Becoming My True Self: Book One

Chapter Two: Diagon Alley

DEDICATIONS: I want to dedicate this to Potter12 for making the sixth year character Gigi Manning! AND to BethanyStoltz for making the character Amethyst Noel! I wish I could dedicate this chapter to BOTH of you but I can't :( But really IT IS DEDICATED TO BOTH OF YOU!! (And all the fans of this story and my partner in crime YOU KNOW YOU YOU ARE!! LOL)

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Hogwarts, or any of the real characters; J.K. Rowling owns them. I wish I did, but sadly I don't! Oh, and I making Draco look more like he did in his third year (because he looks SEXY in his third year). Oh and the conversation from Mr. Ollivander and Harry I got from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Chapter five, page 85

Chapter Two: Diagon Alley

Ginny and I's door opened and Fred's head popped in. "Hey, you guys ready to go?" 

Ginny and I were playing Wizard Chess, I was just about to win but Fred distracted me and made me say the wrong move. "Fred!" I yelled standing up and walking over to him, putting my hands on my hips. "You made me loose! What do you have to say for yourself, Mister?" 

Fred smiled and ruffled my hair. "Why aren't you cute when you're mad, Ev."  

I laughed and punched him in the arm. "Shut up Fred, I'm always cute." 

He smirked and murmured something I couldn't quite hear. "Um," he looked at Ginny. "Let's go! The Floo powder is waiting!" He grabbed my hand pulling me down the stairs with him and Ginny following shortly behind us. It felt like he was carrying me the whole way because my feet barely touched the stairs. 

"Don't kill her, mate," George said smirking as Fred skidded to a stop by the fireplace. I fell forward and George caught me. "Whoa there, you okay?" 

I nodded smiling and stood up on my own feet. "Yeah perfect." I looked at everyone, Fred, George, and Percy where all wearing there Gryffindor robes over their regular clothes. Ron and I were just in our regular clothes; more excited than the others. Ginny was the oddball out, since she wasn't going to be going to Hogwarts until next year. 

"Who wants to go first?" Molly asked pulling the lid off the Floo powder jar. My eyes flickered to her then the green flames that arose in the fireplace. My eyes flickered back to Molly's and her eyes bored into mine. "How about you Evelyn?"  

I smiled and stepped up, grabbing a handful of Floo powder. I stepped into the flames and everyone was shouting commands that we all already knew. "Speak clearly!", "Keep your mouth closed!", "Get out at the right grate!", and "Keep your arms by your sides!" I wasn't really sure who was saying what.  

I threw the Floo powder down and shouted clearly, "Diagon Alley!" And then I didn't see the bright red-headed Weasley's anymore, I saw opened squares with different rooms. I had to make sure I got out at Diagon Alley and not a grate too far. I saw the Diagon Alley grate and jumped out, covered in soot. I coughed and stood up while brushing soot off myself.  

"Look out," Fred's voice warned as he was coming out of the grate. I was too slow; Fred was on top of me. "Sorry." He smiled at me, got up, and held a hand out to me. I happily grabbed his hand and he pulled me onto my feet. We moved to the side so we wouldn't have anyone land on us. 

When everyone was out in Diagon Alley, we made our way to Gringotts Bank, run by goblins. It was an old white-stoned building with many stairs. Fred, George, and I raced to the top to see who would win. I almost fell on George, so Fred ultimately won by a landslide. 

"Now, now settle down," said Molly climbing the stairs with Ginny glued to her side. "We mustn't be loud when we are in here." She turned to open the door, but then stopped. "Actually, Arthur dear, why don't Ginny, Evelyn, and I go in and you boys stay out here?"