INTRODUCTION

"Hurry Lily!" Harry called. "If were going to meet your uncle Dudley we must leave now."

Lily frantically scurried around to collect her handbag and stuffed her shoes onto the wrong feet.

"coming Dad" she called as she ran out the door. Mr. Harry and his young daughter walked quickly out the door and apparated.

Beginning the chapter...

"okay Lilz i think this is it" he smiled down at his daughter as the red headed blur ran into the big brick building with big black letters saying Hurvington Academy.

"HI UNCLE DUD!" Lily shrieked running into the classroom interrupting a very important lesson on fractions.

"Hang on there Lily pad let me finish first." Dudley said in his low grumble. Dudley wrapped up the lesson then turned to Lily. "Howia doin?"

"oh i'm just great uncle Dudley! look at what mummy bought me at uncles joke shop yesterday!" Lily dug her hand deep into her purse before taking out a ball of pink fluff. it had big plastic eyes and it opened up to reveal a handful worth of treats. "its a toy pygmy puff! Lily explained. it comes with little candy's like these! but when I've eaten all of them i'll put my own stuff inside! lily beamed.

"Wow that's really nice! how clever of you!"

"that's enough Lilz" Harry chided. "how about you go play with Vanessa or Katie while i talk to your uncle. I think there out on the playground.

Lily who was here once a week had several friends among the class for they were all her friends. knowing that they were muggles she kept her magical side to herself. but Lily was such a sublime little girl that you could hardly even notice. she had red hair brown eyes and freckles just like her mum, Ginny, but she had Harry's spirit for adventure...and his nose... Lily ran out to the playground and looked around for her friends named Katie Jordans and Vanessa Murphy. she quickly caught a flash of one of Katie's golden locks near the slide and mad ea beeline for it.

"hi Katie"

"Hi Lily!" Katie grinned. "Long time no see!'' Lily rolled her eyes

"its only been a week just like very time. i always come on Thursday's. remember?"

"OH YEAH" sighed Katie loudly. It feels longer.

"I know, i know..." then Lily remembered. "hey! where's Vanessa?"

Katie put on a glum face. Vanessa"s out sick today.

"oh." the girls climbed up the slide. but instead of going down, they sat down and began to catch each other up with business.

"oooooh yeah" Katie squealed. "there is a new student!"

"who?" asked Lily craning her head to see.

Katie pointed her finger towards a girl with olive skin choppy black hair and big brown eyes her eyes had creases around them like she smiled a lot. She sure wasn't smiling now. her lips seeped into a small frown that said things from she was dissapointed with something to she wanted to murder somebody.

"she came from a foster home from somewhere... she's an orphan."

"really? how sad! my dad was an orphan!" she cocked her head and turned to look at the new girl with pity and interest.

"she hasn't said a word since she got here yesterday." sighed Katie. though the teachers say her name is Rachel Black.

"HURRY UP" yelled a boy named Thomas. "recess isn't all day!" Katie and Lily slid down the slide and together began to walk laps around the playground.

"Who has a last name like Black anyway?" Katie thought aloud.

Lily remained silent because she knew she had heard the name Black somewhere. She was sure her father would know.