A/N
This is my first fanfic, so take it easy on me! The only flames should be
constructive flames! And I really don't care if I spelled something wrong;
it doesn't make the story any worse. I want as many reviews as I can get!
Lily stretched out on the couch in the living room, watching TV. The newscaster was saying, "And Mrs. Young says she saw something 'like magic'. Here she is, folks, to tell you the story.
An old woman with short white hair was shown. "It seemed like magic, I tell you." she said, "one minute the house was just there, then two boys come along, mutter something, and the house bursts into flames! They stood there just grinning at each other, and then, a man that looked older than myself, not that I'm so old, ahem, was just.there! I mean, how can an old man like that run so fast? If I didn't know better, I would certainly say it was magic! Then the old man muttered something, and poof! The house stopped burning at once. Then he looked straight at me, with those blazing blue eyes, and he says 'a nice little trick I learned in Firefighting School' but I don't believe him! No, I say that he must be a wizard to do such a thing! Not that I believe in magic, so please don't go shipping me off to the mental hospital!"
"Now isn't that the stupidest thing you ever heard?" said Petunia, who was watching it with Lily. "Magic! She says she doesn't believe in magic, but then she goes carrying on about how it was just like magic! I mean, if I saw the house, I wouldn't even think that it was magic! And that's because there is no such thing as magic!"
"Shush, this is my favorite Pepsi commercial!" said Lilacs younger sister, Violet.
"And I suppose you believe in magic, don't you, Violet?"
"And if I do?"
"I always did think those nonsense fairytale books should be made illegal! It's poisoning my own sisters mind!"
"My mind isn't poisoned!"
"If you believe in magic, then it obviously is!"
"Oh, leave her alone, Petunia, she's only seven years old!" Lily said impatiently.
"Well, Lily, you're mind isn't poisoned. You don't have a mind at all!" Petunia laughed loudly at her joke. "You believe in magic too, I assume?"
"I also believe that you're an annoying little brat"
"So I've got two sisters who believe in magic. Two stupid, brainless sisters"
"And I've got a dull, nit-picking sister."
"Girls! Can you stop fighting for a minute?" said Mrs. Evans, coming into the living room.
"Sorry mummy" said Violet.
"Lily, I was just on the phone with Penny's mother. She's going away for the weekend with her husband, and she'd like Penny to stay here. Would you mind?"
"I would love that!" Lily said enthusiastically. Penny had blonde hair, which she always wore in pigtails, blue eyes that always sparkled, and was Lily's best friend.
"Oh great, another jerk to deal with," Petunia muttered.
"Oh shut up"
* * *
"Look Lily! An owl!" Penny screamed excitedly.
Lily ran to her window. "Ooooooh, I just love owls!"
"Look, Lily, it's heading towards your house! Isn't it adorable? It's pecking on your window, Lily, open it up. Maybe we can keep it as a pet!"
"Oh yes! Maybe we can!" Lily said, as she opened the window and the owl flew in. "Look! It's holding an envelope in its leg!"
"See what it says!"
Lily looked at the envelope, and her eyes widened in shock.
"What is it Lily?"
"It's-it's addressed to me!"
"What? Let me see"
Penny looked at it. On the envelope it said:
Miss Lily Evans 10 Florasite Drive London, England
"Oh my goodness" Penny whispered slowly "This owl-it knew to go to you! It's-it's like magic!"
"Yes," Lily said, smiling. "It certainly is"
"Well, what are you waiting for? Open it up!"
Lily slowly opened the envelope. She read the letter out loud:
"Dear Lily, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
She stopped reading, and looked at her open-mouthed friend. "I-I'm shocked, Penny," she said.
"Lily", Penny said in a croaky voice. "This can't be true. It can't!"
"Do you think this is a prank?" she asked, disappointment obvious in her voice.
"I don't know what to think!"
"But, it can't be a prank! After all, the owl did deliver it to me! I mean, how often do you see owls as delivery men?"
"But there's no such thing as magic!"
"Penny", Lily said slowly, "did you watch the news yesterday?"
"Yes"
"Then I think you can understand that there is magic"
Penny sighed, defeated. "Continue reading"
Lily picked up her letter and started from where she had left off. "Enclosed is the list of things you need to bye, and a permission slip.
M. MacGonagall
Lily looked at Penny. "Penny", she said quietly, "please don't tell anyone about this. I have a feeling that it shouldn't be known."
"I won't. But Lily?"
"Yes?"
"This school-it's a boarding school. Does that mean that-" tears welled up in Penny's usual happy eyes.
"Yes", Lily said almost in a whisper, "we will be separated" and a tear rolled down her cheek.
* * *
Lily, Mrs. Evans and Violet headed for Diagon Ally. Petunia refused to come.
"Mummy, can I get a wand? Lily's getting one"
"Violet dear, if it turns out that you're magical too, then you'll get your letter of acceptance to Hogwarts when you're 11 years old, and then you'll get a wand."
"But a want a wand now!"
"Sis, stop being so spoiled."
"Hmph"
"Look, mum, there's Flourish and Blots. I need to go there to get my books. And the cloak store is right there."
"How about I get your books for you while you get fitted for cloaks?"
"Sure"
"Violet, you could come with either me or Lily"
"Lily"
"Ok, so we'll meet in a half hour."
Mrs. Evans walked into Flourish and Blots, while Lily and Violet walked into the cloak shop.
"Hogwarts, dear?"
"Yeah"
"First year?"
"Yup"
"You can sit over there, I'll be with you in a minute."
Lily and Violet sat down on a bench. She heard two boys laughing loudly behind her.
"Did you see the look on her face? 'I tell you it was magic'. What a loser"
" 'A man older than myself, not that I'm so old, ahem' " They burst out laughing again. Lily realized that they were imitating the woman on TV. Suddenly one of the boys noticed Lily.
"Hey look, James, a girl"
"So?"
"I think she's going to Hogwarts, first year."
"What's your point?"
"Someone to play pranks on. Let's introduce ourselves."
Lily had heard the part about them playing pranks on her, so she was immediately put on her guard.
"Hi. I'm Sirius Black. This is my pal, James Potter. What's your name?"
"Lily" Lily said stiffly.
"Last name?"
"Evans"
"Muggle-born?"
"Does it really matter?"
"Not really"
"Then why'd you ask?"
"We were curious. Not against the law to be curious"
"Well it is against the law to be-"
"Dear, I'm ready for you. Stand up so I can measure you" said the lady who was with Lily before.
Violet, who was quiet the whole time, just staring at the boys, now looked at them fiercely. "Don't you dare play any pranks on her" she said angrily, with her eyes blazing. "Don't you touch her!"
"Oh no, we wouldn't dare" said Sirius, mimicking Violets voice.
"We would never dream of touching that girl" said James, smirking.
"Wouldn't lift a finger to her. Dream on, kid. Your sister is pranksters dream."
"Why?" said Violet indignantly.
"Because", Sirius said, "she is super to do pranks on"
"But you don't even know her!"
"No difference. She looks like one of those wimpy little sissy's that are just super to do pranks on"
Violet looked at both of them with narrowed eyes. Then she said, in a quiet, angry voice, "you're nasty. You're disgusting and mean and cruel. I sure hope my sister will have the sense to stay away from you" and with that, she ran to the other side of the store, where Lily was being fitted.
"Gee, that kid has a talent. She's beginning to make me feel a little guilty."
"Come on Sirius, you're telling me that we're not gonna do pranks because a little jerk told you not too? I thought you had more sense than that!" But although James wouldn't admit it, he too was feeling a little guilty.
"Man, I was kidding! You think I would ever feel guilty about doing pranks? There's nothing to feel guilty about!" But he was lying. Sirius and James were both lying. They both did feel a little guilty. Not that it would stop them from doing pranks. But it would save Lily's life.
A/N So how's you like my first fic? . I have basically the whole story planned already, but I need a few reviews. Please review; it will make me so happy! Thx-glimmer angel
Lily stretched out on the couch in the living room, watching TV. The newscaster was saying, "And Mrs. Young says she saw something 'like magic'. Here she is, folks, to tell you the story.
An old woman with short white hair was shown. "It seemed like magic, I tell you." she said, "one minute the house was just there, then two boys come along, mutter something, and the house bursts into flames! They stood there just grinning at each other, and then, a man that looked older than myself, not that I'm so old, ahem, was just.there! I mean, how can an old man like that run so fast? If I didn't know better, I would certainly say it was magic! Then the old man muttered something, and poof! The house stopped burning at once. Then he looked straight at me, with those blazing blue eyes, and he says 'a nice little trick I learned in Firefighting School' but I don't believe him! No, I say that he must be a wizard to do such a thing! Not that I believe in magic, so please don't go shipping me off to the mental hospital!"
"Now isn't that the stupidest thing you ever heard?" said Petunia, who was watching it with Lily. "Magic! She says she doesn't believe in magic, but then she goes carrying on about how it was just like magic! I mean, if I saw the house, I wouldn't even think that it was magic! And that's because there is no such thing as magic!"
"Shush, this is my favorite Pepsi commercial!" said Lilacs younger sister, Violet.
"And I suppose you believe in magic, don't you, Violet?"
"And if I do?"
"I always did think those nonsense fairytale books should be made illegal! It's poisoning my own sisters mind!"
"My mind isn't poisoned!"
"If you believe in magic, then it obviously is!"
"Oh, leave her alone, Petunia, she's only seven years old!" Lily said impatiently.
"Well, Lily, you're mind isn't poisoned. You don't have a mind at all!" Petunia laughed loudly at her joke. "You believe in magic too, I assume?"
"I also believe that you're an annoying little brat"
"So I've got two sisters who believe in magic. Two stupid, brainless sisters"
"And I've got a dull, nit-picking sister."
"Girls! Can you stop fighting for a minute?" said Mrs. Evans, coming into the living room.
"Sorry mummy" said Violet.
"Lily, I was just on the phone with Penny's mother. She's going away for the weekend with her husband, and she'd like Penny to stay here. Would you mind?"
"I would love that!" Lily said enthusiastically. Penny had blonde hair, which she always wore in pigtails, blue eyes that always sparkled, and was Lily's best friend.
"Oh great, another jerk to deal with," Petunia muttered.
"Oh shut up"
* * *
"Look Lily! An owl!" Penny screamed excitedly.
Lily ran to her window. "Ooooooh, I just love owls!"
"Look, Lily, it's heading towards your house! Isn't it adorable? It's pecking on your window, Lily, open it up. Maybe we can keep it as a pet!"
"Oh yes! Maybe we can!" Lily said, as she opened the window and the owl flew in. "Look! It's holding an envelope in its leg!"
"See what it says!"
Lily looked at the envelope, and her eyes widened in shock.
"What is it Lily?"
"It's-it's addressed to me!"
"What? Let me see"
Penny looked at it. On the envelope it said:
Miss Lily Evans 10 Florasite Drive London, England
"Oh my goodness" Penny whispered slowly "This owl-it knew to go to you! It's-it's like magic!"
"Yes," Lily said, smiling. "It certainly is"
"Well, what are you waiting for? Open it up!"
Lily slowly opened the envelope. She read the letter out loud:
"Dear Lily, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
She stopped reading, and looked at her open-mouthed friend. "I-I'm shocked, Penny," she said.
"Lily", Penny said in a croaky voice. "This can't be true. It can't!"
"Do you think this is a prank?" she asked, disappointment obvious in her voice.
"I don't know what to think!"
"But, it can't be a prank! After all, the owl did deliver it to me! I mean, how often do you see owls as delivery men?"
"But there's no such thing as magic!"
"Penny", Lily said slowly, "did you watch the news yesterday?"
"Yes"
"Then I think you can understand that there is magic"
Penny sighed, defeated. "Continue reading"
Lily picked up her letter and started from where she had left off. "Enclosed is the list of things you need to bye, and a permission slip.
M. MacGonagall
Lily looked at Penny. "Penny", she said quietly, "please don't tell anyone about this. I have a feeling that it shouldn't be known."
"I won't. But Lily?"
"Yes?"
"This school-it's a boarding school. Does that mean that-" tears welled up in Penny's usual happy eyes.
"Yes", Lily said almost in a whisper, "we will be separated" and a tear rolled down her cheek.
* * *
Lily, Mrs. Evans and Violet headed for Diagon Ally. Petunia refused to come.
"Mummy, can I get a wand? Lily's getting one"
"Violet dear, if it turns out that you're magical too, then you'll get your letter of acceptance to Hogwarts when you're 11 years old, and then you'll get a wand."
"But a want a wand now!"
"Sis, stop being so spoiled."
"Hmph"
"Look, mum, there's Flourish and Blots. I need to go there to get my books. And the cloak store is right there."
"How about I get your books for you while you get fitted for cloaks?"
"Sure"
"Violet, you could come with either me or Lily"
"Lily"
"Ok, so we'll meet in a half hour."
Mrs. Evans walked into Flourish and Blots, while Lily and Violet walked into the cloak shop.
"Hogwarts, dear?"
"Yeah"
"First year?"
"Yup"
"You can sit over there, I'll be with you in a minute."
Lily and Violet sat down on a bench. She heard two boys laughing loudly behind her.
"Did you see the look on her face? 'I tell you it was magic'. What a loser"
" 'A man older than myself, not that I'm so old, ahem' " They burst out laughing again. Lily realized that they were imitating the woman on TV. Suddenly one of the boys noticed Lily.
"Hey look, James, a girl"
"So?"
"I think she's going to Hogwarts, first year."
"What's your point?"
"Someone to play pranks on. Let's introduce ourselves."
Lily had heard the part about them playing pranks on her, so she was immediately put on her guard.
"Hi. I'm Sirius Black. This is my pal, James Potter. What's your name?"
"Lily" Lily said stiffly.
"Last name?"
"Evans"
"Muggle-born?"
"Does it really matter?"
"Not really"
"Then why'd you ask?"
"We were curious. Not against the law to be curious"
"Well it is against the law to be-"
"Dear, I'm ready for you. Stand up so I can measure you" said the lady who was with Lily before.
Violet, who was quiet the whole time, just staring at the boys, now looked at them fiercely. "Don't you dare play any pranks on her" she said angrily, with her eyes blazing. "Don't you touch her!"
"Oh no, we wouldn't dare" said Sirius, mimicking Violets voice.
"We would never dream of touching that girl" said James, smirking.
"Wouldn't lift a finger to her. Dream on, kid. Your sister is pranksters dream."
"Why?" said Violet indignantly.
"Because", Sirius said, "she is super to do pranks on"
"But you don't even know her!"
"No difference. She looks like one of those wimpy little sissy's that are just super to do pranks on"
Violet looked at both of them with narrowed eyes. Then she said, in a quiet, angry voice, "you're nasty. You're disgusting and mean and cruel. I sure hope my sister will have the sense to stay away from you" and with that, she ran to the other side of the store, where Lily was being fitted.
"Gee, that kid has a talent. She's beginning to make me feel a little guilty."
"Come on Sirius, you're telling me that we're not gonna do pranks because a little jerk told you not too? I thought you had more sense than that!" But although James wouldn't admit it, he too was feeling a little guilty.
"Man, I was kidding! You think I would ever feel guilty about doing pranks? There's nothing to feel guilty about!" But he was lying. Sirius and James were both lying. They both did feel a little guilty. Not that it would stop them from doing pranks. But it would save Lily's life.
A/N So how's you like my first fic? . I have basically the whole story planned already, but I need a few reviews. Please review; it will make me so happy! Thx-glimmer angel
