I own Nothing!!! Trust me if I did...There would be a few changes plus another book or two....=] I love JKR!!! She's a genius.

Non-Cannon.

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Tis But A Dream

Prologue
Salem Crisis.

All Lilith Frost had ever wanted was to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Night after night, she dreamed of the day she would receive her letter, and when she turned eleven and no such letter came, she was crushed. Her mother had told her to grow up. Hogwarts wasn't real. It was just some made up place in a book some lady had written. But Lia was determined, she knew that some how, in some way, she would find a way to go there.

So year after year she searched and plotted, waited and cried, but she never found a way to get to the school.

When she turned fourteen, Lia was sent to a private school in Washington State, far from her home in Bath, where she met her best friend and cohort, Odelle Riley. Finally she had someone to talk to who understood her undying need to get into the school of magic.

By the time Lia was turning seventeen, she was losing all hope.

"Lia?" Odelle Riley questioned as she waved her hand in front of her best friends face. Lia looked at her friend and sighed. Odelle was richly made that's for sure. What with her long blonde locks falling like pure gold down her back and her amethyst like eyes. She was built like a goddess. She was made for magic. For the school that she, Lia, was finally giving up on. "Lilith?" Odelle's voice once again cut across her musings and Lia finally snapped out of her daydreams.

"Yes, Della?" Lia asked halfheartedly and sat back in her chair, flicking a lose strand of her chocolate colored hair behind her shoulder, her faded emerald eyes meeting bright amethyst. "What is it?"

"Lia, you were zoning all through class. It's over. We should head to lunch now." Odelle said smiling and waving her hand around her so that her friend could see that the classroom they occupied was indeed empty besides them. "Are you coming, or are you going to sit there staring out the window until next class?"

"I was thinking about it." Lia smiled at her friend and went about collecting her things and shoving them into her shoulder bag. She was soon wrapped back into her earlier musings.

"What are you thinking about that has you so preoccupied?" Odelle asked guiding her friend to their normal seats.

"Oh you know. Spring break. We are going to Maui aren't we?" She looked to her friend for conformation. After she saw the slight incline of her head she continued. "Well I might have a problem. Salem is coming to town. And you know what that means."

"She's tagging along." They said in perfect unison and sighed. Salem was Lia's annoyingly bratty cousin. And every time her mother had her come visit, Lia's mother made her have the girl tag along so as to get out of her mother's hair.

"Are you serious? Next week of all weeks?" Odelle asked hoping that she was indeed dreaming and not awake. She hated the girl and wanted nothing to do with her, let alone spend a entire week alone with her.

"I wish I was joking about this. But no. Salem will be here later today. And as my mother hates having her under foot, that means that she will be going with us. Mother bought her ticket and everything." Lia sighed. "At least the day is almost over. Only one class and we are free. Gareth must love us, for he gave us the last period off. And we can go home directly after."

Gareth Montel was the youngest principle Grove Academy had ever seen, being the tender age of twenty-three. Most of the girls in their school had a crush on the gorgeous blonde. Not including the two of them of course. It would be weird for them to like their principle. Even if he was hot and cool and totally sweet.

"So, Odelle, Lia, What are your plans for break?" Chloe Darkshadow asked leaning across the table, her auburn hair falling gracefully off her shoulders.

Chloe was and always would be the girl Lia dreamed she could be. Tall, confident, popular, beautiful. Rumors were going around that she was dating a young singer by the name of Isaac Summerwind, and she didn't even try to stop them. She just smiled and said 'Wouldn't that be adventurous?' And walked away. She was of course the object of most guys dreams. What with her long legs and spunky personality. She was also one of Lia's best friends.

"We're planning on going down to Maui for at least four days." Odelle said smiling at her long time friend. "What are you doing? Hanging with Isaac perhaps?" the blonde asked wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.

"Well you know how Isaac is. Always busy." Chloe smiled, and laughed at their inside joke, turning back to her lunch.

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Maui was beautiful. The beaches and the sun. The guys were tan and the girls all walked around in their bathing suits. But Lia couldn't enjoy any of it. Ever since they had landed in the air port all she had heard was complaint after complaint. Salem was driving her up the wall.

"Couldn't we just drop her off at the mall and take off? I mean your mother gave her enough money. She could find a ride home." Odelle leaned over a whispered in her ear. The pleading expression on her face just finished off the effect.

Lia was too preoccupied with the scene out the window to notice her friends pleading look. They were coasting down a long curvy road that bordered the sea, and the sun was just setting over the water. The scene mesmerized her. It was as if she couldn't look away. Something or someone was drawing her into the colors and away from the car she was in. Then suddenly all the hypnotic colors disappeared. The reds and oranges faded into the deep greens and vibrant browns of the ground as they rounded the next corner. Then every color proceeded to fade into black.

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I know. Not a lot of description at the end. this is my first story. Please send any critisim you have please!!!! I love to hear what others think. I promise I wont get upset if you think it sucks.... Sometimes I do suck at writing...I just wanted to try and write one you know? LOL. R&R Please!!!!!!! Love you all.