A/N: This is my first Lily/James fic! Please read and review and tell me what you think
Chapter 1
"Rise and shine!" Emily Evans cheerfully said as she opened the blinds in her daughter's room. "Happy Birthday!"
"YES!" Lily cheered as she shot up in her bed. Today, Lily Evans was turning eleven years old. "What are we going to do?" Lily asked her mother.
"What do you want to do? After all, it is your birthday!" Mrs. Evans replied.
"Hmm… Can we go shopping?" Lily asked.
"Alright. We can do that." her mother answered as she was making the birthday girl's bed.
"With out Petunia!" Lily said firmly as she shuddered when she remembered the last time she had gone shopping with Petunia.
~*~Flashback~*~
Okay girls," said Mrs. Evans, "Since Easter is this Sunday, I'll let you choose your Easter dress."
"Yes!" Lily heard Petunia say. Lily grinned and they both took their separate ways to hunt for their Easter dress.
Lily searched rack after rack and saw many dresses, but they just didn't satisfy Lily. Just when she was about to give up, she found a gorgeous light green skirt with a see through overlay that had flowers and butterflies along the bottom. There was also a matching green shirt. She picked up the outfit and saw a mirror nearby. Lily walked over to the mirror and placed the outfit in front of her. It was perfect. Lily rarely found a dress that would bring out her emerald-like eyes.
As lily stood in front of the mirror, admiring her self, Petunia snuck up and grabbed the dress from Lily.
"Hey! Give that back!" Lily hollered. "I found it first!"
"No," Petunia simply replied. "this dress would look better on me than it would on you!" and with that, Petunia walked away with her nose in the air.
Lily couldn't do anything now, so she ended up getting a light blue skirt with little flowers on th bottom of the left side of the skirt and went up to her waist, and it came with a matching shirt. Sure, it was still pretty, but it didn't give her eyes the dazzling look like the green one did.
~*~Back to the Present ~*~
"Okay," Mrs. Evans replied, bringing Lily back to reality. "It shouldn't be too hard to convince Petunia to stay. She's been bugging me all week to spend some time with her new boyfriend, Vernon Dursley."
"Petunia has a boyfriend?" Lily giggled.
"I'm afraid so. You know, I really don't like that Vernon Dursley. He doesn't seem really nice." replied Mrs. Evans.
"Well, it sounds like he's perfect for her!" Lily answered.
Mrs. Evans chuckled a little then said, "I hate to say this, but I think you're right." Lily joined Mrs. Evans in the giggling fit. When they finally calmed down, Mrs. Evans spoke. "Let's keep this between the two of us. Nanoo Nanoo.?" she asked as she pulled out her hand.
Lily took her hand and replied, "Nanoo Nanoo."
Lily loved to have these kind of conversations with her mom. She could tell her mom anything and not have to worry about her telling all the neighbors. That's why they started Nanoo Nanoo. Nanoo Nanoo tells each other that they promise not to tell anyone what was just said, no matter what.
"We'll leave at about 11:00." Mrs. Evans replied, just before she closed the door to Lily's room so that she could get ready.
~*~Later~*~
"Mom! Where's my necklace?!" Petunia hollered from upstairs. "Vernon's going to be here to pick me up any minute!"
Lily, who was reading a book, tried to ignore Petunia, but it was nearly impossible when Petunia was screaming at the top of her lungs. When she couldn't take it any more, Lily closed her book and walked out to her front porch. After she made herself comfortable on the bech, she opened her book and continued to read.
After five minutes, Lily closed her book and looked up in the blue summer sky. *sigh* It's such a beautiful day today!
Just then, Lily heard footsteps approaching her front door and looked up to see who it was. Standing in front of her was a plump boy with blonde hair, wearing a suit, holding a rose.
"Hello," said the boy in a dignified voice. "I'm Vernon Dursley. I'm here to pick up Petunia."
Lily's lips trembled as she tried not to laugh. "Oh, okay. Come in." Lily didn't say much, fearing she might laugh.
Vernon stayed in the living room while Lily went upstairs to fetch Petunia.
"Oh Petunia," Lily sang. "Your date's here!"
"He's not my date!" Petunia said as she turned red.
"Yeah, right." Lily answered as Petunia practically pushed her away so that she could meet her "date." Lily followed , grinning.
"WEll, it's so nice to meet you!" Mrs. Evans greeted Vernon. Lily saw that she too was having a difficult time trying not to laugh.
"Let's go!" Petunia said and she grabbed Vernon's arm and left with out saying good bye.
The minute Petunia had slammed the door Lily and Mrs. Evans burst out laughing and couldn't control themselves for quite a while. After about five side-aching minutes, Lily and her mom were ready to start their shopping spree.
Just as they were ready to leave, the mail arrived.
"Hmm… That's weird," Mrs. Evans replied. "The mail for today has already been delivered. I guess they missed one." Mrs. Evans bent down and picked up the envelope. "It's addressed to you," she replied as she handed Lily the envelope.
Lily curiously took the envelope and saw her name neatly printed in green ink. She turned the envelope over and saw the letter H surrounded by a lion, a snake, a badger, and a raven. Lily carefully opened the envelope and began reading the letter.
"Oh my gosh!" Lily gasped. "Mom, you'll never believe this!" and she handed her mom the letter.
Lily saw her mom's eyes grow bigger and bigger as she read the letter. "You have been chosen to attend Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. MY own daughter is a witch?"
"Exciting, isn't it?! I can't believe it! I'm a witch!" Lily exclaimed. "Can I go mom? Please! Can I go?"
Mrs. Evans sat down and reread the letter. "Your father and I knew there was something different about you than anyone else. We've known it since you were two. One day, you were really fussy, so I gave you a glass of milk in a sippy cup, but you didn't' want milk. You wanted apple juice. So when I gave you the milk, somehow, the sippy cup found it's way to the fridge and milk was spilled all over the ground. It happened every time I gave you milk, but it stopped when I gave you apple juice. Other stuff like that happened when you were little, but it stopped after you learned how to control your temper."
"Really?" Lily said in amazement. "I really did that?"
"Yeah, you did."
"Wow!" There was silence for a couple of seconds until Lily asked, "So, can I go?"
Mrs. Evans sighed and said, "Hold on, let me call your dad and see what he thinks" Mrs. Evans then got up and dialed the number to her husband's work.
Wow! I can't believe it! I'm a witch! I wonder what Hogwarts is like! This is so cool!
Lily heard the phone slam on the receiver and Lily sat up, waiting for the answer.
"Your father and I have discussed this and we both feel…" Lily held her breath, "That it would be best if you went to this school. Congratulations, Honey. We're so proud of you."
Lily couldn't believe her ears. "Thank you mom!" Lily ran and gave her mom a hug.
Mrs. Evans looked at the letter again and said, "It says here that you have to get your supplies from Diagon Alley. I wonder where that is… Oh look, it tells you how to get there!"
"Why don't we go shop there? I can get all of my school supplies now!" Lily said, jumping up and down.
"Okay the, let's go!
~*~*~*~
A/N: So, how do you like it so far? This is my first Lily/James fic, so I want to know how you like it, even if it's the most horrible thing you've ever read.
In case you're interested in the Next chapter, Lily goes to Diagon Alley and meets James! YAY!
Please review!
~Hermione101888
