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"Lily!" my mum's voice floated up the stairs. "There's an owl here for you!"

I jumped off my bed and glanced at my room, which I had been decorating with Gryffindor banners and pictures from my years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

I hurried down the stairs and into the kitchen. My dad was sitting at the table reading the newspaper and drinking his morning coffee, my mum was at the stove, cooking eggs, and Petunia was sitting at the table, switching her glares between me and the owl that was on the windowsill, a letter clutched in its beak.

"Morning love," my father said from behind his paper. My mum placed four plates on the table and smiled at me, and Petunia glared.

I crossed to the window where a large tawny owl was sitting. I removed the letter, and placed a Sickle in the pouch on its foot.

"Hogwarts letter?" my mum asked as she spooned some eggs onto my plate.

"Yeah," I said, recognizing the familiar wax crest that I had seen for the past seven years. This time the letter felt heavier than usual though. I expected it to be my new Prefect's badge. I opened the envelope and dumped the contents on the table. With the usual list of new books and equipment another letter fell out, along with something heavy.

I picked up the badge that had fallen onto the table without looking at it and turned my attention to the list of supplies. Once I had gone over all the course books and other things I would need, I looked at the second letter.

Dear Miss Evans,

We are pleased to inform you that due to your respective grades and leadership qualities, you have been chosen for this year's Head Girl. As Head Girl you have authority over Prefects, the power to deduct House Points, and a list of the passwords to all of the House Common Rooms. You will address the Prefects in the Prefect's compartment of the Hogwarts Express. In addition, you and the Head Boy will have your own Common Room and dormitories. On the following sheet of paper is the list of all the Passwords, and the location of the Head's dormitories. Congratulations and remember that you are not to take advantage of the Head's privileges.

Albus Dumbledore

Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot

I turned the badge in my hand over, to reveal a scarlet H with a gold lion. It looked just like the Prefect's badges, except for the H. I couldn't believe I was head girl!

"What's that sweetheart?" my dad asked, putting down his paper and pulling the Hogwarts supplies list towards him.

"It's my Head Girl badge," I muttered. "I'm Head Girl!"

"Congratulations darling!" my father beamed at me. "That's fantastic!"

"Oh that's wonderful!" my mother hugged me. "We're so proud!"

"Congratulations freak," Petunia spat at me. "Guess that just means you're the freakiest of them all, if they made you Head Girl."

She stood up and whirled out of the kitchen, not even bothering to look back at us. Normally I would've been upset at Tuney's comment, but not even my sour sister could bring down my spirits.

I ate my breakfast before hurrying back upstairs and pulling out three pieces of parchment and a quill. I quickly wrote letters to my three best friends and dorm mates, before handing them to my silver owl, Artemis.

"Please take these to Alice, Mary, and Marlene," I said, handing her an owl treat. "And when you get back I'll be in Diagon Alley with them."

Luckily my birthday had been five months ago, so I was of age and free to do magic outside of school. I grabbed a purse, put some Muggle money, Wizarding money, my wand, and my Head Girl badge in it, and went downstairs.

"I'm going to Diagon Alley to get my school stuff!" I called to my parents who were still sitting in the kitchen. "I'll be back later!"

"Alright!" my dad called. "Have fun!"

I closed the door behind me and pulled my wand out of my bag. Normally I would put it in my back pocket, but some my shorts were a bit short, and my yellow shirt didn't exactly provide anywhere to keep it. I flung it out in front of me and in an instant a brilliantly purple bus appeared in front of me.

"Welcome to the Knight Bus, I'm Ernie Wemkins and I'll be your conductor today," a gangly teenager with blonde hair and freckles opened the door and I stepped in the bus. "Where you headed today lovely?"

"The Leaky Cauldron please." I said, taking a seat and holding on as the bus popped onto Charing Cross road and careened to a stop in front of an old pub. I jumped off and paid Ernie before crossing the street to the pub.

"Thank you ma'am!" he called after me and I waved my hand in acknowledgment.

"Hello Miss Evans," the young bartender called from where he was serving someone at the bar. "Fancy a drink today?"

"No thanks Tom!" I said, waving at a few customers and smiling at Tom. "I'm picking up my Hogwarts stuff today."

"Alright!" Tom called. "Enjoy! It's rather lovely out today!"

I turned walked up to a wall and pulled out my wand before tapping it on a brick. The wall transformed into an archway, revealing the ever busy and colorful, Diagon Alley.

I grinned at the thought of going back for my final year at Hogwarts. My letter had come July 30th, so I had sent it back immediately. I crossed the street to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor and sat at a table.

"Lily!" Florean came out and greeted me with a smile and a hug. "How are you? Now, are you what I think you are?"

"Florean! I'm great, and if you mean Head Girl then yes!"

"Congratulations! You deserve it! Now, I suspect the girls will be joining you?"

"Yup, as usual. So can we have our usual sundaes?"

"Sure thing."

I thanked Florean as he disappeared into his store to get the ice cream. When I turned around I saw one of my best friends, Alice Fortescue, Florean's niece. Alice's short, dirty-blonde hair bounced as she ran over to me. She was short, just a little bit taller than myself, with big blue eyes and a round happy face.

"Lily!" She squealed as she hugged me. "I'm so excited to see you! It's been forever! What's the big surprise? Tell me please!"

"Alice! One question at a time! It's great to see you too! And it's only been about a month. I will tell you the surprise when the other's get here."

"Fine," she huffed. "So how's your summer been?"

"Mine was great," I said. "Yours?"

Alice was about to answer when another voice piped up. "Mine was fantastic thank you very much."

Alice and I turned to see another one of our friends, Mary Macdonald, walking over to us. Mary's shoulder length brown hair blew in the wind, and her brown eyes sparkled when she saw us.

"Hey Mary!" Alice called, and waved her down. "How are you? How was your summer? Well you already said it was good. But how was that trip to America? Did you like it? Did you meet any witches or wizards?"

"Alice!" I put my hand over Alice's mouth. "Calm down, for two seconds please!" I removed my hand and she giggled.

"Well to answer Alice's many questions," Mary grinned. "I'm great, America was awesome, yes I met some witches and wizards, and no they weren't nearly as awesome as us." She smiled and waved to someone else.

I turned to see our other friend and dorm mate, Marlene McKinnon, walking over. Marlene had long blonde hair, which she usually tied back in a ponytail for Quidditch. Her big hazel eyes always had a wild glint in them, and right now was no different. She swept her braided hair behind her and grinned.

"Now, what's this big surprise Lils?" she asked.

"I'm Head Girl!" I said. The other girls were excited.

"That's awesome Lily!" Alice squealed. "Now you get your own dorm room! Oh you'll have to visit us!"

"Well of course you are! Do you honestly think Dumbledore would've trusted any of us with the job?" Mary grinned.

"I wonder who Head Boy is?" Marlene winked at me. "There could be a change for some boyfriend action there." The girls always teased me because I never had a steady boyfriend.

It's not like I couldn't get one, with my long red waves and my green eyes. I was petite, one of the smaller girls in our year, but I was curvy. The problem was Potter. He had asked me out at lease four times a week since first year, and every time I went on a date with a different boy, he always got upset.

"I wouldn't mind if it was someone like Amos Diggory, that Hufflepuff," I said.

"He's gorgeous!" Alice agreed. "Or maybe it's Remus!"

"I wouldn't mind Remus," I said. "He's sweet, and shy, and knows how to study. I don't understand why he hangs around Potter and Black."

"Hey, who are we to argue the science of the male mind?" Marlene said. We spent the majority of the afternoon eating ice cream and discussing possibilities for the Head Boy.

We paid Florean and hurried off to get our school supplies. The first stop was Gringotts Wizarding Bank, to pick up Wizarding Gold. The great marble building was run by Goblins, and they cast us wary glances as we entered. On the front doors there was a plaque, I remembered reading it my first year

Enter, stranger, but take heed

Of what awaits the sin of greed,

For those who take, but do not earn,

Must pay most dearly in their turn.

So if you seek beneath our floors

A treasure that was never yours,

Thief, you have been warned, beware

Of finding more than treasure there.

I shuddered. Surely nobody would be foolish enough to attempt to break into Gringotts! It was suicidal.

We entered the marble building and waited for the nearest Goblin to be available. I stepped up to the desk and stood on my tiptoes to reach the top. I heard Marlene giggle and I turned to glare. I was the shortest out of all of us, and Marlene was the tallest.

"Name please," the Goblin growled.

"Lily Evans." I saw the other three girls step up to Goblins around the hall and begin the same process.

"Are you here to make a withdrawal?"

"Yes please."

"Follow me please."

The Goblin came around the front of the desk, just as Mary finished with her Goblin.

"Four to each cart please," her Goblin growled. Mary and I followed the two Goblins into one of the metal carts. As soon as we were seated one of the Goblins took hold of the wheel and the cart plunged downward on the track. The air was growing colder when we lurched to a stop in front of a vault.

"Vault 687," the Goblin hobbled out and slid a tiny golden key into the lock. I followed him and stepped inside the vault. I took some money, and put it in my bag, before stepping back into the cart, which took us to Mary's vault and then back to the lobby. Mary and I stood outside the bank, waiting while Marlene and Alice went to their vaults.

"Lily, Mary!" we turned around to see a girl in our year, a Ravenclaw, Dorcas Meadowes, rush up to us. She had cut her black hair since the school year, and now it was short and feathery.

"Doe!" Doe was our nickname for her. "How are you?" Mary gave her a hug.

"I'm good. And you?"

"Great," said Mary. I nodded my agreement.

"So Lily," she turned to me. "Everybody's best guess at the Head Girl is you, is it?"

"Yup!" I grinned. "It's me!"

"Fantastic congrats!" Dorcas gave me a hug.

"Thanks!" just then Alice and Marlene came out.

"Doe!" Alice ran forward and hugged Doe. "How are you? How's your summer been? Are you excited for seventh-year? Are you worried for N.E.W.T's? It's so good to see you!"

"Hey Alice!" Dorcas laughed. "I'm great, my summer's been good, I'm excited for seventh-year, and yeah maybe a little nervous for the N.E.W.T tests."

We said bye to Doe and moved on to Flourish and Blotts to get our schoolbooks.

"We need four of the standard Hogwarts seventh-year course books," Marlene told the man behind the counter. He nodded before disappearing into the back of the store to get our books and box them up.

"Lils, look at this!" Alice was calling me from somewhere in the store. I looked between the precarious stacks that were surely held up by magic, when I found her looking at a book with a bright red cover on it.

"What is it?" Marlene came up behind me.

"New Hexes and Charms to Baffle Your Adversary," Alice said. "Lil I bet it could help with your Potter issue!"

"Hm," I grinned as I flipped through it. The thought of Potter faced with the Bat-Bogey Hex or a charm that inflated your head made me laugh.

I grabbed the book off the shelf as the man returned with our books. We paid and left the store, heading across the way to the Apothecary for our Potions ingredients. While we were in there I caught sight of Severus, my ex-best friend, looking at some frogeyes. He smiled at me but I glared and turned away.

"Marlene and I are gonna go to Eeylops, I need some treats for Artemis and Marlene is going to get an owl!" I called to Mary and Alice as they went into Madam Malkin's robes. They had both grown taller and needed new ones.

Eeylops Owl Emporium was a dark shop with owls hiding all over. Some were in cages and some were in the rafters. The old shopkeeper smiled as I placed a box of Artemis's favorite treats on the counter. He rang me up and I handed him three silver Sickles, before turning to where Marlene was standing with a beautiful tawny owl. She paid for him and put him in his cage where he promptly put his head under his wing and slept.

After the four of us had reunited and finished getting our things, we said goodbye, promising to get together before September 1st, when we would go back to Hogwarts.

I rode the Knight bus back home and went up to my room where I put all of my Hogwarts things in my trunk, for the last time.

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