When she first laid eyes on him she knew he was trouble. Her gut was
always right and her gut had told her, 'Don't talk to this guy!' But being
the idiot she was, she went against her gut instinct and joined them
getting supplies. At first it had been okay, but what happened at Flourish
and Blotts was horrible! How could he be so cruel? 'He deserved what he
got. Hope it makes a nice bruise, black and blue preferably.' Lily thought
wickedly, chuckling all the while.
"Stop it." She told herself. "You need to get control of yourself." She then opened her purse, dug around some and came out with what she was looking for—her supply list.
"Wonder why I couldn't find it before." She muttered to herself.
'Because you didn't want to, remember.' Said a little voice in her head.
"Shut up." She said aloud. The little voice went away. She was good at controlling that pesky voice. It could be so annoying sometimes! She proceeded to go about with the rest of her shopping. She got her robes, an owl some potion ingredients, quills, and some ink in 8 colors.
Finally she went to get her wand. For this important item she chose to go to Olivander's. When she walked in it appeared to be deserted. One very old looking wooden chair sat in the middle of the room with the back facing her. She walked around and sat in it, waiting patiently. Patience—it was a gift she was blessed with. She could wait for hours if need be. And when it came to revenge, years. Lily heard the door open behind her and two boys bickering.
"Shut up James."
"Why don't you, you know it didn't mean to spill my shake on you."
"Why, then did you pour it on my lap?"
"You poured it on mine first!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
Lily stood up and turned around. Sirius and James were both looking like chocolate Easter rabbits, coated in a think layer of chocolate shake. They looked up. She sat back down in the chair. An old man entered the room.
"Hello." He said in a mysterious voice "I am Mr. Olivander. You must need wands."
"Yes." They all answered at once.
"Well, then, I can take you three all at once. Now where did I put my measuring tape? Oh, just try this." He handed Lily a wand of willow with a unicorn tail hair. She waved it around—nothing happened. Mr. Olivander was busy helping Sirius, so she decided to look for her wand herself. Something seemed to be calling her to it. A hypnotic melody seemed to be leading her to a shelf in the back. She grabbed a step-stool and tried to reach it. She wasn't quite tall enough. So Lily decided to climb on the shelves themselves. She was almost there… "Got it!" she said. At that moment, the shelf started to fall backwards onto her. James had been watching and quickly took action. He ran over, grabbed her off the shelf, and got them both out of the way just before the shelf came tumbling down. Mr. Olivander was furious with Lily for trying to climb the shelf, but after she explained why she was climbing it, his attitude changed completely.
"That's only the 2nd time in the history of this shop that the wand has called for the wizard, or in your case, witch. Go ahead, give it a wave." Just like before, Lily waved the wand in the air. But this time something happened—gold and silver sparks flew out and floated around the room. Then, suddenly, they popped, spraying the all with miniature lilies.
"Nice," Applauded Mr. Olivander, "Very nice."
Sirius, who was watching clapped. "You'll never forget when you got your wand." James gave him a weird look
"What," Sirius shot back before James had a chance to say anything. "My dad says it all the time." "Sirius, you're right, I'll never forget this." Lily stopped the fight before it began.
In the meantime, James had been trying out wands. All of a sudden, Lily was floating in midair amongst red and gold sparks. She slowly drifted down from the ceiling like a feather, landing comfortable in the chair.
"Excellent!" Exclaimed Mr. Olivander "Truly remarkable." He applauded once more. Sirius was howling with laughter.
"Did you see the look on her face?!!" He asked James.
"No, I was too busy trying to make her fall."
"That's not funny," said Lily, "I could have been hurt!"
"But," interrupted Mr. Olivander, "That was amazing. Never before." He started going about finding a wand for Sirius.
"What?" asked James interested.
"Well…" he began, "It is an old legend that those who's wands call to them are very, very powerful and either extremely evil--the next dark lord--or extremely good and pure. I hope both of you are the second one."
"No need to worry about me, Mr. Olivander." Lily said cheerfully, "It's James you'll have to watch out for."
"Yes, she's right, you know." James said shocking everyone. "She's too weak a witch to be a dark lord. Limited powers, you see." He said in a mock whisper "Now I'm a powerful enough chap you'll have to keep an eye on me."
"Ha. Ha." Lily said dryly. "But, James's wand didn't call for him, did it?" she asked.
"The wand calls for the wizard or witch in several different ways. There's the way yours called you, with an enchanting melody and to James by making him very preoccupied the entire day, as if he had forgotten to do something. The key thing, though, is that he got it on his own."
"How did you know I heard music?" Lily asked "I only told you it seemed to be calling me." "Yea." Said James and Sirius together.
"How did you know I'd been feeling like there was something I'd forgotten to do?" asked James. "All there's left to do is to get you a wand, Mr. Black. Mr. Potter, Miss Evans, that will be 20 galleons, each."
"How did you know my name?" Lily questioned Mr. Olivander as she was paying for her wand. "You will see…eventually." Was his only response. Lily walked out of the little shop followed by James who was off to look around Zonko's while Sirius was getting his wand.
After the little bell on the door stopped ringing, Mr. Olivander made another strange, vague comment to himself or Sirius, Sirius never knew.
"The bond between those two is strong, even before…" His voice trailed off into inaudible whispers that even Sirius—who had hearing as good as a dog's—couldn't make out what he said.
"Another one of life's great mysteries." Sirius muttered to himself as he came out of the shop, turning right to meet his friend at Zonko's.
"Stop it." She told herself. "You need to get control of yourself." She then opened her purse, dug around some and came out with what she was looking for—her supply list.
"Wonder why I couldn't find it before." She muttered to herself.
'Because you didn't want to, remember.' Said a little voice in her head.
"Shut up." She said aloud. The little voice went away. She was good at controlling that pesky voice. It could be so annoying sometimes! She proceeded to go about with the rest of her shopping. She got her robes, an owl some potion ingredients, quills, and some ink in 8 colors.
Finally she went to get her wand. For this important item she chose to go to Olivander's. When she walked in it appeared to be deserted. One very old looking wooden chair sat in the middle of the room with the back facing her. She walked around and sat in it, waiting patiently. Patience—it was a gift she was blessed with. She could wait for hours if need be. And when it came to revenge, years. Lily heard the door open behind her and two boys bickering.
"Shut up James."
"Why don't you, you know it didn't mean to spill my shake on you."
"Why, then did you pour it on my lap?"
"You poured it on mine first!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
Lily stood up and turned around. Sirius and James were both looking like chocolate Easter rabbits, coated in a think layer of chocolate shake. They looked up. She sat back down in the chair. An old man entered the room.
"Hello." He said in a mysterious voice "I am Mr. Olivander. You must need wands."
"Yes." They all answered at once.
"Well, then, I can take you three all at once. Now where did I put my measuring tape? Oh, just try this." He handed Lily a wand of willow with a unicorn tail hair. She waved it around—nothing happened. Mr. Olivander was busy helping Sirius, so she decided to look for her wand herself. Something seemed to be calling her to it. A hypnotic melody seemed to be leading her to a shelf in the back. She grabbed a step-stool and tried to reach it. She wasn't quite tall enough. So Lily decided to climb on the shelves themselves. She was almost there… "Got it!" she said. At that moment, the shelf started to fall backwards onto her. James had been watching and quickly took action. He ran over, grabbed her off the shelf, and got them both out of the way just before the shelf came tumbling down. Mr. Olivander was furious with Lily for trying to climb the shelf, but after she explained why she was climbing it, his attitude changed completely.
"That's only the 2nd time in the history of this shop that the wand has called for the wizard, or in your case, witch. Go ahead, give it a wave." Just like before, Lily waved the wand in the air. But this time something happened—gold and silver sparks flew out and floated around the room. Then, suddenly, they popped, spraying the all with miniature lilies.
"Nice," Applauded Mr. Olivander, "Very nice."
Sirius, who was watching clapped. "You'll never forget when you got your wand." James gave him a weird look
"What," Sirius shot back before James had a chance to say anything. "My dad says it all the time." "Sirius, you're right, I'll never forget this." Lily stopped the fight before it began.
In the meantime, James had been trying out wands. All of a sudden, Lily was floating in midair amongst red and gold sparks. She slowly drifted down from the ceiling like a feather, landing comfortable in the chair.
"Excellent!" Exclaimed Mr. Olivander "Truly remarkable." He applauded once more. Sirius was howling with laughter.
"Did you see the look on her face?!!" He asked James.
"No, I was too busy trying to make her fall."
"That's not funny," said Lily, "I could have been hurt!"
"But," interrupted Mr. Olivander, "That was amazing. Never before." He started going about finding a wand for Sirius.
"What?" asked James interested.
"Well…" he began, "It is an old legend that those who's wands call to them are very, very powerful and either extremely evil--the next dark lord--or extremely good and pure. I hope both of you are the second one."
"No need to worry about me, Mr. Olivander." Lily said cheerfully, "It's James you'll have to watch out for."
"Yes, she's right, you know." James said shocking everyone. "She's too weak a witch to be a dark lord. Limited powers, you see." He said in a mock whisper "Now I'm a powerful enough chap you'll have to keep an eye on me."
"Ha. Ha." Lily said dryly. "But, James's wand didn't call for him, did it?" she asked.
"The wand calls for the wizard or witch in several different ways. There's the way yours called you, with an enchanting melody and to James by making him very preoccupied the entire day, as if he had forgotten to do something. The key thing, though, is that he got it on his own."
"How did you know I heard music?" Lily asked "I only told you it seemed to be calling me." "Yea." Said James and Sirius together.
"How did you know I'd been feeling like there was something I'd forgotten to do?" asked James. "All there's left to do is to get you a wand, Mr. Black. Mr. Potter, Miss Evans, that will be 20 galleons, each."
"How did you know my name?" Lily questioned Mr. Olivander as she was paying for her wand. "You will see…eventually." Was his only response. Lily walked out of the little shop followed by James who was off to look around Zonko's while Sirius was getting his wand.
After the little bell on the door stopped ringing, Mr. Olivander made another strange, vague comment to himself or Sirius, Sirius never knew.
"The bond between those two is strong, even before…" His voice trailed off into inaudible whispers that even Sirius—who had hearing as good as a dog's—couldn't make out what he said.
"Another one of life's great mysteries." Sirius muttered to himself as he came out of the shop, turning right to meet his friend at Zonko's.