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Disclaimer: No, I don't own Harry Potter or anything related to it. All I own is the plot and a few characters like Orion and Cassi that I made up myself. Although my friends are working on a plan for world domination... maybe I can have Harry Potter
Lily Potter and the Beginning of the Third War Ch. 2: First Day is Always the Hardest (or so they say)
Lily opened her eyes as the first rays of sunlight entered the window by the bed. She sat up slowly, afraid of making too much noise and waking the other girls. She smiled as she drank in her surroundings.
The night before Lily had been too busy meeting her roommates to take in the dormitory. Tapestries and banners in scarlet and gold lined the walls many depicting heroic deeds. Three arched windows provided an excellent view of the grounds. The four-poster beds had lush, red curtains that could be drawn to conceal the bed. Lily already loved the room.
Lily quietly clambered out of bed; she glanced at the clock, 6:37, and groaned inwardly. She was not a morning person but once she woke up she didn't go back to sleep. At the end of her bed her trunk was sitting open. She grabbed her clothes and headed to the bathroom to shower.
Standing in the scalding water Lily felt a twinge of annoyance completely at odds with her excitement. She got out of the shower and put her uniform on, smirking when she realized how short the skirt was. James and Albus were going to hate it!
Looking in the mirror she put on a bit of makeup and pulled her hair back in a headband. By the time she finished getting ready the rest of the tower was up. Cassi got ready quickly and the two girls headed to the Common Room.
Breakfast didn't begin until 8:00 and classes were at 9:00. There were only a few students already in the Common Room waiting for friends and they found Orion and Matt sitting in two of the best armchairs.
"Good morning!" Cassi chirped.
Matt returned the greeting while Orion glared at the girls. Lily jumped when she felt the twinge of annoyance again. She didn't notice that Orion had looked startled at the moment she felt the annoyance…
Matt stood up and yawned. "Come on, we might as well head down to the Great Hall," he mumbled to the group.
"That's what I just said!" Orion snarled.
"Yes, well," Matt began, "I thought it would be best for us to wait for the girls. You know chivalry and all…"
Cassi giggled as Matt held his arm out to her, "After you milady."
Orion levered himself out of the chair and turned to Lily, "Come on Princess, might as well follow them."
Lily smacked him upside the head and stalked out the Portrait Hole. "Hey!" Orion called as he followed her down the hall. "That hurt!"
"Good," Lily glared at him.
"C'mon Princess, what did I do?" he whined. Lily took another swipe at Orion and he ducked. "Ha!--Ow fu--" Lily had punched him in the arm after he ducked.
She turned around in the middle of the hall and said in a low and deadly voice, "Do not, under any circumstance, ever call me Princess again! You know how much I hate that nickname."
Orion smirked, remembering the incident. Not long after they had first met Lily had "ordered" Orion to get her a s'more and he had replied with sarcasm, 'Yes, Princess' and the nickname had stuck. "Why do you think I use it, Princess?" Orion asked.
Lily turned and continued towards the Great Hall. Orion ambled behind her with his hands in his robes. When he took his seat at the Gryffindor table it was next to Matt who was entertaining the girls with the story of when Orion hit the Whomping Willow.
"So the bludger is coming right at him but he doesn't move because then he would miss the shot. Right when he releases the quaffle the bludger hits him and the broom heads out of the stadium towards the Whomping Willow. Madam Hooch calls a time out and the teachers all rush to try and stop the broom with the unconscious Orion on top. They get to the tree after his broom has been completely smashed. He's hanging by his robes from a branch that is whipping all over the place. McGonagall immobilized the tree and got Orion down," Matt paused.
By now both girls were laughing uncontrollably at the anecdote. "In the hospital wing Madam Pomfrey heals all of his bruises and broken bones only to find he was bitten about thirty times. She gave Orion a general antidote for venom but all it did was make it worse. Three days later Orion was in St. Mungo's being treated for excessive exposure to Doxy Venom."
"In his defense, Orion had been fighting off the flu for most of the year so he was already vulnerable…" Matt finished.
When the girls finally stopped laughing Lily turned to Orion, "That is quite impressive, getting nearly killed by a bludger then picking a fight with the Whomping Willow only to be taken down by a few doxies?" She tsked.
Orion glared at her, "Your point?"
Lily shrugged and continued eating, barely concealing her smile. Orion opened his mouth to begin a verbal lashing at Matt but was stopped when Professor Longbottom reached their group handing out times tables.
Longbottom smiled at Lily, "Hello Ms. Potter, I trust you are enjoying Hogwarts."
"Of course Mr.—I mean Professor, " Lily replied.
Longbottom tapped the schedules he was holding, "Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Thomas, unfortunately you both missed too much school last term to continue into third year. Therefore you both will be retaking second year. This means that you will have a dormitory to yourselves. We felt it would be unfair to put you in the second year dormitory and inappropriate to keep you in your current dormitory. Come see me after dinner and we will make the final arrangements."
The two boys nodded, both looking shocked and a bit confused. It was a dream come true for the two troublemakers since they wouldn't have to sneak around their roommates anymore. Lily rolled her eyes and exchanged a look with Cassi.
Longbottom gave the four their times tables and continued down the table. Lily and Cassi looked at their schedules.
Monday:
8:00-9:00 Breakfast in Great Hall
9:00-10:30 Charms, Prof. Flitwick
10:30-12:00 Herbology, Prof. Longbottom
12:00-1:00 Lunch in Great Hall
1:00-2:30 Potions, Prof. Malfoy
2:30-4:00 Transfiguration, Prof. Patil
4:00-5:00 Free Period
5:00-6:00 Dinner in Great Hall
Tuesday:
8:00-9:00 Breakfast in Great Hall
9:00-10:30 Defense Against Dark Arts, Prof. Lupin
10:30-12:00 Transfiguration, Prof. Patil
12:00-1:00 Lunch in Great Hall
1:00-2:30 History of Magic, Prof. Binns
2:30-4:00 Charms, Prof. Flitwick
4:00-5:00 Potions, Prof. Malfoy
5:00-6:00 Dinner in Great Hall
Wednesday:
8:00-9:00 Breakfast in Great Hall
9:00-10:00 History of Magic, Prof. Binns
10:00-11:00 Potions, Prof. Malfoy
11:00-12:00 Flying Lessons, Mad. Hooch (until Halloween, then free period)
12:00-1:00 Lunch in Great Hall
1:00-2:30 Transfiguration, Prof. Patil
2:30-4:00 Herbology, Prof. Longbottom
4:00-5:00 Free Period
5:00-6:00 Dinner in Great Hall
12:00am-1:30 Astronomy, Prof. Sinistra
Thursday:
8:00-9:00 Breakfast in Great Hall
9:00-10:00 Free Period
10:00-11:00 Charms, Prof. Flitwick
11:00-12:00 Herbology, Prof. Longbottom
12:00-1:00 Lunch in Great Hall
1:00-2:30 History of Magic, Prof. Binns
2:30-5:00 Defense Against the Dark Arts, Prof. Lupin
5:00-6:00 Dinner in Great Hall
Friday:
8:00-9:00 Breakfast in Great Hall
9:00-10:00 Herbology, Prof. Longbottom
10:00-11:00 Charms, Prof. Flitwick
11:00-12:00 Transfiguration, Prof. Patil
12:00-1:00 Lunch in Great Hall
1:00-2:00 Defense Against the Dark Arts, Prof. Lupin
2:00-3:00 Potions, Prof. Malfoy
3:00-4:00 History of Magic, Prof. Binns
4:00-5:00 Free Period
5:00-6:00 Dinner in Great Hall
12:00am-1:30 Astronomy, Prof. Sinistra
Of course the girls had every class together since they were both in Gryffindor, Orion and Matt had the same Free Period in the afternoon and one during the girls' Flying Lessons that the four would eventually be able to hang out during.
A few minutes before 9:00 the girls got up and headed to Charms with the other first years. They entered the classroom nervously and took seats. Ravenclaws on one side, Gryffindors on the other, boys and girls sitting separately within their houses. Professor Flitwick walked in and smiled slightly. Every year it was always the same with the first years. Houses stuck together the first day, as did girls and boys, they were always nervous that first week of term or so.
Flitwick climbed on top of his stack of books behind the desk and cleared his throat. The few whispers that had continued after he walked into the room immediately stopped. "Good morning class!" he called.
A few people mumbled, "Good morning Professor."
Flitwick smiled. "Welcome to Charms! In this class you will learn how to charm objects to behave against their natural ways. Now can someone tell me the difference between a charm and a curse?"
Cassi and Lily both stuck their hands in the air. "Ahh--Ms. Malfoy is it?"
Cassi nodded, "A charm is often considered the opposite of a curse. While a curse is typically evil a charm is good and often sends some amount of happiness with it."
"Correct, five points to Gryffindor!" Flitwick said. "Now, does anyone know why charms are not considered transfiguration?"
Again, Lily and Cassi raised their hands. "Ms. Potter!" Flitwick called.
"A charm only changes the behavior of an object where as transfigurations changes one object into another without allowing the object to retain any of its former properties."
"Another five points to Gryffindor!" Flitwick announced. By then many of the Ravenclaws were glaring daggers at the two girls for stealing their reputation as the ones who knew the answers.
Flitwick gazed around the room again, "I hope you all have purchased Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling and The Standard Book of Spells Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk. At this time please take out Magical Theory and proceed to take notes on chapter one."
The class worked in silence for the remainder of the period and many students jumped when the bell rang signaling the end of class. "Homework is a foot and a half of parchment on the properties of charms by Friday," Flitwick squeaked as the first years packed up.
The Gryffindors raced outside to the greenhouses for Herbology while the Ravenclaws headed to the dungeons for Potions. Outside the greenhouses Professor Longbottom was waiting for the first years. Once they had all gathered, divided Gryffindors and Slytherins, he led them into Greenhouse one. The class proceeded reasonably well with Cassi and Lily answering all the questions. By lunch the two had won Gryffindor a total of twenty points putting them in the lead for the House Cup.
Lunch was a welcome break from school for the girls. Orion and Matt sat down with Orion ranting "We already have two essays due by Wednesday and we have to practice the Flame Freezing Charm before tomorrow!"
Cassi grinned, "Well we have an essay for charms due Friday but otherwise that's it. Right Lily?"
"Yep!" Lily agreed while helping herself to some chicken. She dropped the fork when she was struck by an overwhelming urge to throttle Cassi. She looked at Orion and saw his surprise before he managed to resume his moody demeanor. She shrugged, there was time to ponder the strange occurrence later.
After lunch the girls walked slowly to the dungeons, dreading the class that awaited them. Cassi's father was the Potions teacher and neither girl wanted to know what he thought of their friendship nor the fact that they were both in Gryffindor.
Following advice given by Matt the two grabbed a desk in the back of the room as they waited for the class to begin. This class was with the Slytherins again and many students were whispering to friends while glaring at the other house. All talking stopped when Professor Malfoy swept in.
"Good afternoon class," he said evenly.
"Good afternoon Professor Malfoy," many of the Slytherins replied. (After all he is their head of house).
"Welcome to Potions," he began. "This class will be immensely different than your other classes. There are those of you who will master the subtle science that is potion making and others who will not return after fifth year. I expect everyone to work hard in this class no matter how you feel about it. If you do I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death."
The entire room was silent as they hung onto Malfoy's every word. "Can anyone tell me what I would get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
Lily and Cassi both put their hands in the air. Malfoy scanned the room, "Ms. Potter?"
"A sleeping potion called the Draught of Living Death, sir," Lily said.
Malfoy sneered, "Does anyone know where to look to find a bezoar?"
Again Cassi and Lily raised their hands. Malfoy looked around again, "Ms. Malfoy?"
Cassi took a deep breath, "In the stomach of a goat, sir."
He only nodded, "And what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
"Ms. Potter?"
"They are the same plant, also known as aconite, sir," Lily replied smugly. She took special satisfaction in showing off to Malfoy after hearing all the stories her father told about him.
"Open Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger and begin taking notes on the first chapter. When you are finished you may go. Homework is two feet of parchment on the uses of a bezoar due tomorrow as well as the notes if you don't finish now," Malfoy said as he began pacing around the dungeon.
Cassi and Lily quickly took notes having already read the chapter. As they closed their books the bell rang. All of the Gryffindors were walking out of the dungeons on their way to Transfiguration when they were stopped at the top of the steps by the third year Slytherins led by Scorpius.
"Well, well, what have we here?" Scorpius drawled. "The little Potter bitch and my sister. Bloody disgraces, both of them. I'm sure you think you're brilliant after that little stunt on the train yesterday. I'll get you back Potter, have no doubt about that."
"Good luck with that Malfoy," Lily retorted. "After all I'm obviously stronger than you and I have three elder brothers to help me get you…"
Cassi giggled, "Don't forget me and Orion too!"
The Gryffindors pushed past the Slytherins and continued to class. Scorpius watched them go looking as if he had just swallowed cat sick.
Transfiguration passed quickly with the professor (Padma Patil) telling them what they should expect to cover this year and that tomorrow would be a practical lesson. It was an easy class after Potions.
By the end of the class period Lily's confrontation with Scorpius was all over the school. While Cassi and Lily were doing their Potions homework, Matt and Orion were plotting revenge… Dinner was suspenseful as the students waited for Scorpius to make his move and violence to break out.
After dinner Lily and Cassi helped Matt and Orion with their homework then listened to their plan for Scorpius. There was only one flaw: they had no way to guarantee they would not be caught. Luckily, Lily knew a solution.
"I have a way to make sure we don't get caught… I can get us an Invisibility Cloak," Lily grinned devilishly.
Matt and Orion gaped at her then smirked. "Perfect!" they chorused.
Lily left to find James and borrow the cloak from him after they had finalized their plans. At 12:30 that night the four left Gryffindor Tower and headed towards the Slytherin Common Room, ready to take revenge…
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