Chapter One- the beginning
AUTHORS NOTE-hope you like this story, it is my first and I like so I hope
you do too!!!!!! i know there are many Lily adn James stories, but they are
the best, well thats whatI think anyway.
It was the warm summer day that most kids dreamed of. The sky was bluer than the ocean, the perfect clouds for looking at shapes, green everywhere from trees and grass, and it was hot enough to swim, but not too hot to where you were wishing for winter. In other words, perfect. But a small red headed 11 year old sat inside today, she didn't like going outside, even on perfect days. She loved to just sit in her own fanatasy world with her books and just read. Lily loved reading, it would bring her to another world, a world she would love to live. Though she knew it was impossible, she could still wish. Girls can wish can't they?
Today she wasn't reading though. It was July 17th and Lily was just sitting on her bed upstairs in her room, looking at her window. Her shoulder length red hair up in a ponytail on the back of her head, her glasses hanging on the end of nose as she just stared blankly at the window. For a couple moments Lily thought she was going crazy, these things didn't happen usually,but there was a owl flying right to her! ' come on Lily Evans, snap out of it. A owl doesn't fly straight into a window. You read too much today.' She thought to herself as she looked again, but this time the owl was just standing on her windowsill, looking at her, with something tied to its leg. It was a square object that kinda looked like an evolope but just as that thought came into her head, her sisters voice popped into it. "Please Lily, Owl's don't carry letters on their legs, they fly and scare good people like us."
Lily laughed at the thought of her sister. Petunia was Lily's older sister who was fifteen now, had long black hair that never was untidy, had perfect teeth and never left the house without fifteen tons of makeup, though non of this helped her rather ugly appearence. She was tall and gangly, while Lily was short and average, she wasn't too skinny or too tall, she always had her face in a book while her sister wouldn't touch one with a stick. It wasn't femine enough for her.
With a tapping coming from the window from the impatient owl, Lily opened the window to let a large beautiful black owl with yellow hawk like eyes in. It held it's leg out to her, which she then grabbed the square object, then without warning, the owl zoomed away. Lily looked at the now identified letter that read
Miss Lily Evans, room on second floor of green house, 9002 Ester Avenue, London England. '
Just as she was about it open the letter with her name on it, her father came into her room, his red hair in his eyes covering his hazel color in them and his twinkle that was always saved for Lily.
"Lily, Petunia claimed a owl just came from your room, she is having a fit, can you please tell me she is lying so I can calm her down." Mr. Evans asked with a smile, but it faded as he saw the letter in his daughters hand and with a look of 'what is that' Lily answered.
"oh, well, a owl did come from my room, but it just gave me this and left. I haven't opened it yet." Lily stereched her hand out with the letter to her dad and he took it with a questioning look and opened it. His smile fell as he read the contents of the letter, just as he finished he turned around and left the room, letter and all.
Lily chased after her father, finally finding him in their dinning room with her mother Dahlia Evans, and they were whispering things Lily could not hear.
"Mum, dad, what was that letter TO ME about?" Lily asked, sitting down in a chair next to her mother with a smile.
"oh, um, well. We need to talk to you, about that letter honey." Mrs. Evans said trying her best to smile and talk smoothly.
"Is this some kind of sick joke Lily." Mr. Evans busted in before his wife could say anything, "I mean, this claims some weird things dear and I don't like the sound of it." He continued pushing the letter to Lily rather roughly than he normally would. She shakily opened the letter, rather dreading what was inside. It read:
Dear Miss Lily Evans, We are pleased to announce that you have been excepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Your list of first year school supplies are including in the following pages and let it be known that first years are NOT allowed a broom. The new school year starts on September 1st, be at Kings Cross in London England at platform 9 3/4 by 11:00 am. Thank you, and if you could send a owl ahead to the school with your acceptence letter, we would very much appreciate it.
Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy headmistress and transfiguration teacher.
Just as lily finished reading the letter, a shriek came from the living room (from petunia), and the same owl that delivered the letter flew into the Evan's dinning room. It stopped in front of Lily and held its leg out.
"What in god's name is THAT thing doing in MY house!" Mr. Evans shouted pointing his finger at the owl. "It delivered my letter, I guess it wants me to send my answer." Lily said with a shrug. "Well, you are not going to that school. We don't know if this is some kind of prank! How can we just send our daughter aways to a school we know nothing about." Mrs. Evans said. Just then, another even louder shriek came again from Petunia in the living room, and in came a man with a long silver beard, half moon glasses, and was very tall. he had a sparkle in his eye that told Lily he was a good man. "Sorry for just showing up like this, I had to arrive here to explain the letter Miss Evans has recieved.I bet you are wondering who I am." the old man said, lily then noticed he was wearing rather odd clothes, he had on long midnight blue what looked like a mix of a bath robe and a trench coat. "Yes, and what are you doing in my house and scaring my children,leave because I am about to call the police." Mr. Evans said glaring getting up to go to the phone. "ah, well, i am Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at Hogwarts. And you don't want to call the police. I see you have gotten my letter, I hope you will send your daughter there, it is the best magic school around. Yes, magic Mrs. Evans." Dumbledore said with a smile at Lily. "Hogwarts is a wonderful school, non better! but since you have never heard of us I am sure you are quite confused. Magic is a very real thing, as you have been told against since you were little. Wizards and witches exsist very much and you daughter is one. Whatever you decide about our school, let it be known that even is she doesn't go, she still will always be a witch so it would do nothing to her if she doesn't go to Hogwarts." He added and stared at The Evans parents with a smile. "hold on, I am a witch. How can that be, Mum and Dad aren't magical." Lily asked confused a little. "well, you are special. There are others like you, you're parents don't have to have magical blood for you to have it, it just so happens that you are a witch, the first in your family line, a very special gift." Dumbledore said with a even bigger smile to the petite and energenic girl. "Well, I guess you can go, but if I hear anything bad about this, this, this school, I will take her out immediently. Got that Dinbledora." Mr. Evans said pointing a finger at him, making his point. "Fine, that will always be your choice, by the way, I am Dumbledore, not Dinbledora." He said with a lesser smile than before, and then, without warning, he vanished with a pop.
"that was odd, let me see that letter again dear." Ms. Evans said, finally opening her mouth. Lily handed her mother the letter, her mothers long, thin fingers taking hold of it. Her mother had Petunia's distinct black hair, though with a more natural look and a kind face that made all the difference in the world, to Lily she was the most beautiful woman Lily had ever seen.She had elagance and grace that no one could be taught. Lily's mother was known for her kindness to others and her good nature, she was head of a small clothes store in London that was always packed and did well for itself. Mr. Evans owned a golf course in the outskirts of London, but it was a very expensive golf course and very very exculsive.
Lily had always grown up with the best of things. She first learned to ride a bike on a dirt bike, She played football (soccer) on a exculsive club team, and always had the best toys and clothes that money could buy. She wasn't a spoiled brat though, she did get most anything she wanted but she wasn't mean or nasty like most children she grew up with were, that's why she didn't have any friends at all, and why she always read. Lily was a straight A student, and now that would change, she thought, she would be going to school to learn witchcraft, but try her hardest to stay at top of class, but that would be difficult. These kids she would go to school with, they had grown up around magic, they had an advange over her, what if she did awful at school, what if she was kicked out and had to go back to her old school!! Lily promised herself that wouldn't happen, but she was still uncertain.
Over the rest of summer, Lily and her parents went to get her supplies, with help of some weird looking people in London of course, and when finally the night before Lily had to go to school came, Lily was so nervous she thought she would be sick. "Don't worry honey, you will do fine, I am sure of it." Lily's mother said while brushing her daughter's hair to soothe her nerves. "You always do well, how can you not." she added and she turned lily around to look her square in the face. "everyone will love you, Don't worry." "Mum, no one liked me at my last school, how do I know there is nothing wrong with me, how do I know I will do well. I am so unsure." Lily said on the verge of tears, mainly of the fact that she would miss her mother for the nine months she would be away at school.
"Darling, you are such a wonderful person, everyone will you love, I love you, just think how much they will. People will be lining up to meet you, trust me." Mrs. Evans said as she got up to give her daughter a hug, certain in her mind her little flower will do wonders at this school and knew that what she said helped her. "I will miss you so much, I love you! what will I do without you!" Lily asked when they pulled out of their hug, and she looked up into her tall mothers green eyes, that she had inherited. "Oh my little Lily flower, you have that owl we bought you, write me and i will most cetainly write back, don't worry. You will make so many new friends you will forget to write to your poor old mother." Mrs. Evans said with a grin, she walked out of her room, to help her daughter into bed, and continue to comfort her. "Mum, please, I could never forget you." a sleepy Lily said as she closed her eyes to her beautiful mother's face. "I love you Mum." "I love you too my Little Lily Flower." ~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *
When Lily woke up the next morning at 8 am, to a bright sun shining into her window, she was suddenly hit with an excited emotion. Her stomach had a whole colony of butterflies that kept getting larger and larger. She got dressed in a black t-shirt with a blue jean skirt. She put on her black mary janes and walked down stairs to her mother's farewell and good luck breakfast.
when Lily finished, her Dad gave her a big hug since he couldn't go with her since he had work, and told her to send a letter if anything "weird happened." Petunia patted Lily's shoulder goodbye, only because her mother and father said to, and Mrs. Evans took Lily to the Kings Cross Station in the center of London. Just then, Lily looked at the ticket, it read Platform 9 3/4, where on earth was that! Lily looked around the station hopefully to see any one to help her. She saw a girl that was a little shorter than herself, with long dark brown hair and a kind face talking to her mother. "Mum, I swear, if there weren't muggles around..." She threatened as she pushed her trolley between platform nine and ten, leaned on the barrier, and disappered. Lily couldn't believe her eyes, looked at her mother and nodded. Her mother pushed her trolley along side Lily and they went to the barrier. Lily looked at her mum uncertainly and leaned into the barrier. The next thing she knew, she was standing on a platform that was holding lots of parents and children saying goodbye, or hello to friends they hadn't seen all summer. Then Mrs. Evans stood next to her child, having just came through the barrier. "Well, this looks right." Mrs. Evans said with a smile as they went to the back of the large scarlet train to look for a place for Lily to sit. "there one is." Lily pointed to the last compartment and they strolled to it. They straped Lily's trunk into the area for it, and looked at one another. "Mum, I will miss you so much." Lily said as she hugged her skinny mother as hard as she could. " Oh Lily flower, I will miss you too, but we have Christmas, and letters to keep us company. And you will make many friends. It will be easier, I promise." Mrs. evans said, hugging her daughter equally as tight and wiping tears away from her eyes. "Oh mum!" Lily said holding back the tears, just then, a loud whisle came from the train and Mrs. Evans had to exit, waving as to Lily as a man came by and closed her compartment door. Lily watched out the window until her mother was completely out of sight, then she looked around her empty compartment, rather sad she was alone. But then, a head peeked into the almost empty compartment and looked around. It was the same girl that Lily saw threatning her mother on the muggle platform. "Oh, i am so sorry but all the other compartments are full, would you care if I stayed in here?" the girl asked with uncertainty. "oh, of course you can sit in here, are you a first year too?" Lily asked, hoping this girl was as nice as she seemed. "Yes I am, I am a muggle so I was a bit surprised when I got my letter." The girl said as she strapped her trunk into a spot and sat down across from Lily. "me too, I didn't believe it at first." Lily said with a smile, at least she wasn't alone. "Oh, silly me, I never introduced myself. I am Devi Erato." The girl said with a smile as she pointed to herself. "oh, well don't feel too bad, I didn't either. I am Lily Evans. Pleased to meet you." Lily said to Devi with a smile, she finally had a friend, she could talk to someone and it wouldn't be herself or her diary. "Well Lily, do you know what house you want ot be in yet?" Devi asked with a similar smile as Lily. "Houses?" Lily asked, completely confused, she knew there would be dorms, but not different houses. This was going to be a unique adventure. "Yes, houses, there are four. You go to class with your house, sleep there, basically make friends there." Devi explained, then added. " well, there are Gryffindor, for the brave, Ravenclaw, for the smart and witty, Hufflepuff, for the average, and Slytherin, in my opinoin for the evil and sly." " well, i bet I wil be in Hufflepuff. I am non of those things." Lily said growing fearful that she would not be sorted at all and be told to go home. "How do you find out what house you are in?" Lily asked Devi with concern. "oh, well, I dont actually know." Devi replied with a shrug and a little laugh. "I hope it doesn't involve too much magic, i dont know any!" Lily thought out loud, before Devi could reply there was a shout, a shriek, and a laugh coming from the corridor. "WHAT WAS THAT?" Devi exclaimed as the two girls stood up and went to check out the racket from the hallway. As they looked out at the scene, they saw, two boys about their age with black hair, one of the boys hair was incredibably untidy, while the other boy was rather handsome, they were the ones laughing, and then the girls saw where the shriek came from. There was a boy, again there age with a greasy pale apperence lying on the ground trying to get away from the laughing boys. "Severus, why must you run, you know you can't" The Handsome some said with more of a evil twinkle in his eye. "leave me alone Black or you will get it far worse later!" The greasy boy, named Severus said with a glare that would make most cring in fear. "Is that a threat Snivellus, cause please give me a reason, please." the messy haired skinny boy said with a grin on his face, pointing his wand at Severus on the ground. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted, she just couldn't stand there and let the poor boy get picked on by those two weirdos. "excuse but this is non of your.." The messy haired boy said as he turned around he saw her, a beautiful redheaded girl with fury in her eyes. She was like an angry angel, thought the boy, beautiful but angry. "THIS IS VERY MUCH MY BUSINESS NOW!" Lily added as she stood in front of the boy named severus on the ground. "please move, Severus is a greasy boy, why would a girl like you want to help a boy like him." The handsome one said with a hint of amusement in his voice. "let's leave him alone Sirius, he is getting boring." The messy haired boy said all the while looking straight at Lily. "but, but COME ON!" the boy names Sirius shouted, getting confused at his friends sudden distraction from picking on Snivellus. " Sirius, let's go. Good bye Snivellus." The boy said, running a hand through is already messy hair and walking away, leaving his friend in a confused trance but he still followed. "Thank you." The boy said, then added. "are you a full blood witch, cause then I will probuably see you in Slytherin. "No,I am a muggle, but my name is Lily Evans, and your welcome." Lily said, holding her hand out for the boy to shake. He looked at it with a frown and walked away. "What was that about." Devi asked still in the doorway of their compartment. "I don't know." Lily said, looking at her hand and going back to Devi.
They talked the rest of the train ride to Hogwarts, about things most eleven year old girls talk about, boys. "So Lily, any boyfriends back home I should know about?" Devi asked with a smile when the train was coming to a hault. "no, no boyfriends. I didn't even have friends let alone boyfriends. Guys just don't notice a plain girl like me." Lily said as she got off the train. "Please, I bet you had to fight them off with a stick. I don't believe you." Devi said as they walked onto the platform to hear a loud, raspy voice shout over the crowd. "firs' years o'er here Please." A tall man that looked like a giant with black shaggy hair and beard came into view. He was holding a lantern in his hand and signaling to the first years to follow him, as the two boys named James and Sirius followed by another boy with blonde hair neither of the girls had ever seen before were in deep conversation with the tall shaggy man who was smiling at them all. "Why am I not surprised that those boys would be hanging out with a giant." Devi said with a smile at Lily. Lily wondered what other kind of creatures would live at this school, considereing there were giants here, and goblins at Gringotts the wizard bank.
The two girls said nothing as they climbed into a boat with two other girls, one with black hair that was in tight spiral curls and the other had short blonde hair that bearly passed her chin. Once Lily and Devi reached to entrance hall, both in awe because both were from muggle families, they just stood there, and soon enough, they were in the great hall standing in line in front of what looked like 100 other older students who were all staring at them. "Students please come up to the sorting hat when I call your name. Abott, Amelia." The tall, stern looking witch with a bun tightly secured to the back of her head said in a loud voice so everyone could hear. Next came to boy with a large grin on his handsome face who Lily knew was Sirius Black, he walked with such grace that it looked like he was gliding on air, before the hat touched his head, it shouted GRYFFINDOR!!! soon after about 10 other students came a "Erato, Devi." the hat touched the young witches head a couple moments later it shouted GRYFFINDOR. Next came "Estera, Joseph" and he was a Ravenclaw, and then came the moment Lily was dreading, "Evans, Lily." Lily started thinking, what if she wasn't sorted, what if they said there was a mistake and to send her home. She didn't think she would be able to handle it. She loved her family but once she got a touch of magic, she wanted it all. Lily put the old hat on her head, soon it whispered so quietly that only Lily could hear. "Ah, first of your family line eh? well, we shall see it soon enough i am sure. Ah, beautiful mind, would be nice for Ravenclaw, Clever and Witty, great for Slytherin, yet one thing stands out the most, Courage and Ambition. You thrive off of success and love to be adventurus, so clearly it would be a shame to put you anywhere else but GRYFFINDOR!" the last part shouted out for everyone to hear. Lily looked around at the crowd, to see Devi clapping and yelling so loud, and she looked to her left to see non other than the boy she saw on the train James Potter clapping along with the rest waiting his turn to be sorted and he had a smile across his face. Lily was astonded by this and walked back into Devi's arms and sat down for the rest of the sorting.
Lily watched as the two girls they sat with on the boat became Gryffindor's and so did James Potter who sat down next to Sirius. The blonde boy from the platform, named Remus Lupin came and sat down by Devi at the end of the table and just ate quietly. Lily wondered why he didn't sit by the other boys but figured that was his bussiness. A small, short, mosy haired boy was put in Gryffindor with a dumb grin on his face and he sat next to James and worshiped the Potter boy. Lily laughed out loud at this, making Devi give her a strange look, Lily waved it off and continued eating. Lily didn't know if she was going crazy, but the weird messy haired boy James kept looking at her during dinner. 'there must be something on my face, or they are planning a trick' Lily thought selfconsciencously.
(thought you might like this!) JAMES'S POINT OF VIEW FROM SORTING
As Sirius and I walked into the Great Hall to be sorted, the other boy, Remus I think, just walked away from us for no reason. I looked all around for a certain red head.Finally, when Sirius was starting to get suspecious and we were all in a line, I found her, with her beautiful red hair spread across her shoulders like an angel's and laughing nervously at her friend's attempts to lighten the situation. I laughed aloud at this, finding Sirius's glance on me, I straightened up and acted like it was a cough. When he turned away I hooked my sight once again on the girl.
When Sirius was called up, i was all alone, not saddened by it of course, more of a chance to see the girl. When her friend, having learned her name was Devi by the sorting hat was called into Gryffindor, I saw the green eyed girl get a little nervous now. When McGonagall called her name, it was as beautiful as I imagined, Lily Evans. Her name was a flower, beautiful like her.
It took some time for the sorting hat to make a choice, already knowing what house I wouldbe in of course, my wishes came true when she was called into Gryffindor. I clapped so hard and smiled so much, I even surprised myself. I don't even know this girl, but something says I have to meet her. Her emerald eyes, her red hair, her smile, everything drew me to her. I know I am only eleven but, come on. I think this is real. I need to meet her.
BACK TO MY POINT OF VIEW-kinda LIly's, but not in her eyes like James's was, you get it? After Lily and Devi were shown to their dorms, they met their roommates. "Hello, I am MoranaJohnsen. I am a quidditch freak so don't be afraid when I hear of a game." the girl with the short blonde hair not past her chin said, the one from the boat. Lily's roomates besides Devi were the two girls from the boat. There were four girls in the dorm.
Next the girl with tight black spiral curls introduced herself as Lucie Ravi. She was a from a muggle family like Devi and Lily. they all went to bed early knowing they were going to be up early for the first day of school. Lily was so excited that she barely sleep, and even when Devi shouted "Rise and Shine Dears" Lily was still all antsy and excited. "Lucie, does everyone in the magic world wear these things?" Lily asked as she put on her black robes and looked up to hear the answer. "Of course, but they are better, you can get different colors. They're just like the things you muggles wear."Lucie explained, then her and Morana walked down into the common room. Both girls were surprisingly pretty for eleven year olds and so was Devi. Devi's dark apperence gave her a exotic look that made Lily wish she had dark hair instead of red. Red was so plain, it was just like a farmer in Lily's eyes. "I feel so plain and ordinary next to you, Lucie and Morana. YOu are all so pretty with your dark hair and Morana's blonde. I feel so ugly." Lily said. SHe had never really cared much about her apperence before but now she did and she didn't know why. "Please Lily. YOu make us all look bad. YOu have the best eyes EVER and red hair. My hair is so plain, your's is beautiful. So stop complaining or I will hex you!" Devi said with a grin, then leading her and Lily down stairs into the common room to see the boys from the train, James Sirius, remus, and Peter all sitting on the couch talking to one another. "Hey, if it isn't flower girl and her accomplish Dainty Devi." Sirius said as they made it into the common room. "Hey, at least I wasn't named after a dog in the sky." Lily said with a glare at the handsome boy, who just smiled back, his smile made Lily rather weak at the knees. Then Devi did an inopriate thing with a certain finger at the boys that I will not say because you should know what I am talking about, and if you don't i feel bad for you. The boys just sat there laughing as they walked out of the portrait hole. "I don't like them." Devi said with a grimce. "Me either." Lily replied and they walked down into the castle to breakfast.
AUTHORS NOTE: did you like it? I will not go into details of the next 4 years in the next chapters though. Sorry but I don't think there is much of a story to it. I have the some other chapters finished at the moment so comment won't you? please, i would really like to hear from some people! thanks so much! love yah~~~~
It was the warm summer day that most kids dreamed of. The sky was bluer than the ocean, the perfect clouds for looking at shapes, green everywhere from trees and grass, and it was hot enough to swim, but not too hot to where you were wishing for winter. In other words, perfect. But a small red headed 11 year old sat inside today, she didn't like going outside, even on perfect days. She loved to just sit in her own fanatasy world with her books and just read. Lily loved reading, it would bring her to another world, a world she would love to live. Though she knew it was impossible, she could still wish. Girls can wish can't they?
Today she wasn't reading though. It was July 17th and Lily was just sitting on her bed upstairs in her room, looking at her window. Her shoulder length red hair up in a ponytail on the back of her head, her glasses hanging on the end of nose as she just stared blankly at the window. For a couple moments Lily thought she was going crazy, these things didn't happen usually,but there was a owl flying right to her! ' come on Lily Evans, snap out of it. A owl doesn't fly straight into a window. You read too much today.' She thought to herself as she looked again, but this time the owl was just standing on her windowsill, looking at her, with something tied to its leg. It was a square object that kinda looked like an evolope but just as that thought came into her head, her sisters voice popped into it. "Please Lily, Owl's don't carry letters on their legs, they fly and scare good people like us."
Lily laughed at the thought of her sister. Petunia was Lily's older sister who was fifteen now, had long black hair that never was untidy, had perfect teeth and never left the house without fifteen tons of makeup, though non of this helped her rather ugly appearence. She was tall and gangly, while Lily was short and average, she wasn't too skinny or too tall, she always had her face in a book while her sister wouldn't touch one with a stick. It wasn't femine enough for her.
With a tapping coming from the window from the impatient owl, Lily opened the window to let a large beautiful black owl with yellow hawk like eyes in. It held it's leg out to her, which she then grabbed the square object, then without warning, the owl zoomed away. Lily looked at the now identified letter that read
Miss Lily Evans, room on second floor of green house, 9002 Ester Avenue, London England. '
Just as she was about it open the letter with her name on it, her father came into her room, his red hair in his eyes covering his hazel color in them and his twinkle that was always saved for Lily.
"Lily, Petunia claimed a owl just came from your room, she is having a fit, can you please tell me she is lying so I can calm her down." Mr. Evans asked with a smile, but it faded as he saw the letter in his daughters hand and with a look of 'what is that' Lily answered.
"oh, well, a owl did come from my room, but it just gave me this and left. I haven't opened it yet." Lily stereched her hand out with the letter to her dad and he took it with a questioning look and opened it. His smile fell as he read the contents of the letter, just as he finished he turned around and left the room, letter and all.
Lily chased after her father, finally finding him in their dinning room with her mother Dahlia Evans, and they were whispering things Lily could not hear.
"Mum, dad, what was that letter TO ME about?" Lily asked, sitting down in a chair next to her mother with a smile.
"oh, um, well. We need to talk to you, about that letter honey." Mrs. Evans said trying her best to smile and talk smoothly.
"Is this some kind of sick joke Lily." Mr. Evans busted in before his wife could say anything, "I mean, this claims some weird things dear and I don't like the sound of it." He continued pushing the letter to Lily rather roughly than he normally would. She shakily opened the letter, rather dreading what was inside. It read:
Dear Miss Lily Evans, We are pleased to announce that you have been excepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Your list of first year school supplies are including in the following pages and let it be known that first years are NOT allowed a broom. The new school year starts on September 1st, be at Kings Cross in London England at platform 9 3/4 by 11:00 am. Thank you, and if you could send a owl ahead to the school with your acceptence letter, we would very much appreciate it.
Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy headmistress and transfiguration teacher.
Just as lily finished reading the letter, a shriek came from the living room (from petunia), and the same owl that delivered the letter flew into the Evan's dinning room. It stopped in front of Lily and held its leg out.
"What in god's name is THAT thing doing in MY house!" Mr. Evans shouted pointing his finger at the owl. "It delivered my letter, I guess it wants me to send my answer." Lily said with a shrug. "Well, you are not going to that school. We don't know if this is some kind of prank! How can we just send our daughter aways to a school we know nothing about." Mrs. Evans said. Just then, another even louder shriek came again from Petunia in the living room, and in came a man with a long silver beard, half moon glasses, and was very tall. he had a sparkle in his eye that told Lily he was a good man. "Sorry for just showing up like this, I had to arrive here to explain the letter Miss Evans has recieved.I bet you are wondering who I am." the old man said, lily then noticed he was wearing rather odd clothes, he had on long midnight blue what looked like a mix of a bath robe and a trench coat. "Yes, and what are you doing in my house and scaring my children,leave because I am about to call the police." Mr. Evans said glaring getting up to go to the phone. "ah, well, i am Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at Hogwarts. And you don't want to call the police. I see you have gotten my letter, I hope you will send your daughter there, it is the best magic school around. Yes, magic Mrs. Evans." Dumbledore said with a smile at Lily. "Hogwarts is a wonderful school, non better! but since you have never heard of us I am sure you are quite confused. Magic is a very real thing, as you have been told against since you were little. Wizards and witches exsist very much and you daughter is one. Whatever you decide about our school, let it be known that even is she doesn't go, she still will always be a witch so it would do nothing to her if she doesn't go to Hogwarts." He added and stared at The Evans parents with a smile. "hold on, I am a witch. How can that be, Mum and Dad aren't magical." Lily asked confused a little. "well, you are special. There are others like you, you're parents don't have to have magical blood for you to have it, it just so happens that you are a witch, the first in your family line, a very special gift." Dumbledore said with a even bigger smile to the petite and energenic girl. "Well, I guess you can go, but if I hear anything bad about this, this, this school, I will take her out immediently. Got that Dinbledora." Mr. Evans said pointing a finger at him, making his point. "Fine, that will always be your choice, by the way, I am Dumbledore, not Dinbledora." He said with a lesser smile than before, and then, without warning, he vanished with a pop.
"that was odd, let me see that letter again dear." Ms. Evans said, finally opening her mouth. Lily handed her mother the letter, her mothers long, thin fingers taking hold of it. Her mother had Petunia's distinct black hair, though with a more natural look and a kind face that made all the difference in the world, to Lily she was the most beautiful woman Lily had ever seen.She had elagance and grace that no one could be taught. Lily's mother was known for her kindness to others and her good nature, she was head of a small clothes store in London that was always packed and did well for itself. Mr. Evans owned a golf course in the outskirts of London, but it was a very expensive golf course and very very exculsive.
Lily had always grown up with the best of things. She first learned to ride a bike on a dirt bike, She played football (soccer) on a exculsive club team, and always had the best toys and clothes that money could buy. She wasn't a spoiled brat though, she did get most anything she wanted but she wasn't mean or nasty like most children she grew up with were, that's why she didn't have any friends at all, and why she always read. Lily was a straight A student, and now that would change, she thought, she would be going to school to learn witchcraft, but try her hardest to stay at top of class, but that would be difficult. These kids she would go to school with, they had grown up around magic, they had an advange over her, what if she did awful at school, what if she was kicked out and had to go back to her old school!! Lily promised herself that wouldn't happen, but she was still uncertain.
Over the rest of summer, Lily and her parents went to get her supplies, with help of some weird looking people in London of course, and when finally the night before Lily had to go to school came, Lily was so nervous she thought she would be sick. "Don't worry honey, you will do fine, I am sure of it." Lily's mother said while brushing her daughter's hair to soothe her nerves. "You always do well, how can you not." she added and she turned lily around to look her square in the face. "everyone will love you, Don't worry." "Mum, no one liked me at my last school, how do I know there is nothing wrong with me, how do I know I will do well. I am so unsure." Lily said on the verge of tears, mainly of the fact that she would miss her mother for the nine months she would be away at school.
"Darling, you are such a wonderful person, everyone will you love, I love you, just think how much they will. People will be lining up to meet you, trust me." Mrs. Evans said as she got up to give her daughter a hug, certain in her mind her little flower will do wonders at this school and knew that what she said helped her. "I will miss you so much, I love you! what will I do without you!" Lily asked when they pulled out of their hug, and she looked up into her tall mothers green eyes, that she had inherited. "Oh my little Lily flower, you have that owl we bought you, write me and i will most cetainly write back, don't worry. You will make so many new friends you will forget to write to your poor old mother." Mrs. Evans said with a grin, she walked out of her room, to help her daughter into bed, and continue to comfort her. "Mum, please, I could never forget you." a sleepy Lily said as she closed her eyes to her beautiful mother's face. "I love you Mum." "I love you too my Little Lily Flower." ~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *
When Lily woke up the next morning at 8 am, to a bright sun shining into her window, she was suddenly hit with an excited emotion. Her stomach had a whole colony of butterflies that kept getting larger and larger. She got dressed in a black t-shirt with a blue jean skirt. She put on her black mary janes and walked down stairs to her mother's farewell and good luck breakfast.
when Lily finished, her Dad gave her a big hug since he couldn't go with her since he had work, and told her to send a letter if anything "weird happened." Petunia patted Lily's shoulder goodbye, only because her mother and father said to, and Mrs. Evans took Lily to the Kings Cross Station in the center of London. Just then, Lily looked at the ticket, it read Platform 9 3/4, where on earth was that! Lily looked around the station hopefully to see any one to help her. She saw a girl that was a little shorter than herself, with long dark brown hair and a kind face talking to her mother. "Mum, I swear, if there weren't muggles around..." She threatened as she pushed her trolley between platform nine and ten, leaned on the barrier, and disappered. Lily couldn't believe her eyes, looked at her mother and nodded. Her mother pushed her trolley along side Lily and they went to the barrier. Lily looked at her mum uncertainly and leaned into the barrier. The next thing she knew, she was standing on a platform that was holding lots of parents and children saying goodbye, or hello to friends they hadn't seen all summer. Then Mrs. Evans stood next to her child, having just came through the barrier. "Well, this looks right." Mrs. Evans said with a smile as they went to the back of the large scarlet train to look for a place for Lily to sit. "there one is." Lily pointed to the last compartment and they strolled to it. They straped Lily's trunk into the area for it, and looked at one another. "Mum, I will miss you so much." Lily said as she hugged her skinny mother as hard as she could. " Oh Lily flower, I will miss you too, but we have Christmas, and letters to keep us company. And you will make many friends. It will be easier, I promise." Mrs. evans said, hugging her daughter equally as tight and wiping tears away from her eyes. "Oh mum!" Lily said holding back the tears, just then, a loud whisle came from the train and Mrs. Evans had to exit, waving as to Lily as a man came by and closed her compartment door. Lily watched out the window until her mother was completely out of sight, then she looked around her empty compartment, rather sad she was alone. But then, a head peeked into the almost empty compartment and looked around. It was the same girl that Lily saw threatning her mother on the muggle platform. "Oh, i am so sorry but all the other compartments are full, would you care if I stayed in here?" the girl asked with uncertainty. "oh, of course you can sit in here, are you a first year too?" Lily asked, hoping this girl was as nice as she seemed. "Yes I am, I am a muggle so I was a bit surprised when I got my letter." The girl said as she strapped her trunk into a spot and sat down across from Lily. "me too, I didn't believe it at first." Lily said with a smile, at least she wasn't alone. "Oh, silly me, I never introduced myself. I am Devi Erato." The girl said with a smile as she pointed to herself. "oh, well don't feel too bad, I didn't either. I am Lily Evans. Pleased to meet you." Lily said to Devi with a smile, she finally had a friend, she could talk to someone and it wouldn't be herself or her diary. "Well Lily, do you know what house you want ot be in yet?" Devi asked with a similar smile as Lily. "Houses?" Lily asked, completely confused, she knew there would be dorms, but not different houses. This was going to be a unique adventure. "Yes, houses, there are four. You go to class with your house, sleep there, basically make friends there." Devi explained, then added. " well, there are Gryffindor, for the brave, Ravenclaw, for the smart and witty, Hufflepuff, for the average, and Slytherin, in my opinoin for the evil and sly." " well, i bet I wil be in Hufflepuff. I am non of those things." Lily said growing fearful that she would not be sorted at all and be told to go home. "How do you find out what house you are in?" Lily asked Devi with concern. "oh, well, I dont actually know." Devi replied with a shrug and a little laugh. "I hope it doesn't involve too much magic, i dont know any!" Lily thought out loud, before Devi could reply there was a shout, a shriek, and a laugh coming from the corridor. "WHAT WAS THAT?" Devi exclaimed as the two girls stood up and went to check out the racket from the hallway. As they looked out at the scene, they saw, two boys about their age with black hair, one of the boys hair was incredibably untidy, while the other boy was rather handsome, they were the ones laughing, and then the girls saw where the shriek came from. There was a boy, again there age with a greasy pale apperence lying on the ground trying to get away from the laughing boys. "Severus, why must you run, you know you can't" The Handsome some said with more of a evil twinkle in his eye. "leave me alone Black or you will get it far worse later!" The greasy boy, named Severus said with a glare that would make most cring in fear. "Is that a threat Snivellus, cause please give me a reason, please." the messy haired skinny boy said with a grin on his face, pointing his wand at Severus on the ground. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted, she just couldn't stand there and let the poor boy get picked on by those two weirdos. "excuse but this is non of your.." The messy haired boy said as he turned around he saw her, a beautiful redheaded girl with fury in her eyes. She was like an angry angel, thought the boy, beautiful but angry. "THIS IS VERY MUCH MY BUSINESS NOW!" Lily added as she stood in front of the boy named severus on the ground. "please move, Severus is a greasy boy, why would a girl like you want to help a boy like him." The handsome one said with a hint of amusement in his voice. "let's leave him alone Sirius, he is getting boring." The messy haired boy said all the while looking straight at Lily. "but, but COME ON!" the boy names Sirius shouted, getting confused at his friends sudden distraction from picking on Snivellus. " Sirius, let's go. Good bye Snivellus." The boy said, running a hand through is already messy hair and walking away, leaving his friend in a confused trance but he still followed. "Thank you." The boy said, then added. "are you a full blood witch, cause then I will probuably see you in Slytherin. "No,I am a muggle, but my name is Lily Evans, and your welcome." Lily said, holding her hand out for the boy to shake. He looked at it with a frown and walked away. "What was that about." Devi asked still in the doorway of their compartment. "I don't know." Lily said, looking at her hand and going back to Devi.
They talked the rest of the train ride to Hogwarts, about things most eleven year old girls talk about, boys. "So Lily, any boyfriends back home I should know about?" Devi asked with a smile when the train was coming to a hault. "no, no boyfriends. I didn't even have friends let alone boyfriends. Guys just don't notice a plain girl like me." Lily said as she got off the train. "Please, I bet you had to fight them off with a stick. I don't believe you." Devi said as they walked onto the platform to hear a loud, raspy voice shout over the crowd. "firs' years o'er here Please." A tall man that looked like a giant with black shaggy hair and beard came into view. He was holding a lantern in his hand and signaling to the first years to follow him, as the two boys named James and Sirius followed by another boy with blonde hair neither of the girls had ever seen before were in deep conversation with the tall shaggy man who was smiling at them all. "Why am I not surprised that those boys would be hanging out with a giant." Devi said with a smile at Lily. Lily wondered what other kind of creatures would live at this school, considereing there were giants here, and goblins at Gringotts the wizard bank.
The two girls said nothing as they climbed into a boat with two other girls, one with black hair that was in tight spiral curls and the other had short blonde hair that bearly passed her chin. Once Lily and Devi reached to entrance hall, both in awe because both were from muggle families, they just stood there, and soon enough, they were in the great hall standing in line in front of what looked like 100 other older students who were all staring at them. "Students please come up to the sorting hat when I call your name. Abott, Amelia." The tall, stern looking witch with a bun tightly secured to the back of her head said in a loud voice so everyone could hear. Next came to boy with a large grin on his handsome face who Lily knew was Sirius Black, he walked with such grace that it looked like he was gliding on air, before the hat touched his head, it shouted GRYFFINDOR!!! soon after about 10 other students came a "Erato, Devi." the hat touched the young witches head a couple moments later it shouted GRYFFINDOR. Next came "Estera, Joseph" and he was a Ravenclaw, and then came the moment Lily was dreading, "Evans, Lily." Lily started thinking, what if she wasn't sorted, what if they said there was a mistake and to send her home. She didn't think she would be able to handle it. She loved her family but once she got a touch of magic, she wanted it all. Lily put the old hat on her head, soon it whispered so quietly that only Lily could hear. "Ah, first of your family line eh? well, we shall see it soon enough i am sure. Ah, beautiful mind, would be nice for Ravenclaw, Clever and Witty, great for Slytherin, yet one thing stands out the most, Courage and Ambition. You thrive off of success and love to be adventurus, so clearly it would be a shame to put you anywhere else but GRYFFINDOR!" the last part shouted out for everyone to hear. Lily looked around at the crowd, to see Devi clapping and yelling so loud, and she looked to her left to see non other than the boy she saw on the train James Potter clapping along with the rest waiting his turn to be sorted and he had a smile across his face. Lily was astonded by this and walked back into Devi's arms and sat down for the rest of the sorting.
Lily watched as the two girls they sat with on the boat became Gryffindor's and so did James Potter who sat down next to Sirius. The blonde boy from the platform, named Remus Lupin came and sat down by Devi at the end of the table and just ate quietly. Lily wondered why he didn't sit by the other boys but figured that was his bussiness. A small, short, mosy haired boy was put in Gryffindor with a dumb grin on his face and he sat next to James and worshiped the Potter boy. Lily laughed out loud at this, making Devi give her a strange look, Lily waved it off and continued eating. Lily didn't know if she was going crazy, but the weird messy haired boy James kept looking at her during dinner. 'there must be something on my face, or they are planning a trick' Lily thought selfconsciencously.
(thought you might like this!) JAMES'S POINT OF VIEW FROM SORTING
As Sirius and I walked into the Great Hall to be sorted, the other boy, Remus I think, just walked away from us for no reason. I looked all around for a certain red head.Finally, when Sirius was starting to get suspecious and we were all in a line, I found her, with her beautiful red hair spread across her shoulders like an angel's and laughing nervously at her friend's attempts to lighten the situation. I laughed aloud at this, finding Sirius's glance on me, I straightened up and acted like it was a cough. When he turned away I hooked my sight once again on the girl.
When Sirius was called up, i was all alone, not saddened by it of course, more of a chance to see the girl. When her friend, having learned her name was Devi by the sorting hat was called into Gryffindor, I saw the green eyed girl get a little nervous now. When McGonagall called her name, it was as beautiful as I imagined, Lily Evans. Her name was a flower, beautiful like her.
It took some time for the sorting hat to make a choice, already knowing what house I wouldbe in of course, my wishes came true when she was called into Gryffindor. I clapped so hard and smiled so much, I even surprised myself. I don't even know this girl, but something says I have to meet her. Her emerald eyes, her red hair, her smile, everything drew me to her. I know I am only eleven but, come on. I think this is real. I need to meet her.
BACK TO MY POINT OF VIEW-kinda LIly's, but not in her eyes like James's was, you get it? After Lily and Devi were shown to their dorms, they met their roommates. "Hello, I am MoranaJohnsen. I am a quidditch freak so don't be afraid when I hear of a game." the girl with the short blonde hair not past her chin said, the one from the boat. Lily's roomates besides Devi were the two girls from the boat. There were four girls in the dorm.
Next the girl with tight black spiral curls introduced herself as Lucie Ravi. She was a from a muggle family like Devi and Lily. they all went to bed early knowing they were going to be up early for the first day of school. Lily was so excited that she barely sleep, and even when Devi shouted "Rise and Shine Dears" Lily was still all antsy and excited. "Lucie, does everyone in the magic world wear these things?" Lily asked as she put on her black robes and looked up to hear the answer. "Of course, but they are better, you can get different colors. They're just like the things you muggles wear."Lucie explained, then her and Morana walked down into the common room. Both girls were surprisingly pretty for eleven year olds and so was Devi. Devi's dark apperence gave her a exotic look that made Lily wish she had dark hair instead of red. Red was so plain, it was just like a farmer in Lily's eyes. "I feel so plain and ordinary next to you, Lucie and Morana. YOu are all so pretty with your dark hair and Morana's blonde. I feel so ugly." Lily said. SHe had never really cared much about her apperence before but now she did and she didn't know why. "Please Lily. YOu make us all look bad. YOu have the best eyes EVER and red hair. My hair is so plain, your's is beautiful. So stop complaining or I will hex you!" Devi said with a grin, then leading her and Lily down stairs into the common room to see the boys from the train, James Sirius, remus, and Peter all sitting on the couch talking to one another. "Hey, if it isn't flower girl and her accomplish Dainty Devi." Sirius said as they made it into the common room. "Hey, at least I wasn't named after a dog in the sky." Lily said with a glare at the handsome boy, who just smiled back, his smile made Lily rather weak at the knees. Then Devi did an inopriate thing with a certain finger at the boys that I will not say because you should know what I am talking about, and if you don't i feel bad for you. The boys just sat there laughing as they walked out of the portrait hole. "I don't like them." Devi said with a grimce. "Me either." Lily replied and they walked down into the castle to breakfast.
AUTHORS NOTE: did you like it? I will not go into details of the next 4 years in the next chapters though. Sorry but I don't think there is much of a story to it. I have the some other chapters finished at the moment so comment won't you? please, i would really like to hear from some people! thanks so much! love yah~~~~