. They couldn't get it undone and had to have the Ministry workers come," Jeremy explained.
"Oh…well…that's too bad…but…come on, lets go!" James grabbed some floo-powder and yelled, "Diagon Alley!"
Moments later, he stumbled out of the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron.
"Hello, James! Come to go shopping?" Zechariah Brown, the bartender, asked.
"Yep, Sirius and the others should be coming soon!"
"I see. Would you like a butter-beer? It's on the house."
Zechariah set the mug on the counter.
"Sure!" James reached for the cup. "Thanks!"
"You're welcome! Make us proud here, ok?"
"I'll try to, but you know I have a tendency to find trouble."
James grinned.
"You do tend to find trouble…!"
At this point, Sirius came out of the fireplace panting.
"Oh my God, James! I landed at the wrong place! I landed in this weird old lady's house, and she started shooting spells at me! I left right in time!"
James laughed.
"You did? Oh, that would be funny to see!"
"It was not funny!! It scared me…and her. Thank God she had a bag of floo powder right next to her fireplace!"
"Yeah…thank God alright…"
Just then Jeremy arrived. Then George.
"Let's go," George said.
"We have to wait for my mum!"
James gave his mug back to Zechariah.
"Thanks Zechariah!" he whispered.
"Come on boys! James, please, we must not spend a lot of time here!" His mother shoed them out of the pub.
"Send you an owl at school, Zechariah!" James called behind him. James' mother took out her wand, and tapped the bricks. "Where are we going to go first?" James asked his mum.
"Why don't you get your wands first?" suggested his mother.
"Good idea!" James rushed over to Ollivanders. He opened the door and walked in. Inside, he saw hundreds of wands. Someone was already being helped. She turned around.
"Hi!" she said shyly. She was beautiful, with her red hair and those eyes. Those green eyes were amazing.
"Hi," James answered, suddenly shy too.
"I'm Lily Evans. These are my parents Cindy and John Evans."
"I'm James Potter." Sirius elbowed him in the ribs, obviously wanted James to introduce him.
She smiled.
'Beautiful smile!' he thought.
"Is this your first time in Diagon Alley?" James asked.
"Miss Evans, try this," the owner said, interrupting their conversation. She took the wand and gave it a wave. No sparks, instead it shot a spark and broke a glass vase.
James grinned, watching how red she turned.
He looked over at her mum. She was staring at James, watching him watch her daughter. James quickly looked down and busied himself by examining the carpet.
"No, no, no! That's not right! Let's try this one!"
He handed her another one.
"10 and a quarter inched long, swish-y, made of willow, nice for charm work…"
Lily took the wand and waved it. There were red and gold sparks.
"Aha! We've found it! That will be 7 Galleons." Lily handed him 7 gold coins.
"Thank you! Mum, dad, come on. Nice to meet you, James." She hurried out.
"Mr. Potter! How are you? I see you finally got your letter. Now, let me find a wand for you…"
After an hour of wand trying, for Sirius, George, James, and Jeremy all had a wand.
James had a mahogany, 11 inch, pliable, excellent for transfiguration wand. According to Ollivander, his wand had more power than the others.
"To Flourish and Blotts?" Destiny asked.
James nodded his head. He wanted to see Lily again.
As they walked into Flourish and Blotts, James saw her. She was looking in the Charms section. James looked at his list, and got his other books quickly, then made his way over to the Charms section.
"Hi again!" he said.
"Oh, James! Hi! Do you know where The Standard Book of Spells is? I can't find it here!"
"Oh, that book. It's right here."
He picked up two copies. He gave one to her and kept one for himself.
"So, when you're done here, what do you have left?"
"I'm getting a pet. I would like an owl," she answered, skimming through the book.
"Oh, well, Sirius, George, Jeremy, and I are getting ice-cream. Would you like to join us?"
"Uh…let me ask. Mum, can I have ice-cream with James and his friends after I buy my books?" Her mum came over to her.
"With who?"
"James! From Ollivanders!" Her mum looked at him.
"Oh…yes…James! I remember…that's fine. Your dad and I will be in the Leaky Cauldron while you're there. Let me have your books. I'll check out for you."
Lily gave her the pile of books.
James hurried over to his mum and asked for some money.
"Where exactly are you going in such a hurry?" his mother asked him.
"I'm going to have ice-cream. Sirius, George, and Jeremy are coming too."
"Very well. Here," she handed him some Galleons.
"Thanks! You can get my cauldron and stuff, if you want…" James walked off and paid for his things.
"So, your parents are muggles?" James asked Lily.
"What's a muggle?" Lily asked curiously.
"Non-magic people."
"Oh, well, then, yes. Both of my parents are muggles," she answered.
"Oh, I'm from a wizarding family."
"James! It's so nice to see you!" someone exclaimed, walking up to their table. It was Samantha Fresta.
'No! Go away Samantha!' James thought. He forced a smile.
"Hi, Samantha."
Sirius and George sniggered.
"Daddy and I were just going to get an owl for me! Would you like to come?" James looked at Lily. She was examining Samantha. It was obvious she didn't like Samantha.
"James, go ahead. I better go and…catch up with my mother. See you when term starts!" She grabbed her jacket, and left the table. James watched her walk away.
'Damn!' he thought.
"Come on, James!" Samantha whined. She pulled him away from his friends.
~ Lily ~ Diagon Alley ~ Ollivanders ~
"Miss Evans! I was wondering when you were going to show up!" Mr. Ollivander said. His eyes were creepy; they seemed to see right through her.
Lily smiled.
"Let's see here…yes, try this one." He handed her a white wand. He looked at her expectantly.
"W-what do I do?" she asked.
"Oh, yes, wave it around." Lily waved it around, nothing happened. "No, not that one. Here, try this one!" he handed her another one. She gave it a wave, and it pulled out a bunch of shelves.
"Sorry!" Lily apologized, horrified at what she'd done.
"No, no, that was my fault!" He turned around and went to the back room. The bell on the door rang.
Lily glanced back and saw the cutest guy she had ever seen.
"Hi!" she said shyly.
"Hi," James answered. James had dark, untidy black hair and brown eyes. He almost made her heart skip a beat.
"I'm…Lily Evans. These are my parents Cindy and John Evans."
"I'm James Potter." She smiled.
"So, is this your first time in Diagon Alley?" James asked.
Mr. Ollivander came back.
"Miss Evans, try this."
She turned around and took the wand and gave it a wave. It shot a spark and broke a glass vase. Lily turned crimson.
"No, no, no! That's not right! Let's try this one!" He handed her another one. "10 and a quarter inches long, swish-y, made of willow, nice for charm work…" Lily took the wand and waved it. There were red and gold sparks. "Aha! We've found it! That will be 7 Galleons." Lily handed him 7 gold coins.
"Thank you!" She turned toward her parents. "Mum, dad, come on. Nice to meet you, James." She hurried out.
"Lily! Why did you leave so fast!" her mum asked.
"I was making a fool out of myself!"
"No, you weren't! That boy was cute though, wasn't he? He was starring at you! When you broke that vase, he smiled!" Cindy told her.
"Really? You're not lying?"
"No, I'm not! That eye shadow you put on must've really made you look pretty, not that you aren't already!"
"I know, mum. Let's go get my robes. Then I need my books, and I would like an owl. Once we buy that, we can leave."
"Ok, honey. Let's go inside!" her dad said. He opened the door, and there was a little tinkle.
"I'll be there in a minute!" a woman yelled. Lily sat down in a chair, and looked around. It looked like a normal sewing business.
"Ok, you may come back here now." Lily walked to the backroom. She saw an old woman writing down something on a piece of paper. And there was a boy standing on a platform type thing. He was cute, with red-brown hair and brown eyes. It didn't make her heart stop though.
"Hello!" he said. "I'm Remus Lupin!"
"Hi, Lily Evans."
"Come stand up here. Mr. Lupin, you may go. Here are your things." She handed him a bag, and he left. It took 15 minutes for her clothes to be made.
"Thank you," Lily said nicely.
"You're welcome. Have fun at Hogwarts!" Lily smiled and headed over to Flourish and Blotts with her parents. James was there and invited her to go get ice-cream with him and his friends. Lily gladly accepted the offer. They were talking and having a good time when a girl came over and ruined it.
"James! It's so nice to see you!" a girl exclaimed, walking up to their table.
Lily starred at this girl. She had blonde hair and blue eyes and was really pretty. If James and she knew each other and were friends, how could Lily compete?
"Hi, Samantha," James sighed.
Sirius and George sniggered.
"Daddy and I were just going to get an owl for me! Would you like to come?"
Who was this girl!? Didn't she see that James was busy? What a stuck-up, little spoiled brat!
"James, go ahead. I better go and catch up with my mom. See you when term starts!" She grabbed her jacket, and left the table.
'I don't like that girl. Samantha, was it? For ruining that for me! Of course, she probably did it for a reason!' Lily walked into the Leaky Cauldron.
"Honey! We got your owl-"
"Let's go!"
"Honey, what happened?" her mum asked.
"No, let's go!" she started to whine.
"Ok, thank you sir!" her father said to the bartender.
"Zechariah. Call me Zechariah," he reminded her father.
"Oh, yes, sorry Zechariah…" Lily pulled her mother and father out of the pub, and they left.