The Jewels
Shopping Experiences
The last days prank had worn off by dawn. The Jewels were, at the time, sitting in their tree house, which was located in the Potters back year. It was there that, as they watched the sun rise, they poured over the prank book, plotting and planning.
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It was 8:30 by the time the girls came back in. All four houses were silent, save the snores of Petunia at the Evans and Mr. Potter at the Potters.
"See, this is what happens when I don't wake you up! Half the day is gone and they are all still deeply asleep! Ridiculous!" Lily huffed. The other two just laughed, not feeling even the least bit sorry for the others. They knew what was coming. With a quick flick of her hand her very own voice rang throughout all four houses.
"Good morning you lazy idiots! Time to wake up! It's a beautiful day. The birds are singing, the sky is blue, the sun has been shining for hours. Time for you to all to get out of bed. Today's the day! The day we go to Diagon Alley to get our school stuff. Go, rise and shine!" The Lily voice was stern sounding at first, but the closer it got to the end of its speech, the more excited sounding it became. It didn't take long for people to start stumbling down the stairs and streaming through the fire place.
"Dang it, Lily-flower, did you have to be so loud?" Sirius grumbled.
"I know! I feel like my ears are bleeding." James complained.
"You know, when I taught you that spell, I didn't expect you to use it against me!" This came from Mr. Potter and the girls couldn't help but smile.
"G'morning." Remus mumbled as he stumbled out of the fire place. He kissed each girl on the check and hugged the guys before sitting down.
"Good morning all!" Mrs. Evans cried cheerfully as she bounced out of the fire place, Mr. Evans and Petunia following behind, Petunia glaring evilly at her younger sister. "Are you all ready for a day full of fun?" This was met with cheers from the girls and tired mumbles from the boys.
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It was nine thirty when everybody was standing in front of the fire place, preparing to leave.
"Alright everybody! You know the drill. Take a pinch of floo powder, throw it into the fire and yell 'Diagon Alley'. Stay in the pub. Don't leave. We need to stick together, at least for now. Make sure you speak clearly, or you could get transported to the wrong place. If that happens ju…" Mrs. Potter's tirade was cut short.
"Mom, we know what were doing!" James chided. Mrs. Potter huffed in exasperation, but said no more. Soon, they were all stepping through the fire place. No one got lost, and nobody left before the others got there. Once they were all there, James gave his mother a look that plainly said 'See? I was right.' Mrs. Potter ignored him.
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It didn't take long before the kids were begging to be allowed to roam free. It was with little reluctance that the adults agreed. They didn't REALLY want to walk around with the kids all day. So, they parted, agreeing to meet up at 6pm.
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The first place the kids went was the apotocary, which they left as soon as they had gotten every thing they needed. Flourish and Bolts was next, which Catta-Leigh and Remus dawdled in shortly before the others pulled them out kicking and screaming. An hour and a half was spent in Madame Malkins, much to the boy's displeasure. But, an equal amount of time was spent in Zonko's Joke Shop and the quiditch store. Olivander's Wand Shop was a must, along with the trunk store. Their last stop was the pet store.
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The bell rang as the six of them walked into the door. The clerk, a young girl, about 19, looked up as they walked in, but did not offer them help. That was fine by them. They quickly split up and set off to find the perfect pet.
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Lily walk down the aisles, but was pulled to one that seemed slightly darker than the rest. She was surprised to find a beautiful black pheonix sitting on a perch preening itself.
"Hello beautiful." She said, holding her hand out. The day seemed to be full of surprises, for the pheonix jumped off its perch and landed on her out stretched arm, something it only did with the one to who it was supposed to be bonded until it was bonded. Lily walked out of the aisle, shaking her head in disbelief and headed towards the counter.
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Sirius, Remus, and Crystal walked through the aisles laughing with each other and cracking jokes while looking at animals. It didn't take long for them to reach the canine aisle. There they stopped and cooed over the pups. In the end, Sirius walked away with a small little grim looking puppy, Remus with a yellow lab that was barley 3 months old, and Crystal with a pure white fox pup with three tails.
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James and Catta strolled the aisles carelessly. For them, choosing didn't come so easy.
"BUNNY!" Catta exclaimed before bounding over towards the animal. She reached her hand in to pick it up, but clutched it to her chest when the thing burped up a fire ball. She ran away without a backwards glance, headed toward some poor Kneazle with James chuckling behind her. Something caught his eye and he turned to see it fully. It was a beautiful snowy white owl. He didn't even think twice before deciding that she would be his. He was just rash like that.
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Everybody meet up at 6, as planned. They were just too tired. They were so tired, in fact, that when they got back to Hogsmead, they didn't even notice the bright, neon colored town. They just flopped into their beds to take a nap. And if the three younger girls had an mischievous smile, well, nobody noticed.
A/N: TADA! DONE! Aaaaaaaaand, longer. Although, I know it could have been better. I might just redo it. We'll see. But for now, here you are! Review! No flames!