Chapter 1-
It was a nice sunny day on number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey. Lily Evans was outside basking in the sun, her long red hair having a tint of gold in it from the sun's rays.
She could see in the distance a tall girl older than she, with short dark hair. She was pretty...alright there's no use in lying. She was very ugly. She had no shape and a permanent scowl. Petunia Evans-soon-to-be-Dursley.
"Lily! Lily? LILY!" said Petunia.
"Yes?" replied Lily. How could a girl such as Lily be stuck with such a she-witch as a sister? Well let her know if you find out because she asks herself that very same question everyday.
"Your wretched bird keeps attacking my Vernon! Keep it locked up or I'll tell mum!"
Lily snickered at that. Like her parents would punish her for her owl pecking at that thing. It was barely even a man. Just lots of fat and a temper to match.
"Finally! He went to go visit Potter and his stupid friends. I'm sure the Marauders placed some sort of underage spell on it. Don't they know its illegal?!"
The Marauders were a group of 4 boys from her school: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and (to her dismay) James Potter. Sirius was a tall, handsome, 16 year old with long black hair that hung in his face in an attractive way. Remus was a quiet boy, also 16, with shorter sandy colored hair. He was pale and not as tall as Sirius, but still attractive. Peter Pettigrew was a short, pudgy, strange looking boy with buck teeth and a skittish reaction to things. He kind of resembles something like a rat. He was very nice though. Finally, James Potter, a handsome boy her age (16) who had messy black hair no matter how much he combed it with glasses the framed his face in a perfect way. He had like Lily since 3rd year and wouldn't stop pining for her. It got quite annoying and you would think he would've gotten the hint by now. James still persisted and Lily gave up on stopping him and ignored him for the most part. James and Sirius were pranksters and Remus and Peter were very studious.
"Would you quit talking to yourself freak? You'll scare the neighbors. You're already abnormal; just try and keep it to a minimum please." said Petunia with a smart ass smirk on her face
"Whatever. Will you just take your unpleasant attitude elsewhere? Its a perfectly nice day outside and I'm sure the neighbors wouldn't want it to be ruined. Nor do I."
"Fine, me and Vernon mus---" Petunia started
"Vernon and I…" Lily corrected. Honestly it was hard to believe she had even passed high school with her grammar.
"We aren't talking about you Lily; honestly, you don't have a chance with MY Vernon, anyways…"
Lily just chuckled and Petunia and Vernon strode away with a scowl on both of their ugly faces.
It was August 26th. Lily marked off another day on her calendar…6 more days, she thought, and then I am rid of this place for another year. I can finally go back to Hogwarts. Hogwarts was what she thought the best wizarding school in the world. She was in her 6th year there. She ran up to her room and decided to read the letter hoping Remus would have successfully convinced them not to put anything funny that would turn her hair some odd color or anything like that.
Lily untied the ribbon and read the letter to herself:
Lily:
Hey! How has your summer been so far? Me, SB, RL, and Peter (if I put his initials, it might sound a little strange) have been staying at my house and guess who moved next door? That's right you guessed it---the one and only SNIVELLUS! We got to torture him all summer! Doesn't that sound like fun? I thought so, too. Well, it has been a tough summer without you my love and I decided that I can't wait 6 more days! That's right, me and the Marauders (the Marauders and I, Lily thought) are coming for a nice little visit! See you at 5 pm my Lily flower!
Love,
J.P. (your one true love)
P.S. We will be arriving by floo powder so I hope there's a fireplace!
Great, Lily thought, just great…