Lily Luna Potter and The Golden Owl
Hi this is my first fan fiction ever and I hope you like it! Also be aware that it might not be too wonderful because of what I said at first but I'll give it my best! Please R&R and when you review give positive feedback and advice.
Disclaimer- everything you recognize from Harry Potter belongs the amazing JK Rowling (obviously)
Best Letter Ever
Lily was sitting on her bed, swinging her legs back and forth, thinking, 'any day now, any day now.' It was a hot mid-July day and Lily was waiting for her owl to come telling her she had been accepted to Hogwarts. She had inherited her mother's red hair, brown eyes and freckles. She was basically a miniature version of her mum. "Are you just going to sit here all day again and wait for your letter to come?" asked her older brother James, he had his Father's messy black hair but his mother's eyes and freckles. Lily looked up at him and simply replied, "Yes, it should be here any day now." James shook his head and gave her a look, "You know if you just sit there and wait for the owl to come it won't." Lily jumped up and gave him a frightened look, "Oh no! I've been waiting for days! It's not gonna come it's not gonna come!" James smiled and said, "No worries I know exactly how to fix this! The same thing happened to Albus!" She looked up at him in amazement, "Really? How?" James, clearly happy his plan was working, exclaimed "You just have to help me with practicing for quidditch, it'll keep you busy." Lily got a huge smile on her face, "Ok let's go!"
Lily grabbed her broom out of her closet, while James quickly ran to his room to grab his. They both walked down stairs happily. "What're you doing" asked their mum casually. "Going outside to play quidditch," James replied quickly so Lily wouldn't mention anything about him tricking her. "Oh, well have fun and try not to fall off your broom," laughed their Mum. Lily slightly turned pink at this, "Mum that was once! And I was like… 5!" James laughed at her, "You were not, you were more like 8!" Then his mother gave him a glare that let him know he should be quiet or else, so he immediately shut up. Lily folded her arms and frowned, "The only reason that I'm playing quidditch with him is because he said my owl wouldn't come unless I did" James slowly looked down and started to back up. "Lily don't listen to what you're brother tells you because it's probably now true," she gave James a quick glare then turned back to Lily, "Why don't you go up in your room and wait for your owl while I talk to you brother." Lily smiled and skipped back to her room, she loved it when her brother got in trouble. She didn't really know why, but she found it hilarious.
"James Sirius Potter! Don't you dare trick you're siblings into doing something for you again!" She was good at scaring her children when they'd done something wrong, it was something she had picked up from her own mother. James knew better than to talk back, after all he had been yelled at by his mum quite often. "It's not fair of you to trick you're sister into playing quidditch with you! You of all people know how much she wants her letter to come! You did the same thing yourself when you were her age! You know how she will believe anything when she's anxious! Yet you still go and use her for your own special needs!" Lily was in her room laughing at James being in trouble. She had only been yelled at by her mother like that once in her life, she purposely knocked James off his broom. But that was only because he was being so annoying about telling her how to play quidditch and criticizing her on everything she did wrong. Usually her and Al would listen to their Mum yelling and laugh about it together. But today Al was out with his dad, who happened to be the famous Harry Potter, buying a new broom stick. James would be with them to if it hadn't been for him getting in trouble yet again.
Whilst listening to her Mum yell she barely noticed an owl swooping in her window. She quickly got up and raced toward the bird. It was holding a vanilla envelope that read in green:
Ms. L. Potter
Third Biggest Bedroom
10 Godric's Hollow
West Country
England
Lily was so excited about this letter that she almost screamed. She flipped over the envelope and saw the H with the Badger, Eagle, Lion and Snake surrounding it. She carefully opened the envelope trying not to rip it because she wanted to hang it up in her room. She slowly pulled out the letter that she was so happy to get, when another owl flew into the room. Lily saw that it was just a letter from her friend, Ally, probably telling her she got her letter too. Lily ignored the owl because all she really wanted to do now was read her letter and so she did:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Mandy Brocklehurst
Dear Ms. Potter,
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 no later than July 31.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Lily quickly ran to her desk and grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill. She quickly wrote:
Got the letter and I am definitely going to Hogwarts.
Sincerely,
Lily L. Potter
She smiled at how quick and to the point her letter was. She rolled up her letter and tied it to the owl's leg. The owl flew away in the distance to Hogwarts. Lily grabbed the note her friend sent her and skimmed it aloud "Got my letter… so excited… going to Diagon Ally tomorrow… meet you there?... from Ally." Lily ran down stairs and told her mum that she got her letter. "Oh! Congrats Sweety!" Lily smiled proudly, "And Mum? Can we go to Diagon Ally tomorrow to get our stuff? Because Ally is going then too." Her mother thought about it for a minute then said, "I suppose, because James and Al will get their letters at any minute now." Just as she said that two owls swooped in holding letters for both James and Al. Lily laughed and ran upstairs to write her reply to her friend.
"We're home," shouted Lily's dad as she was just about to ask Hugo if he would go to Diagon Ally tomorrow also. She ran down stairs to see him. "Dad, dad, dad! Guess what!" Mr. Potter looked down at her happily, "What is it Lils?" She jumped up and down excitedly, "I got my letter for Hogwarts!" Her dad picked her up and smiled, "That's great! Did James and Al get theirs too?" Lily nodded, "Yeah and we're going to Diagon Ally tomorrow to get our stuff!" Her dad laughed, "Well that going to be fun, are Ally and your cousins going too then?" Lily smiled wide, "I know Ally is and I was just about to ask Hugo." "Ok then you better go do that" She ran to her room and quickly wrote:
Dear Hugo,
I got my letter! Did you? I'm going to Diagon Ally tomorrow to get my stuff, Ally's gonna be there too. So do you want to come then? It would be great if you and Rose did! I haven't seen you in like 2 weeks!
Your Favorite Cousin,
Lily Potter
She ran down stairs to ask her parents if she could borrow their owl. She didn't bother asking James because she knew he would say no and as for Al he never had a consistent answer of yes or no so she didn't want to take her chances. Her mum and dad, however always allowed her to borrow their owl if it wasn't being used. "Mum, Dad? Can I borrow your owl to send this letter the Hugo?" she asked. Her Mum thought for a second, "Of course you can, she just got back from exercising her wings." Lily went upstairs to her Mum and Dad's room to find their owl, Enda. She is a snowy owl that Hagrid bought her Dad after the war. Lily tied the note Enda's leg and sent her off. As Lily turned to leave her parent's room she noticed something gold mostly hidden in her parent's dresser. She knew she better not look at what it was but the curiosity was killing her. Lily bent down to see what it was when she heard someone coming. She jumped up and walked out of the room as casually as possible.
"You sent you're letter?" asked her Dad. Lily just looked up at him and nodded, hoping he didn't notice she was looking at the thing in his dresser. "Oh, well I guess I better use either James or Al's owl," Lily sighed in relief then walked over to her dad, who was about to go ask Al if he could borrow his owl. "Dad what are you sending?" asked Lily curiously. "It's about the Ministry, top secret," he responded in his business voice. 'Does this have something to do with the thing I saw in dad's dresser?' she thought as she made her way back upstairs. Even though she knew the chances of the two things being related were very slim, she liked a good mystery.
Her dad had told her all about how when he was at Hogwarts he always had a mystery going on. Even though Lily knew she may never have as great a mystery as her dad had she always wanted one. She always got excited when a mystery came around, no matter how small it was. Like one time when she was younger her and Hugo had left their plates of cookies on the table for a few minutes so they could play for a bit. When they got back their cookies were gone. Turns out it was just James who took them. But they interviewed everybody to see who it was, including the parents.
Enda had suddenly come back with a reply from her cousin.
Hi Lily,
Mum and Dad said we could go tomorrow. I just got my letter too! I'm so excited to get my wand! You're right we haven't seen each other forever and with Ally it's even longer! Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
The Best Cousin Ever,
Hugo Weasley
Lily didn't feel like walking back down stairs again because it feels like she had done it a lot today for some reason so she just yelled throughout the house, "Hugo and Rose are coming tomorrow too!" Albus and James burst into the room looking a bit angry. "You could have just came down stairs and told us!" spat Albus. "Yeah! Some of us are trying to get some peace and quiet!" said James angrily. Both Lily and Albus looked at him. "Since when have you wanted peace and quiet?" demanded Lily. James shook his head, "Not me! I'm talking about the rest of the household." Albus just mumbled "Of course you are," and walked out of the room with James following him. Lily sighed and sat on her bed. She really couldn't wait until tomorrow.