The Flower Never Withers- 1st Year
Gryffindor- 1st Years
Lily Evans
James Potter
Sirius Black
Remus Lupin
Sam McKinnon
Arabella Figg
Slytherin- 1st Years
Severus Snape
Lucius Malfoy
Amber Goldheart
Narcissa Little
Julian Crabbe
Daniel Goyle
Professors-
Dumbledore-Headmaster
McGonagall- Transfiguration
Flitwick-Charms
Moody- Defense Against the Dark Arts
Binns- History of Magic
Sprout- Herbology
Celeste- Potions
Pomfrey-Nurse
Pince- Librarian
Head Boy and Girl
Arthur Weasley-Gryffindor
Jill Darlenes-Ravenclaw
1. Of Fairytales, Owls and Wizards
Lily Evans had just hopped out of bed one summer morning. As she was bounding down the stairs she didn't see the owl sitting perched on the lamp post outside. She was too concerned in telling her parents what happened in her latest favourite book. It was about a young group of kids with magic powers that could destroy all evil. "Mom, I've just finished chapter seven. So far the kids have got their powers and my favourite one can fly. How cool is that. I wish I could fly." A cheerful girl said at the breakfast table that morning. "That's really wonderful Lily. Amazing." Her mom replied while she was setting down the orange juice. "Dad, I don't think that Mom should let Lily read that sort of stuff. It is not real. She's going to start to think that she has magic powers." Lily's sister Petunia called from the living room. Petunia, Lily's older sister by two years though that all of Lily's fairyales were junk and Lily frankly thought that Petunia was jealous of her love of books. Lily's mom called everyone to breakfast. "Come on in. Breakfast is ready!"
Lily's dad, a tall blond man, walked in the room. "How's my Lily- flower this morning? I heard that you've finished another chapter. Wonderful. I am so happy that you've inherited my love of books." Breakfast went along smoothly with no interruptions. "Lily, it's your turn to wash the dishes. I did them yesterday, besides, I have to go and give myself a makeover, or something." Petunia called as she walked up the stairs to her bedroom. Lily didn't really mind doing the dishes, she thought it was rather fun. Her mom helped her bring the dishes into the kitchen. "Here you go Lily. We are in the other room reading the paper. When you're done you can go outside and play if you want. Dad finished the treefort last week so it's officially done. Have fun honey." With that Mrs. Evans walked out of the kitchen leaving Lily alone with the dishes.
After Lily had done the dishes she ran back upstairs, grabbed her book, and headed out to the treehouse. She didn't notice that the owl had migrated to the treehouse roof. She climbed up the ladder and stopped when she saw a letter addressed to her on the floor of the treehouse. "Dad must have left this for me." She said out loud to herself. "Funny, it must be him. Who else knows that I live in the "Blue Bedroom." She said again. "Lily, stop talking to yourself. Eleven year olds." Petunia muttered as she walked through the bushes to get next-door. Lily picked up the letter and turned it over. She felt that it was made of thick parchment, not paper, and on the back it was sealed with red wax(A/N:If you've seen the movie you'll know what I mean.) and had a coat of arms with four animals on it. She slipped her finger through the overlap and pulled out two pieces of paper. She opened up the first one. It read:
Dear Miss. Evans,
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.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl no later then July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Lily's first thought was that Petunia had played an awful joke on her. Petunia knew how much Lily believed in fairytales and magic and this was a joke making fun of her. "Mom!" Lily screamed. Mrs. Evans ran outside clearly thinking that Lily had fallen out of the treehouse. "What's wrong honey, are you hurt?" She was quite shocked that Lily was ok, sitting calmly at the top of the ladder holding a letter in her hand. She quickly looked around for someone that could have given her the letter. There was no one there. She saw the owl on top of the treehouse and when it saw, it flew off. "Look Mom, Petunia is playing a dirty joke on me." She was sniffling and the letter had tear stains on it. Mrs. Evans picked the letter out of Lily's hands and looked at it hopefully. Lily could see her eyes reading the words and then was shocked when her mother looked at her and suddenly exclaimed "Lily, I'm so happy. I was hoping, but when Petunia didn't get her letter I was quite worried." "Come inside, we must call your Mom-Mom(Grandmother) she'll be so pleased that we have another witch in the family." Mrs. Evans said bustling around the yard like a new mother.
Lily sat on the floor of the treehouse running over her mothers words again. "A witch. I can't be a witch. It's impossible. Those are things with pointy hats and cackles. With bats and black cats. And they are mean to children, I love kids. A witch, they are fairytales." She thought. "Come on sweet heart, she'll be so proud." Her mother was calling from the kitchen window. Lily lowered herself from her new treehouse and walked into the house. Her mother was on the phone with her Mom-Mom. "You'll never believe it Mum, another witch in the family... that's right, Lily.... Of course I'm going to take her to Diagon Alley.... yes, I know Ollivander for her wand....see if the Potter boy is going?.... I don't want her mixed up with them, look at all the trouble I got in at Hogwarts.....Don't remind me, I got enough of your Howlers.... Alright. I love you Mother. " Lily's mom hung up the phone and turned with a smile to a dumbstruck Lily. "Go and put on a nice sundress, we are going to London"
The words echoed in Lily's ears. "London." She'd only been to London three times in her life. The first, when her Grandpa died. She was in second grade. The second, when Petunia got an invitation to a formal dance and Lily was too young to dance or to attend, so she sat in the hotel lobby with her father and the third was the summer she got her letter. Earlier that year Lily was confirmed at her church and she needed a dress. The thought of going to London brought joy to Lily's green eyes and they now had gold streaks on the outside. "Yes!" she screamed and she ran upstairs.
Mrs. Evans parked the car outside of a grubby little pub that Lily didn't even notice until she had come to the door. She walked in holding her mothers hand. "Why if it isn't little Laura Evans?" a little grubby witch said as Lily walked by them. "Yes, it is me, but I'm not little anymore. I'm all grown up." Her mother chuckled back. Lily had never seen her mother happier. "Well sit down and have a butterbeer with me. We haven't talked in ages." The lady said. "Sorry Carrie, we are headed to Diagon Alley. Lily, my daughter is starting Hogwarts this year." Mrs. Evans crowed. Carrie looked at Lily. "Congratulations dear. It was a shock to hear your sister didn't get accepted. It's quite an honour. Good luck there honey." With that, Lily was guided outside into a little square that was all brick.
"Let's see if I can remember how to do this. Now where is my wand?" Mrs. Evans said while rummaging through her handbag. "Your wand Mom? I didn't know you had a wand. Where's it been for the past ten years. I've never seen it." Lily said in wonder. "I've kept it around. You've never looked." Her mother said. She was busy tapping the wall with her wand. "There it goes, look Lily." She said. Lily turned to the wall her mother was pointing at except it wasn't a wall anylonger. It was a long wide, winding alley way. Lily grabbed her mothers hand and was led along the road. "First stop Gringotts. I haven't been here in ten years, no twelve, since Petunia was born. I had given up wizardry, once you girls were born." Lily could hear her mother rambling. She was too busy looking at the shops. They passed stores that said, Quidditch Supplies, Apothecary, Flourish and Blotts, Ollivanders-Makers of fine wands, Madam Malkins-Robes for all occasions and others.
Lily saw children running around everywhere. Most of the boys her age were plastered to the Quidditch shop. She caught drifts of their conversations. "Look, the new model, the Nimbus 1001." "We need our robes." "Let's go get our wands so we can curse those three boys over there." Lily looked to see the boys the girls were trying to curse. But since there were so many faces she couldn't tell.
Mrs. Evans stopped and Lily looked up. She saw a large slightly lopsided white building. Gringotts was written in peeling gold letters at the top of the building. Lily and her mother walked up the large stone steps and into the bank. Lily's first thought was this was a bank? There were goblins running around and the back of the bank was all stone with many passageways leading up and down. Mrs. Evans walked up to a counter and produced from her purse a small golden key and told the goblin that she would like to take some money out of Laura Evans vault. A little goblin led them to a cart and they all got in. It seemed to go magically and then Lily reminded herself that it probably did. It led her down to a little door that her mother opened with the key. It revealed a large pile of gold, silver and bronze coins. Mrs. Evans scooped some into a little sack she pulled out of her purse and then hopped back in the cart.
After Gringotts Lily and her mom went to Madam Malkins to get her robes, to Flourish and Blotts to buy her school books, to the animal store to buy an owl. Also to the apothecary to get her potion ingredients. Lily was getting tired and was ready to go home. "One more store I promise. This will be your favourite one." Mrs. Evans promised. "Better then the book store?" Lily questioned sleepily. It took a half an hour to drag Lily away from her precious love of books. The two walked into Ollivanders to get Lily her wand.
"Lily Evans. I knew that you would be coming in here soon. Ahh, Laura Giblet. Holly, Unicorn tale, eleven inches, good for Transfiguration if I am correct." He said with a half-smile on his face. "Which is your wand arm?" now to Lily. "Ugh, I am right handed if that's what you mean." She said. "Here, try this one." He said. "Give it a wave." She waved it around and she heard the sound of breaking glass. She looked to where the wand was pointing and saw a broken vase. "Sorry, I didn't mean to." Lily said quickly. "Not to worry, I've got the right one in here somewhere. Try this one." Lily gripped the wand in her right hand. She felt a warmth spread from the tips of her fingers down into her heart. She waved it around and a bolt of light and sparkles burst from the tip. Her mom was clapping and Mr. Ollivander was smiling. "Nice choice. Wand is good for charms. Five galleons please." Her mother pulled out five of the large gold coins and handed them to Mr. Ollivander and walked out of the store, and out of Diagon Alley.
"Let's stop for dinner Mom, I'm hungry. It's dinner time." Lily complained on the way home. However her mother didn't stop until they were in the driveway. "Go tell your father where you've been all day. I assume he's going to be very proud." Lily's mother said. Lily grabbed her owl, her wand and some of her school books and bounded into the house forgetting about her dinner. "Dad, look, I'm a witch and I've got an owl and a wand and everything!" She yelled. "Really honey, that's great. I was wondering when you'd get a letter. But it's late. You must get to bed. We'll talk in the morning." Her dad said. With a quick kiss and a hug Lily went upstairs. She'd christened her owl Penny and was now looking at her books. Her mother opened the door and walked in. "Lily I'm very proud of you. I know you are going to have a wonderful time at Hogwarts. It seems as if only yesterday I was there myself. Running around with Edward Potter and James Black. And Carrie Jameson. She was the one you saw at the Leaky Cauldron. A couple things about Hogwarts. You can't get anymore detentions them the four of us got together. I have no doubt that you'll make friends with Potter and Blacks boys. They are your age. But be careful. Magic can be dangerous. Don't go into the Forbidden Forest, ever or you will never come out. You've asked why I've never told you stories of my childhood. This is why. I wasn't sure how you'd react to the thought of me being a witch. Now we have something to share. Also, be nice to Dumbledore, he was young when I was at Hogwarts, he must be near fifty now. He was my Transfiguration teacher. I think that he's headmaster now. He is a powerful man. You want him on your side. Now, no questions, time for bed. The month you have left here will go by fast, I promise. Goodnight, I love you my little witch." Mrs. Evan kissed Lily on her forehead and turned out the light. "She's right, I am a witch. I can do magic. I am going to a school far away to learn spells and potions and curses. I feel like a character in one of my fairytales. It's amazing." Lily said to her ceiling and she fell asleep with a smile on her face and her arms curled around her spellbook and her fairytale.
Gryffindor- 1st Years
Lily Evans
James Potter
Sirius Black
Remus Lupin
Sam McKinnon
Arabella Figg
Slytherin- 1st Years
Severus Snape
Lucius Malfoy
Amber Goldheart
Narcissa Little
Julian Crabbe
Daniel Goyle
Professors-
Dumbledore-Headmaster
McGonagall- Transfiguration
Flitwick-Charms
Moody- Defense Against the Dark Arts
Binns- History of Magic
Sprout- Herbology
Celeste- Potions
Pomfrey-Nurse
Pince- Librarian
Head Boy and Girl
Arthur Weasley-Gryffindor
Jill Darlenes-Ravenclaw
1. Of Fairytales, Owls and Wizards
Lily Evans had just hopped out of bed one summer morning. As she was bounding down the stairs she didn't see the owl sitting perched on the lamp post outside. She was too concerned in telling her parents what happened in her latest favourite book. It was about a young group of kids with magic powers that could destroy all evil. "Mom, I've just finished chapter seven. So far the kids have got their powers and my favourite one can fly. How cool is that. I wish I could fly." A cheerful girl said at the breakfast table that morning. "That's really wonderful Lily. Amazing." Her mom replied while she was setting down the orange juice. "Dad, I don't think that Mom should let Lily read that sort of stuff. It is not real. She's going to start to think that she has magic powers." Lily's sister Petunia called from the living room. Petunia, Lily's older sister by two years though that all of Lily's fairyales were junk and Lily frankly thought that Petunia was jealous of her love of books. Lily's mom called everyone to breakfast. "Come on in. Breakfast is ready!"
Lily's dad, a tall blond man, walked in the room. "How's my Lily- flower this morning? I heard that you've finished another chapter. Wonderful. I am so happy that you've inherited my love of books." Breakfast went along smoothly with no interruptions. "Lily, it's your turn to wash the dishes. I did them yesterday, besides, I have to go and give myself a makeover, or something." Petunia called as she walked up the stairs to her bedroom. Lily didn't really mind doing the dishes, she thought it was rather fun. Her mom helped her bring the dishes into the kitchen. "Here you go Lily. We are in the other room reading the paper. When you're done you can go outside and play if you want. Dad finished the treefort last week so it's officially done. Have fun honey." With that Mrs. Evans walked out of the kitchen leaving Lily alone with the dishes.
After Lily had done the dishes she ran back upstairs, grabbed her book, and headed out to the treehouse. She didn't notice that the owl had migrated to the treehouse roof. She climbed up the ladder and stopped when she saw a letter addressed to her on the floor of the treehouse. "Dad must have left this for me." She said out loud to herself. "Funny, it must be him. Who else knows that I live in the "Blue Bedroom." She said again. "Lily, stop talking to yourself. Eleven year olds." Petunia muttered as she walked through the bushes to get next-door. Lily picked up the letter and turned it over. She felt that it was made of thick parchment, not paper, and on the back it was sealed with red wax(A/N:If you've seen the movie you'll know what I mean.) and had a coat of arms with four animals on it. She slipped her finger through the overlap and pulled out two pieces of paper. She opened up the first one. It read:
Dear Miss. Evans,
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.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl no later then July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Lily's first thought was that Petunia had played an awful joke on her. Petunia knew how much Lily believed in fairytales and magic and this was a joke making fun of her. "Mom!" Lily screamed. Mrs. Evans ran outside clearly thinking that Lily had fallen out of the treehouse. "What's wrong honey, are you hurt?" She was quite shocked that Lily was ok, sitting calmly at the top of the ladder holding a letter in her hand. She quickly looked around for someone that could have given her the letter. There was no one there. She saw the owl on top of the treehouse and when it saw, it flew off. "Look Mom, Petunia is playing a dirty joke on me." She was sniffling and the letter had tear stains on it. Mrs. Evans picked the letter out of Lily's hands and looked at it hopefully. Lily could see her eyes reading the words and then was shocked when her mother looked at her and suddenly exclaimed "Lily, I'm so happy. I was hoping, but when Petunia didn't get her letter I was quite worried." "Come inside, we must call your Mom-Mom(Grandmother) she'll be so pleased that we have another witch in the family." Mrs. Evans said bustling around the yard like a new mother.
Lily sat on the floor of the treehouse running over her mothers words again. "A witch. I can't be a witch. It's impossible. Those are things with pointy hats and cackles. With bats and black cats. And they are mean to children, I love kids. A witch, they are fairytales." She thought. "Come on sweet heart, she'll be so proud." Her mother was calling from the kitchen window. Lily lowered herself from her new treehouse and walked into the house. Her mother was on the phone with her Mom-Mom. "You'll never believe it Mum, another witch in the family... that's right, Lily.... Of course I'm going to take her to Diagon Alley.... yes, I know Ollivander for her wand....see if the Potter boy is going?.... I don't want her mixed up with them, look at all the trouble I got in at Hogwarts.....Don't remind me, I got enough of your Howlers.... Alright. I love you Mother. " Lily's mom hung up the phone and turned with a smile to a dumbstruck Lily. "Go and put on a nice sundress, we are going to London"
The words echoed in Lily's ears. "London." She'd only been to London three times in her life. The first, when her Grandpa died. She was in second grade. The second, when Petunia got an invitation to a formal dance and Lily was too young to dance or to attend, so she sat in the hotel lobby with her father and the third was the summer she got her letter. Earlier that year Lily was confirmed at her church and she needed a dress. The thought of going to London brought joy to Lily's green eyes and they now had gold streaks on the outside. "Yes!" she screamed and she ran upstairs.
Mrs. Evans parked the car outside of a grubby little pub that Lily didn't even notice until she had come to the door. She walked in holding her mothers hand. "Why if it isn't little Laura Evans?" a little grubby witch said as Lily walked by them. "Yes, it is me, but I'm not little anymore. I'm all grown up." Her mother chuckled back. Lily had never seen her mother happier. "Well sit down and have a butterbeer with me. We haven't talked in ages." The lady said. "Sorry Carrie, we are headed to Diagon Alley. Lily, my daughter is starting Hogwarts this year." Mrs. Evans crowed. Carrie looked at Lily. "Congratulations dear. It was a shock to hear your sister didn't get accepted. It's quite an honour. Good luck there honey." With that, Lily was guided outside into a little square that was all brick.
"Let's see if I can remember how to do this. Now where is my wand?" Mrs. Evans said while rummaging through her handbag. "Your wand Mom? I didn't know you had a wand. Where's it been for the past ten years. I've never seen it." Lily said in wonder. "I've kept it around. You've never looked." Her mother said. She was busy tapping the wall with her wand. "There it goes, look Lily." She said. Lily turned to the wall her mother was pointing at except it wasn't a wall anylonger. It was a long wide, winding alley way. Lily grabbed her mothers hand and was led along the road. "First stop Gringotts. I haven't been here in ten years, no twelve, since Petunia was born. I had given up wizardry, once you girls were born." Lily could hear her mother rambling. She was too busy looking at the shops. They passed stores that said, Quidditch Supplies, Apothecary, Flourish and Blotts, Ollivanders-Makers of fine wands, Madam Malkins-Robes for all occasions and others.
Lily saw children running around everywhere. Most of the boys her age were plastered to the Quidditch shop. She caught drifts of their conversations. "Look, the new model, the Nimbus 1001." "We need our robes." "Let's go get our wands so we can curse those three boys over there." Lily looked to see the boys the girls were trying to curse. But since there were so many faces she couldn't tell.
Mrs. Evans stopped and Lily looked up. She saw a large slightly lopsided white building. Gringotts was written in peeling gold letters at the top of the building. Lily and her mother walked up the large stone steps and into the bank. Lily's first thought was this was a bank? There were goblins running around and the back of the bank was all stone with many passageways leading up and down. Mrs. Evans walked up to a counter and produced from her purse a small golden key and told the goblin that she would like to take some money out of Laura Evans vault. A little goblin led them to a cart and they all got in. It seemed to go magically and then Lily reminded herself that it probably did. It led her down to a little door that her mother opened with the key. It revealed a large pile of gold, silver and bronze coins. Mrs. Evans scooped some into a little sack she pulled out of her purse and then hopped back in the cart.
After Gringotts Lily and her mom went to Madam Malkins to get her robes, to Flourish and Blotts to buy her school books, to the animal store to buy an owl. Also to the apothecary to get her potion ingredients. Lily was getting tired and was ready to go home. "One more store I promise. This will be your favourite one." Mrs. Evans promised. "Better then the book store?" Lily questioned sleepily. It took a half an hour to drag Lily away from her precious love of books. The two walked into Ollivanders to get Lily her wand.
"Lily Evans. I knew that you would be coming in here soon. Ahh, Laura Giblet. Holly, Unicorn tale, eleven inches, good for Transfiguration if I am correct." He said with a half-smile on his face. "Which is your wand arm?" now to Lily. "Ugh, I am right handed if that's what you mean." She said. "Here, try this one." He said. "Give it a wave." She waved it around and she heard the sound of breaking glass. She looked to where the wand was pointing and saw a broken vase. "Sorry, I didn't mean to." Lily said quickly. "Not to worry, I've got the right one in here somewhere. Try this one." Lily gripped the wand in her right hand. She felt a warmth spread from the tips of her fingers down into her heart. She waved it around and a bolt of light and sparkles burst from the tip. Her mom was clapping and Mr. Ollivander was smiling. "Nice choice. Wand is good for charms. Five galleons please." Her mother pulled out five of the large gold coins and handed them to Mr. Ollivander and walked out of the store, and out of Diagon Alley.
"Let's stop for dinner Mom, I'm hungry. It's dinner time." Lily complained on the way home. However her mother didn't stop until they were in the driveway. "Go tell your father where you've been all day. I assume he's going to be very proud." Lily's mother said. Lily grabbed her owl, her wand and some of her school books and bounded into the house forgetting about her dinner. "Dad, look, I'm a witch and I've got an owl and a wand and everything!" She yelled. "Really honey, that's great. I was wondering when you'd get a letter. But it's late. You must get to bed. We'll talk in the morning." Her dad said. With a quick kiss and a hug Lily went upstairs. She'd christened her owl Penny and was now looking at her books. Her mother opened the door and walked in. "Lily I'm very proud of you. I know you are going to have a wonderful time at Hogwarts. It seems as if only yesterday I was there myself. Running around with Edward Potter and James Black. And Carrie Jameson. She was the one you saw at the Leaky Cauldron. A couple things about Hogwarts. You can't get anymore detentions them the four of us got together. I have no doubt that you'll make friends with Potter and Blacks boys. They are your age. But be careful. Magic can be dangerous. Don't go into the Forbidden Forest, ever or you will never come out. You've asked why I've never told you stories of my childhood. This is why. I wasn't sure how you'd react to the thought of me being a witch. Now we have something to share. Also, be nice to Dumbledore, he was young when I was at Hogwarts, he must be near fifty now. He was my Transfiguration teacher. I think that he's headmaster now. He is a powerful man. You want him on your side. Now, no questions, time for bed. The month you have left here will go by fast, I promise. Goodnight, I love you my little witch." Mrs. Evan kissed Lily on her forehead and turned out the light. "She's right, I am a witch. I can do magic. I am going to a school far away to learn spells and potions and curses. I feel like a character in one of my fairytales. It's amazing." Lily said to her ceiling and she fell asleep with a smile on her face and her arms curled around her spellbook and her fairytale.