"Girls, breakfast is ready!" Lily and Petunia Evans clattered down the stairs towards the sound of their mother's voice.
As they entered the kitchen, the delicious aroma of pancakes reached them.
"Yum pancakes! Thanks, Mom!" Said Lily. She and her sister sat down at the table and their mom served them some pancakes.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Ms. Evans went to get it as she dried her hands on the dishtowel she was holding. When she returned, she was carrying a medium size cardboard box and had a happy smile on her face.
"What's that?" Inquired Petunia, looking up from her cakes in interest.
"Ooooo I know what it is!" Said Lily excitedly; "it's the radio we ordered from the wizard's catalogue!" At the word "wizard", Petunia rolled her eyes and turned back to her plate.
Only a few weeks ago had Lily found out she was a witch and was invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Being the only witch in her family, the Evanses were extremely shocked when they received the letter in the mail with the supplies list and start of term dates however, Lily and her mother were exceptionally pleased.
Ms. Evans lifted a small black radio out of the box.
"Shall we try it out?" She asked, looking at her two daughters.
"Yes!" Said Lily. Petunia merely shrugged.
Ms. Evans turned it on and then spun the dial until she found a clear channel.
"Hello all you witches and wizards out there! The hour is 9:35 am and you're listening to Wizards Wireless!"
Seeing that the radio worked, Ms. Evans turned back to the sink where she had been doing the dishes. "And now it's time for a news update," the announcer was saying, "Last night, two muggles were killed in Chipping Sodbury when they met up with a dark wizard. This man is new to the world of the dark arts but ministry officials expect that he may become extremely powerful. This dark wizard calls himself Lord Voldemort..." Lily, who had been listening intently to the radio was suddenly jerked back into reality when the sound of breaking glass reached her ears. She turned in her chair and saw that her mother had just dropped the glass she had been drying. Ms. Evans was standing stock-still and her whole face had gone white. Her eyes were unblinking and she was shaking from head to foot.
"Mom! Are you all right?" Said Petunia in alarm. She rushed over and put her hand on her mom's arm.
"What? Oh yes I'm fine." Ms. Evans began picking up the broken glass.
"Here, Mom let me get that," said Lily, standing up, "I'm all done."
"No, I've got it. Why don't you go up and get your trunk? We'll need to leave soon if we want to get to King's Cross before eleven."
King's Cross was the train station where Lily would board the Hogwarts Express, which would take her to Hogwarts School.
Lily headed up the stairs. Petunia returned to her seat but instead of finishing eating, she just sat there and moved a piece of pancake around in the syrup on her plate.
"Pumpkin, what's wrong?" Asked her mother pulling out a vacant chair and sitting down.
"Nothing." Replied Petunia.
"It's Lily isn't it?" Asked her mother gently.
"Petunia nodded but still continued to stare at her plate.
"Honey, I love you just as much as I love Lily. Just because you aren't going to Hogwarts doesn't mean you're not special. You're great at lots of things! Like Math! If you keep up those grades we might be able to get you a scholarship to college!"
"Really?" Asked Petunia, looking hopeful.
"Really." Said Mrs. Evans.
"Thanks, Mom." And with that she gave her a big hug.
Just then, Lily appeared at the top of the stairs dragging her large brown trunk.
"Let me help you with that, dear." Said Ms. Evans, heading for the stairs.
"I'll help her!" said Petunia. She headed up the stairs taking them two at a time.
"Thanks, Petunia." Said Lily gratefully.
"Sure. Anything for my little sister." AS the two pushed and pulled the trunk down the steps, Ms. Evans was relieved to see broad grins on both of their faces.
As they entered the kitchen, the delicious aroma of pancakes reached them.
"Yum pancakes! Thanks, Mom!" Said Lily. She and her sister sat down at the table and their mom served them some pancakes.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Ms. Evans went to get it as she dried her hands on the dishtowel she was holding. When she returned, she was carrying a medium size cardboard box and had a happy smile on her face.
"What's that?" Inquired Petunia, looking up from her cakes in interest.
"Ooooo I know what it is!" Said Lily excitedly; "it's the radio we ordered from the wizard's catalogue!" At the word "wizard", Petunia rolled her eyes and turned back to her plate.
Only a few weeks ago had Lily found out she was a witch and was invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Being the only witch in her family, the Evanses were extremely shocked when they received the letter in the mail with the supplies list and start of term dates however, Lily and her mother were exceptionally pleased.
Ms. Evans lifted a small black radio out of the box.
"Shall we try it out?" She asked, looking at her two daughters.
"Yes!" Said Lily. Petunia merely shrugged.
Ms. Evans turned it on and then spun the dial until she found a clear channel.
"Hello all you witches and wizards out there! The hour is 9:35 am and you're listening to Wizards Wireless!"
Seeing that the radio worked, Ms. Evans turned back to the sink where she had been doing the dishes. "And now it's time for a news update," the announcer was saying, "Last night, two muggles were killed in Chipping Sodbury when they met up with a dark wizard. This man is new to the world of the dark arts but ministry officials expect that he may become extremely powerful. This dark wizard calls himself Lord Voldemort..." Lily, who had been listening intently to the radio was suddenly jerked back into reality when the sound of breaking glass reached her ears. She turned in her chair and saw that her mother had just dropped the glass she had been drying. Ms. Evans was standing stock-still and her whole face had gone white. Her eyes were unblinking and she was shaking from head to foot.
"Mom! Are you all right?" Said Petunia in alarm. She rushed over and put her hand on her mom's arm.
"What? Oh yes I'm fine." Ms. Evans began picking up the broken glass.
"Here, Mom let me get that," said Lily, standing up, "I'm all done."
"No, I've got it. Why don't you go up and get your trunk? We'll need to leave soon if we want to get to King's Cross before eleven."
King's Cross was the train station where Lily would board the Hogwarts Express, which would take her to Hogwarts School.
Lily headed up the stairs. Petunia returned to her seat but instead of finishing eating, she just sat there and moved a piece of pancake around in the syrup on her plate.
"Pumpkin, what's wrong?" Asked her mother pulling out a vacant chair and sitting down.
"Nothing." Replied Petunia.
"It's Lily isn't it?" Asked her mother gently.
"Petunia nodded but still continued to stare at her plate.
"Honey, I love you just as much as I love Lily. Just because you aren't going to Hogwarts doesn't mean you're not special. You're great at lots of things! Like Math! If you keep up those grades we might be able to get you a scholarship to college!"
"Really?" Asked Petunia, looking hopeful.
"Really." Said Mrs. Evans.
"Thanks, Mom." And with that she gave her a big hug.
Just then, Lily appeared at the top of the stairs dragging her large brown trunk.
"Let me help you with that, dear." Said Ms. Evans, heading for the stairs.
"I'll help her!" said Petunia. She headed up the stairs taking them two at a time.
"Thanks, Petunia." Said Lily gratefully.
"Sure. Anything for my little sister." AS the two pushed and pulled the trunk down the steps, Ms. Evans was relieved to see broad grins on both of their faces.