Hogwarts is a Magical Place

Chapter 4

  Lily Hope Lovegood

"I. Love. Books." I sigh as I walk down a row of books, my fingers sliding along the spines. I look down at my list.

"The last one is... Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. By Newt Scamander."

"Yeah. He was my great grandfather. He had sooo many adventures."

Our parents walk into Flourish and Blotts

"I've almost gotten all the books on my list, mom" I say.

"Me too. We just have to find Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."

"Then we are going to see father at Mr. Ollivander's Wand Shop." Lily said, her face lit up with excitement. "Don't you want to see your old friend Harry Potter, Aunt Luna?"

"That would be lovely!" Aunt Luna exclaims.

"Found it!" I say.

We walk up to the counter and pay.

"Let's go to Ollivander's now!"

"Mum," River says, "we're going to see your old friend, Harry Potter!"

When I walk in, I am greeted by the smell of old paper, the smell of libraries. Along the shelves are rows and rows of wand boxes and an old man running frantically around, trying to find the right wand for James. He was standing behind the counter, trying the wands.

"Ah," Mr. Ollivander said, "this must be the one."

He put it in James' hand, and James smiled with delight.

After Mr. Potter pays, I hug Lily and say bye. "See you at school!"

"Who's next?" Mr. Ollivander asks.

"You go first," I say to River and nudge her forwards.

"Okay. Here goes nothing."

Mr. Ollivander studied River for a moment, then went to the very back of the room to pull out a wand box.

"Cherry blossom wood with a unicorn tail hair core, 10' inches and swishy. Try it."

River swishes the wand, and gold sparkles fly out. She smiles.

"So I guess it's my turn now," I say, obviously excited at the idea of getting a wand.

Mr. Ollivander studies me, and then gets a wand box off of a shelf. I wave the wand and boxes fly off the shelf.

"I suppose not," Mr. Ollivander says as I place the wand back on his desk. "What about... try this one." He hands me a different wand.

I wave it and aqua sparkles trail the tip. I gasp.

"Yes, 12 inches, made of Holly wood with a unicorn hair core. Very hard flexibility."

My parents and River's parents pay, and guess who walks in? None other than Louis Granger-Weasley. I shriek, and River clasps her hand over my mouth.

"Hi Louis," River says, shyly and takes her hand off of my mouth.

"Hi River," he nods at me, "Lily."

"I ship it," I whisper. "I ship Rivis Louver!"

Both Louis AND River turn bright red. I smile sort of creepily.

"Hey, Lily, can I talk to River alone for a moment?" He asks me, face still red.

"Sure! Don't worry about me, take ALL the time you need!" I say, smiling like crazy.