DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything of the Harry Potter universe.

A/N: Hello and welcome to the first chapter of my very first "fic". This chapter is pretty short, but I will try to make the next ones a bit longer.

I really hope you enjoy this small chapter!

-Gaby

Lily was 11, she stood in between platforms 9 and 10. She didn't see any platform ''9¾''. She checked her ticket again just to be sure.

It said Platform 9¾.

She groaned in frustration. She looked at her parents, who looked just as confused as her. People walked by. They stare at her huge trunk. She wished she could just explain to them that she's a witch who is going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She still remembered when she received her letter.

It was during the end of July. Lily kept asking herself if all the things Severus said were true.

Was she a witch? Did "Hogwarts" actually exist? Would her sister be a witch also? The questions kept on coming. The doorbell suddenly rang. Her mother answered. Lily peeked from the stairs to see who it was. It was a man with a very long white beard and long hair. He had sparkling blue eyes that hid behind his half-moon spectacles. He didn't look very normal. He had long robes and a long cloak. He also had buckled boots.

"May I come in?" he asked very clearly.

Lily's mother would have invited him in sooner, she was just too busy looking at his clothing. "Why yes, of course, sorry about that," she said while turning very red.

He walked in with his cloak sweeping the ground. "Sorry to bother you at this time of day, but I must speak with you, your husband and your daughter," he said this and turned his face to look at Lily.

Lily turned bright pink. "How did he know she was there?" she thought. Lily walked down the stairs and shook his hand, feeling very nervous.

While her mother went to get Lily's father, Lily sat with the strange man.

"Do you know why I'm here?" he asked her.

"No not a clue sir, "she replied.

The man cleared his throat. "Well Lily, there is no easy way to put this but…you are a witch."

Lily's eyes widened, Severus was right! "Really?" she asked eagerly.

The man chuckled. "Indeed. Since you are a witch, you must attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." As he said this he handed her a letter, with her name on it.

Lily took it eagerly.

The man nodded his head. "Well Lily, do you know anything about Hogwarts?"

"Oh yes sir" Lily nodded feeling all the nervousness go away. "My friend Severus told me all about it."

The old man nodded. "Ah yes well that means I will have less talking to do, you see, usually it takes me a lot of time to explain to you muggles-"

"Err…muggle, sir?" Lily asked, quite confused.

"Non-magical folk." he replied.

"Anyways," he continued. "It takes me a lot of time to explain to muggles that witches and wizards exist." I'm assuming since you know about the wizarding world, you must have told your parents about it?"

"Umm… actually no sir I haven't told them much," Lily replied looking sheepish.

"Ah that is unfortunate, let us hope your parents are very understanding people." he said with a very disappointed look.

At that moment, Lily's parents came in. The man shook hands with her parents. The strange man introduced himself as Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster at Hogwarts. Dumbledore then proceeded to tell her parents all about the wizarding world and about Hogwarts. Her parents seemed actually excited and also quite proud. After much talking, Dumbledore got up to leave.

"See you at Hogwarts Lily," he said with a smile. "By the way, you have very understanding parents." He winked at Lily then stepped outside and with a whoosh he vanished.

After he left, Lily's parents hugged her and told her that they would go to that place, Diagon Alley, as soon as possible.

Now here she was, in between two platforms, not quite sure what to do. She heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw Severus with his trunk. He was waving to her. She waved back, glad to have found him.

"What are you waiting for Lily?" Severus asked looking very confused.

"Err…well...Umm... I don't really know how to get to platform 9¾," she replied looking embarrassed.

"Don't worry, I'll show you," he said.

Lily turned to her parents and gave them a very big hug and promised to write often. She turned to Petunia who looked irritated. Lily didn't even bother giving her a hug. Lily turned to Severus.

"Ok Sev, what do we do?" she asked.

"Well, we have to run straight at the barrier between platforms 9 and 10," he answered.

Lily yelped. "What? We could crash!"

Sev only laughed. "Of course we won't! Come on!"

"We'll go together on three," he said.

"One"

"Two"

"Three"

Together they ran for the barrier, expecting to crash Lily squeezed her eyes shut. Sev tapped her on the shoulder. She opened her eyes. She gasped. Right in front of her was a huge train with the words "Hogwarts Express" written on it. She couldn't believe her eyes. They found a compartment where two boys were already sitting there minding their own business. Once their trunks were tucked away they sat down and Lily asked him more questions.

"I hope you'll be in Slytherin" said Severus suddenly.

Before Lily could react, one of the boys that was sharing the compartment with them looked up, he had jet black hair that stood up everywhere and glasses.

"Slytherin, why Slytherin? I would leave wouldn't you?" he asked the boy with grey eyes next to him.

The boy with grey eyes wasn't smiling. "My whole family have been in Slytherin, maybe I'll break the tradition," he grinned at the thought.

"I will definitely go to Gryffindor, like my dad!" the boy with glasses said while waving an invisible sword.

Severus snorted.

The boy with glasses looked at him. "Got a problem?"

"No, if you'd rather be brawny then brainy-"started Severus.

"Where're you hoping to go, seeing as you're neither?" interrupted the boy with grey eyes.

The boy with glasses roared with laughter. Lily got up looking at the boy with great dislike.

"Come on Sev, let's go find another compartment."

She took Severus's arm and left the compartment.

"See ya, Snivellus!" one of the boys called.

Lily rolled her eyes. This was going to be a very long year.