Harley Potter And The Sorcerers Stone

The Girl Who Lived

Chapter Five

First Shopping Trip Of A Lifetime

Part One

Harley walked slowly behind Professor McGongall and Professor Snape. Both adults had remained quiet for most of their walk towards the Pub/Inn known as the Leaky Cauldron. She had been told that this place would get her school things for her first year at Hogwarts. She stuffed her hands into her old frayed pockets and looked around the bustling street. She noticed a few 'Muggles', as they were called, glancing at the two adults dressed in an odd fashion while Harley walked behind. A few of them even glanced at the young orphan girl dressed in old and tearing clothes. Professor McGongall glanced over her shoulder to see the eleven-year-old girl silently thinking to herself. "Ms. Potter. Do you have any questions to ask?" The woman asked kindly, raising a thin eyebrow in question. Harley looked up to the woman and spoke.

"Yes, actually. How am I going to get any of my things, without money?" She questioned curiously. The older woman chuckled and dug into her cloak, pulling out a key and handing it to her.

"I have your key to your vault in Gringotts." Minevra handed the girl her key. "You're parents, of course, left you their money." Seeing the surprise look on Harley's face made her shake her head before looking at the key the girl held in her hand. "Do not loose your key. It's what gets you your money." The raven-haired girl nodded in understanding and quickly reached behind her neck. Unclasping a chain that hung around her neck, along with her two other necklaces she's had hanging around her neck, she slid the key around the cold chains hanging around her neck. She quickly clasped it back around her neck and answered the question in Professor McGongalls facial expressions.

"I've had these two necklaces -" She explained, raising her hand she pulled out her large gold shaped locket with small figures of animals on the front. The other necklace she pulled out next was silver and large with different kinds of flowers across it. "- Since I was a baby. Since I arrived at the Orphanage, the head mistress tried to take them off, but she said she couldn't do it. So she let me keep them. She doesn't know about this necklace, and even if she did, I doubt she'd get it off. I believe a spell was placed on the necklaces." Harley finished, shrugging her shoulders. Minevra had remained silent as she looked at the necklaces, trying to figure out how she recognized them. When suddenly it occurred to her where she had seen those necklaces before. 'Albus, why did you give them to her?' The older woman questioned to herself silently.

"Minerva. We're here." Snape spoke, his cold voice made Harley snap herself out of her thoughts. Minerva nodded and pulled the door open before quickly disappearing into the darkened room. Snape soon followed after, not waiting for Harley to follow. Looking around the street her eye caught a shadow quickly disappear into the alleyway a little ways down. 'So someone was following us.' The eleven year old thought to herself warily. Her eyes squinted into a glare as she tried to look closer to the figure. All she had seen was the fluttering of a black coat that had its hood up and the heels of the shoes of the figure disappear in the darkened alleyway. Shaking her head Harley quickly disappeared into the Leaky Cauldron. She would figure out why someone was following her later.

The large Pub/Inn she stepped in was rather dark and musky. It smelt of smoke, cleaner and burnt food. Scrunching her nose in disgust at the smell she walked quickly over to the two Professors. Professor McGongall was speaking with the barman. "It's very nice to see you again Tom, but we're in a bit of a hurry. We need to take young Ms. Harley Potter to get her things." As the word, 'Ms. Harley Potter' escaped the lips of Minerva the bar quickly went silent. All eyes turned to the young girl that stood beside the Professors. In a sudden flurry the witches and wizards in the room stood and quickly began to shake the girls hand. The voices of the many figures spoke hurriedly and excitedly to the stunned girl.

"So please to meet you at last Ms. Potter."

"Simply astounding you are."

"Amazing what you did, truly."

So many voices spoke to her at once made Harley feel dizzy. "That's enough. Yes, I know Ms. Potter did a simply confounding thing, but you do not need to suffocate the poor girl." Professor McGongalls stern voice called out above the loud ruckus. The room quickly went silent at the strict voice of the older witch who held onto the famous Harley Potter's shoulder. "Thank you. We really do need to go now. Perhaps, you'll be able to see her again on her way out after she gets her equipment for her new school." Without waiting for any answer from the group Minerva began to make her way out of the Pub/Inn and to the back alley when a familiar figure caught her eye, causing her to stop. "Ah, Professor Quirrell, So nice to see you again. Are you here to get some supplies?" The old woman questioned. At the sound of McGongalls voice, the man, Professor Quirrell jumped and spun around to see McGongall and Snape. Glancing over them quickly his gaze lowered and landed on the raven-haired, emerald green-eyed child that stood between the two.

"E-Evening, M-M-McGongall...S-Severus. J-Just here to get a new V-Vampire b-book." The strangely dressed man stuttered out. He seemed petrified at the idea of getting a book about vampires. Harley's eyebrows scrunched up in thought. 'Why was he stuttering?' She wanted to ask, but kept the thought to herself. "Is this H-Harley P-Potter?" Professor Quirrell stuttered out in curiosity.

"Yes, she'll be attending Hogwarts this year. We were about to meet Hagrid, so he can take her to get her things. Severus and I have to go back to Hogwarts to deal with some...business." McGongall stated thinly. Professor Quirrell nodded his head and gave a shaky smile.

"H-Honored to m-meet you Ms. P-P-Potter." The turban wearing man said, shaking Harley's hand.

"You as well, Professor." Harley stated politely.

"Come along Potter. We must go find Hagrid." Professor Snape sneered out to the girl. Giving his seething glare to Professor Quirell Snape turned on his heel and made his way to the back alleyway. Pushing the young girl in the direction Severus was going Minerva followed after saying a polite, 'good bye' to the man. The three reached the back and Snape pulled out a slick black wand and tapped the brick walls. It was silent for a moment; the only sound heard was from inside the Pub/Inn where the large group still spoke of Harley Potter excitedly. With a shutter, the bricks began to move and squirm, before forming into an archway that led into the large alley known as Diagon Alley.

Harley followed Minerva and Snape as they swiftly made their way to the shop known as Madam Malkins Robes For All Occasions. Harley gazed around the Alley, looking at the many eccentric shops with amazement and awe. This place was simply amazing to her. Looking away from a particular shop that had broomsticks and a group of people looking into the front window. She distantly heard something of a 'Nimbus 2000', whatever that was. Her electric emerald green eyes widened as she caught sight of a rather large man standing outside the store, looking around for someone. When his eyes landed on the group, a large smile appeared. "Ay there, Profe'sor Mc'ongall, Profe'sor Snape." The man nodded in respect. "An' this mus' be 'Arley Potter." The large man stated in awe and amazement for the girl standing before him.

"Hello Hagrid. You'll be able to handle getting Ms. Potter her things, correct?" The older witch questioned with a raise of her eyebrow.

"O'course. Profe'sor Dumbledore told meh too watch 'er and get 'er things." Hagrid defended himself with a nod of his head.

"Yes...of course he did." Minerva muttered before giving her usual thin smile. Looking to Harley she spoke. "Ms. Potter, this is Rubeus Hagrid, he'll be taking you to get your things. Severus and I must go do other Hogwarts business."

"Nice to meet you Hagrid." Harley stated, holding up her hand for him to shake. Hagrid raised his own larger hand and quickly shook her hand, which shook her whole arm.

"Nice teh meet yeh as well." Hagrid stated with a friendly smile.

Professor McGongall and Snape glanced to one another before nodding silently, agreeing with each other that they both needed to head to Hogwarts, immediately. "Well, we must be going." McGongall and Snape nodded once again to the two before quickly turning on their heels and heading to an apparition area. Harley looked to Hagrid and raised an eyebrow.

"Oh yeh. Forgot to give yeh yer letter." Pulling out a square vanilla colored envelope he handed it to the eleven year old. Taking it in her hands she looked at the green glistening words with slight confusion. 'Number 4 Private Drive? Isn't that where those Dursley's live? Why would it have my name on it with that address?' She questioned herself with confusion. Shaking the thought away, to deal with for another time, she opened the letter and scanned over it hurriedly. Her eyebrows scrunched up with contemplation at the many objects on her list.

'I suppose I should get my money first. -' She thought to herself, her gaze looked towards the store behind Hagrid. 'Then get my money.' She finished with a nod. "Hagrid could you take me to Gringotts so I can get my money?" She questioned.

"O'course. I got ter get somethin' outer there anyways." Hagrid stated. Together, the two walked down towards the Gringotts Bank. Both were silent as each thought of something that troubled them.

After the rather uncomfortable cart ride to Harley's vault, which, had surprised her when she saw just how much money she had inside, which reminded her never to tell Mrs. Buckingham about it, since the old woman was a greedy old hag. They had then gone to another vault, which Hagrid had taken a small brown bag out and stuck it in his pocket, and was tight lipped about what was inside. The only thing he did say was it was strictly Hogwarts business and she needed to keep her nose out of others business. "Like that would happen." She had muttered under her breath. She was always a curious person, naturally. It had usually led her getting into trouble at the Orphanage and a good beating to teach her to keep out of others business.

Harley supposed, that the beatings didn't do much good, since she was still very curious and on an unofficial mission to discover what was inside of the small brown bag. She'd have to wait until she got to Hogwarts to figure it out. 'Surely they have a library -' She thought with a smile. 'A very big library.' She finished. She always did love to learn new things; it was something that always kept her mind searching for more. Whenever she learned one thing from a book, she had to learn even more after that. Snapping herself out of her day dreaming of reading more fascinating books at Hogwarts, she looked to Hagrid as they made their way to Madam Malkins shop for her school robes. "Hagrid, did you know my parents? Or anyone from my parents family?" Harley questioned. She had to tilt her head back to look at the giant mans face.

Hagrid cleared his throat in an uncomfortable manor. Glancing down at Harley's emerald green eyes he cursed himself mentally for glancing at the girl. Her eyes reminded him so much of Lily's, it was eerie. The only difference between them was the electric look Harley's had. Her messy raven black hair she got from her father, along with almost every other feature she had she got from her father was the only reminder he needed to remember that this wasn't Lily or James he was talking to. "Er...yeh...I knew 'em." Hagrid stated nodding his head. "Yer mum was the sweetest witch. One of the best as well." He stated. "Yer father, he was a bit of 'er prankster. Along with 'es best friends. Yer look a lot like 'em, if he was ever a girl. Only difference between the two of yer is the eyes. Yer got yer mum's eyes." Hagrid explained. Harley nodded her head and looked down at her old worn out Converses. She knew this already, why weren't they telling her anymore than what everyone else has been saying? Sighing to herself she looked back up at the large kind man.

"What's - uh - Hogwarts like?" Harley asked. Her raven black hair fell over her shoulders, giving Hagrid a clear view of the three chains she wore around her neck.

"Amazin' place, Hogwarts is. Rather big too. It 'as four houses, each of 'em different from each other." Hagrid explained. "There's Slytherin - bunch of slimy old gits, if yer ask me. No'ne of the witches or wizards placed in tha' house ever remained good. You-Know-Who was en that house." Hagrid nodded to the girl.

"You mean Voldemort right?" Harley questioned with a raised eyebrow. What was so horrible about saying his name? It was just that, a name to instill fear in the hearts of many witches and wizards.

"Don' go sayin' his name aloud 'ike that. No ones like tha' name bein' said. Everyone's still scared o' his name." Hagrid explained with a shake of his head.

"Sorry." Harley muttered with a shrug. 'What was the use of being scared of saying a name?' She questioned to herself as they finally reached Madam Malkins shop. The girl pulled out her school list and looked at everything she needed to get. "Hagrid?" She called to the man.

"Yeh?" Hagrid asked.

"Do you think you could help me get some of my things? I can get my books, robes, wand and pet. Would you mind getting some of my other things?" Harley questioned. "We can meet up at the ice cream place when we're done." She stated. Hagrid nodded his head. He wasn't too bothered that an eleven-year-old girl was taking charge and telling him what he should do. He figured it was a trait she got from her parents.

"Sure. What de yah need?" Harley looked down at the listen and began to list of the things she needed.

"One cauldron, pewter, standard size 2, 1 set glass or crystal phials, 1 telescope, 1 set brass scales and a few other Potion ingredients." Hagrid nodded his head and reread everything the girl listened off in his mind.

"I can go get 'em fer yeh 'Arley. No problem. Meet yeh at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor when yeh done." Harley watched Hagrid make his way down Diagon Alley and towards one of the shops to get one of her many things for school. Shaking her head she turned on her heel and made her way into Madam Malkins robe shop.

"Hogwarts dear?" A plump and friendly elderly woman questioned, quickly walking over to Harley. Nodding her head, Harley was dragged to the back of the store where two other blond haired, almost white haired children stood on platforms.

As Harley got closer to the siblings, she realized that the girl, looked to be about two years younger than she and the boy were. Placing Harley on top of the platform, the witch began to take measurements. The young girl, who looked eerily alike her brother, except for she had bright stormy gray eyes and curly blond hair glanced over at the raven haired, emerald green-eyed girl.

"Hello." The girl stated with a friendly smile. "Are you going to Hogwarts?" The young girl demanded with fierce bright gray eyes. Her nice smile changed into a searching glare, as she looked Harley over.

"Yes." Harley said in a short clipped tone. Her emerald green eyes glimmered brightly in the light, captivating the younger girl for a few moments, as she looked looked towards Harley.

"I'm not. Not yet anyways." The young girl sighed. "Not for another year. I begged mummy to allow me to go early. But she would have none of it." The ten-year-old girl stated with a pout. "Draco's lucky, he's going to Hogwarts this year. Amethyst has already been to Hogwarts, this is her third year." The young girl drawled out, reminding Harley vividly of Delora Dursley. "Since I'm not able to go yet, mummy said I could get some new dresses." The young girl stated in a conceited voice. She seemed to think Harley was actually interested in what she was saying. The boy, on the left side of Harley spoke up, causing the eleven year old to glance over at him.

"Shut it Felicity. No one gives a damn that mother is giving you new dresses. You have enough already." Snapped Draco, who Harley assumed was as annoyed as she was at what his younger sister was saying. Felicity huffed and crossed her arms, pouting angrily. Harley glanced at Draco with a raise of her eyebrow. "Sorry about her. She doesn't know when to talk and when to shut up." He drawled out with a roll of his eyes. He stopped speaking for a moment. The only sound heard was the sound of Madam Malkin and her assistant working on the robes for the two eleven year old's and the dresses for Felicity. Harley, who had gotten her hopes up of the two self centered children would stop speaking to her, were crashed and burned, when Draco stated to speak.

'Someone must really not like me.' Harley thought to herself with a frown across her light pink lips.

"My mother went down to look at some wands for me while my father went next door to get me my books. That's why my parents aren't around. I don't know where my other sister is." He shrugged. "She's probably off with those Weasley twins -" Draco sneered out the name. "She's been friends with them since her first year at Hogwarts, from what she told me." The blond haired, almost silver haired boy said. Harley nodded her head distractedly, looking away from the boy. These siblings really didn't know when to be quiet Harley realized.

"Ooh. There's Amethyst. I wish I look like her when I'm older." Sighed the younger girl with a smile. Felicity looked to the new older girl that had just walked in the shop. "Though, she's the first one to be placed in Ravenclaw in our family. She's very smart." The younger girl stated with a nod of her head, causing her curly blond hair to bounce.

'Does that mean you aren't smart?' Harley wanted to ask but bit her tongue, keeping the question to herself as she looked to the younger girls older sister. Harley had to admit to herself, as she looked the older girl over, she was very pretty. She had shoulder length blond hair and sapphire blue eyes and pale skin. She wore a nice pair of tight blue jeans, a fluttering black top and black ballet flats. A large chain necklace hung to her chest, a pair of earrings hung at her ears. Her make up was done perfectly, almost too perfectly. Harley wondered vaguely is this girl was like her siblings, as conceited and arrogant.

"You lot ready yet?" The voice of Amethyst Malfoy questioned. Her voice was soft and light as she looked to her younger siblings. Catching the gaze of Harley her eyebrows rose. She took sight of the bright, electric, emerald green eyed and messy black haired girl with interest. "Oh...hello." Amethyst stated in surprise. "I'm Amethyst." She stated with a friendly smile. "Or Ami, as most call me." She stated.

"Harley." Harley supplied with a small smile of her own. She liked this girl. She was much nicer than her younger siblings. Perhaps she could be the girl's friend?

"Where are your parents?" Draco questioned suddenly. He had forgotten to question this mysterious girl. A curious look was in his eyes as he gazed over at the girl across from him. He brought the spot light back to himself at his question.

"They're dead." Harley stated in a clipped icy tone.

"Oh sorry -" The other stated without a hint of sympathy in his eyes or voice. "They were our kind right?"

"If you mean a witch and wizard, then yes, they where." Harley remarked.

"I think they should only allow our kind in. Not the other kind. I'd think it would be better, don't you? Make it only the ones that have real Pureblood in." Draco bragged in an arrogant voice.

"Draco." Snapped Amethyst, causing Draco to look at her with a 'what did I do', look on his face. "Shut up about this Pureblood nonsense for now. I'm sure Harley doesn't want to hear it." The thirteen-year-old girl stated with a shake of her head. Rolling his eyes at his sister Draco Malfoy looked back to Harley.

"What's your surname anyways?" Draco questioned. Before Harley could respond to them, Madam Malkin walked over to eleven-year-old girl and handed her, her new robes. 'Saved by the robe making witch.' Harley thought thankfully with a smile to herself.

"There you are deary." Madam Malkin said with a smile.

"Thank you." Harley replied with a smile of her own.

"I'll be seeing you at Hogwarts I suppose." Draco called after the girl. Harley nodded her head, not wanting to answer him as she stepped out of the store and into the sunny alleyway.

Well the first part of this is done. Chapter Five is up, as everyone can tell.

Hmm, it's curious to know why everyone keeps avoiding Harley's question, especially when it comes to her parents and other living relatives. Harley will find out soon, or much later in the books, that she is not as alone as she figured she was.

Well, Felicity is a spoiled little brat, which instantly makes Harley dislike her. Draco is similar to how Felicity is, for now anyways. I always thought everyone gave him a hard time, and I want to change that. I always loved Draco in the books; he deserves a chance, I think anyways. Then there's Amethyst who is the polar opposite of her siblings and parents. I figured, the Malfoy's need a little rebel and black sheep in the family, and thought Amethyst was the perfect choice.

Next chapter will be the second part of this. I might add a few little extra scenes, just for the fun of it. :)

R&R and let me know what you all think! Good reviews and just plain reviews keep me writing.

P.S.

I already got the next chapter for the second sequel done; I just need to re-fix everything. :)

Your Writer,

TheWeepingRaven