~mystikalolo~
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Introduction: In years one through six, of Hogwarts, while the so-called Lord Voldemort was quickly gaining power, there were two students known throughout the school. They were known for their constant bantering with one another, mainly because one would always provoke the other, perhaps accidentally, perhaps purposely; so that the other would scornfully try to regain his or her self-composure, by attacking back. From years one through four, not one, but both of these two students were known as the two who could not stand the sight of one another. But in year five, there came an evident change. One of the two students suddenly did not want to make the other angry. And instead, the student wished to impress the other student. This student started to develop strong feelings for the other. However, the other student did not have mutual feelings. This student thought that it was just a joke, and that these feelings could never be real. By the end of Fifth Year, the first student had given up trying to impress the other student. And both had gone back to bantering. But it was much more intent than usual. And there was nothing that the rest of Hogwarts could possibly do about it. So they left the two students to fight it amongst themselves, in hopes that one-day, they would grow up, and learn that their arguments were silly, and childish, and were probably not from the cause of hate. It did not seem as if their hopes would ever come true. The two students went on fighting and fighting, and on the day of which I am about to tell you, they were yet again in the middle of one of their famous quarrels, known throughout Hogwarts. And so, I would like you to meet… Lily Olivia-Vera Evans and James Edward Emil Potter VII…
Chapter One [1]((The Scream))
"Glacia! If you and the girls don't hurry up, we shan't be able to reach the station in time!"
Glacia Linda Evans hurried down the stairs, where her husband was impatiently waiting for her. She smiled guiltily at John Michael Evans. "I'm sorry dear, but you know there is just so much to do. This is the first time that Petunia's college and Lily's school has opened up the same day, and those girls just don't think of getting ready until there's no time left!"
Mr. Evans rolled his eyes, but gave a small smile of forgiveness, before calling out for the two little Evanses. Well, actually, they weren't quite so little any more. " Petunia and Lily Evans! If you don't get yourselves down here right this minute, both of your trains will leave without you!"
A gasp was heard along with a "Oh, come off it, Daddy, they shan't leave without me!" And two young women could be seen hurrying down the staircase.
Petunia Althea-Cathleen Evans was a young college-goer currently about to attend her Junior Year. She was a tall girl of 5'10", her neck easily contributing two inches to her height. She had stringy, deep-blonde hair reaching her shoulders, and pale-blue eyes. Her skin was currently showing off how it could not tan, and instead could freckle. And a bit too much eyeliner revealed itself. Yet, on the whole, Petunia Evans could not be considered an un-attractive girl. It was just the fact that her nose was always slightly up in the air, and that she never knew when to stop the sarcasm or when to act like the sweet girl, she could be, instead of the rich snob, she felt she was, that invited less second looks from men, than was wholly satisfying.
Lily Evans, was younger to her sister, Petunia, by three years, and so would presently be attending her seventh and final year at Hogwarts. She was almost a fully certified and trained witch. And she was the only one in her family to be so, which is why she attended the Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she would soon be the new Head-girl. And for that, her parents could not be happier, but her elder sister had always despised that quality of Lily, among many others. But Lily didn't mind. She was a thick-skinned girl, who could stand any criticism given to her, and would have to be given a lot, to break down.
Lily had deep golden-red, run-away curls going till just two inches below her shoulders. They bothered her endlessly, because they were puffy, short, and… the worst of all… red. According to Lily, the worst punishment in the world was to have red hair. And so Lily often pondered on what she could have possibly done in her past life to deserve such a disgraceful fate.
Many people asked Lily, 'If she hated her hair colour so much, what was keeping her from dying it?' but Lily did not believe that colouring your hair, to get rid of it's natural colour, was the right thing to do. So she kept her hair in that horrible shade, that always tormented her.
Of course, this was Lily's opinion. No one else thought her hair was hideous. In fact most people believed that it accented the rest of her features very nicely. Her rose-blush face, which never tanned, nor freckled; her eyes, which really were beautiful, staying in between the colour of jade and pickle; her wide smile, ready to come at any moment, where it was deemed necessary; and her "Give All You've Got" attitude for life, was what made her so attractive to the opposite gender, that they really didn't give a hoot's catootie about her red hair.
(However, we really must get back to the story.)
Mr. Evans gave both the girls a pointed eyebrow raise, and said, "You two are soon going to be living out of this house and you're not going to have your mother to tell you to do whatever it is that needs to be done. You two act like five-year-olds, and I have no idea how you are going to live without us."
Petunia and Lily, although they couldn't stand the sight of each other and had practically banned the other from each one's lives, always teamed up together when their father gave them one of these stupid two-line lectures. They glanced at each other, and Lily signalled that she would handle this one.
"Daddy, although we both love you deeply, end to end, we sometimes think that you're a bit daft in the head. You see, Petty and I have both been living out of this house for quite sometime. Basically, we only come back for three months, and that's because we love you dearly, not because we need you to help us dearly. So, you see, your two-line lecture was quite wasted on us, because we're already ahead of you. Sorry to disappoint you, Daddy."
John Evans looked clearly surprised and looked to help from Glacia. That didn't work though, because Glacia was having a tough time trying to keep her laughter inside. In the end, her laughter won. She burst into peals.
"Oh, John, you know the girls tied you down there. They're absolutely right."
Mr. Evans, who was glaring at his wife, cracked a smile. "I suppose that's true. All right girls, let's forget all about this and just go into the car, shall we?"
The rest of the Evanses agreed and they packed their things into the trunk, and then were on their way.
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Lily's train was to leave earlier, so the family helped Lily gather her things first, and said good-bye.
"Darling, have a marvellous time, as you normally do. I know you're going to make an excellent Head-girl. You've made your father and me very proud." And Mrs. Evans lovingly pinned the Head-Girl Badge onto Lily's beige blouse, next to the second golden button.
Mr. Evans gave Lily a fatherly pat on the back. "Sweetie, I know you'll make us proud, so I won't tell you that. I just want you to have a fantastic last year, and to do your best!"
Lily smiled at both of her parents. "Of course I will! Oh, I love you both so much! I'll owl you with Sapphire when classes start, all right?"
Her parents nodded. Lily then looked at Petunia and raised her eyebrows. "Well, dear old sis, I guess this is Farewell then. Tons and tons of love from me to you!"
Petunia rolled her eyes. "Just shut it and stop the dramatics, all right? I'm not going to lie. I won't miss you. I don't love you. And I cannot wait till you're done with your freak school, so that you won't even be living in the house in Summer Hols."
Mrs. Evans pursed her lips and admonished Petunia, "Petunia! No matter what your age, or where you go, or whatever you do, Lily will always be your younger sister! So I suggest that you treat her nicely. If not for your sake, or her sake, at least for ours."
Petunia sighed and rolled her eyes. Then accenting a sickly sweet voice, she said, "Oh, my dear, sweet, lovely, wonderful, darling baby sister, I shall miss you so much! I shall cry every day, from not being able to hear your beautiful voice screaming in my ear every morning! Oh how your gorgeous—"
Mr. Evans frowned at Petunia. "All right. All right. That's quite enough. You can stop now." He looked back at Lily, "Oh, it's almost time for your train to leave dear. Why don't you go through?"
Lily smiled at her family one last time, before disappearing through the barrier, to Platform 9 ¾.
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When Lily stumbled onto the platform, she quickly boarded the train, which was giving off a farewell "Choo, choo". She hurriedly went to search for a compartment when a well-known voice came next to her ear.
"Miss Evans! You are late!"
Lily flung around, in bewilderment, and then laughed when she saw who it was. "Delia! You scared me! That impersonation of Mc Gonnagal is actually getting quite good!"
Cordelia Yvonne Adalehrin just threw back her head and laughed. "I had you worried, didn't I? I could just see those wheels in your head, turning and asking, 'What in Merlin's Magic is Mc Gonnagal doing on the train?"
Lily gave a guilty smile and then asked, "So, do you have a compartment?"
Cordelia tossed her waist-long, straight, black hair scornfully and rolled her big, lash-fringed, blue eyes. "Hmph! Melodie and the twins and I had saved the best compartment, you know, the one all the way in the back? But some people came in, of whom I have the decency not to name."
Lily raised her eyes. Cordelia did not seem like her cheerful self. Who were these people who were so degrading, that Cordelia couldn't even bring herself to name them? Ah well. She would find out.
Cordelia and Lily walked back into the compartment that had been saved. Outside the door, she found a grim-faced girl guarding it. This girl had auburn-brown hair curling in a pixie-cut to the bottom of her neck. Her glaring, woolly-brown eyes brightened up when she saw who had come.
"Lils! Hi! Had a good summer? Head-girl, I see! That's excellent! I'm so proud of you! You completely deserve to be head-girl! I mean, out of all the people in Gryffindor, I couldn't think who would possibly deserve this more than you! You worked night and day for it! I remember when we had O.W.L.s in Fifth year! You were so worked up, that you started to annoy us all so much! I thought we would all just march into the room one day and put a full-body-bind on you! Really, I did! But we didn't, because we're your best friends, and we just would never do that! Speaking of summer though, mine was excellent! Missy and I went to Holland with our Grandmamma and Grand Pere. It's really the loveliest place in the world! And we went to the muggle side, and saw the way muggles work things! It was so interesting! And do guess what! Missy and I met twin boys there! They were at the lodge next to ours! They have the most gorgeous blonde hair and such twinkling eyes, as I've never seen before! Their names are Martin and David! They are just too sweet! But what about your summer, Lily? You still haven't said a word about it! What's happened to our Lily? Is she actually too shy? Oh no! My poor Lily! You've—"
"Aaahh! Enough! Enough! Stop! You've driven my poor ears away! How in Merlin's Name, do you talk so much?" Lily rubbed her ears, with a rather "unpleasantly surprised" expression on her face. Cordelia just rolled her eyes. Having lived across the street from the twins, Krystal and Melissa, (commonly known as Kryssie and Missy) she was more than used to this incessant chatter. But Lily, who'd been away from it all summer, had just received a full dosage of it and was still, recovering.
Kryssie blushed when she heard Lily's reprimand. "Sorry Lils, I didn't mean to give you a full blast right when school started." She laughed.
Lily grinned and then asked, "But Kryssie, why are you standing here, guarding the door like a goblin?"
Kryssie looked at Cordelia in surprise. "Didn't you tell her who all are in here?"
Cordelia bit her lip and shook her head, "Um, no, I didn't actually."
Kryssie threw back her head and laughed. "Oh, good luck, Lily! And may the best team win! (Please let it be ours!)"
Lily looked at both of them strangely. "Will you just let me in, Krys? I want to put my things away and I also want to say hullo to Melodie and Missy."
Kryssie and Cordelia looked at each other. "All right. If you really think that would be safe…"
Lily raised her eyebrows. "Darling, there's one thing about an Evans. They never get scared."
She gently pushed Kryssie aside and opened the door. She looked inside, and screamed.
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A/N: Love it? Hate it? Leave a review, so I know. ((I was going to write more, but I thought this was quite a good place to stop. *Wink*))
