Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling, though I don't know why you would think that.
But anyways, hi! my name is WannaGoMate and I am pleased to meet you. Thank you so much by clicking on this story, and deciding to read it. Please keep in mind that this is my first story, and that I am an avid fan of Harry Potter.
First Year:
7:30 AM, August 30, 1970
The living room
I can hardly believe it! I was accepted in Hogwarts, a school that only accepts magical children. And I'm one of them. Only seven months ago, I got my Hogwarts letter! In the letter, it said I was a witch, and I was accepted into a school in the middle of Scotland. Oh and an owl brought it. It really did scare the crap out of everyone. I was practically shaking with glee when I saw it, but Tuney couldn't come with me. I hope Tuney isn't playing a prank on me, and I think she hates me now. We used to get along, like two peas in a pod, but now she calls me Freak. 'Cause I'm a freak. But seriously, out of all the insults, that has got to be the laziest. I mean, sure I'm offended by it, but freak? Not something like Loser, Tart, or something like that? I should probably glad that she isn't calling me a Tart, but I am insulted by that insult. Like, you could do better, Tuney. But I gotta go, my mom's calling me into the kitchen.
Yours,
Lily.
Later (around 11:32 AM) August 30, 1970
Diagon's Alley
Ok, so we had to go school shopping today, and I met... Severus. We had been friends since we were little, but I ran into him. Here's how the conversation went.
"Sev?" I called out. "What are you doing here?" He turned around.
"Lily? You're a witch?"
"Indeed I am. Have you been here before?"
"All the time. Here, let's go school shopping together!"
"Of course! Only for you, Sev."
And we went shopping. There were cauldrons, wands, parchment, quills, and all of this random stuff you only hear about in the Medieval Ages. It was amazing. And to think, tomorrow, I would be with other people like me and Sev. The thought of magic really made my heart race. So fast.
Yours,
Lily.
August 30/September 1, 1970 (hard to tell)
My bedroom
It's so late, I can't tell if August or September. I think this is the latest I've ever stayed up. I feel so nervous. I'm bound to stand out because I look like a reverse Christmas tree with my long, wavy red hair and emerald green eyes. Currently, it's tied up in a bun, and it's so dark, I'm so surprised I can see this page lit by the streetlamp outside my window. I love that my small little town, Cokesworth, meant that there weren't many visitors to our quaint town. I like living in a small town, but I also hate it. I hate it because, this is completely rhetorical, what if you got asked out, by a boy we shall call Bruce Koleman, right? And you turned him down, but you run into him at the grocery store, and you just want to crawl into a hole and die. Again, this is completely rhetorical. But seriously, I wouldn't live anywhere else in the world. Well, actually, I want to live at Hogwarts. It's supposed to be a REAL castle! But I wonder how cold its gonna be, since, last time I checked, castles didn't have heaters. But then again, I'm going to a magical school, so anything is possible. I can't wait for tomorrow. Or later today.
Yours,
Lily.
September 1, 1970 (10:45)
The car, on the way to King's Cross
I can't stop grinning.
No, seriously. I can't shut my mouth. I look like a red head Cheshire's Cat. Tuney is asking me to stop smiling, and I try to stop. I really do. But I can't. Then I get out of my car, and I see Severus. "Sev!"
"Lily! How are you?"
"Oh, I'm too excited. How do we get to platform 9 3/4?" I was so scared that he would yell "TRICKED YA!" and double over laughing with Petunia. But that didn't happen. I couldn't believe my ears on what he had said next.
"Oh, we just go through that wall."
"Say what now?"
"No seriously. Look, what them go in." I turned to see a boy and a girl with carts run straight into that wall, but they didn't bounce back. I'm pretty sure that didn't abide with the laws of physics.
"Okay. I'll go first." I announced. I gripped my cart so tightly that my knuckles turned white, but then I remembered that my parents were behind me. "Wait a sec, Sev will you?"
"Sure." I gave a hug to my mom, then dad, and tried to give one to Tuney, but she shrugged out of it. "No," she simply responded. "Bye Freak."
"Petunia!" My mother reprimanded.
"Okay, sorry Lily. See you in December." She said and turned around to get back in the car.
"Mom, dad, I love you. I'l write a soon as I can. But don't be surprised if you see an owl tapping at the window, okay?"
"S-sure." My mother said, her voice shaky. She wiped at her light blue eyes and fixed her red hair while composing herself. "As much as I love you, I don't want to cry in front of your potential friends."
"Thanks, mom," I said with a chuckle. "Dad," I gave him a bear hug. I looked up into the same emerald eyes that I had, and I clutched at his blonde hair on his head. "I'll miss you."
"I miss you too, Lils. I want to see you soon, okay? Don't cause too much trouble, okay?"
"I would never. I have to go before the gate closes. I will write, okay?" I kissed their cheeks, and I clutched my cart again.
"Ready?" asked Sev.
"Ready." I responded. Then I sprinted at full speed towards the wall.