The young man had untamed jet black hair and striking hazel eyes. He was tall, and wore glasses, a fur-lined brown jacket and pants, tan snow boots, and a red scarf, beanie hat, and gloves. He said "You don't work here, do you?" Lily looked questioningly at him, and she said "No, I don't, but the owner will be back in a moment." The man groaned in frustration "I haven't got all night, you know." Lily glared at him, her emerald eyes flashing, and said "I said he will be back in a moment, there's no need to be rude!" James grunted and crossed his arms, and said nothing, and Lily continued to pet Fang's head. Hagrid returned a few moments later, and said "I'm sorry, this is all I've got at the momen'," as he handed her a small pile of red and black pieces of clothing. Lily smiled as she said "Thank you so much for checking, Hagrid, I really appreciate it. Do you happen to have a changing room?" Hagrid smiled and said "Anytim', an' yea', it's righ' o'er there, next to the fireplace." Lily smiled thankfully as she went to get changed. The impatient man walked up to the counter and said "Hey, do you sell any climbing supplies?"
Lily looked through the pieces of clothing: There was a pair of thick black stockings, black climbing boots, a black long skirt (made of thick material for wintery weather), and a long-sleeved crimson shirt with a matching pair of mittens. She put her outfit together, and used the pocket knife she found in the changing room to cut the bodice from her dress, and used it to layer over the long-sleeved shirt and put on the winter skirt, stockings and boots. She removed her hair from its French-braid bun and let her long, strikingly red hair cascade over her outfit. She put on her mittens, and looked in the mirror: She was ready; all she needed was her crimson hooded-cape, which should be almost dry by now. She took her locket out and opened it, and as she looked at her brother's picture, she said quietly: "I will find you, Siri."
Hagrid had come out of the stock room once again, and said "This is all I 'ave: a rope a climbin' hammer. Sorry abo't that, but I wa'nt expectin' this weather fer another few months!" The man said "That'll do. Thanks." He pulled out some money, and he said "Here's ten." Hagrid said "Sorry lad, tha's not enough to pay fer this. I's from me winter stock, which I ain't got a lo' of righ' now." Lily came out quietly, and the young man looked furious "Hey! I don't have a lot of money, my brother and I make a living off of selling apples, which, in case you haven't noticed, hasn't exactly been plentiful because of the cold front that hit hours ago. On our way to find another orchard, we were blown off course by a snow storm, so therefore, no apples to sell. Either you take that money, or I take the stuff without buying," Lily glared at the man, but before she could say anything, Hagrid said "Now look here, you ain't takin' me goods if you ain't gonna pay. Either ye get somethin' else, or get out of me shop." The young man glared at Hagrid, and stormed out of the shop, and Hagrid sighed as he said "They don' teach kids manners anymor'." Lily, who was irritated by the man's rudeness, but looked outside the window to make sure that he wasn't going to do anything drastic. She saw two figures setting up a spot in the snow underneath a tree out there. She asked Hagrid: "Would it be okay if I took a couple of bowls of stew out to those guys? I know the guy that was just in here was rude, but no one deserves to freeze to death out there." Hagrid thought for a moment, and he said "I don' see why not, but you should stay in 'ere, I'll take it out to 'em." Lily said "You don't have to-" Hagrid interrupted, saying "I's alrigh' Lily, I don' mind. Yer a very kind young lady for thinkin' of 'em, but I won' have ye shiverin' again." Lily smiled and Hagrid said "Alrigh', the stew's ready," as he gave her a hearty bowl of stew and a piece of bread, he set himself a bowl aside, and poured some of the stew in Fang's food bowl, who gratefully walked over to his bowl and started eating. Lily giggled, and began eating her stew as well, and Hagrid filled two bowls with stew and gave them each a piece of bread, and took it outside.
Remus, who had sandy brown hair and kind, dark brown eyes, wore a fur-lined green coat and pants, black snow boots and a brown scarf, gloves and beanie hat. He and James had just built a fire, and suddenly a large figure approached them, and James said "Who goes there?" as he prepared his knife. As the figure got closer to them, however, James said coldly "Oh, it's you." The man said "Now don' ye give me any more sass there. The young lady asked if I could bring ye some of me stew. You shoul' thank her, or I wouldn't have done it." James said as Hagrid handed them both the bowls he was holding, "Oh, um, thanks." Remus said "Thank you very much, sir, we really appreciate it. And please thank her for us too." Hagrid smiled and said "Yer welcom', an' I'll do that."
Hagrid entered the hut again, and Lily was just about finished with her stew: She had almost forgotten how hungry she really was! Hagrid said as he sat down at the table, causing the table to shake a little, said "They said thanks: even the rude on' said it as well!" Lily smiled, and said "Hagrid, this stew was fantastic! Thank you so much for everything you've done for me. Here," and she pulled out seventy galleons from her cloak pocket and laid them on the table. Hagrid said "There's no need fer that much-" "Yes there is, you've been so kind, and trust me, it's the least I can do. You see, I'm the Princess." Hagrid nearly choked on his stew, and he dabbed his face with his napkin before saying "Yer what? I should've-" Lily signaled him to pause "It's okay, I didn't expect for you to know. I actually didn't want to say anything for this very reason. I don't expect people to curtsey or bow or anything special, I just want to be treated as one of the people." Hagrid still looked surprised, but nodded, "So, wait, if yer the Princess of Gryffindor, tha' means that yer brother-" Lily nodded "Yes, he's the new king. It's my fault he ran away. That's why I've got to find him, and I need to convince the people that he's not a bad omen, and he's not dangerous. He would never hurt anyone." Hagrid smiled, and said "Yer very brave fer wantin' to do that, 'specially all on yer own. I would help ye, but I can' leave me shop unattended." Lily said "That's very kind of you, but I wouldn't ask you to abandon your business just to help me. I've got an idea, though," Lily thought for a moment, and said "Hagrid, I'd like to buy the items that the man who was just in here wanted to buy," Hagrid gladly obliged, and Lily put on her crimson cloak, and purchased the items. After giving Hagrid a hug, and petting Fang on the head, said goodbye, and headed out the door.
"Oh come off it Moony!" James said, and Remus looked at him furiously as he continued to lecture him, "Prongs, you have got to stop being so pig-headed! Sometimes I just don't understand you!" A voice behind them said "He's right, you know. You could be a lot less rude." The boys both jumped at the voice "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," the voice came closer until they had a good view of her: it was the red-headed girl. James said "Oh, and you're Miss Perfect, eh red-head?" The girl glared at him, as did Remus, and the girl looked to Remus, and said "Oh! It's you! I ran into in the village the other day, literally!" Remus said "That's right! I've got the bump to prove it too!" he chuckled, and the girl said "Sorry about that…" Remus said "No no, it's quite alright." The girl said "Thank you for being so understanding, I'm Lily," she said as she shook hands with Remus, and he said "I'm Remus, and this is my brother, James." James said sarcastically "Pleasure," Lily said "It's hard to believe that this pig is your brother." Remus chuckled and James said "Hey! I resent that!" Lily smiled and Remus said "Well now that we all know each other, what can we do for you?" Lily said "First, I have a question: James, when you were talking to Hagrid, you said you got blown off course by a snowstorm, which direction did it come from? And did it sort of pop out of nowhere? Or is it a typical occurrence in that area?" James said "So many questions! But yes, it did pop out of nowhere, as for the direction, it was North I believe. Now goodbye." Remus kicked James's foot and said "Pardon his rudeness, but why do you ask?" Lily said "I know how to stop this weather. I need your help to make it happen though. I know it's a lot to ask, but I need to find my brother." Remus and James looked at each other questioningly, and James asked "And what does your brother have to do with this interesting weather pattern?" Lily sighed as she sat down between them, and said "You see, my brother has magic. He accidentally revealed it at the coronation ball last night, and it was all my fault. I need to bring him back to Gryffindor, and get him to stop this winter before the people freeze." Remus and James looked at her wide-eyed, and she said "Are you guys afraid of magic? I can understand of course if you are, most everyone is around here-" Remus interrupted gently and said "No, we're not, we're just surprised that there was someone else with magic out there." Lily looked at them questioningly as she said "Someone else…?"
Remus and James exchanged glances, and said "We'll show you, but please don't be afraid," Lily nodded slowly, and Remus and James changed into their animal forms: Remus a medium-sized grey wolf, and James a dark brown stag. Lily gasped, and looked at them in awe as she said "YOU have magical powers too?" Remus and James changed back into their human forms, and James said "Yes, but it's not what you think," Remus nodded "We were cursed when we were kids when our parents broke their promise to a dark wizard. They were killed shortly after, so we've been on our own, hiding our magical forms for years. No human has ever seen our animal forms before, so we ask you to not tell a soul." Lily nodded and said "Of course, I promise." Remus smiled, and Lily smiled back, and asked "So, does this mean you can help me?" as she looked at them pleadingly with her emerald eyes. Remus said "Of course we will." Lily said "Oh thank youthankyouthankyou!" as she hugged Remus, who, when she let go, blushed as he said "No problem," and James said "We leave at dawn." Lily said as she threw the sack of climbing supplies at his stomach "I think it'd be best if we leave now."