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A beautiful young girl with auburn hair, an uncountable amount of freckles, and eyes that gleamed like emeralds stood in the breeze on that summer night in England. Her hair blew back in the breeze gracefully making her look like a fairy tale princess. While she stood on her balcony, trying to count the stars in vain, she attempted examining herself in the light.

Lily was a simple girl with big expectations and ambition in life. She was aspiring to be a healer once she finished school. Most people thought that just since she was smart she decided to go into medicine, but that wasn't it at all. Lily just liked helping people. Her heart went out to them and she couldn't help it no matter how hard she tried.

People at Hogwarts defined Lily as bookworm, though able to balance a fun life full of anything you could throw at her. Her father worked at a law firm in the middle of London, and as for her mother was a stay at home mom.

Trying to keep her hair from knotting in the breeze Lily trekked inside to her room and sat at her desk. Her desktop was filled with spare parchment and quills along with a line of pictures of her and her best friends and a stray Beatles record or two on the surface. There was one of the girls at the lake dipping their feet in the water near the end of fifth year. Another of them painting their nails and giggling about boys in their dormitory during third year. One of her and her friend Alice pranking Petunia earlier in the summer. Lastly one of all of them smiling by the fire in the Common Room the night before Christmas Break with the Marauders trying to crash their photo.

As she thought about her friends she spotted, a distinct blob of a shape was flying towards her at a good speed. After about a couple of seconds she recognized it as an owl. It came and swooped down to her and landed directly in front of her on the balcony rail. She lived in a three story house that consisted of 6 bedrooms, and 5 baths. Four of the bedrooms had balconies outside of them. Lily, her older horse faced sister Petunia, her parents, and one of the guest rooms had this feature. She picked up the letter and started reading, only to find that it was from Hogwarts, and her course list. She felt something else in the envelope it had felt heavier than normal this year. She took a look and put her hand back into it and fumbled to pull another letter out. She hadn't the slightest idea what it might be.

Dear Miss Lily Evans,

I am pleased to inform you that you have been chosen to fill the position of Head Girl this year. You will be expected to hold a prefects meeting during the train ride, prepare patrolling schedules, debrief the new fifth years of their duties, and work with the Head Boy to plan school events. After the Welcoming Feast please meet me at the High Table for further instructions. have a lovely end of summer, Miss Evans.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc. Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Lily was so exited about getting Head Girl. She let out a loud and girlish squeal and apparated straight into the living room startling her parents who were trying to watch the news.

"I made Head Girl!" Lily exclaimed to her parents while hopping around the room excitedly.

"That's great, Lils! I knew you would get it, sweetie! Oh, I'm so proud of you! I'm going to go make us some ice cream sundaes to celebrate. PETUNIA! YOUR SISTER MADE HEAD GIRL AND WE'RE CELEBRATING WITH SUNDAES DO YOU WANT ANY?"

"I don't have a sister! All I have is a freak who lives upstairs during the summer eating my food, using the bathroom when I need it, breathing heavily at night when I'm trying to sleep, and stealing all the attention!" shrieked a very crabby Petunia.

"Petunia!" exclaimed her mother, who was getting ready to tell her off.

"YOUR LOSS!" shouted her father, who always had a better liking to Lily.

"We are so proud of you firecracker," her father said as he hugged Lily, winking at her.

"Thanks dad, and don't call me that, you know I hate that nickname," groaned Lily.

"Well I like it, so I'm just going to keep calling you it. I can't help it anymore. After seventeen years it became habit. You should have tried to stop me earlier," he said cheekily.

"You know that if I could have, I would have, dad. Anyways I'm going to go write a letter to the girls asking them to meet up in Diagon Alley tomorrow for shopping and supplies and stuff. Is that alright with you guys?"

"Of course it is sweetie. I'll call you down when the sundaes are ready, you know your mum. They just have to be 'perfect' for our little girl." he said the last part in a discreet tone.

"You're smothering me again dad." she called back over her shoulder, laughing, as she ran up the stairs to go write her letters.

Up in her room Lily was searching through her drawers for some parchment, a quill, and a bottle of ink. She called Artemis over from her open cage to be ready to send off the lettesrs. After she found the parchment, a ratty old, overused quill, and some left over ink from last semester she hastily scribbled down a note to three of her dorm-mates. She figured if she wrote the other two would be to far for Artemis to travel in one night.

Dear Lauren, Alice, & Morgan,

You guys will never believe what just came with my Hogwarts letter. The Head Girl badge! I mean of course I knew I was in the running, being one of the prefects and all, but I always expected somebody else to get it. I'll save some of my ranting for when you properly take the mickey later though. Also, I was thinking since we have our letters now that we should go into Diagon Alley tomorrow? Maybe grab a bite or some ice cream? If we get some in Diagon Alley we have to try Florian Fortescue's new Chocolate Tower, I hear it's to die for. Artemis is being impatient, flapping her wings and whatnot. Bloody bird. So I guess I'll end here. Hopefully see you tomorrow!

All my Love,

Lily

That looks good she thought to herself as she flicked her wand and two more copies of the letter appeared.

"Here Artemis. Give these to Alice, Morgan, and Lauren as fast as you can. Have a nice flight." she called as Artemis gracefully flew away, off to deliver the letters.

And with that she appeared with a pop at the bottom of the stairs to go chat amiably with her parents knowing it would aggravate Petunia. That's the main reason she did it. Well that and the ice cream of course.

A/N: I know most of you are just going to read this first chapter then disappear to a different fan fic because this doesn't seem very interesting. I SWEAR ON ALL FAN FICTION ON EARTH that it DOES get more interesting after this chapter. So please go ahead to the next chapter - Please. Now please press that cute little button that says "Next".

-B