Lily Evans was watching the lush England countryside
move
past her window, holding onto her necklace. It was a sliver chain with a ruby
the size of a pea clasped with in a Celtic design. She was thinking of
everything she had left behind, Her sister, though she didn't really mind that,
her friends, Her father, her teammates, her mother, and
everything else. The last one hurt the most, Lily didn't know how she could not
see her mother for a whole year, even with Christmas and Easter breaks at home.
Her mother was more than just her mother, she was her best friend, her soul
mate.
They could have passed as twins, if the were the same age.
They both had flaming red hair, deep forest green eyes, creamy white skin, and
a lean figure from running cross-country. Her mother hadn't just given Lily
life, but she had given Lily her athletic skills, her learning ability, and her
talent for the arts. Lily knew she would miss her mom the most.
She knew she had to stop thinking or she would start crying
so she pulled out a book, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, to be
precise. All her copies were tattered and falling apart, that's how much she
read them. They were all in different languages; Russian, French,
Spanish, and pretty much any other language you could think of. Right now she
was at the part where Frodo was saying good-bye to Lothlorien and Galadriel
sings her farewell song:
Ai! laurie lantar lassi surinen,
Yeni unotime ve ramar aldaron!
Yeni ve linte yuldar avanier
mi oromardi lisse-miruvoreva
Andune pella, Vardo tellumar
nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni
omaryo airetari-lirinen.
Si man i yulma nin enquantuva?
An si Tintalle Varda Oiolosseo
ve fan yar maryat Elentari ortane
ar ilye tier undulave lumbule;
ar sindanoriello caita mornie
i falmalinnar imbe met, ar hisie
untupa Calaciryo miri oiale.
Si vanwa na, Romello vanwa, Valimar!
Namarie! Nai hiruvalye Valimar.
Nai elye hiruva. Namarie!
Lily was singing this aloud to herself, or so she thought.
For just as she had started, three boys had entered her compartment.
"Wow, you can really sing!" a tousled raven headed boy said,
startling Lily out of her trance.
"Sorry, I thought I was alone." She replied embarrassed.
"No, James's right. You have a REALLY great voice." This compliment
came from dark brown haired boy with blonde tips (Sirius).
"What were you singing anyway?" This question came from a
light brown haired boy. (Remus)
"Oh, just an elvish song." Lily replied.
"Elvish?" the three boys said together, "you can speak
elvish?"
"Not really, I just memorized have it, but I can speak, Irish Gaelic, French, German,
Russian, Japanese, and of course English." Lily listed on her fingers.
"Whoa! How long did it take you to learn all that?" Remus
asked.
"Ummm, well, 6 years." Lily replied.
"Gezz, what did you do, lock yourself in a room and never
come out?" James asked incredulously.
"No, you stupid prat, my mom taught me. Plus, there are
other things in my life that I do." Lily said bluntly.
"So you're a book worm? Leave it us to find the nerd." James
said arrogantly, before he fell to the ground.
"Careful, Jamesie! Don't hurt your precious self." Lily said
mockingly, her eyes turning slightly darker around the edges.
"Lily, that wasn't a good idea." Sirius said cautiously,
though he seemed to be enjoying this.
"What wasn't?" Lily asked turning her attention to Sirius.
"Both calling James 'Jamesie' and putting a curse on him, I
don't think he'll like that." He said while James was trying to stand up.
"Oh, how forgetful of me! I forgot that guys don't like to
lose to girls. Especially nerds." Lily said with an air of sarcasm.
"Lily, I seriously would WATCH OUT!!" Sirius said as he
ducked from one of James' curses.
Lily had no problem dodging James' curses. Out of 14 curses
only 1 hit lily, and that was laughing hex, which Lily didn't mind at all.
"What kind of girl ARE you?" James shouted.
Lily answered, "One of a kind," which was followed with a
dazzling smile.
"You know she'd make a good Quidditch player. Small but
muscular build, very agile, good vision I'm guessing, too." James said in
amazement after he really had a look at Lily.
"James, you know you're the only person who would get beat
by a girl then think she would make a good Quidditch player." Remus commented
with a smile.
"Quidditch, what is that?" Lily asked interested, after all
if it was a sport, she was up for it. The boys spent the next few hours
explaining the game of Quidditch to Lily, who was very interested in the
thought of flying hundreds of feet above the ground. Just then the witch and
the food cart came through. Lily wasn't hungry but if she was, she wouldn't
have been able to buy anything; the Marauders had wiped her cart out.
"Lil, want anything?" Sirius asked. He was met with a fist
in the side. "What was that for?"
"Never, ever call me Lil." She answered calmly.
"Ok, Ok. Just don't hit me again. Geez that hurt." He
responded, pulling up his shirt to find a bruise already forming.
"Anyone up for Exploding Snap?" Remus suggested. They spent
the rest of the trip playing Exploding Snap. Lily was the only one to managed
to come out unscathed. She had inherited her mother's agility and had managed
to avoid each explosion, but the guy's weren't so lucky. They were all missing
their eyebrows. James had singed the bottom of his robes, Remus had a hole in
his sleeve, Sirius had singed some of his hair, and Peter had somehow managed
to melt one of his shoes. As they exited the train everyone stared at the smoking
quad.
"Firs' years this way!" a huge man said.
"Guess that's me." Lily said, walking away from the guys.
past her window, holding onto her necklace. It was a sliver chain with a ruby
the size of a pea clasped with in a Celtic design. She was thinking of
everything she had left behind, Her sister, though she didn't really mind that,
her friends, Her father, her teammates, her mother, and
everything else. The last one hurt the most, Lily didn't know how she could not
see her mother for a whole year, even with Christmas and Easter breaks at home.
Her mother was more than just her mother, she was her best friend, her soul
mate.
They could have passed as twins, if the were the same age.
They both had flaming red hair, deep forest green eyes, creamy white skin, and
a lean figure from running cross-country. Her mother hadn't just given Lily
life, but she had given Lily her athletic skills, her learning ability, and her
talent for the arts. Lily knew she would miss her mom the most.
She knew she had to stop thinking or she would start crying
so she pulled out a book, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, to be
precise. All her copies were tattered and falling apart, that's how much she
read them. They were all in different languages; Russian, French,
Spanish, and pretty much any other language you could think of. Right now she
was at the part where Frodo was saying good-bye to Lothlorien and Galadriel
sings her farewell song:
Ai! laurie lantar lassi surinen,
Yeni unotime ve ramar aldaron!
Yeni ve linte yuldar avanier
mi oromardi lisse-miruvoreva
Andune pella, Vardo tellumar
nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni
omaryo airetari-lirinen.
Si man i yulma nin enquantuva?
An si Tintalle Varda Oiolosseo
ve fan yar maryat Elentari ortane
ar ilye tier undulave lumbule;
ar sindanoriello caita mornie
i falmalinnar imbe met, ar hisie
untupa Calaciryo miri oiale.
Si vanwa na, Romello vanwa, Valimar!
Namarie! Nai hiruvalye Valimar.
Nai elye hiruva. Namarie!
Lily was singing this aloud to herself, or so she thought.
For just as she had started, three boys had entered her compartment.
"Wow, you can really sing!" a tousled raven headed boy said,
startling Lily out of her trance.
"Sorry, I thought I was alone." She replied embarrassed.
"No, James's right. You have a REALLY great voice." This compliment
came from dark brown haired boy with blonde tips (Sirius).
"What were you singing anyway?" This question came from a
light brown haired boy. (Remus)
"Oh, just an elvish song." Lily replied.
"Elvish?" the three boys said together, "you can speak
elvish?"
"Not really, I just memorized have it, but I can speak, Irish Gaelic, French, German,
Russian, Japanese, and of course English." Lily listed on her fingers.
"Whoa! How long did it take you to learn all that?" Remus
asked.
"Ummm, well, 6 years." Lily replied.
"Gezz, what did you do, lock yourself in a room and never
come out?" James asked incredulously.
"No, you stupid prat, my mom taught me. Plus, there are
other things in my life that I do." Lily said bluntly.
"So you're a book worm? Leave it us to find the nerd." James
said arrogantly, before he fell to the ground.
"Careful, Jamesie! Don't hurt your precious self." Lily said
mockingly, her eyes turning slightly darker around the edges.
"Lily, that wasn't a good idea." Sirius said cautiously,
though he seemed to be enjoying this.
"What wasn't?" Lily asked turning her attention to Sirius.
"Both calling James 'Jamesie' and putting a curse on him, I
don't think he'll like that." He said while James was trying to stand up.
"Oh, how forgetful of me! I forgot that guys don't like to
lose to girls. Especially nerds." Lily said with an air of sarcasm.
"Lily, I seriously would WATCH OUT!!" Sirius said as he
ducked from one of James' curses.
Lily had no problem dodging James' curses. Out of 14 curses
only 1 hit lily, and that was laughing hex, which Lily didn't mind at all.
"What kind of girl ARE you?" James shouted.
Lily answered, "One of a kind," which was followed with a
dazzling smile.
"You know she'd make a good Quidditch player. Small but
muscular build, very agile, good vision I'm guessing, too." James said in
amazement after he really had a look at Lily.
"James, you know you're the only person who would get beat
by a girl then think she would make a good Quidditch player." Remus commented
with a smile.
"Quidditch, what is that?" Lily asked interested, after all
if it was a sport, she was up for it. The boys spent the next few hours
explaining the game of Quidditch to Lily, who was very interested in the
thought of flying hundreds of feet above the ground. Just then the witch and
the food cart came through. Lily wasn't hungry but if she was, she wouldn't
have been able to buy anything; the Marauders had wiped her cart out.
"Lil, want anything?" Sirius asked. He was met with a fist
in the side. "What was that for?"
"Never, ever call me Lil." She answered calmly.
"Ok, Ok. Just don't hit me again. Geez that hurt." He
responded, pulling up his shirt to find a bruise already forming.
"Anyone up for Exploding Snap?" Remus suggested. They spent
the rest of the trip playing Exploding Snap. Lily was the only one to managed
to come out unscathed. She had inherited her mother's agility and had managed
to avoid each explosion, but the guy's weren't so lucky. They were all missing
their eyebrows. James had singed the bottom of his robes, Remus had a hole in
his sleeve, Sirius had singed some of his hair, and Peter had somehow managed
to melt one of his shoes. As they exited the train everyone stared at the smoking
quad.
"Firs' years this way!" a huge man said.
"Guess that's me." Lily said, walking away from the guys.