The Hogwarts Express takes forever. The only fun thing is buying and trading Chocolate Frog cards, but trading with Hugo takes the fun out of it. Suddenly the train slid to a stop. My stomach once again got the jitters, but then they stopped and were replaced with a better feeling. A feeling that made be know I am strong, that I'm a Potter and I can do anything.
I heard Hagrid bellow, "Firs' years! Over here! Firs' years! James squeezed my hand and quietly said, "Good luck." Hagrid helped me on the boat then he looked me in the eye and excitedly said, "Oh ye must be Lily! I am so proud to be meetin' ye. Yer' brothers have told me so much!" "Bet it wasn't all good things," Lily quietly retorted. As the boats drifted across the lake there was a gentle peace flowing through me. My mind drifted to that strange dream I always had. It always had a black kitten with orange feet and spots on the kitten's under belly. It also had been leading me somewhere. Then I felt a jerk on my arm that I had been dragging in the water. I heard a blood curdling scream, which I later realized had come from me. Hugo grabbed my arm and attempted to pull me out. I screamed again. The boat was teetering crazily, just inches away from capsizing. My fingers slipped from Hugo's grasp the last thing I saw above water was his bright red hair disappearing. Then I saw what was dragging me under it was like a big blob monster thing that looked like it was wearing a strange hat. Then I realized what I saw was actually something fighting the giant squid and that something was dragging me under. Everything around me was going black a high pitched wining was filling me ears, but then there was a flash of light and I saw the dream cat scratch the monster. Every time the cat scratched it sparks would fly from its paws not unlike the pattern on its fur. Everything went black I couldn't hear, see or really use any of my senses. All I knew was I was about to drown.
The next thing I knew I was laying on the bank. I looked around and was surprised to see I was alone, but I wasn't alone I could see wavering shapes all around me. It only took a second for me to see that James and Albus were kneeling beside me their faces glistened with tears, and what seemed like the entire rest of Hogwarts were standing there. Then I realized I hadn't moved yet and they must think I'm dead. I lifted my head and looked at my arm and it I could tell was broken I could see jagged tooth marks down it, and it was lying at an odd angle. "It'll all be okay," Assured Albus. Then James and Albus gently lifted me off the ground and I blacked out again.
While she was out cold Headmistress McGonagall announced, "The sorting is to wait until the next morning, for Miss Potter was attacked at the lake."
"Don't move that arm." Is what I first heardwhen I lifted my head. It was told to my by an aging Madam Pomfrey. My arm was a greenish color, and covered in sticky goop. "W-w-what happened?" Lily asked shakily. Madam sighed, "Oh, I was afraid you'd ask that. No one but you has seen the monster, if you saw it, that is." "Well I didn't see it clearly the giant squid was blocking my view. Hey, Madam Pomfrey?" "What is it?" She replied. "How come my arm hasn't healed yet?" "There is a strong poison in that bite, so strong in fact that I can't heal it right away. The cream on your arm is supposed to take the poison out and it is little by little." "What about the sorting and do my parents know about this yet?" "Professor McGonagall has postponed the sorting until supper tonight, and we sent your parents an owl. Although it's almost certain to be in The Daily Prophet tomorrow." "I thought it was supper." "No Lily, you were unconscious all night yesterday and all this morning."
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