NOTE: Here it is, my Harry Potter fan fiction! I finally decided on a title, but I may change it anyway!

It had been ten long years since people across England had toasted to the same boy: "To Harry Potter, the boy who lived!" On that fateful night, a new wizard family had moved in next door three days later, on November third. The Lynn family had orders from a great wizard by the name of Albus Dumbledore to watch over little Harry Potter as he grew up in the "care" of Vernon and Petunia Dursley.

Peter and Lois Lynn's house was the place where Vernon and Petunia left Harry when they went out somewhere with their whale of a son Dudley. While Harry was there, he was treated like one of the family, but they had to do it without revealing who they really were to Harry. Peter and Lois had to make him swear that he didn't like going there, so that Vernon and Petunia would keep sending him there. To Harry, instead of being a wizard family, the Lynns were just a normal British family with three kids and two parents. Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Valentine Lynn was the youngest of the three children. Percy and Annabeth, her older siblings, were fraternal twins. They'd be entering the ninth grade at the local high school (if they were enrolled there) and they were actually attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year. Percy was in Gryffindor and Annabeth was in Ravenclaw.

Lois Lynn was an Auror with the Ministry of Magic. When she was at Hogwarts, she of course got perfect grades, also achieving perfect OWLs and NEWTs. She was also a Ravenclaw prefect and Head Girl. Peter Lynn was a Muggle doctor at a private hospital in London. He graduated as class Valedictorian at Oxford University.

Or course it would be natural for Percy and Annabeth to both be at the top with grades or course. Annabeth was and Percy wasn't; he was, in fact, almost Fred and George Weasley's "deputy trouble maker," right alongside Lee Jordan. Annabeth, however, didn't join in, but she didn't report them. She was just another spectator for their pranks. Her favorite by far was when Fred and George turned Filch's robes bright pink and he didn't even notice until he happened to glance into a mirror about four hours after the fact.

At home, the family all acted laid back and they weren't at all stuck up about their success. Lois gave the family a steady supply of Wizard money and Peter gave them a steady supply of Muggle money, so in both worlds, they were rather well off.

The morning of July first was an important day for Valentine. Over her breakfast or bacon and eggs, the mail came and four owls in total flew in through the open kitchen window: one for Lois and one each for the children.

Valentine had to verify that it was indeed meant for her, so she read the address several times:

Ms. V. Lynn

The kitchen

6 Privet Drive

Little Whinging

Surrey

Valentine hadn't gotten Wizard mail before. The envelope was thick and heavy and was made of yellowish parchment. The address was written in emerald green ink.

"Hey look mum, Vally's got her letter!" exclaimed Percy.

Lois turned around, only to see three Hogwarts letter instead of two.

Valentine peered at the back of her letter. The seal was purple and bore a coat of arms: a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter H. She slowly pealed it off and a long letter fell out of it. The writing was similar to her mothers.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster Albus Dumbledore

Dear Ms. Lynn,

We are pleased to inform you that you have accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on September first. We expect your owl no later than July thirty-first.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

"Ooh, it's starting again! My baby's first year at Hogwarts!" Lois exclaimed, giving her daughter a bone breaking hug. Do I have a quill somewhere? She spotted one on the counter with some parchment and scribbled out that yes, Valentine will be attending Hogwarts.

It was decided that the five of them were to go school shopping in Diagon Alley later that morning. Once they passed through the stone archway behind the Leaky Cauldron, Valentine began to read her list out loud.

"For my uniform, I need three sets of plain black work robes, one pair of dragon hide gloves, one pointed black hat and a black winter cloak with some silver fastenings."

Lois stopped her before she read through her list of needed school books. "First we need to get our gold, dear."

For gold, there was only one place to go: Gringotts Wizard Bank.

The Lynn family walked down the crowded and narrow alley, towards the beautiful white marble building that towered over everything. How the Muggles couldn't see it was beyond Valentine.

"Ah, here it is!" said Lois. "Let's go in!"

The family trudged up the steps into the large (marble) entry way. Everywhere Valentine looked, she saw Goblins. No matter how many times she saw anything magical, it always amazed her; she just never tired of the fact that she came from this marvelous world.

They arrived at the counter.

"Good morning. I and my family would like to withdraw from our vault," said Lois.

"Name?" asked the goblin.

"Lois Lynn."

"Key please."

"Of course."

Lois had to dig a little in order to find it, but she did some what quickly. "I really should find a specific place for this thing; keeps getting lost, little bugger." She handed the key to the goblin, who examined it.

"Well, this all seems to be in working order," said the goblin. "Gox!" He called to a free goblin.

Gox Darktongue was a rather short goblin, only three and a half feet tall. He glanced at the family. "Need your gold for school shopping, I suppose? Let's go then, shall we?"

Lois nodded. "Lead the way."

Gox led them through one of the side doors and he held the door. The hallway was made of stone and lit by torches. It was steeply sloped downward and had railway tracks on the ground. Gox whistled and a small cart appeared at his side. The Lyn family climbed in with Lois, Peter and Gox in the front and the children in the back. The cart seemed to know its own way because Gox wasn't steering.

"Vault 327 please," said Lois.

They were led through a series of twisted passages and at last, they slowed down and stopped. Gox climbed out first. "Lamp please." He set it down next to the door. "Key please." Lois handed it over and Gox unlocked the door.

Lois and Peter climbed out and scooped a lot of gold into an embroidered leather bag. Then they climbed back into the cart. "Back to the top please."

"Certainly."

Once they were back at the top, they all climbed out and the Lynn family stretched their legs.

"Peter?"

"Hmm?"

"Can you take Percy and Annabeth to do their shopping?"

"Course I can."

The family split into two groups, with Percy, Annabeth and Peter heading to Eyelops Owl Emporium to get supplies for their owls Selene (Annabeth), Felix (Percy) and the family owl Ulric, while Lois and Valentine went to Madam Malkins Robes for all Occasions for her school robes.

By the time they had reached Ollivanders for Valentines wand, she felt ready to drop. The two were laden with so many packages: robes, spell books, a cauldron (standard size two, pewter), a telescope, brace scales, crystal phials, basic potion ingredients, and an owl cage, containing a beautiful snowy owl named Eternity, along with all of her supplies for Eternity.

Lois sat down on the only chair in the room. Valentine thought that she had entered a rather strict library.

"Good afternoon," said a rather soft voice.

Valentine jumped and apparently, so did Lois, because the next moment, she was on the floor looking rather red.

"Afternoon, ladies."

"Afternoon, Mr. Ollivander." Lois nodded with respect to Ollivander and he turned to face Lois instead of Valentine, much to her relief. Mr. Ollivander seemed nice enough, but he was a little creepy.

"You wand was fifteen inches, mahogany, and phoenix feather, am I right?"

"Yes sir. It's been a great wand."

"I take it that this is your daughter?"

Lois nodded.

"Hogwarts?"

"That's right."

Ollivander turned back towards Valentine. "Now dear, which is your wand hand?"

"I'm right handed."

He measured her all around. "That will do," he muttered to himself. The tape measure disappeared into his robes, then he pulled down some boxes from the neat shelves. "Try this one: holly and phoenix feather; eleven inches; nice and supple."

Valentine waved it, but nothing happened. Nest she tried Yew and dragon heartstring. No good. Then she tried maple and phoenix feather. No good. The next one she tried was eleven inches, cherry and unicorn hair. This one was dubbed "springy" by Ollivander.

At the moment she grasped its handle, she felt a sudden warmth in her fingers. When she waved it, red and gold sparks shot out of its tip.

"Looks like we have a winner!" cried Ollivander. "This is a fine wand! That will be seven galleons, please."

When they left the shop, Valentine and Lois met up with Peter and the twins at The Leakey Cauldron.

"Do you have any Floo powder, Tom?"

Within minutes, they were back in their house, with all of their packages in tow.

"Valentine, before you go put your stuff away, I need to give you something," said Lois.

She handed Valentine a beautifully wrapped box.

"Open it, dear."

Inside was a beautiful golden necklace. On the back, there was an inscription.

Be strong and do us proud. We love you. Mom and Dad

"Oh, thank you mummy!" exclaimed Valentine, embracing her mother. "I love it!"

"My mother got the same thing for me when I first left for Hogwarts. I got Percy a wrist watch and Annabeth a necklace just like yours. It's become a family tradition to give your children a necklace or a bracelet when they leave for Hogwarts."