'Ahhhhhh' Lily thought to herself as she relaxed into bed. It had been one of the longest days of her life. It had started as a great day, the day that she was supposed to get her final letter from Hogwarts.
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"Lily! Get out of bed! There's an owl here for you!" Mum shouted from downstairs in the kitchen.
Rolling over, Lily looked at her calendar. It was August 18, her Hogwarts letter was supposed to be coming today! Lily jumped up out of bed and started down the stairs, hoping that her letter would be a little heavier this year. Indicating that she had received the position of Head Girl.
"Ewwww! Mum, get it away from me, it's trying to eat my scrambled tofu!" Petunia shrieked.
"Don't worry Tuney, no person, or animal, in their right mind would want to eat your compressed soybeans" Lily said as she walked excitedly into the kitchen and saw the packet attached to the owl.
"Lily, why don't you go ahead and eat breakfast and open your letter when your Dad gets home tonight," Mum said as she tried to wash the dishes and keep her work clothes dry.
But Mrs. Evans was already too late, Lily had ripped open her letter after she had noticed that it did seem a little larger than normal. She tipped the envelope onto its end and out fell a shiny badge.
"Oh, Mum, look! I got Head Girl!" Lily exclaimed as Petunia grabbed the badge from her hand.
"Congra-"
"Huh, Lily, I thought you were head girl. Why does your badge say HB on it?" Petunia said, wanting to take the attention away from her goody-two shoes sister.
"It does not!" Lily retorted grabbing the badge back.
Lily looked down at the shiny object in her hand, that did in fact have the letters HB on it, but underneath also had the name James Potter.
