"That reminds me." Petunia said as she turned to Mrs. Figg.

"Could you tell us where Diagon Alley is? We've tried to find it before without luck."

Mrs. Figg smiled, "Why yes of course..." and she began explaining how to get there and what to do once they arrived.

Petunia and Harry bid their goodbyes and left Mrs. Figg's house feeling better than when they had arrived.

Now all that was left to do was to go to Diagon Alley and then they were set.

It wasn't until later that evening when something interesting happened.

It was nine when the doorbell rang. "Girl, get the door." Vernon growled.

He had been in a perpetual bad mood since the letter arrived.

Harry, not wanting to make it any worse, rose from her seat in the living room and went to the door.

When she opened it and saw who was standing there she had to stifle a gasp.

There stood a very tall, dark haired man with a regal air surrounding him in what seemed to be black robes.

He sneered at her reaction and stepped up to the door.

"Potter I presume?" he said. "My name is Severus Snape, I am the Potions Master at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Harry nodded and stepped aside as to let him through the door.

It was not until he was in the hallway that he really looked at her, at which point a strange look passed over his face and he uttered the name Lily.

Shaking himself, his face settled back into a sneer and motioned for Harry to lead on.

As Harry lead Severus to the kitchen he made several observances.

One: Harry seemed to be polite.

Two: there were no pictures of her anywhere he could see, but very many of what seemed to be a pink whale dressed in human clothes.

And three: Harry looked and moved almost exactly like Lily did, except with black hair.

In the kitchen, Petunia was preparing some food for the next evening when Harry and Severus walked in the door.

When she turned around she gasped and her eyes widened., "Severus!" she said surprised.

Severus nodded at her and signaled for them to sit.

"I have come to discuss several things with you." Severus said once all of them had sat down.

Petunia sighed and got up again to get a pad of paper and a pen, when she sat down again she looked pointedly at Severus., "Continue."

"Indeed." Severus said sardonically.

"The first item we need to talk about is Harry's vault, I have the key here."

He pulled out a small gold key from his pocket and gave it to Harry.

"You will want to keep that in a safe place." he said to Harry and then continued on.

"Also the issue of school suppliess, Petunia since you are a muggle it might be difficult for you and Harry to locate Diagon Alley by yourselves, so I am suggesting that I accompany Harry and help her with that."

Petunia nodded and then asked, "When will you be going?"

Severus looked at Harry and then responded,. "Tomorrow if possible, I will arrive to pick Harry up at nine in the morning."

Harry looked excitedly at her aunt who nodded in response. "By the way, what's a muggle?" Harry asked.

"is that a non magical person or something?"

Severus looked at Harry in surprise, "precisely." he responded getting up, "I will be taking my leave now, please be ready to leave by no later than nine."

Harry followed Severus out the kitchen just in time to see Vernon walking out of the living room.

Uh-oh, she thought, this can't go well.

Vernon looked Severus up and down and turned slightly red.

"Are you one of those freaks? What are you doing in my house, I will not allow more freaks in this house!" his voice becoming louder with each word.

Severus pulled himself to his full height, towering over Vernon and sneered at him.

"I think you fail to understand what the word freak means; otherwise you would know that you are in fact the definition of it."

Then he walked to the door and opened it, he nodded at Harry and Petunia and then left.