Chapter 2: The First Meal

The first years lined up in the front of the hall, waiting to be sorted.

I was extremely nervous! My brother James is in Sytherin and Albus is in Gryffindor. I want to be a Gryffindor like the rest of the family, but even then I am even more afraid that I will end up being in a house without any of my family.

Finally Professor McGonnalgal began to call names. I was in a daze until I heard her call, "Lily Potter." Trying not to trip, I slowly walked up to the stool and sat down. "AH," said the hat, "You are very difficult to place. I can tell right off you have bravery inside of you. Not to mention your families knack for trouble. However, you have a Slytherins mind. Well I have decided. You are a.......GRYFFINDOR!"

Relief spread through my body as I stood up. I ran to the Gryffindor table and sat down with Al.

"Great job Lil!" he said.

"Thanks!" I said, "I..."

The tall, blond, girl sitting across from me then spoke up.

"Um... sorry, are you two related?"

"Yeah," replied Al, "This is my sister Lily. Lily, Catherine Corner."

"Hi. Are you excited to be at Hogwarts?"

"Yes," I said, "I've wanted to come since James's first year when he came home bragging about it."

Catherine laughed and said, "Listen Lily don't believe everything your brothers tell you. They're right bloody liars and break rules like there is no tomorrow." Now that shocked me! I mean James is one thing, but Al! He was always the responsible one. Then I heard Al speak.

"Hark who's talking! Anyone put a dung bomb in McGonagals office lately?"

Catherine was about to say something when McGonagal began to speak.

"Welcome to Hogwarts! Now normally the notices are said during the feast...but apparently you haven't been served yet. Let me fix that." She clapped her hands and the food appeared. "Now you may act like pigs."

With that said everyone began to eat. Then once pudding had been served, she stood up to speak again.

"Now that we are finishing our meals, I would like to remind everyone that magic is NOT permitted in the corridors, that Weasley products are banned," she looked at the Gryffindor table(half of which were either blushing or laughing), "and that NO ONE is allowed inside of the Forbidden Forrest," this time she looked directly at James and the boy sitting next to him. Then I had to ask, "What did everyone do last year!"

"Oh the usual," Al said, "Set off dung bombs in teachers offices, went into the forrest to plan pranks, snuck out late at night to snog their boyfriend..." Catherine choked and Al said, "What does that sound familiar?"

Catherine's face turned red and she said, " How the...how...what...bloody...I...How the bloody hell do you know about that!"

"Oh I had detention that night and well lets just say you two were having a good time."

"AL! Don't you dare tell anyone! If you do I swear..."

"Yeah right Catherine! You don't have a thing on me!"

I then remembered...

"Al she might not have anything on you but I do," I said chuckling at the memory.

"Try me," he said.

"Jane."

I had never seen my brothers face freeze like that.

"J-Jane. Who's that?"

"Oh you know perfectly well who she is. The one we met back on the beach in Paris. The one that Mum caught you..."

"LILY! I swear if you finish that sentence you are dead!"

"I don't think he would, do you Catherine?"

She shook her head.

"Well what about you Lily," Al said, "and the boy you like?"

Oh CRAP! Does he know about that!

"Yeah right! I don't fancy anyone." Good thing I can keep a straight face while lying.

"Oh yes you do. The boy who got off the train with James every year. I won't use any names but I swear I saw you staring at him earlier." By then I realized someone else had walked into the Great Hall. He had jet black hair, green eyes, glasses...DAD!

"Al, when you stop making up stories, you'll realize who's just arrived."

Why is he here? He would have mentioned coming to visit. CRAP! Something must be wrong! Wait everyone looks calm...like they knew he was coming...what the bloody hell was going on?

Al's smirking, this can't be good! "Lil, Dad comes here all the time. Did me and James forget to mention it?" Damn!

"You're horrible!"

"AW Lily; I'd take that as a compliment," said James.

They are dead! Why did they not tell me! Why didn't Dad tell me! WHAT IS GOING ON!

"I hate you both! And you'd better watch where you step from now on!"

"Why?" asked James, "Gonna get us back?"

Oh he has NO idea!

"Before long, you'll both be crying!"

Catherine must have been uncomfortable because then she said:

"Okay, Lily why don't I show you to Gryffindor Tower?"

"Alright."

"Can you believe them! I swear they are the worst!"

"Yeah well, they can be prats sometimes," she said.

WHAT!

"SOMETIMES! Catherine, have you MET my brothers?"

"Well Al at least."

"Wow you must not know James at all then!"

"Actually Lily, I do."

Okay, why does she sound nervous?

"James is...well...he's kinda...my boyfriend."

WHAT DID SHE SAY!

"NO WAY!"