So I got tired of Lily always hating James for no apparent reason. So I'm trying to make a reason. And yes, the first chapters are about some other character. I got tired of their points of view as well. The first actual character appears in the second chapter.

I made the characters of Lily and James different as well. I'm just breaking all the rules of the classic LilyJames fic. Sorry to all you devotees out there, but this is how I see it. Some of the things are a little AU, just so you know.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the stuff you recognize, seeing as I am not J.K. Rowling. And here I thought the general populous was intelligent enough to realize this.

Chapter One: Owls and Letters

On July 30, 1975, a letter arrived. It wasn't in the usual fashion, from the post man with a return address and everything. This letter was delivered straight to Jenna's room, by an owl. Nor did the letter look like any she have ever received before. The envelope was thick and wasn't like any paper she had ever seen. It was addressed to "Jenna M. Smith, First Floor Bedroom, 28 Saint Edward Lane, Ipswich, England," written in emerald green ink. The mystified girl turned the envelope over to see a wax seal with the imprint of four animals surrounding a crest- a lion, an eagle, a hedgehog and a snake.

She broke the seal and the letter slid out of the envelope with ease. Then Jenna read the words that would change her life forever.

Miss Jenna M. Smith,

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

As your family is non-magical, a school official assist you in the process of purchasing supplies for school. A small trust fund is available to those born in non-magical families to help with the first year of school, as the wizarding world uses a different currency than the non-magic world. You must be in the company of a school official to gain access to this fund. This official will arrive at your home on August 31 and will then accompany you to the train station. Term begins September 1.

Yours sincerely,

Professor McGonagall,

Deputy Headmistress

Shock swept through Jenna's mind. She had dreamed of magic for five years, ever since reading her first fantasy story at six. She had felt an uncanny connection with the characters in the stories, and here was the explanation! There was magic in the world, and with proper training, she, Jenna Melissa Smith, could use it! A boarding school to teach magic to those with the ability... Jenna could only hope her parents would allow her to go.

They had always been slightly prejudiced against those who were different, and her older sister Renae had inherited and expanded those feelings. Luckily, Jenna and the younger Lena were blessed with happier and more forgiving natures. Convincing them that not only was this letter real, but that they should let her go was difficult. She had to resort to every trick she knew, banking on the fact her parents knew that while she could be capricious and flighty at times, Jenna was always serious about the things she believed in. And she was serious about Hogwarts and learning magic. Eventually they consented, though their consent was only in the occasion that the school official would appear on the scheduled date. Jenna hoped they had felt a change of heart and would become proud that she would be able to do magic.

Jenna never held such hope for her sister. Renae was adamantly against Jenna going to Hogwarts from the beginning. Though the two had never been close, they had never seriously fought before, but now with Jenna's newly revealed abilities and Renae's prejudiced opinions, a serious rift quickly grew between the sisters. Jenna had to endure her taunts and jibes about birds delivering mail for the several weeks between the arrival of the letter and the beginning of the school term.

Lena, on the other hand, was nearly as excited about the discovery of magic as Jenna was. She was born about the time Jenna had discovered magic stories, and she read them to Lena as bedtime stories. This nightly activity created a bond between the girls. They were nearly inseparable and Lena delighted in Jenna reading to her. The two would hide from Renae in Jenna's room and imagine the delights that awaited Jenna at school.

The only black spot in those weeks for Jenna was leaving Lena. She would miss her younger sister terribly, with only Renae to keep Lena company. Renae had no use for books and stories. She was too busy with her high school social life to pay any attention to the little sister.

The weeks passed slowly. Jenna planned what she would need for the year, minus the books and supplies required for first year Hogwarts students. She packed the things wanted, though half the large suitcase was full of books. Jenna wasn't about to leave home without her favorite ones, not for an entire school year. Who knew if this new school would have an acceptable library?