Lily Potter and the Black Stone Cauldron

Chapter One: The Sorting

Lily Luna Potter; Daughter of world hero Harry James Potter. She was named after her grandmother she never knew, as well as her own mother. Her red hair could be explained by the Weasley side of her family, as her fiery personality. She was now eleven years of age, which meant that she could go to a place where she had longed to go ever since she could remember. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry would be her home in just a week, and with each passing day she grew more impatient.

She was prepared more than she could ever be, with her wand (Fourteen inches, Holly, essence of Phoenix Talon ) and her books and her robes. All that was needed, was time to be passed behind her more quickly. Every morning she would ask her father if there was a magic spell that could make her jump forward in time, but he always gave her a smile and a shake of his head. Both of her brothers had made it into Gryffindor, and both of her parents wanted her to be as well. She didn't mind which house she was in, because she knew that wherever she was placed, she was meant to be there.

The young girl bit her lip as she sat at the breakfast table. Sundays were always boring in the Potter household. Silence would always fill the mornings, and everyone would split apart and do their own thing. James would go and spend time with his girlfriend and Al would bury his bright green eyes in pages of novels, newspapers; anything he could get his hands on. Lily would just pace up and down the stares, getting more impatient as she found nothing to do.

"Are you alright, dear?" her mother's voice came from across the kitchen. "You look a tad ill." She walked over to feel her daughter's forehead, and sighed.

"I'm fine, mother, really." she looked up, "I'm so desperately bored, and I want to go to Hogwarts already!" she pounded her fist on the table in frustration.

"Now, now, don't be a drama queen, Lily. There's only seven more days. Eat your food before it gets cold." she left the room so she didn't have to hear any more. Everyone seemed to grow sick of hearing the poor girl whine about school. It wasn't until now she realized that everyone seemed to avoid her, and she was now growing sick of herself.

She stood and left her food on the table. She was going to find something productive to do if it killed her. She marched up to her room, and shut the door. Even though she lived in a community that was surrounded by magic, she enjoyed a lot of Muggle things. She owned a computer, various video consoles, and her favorite – an extremely nice stereo system where she could neatly place her iPod Trinity in. Lily got hooked onto Rock, and there was no stopping that. She would listen to anything from the old wizarding band"Weird Sisters" to muggle band"Drop Dead, Gorgeous", to the recently formed band: "Knuts and Bolts". Music was a big part of her life, and she would hope that it stayed that way.

Her finger found its way to the on button, and the Trinity randomly selected the classic song "Swords, Dragons, and Diet Coke". Not even halfway into the song, her brother James came banging on the door.

"Turn that shit down, Lil, I'm with Trudy!"

Lily opened the door and glared at her brother. "I like this music."

"This is so old! Why can't you listen to techno or something? At least it would be decent! Why is an eleven year old listening to this bloody music anyways, aren't you supposed to be listening to songs about bunnies and rainbows?"

"For your information, my music taste is quite good. I like to thing that the words they speak actually mean something. What good is music if it doesn't mean anything, JAMES? Besides, there is nothing else to do...besides wait for Hogwarts!"

"Fine, you get your way again, baby sister. When school starts, you and your shitty music better stay away from me and my friends or you'll find yourself getting detention."

"Just because you're prefect this year, it doesn't mean you can use it against me. I'm sure there are rules, you jerk." she slammed the door in her brother's face and turned her music louder.

Though she wanted to make her parents happy and go into Gryffindor and follow tradition, a tiny bit of her wanted to be in Slytherin just to spite her older brother. She collapsed on her bed and let the music numb her brain. A lot of people told her that she was much more mature than and eleven year old, and she knew she purposely acted that way so nobody could make fun of her being the baby of the family. Despite her always trying to act more mature, she was just as equally immature. She was used to the luxuries in life despite her parents coming from almost nothing. She was spoiled by both of her parents, and she indulged in it. She almost sickened herself sometimes.

As her mind finally drifted from thought, her eyes closed and she fell asleep. Days much like this one filled the week and soon it was time for school. She woke up excited as ever and woke up before anyone else. When her parents finally woke up, they entered her room to find that she was already prepared for the drive to King's Cross. The beginning of the day was slower than she had liked, but soon enough, they were out the door and on their way.

Lily would ask every question she could think of. She was quite disappointed when she was reminded that she would be all alone on the boats, she knew not many people. Her brothers would be on the carriages as usual. She took deep breaths. As a wave of events suddenly caught up with her. She was standing in front of the Hogwarts Express. Her brothers have already hurried into the train, but all the weeks she waited, nothing could have prepared her for this. All of a sudden, it hit her. She was going to Hogwarts. She was going to be put through the train, to the boats, to sorting, to being alone and defenseless on a new plain without her parents to guide her. She felt tears well up in her eyes.

"Mum-" she managed to get out.

"Yes?" Her mother, Ginny grabbed her hand noticing her tears.

"I want to go home!" she hugged her mother tight, and she felt her back being rubbed in comfort. Noticing Lily's distress, Harry bent over and patted her on the shoulder. Lily stopped sobbing. She admired her father, and she didn't want to embarrass him by crying in public. He wiped her tears away, and grabbed her hand.

"Sweetie, it's your time. You're place is now at Hogwarts. You will grow so much the time you spend there, and glad that you've loved it already. Just put one foot in front of the other, and you'll be fine. Make me proud." Lily smiled at her father, Harry Potter. She wanted nothing more than to make him gleam with pride when it's all said and done.

Her happy moment was interrupted by a strange man coming toward her. His blond hair made her know who this was. It was her father's old enemy, Draco Malfoy.

"I see your daughter was a bit apprehensive of Hogwarts, eh?" the man looked awkward.

"A bit, but she's alright now, right Lily?" the young girl nodded.

"Well, then... Potter." he nodded and sighed, about to leave

"Malfoy." Harry nodded back and Lily noted how abnormal everyone felt. She knew nothing about the man except his name, and that his son went to Hogwarts.

"Well, Lily, you best get on the train, or it'll go on without you..." her mother spoke up and kissed her on top of her head.

Lily sighed and turned on her heel and entered the Hogwarts Express. It was like any other train she had been on, but she was all alone this time, she'd dare not find her brothers as she'd get taunted to no end. Every compartment she passed seemed to be full, and she was afraid that she'd have to stand throughout the ride. Many people laughed as she walked by, noticing her troubled face. A lot of the students shut their door as she passed and she was about fed up, when she noticed at the end of the train, there was an open compartment with only two people in it. There was two boys about Albus's age sitting there, looking bored as ever. When they noticed her standing there, they shifted, and one of the boy's moved so Lily could sit opposite them.

"Thank you..."she muttered.

"I'm Scorpius by the way. This is my friend Alphonse." he motioned to the boy he was sitting next to.

"I'm Lily." she said flatly.

"Lily Potter?" Scorpius chuckled.

"Yep." she looked out the window, looking for a distraction.

"I know a bunch about your father-" he started.

"A lot of people do."

"Okay..." the rest of the ride to Hogwarts was in silence. The two friends would occasionally talk to each other, but the whole situation was quite unpleasant. Alphonse and Scorpius seemed keen on befriending her, but in the mood she was in now, she had no time for it. She was already dressed in her robes, so she was ready to leap off the train in a moment's notice and bury her head in the covers of a strange bed. The moment the train arrived at the station, Lily stood, but she was halted by Scorpius.

"Excuse me." she said.

"I would really like us to be friends," he said, "but you are making it quite difficult."

"Move aside, Scorpius. I would very much like to get off the train." she looked at him with fear and sadness in her eyes. He could tell that she didn't like being alone, but what other choice did she give herself? She shut herself off from him, but he was determined to befriend her.

"Come on, I'll walk with you to the boats." he looked at her pleadingly. Apprehensively, Lily nodded her head. She rolled her eyes as she followed him out of the train and toward the boats to where a teacher would lead them to her destined school. Lily hadn't many friends in her short life, but Scorpius seemed like he genuinely wanted to be her friend. Perhaps she would stick with him until the Sorting. She admitted to herself that she needed comfort, and at the moment that's what Scorpius and somewhat Alphonse could provide.

The three of them sat in the boat, and the glistening lake rippled with every magic movement forward. For the first time, Lily smiled at her new acquaintance. He smiled in return, grateful that she was warming up to him. Before they knew it, they had made to Hogwarts. As they were escorted into the entrance hall, Lilly felt the nerves of what was to come. The rest of her future at Hogwarts was about to be decided. She entered the great hall, and names were being called out left and right, it was all a blur to her now. Finally, she heard her name echo throughout the huge room from the old headmistress.

"Lily Potter!"

Her heart jolted and she walked slowly up to the stool where she would sit down. She eyed the talking hat, and finally bit her lip.

The sorting hat was whispering in her head things nobody else could hear, and she waited on the edge of her seat until the Sorting Hat finally screamed,

"Slytherin!"