James passed anxiously in the sitting room of his house. The room was bright with all the light that came in through the windows. James stopped and looked out on the expansive back yard that glistened with the last remaining raindrops. Before the scene even had time to sink in he was already retracing the steps around the room. Suddenly, neon green flames shot out of the fireplace and James turned to it. "What took you so long!" He shouted at the fire place as the form of a boy suddenly appeared in it. With that the flames disappered and the figure of Sirius Black stood where they had been. "Sorry," he muttered as he dusted himself off. "My mum was still a bit, well extremely upset, about last night." Sirius sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Well, what did you do this time to annoy her mate. It couldn't have been any worse then the time that you took her wand and accidently gave you brother donkey ears." suggested James. Sirius smiled and his face light up with the same mishcevious smile that it held before. "Well, you know I got my letter and you know how they say to write back to tell them whether you are going or not." began Sirius. James nodded slightly, unshore of where his friends story was heading. "Well, I wrote back saying that I was going, of course, then I went to tell my mum that I had gotten my letter. Well, you know how I am. If I can't find you I shout until I do. I should have realised it was my mum that I was looking for and asked that little rodent Kretcher, but its me mate."He said as he shrugged his shoulders and pushed his hair out of his eyes. "Mum was of course talking about me when I walked in. Saying, well you know the usual. I'm not proper and all of that rot. Well, against my better judgment," which you lack, thought James " I told my mum that I had written to Hogwarts telling them that I wasn't going. Mum, wasn't pleased." James started laughing at his humble ending to the long and drawn out story. "Well, that's all well and good mate, but it still doesn't explain why you were late this morning." "Oh yes thats right. MY mum told my dad and he wasn't to please either." James shudderd at the thought. He had met Sirius's father only once or twice before but knew instictivly that he was a force to be reckoned with. "Well, that explains that."stated James, sensing his friend's want to change the subject. "Let's go before Diagon Alley get to packed." With that James held out a small bag and Sirius took a pinch of the glittering dust that was inside. 'The Leaky Cauldren' he shouted as he tossed the dust into the fire place. Green flames shot up and he stepped into them. Instatly he was gone. James stood alone in the room. He looked around once and then did the same as his friend. Within a minute the only thing that was left in the room was the sunlight.
James had followed to quickly on Sirius's heels into the fireplace and Landed smack on top of him when he arrived. Both boys hopped up and dusted themselves off. Sirius doing this for the third time that day. Tom, the toothless owner of The Leaky Cauldren, smiled over to the boys. "Off to get your supplies I reckon. Ay James?" "Yes sir, but first we are going to Quality Quidditch." With that the boys were out, behind the tavern, through the secret way (with the help of an adult of course b/c they don't have their wands) and into the busy cobblestone street that was Diagon Alley.
Sirius and James raced down the street. Their pockets where filled with Galleons, Sickles and Knuts and each boy was yearning to spend each and every one. The bounded into Quality Quidditch Supply and James immedietly walked up to the counter. "Can I have the brand new, amazingly awesome Nimbus 1500?" He poured his money on the counter and the man started to count it. He smiled at James."Of course you can." He said and turned his to grab it off of the highest shelf where it sat. James's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates as he held the new broom. Sirius was standing a few feet away and trying not to laugh. James thanked the man profusly and stepped away, still amazed by his new broom. Sirius stepped up. "I guess I'll take a quaffle and a polishing kit. " He handed the money over to the man and in return recived his things.
"Well, what did you do this time to annoy her mate. It couldn't have been any worse then the time that you took her wand and accidently gave you brother donkey ears." suggested James. Sirius smiled and his face light up with the same mishcevious smile that it held before. "Well, you know I got my letter and you know how they say to write back to tell them whether you are going or not." began Sirius. James nodded slightly, unshore of where his friends story was heading. "Well, I wrote back saying that I was going, of course, then I went to tell my mum that I had gotten my letter. Well, you know how I am. If I can't find you I shout until I do. I should have realised it was my mum that I was looking for and asked that little rodent Kretcher, but its me mate."He said as he shrugged his shoulders and pushed his hair out of his eyes. "Mum was of course talking about me when I walked in. Saying, well you know the usual. I'm not proper and all of that rot. Well, against my better judgment," which you lack, thought James " I told my mum that I had written to Hogwarts telling them that I wasn't going. Mum, wasn't pleased." James started laughing at his humble ending to the long and drawn out story. "Well, that's all well and good mate, but it still doesn't explain why you were late this morning." "Oh yes thats right. MY mum told my dad and he wasn't to please either." James shudderd at the thought. He had met Sirius's father only once or twice before but knew instictivly that he was a force to be reckoned with. "Well, that explains that."stated James, sensing his friend's want to change the subject. "Let's go before Diagon Alley get to packed." With that James held out a small bag and Sirius took a pinch of the glittering dust that was inside. 'The Leaky Cauldren' he shouted as he tossed the dust into the fire place. Green flames shot up and he stepped into them. Instatly he was gone. James stood alone in the room. He looked around once and then did the same as his friend. Within a minute the only thing that was left in the room was the sunlight.
James had followed to quickly on Sirius's heels into the fireplace and Landed smack on top of him when he arrived. Both boys hopped up and dusted themselves off. Sirius doing this for the third time that day. Tom, the toothless owner of The Leaky Cauldren, smiled over to the boys. "Off to get your supplies I reckon. Ay James?" "Yes sir, but first we are going to Quality Quidditch." With that the boys were out, behind the tavern, through the secret way (with the help of an adult of course b/c they don't have their wands) and into the busy cobblestone street that was Diagon Alley.
Sirius and James raced down the street. Their pockets where filled with Galleons, Sickles and Knuts and each boy was yearning to spend each and every one. The bounded into Quality Quidditch Supply and James immedietly walked up to the counter. "Can I have the brand new, amazingly awesome Nimbus 1500?" He poured his money on the counter and the man started to count it. He smiled at James."Of course you can." He said and turned his to grab it off of the highest shelf where it sat. James's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates as he held the new broom. Sirius was standing a few feet away and trying not to laugh. James thanked the man profusly and stepped away, still amazed by his new broom. Sirius stepped up. "I guess I'll take a quaffle and a polishing kit. " He handed the money over to the man and in return recived his things.
"I'm going to be the youngest house player in eighty years with this broom." sayed James as they walked to Ollivander's to get there wands. "Hey Frank." Shouted James to a boy across the way. "I've just got a new broom." "Really," replied the boy. "I guess I'll be seeing you on the pitch pretty soon then aye?" "Of course, well I'll see you at Hogwarts then."and with that Sirius and James were off again to get their wands.
"You go in first."said Sirius as he pushed James into the store. They both walked in and a little bell jingled to announce their arrival. Mr. Ollivander came in from the back of his store. His silver eyes passed quickly over the two boys. "Mr. Potter and Mr. Black, I was wondering how long it would take you to get here." James smiled nerveously. The mans eyes were unnerveing him, but Sirius wasn't worried at all. "Your eyes are very strange. They creep me out." said Sirius matter of factly. James snorted to contol his laughter and Mr. Ollivander smiled. "Very good Mr. Black, Mr. Potter how about you first?" James stepped forward. "Cherry and unicorn tale, good for charms." Said Mr. Ollivander as he handed James his first wand. James waved it and books started shooting out from behind the counter. "Ok, no, try this one." He handed James another wand. Again, bad results. Time after time and wand after wand was tried but still to no avail. Finally, Mr. Ollivander handed James an 11 and a half inch yew and unicorn tale wand. He said it was very good for transfguration. James hesitantly gave it a wave afraid that book would fly at him again, but just as he did, wine shot out of it. "Yes, Yes, very good. That wil be ten Galleons and four Knuts." James handed over the money and very gladly stepped back for his friend to get his wand. "Mr. Black, I think I know just what wand to get you." Mr. Ollivander disappered and the boys waited quietly for his return. "Try this one."Said Mr. Ollivander returinging holding a wand and it's box. Sirius took the wand and he felt and amazing heat radiating from it. He gave it a wave and a loud crack sounded. "Yes, I thought that would be about right. Twelve inches oak and Basilisk venom. Dark creatures Basilisk, thought that would work well for a Black. That will be tweleve galleons Mr. Black." Sirius scoweled as he handed over the money. He hated to be reminded who his family was an hated even more to be reminded that they weren't exactly the best type of wizards there were. Sirius was extremly releaved to leave the store.
James and Sirius made there way to Flourish and Blotts to pick up the books that they would be needing. They fought through the crowds that had been steadily growing since they had arrived an hour and a half earlier. To get into the bookstore was a fight, and trying to find some one to help them with their books was like pulling teeth. Sirius, finally tired of asking people tohelp him setteled down with a book. When James looked over and saw his friend immeresed in "How To Hex Your Parents" he setteled down with this years eddition of Qudditich through the Ages.
Sirius looked up from his book every so often, always hoping to find some one who worked there that didnt have twenty other people surronding them. After about half an hour of doing this something caught his eye. She was a very pretty girl with long red hair and great green eyes. She was standing down the aisle from James and him speaking to some one helping her get her books. Sirius immedietly elbowed James who wouldn't look up until he saw the first goal of the Champinonship match between Hungary and Guatamala in 1767. When he finally looked up the older gentle man had left and the girl was walking over to them. Sirius immediatly ran his fingers through his hair and James just stared.
"Hi, umm, I was wondering if you could help me use this money. I, I'm not wizard born and I haven't a clue how to use it." said the girl with red hair to Sirius and James. "Of course Lovely. I'm Sirius Black, and the fellow who is drooling is my best mate James Potter. I'm sorry I didn't catch your name Beautiful." said Sirius. "Oh, how stupid of my, I'm Lily, Lily Evans." said Lily as she stared at her shoes, smiled and rolled her eyes all in one movement. "Well, Ms. Evans I'm sure my mate James her would be delighted to help you. Wouldn't you James?" asked Sirius as he elbowed James in the ribs. Suddenly James shook his head out of shock and stammered on, playing with his wand in his hands. "Why yes of course. Umm, the bronze ones are Sickles, no I mean they are Knuts and, well, the gold ones are Galleons and they..."James stammered on hopellessly as Sirius stood in the background laughing. Meanwhile James managed to flick his wand just right in his hands to "You've lit my skirt on fire!" screamed Lily. Sirius quickly put it out with a bit of water as James apologized. Another girl, apparently drawn by the commotion came over and put her hand on Lily's shoulder. "Hey Red," said the girl "What's the problem here?" The girl was tall and he chestnut hair fell to the middle of her back, her light brown eyes glittered as she looked at the two boys. "Well, I asked these two prats how to use the wizard money, because, well I don't know. That one tried to explain it to me and lit my skirt on fire and that one is just laughing like it is the funniest thing that he has ever seen in his life." explained Lily exasperatedly. "Well, how about this, I take the one with the girly hair, and you take the one that looks like he has never seen a brush before?" suggested the girl. "I brush my hair, Jenna." spat James. "It doesn't look like it Potter." replied the girl, Jenna, tartly. "I don't want to fight," sighed Lily "I just want to get my things for school and I need to learn how to use this blasted money." "Well, come on then Red, I'll help you with that no problem."Jenna put her arm around the shorter girl's frame and they went to the counter to pay.
"My name is Lily, by the way." sauggested Lily as they were on line. "Oh, ok Lil. I'm Jenna Prewitt. It's going to be my first year at Hogwarts too, hopefully we will be in the same house. I really hope that I'm in Gryffindor, but I think my family will be a bit upset. Most of them have been in Ravenclaw or Slytherin. I'm pretty sure you have no idea what I'm talkin about so I'll explain it." with that Jenna went into a quick overview of what each house was like. Meanwhile James and Sirius finally got some one to help them with there books. "I can't believe Jenna was here. I thought she was studying abroad for school. To keep her from getting in any more trouble with us. " said Sirius as he grabbed the last of his books. "I don't care why she is here. I don't like it. She's going to get me in trouble again."James ruffled up his hair to make it look even messier then it already did. "Come on lets go get on line. " suggested Sirius, and so the boys got on line just as Lily and Jenna where leaving. "Wait a minute" whispered James hurridly as he dumped all his books on top of Sirius's stack. He ran out of the store just before Lily and Jenna could dissappear into the crowed and shouted "I LOVE YOU EVANS! " Lily turned around and glared at him. Words couldn't even express what she was thinking. James walked back inside and took his books back. "I like her." He said defiantly, daring Sirius to say something. Sirius knew his friend better and just laughed.
"How do you know them?" asked Lily as her and Jenna came out of the Apothicary shop. "Who, James and Sirius, oh well both of them are old pure blood families and so am I, so we were kind of forced on eachother when we were younger. Most of the time Pureblood families are allowed to speak to only other pureblood familes. That's how it is with Sirius's family. James's father can get like that at times but his mother is a darling. His father is alright most of the time. My family doesn't care. If you are a good preson you are a good person. Blood doesn't matter." Lily's head was spinning. What was pureblood? Did it make her any less of a witch because she wasn't one? "No, your not any less of a witch because you aren't pure blood it just means that you aren't from an old family that's all. Only crazy prat families make a big deal about it. Sirius and JAmes weren't picking on you beacuse of that though. James seems to be infauated with you and Sirius is infauated with anything that wears a skirt. They are the two biggest pranksters in the universe under the age of thirteen. If they meet up with Mundungus Fletcher when they get to school they will be impossible." Jenna had a sof briskness about her that made Lily feel alot better. By the time that they got to the cauldren shop, Lily learned more in those five minutes then she had her whole time in Diagon Alley. "Bloody hell!" exclaimed Jenna looking at her watch. "I was supposed to be back in the Leaky Cauldren five minutes ago. My mums going to kill me.Bye Lil see you on the first" with that Jenna was gone in the blink of an eye.
Lily smiles as she walked into the cauldren shop. Lily was amazed by what she saw. She walked backwards and accidently had walked into another girl walking backwards. "Oh, I'm sorry" stammered lily as she helped the other girl up. "It's your first year at Hogwarts and your muggle born right?" Lily stared at the other girl "Don't look at me like that. I work here, my parents own the store and all muggle borns walk in with that same look of awe on their face thats all. Sometimes I still do and I was practically raised in this store. I'm Lindsey by the way." The girls face shined. She had curly blonde brown hair and he cheeks still had their baby fat. "I'm Lily, could you help me?" "Of course, thats my job." quickly Lindsey grabbed Lily a cauldren and helped her pay. "I'll see you on the express on the first then Lily." said Lindsey smiling.
Lily walked out onto the cobble stone street with cauldren in hands, books in the cauldren and wand in pocket. She had two new friends that she could sit with on the train, and she learned about the houses that she could stay in. Now all she had to know was the sorting, but right now she didn't care. She strolled happily to the Leaky Cauldren and walked out to the busy streets of London which she knew would never seem the same.
A/n I know that wasn't James's real wand, I just didn't rememeber it and my book is at my other house. If you know it tell me por favor, leave comments, hopefully good ones, buenas nachoes. Liz
"You go in first."said Sirius as he pushed James into the store. They both walked in and a little bell jingled to announce their arrival. Mr. Ollivander came in from the back of his store. His silver eyes passed quickly over the two boys. "Mr. Potter and Mr. Black, I was wondering how long it would take you to get here." James smiled nerveously. The mans eyes were unnerveing him, but Sirius wasn't worried at all. "Your eyes are very strange. They creep me out." said Sirius matter of factly. James snorted to contol his laughter and Mr. Ollivander smiled. "Very good Mr. Black, Mr. Potter how about you first?" James stepped forward. "Cherry and unicorn tale, good for charms." Said Mr. Ollivander as he handed James his first wand. James waved it and books started shooting out from behind the counter. "Ok, no, try this one." He handed James another wand. Again, bad results. Time after time and wand after wand was tried but still to no avail. Finally, Mr. Ollivander handed James an 11 and a half inch yew and unicorn tale wand. He said it was very good for transfguration. James hesitantly gave it a wave afraid that book would fly at him again, but just as he did, wine shot out of it. "Yes, Yes, very good. That wil be ten Galleons and four Knuts." James handed over the money and very gladly stepped back for his friend to get his wand. "Mr. Black, I think I know just what wand to get you." Mr. Ollivander disappered and the boys waited quietly for his return. "Try this one."Said Mr. Ollivander returinging holding a wand and it's box. Sirius took the wand and he felt and amazing heat radiating from it. He gave it a wave and a loud crack sounded. "Yes, I thought that would be about right. Twelve inches oak and Basilisk venom. Dark creatures Basilisk, thought that would work well for a Black. That will be tweleve galleons Mr. Black." Sirius scoweled as he handed over the money. He hated to be reminded who his family was an hated even more to be reminded that they weren't exactly the best type of wizards there were. Sirius was extremly releaved to leave the store.
James and Sirius made there way to Flourish and Blotts to pick up the books that they would be needing. They fought through the crowds that had been steadily growing since they had arrived an hour and a half earlier. To get into the bookstore was a fight, and trying to find some one to help them with their books was like pulling teeth. Sirius, finally tired of asking people tohelp him setteled down with a book. When James looked over and saw his friend immeresed in "How To Hex Your Parents" he setteled down with this years eddition of Qudditich through the Ages.
Sirius looked up from his book every so often, always hoping to find some one who worked there that didnt have twenty other people surronding them. After about half an hour of doing this something caught his eye. She was a very pretty girl with long red hair and great green eyes. She was standing down the aisle from James and him speaking to some one helping her get her books. Sirius immedietly elbowed James who wouldn't look up until he saw the first goal of the Champinonship match between Hungary and Guatamala in 1767. When he finally looked up the older gentle man had left and the girl was walking over to them. Sirius immediatly ran his fingers through his hair and James just stared.
"Hi, umm, I was wondering if you could help me use this money. I, I'm not wizard born and I haven't a clue how to use it." said the girl with red hair to Sirius and James. "Of course Lovely. I'm Sirius Black, and the fellow who is drooling is my best mate James Potter. I'm sorry I didn't catch your name Beautiful." said Sirius. "Oh, how stupid of my, I'm Lily, Lily Evans." said Lily as she stared at her shoes, smiled and rolled her eyes all in one movement. "Well, Ms. Evans I'm sure my mate James her would be delighted to help you. Wouldn't you James?" asked Sirius as he elbowed James in the ribs. Suddenly James shook his head out of shock and stammered on, playing with his wand in his hands. "Why yes of course. Umm, the bronze ones are Sickles, no I mean they are Knuts and, well, the gold ones are Galleons and they..."James stammered on hopellessly as Sirius stood in the background laughing. Meanwhile James managed to flick his wand just right in his hands to "You've lit my skirt on fire!" screamed Lily. Sirius quickly put it out with a bit of water as James apologized. Another girl, apparently drawn by the commotion came over and put her hand on Lily's shoulder. "Hey Red," said the girl "What's the problem here?" The girl was tall and he chestnut hair fell to the middle of her back, her light brown eyes glittered as she looked at the two boys. "Well, I asked these two prats how to use the wizard money, because, well I don't know. That one tried to explain it to me and lit my skirt on fire and that one is just laughing like it is the funniest thing that he has ever seen in his life." explained Lily exasperatedly. "Well, how about this, I take the one with the girly hair, and you take the one that looks like he has never seen a brush before?" suggested the girl. "I brush my hair, Jenna." spat James. "It doesn't look like it Potter." replied the girl, Jenna, tartly. "I don't want to fight," sighed Lily "I just want to get my things for school and I need to learn how to use this blasted money." "Well, come on then Red, I'll help you with that no problem."Jenna put her arm around the shorter girl's frame and they went to the counter to pay.
"My name is Lily, by the way." sauggested Lily as they were on line. "Oh, ok Lil. I'm Jenna Prewitt. It's going to be my first year at Hogwarts too, hopefully we will be in the same house. I really hope that I'm in Gryffindor, but I think my family will be a bit upset. Most of them have been in Ravenclaw or Slytherin. I'm pretty sure you have no idea what I'm talkin about so I'll explain it." with that Jenna went into a quick overview of what each house was like. Meanwhile James and Sirius finally got some one to help them with there books. "I can't believe Jenna was here. I thought she was studying abroad for school. To keep her from getting in any more trouble with us. " said Sirius as he grabbed the last of his books. "I don't care why she is here. I don't like it. She's going to get me in trouble again."James ruffled up his hair to make it look even messier then it already did. "Come on lets go get on line. " suggested Sirius, and so the boys got on line just as Lily and Jenna where leaving. "Wait a minute" whispered James hurridly as he dumped all his books on top of Sirius's stack. He ran out of the store just before Lily and Jenna could dissappear into the crowed and shouted "I LOVE YOU EVANS! " Lily turned around and glared at him. Words couldn't even express what she was thinking. James walked back inside and took his books back. "I like her." He said defiantly, daring Sirius to say something. Sirius knew his friend better and just laughed.
"How do you know them?" asked Lily as her and Jenna came out of the Apothicary shop. "Who, James and Sirius, oh well both of them are old pure blood families and so am I, so we were kind of forced on eachother when we were younger. Most of the time Pureblood families are allowed to speak to only other pureblood familes. That's how it is with Sirius's family. James's father can get like that at times but his mother is a darling. His father is alright most of the time. My family doesn't care. If you are a good preson you are a good person. Blood doesn't matter." Lily's head was spinning. What was pureblood? Did it make her any less of a witch because she wasn't one? "No, your not any less of a witch because you aren't pure blood it just means that you aren't from an old family that's all. Only crazy prat families make a big deal about it. Sirius and JAmes weren't picking on you beacuse of that though. James seems to be infauated with you and Sirius is infauated with anything that wears a skirt. They are the two biggest pranksters in the universe under the age of thirteen. If they meet up with Mundungus Fletcher when they get to school they will be impossible." Jenna had a sof briskness about her that made Lily feel alot better. By the time that they got to the cauldren shop, Lily learned more in those five minutes then she had her whole time in Diagon Alley. "Bloody hell!" exclaimed Jenna looking at her watch. "I was supposed to be back in the Leaky Cauldren five minutes ago. My mums going to kill me.Bye Lil see you on the first" with that Jenna was gone in the blink of an eye.
Lily smiles as she walked into the cauldren shop. Lily was amazed by what she saw. She walked backwards and accidently had walked into another girl walking backwards. "Oh, I'm sorry" stammered lily as she helped the other girl up. "It's your first year at Hogwarts and your muggle born right?" Lily stared at the other girl "Don't look at me like that. I work here, my parents own the store and all muggle borns walk in with that same look of awe on their face thats all. Sometimes I still do and I was practically raised in this store. I'm Lindsey by the way." The girls face shined. She had curly blonde brown hair and he cheeks still had their baby fat. "I'm Lily, could you help me?" "Of course, thats my job." quickly Lindsey grabbed Lily a cauldren and helped her pay. "I'll see you on the express on the first then Lily." said Lindsey smiling.
Lily walked out onto the cobble stone street with cauldren in hands, books in the cauldren and wand in pocket. She had two new friends that she could sit with on the train, and she learned about the houses that she could stay in. Now all she had to know was the sorting, but right now she didn't care. She strolled happily to the Leaky Cauldren and walked out to the busy streets of London which she knew would never seem the same.
A/n I know that wasn't James's real wand, I just didn't rememeber it and my book is at my other house. If you know it tell me por favor, leave comments, hopefully good ones, buenas nachoes. Liz
