The Best of Friends

Chapter One
Hogwarts?

Lily woke up on top of her covers on a steamy summer morning in her third room floor. She dressed quickly and dashed down two flights of stairs to the kitchen.She caught her breath and sat at the counter in her family's gourmet kitchen. (Her family had a huge modern home, because her father had a wonderful job a a big bank.)

"Lily, you have a letter. Its on the foyer table." her mother said. They were rich enough to have a cook, but Mrs. Evans insistedon doing the cooking herself.

Lily ran into the foyer and ran into her father, who was heading out the door."Hello, waterLily.Have a good day.Be good,"he said cheerfully, hugging her and walking out the door, waving.

"Bye, Daddy!"Lily waved at her dad, and grabbed her letter.It was a envolope made of heavy parchment.It was adressed in green ink. Lily ripped it open. It read:


HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
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Headmaster:ALBUS DUMBLEDORE

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

Dear Ms. Evans,
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 by no
later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress


P.S. We will send a fellow witch or wizard to help you.



Lily pulled out a list of supplies. 'Robes, a wand?!' Lily thought, puzzled. Was this a trick? Suddenly there was a knock on thedoor. Lily pulled the door open. A boy about her age and his mother stood in the doorway.

"Lily?"the woman asked.


"Who are you?" a rude voice said from the stairs.It was Lily's sister, Petunia.

"I'm Mrs. Potter and this is my son James. Who are you?"Mrs. Potter said, introducing herself and James.

Before Petunia could say anything, Lily said, "I'm Lily Evans, and that's my sister, Petunia."

Lily lead Mrs.Potter and James into the kitchen."You have a huge house,"James whispered to Lily. Lily nodded, blushing., her face turning the color of her hair.

"James!" James's mother reprimanded.


"Lily, who is this? And who's the letter from? " Mrs. Evans asked.

" I'm Mrs. Potter, and this is James. I do believe the letter is from Hogwarts, correct, Lily?"Mrs. Potter explainedbefore Lily could answer.Lily nodded.Mrs. Potter went on," Lily is a witch, Mrs. Evans. So am I. My son is a wizard. We are here to help your daughter get to Hogwarts, her new school,where she will learn to use her powers."

Mrs. Evans was estastic. " My Lily, a witch, how exciting."

Petunia, however, thought otherwise."How weird!" she patronized.



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The next day, after saying goodbye to her parents, she ,Mr. and Mrs. Potter, James and the other Potter children left for London. They would be staying in a pub called the Leaky Cauldron for a few days.

Soon they arrived in London. In between a bookshop and a record shop, was the Leaky Cauldron. It was a small, grubby pub.


The Potters and Lily walked inside. "Lewis, how've you been?" the bartender greeted Mr. Potter." The whole family, eh? Who's this extra? She don't look a thing like you."

"This is Lily Evans. She and my son, James will be starting Hogwarts this year. I need three rooms. Make them big," Mr. Potter responed.Soon their stuff was putin their rooms and they ate some dinner. Then they went to bed.






DISCLAIMER:the characters are most definetley not mine!They're Joanne Kathleen Rowlings's!

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