1.
She sat at the kitchen table, a large cardboard bow in front of her. Drawing out a large file, labelled "Lily's First Year", she spread the contents out on the table. She picked up the topmost sheet of paper and smiled, then sighed deeply.
1st September
Dear Mum, Dad and Tuney,
I have just had the most amazing first day ever! Hogwarts is absolutely incredible, and I haven't even started doing any magic yet!
I'm in Gryffindor, just like I told you I wanted to be. I'm still sure it's the best house there is, although Sev's happy in Slytherin. I was a bit disappointed that we're not in the same house, but according to a prefect I asked we'll still have lessons with the Slytherins. She sounded a bit annoyed about it, though. I wonder why...
On the train Sev and I met some rather nasty boys. They made fun of my accent and tried to trip Sev up. They said their names were James Potter and Serious Black, or something like that. Honestly, you'd think with a name like "Serious" you wouldn't have the nerve to take the mickey out of someone else. Anyway, those two idiots have ended up in the same house as me, unfortunately...
She shook herself mentally. She had to get a move on; Alice was coming round in half an hour. Scanning the letter, she saw Severus' name come up several time, but little mention of James. No, fond as she was of this letter, her first one from her youngest daughter, this wouldn't do for these circumstances. Regretfully, she returned it to the pile and picked another.
29th September
Dear Mum,
I have had such an awful day today. That toe-rag Potter thought it would be funny to charm my hair to stick upright with green, yes you read right, green roots, so it looked like had a giant carrot on my head. He didn't find it so amusing when I turned his face green and his hair silver though! Hah! Oh, you probably don't understand that do you; Potter hates Slytherins for some ridiculous reason, and green and silver are the Slytherin house colours. Alice helped me fix my hair, but even Potter's brainy friend Remus didn't manage to sort him out entirely. He went the whole day looking about fifty and slightly ill. Remus, Potter, Black and I are the only ones who are any good at this kind of magic in our year yet. I read up spells in my spare time, and I can only imagine Remus does the same and teaches them to his moronic mates, because I can't imagine them doing any extra reading.
Anyway, the time seems to have flown, and I really ought to go to bed now. I'll write you a proper letter about my lessons and stuff tomorrow.
Love,
Lily
She smiled. Perfect.
This is my first fanfic, I hope it's okay. I've got chapter 2 ready, but I don't want to put it up unless you think it's worth carrying on. I'd like to here any comments or suggestions to help me improve.