Life in its Simplest

1. Diagon Alley

  The bright light streaming through the window awake Harry from his freightful dreams. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes bringing him back to reality, He threw the covers back struggling to get out of bed. The air was shockingly cold for a day in late August. Harry  threw his Puddlemore United sweatshirt over his head, swinging his legs over the side of the bed and shuffled across the floor. He walked down the stairs clumsily, the smell of scrambled eggs guided his through the mist of sleep. He walked into the kitchen hoping to enjoy his last day of summer break calmly which rarely happened in the Potter house. 

 "Good morning sleepy head" Harry's mum said as she hugged her eldest son as she tried to flatten out his hair. Harry hugged his mum back and pulled away messing his raven black hair up again. James Potter chuckled from his place at the table at how much his son reminded him of himself when he was younger. Harry grabbed some eggs and slid into his place at the table. He was relieved that none of his siblings were up yet. 

Harry dug into his eggs. The salty flavor spilled over his tongue as a loud fwap sounded off the back door. Lily Potter whipped her wand out and James stood cautiously. I cry from upstair told Harry his morning would no longer be alone as he rushed to the door.

"Harr-" Lily warned. But Harry interupted.

"Errol!" he cried as he flung the door open and pulled the ageing owl inside. He pulled the letter from it's talons. He unrolled it and smile as he saw 

Harry

 scribbled in his best friends handwriting across the top. He opened the letter and beggan to read stroking Errols feathere head as he did so.

Dear Harry,

  We are going to Diagon Alley later today to get school supplies (Hogwarts!) at about two-ish. I hope we can meet there. Send back Errol with a response. Oh yeah by the way Neville is here and will come to!!

'Ron and Neville

Harry smiled and as Lily returned to the room three year old Kendra in her arms. Her bright green  eyes were filled with tears and some trickling down her cheeks. Errol had obvioulsy frightened her greatly. As annoying as she got Harry hated seeing her upset. He picked up Errol.

"It's ok Kendra. It was only a silly owl" he cooed softly "it's the Auntie Molly and Uncle Arthur's owl. He flew into the wall silly owl." She giggled slightly and scwermed in her mums arms to be put down. Once door she was off like a bullet to her dad. Harry turned to his mom asking if they could could join the Weasley at Diagon Alley. 

An hour later all the Potter's were up and awake the buzz of going to Diagon Alley coursed through the house. Kendra was sitting next to the window eatting Cherrios out of a plastic bag hoping another owl would arrive. Cherrios were spilled all over the window seat, Kendra long black hair and her purple Save the Wild Dragons shirt. Nine year old Alice was cramming a banana into her mouth the muggle book To Kill A Mockingbird was spread accross her lap. Her red hair was pulled back in a messy bun. Her green eyes whipping over the pages. Next to her six year old Ariana and five year od Frank were fighting of the box of Rice Crispy's. The cereal was flying all over the kitchen floor.  Lily was sternily yelling at her kids about messes and being as bad as Fred and George Weasley. 

Slowly order came over the house and all seven Potter's were at the fireplace in the pale gold living room. James stepped into the fireplace threw the green powder that lay in his hand on the ashes on the most previous fire.

"Diagon Alley" he cried clearly. And he disapeared in a flame of green. Slowly each member of the Potter household fallowed his lead. First Alice, then Frank, then Ariana, then Kendra until only Harry and Lily were left in the room. Lily's eyes began to change from the brilliant green they usually were to a mistly pale gray. She reached out robotically and grabbed Harry's shoulder with a painfully tight grip. She began to speak in a husky unfamiliar voice, almost like she was in a trance.