Lily's First Years At Hogwarts

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters except Professor Chandra Amethyst and Jaina Trellinger

Chapter 1

It was the first day of the rest of Lily's life, as far as she was concerned. Today was her first day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In her opinion, people would be crazy not to want to come here. She had two friends right from the off: Jaina and Alice. Lily knew that they would spend long nights up in the dormitory giggling.

Then, she met James. James was cocky and full of himself and it radiated off him so badly that she knew before that fateful moment in which he said "Hi" in the hallway before her first lesson.

"Who are you," Lily replied scathingly to James.

"James Potter. And who might you be?"

"Lily Evans, and please don't embarrass me again by talking to me, you puffed up popinjay!"

Jaina giggled. "Ooh, Lily, he likes you!"

"Whatever. Hurry up or we'll be late for class. Although, it would almost be worth being late if we could make that de-creamed cream puff late too."

"Ooh Lily, you like him!"

"Saying that I like him is like saying that molasses flows well in the middle of January."

"Whatever. I know the truth."

"Be quiet, Jaina," Lily hissed, as they were now in class.

"Now that we are all here bodily AND mentally, Ms. Evans and Ms. Trellinger, welcome to Transfiguration. I am your teacher, Professor McGonagall," said the teacher at the front of the class. "Today, you will be turning a match into a needle. In order to do this, you must clearly say the incantation while twirling your wand counterclockwise and then making a tapping motion just above the match. If done correctly by the end of the lesson, you will have started to become a good transfigurist. The incantation is 'marisola'. Carry on."

By the end of the lesson, Jaina had made noticeable changes in her match, earning five points for Gryffindor. It was starting to look silvery, and the ends were beginning to taper.

"How did you manage that?" asked Lily in awe.

"I don't really know," Jaina admitted. "Neither of my parents were good transfigurists, so I bet it's just beginner's luck. Did you see that I was the only girl to make that much improvement? I thought loads of people would be able to do that stuff."

"Yeah, Trellinger, how did you manage that?" said a boy that neither of them knew.

"Who are you and how do you know my name?" Jaina asked the boy scornfully.

"I'm Sirius Black. In addition, how could I know your name, with you embarrassing yourself like that in front of the whole class? Really, you're almost as dim as my little brother."

"Little brother? Boy, do I feel sorry for him. Well, not anymore, at least until the summertime. Poor thing! Who would want you as a role model? You are SO rude. Come on Lily…Let's go."

"Hey, you two," called Alice. "Wait for me!"

Charms was after lunch, and Lily know right away that she would like charms the best. The tiny Professor Flitwick called role and then explained that charms was a down to earth subject that called for maximum concentration and willingness to apply oneself to the subject. In this class, he explained, they could learn how to do many useful things, which included levitation. Lily knew, from that point on, that she would apply herself to charms and be able to do anything that Flitwick himself could do.

The next day, first up was Potions, taught by the infamous teacher Professor Chandra Amethyst. While Lily, Alice, and Jaina were talking about what Potions was likely to be like, an older student butted into the conversation unexpectedly to give her opinion an Amethyst.

"What do you think it will be like," Lily asked Alice worriedly. "What is potions, anyway?"

"I dunno," said Alice. "I know we won't start stuff like antidotes until much later on. That's what like, people in fifth year are doing!"

"First class with Amethyst today?" asked the tall girl curiously. "Amethyst is a real master at potions, don't get me wrong. However, she is the toughest teacher when it comes to grading and how you conduct your potions. She put a kid in detention last year because his potions to cure boils went all wrong. Poor kid. I think he still can't make the potion right. By the way…she doesn't like muggle borns, children of squibs, or part wizards, so be careful!"

After breakfast, Lily, Jaina, and Alice walked cautiously toward the dungeons. The tall girls warning had made it seem like they were walking towards Death Roe.

"Do you really think it will be that bad?" Jaina asked nervously. "That girl made it seem like Amethyst was going to kill us."

"I bet she was exaggerating," Alice said with more confidence than she felt.

: I think that we'll be fine if we just try our best, After all, this is only our first class…" Lily said uncomfortably.

The class was gathering outside the dungeon door when they arrived. The class was talking about classes they had had so far.

"Flitwick's is the easiest," said a Slytherin girl with a snort.

"McGonagall is the toughest teacher here. She told us that if we didn't pass her class successfully that she would be very disappointed with the class and that she would give us all detention if we didn't improve," said a fat Gryffindor boy fearfully.

"Don't be thick, Peter," a cute boy who Lily had seen hanging around James but didn't know the name of said. "McGonagall said that we'd, or rather you'd, be given extra homework if you didn't improve."

"Who's that?" Lily asked Alice quietly.

"What, you think that fat kid is cute?" Alice sniggered.

"No, not the fat boy, the one talking to him."

"Lily likes some cocky boy who hangs around with a puffed up popinjay!" Jaina sang quietly.

"Shut up," Lily snapped good-naturedly.

"It's true," Alice told her earnestly.

"Oy! Evans! Trellinger!" called Sirius over the group. "Rumor has it that one of you likes Remus over here!"

"How do they know what we're talking about?" Lily asked, disconcerted.

"So, Evans," Sirius asked, suddenly right beside Lily. "D'you want to go out with Remus?"

"If he wants to go out with me, why doesn't ask me?" Lily replied, carefully not looking at Sirius.

"That means you'll go out, right?" Sirius prodded.

"I see your manners haven't changed, Black," Jaina spat. "She never said she would."

"But her eyes said so. Come on, Evans! Look me in the eye and tell me no!"

Lily looked up. "You are low. I would go out with a rat before I went out with you!"

"But what about Remus?" Sirius asked again. "Or that other hottie over there, James."

"FINE! I'll go out with Remus on one condition."

"Name it." Sirius responded quickly.

"Never ask me to go out with puffed up Potter. Don't even suggest it again. EVER!"

"You got it, Evans" Sirius practically sang.

"Ten points from Gryffindor!" a new, harsh voice roared. "IN! Or it will be detention!"

(A/N): Well…was that Ok? I have some more chapters done, but I need to type them up. Please review!