Chapter one: Letters
Lily Evans sat at the kitchen table spooning mouthful after mouthful of porridge into her mouth. Her sister Petunia sat opposite her delicately chewing on a piece of toast. Her mother was at the sink washing dishes even though it was only breakfast time and there were hardly any dishes to wash. Her father was hidden behind the Sunday post.
"Lily, could you please like to eat like a lady?" Petunia said placing her toast down gently on her plate. "I mean really, you're not a boy!" Lily glared at her swallowing the mouthful of porridge that was straining to escape.
"For your information, I am a lady…I just don't act all stuck up like you do Tuney!" Her sister looked taken aback by her sister's rude comment. Just as Petunia was about to make her come back a big brown owl swooped through the open kitchen window. The girls turned at the sound of their mother's high-pitched scream, as the owl swooped past her face. The owl landed in the middle of the table stepping in Petunia's food.
"Get it out! Get it out of here!" Petunia screamed, as she jumped away from the table knocking over her chair. Petunia ran over to her mother flinging her arms around her legs. Her father stood up and was about to hit it with his paper. Lily just sat there with her eyes wide.
"No! Wait!" Lily screamed. The owl had stuck out its leg over Lily's bowl, there was a small square letter attached. She carefully reached out to take it off.
"Lily! Don't touch it!" Petunia screamed. Lily ignored her sister's scream and continued to reach out for what she believed to be her letter. She carefully pulled the letter off the bird's leg and it jumped off the table flying back out the window. Lily looked down at the square Manila colored envelope. The back, which she was currently looking at, was embossed with a wax seal. Just above it was the name Hogwarts above a strange crest, one that Lily had never seen before. It had a Lion, a Snake, a Badger and an Eagle surrounding the letter H. She turned over the letter.
"Who is it for Lillian?" Her father asked cautiously. Lily's eyes widened as she read the front address.
"Me!" She said her eyes wide. Written in bright green letters was her name:
Ms. Lillian Marie Evans
The Kitchen Table
Mill Town, London
"Why would someone send you a letter by an owl? What kind of freak would do that?" Petunia huffed. Her mother walked out from behind her and went to stand beside Lily, as did their father leaving Petunia opposite the three of them.
"Well, why don't you open dear?" her mother said with a hint of excitement in her voice. Lily nodded and peeled open the back pulling out two pieces of parchment. On the first was a letter again addressed to her. Lily began to read it aloud.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
Dear Ms. Evans,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Headmaster
Lily gazed down at the letter in amazement. A witch. She was a witch. She shook herself out her daze and gazed up at her parents. The two were beaming down at her.
"Are you…Mum are you a…witch?" She finally managed to figure out what she wanted to say.
"No," She said shaking her head, a smile still plastered across her face.
"Oh, Lily we are so proud of you!" Her father said placing his hand firmly on her shoulder. "We always knew you were special!" He said grinning wildly around the room. Petunia who was had only just recovered from the shock looked furious her cheeks turning crimson red. Lily looked over happily at her sister and just sighed at the expression on her face. Even Petunia couldn't ruin this for her.
James Nathaniel Potter was sitting in his seat, his feet swinging beneath him as he pushed his food around on his plate. His mother and Father sat on either side of him at the heads of the table.
"James, your awfully quiet," His father looked at him curiously. He knew exactly what was on the young boy's mind. He had been anxious all day and had not been given the satisfaction of receiving what he wanted. "Is something wrong."
"No father," he said sadly. Just then a large brown owl flew in to the room, dropping a letter in front of the small boy, before heading back out. His eyes lit up at the sight of the letter that he had been waiting for all week. He ripped it open viciously, throwing the torn envelope aside. His eyes scanned the paper, his smile widening with every word.
"Who is it from?" His mother asked innocently looking over at her husband grinning.
"I've been accepted!" He screamed knocking his chair to the ground as he stood up.
"Accepted to what?" His Father smiled toying with his young son. James looked up incredulously at them. When he saw the smiles on their faces he laughed and let out a celebratory scream.
"I'M GOING TO HOGWARTS!" He screamed running around the room, his messy black hair flying across his face. His parents watched their son chuckling to themselves over his enthusiasm.
It was lunchtime at the Black family and Regulus and Sirius Black were sitting quietly at the dining room table eating the onion soup that their house elf Kreature had made for them. Sirius was eyeing his younger brother carefully as though he was planning something. Young Regulus, however was not planning anything but rather just scared of whether his older brother Sirius was planning any pranks on him.
"Could you possibly slurp your soup any louder," Sirius sneered. Regulus lowered his head closer to the bowl as if trying to jump in. Sirius rolled his eyes and continued eating his soup a sneering expression strewn across his face.
"Sorry," Regulus whispered. Sirius looked around as though he was waiting for something. Just then their mother walked in, glaring at Sirius.
"Has your Hogwarts letter arrived yet?" Walpurga Black asked snottily. Sirius narrowed his eyes as he glared at his mother.
"No, mother I haven't" He said rolling his eyes and deliberately slurping his soup as loudly as he could.
"Don't do that you barbaric child!" She snapped, before storming out of the room.
"Must you annoy mother?" Regulus asked timidly.
"Yes!" Sirius snarled at his brother. "Now shut it you insufferable little—" But Sirius was cut off as a large brown owl swooped in and dropped a letter into his soup. "You ruddy owl!" Sirius screamed pulling his letter out of his soup. He ripped open the envelope and glanced at the letter. He smiled in an amused fashion and walked into the sitting room with the dripping letter in hand, Regulus trailing behind him.
"Here mother, my letter," He said dropping the soggy letter into her lap. She screeched throwing the letter onto the floor. "I thought you wanted to know when I got my acceptance letter from Hogwarts" Sirius said innocently trying to suppress a smile.
"You fool, what have you done to it!" She screamed grabbing the boy by his hair.
"ARGH!" He screamed as she pulled him towards her by his hair. "Nothing! ARGH! IT WAS THE BLOODY OWL!" He wrenched himself out of her grip losing a chunk of his hair. "You crazy old hag! Stay away from me!" He screamed storming out of the room. I cannot wait to be rid of them and safe at Hogwarts. He thought as he stormed up the stairs and into his room. Crossing off another day until September first.
Peter Pettigrew, a small chubby little boy was sitting in a chair listening to his parents drag on about some boring topic. While most eleven year olds would not spend their summer afternoons indoors, let alone with their parents, Peter had no friends to go out and play with. As he sat there he tried to find ways to occupy himself.
"Peter, if we are boring you then you may go out an play," His father said tiresomely. Peter just simply nodded; he found it useless to try to yet again explain to his father and mother that he had no friends to go play with. His father sighed and returned to talking with his wife. Peter looked up curiously. He thought he had heard and owl.
"What is it Peter?" His mother asked.
"I think we might have post," Peter said getting up and going into the kitchen. There on the Kitchen table was a large brown owl with a letter in between its beak. Peter took the letter.
"Ow!" He pulled his arm away quickly as the owl had already nipped his hand. His eyes widened as he looked at the envelope. He quickly opened it up and read the letter. He dashed out of the kitchen tripping over his feet. He rushed into the library where his parents were sitting.
"Yes, Peter," His father, said irritably.
"I've…got…my…letter…to…Hogwarts!" He exclaimed slightly of breath. His Mother's eyes lit up.
"Oh Peter! That's wonderful!" They had always been worried that Peter might be a squib, as he had never really shown any magical talents. Peter beamed from ear to ear. I'll finally be able to make friends. He thought happily.
Remus Lupin sat in the yard looking at the children playing happily across the way. Why couldn't that be me? Lupin thought sadly. He placed his hand on his right forearm tracing his fingers across the mark that had changed his life forever. He would probably never get to go to school with normal children. Remus stood up and went into his house. Once inside he decided to go into the kitchen his mother was scrubbing at the dishes. His Father was nowhere to be found. Remus knew his father felt guilty that he was to be a werewolf for the rest of his life. Just then the doorbell rang jerking Remus from his thoughts,
"I'll get it Mother," Remus said. He walked slowly to the door and flung it open. A tall man with a long white beard stood before him.
"Hello Remus, I'm Professor Dumbledore," The man looked down at the little boy. "I am the Headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Remus' mouth dropped slightly. "May I come in," Remus nodded.
"Whose at the door Remus?" His father came into view and stopped in his tracks upon seeing the man standing in hall. "Thank you for coming Albus, Why don't we go into the living room." The man called Dumbledore followed Lupin into the sitting room. Remus followed behind quietly his mother's arm on his shoulder.
"Are you hear about Remus' schooling?" his mother asked timidly.
"Yes Dorothy he is," Remus looked at his father who had spoken so abruptly to his mother.
"Wait, I'm to go to this school?" Remus looked puzzled.
"Yes, Remus you are? Of course that is if you like?" Dumbledore said smiling at the young boy.
"But…but I'm…a werewolf!" Remus said whispering the last part. Dumbledore smiled sweetly at the boy and sighed. His mother looked sadly down at her son. Remus noticed that his father had winced when he said it.
"Yes, I know we have made special arrangements as requested by your father," Remus looked at his father. Who nodded at the boy sadly.
"So I will get to go to school with normal children?" Remus asked trying to withhold the excitement building within him.
"Like I said if you wish—"
"Oh I do!" Remus exclaimed. It was what he wanted more then anything. Dumbledore smiled and stood up.
"Then this is yours," He said handing the boy a small square envelope. "See you on September first" With that the man left. Remus smiled down at envelope, his name written on it in bright Green Letters. He carefully opened it smiling down at the letter addressed to him, his eyes shining with tears of joy.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
Dear Mr. Lupin,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Headmaster
A/N: Okay I hope you liked the first chapter I really liked it now some thing s I may have gotten wrong so if you notice them then please inform me I am trying to make this as accurate as I can.
1. I do not know the names of Lily's parents , nor James, nore Peters, nor Remus'
2. I do not know the blood status of Remus' mother nor Peter's parents although I figured he had to at least be half blood so I made his father wizard and mother muggle.
3. I tried to depicate the characters the way that I believe will show how they are later in the book as well as who we all know they grow up to be
4. I do not know whether Dumbledore or Armando Dippet was headmaster then so I have changed it to Dumbledore if you can give me proof that it was not him than I will change it to Armando again.
Okay so I think that's it most of my information such as the name of Sirius' mother can be found and the Harry Potter Lexicon. So please Read and Review! Let me know what you think as I am very excited to be writing this story, and just couldn't wait any longer! I will try to update either tomorrow or monday most likely monday because tomorrow is to be dedicated to my essay so that I can spend all of monday updating my fanfics!