Chapter Four: Diagon Alley

Mrs. Weasley woke everyone up bright and early so they could go and get their school supplies at Diagon Alley. Harmony, Ron, and Harry were not exactly morning people, and were the least excited to wake up so early. Harmony stumbled down the stairs wearing a Black rocker t-shirt, holy jeans, and a pair of converse shoes. Her red hair was in a ponytail with her bangs falling over her left eye.

 

“Why did we have to get up so early Molly?” Harmony asked yawning.

 

“Because, the sooner we get there the sooner we get out.” Mrs. Weasley said smiling. She grabbed a bag of floo powder and gave it to Harry first.

 

“Diagon Alley Harry, remember Die-a-gon Al-ley.” George and Fred said laughing.

 

Harmony looked at Hermione confused. “Why did they say that?” She asked.

 

Hermione laughed. “Harry didn’t pronounce it correct when he first tried Floo powder. It took him to Knockturn Alley instead; the twins haven’t let him live it down yet.” She explained.

 

“Oh, that is funny.” Harmony said laughing.

 

Harry glared at his sister. “It’s not that funny, I was only twelve.” He said.

 

“Yeah, well at least you didn’t end up in China instead of the market.” Selena said looking at Harmony.

 

Harmony blushed and shuffled from foot to foot. “I was six! Let it go woman!” she said with a glare.

 

Everyone laughed and watched as Harry stepped into the fireplace.

 

“Diagon Alley!” he said clearfully and was consumed by green flames.

 

One by one everyone went leaving Harmony and Selena to go.

 

“Diagon Alley!” Harmony said and felt the dizziness come. She landed on her butt laughing.

 

Harry picked his sister up and laughed. “Little clumsy there Red?” he asked smirking.

 

“Shut up Harry! I get dizzy doing that.” She laughed and laid her head on his shoulder letting it catch up with her body.

 

From a corner Draco was watching the exchange, but of course with him not knowing took it completely the wrong way. “So Potter, get a new girlfriend?” He asked sneering at the two. He looked at Harmony with a hurt look then walked away.

 

“Harry let me down; I need to go talk to him.” She said trying to wiggle her way out of her brother’s grasp.

 

“Red, leave him go… let him think what he wants… He can’t know.” Harry whisphered and set her down.

 

Harmony sighed and nodded her head. “Yeah, you’re right.” She said then walked with Harry to meet everyone at the book store.

 

“This is Flourish & Blotts, everyone buys their books here.” Harry said and handed her a stack of books that she’d need.

 

“Dude, this is heavy!” She said and gave them back to him. “You can carry them.” She laughed and smiled.

 

“You’re such a big wimp.” Harry said then put them under his one arm and carried his books the same way on the other arm.

 

Just as Harmony and Harry were ready to leave Draco grabbed Harmony and pulled her to a dark corner. “How could you be with that Pot head? Why are you with him? What’s so special about him? I’m your best friend!” Draco asked angrily.

 

Harmony waited for Draco to stop his rant. “Dray, I’m friends with him so what nothing more, nothing less. He’s… an important part of my life… but not in that kind of way… kinda like a brother!” She said and looked at him. “Dray, you’re still my best friend… but I can’t allow you to be mean to him, Hermione, Ginny, or any of my new friends… they accepted me so quickly and they are really nice to me… can’t you just lay off a little bit?” She asked him pleadingly.

 

Draco shook his head. “I can’t Freckles, sorry. Do you know how weird it’d be for me to just suddenly stop hating them, or well you know stop being mean?”

 

Harmony shook her head and moved away from him. “I don’t want to hear it Dray, I have to go… I’ll see you at school.” She said then left him before she started to cry. She had missed him so much, and when she finally got to see him, he was mad.

 

Hermione and Ginny saw Harmony run past looking like she was about to cry. They ran after her and caught up to her quickly. “Harmony, what’s wrong?” They asked her after grabbing her arm to stop her.

 

Harmony felt Ginny and Hermione tug on her arm and stopped running. She let the tears fall and looked at them. “I saw Draco, he’s mad at me because I’m friends with you guys… I told him that he’d have to deal with it.” She said and sobbed.

 

Ginny hugged her and rubbed her back comfortingly. “It’s alright Harmony, he’ll come around sooner or later, if you two are as close as you say you are then he’ll come around.” She told her.

 

Harmony nodded and wiped her eyes. “Yeah, you’re right.” She said then sighed. “Well, my make-up’s gone.” She said with a laugh. “Where do we go now?” She asked them.

 

“We’ll go and get your robes.” Hermione said then walked to a wizarding robe shop called Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions.

 

Madam Malkin took Harmony’s measurements and smiled. “You remind me so much of a young student back many years ago… her name was Lily Evans, later Potter… such a pretty girl.” Madam Malkin said.

 

Harmony smiled at kept in a laugh at how everyone told her that who knew her mother, but none of them knew that Lily was her mother.

 

“What house are you in dear?” Madam Malkin asked Harmony smiling.

 

“Um… I wasn’t sorted yet actually.” She said blushing. “I’m transferring in this year from America.”

 

“Oh, well alright; I’ll just put a charm on them so whatever house you get in they’ll add the crest themselves.” She said then flicked her wrist. “Come back in two hours and they’ll be ready.” She said and went to the next customer.

 

Harmony nodded then left the shop with Hermione and Ginny. “So, what house do you think you’ll get in?” Ginny asked Harmony.

 

“Isn’t it obvious, she’ll get in Gryffindor!” Harmony said smiling.

 

“Honestly, I don’t know… remember what Selena said, I might get in Slytherin…” Harmony said dreading that fact, she knew if she was sorted in Slytherin Harry would be mad at her.

 

“Well, since we’re waiting let’s go to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour.” Ginny suggested with a small smile.

 

“Alright.” Harmony and Hermione said at the same time smiling back at her.

 

When they got to the Ice Cream Parlor, Ginny got strawberry Ice cream, Hermione got Pistachio, and Harmony got Rainbow Sherbet.

 

“I love sherbet!” Harmony said smiling and took another bit.

 

“I can see that.” Ginny said laughing at her friend. “I’ve never tried it.” She said and looked at Harmony’s cone.

 

“Here, try a bite. It’s really good.” She said and handed it over to Ginny.

 

Ginny took a bite and smiled. “It’s brilliant; I can tell why you like it.” She giggled and handed it back to Harmony.

 

Hermione smiled and finished her ice cream. “Ready to go and get the robes; they should be ready by now.” She said and looked at Harmony and Ginny.

 

Both girls nodded and finished their ice creams quickly.

 

When the three got to Madam Malkin’s, they saw that the boys were going to pick their stuff up also. Harry rushed over to Harmony and hugged her.

 

“What happened? You were beside me one second then the next you were gone!” he said and hugged even tighter.

 

“Harry…can’t…breathe…” Harmony said gasping for breath.

 

Harry blushed and loosened his grip. “Sorry, you okay?”

 

“Yeah, just ran into someone.” She said and smiled up at him. “I say we pay for these robes then go home.” She said and looked at everyone else. “I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t exactly enjoy shopping.”

 

The boys all nodded, but the girls all looked at Harmony like she grew a third head. “You don’t like shopping?!” they asked her completely in shock.

 

“Nope, hate it… always have, probably always will.” She said with a shrug.

 

Everyone laughed and went inside to pay for their robes, after they all finished they crowded into The Leaky Cauldron and flood back to the Borrow so they could fly to Grimmauld place.

 

Once she got into her room, Harmony sat all her bags on her bed and opened up her trunk so she could put all her supplies in it. After she finished packing she smelt something in the air that smelled delicious, she followed the scent and found Molly cooking dinner.

“Harmony, would you like to help me?” Molly asked her smiling.

 

Harmony smiled and nodded. “Sure, what do I need to do?” She asked Molly.

 

“Get the plates out and set the table.” Molly said and pointed to where all the plates where.

 

“Okay.” Harmony said then set the long table.

 

After the food was finally finished cooking Harmony went and got everyone for dinner.

 

The meal was delicious and everyone talked all through dinner, not one discussing Voldemort or the war, and for that Harmony was thankful.

 

Soon it was time for bed and Harmony was the first to go to sleep. “Goodnight.” Harmony said then went upstairs to get a good night sleep. 

Reviews

[Stephanie]

I liked the chapter, but I have a suggestion. Maybe write more about what they did in Diagon Alley, fill up the space of two hours that goes so quickly with just getting ice cream. Maybe Hermione and Ginny can point out other friends of theirs that are there also? A couple senteces were confusing such as:

"Harmony smiled at kept in a laugh at how everyone told her that who knew her mother, but none of them knew that Lily was her mother." That was kind of confusing and threw me off.

"Isn't it obvious, she'll get in Gryffindor!" Harmony said smiling. [[I think you meant Hermione here, as Harmony speaks in the next line]]

Besides those things, it was another good chapter. Great job :]