Prologue
The Potter family tried to be normal; by normal I mean they tried to be your perfectly average wizarding family. This often proved to be quite difficult for them due to the fact that the father of the family was the Boy who Lived, the child of the prophecy, who at only 17 defeated the darkest wizard of all times, who survived the most lethal curse of all times "Avada Kedavra"- the killing curse.
They were a family of five- Harry himself, his wife Ginny formerly Weasley and their three kids. James was the oldest at 14, the egotistical boy who was said to resemble his dad's dad due to his sense of humour and popularity, then there was Albus- the spoilt middle child, who always wanted to be the best. Lily was the third and final child in the Potter family and although people didn't often notice, she was different to the others. Her hair was a few shades darker than the Weasley red, so dark in fact that you could call it auburn. She had almond-shaped green eyes that were flecked with gold and her skin, unlike the Weasley's usual porcelain, browned mildly in the summer. She had a clear freckle-less face and although Lily was only eleven she was often described as prematurely stunning. Lily had been born early or premature for like of a better word and therefore was small for her age and rather skinny. This is what made her family so protective of her, she was seen as the baby of the family and James (her favourite sibling) looked out for her with an almost furious protection. She was looked upon as the one who always needed help; who was too small or too young to do anything alone and Lily hated the way she was treated as though she was inferior to her brothers, simply for being a girl.
Lily was not just different in looks but in personality, she did not want publicity for her surname but rather hoped that if she was getting publicity it would be for her own achievements. She did not want to be known as the only daughter of the boy who lived but wanted to be known as Lily. Not Lily Potter just Lily.
As well as that Lily hated how her family talked of the other Hogwarts houses as inferior to Gryffindor, they were not. Each house was equally as important as the next. Each sported special traits that made up a person and made up a family. She did not favour any house because no house was better than the other. Although Lily found herself drawn to Slytherin house, she loved how they didn't care what others thought of them even though they were somewhat in disgrace due to the part they played in the war, the war that was over, something Lily was constantly reminding her brothers about.
She loved watching Slytherin as they sauntered off the train at platform 9 3/4 wearing their green and silver ties with pride.
Little did she know Lily had all these traits herself; little did anyone know she had these traits. But then again, you should always expect the unexpected, right?