Hey, once again, I am so sorry for not updating! I am such an idiot! I say that I will update often, and I don't update for weeks! I'll make it up to you guys, I promise! Oh, and here are some translations... Happy Thanksgiving!

parseltongue-Parseltongue

Animal Speech-animals talk too!

Phoenix Speech-Order of the Phoenix

Chapter 6: Too much for my poor eyes to bear!

It has already been a week since I declared war on Moony. So far, nothing has happened. It was already August 25, and we needed to go to Diagon Alley. I love it there! It was just so...so magical! If that makes any sense. I mean, of course it was magical! It was a wizarding shopping center! Anyway, We were going today, and I was excited.

"You are exs-s-s-sited Bella?" My snake, Ricky, hissed.

"Yes-s-s, I am going to Diagon Alley today. Do you want to come?" I hissed back.

"I would be perfectly content with lying here in the s-s-s-sun, but I want to s-s-s-see why this Diagon Alley is s-s-s-so great," He slithered up my leg and onto my right arm.

"Let's go!" I bounced on the balls of my feet impatiently, "What's taking so long Padfoot? You take longer to get ready than a girl!"

"Wait!" He hollered back through the bathroom door, "Merlin Bella! My hair doesn't look right!"

"Then maybe you should cut it!" I yelled back.

"Are you kidding?" Padfoot poked his head out to stare at me, "Why should I get rid of my beautiful sex hair? All this trouble is worth what I get in return! Ah...Kate just loved to-"

"Okay!" I cut him off feeling a bit sick to the stomach, "I get the point! You love your hair. Could you please just put it up in a pony tail or something so that we can go?"

"It's no use Bells," Moony sighed from behind me as he came up the stairs, "I've lived with him long enough to know that no matter what you say or what he does, it always takes the same amount of time to do. It always takes him half-an-hour to wash his hair, 10 minutes to dry it, 26 minutes to brush it, 14 minutes to comb it, 45 minutes to style it, and 25 minutes to admire himself in the mirror."

Moony shook his head. I stared at him horror struck.

"It takes him that long to do his hair?" I whispered in a hoarse voice, "PADFOOT! GET YOUR ARSE OUT HERE!"

"What?" Sirius whined, "My comb just broke! My hair won't look good if I miss a step! Moony! Can I borrow your comb?"

"Sorry Pads, you took my last one," Moony shook his head shaking with silent laughter.

"C'mon Padass, your hair looks fine," I dragged him out of the bathroom and regreted doing so immediately, "AHH! MY EYES! MY POOR, INNOCENT EYES!" I shrieked.

Sirius Orion Bloody Black was naked...and I mean naked as in stark, butt naked.

"WHY? WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN ME PADFOOT? OH MERLIN!" I ran past him into the bathroom and spashed my face with cold water.

I rubed my eyes furiously with soap. I know that isn't healthy, but trust me, anyone would do that after they saw what I just saw. I shuddered and groaned in pain. Ow, that stings.

"That's why I only poked my head out the door!" Sirius protested.

"Urg! Just go put some clothes on Padass!" I groaned.

I heard him walk away. Then I heard a shriek from Hermione. I was soon joined in the bathroom, both of us were currently busy rubbing our eyes out of their sockets.

"I still can't believe you saw Padfoot's jewels!" Moony laughed 1 hour later.

We still hadn't left for Diagon Alley, and I was growing rapidly more impatient.

"Yeah, well I was impatient to go...I'm still impatient to go so...CAN WE GO NOW?" I growled.

I was already striding towards the fire place. Without a glance back, I grabbed a handfull of floo powder and stepped into the fireplace. Looking directly at Moony with a sly smirk on my face, I dissapeared into the flames.

I spun out of the fireplace and landed on my feet in a perfect, graceful manner.

"Hello Tom!" I waved cheerfully at the Leaky Cauldron Bar tender.

"'Lo Bella!" He waved back, "Where's the rest of the lot?"

As an answer to his question, Moony tumbled out of the fireplace. He landing on his feet a bit shakily. He was just about to take a few steps forward when Harry came shooting out of the fireplace and right into Moony. They both went tumbling down. Harry landed hard on Moony's back. They both groaned.

"Urg!" I groaned covering my eyes, "Too much male action! This has to be the most disturbing morning of my life!"

I turned around and walked into the back room where the entrance to Diagon Alley was. I was joined by Ron and Hermione a few minutes later.

"Lupin and Hary are still trying to untangle their legs," Ron sniggered.

"Ron!" Hermione scolded, but she too was laughing.

"Ha! Is Padfoot coming?" I asked.

"Yeah...the three of them are coming now," Hermione stuck her head out the door.

Sure enough, the tree men came in looking quite odd. Moony and Harry were looking extremely embarrased. Padfoot was laughing hysterically.

"So," I raised my eye brows, "I never knew you went for older, more experienced men Harry,"

"Oh shut up," he muttered his face flaming.

"What about you Moony?" I turned to him next, "You think about your best mate's son alot?"

"It-I-He fell out of the fireplace on to me!" Moony spluttered.

"Sure Moony," I patted his shoulder comfortingly, "Sure."

"Let's go," Hermione said, "We only have a couple of hours now."

"Yes-s-s-s-s, " Ricky hissed in irritation, "I did not come all this way through a fireplace might I add to hear you bicker! I could be sleeping on my rock right now..."

"Sorry Ricky," I hissed back, "We're going now."

Harry had been listening in, and he said,

"You brought Ricky?"

"Who?" Sirius asked.

"My snake," I shrugged smirking privately.

Sirius was deathly afraid of snakes.

"What?" Sirius freaked.

"My snake. You wanna meet him?" I offered.

"NO!" He yelped jumping behind Remus, "I mean, I wouldn't really want to...he might not...like me?"

We were all laughing.

"You were having me on!" Sirius straitened, "You don't really have a snake!"

Ricky poked his head out and slithered out onto my arm.

"No snake?" he hissed, "Do I look like a snake to you? Are you stupid mongrel? I always loved the taste of mutts-s-s-s..."

I translated. Needless to say, Sirius was terified. He was shaking, and in his fright, he changed into Padfoot. He had his tail tucked neatly between his legs. He whimpered.

"He won't hurt you Paddy," I laughed, "Let's go."

An hour later, we had already gotten all of our school supplies, and we were ready to leave.

"Can we go to other stores?" Harry begged, "Please?"

"Well," Remus and Sirius glanced at each other, "Okay."

"Whoohoo!" We all cheered.

We went to the apothecary first. Ricky had a good time hissing to the other snakes there, and Harry and I had stiches in our sides from laughing at what was being said. It ranged from "The rats are limp and hardly plump at all!" to "That black haired boy looks like one of those rats they feed us!" That had led to Harry spluttering in embarassment. The others were at a loss as to why we were both laughing so hard.

"I sense a greatness in you youngling," a musical volice trilled behind me.

I turned around and saw a beautiful phonix looking at me from his perch.

"You and your brother suffer from personal loss, and you are famous for it. And yet, you two do not want fame, but family and love. You are both very great."

"Erm...thanks," I said bowing my head repectfully.

Harry was watching now, and he followed my example of bowing his head.

"I think that I shall enjoy staying with you two fledglings," he nodded his great head.

With that, he flew over to my shoulder. He landed lightly and trilled a few notes.

"My name is Fire Light. I am one of the last of my kind," he said, "I shall explain it all to you later."

"Okay," I nodded not even noticing that trills were leaving my mouth instead of words.

Remus did notice this though, and he nudged Sirius and gestured at me with his head. Sirius's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth to talk, but Remus silenced him.

"You are surrounded by people who love you," Fire Light commented, "You are never alone youngling. Neither is your brother, but there are many people whom are using you for your fame. It is your job to find out who is. Be careful not to accuse the wrong people however."

"How do I do that? Can I trust Ron and Hermione?" I questioned.

I was getting really weary. Now that Fire Light pointed it out, I wasn't sure who to trust at the moment. Harry I knew that I could, but everyone else?

"That is not for me to tell. You must find out on your own youngling. I would advise you to keep your deepest secrets to yourself. You never know who may have a change of heart." The phoenix said, "It is time for us to go, your company is getting antsy."

With that, he leapt off my shoulder with ease, and he circled our heads a couple times before flashing away in a burst of flaming fire.