Chapter 4- Fellowship of the Phoenix- Diagon Alley Part 1
Lily skipped after her friends, and out the iron black door towards the rear of the Leaky Cauldron.
"Professor Slughorn seems very nice, I bet I'll find potions rather enjoyable." Lily said to her friends.
"Maybe, but so far quidditch is still my favorite subject." Charlotte answered.
"Except for the fact that it isn't a subject Lottie."
It was Anne. She'd spoken barely at all on the trip to the Leaky Cauldron. She'd been reading a book on 6th year spells the whole time to what Lily had noticed.
"Just because you disapprove of quidditch, and wouldn't be caught on a broom for anything, Anne, doesn't mean you have to criticize those who find happiness in great heights on a broomstick, with the wind blowing through their hair." Charlotte began,
"Char- don't!" Maggie begged, but it was to late, Charlotte had gotten to Anne.
"I wasn't criticizing! But I'll admit, I think quidditch is just as useful as your big mouth!" Anne taunted.
"Well your snobby-like ways don't exactly bring pleasure to my life either!" Charlotte shot back.
"Girls!" Mrs. Turner had overheard, "It's no use fighting during times such as this, and in front of guests too!" She scolded.
"Sorry mum." The two girls hung their heads in shame, though still glaring at one another.
Mrs. Turner nodded at the girls slightly, and then gently pushed Scottie out of in front of her.
She took out a long slender, carved wand of cherry-tree wood, and touched a combination of bricks, each in turn, with it gracefully.
To Lily's amazement, the bricks began to roll back to reveal the most magical town square she'd seen in her entire life.
There were thousands of witches, and wizards everywhere. Shops around every corner, and window displays of the most foreign things Lily had ever seen!
"So where do we start this year?" Scottie asked politely.
"Check your lists everyone." Mrs. Turner asked the group of kids surrounding her.
Lily quickly pulled hers out of her jacket pocket, but Maggie just looked over her shoulder.
"Sorry, didn't bring mine." Maggie apologized.
Lily told her they could share hers, and huddled with the rest of the group.
"Oh! I completely forgot, we have to go to Gringotts first to open Lily's account." Mrs. Turner gasped, "Everyone follow me."
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"May I help you?" Asked an old goblin on a tall desk. The Turners, Lily, and Maggie had just arrived at the wizard bank, Gringotts.
"Yes I'm here to open the new account of Miss Lily Evans, and the Turners. Maggie you have your money already from your Aunt do you not?" Mrs. Turner questioned.
"Yes ma'am." Maggie answered.
"And do you have the keys?" Asked the goblin again.
Mrs. Turner pulled two gold keys from her cloak pocket, and showed them to the goblin, who inspected them reading aloud the numbers "524", and "416".
A few moments later…
Lily stared in awe as the group made their way through the many roads leading to the thousands of vaults containing what Lily expected to be the wizard coins, formally known as knuts, sickles, and galleons.
They reached Lily's small vault, 524, in little time, took a handful each and stuffed it into a small bag.
Next, they visited the Turner vault, which was about half full! Each child took as much as they could carry (by the orders of their mother), and put their shares each in a different colored bag.
Anne's was an elegant green, Lydia's was royal blue, Scotties was goldenrod, Charlottes was scarlet, and Mrs. Turners was white with a black rim.
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"Alright, lets split up so we finish before nightfall." Said Mrs. Turner. "Scottie you go with Lily, and Maggie come with Anne, and me, and Charlotte go with Lydia, we'll all meet at Mistress Maples Sweet Shop, save some money for the sweets, Mistress Maples strawberry cauldron cakes, and Chococream Dreams are divine." Mrs. Turner blurted before giving Charlotte a stern look, because she wanted to go with Lily and Maggie, and departing towards the robe shop with Anne, and Maggie.
The new duo made their way to a store called Flourish and Blotts, before Scottie asked Lily what books she needed. She answered,
Standard Book of Spells by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them by Newt Scamander, and
The dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
"That's what it says on my list." Lily answered, but she also noticed another batch of books below the top list scribbled out in a loopy handwriting she'd seen before, the headmasters.
They read (and she read them aloud),
Hands On! A Guide to Hand Magic: Volume 1 by Author Unknown
Dreams and Similarities: How to Handle Your wildest Dreams by Author Unknown
Healer Strengths and Weaknesses: Volume 1by Elissa Mortomore
Healer Strengths and Abilities: Primer Version by Elissa Mortomore
Stopping Time: Skills of Time Stopping by Author Unknown
Translation, a Spiritual Gift by Mecta Brewesky
Elemental Control by Author Unknown
Shape Shifting, a Transfiguration Talent by Melanie Moreska
Mind Reading, Uncommon in Your Average Mind by Tea Mo
Mind Control: Use it Wisely by Rajan Summa
Invisibility by Author Unknown
"These are a lot of Books." Lily explained. Then Scottie spoke up.
"Those books I had to get last year! For my healing power tests." Scottie blurted.
Lily was confused. Healing powers? Then she got an idea. She pulled out the special letter from the headmaster she had received,
"Scottie did you get a letter like this last year?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, it looked just like that except it had my name on it instead."
"Really?" Lily asked quietly, "Well we better start looking, because it looks like you have a lot of books as well!" and he did.
Scotties letter had all the necessary 2nd year books. and more in the headmasters handwriting. Except he only had,
Hands On! A Guide to Hand Magic: Volume 2 by Author Unknown
Healer strengths and Abilities: Volume 2 by Elissa Mortomore
Elemental Fire Power by Westordon Milikison
"Yeah I guess so. Let's start in the hogwarts section near the back. Maybe we'll find them over there." Scottie suggested.
"Let's." Lily answered.
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Soon everything was bought except the Lily's first wand. As they trudged down the street with their new school supplies.
"Last stop, Olivanders!" Shouted Scottie, "Then we can go to Mistress Maples Sweet Shop."
The two arrived in front of an old looking shop in 5 minutes, and Lily was getting tired, although the alley gave no hint of nightfall, besides a few falling shadows.
"You go in, and meet me at Flourish and Blotts in under an hour." Scottie told Lily.
Lily was all of a sudden frightened for a moment." Why are you leaving?" she didn't want to be alone in a strange shop, in a new place.
Scottie replied, "Well finding your first wand is kind of a private thing, because you're finally of age to receive the responsibility of a wand. You really should go in by yourself."Now Lily felt herself turning pale.Scottie gave Lily a reassuring look, "You'll be okay." Scottie said, trying to comfort her. He knew what it was like to go into Olivanders by yourself. He had had to the year before, except his entire family had been watching him through the window. Even his muggle father, and younger brother, Emmitt.
Lily watched him leave, and turned to face the shop, and whispered, "Here I go."
Lily opened the door to a messy room loaded with thin boxes, file cabinets, and wood shavings.
Lily noticed a boy about her age at the counter a small box in front of him, and a wand in his hand. There was also an old looking man behind the befuddled desk, completely loaded with loose wands, purple cotton, papers of names with a specific wand next to it, and a tape measurer.
"Good day!" The man greeted her from behind the desk. "Looking for a wand? First one?"
"Lily nodded, although she was staring at the boy, he turned around to reveal a dark face, handsome dark brown hair that hung over his face perfectly, and beautiful sad eyes. He smiled at her, and said "Haven't found a wand yet 'eh Maggie?"
This boy knew Maggie!
"I'm sorry," Lily answered "But I'm not Maggie."
The boy stared at her as f he didn't believe her. "Cum'on Maggie, who're you tryin' to kid, it's me Sirius."
Lily was starting to get frustrated. "I'm not Maggie. I'm-", however the boy named Sirius didn't let her continue.
"Maggie I know who you are, and you know who you are so let's get over this little joke and-" But now it was Lily's turn to interupt. She was by now quite mad, and was determined to get her say.
"I'm not Maggie Potter! I'm Lily Evans! And if you're quite finished, I'd like to buy my wand, because I need to meet Scottie at Flourish and Blotts in half an hour!" Lily shouted.
Sirius was astounded at this girl's behavior, and had no doubt whatsoever that this was not Maggie Potter, his best friends cousin.
"You know Scottie? Scottie Turner?" Sirius asked.
Lily softened down a bit, and even smiled while nodding her head. "Yes, his family is my guardian family, I'm new to the wizarding world. This is my first time in Diagon Alley."
Sirius gave a gorgeous grin, "Well that changes everything! I love meeting new people! Sirius Black at your service." and he gave a mock bow, before sticking his hand out to shake.
"Lily Evans." And she shook his hand.