October 3rd, 1971
Tuney,
Stop worrying, I promise I'm getting all of my work done. I am glad I'm a Gryffindor. They seem to be really nice and into sports. Did I tell you about Quidditch? It's this sport witches and wizards play, flying on broomsticks! There's seven players on each team: three catchers, two beaters, one keeper, and one seeker. The catchers play with the quaffle, it's the bigger reddish ball that they toss back and forth and try to throw through one of three huge rings that stand so tall in the stadium. The keeper guards the rings against the catchers. The beaters carry these little bats and hit a mean ball that flies around the pitch trying to knock players off their brooms. Can you imagine, a ball that flies on its own! Then there's the seeker. They fly around looking for a tiny little gold ball called the snitch. It has these beautiful wings, that's how it flies. And catching that gets the team a lot of points, usually if you catch the snitch, you win the game. The first match is coming up soon, next month I think.
Alice is the nicest girl, very chipper all the time. She always has something nice to say and is a good listener. Mary is also very sweet, she likes to talk about anything and everything! Marlene is more spirited, she likes pranking and teasing the boys. They're so splendid. I'm sorry about the ghost part, I didn't mean to make you sick. Potter isn't bullying me, he's just annoying. My friends think he likes me. Can you believe that? Why would you tease someone if you like them? It's so silly. I would never like him, not if he was the last person on Earth! He's very stupid, already he has a group of friends and they make fun of people together. There's Sirius Black, they seem the closest, Peter Pettigrew, he seems rather timid and cowed by the others, and Remus Lupin. Of all of them, Lupin seems the nicest, he doesn't join in when Potter teases me and sometimes he smiles when I make jokes of my own.
I can handle myself, don't worry, Tuney. And Sev is being nice to me, we're friends. That isn't going to change, Tuney, because of some stupid house rivalry. Love you!
Lily
October 17th, 1971
Lily,
I don't care much for normal sports, so I can't imagine I'd like quidditch either, but it sounds interesting. You'll have to tell me how the first match goes. Are the matches house against house? Or how does that work? Dad's favorite football team won, he's ecstatic. School has been rather boring lately, I don't like a few teachers this year.
I'm glad the girls are nice. Keep an eye on Marlene, you don't want to get into trouble for her pranks. While I can't imagine you liking him back, maybe your friends are right. Boys are stupid, they do stupid things to get a girl's attention. Just remember, you aren't allowed to date until you're sixteen. But if he's already being annoying, just forget about him. There are other boys who will be nice to you. Even if this Lupin seems nice, be careful. If you become friends with a friend of Potter, you'll have a harder time getting rid of him. I'm glad Sev is being nice to you. See that he keeps being nice. Love you too, Lils.
Tuney
October 28th, 1971
Tuney,
I watched the tryouts for the Quidditch team, it looks really cool. I think you'd like it, Tuney. It's more exciting than all of the sports Dad watches. I am happy his team won, though. I'm sorry you don't like the teachers. It's just because you're too smart for them, you know everything about school!
Marlene won't get me in trouble, she's really careful when she does pranks. And it's usually against the boys, mostly Potter and his group. They have a name for themselves now, they call themselves the Marauders. So silly, like they're a club or something. But back to my point, the boys won't tattle on her, they just plan a prank in revenge. It's kind of a war now. I don't think Potter likes me, he's rude and stupid and hardly does the work for class! I wish I could avoid him, but since he's in my house, we have all of our classes together. I'll just have to ignore him. I don't think I'll become best friends with Lupin, but it's useful to have one person on my side. Maybe he'll convince Potter to leave me and Sev alone. Sev isn't going to suddenly change, Tuney. I love you.
Lily
November 10th, 1971
Lily,
I'll have to take your word for it, since I'll never see a game of Quidditch. I'm glad you like it though, maybe you could try out for the team next year. I don't know everything about school, Lils. But it is rather boring, we do a lot of review. Maybe soon we'll move onto new things, that'd be nice. Mum's great-aunt Beatrice died, the one who always gave us those icky candies when she visited. The funeral was Saturday. Don't tell Mum, but it was really boring. All of these relatives I don't know were there; they kept hugging me and asking where you were. I couldn't remember the name of the boarding school we're supposed to tell people, so that was embarrassing. I stood there like a bumbling idiot until Dad walked over and talked to them for me.
Just be careful, people get hurt in wars, Lils. I don't want anything to happen to you. And do you still like everything at the school? Are you homesick at all? And yes, just ignore Potter. He sounds like the kind of boy who will leave you alone if you don't encourage him. Love you too.
Tuney
November 23rd, 1971
Tuney,
Maybe I will try out, we'll see. It would be fun. The first game was a couple weeks ago, it was so great! It was Ravenclaw against Slytherin and Ravenclaw won! Sev wasn't happy, but the Ravenclaws all seem very nice. And you do know everything about school, Tuney! I think you know everything. Well, not about magic, but everything else! I don't remember great-aunt Beatrice very well, but I do remember those candies. I hated those! But it's too bad she died, was Mum very sad? I promise I won't say anything to her about you thinking it was boring. I hate when strangers hug me, I'm rather glad I wasn't there! I am sorry you had to go alone though, that must not have been much fun. You aren't an idiot though, there's lots of things to remember about my story. Don't worry, no one will remember anyway.
Don't be so serious, Tuney. No one's going to get hurt in this war. And I'm fine! In fact, I'm not homesick at all! Mary is sometimes, she cries at night when she thinks we're asleep. But then I get up and give her a hug and she feels better. But I'm not homesick one bit! I mean, I miss you, and Mum and Dad. But I love it here. And I wish I could ignore him. He bothers Sev all the time, so finally I said something to him. But Sev wasn't happy about that, he said some rude things about not needing a girl to stand up for him. Which is stupid, just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't protect people I care about. But he'll apologize soon, I'm sure of it. He didn't mean it, he was just embarrassed.
Love,
Lily
December 8th, 1971
Lily,
I'm glad the game was fun, too bad Sev wasn't happy. And thank you, Lily, but I don't. Especially not about magic, like you said. You'll be the expert on that! Mum was a little sad, but she was fine afterwards. Yeah, I wish you had been there too. It would have been easier if you were there, but that's okay. School is important.
All right, just be careful. It's good you're not homesick. And that you're helping your friend out. It's good to be nice. Sev is an idiot, Lils, if he doesn't want you defending him. He needs to learn you can take care of yourself and others. Potter sounds really annoying. I'm sorry you have to deal with him. I'm really happy you're coming home next week! I miss you a lot. It'll be nice to have you home, just like old times. I love you.
Tuney
There's chapter 2! I really hope you like it, I really like it. Please leave a review! I'm considering finishing off Lily's first year like this, I might do summer break in regular format, and then get to Lily's second year. Or I might skip summer altogether and go right to second year. Let me know what you want to read!