A/N: Hello, good reader. c: I just wanted to do this FanFic as the same time as my other in case I ran out of ideas or something for the other one, because I always want to be working on something. I hope you enjoy this as much as I'll enjoy writing it! c: (I have invented some of the characters, and I also made up some animals for the sake of letters and things. They couldn't use school owls, could they? c; I also made a wizard game.) Read, Enjoy, and Review!

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is by no means mine. Neither are any of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions. c:

"Lily! Slow down, will you? Bloody hell…" Albus ran after his sister at King's Cross Station.

"I can't, I can't! I'm too excited! I'm finally going to Hogwarts!" Lily yelled back, flinging her arms out as she ran.

"Shush up! We can't have the Muggles learning all of our secrets, you idiot!" Albus had caught up with her and bopped her on the head as she clapped her hands over her mouth with wide eyes. He laughed at her expression. "Oh, don't worry about it, Lils. They might think we're talking about some foreign place in Belgium or something." Smiling reassuringly at her, Albus slung his arms over her shoulders. "Now, about Hogwarts…"

Lily smiled up at her brother. Albus was the closest to her in age, only two years older than her. As he explained to her (again) the politics of the school houses ("If there's a problem between the Slytherins and Ravenclaws, watch your back. They throw wicked curses at each other") she felt her limbs were ready to fly again. She flashed him a quick smile and ran forward, barely giving time for Albus to finish his little monologue.

"Hey!" Albus laughed and turned toward his mum, dad, and James, who was fiddling with something behind his parents' backs. "Well look who's here!" he yelled.

Harry and Ginny turned around to see Ron and Hermione, with Hugo and Rose on their tail, speed walking to catch up with them. "Hello, mate!" Ron said, clapping Harry on the shoulder. Ginny and Hermione hugged. Hugo ran to catch up with Albus, who was walking backwards with a grin on his face, and Rose fell in step with James to see what he was doing.

"Guess what, Albus?" Hugo said as he sprinted past Albus, going too fast. Doing a double take, he ran back to walk next to Albus. "Guess… what…" he said again, out of breath. Albus grinned. Hugo was sometimes too energetic for his own good. He looked at him questioningly. Hugo beamed. "I'm a first year!" he said proudly, puffing out his chest.

Albus laughed. "Indeed you are, young cousin. I remember my first year. It was quite a good time, I must say."

"Aw, Al, please, don't talk about it again. I heard you talk about it all last, last summer. Let me savor the moment," he said, closing his eyes and leaning his head back. Albus laughed again.

"Albus, watch Lily! We don't want to lose her!" Ginny scolded her son. Albus spotted Lily waiting by Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, tapping her foot impatiently. Albus could see her mouth moving quickly. He thought he could just hear her saying, "Come, come, come, come, come…" He smiled.

Lily watched them coming impatiently. She couldn't wait to take her first run as a Hogwarts student through the gate. She'd heard so much from her cousins and her siblings about the magic of stepping into Hogwarts, seeing the Great Hall for the first time. She settled herself and slid down the wall, leaning against the platform.

Suddenly, she was leaning further down than she expected. Her head slid to the other side of the gate, to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. She got her bearings, and she noticed she was accidentally leaning against someone's foot. She looked up to see a boy with light blond hair looking down at her curiously. She squeaked and lifted herself back up into King's Cross. Biting her lip and looking over at her family, who were approaching slowly, she hoped they hadn't noticed. It didn't look as if they had, although Albus was biting his own lip in a half smile as he talked to Hugo.

Rose skipped forward and smiled down at her cousin, who was acting as if nothing amiss had happened. "Why, hello, Lily Pad," she said as she extended her hands to lift Lily back up. "Are you excited for your first year at Hogwarts?"

"You bet." Lily smiled and gave Rose a tight hug. "It's good to see you, Rosie."

"Come on. Let's go through the gate, shall we?" Rose took Lily's arm and they stepped through the gate together, Lily smiling proudly. She looked around at the train, the people rushing from car to car. The fair-haired boy was no where to be seen, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Albus, James, Hugo, and the parents all came walking in after them.

"Okay, now James, can you please take Heggy and find something to cover her cage with? She looks like she's ready for a nap. Rose, Al, you can come help Harry with the luggage. Hugo, I think your mum and dad want to talk to you. And I want to talk to you, Lily," Ginny ordered. The three older children went off to do as they were told, and Hugo went over to his father.

Ginny wrapped her arms around Lily, who struggled in vain to avoid the inevitable hug. "Mum…" she said, her voice muffled by her mother's body.

"I'm sorry, Lily Pad, it's just that you're my youngest and you're already going off to Hogwarts," Ginny sniffed.

"Mum, don't start crying! Please, no," Lily pleaded with her mother. Ginny gave her a small smile.

"Alright," she said, regaining her composure. She then developed a serious tone. "Now Lily, I want you to be careful, okay? Make sure you do not set a toe in the Forbidden Forest, and that you are being a good student. Don't slack off in your grades. Try to keep your brothers out of trouble. And don't be afraid to be who you are."

"Oh, alright, Mum. You've told me this three times already. I think I'm good to go." Lily smiled up reassuringly at her mother. "You've got nothing to worry about, Mum." Harry walked over and gave Lily a hug.

"Be good, kid," he said to her, squeezing her around the shoulders. Ginny gave them both a quick hug and went to join Hugo, who was waiting for her at the door of a nearby car. They waved to their parents as the train gave a shrill whistle and moved further and further away from the platform, until it wasn't visible anymore.

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Lily and Hugo turned and went along the corridor to look for an empty compartment. They found one where Rose, Albus, and their friends Olivia Wood and Abe Longbottom were seated, but only passed by with a wave. Just two doors down was an empty compartment, and the two made themselves comfortable there.

After sitting silently for a few minutes, Hugo got up, saying, "Well, not that this isn't good fun, but I'm going to go find Chas." Lily gave a small parting wave and resumed looking out the window, thinking.

She wondered what house she was going to be in. All of them seemed like decent houses, and she felt no inward grudge towards any of them, save Hufflepuff, which always seemed to have the airheads. Her whole family had been in Gryffindor, but Lily wasn't sure about her placement. She had always been a touch more cunning than her family, to the point that her brothers were no match for her in their old games of hide-and-seeker. She had almost always been the first to find and catch the little golden Snitch on all the family picnics, and no one, not even her dad, could find where she hid it when it was her turn. Perhaps she would find a place in Ravenclaw.

The door of the compartment opened, but Lily didn't bother turning, as she knew it was probably Hugo returning. Someone cleared his throat behind her.

Surprised, she turned and saw the fair-haired boy looking at her. As he realized who she was, his eyes widened slightly and he smiled.

"Er, hello," Lily said uncertainly. The boy only nodded and hesitated before giving a small wave before closing the door and moving on. Confused, Lily stood up, only to sit back down again when Hugo burst in with Chas Jordan, laughing.

She greeted them happily, but left the compartment when they pulled out an oversized cricket. In the corridor, she saw the fair-haired boy walking toward her again; she blushed and turned around, trying to avoid his gaze. Going into Rose's compartment, she noticed the slight coldness that came into his eyes when he saw where she was going. She stopped, with her hand on the handle, hesitating, and then went in. Who was he to judge who she wanted to be with?

When she greeted everyone in the compartment and sat down, she was surprised to see the door still open, and the fair-haired boy standing in the opening. The group was quiet.

"Potter," he said, nodding at Albus. He ignored the others.

"Malfoy," Al returned.

Lily watched their exchange. So this was Scorpius Malfoy, a third year like Rose and Albus. Uncle Ron had always pushed Rose and Al to tell him about him, how he was acting. The most that they said was that he was a self-centered Malfoy just like the rest of them, and a Slytherin. He was cold to everyone, and he rarely showed his emotions. He was also at the top of his class.

She was surprised. He'd seemed so nice, so kind when she'd seen him. He had been nothing like the Scorpius she'd heard of from her family, at least until he saw Albus and Rose. She didn't know what to think of him.

After Scorpius left, the conversation was only paused for a moment before it started up again.

"What was that all about?" Lily whispered to Rose as Abe talked of his discovery of new secret corridors from the end of last year. Rose shrugged, and Lily settled her forehead against the window, smiling into the landscape as she watched it flutter by.

James came to the compartment then, already dressed in his robes. "You guys had better get dressed. I talked to the conductor, and he says we'll be at Hogwarts in about fifteen minutes."

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Stepping out of the train, Lily was swept along by a crowd. She heard a loud, familiar, booming voice.

"Firs' years! Come along firs' years! To the boats!" Hagrid bellowed. Lily face broke into a grin, and she waved to Hagrid. She went into a boat with Hugo, Chas, and another first year she didn't know. The boats started moving, and the first years marveled as an enormous tentacle seemed to wave at them from the water. As the boats passed under the bridge, Hagrid told them to get a good first look at Hogwarts.

Looking up, Lily felt like she was coming home.

A/N: Review please. c: Thanks for reading!