Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot Cathy and Annie…………….The rest is for J K Rowling.
Annie's POV
As usual I was the first one up. I smiled to myself as I watched my best friends sleep. "Well now that I'm up I best use the shower, cause when Lily and Cathy wake up there's always a fight to see who got to use it first" I thought. After I had my shower and had dressed, I did my hair in a ponytail and went downstairs to the common room.
I sat there on my own in silence for a full ten minutes. As much as I loved my friends I secretly thought that they were far too loud. I'm shy and I know that. I don't go to wild parties (unless I am forced to by Lily and Cathy) and would rather spend the evening reading my favourite books. I admit when I first came to Hogwarts I was scared that I'd be bullied for being smart and wanting to do well at school. My mum is a muggle but my dad is a wizard. I remember being teased because of my name;
Annalisa Miranda McKenzie. (Whose stupid idea was it to call me that anyway?) Nowadays unless I'm in trouble (because Lily and Cathy involved me in one of their pranks) I'm known as Annie McKenzie.
My thoughts were interrupted by a pecking on the window. I got up and let in my owl Tania. She had a letter for me from my mum.
Dear Annie,
How are you darling? Is everything alright? We got your message from the train. We're glad you're enthusiastic to get back to your books. Keep up the good work and you can fulfil your dreams of becoming an aurora like your dad.
By the way darling, when are you going to bring home a boyfriend? You're nearly 17 and yet I've never met one of your boyfriends. Are you scared of what your father will think? If so I've already discussed it with him and he agrees with me. I've got to go now. Say hi to Lily and Cathy for me.
Bye
P.S. Caddy and Charles say hi.
I smiled to myself then heard a piercing sound. I looked around and realised that I had been so into my thoughts that I hadn't realised that the common room was full! No-one was screaming so I knew who it must be.
Lily came storming out of our dormitories with Cathy and shouted "Who threw water on me and Cathy? Because whoever it was, that person had better start running because when I get hold of them they're gonna wish they never came to Hogwarts"
"Me" said a whiny voice. Cassandra Hopkins. "Now that I've pulled a prank can I be in the Maraudettes?". Cassandra was desperate to join us and be popular. I could see Lily fuming while Cathy had a glare that could kill. "Over my dead body! I'll give you ten seconds to run 1…2…10!" screamed Lily then her and Cathy chased Cassandra and both hexed her.
Twenty minutes later Cathy and Lily were finally ready. We all went downstairs to breakfast. Lily's hair was covering her eyes. When she does that it means she wants to look for Sirius. Yesterday she was flirting with him before we were called to Dumbledore because we had dyed all the girls' hair blue and the boys' hair pink.
Cathy and I made up after our argument about James yesterday. First lesson today is Potions. Time for the school year to finally start.