Chapter 1: The Fall

Dear Severus,

You were right, I did get my letter to Hogwarts. How did they know where I was, especially since I'm on vacation? I'm so excited! But, how do you get all the supplies? The list said I needed a wand, a cauldron, as well as some scales? There aren't any shops around here that sell those. I wonder what the wand is made of. Why do we need wands, I can do magic without one? Petunia is getting really mean, do you think she's jealous? She's writing mysterious letters, do you want to come to my house when I get back and see what the letters are about? But enough about me, how is your family, are they still fighting? Hope you're well. Just remember, you get to leave them soon!

love, Lily

As Lily sealed her letter she wondered what Hogwarts was like. She had dreamed of going to Hogwarts ever since Sev told her she was I witch, and now she was actually going! She knew she had Severus as a friend but will she make any others? How would she get the supplies? Frankly, she wouldn't be surprised if it's a shop through a wall or something crazy like that. As she put the envelope in the mailbox she had one crazy thought, does Petunia want to be a witch?

Lily pushed that thought quickly out of her head. Why would Petunia want to be a witch, she thought magic stupid. She's just jealous that I'm getting all the attention, Lily concluded.

As she walked into the kitchen of the vacation home they were staying at, Lily's mother greeted her with a smile. "Hello, dear, we're leaving early tomorrow morning."

"But I thought we weren't leaving until next week. I haven't even started packing!" exclaimed Lily.

"We had a change of plans," Mrs. Evans sighed "your father has to go back to work earlier than we planned."

"Why?" Lily whined.

"Don't whine, Lily," Mrs. Evans said, sternly. "Go upstairs and start packing."

"Fine," Lily sighed.

As she climbed upstairs she caught sight of Petunia smirking at her. "I thought you wanted to go home, and brag about being a witch with that slimy git you hang out with."

"I do not brag!" said Lily indignantly as she ran away hiding the tears in her eyes from Petunia. "And Sev isn't a slimy git!" she called behind her as she ran.

Ever since Lily got the letter from Hogwarts, Petunia has been quite mean to her, and she had yet to figure out why. She hoped she would get over it, hoping it was just a phase. But in the back of Lily's mind, she worried.

Lily wiped the tears from her eyes and started packing. In reality, she did want to go home, so she could see Severus again and find out what Petunia was hiding. How dare Petunia call Sev a slimy git!

She finished packed and got into bed. She might as well get as much sleep as she could before the trip back. She tossed and turned for hours, with too much on her mind. She finally dozed off into a fitful sleep.

When she woke, she could hear yelling from downstairs, probably from Petunia. Petunia was NOT a morning person and with everything going on today her mood wasn't getting better. Lily rushed downstairs, hopping on one foot as she tried to put her sock on.

As the last minute packing took place, Lily rushed around, finding little trinkets everywhere. Some were hers, some weren't. She ran around the house, returning said trinkets to everyone but Petunia. She didn't want to get on Petunias bad side, especially when she had to spend hours in the car with her. Instead, she laid out all of her stuff for Petunia to find, so she didn't have to see her.

Finally, all the packing was done. Everything was in the car, they could finally get on the road. The whole trip was undoubtedly dull and Lily couldn't wait to get out of the car when they turned into their driveway.

As Lily went through the front door of her house, an owl swooped down to greet her "Hello Eagle! Did Sev reply to my letter?" the owl hooted and dropped a letter into Lily's hands and nipped her in the ear.

"Oh, would you like some water?" Lily quickly dragged her suitcases in her room and went to the kitchen to get some water. She took out a bowl and filled it with water, put it down for Eagle and opened the letter.

Dear Lily,

I knew it! The owls find people, as Eagle will when you get this letter. You get all of your supplies in Diagon Alley, which IS through a wall! Only witched and wizards can get through.

Lily stopped reading and wondered if her parents could come to Diagon Alley? She would have to ask Sev later.

Just as she was about to return reading, Petunia stomped down the stairs. When she saw the owl, she let out a screech and ran towards the bird, with her arms waving frantically in front of her. "PETUNIA," Lily yelled, shielding the bird and pushing Petunia out of the way. Eagle squawked angrily and flew out of the room in a flurry of feathers.

Petunia then started screaming at Lily, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LETTING THAT HORRID THING INTO THE HOUSE!"

Lily backed up against the wall and started crying, "I was just giving him something to drink," she whimpered.

Petunia looked at the bowl of water and her face turned bright red, matching the shade of Lily's hair. "IN THE BOWLS WE EAT FROM," she cried outraged, then started muttering to herself "How could you… the germs… IT'S GONNA TAKE HOURS TO DISINFECT THE PLACE!" Her last statement was yelled to Lily.

Lily looked terrified as Petunia started stalking towards her, the anger on her face equal to a hippo's. Lily squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the slap on her face. Then, all of a sudden, Tuney let out a squeal and Lily heard a crashing sound. She popped her eyes open and screamed at the top of her lungs. Tuney was on the floor, with blood gushing from her arm.

Mr. and Mrs. Evans ran into the kitchen and gasped. "What happened to her?" Mrs. Evans asked, she ran up to Tunney and turned her over. Petunia was passed out and was very pale, probably from the blood loss. "Daniel, help me get her into the car, we're talking her to the hospital!"

As Mr. Evans ran to help Mrs. Evans, Lily started crying even harder, "I don't know what happened, we were arguing about Eagle and when I closed my eyes, she must have slipped." Lily came away from the wall, and dropped to the floor. "It's all my fault, she wouldn't have slipped if I didn't get angry, it must have been my magic," snuffling, she got up from the floor. She grabbed the letter from the counter and ran up the stairs. Before she turned to go into her room, she watched her parents carry her limp sister to the car.

Author's Notes!

Here it is, the first chapter! Hope you guys like it, I know it is short but the chapters will be getting longer. I'm in middle school, I probably will only be able to upload on the weekends. So, be patient with me, I've already written up to chapter 5 but I am going to upload weekly so you'll have to wait. Thanks for reading my story, I really appreciate it! Love you all, see you next week, hopefully,