Chapter 10: Diagon Alley

"That was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant." Ginny beamed as they walked down the corridor to the portrait of the Fat Lady. They entered the common and everyone turned to stare at them. Demon pulled her shirt closer as they walked over to a set of couches where Fred, George, Harry, Ron and Hermione sat.

Glancing over her shoulder Demon asked, "Can I have a blanket or something?" Hermione handed her a gold and red one and moved closer to Harry to make room for Ginny who was still grinning. George sat at one end of another couch watching Fred and Ron playing chess on the table in front of the couch. Demon sat down on the couch and eventually sank to lie down and used George's knee as a pillow.

"Are you going to sit down Ginny?" Hermione asked.

"What happened after we left?" Fred asked watching two pawns fight.

Ginny climbed onto the table and yelled, "Oy, everyone you've got to hear what just happened." Everyone who was pretending not to listen came over and stared at Ginny as she told the whole common room what happened in the Hospital Wing.

When she finished the whole room was silent, everyone staring at Demon; she rolled over onto her back even though it pained her beyond belief, it was more comfortable. "What?" She asked looking at everyone staring down at her. "I don't put up with stuck up people and their bullshit well. At least I didn't tell her to go to hell." She said seeing Hermione's stricken expression. "I was a very good girl. I didn't even swear at her." Demon closed her eyes and pretended not to hear everybody whispering. She faded in and out of consciousness and barely noticed when George got up to go to bed.

Demon woke up at 7:00 next morning and found a pillow under her head and another blanket draped on her body. She got up off the couch mumbling about sleeping better on the couch rather than in her bed. Fifteen minutes later she stumbled back downstairs in black jeans, a white halter-top, and an army green fall coat. She found Ginny sitting on the couch in light blue jeans, a red shirt and a black coat; she was reading a book about potions and looked up. "Morning." She said cheerily.

"How's things?" Demon asked.

"Not bad. This letter is for you." Ginny handed her a roll of parchment off a near by table.

Miss. Pendragon,

You and your guide will meet me in the Entrance Hall at 7:30. You will take a port key to Diagon Alley and when you are done shall meet at Flourish and Blotts when you're done where another port key waits to bring you back.

Sincerely,

Professor McGonagall

Demon and Ginny made their way down to the Entrance Hall chatting about the day ahead. "So where do you want to go first?" Ginny asked.

"I need some new clothes, besides robes, so if you want we can go into London first then get everything else." Demon said.

"Sounds good to me. I don't have any muggle money so I don't think I can get anything in London." Ginny said looking a bit embarrassed.

"No problem." Demon said throwing her arm around Ginny's shoulders. "If you find something you fancy I'll get it for you." They approached Professor McGonagall who was holding an old cracked teapot.

"You are to be back by 5 o'clock. I trust you got my note?" McGonagall said eyeing Demon.

Demon nodded and McGonagall handed her the teapot. Ginny grabbed hold and before Demon knew what was going on everything started spinning and after a few seconds Ginny yelled, "Let go."

Ginny and Demon let go and ended up on their butts in the middle of a cobblestone street. Looking around Demon saw every store open even though it was early in the morning. There was one store closed though, it looked to be under renovation. Ginny pulled Demon to her feet and towards a brick wall. She tapped it five times and it moved brick by brick to form an archway.

"Cool." Demon murmured. They walked through a pub and out onto the bright streets of London. They wandered around London buying clothes. Demon got another red lace bra and got one for Ginny too. Demon bought both of them a few items of regular clothes before they went back to Diagon Alley at 8:45. She also bought them new school bags and they shoved the clothes and now newly bought potions ingredients into the bags. They walked up one side of the Alley buying everything Demon needed. Around 11 o'clock they stopped at an ice-cream shop and began talking idly about Ginny's classes.

"I can give you a hand with potions if you want." Demon offered eating a spoonful of ice cream.

"That would be great." Ginny said smiling. "So what's going on between you and George?"

Demon choked on her ice cream. "Um… I don't know. I only met him like a week ago." She said.

"He likes you, you know." Ginny said knowingly.

"I… I like him too. He's really nice. You've all been nice to me. You think I should ask him out?" Demon asked pushing her ice cream away.

"Give it another week. You should keep up how you're acting though. It's priceless the look on his face when you're around." Ginny grinned as they walked out of the shop.

"Ah. You just want me to torture him. Well we'll see what happens. All I need now are robes and books." Demon said. They finished their shopping by 1:30, getting to Flourish and Blotts last.

Ginny chatted with the woman behind the desk while Demon got her school books and a few that seemed to interest her. After paying for the books they sorted everything out so that they wouldn't lose anything on the trip home. They shoved Demon's gloves, cauldron, and most of her books into Ginny's bag. While Demon shoved her parchment quills, ink and the last of her books into her bag. She tucked her new wand into her ponytail and gripped her scales, telescope and crystal phials.

They held the tattered book that the woman behind the desk had handed them and the next thing they knew they stood in Hogsmeade.

Seeing Fred and George, Demon put her finger to her lips, then sneaking up behind them yelled, "Hi George!" and threw her one free arm around his neck. George yelped and turned around hiding something behind his back.

"What have you got there?" Ginny asked trying to see what he was hiding.

"Nothing." Said George who blushed.

"Come on tell us." Ginny urged now chasing him around Fred.

"Leave me alone." George yelled stuffing the package into his cloak.

"Come on Ginny. If he doesn't want to tell us then we'll just have to re group and think of someway to get the information out of him." Demon said linking her arm in Ginny's and leading her towards the castle.