You Have Been Accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

(The Lillian Evans and Marauders Story)

Previously

A magic wand… this was what Lily had been really looking forward to, wandering how she was to choose one if they gave her as much as a variety to choose from.

Asking around where best to go for a wand they were told to go to a place called Ollivanders, ("Only place for wands, Ollivanders") a batty old lady had told them, pointing them in the right direction.

Lily was, now, shuffling her owl's cage from side to side, it was becoming heavy but she wanted to carry it herself and that's how it all happened.

Lily couldn't really see in front of her so she stopped for a little arm rest, as her parents, unnoticed by Lily, went ahead, but the problem was that she wasn't looking where she was going and-

"Too bad, mum already got me a broom-"

"Tell me about it!"

"You think she'll let me exchange?"

"Fat chance at that."

(Sigh) "You're right, but there's always a façade of an 'accidental' broken bro-"

"Umph!"

"Ouch!"

"Ouww…"

"Sorry, my fault, wasn't-" a young boy's voice began to apologize but stopped upon seeing the redhead lying underneath him, flaming hair fanning all around her prettily. He blushed, embarrassed, wandering how he had gotten into this peculiar predicament.

"Wasn't looking, my fault- um… I- can't- breathe…" Lily started apologizing, eyes watering, at the same time, when she realized that a boy was actually on top of her and her cage wasn't in her hand, and strangely enough, her landing had been soft….

"Hmmhmmhhm," said an incoherent something or someone, as if trying to speak.

"Uh… Oh! My fault- again…" said the boy further blushing with embarrassment as he stood and offered his hand to help the redhead before him up. "Up you go then!"

"Thank you," said Lily as she took the boy's outstretched helping hand in hers to pull herself up.

"No problem," the boy assured her. "And how did you end up under there?" the boy asked his friend, amused, once more stretching out his hand, this time to a messy haired boy, who apparently had served as Lily's landing ground, soft at that, Lily blushed.

"This is exactly what I was- Oh, is this your owl?- exactly what I was talking about! You seeeeee! I'm a magnet today!" exclaimed the second boy, amused as he interrupted himself and handed Lily her owl's cage. "First I go rocketing up your-"

She took it, slightly taken aback. "Thank you," Lily said in a small, shy, voice but she was ignored as the boys continued their all two-sided conversation. She wondered how they exactly kept track of what they were saying when most of it sounded incoherent to her ears…

"Yeah, now I can see what you meant… Victim number one, me!" the first boy admitted, frowning with amusement and apparent delight at being the first "victim" as he pointed with his thump at himself with a foolish crooked smile.

"If anyone's the victim it would be me!" protested the other in indignation, though his voice held laughter.

"Then that peaky Lupin folk- I liked him though- then that nervous wreck- what was his name again?" the boy continued as if there had been no interruption, counting off the 'victims' as they called them with his elegant fingers, "who cares- and now this young lady- which, incidentally, we don't know her name."

And with that, their attention was brought to Lily once again, who blushed meeting the first boys eyes. They were a grey, like she'd never seen before, stormy but kind and keen at the same time, with onyx hair falling elegantly onto his eyes.

"Er- sorry about that, my fault," said the second boy who had a storm of raven black hair and spectacles, there was something about him that Lily couldn't place.

"Don't try to steal all the glory, I too knocked her to the floor," protested the first as if that was something to brag about. "Anyways… Ignore the troll," he added addressing Lily with a jerky nod towards the second boy, Lily snickered.

"Hey!" protested his friend?

"Sirius," said the first stretching out his hand in greeting, ignoring the other's protest, amusement visible in his eyes, and Lily frowned in puzzlement, head slightly tilted to one side.

"Um…" Lily said taking his hand and bighting her bottom lip, "why are you serious? You… don't have to be all serious about this; it was an honest mistake…" said Lily, knowing that if she didn't it would eat at her, but her question was met by laughter from the other boy.

"Jajajajajaja… oh, she is goo-oo-ood!" roared the boy as he dried tears of joy from his spectacled eyes.

"Shut it pothead!" sneered the other, though he didn't seemed bothered, it seemed that he had expected this to happen.

"Is that the best you've got? Pothead?" he countered. "I'll bet anything that a toad could come up with a better retort than that!" the boy said as he continued to laugh uncontrollably, as he added, "I think you're getting rusty mate!" Lily was utterly confused.

"Because that's my name," he explained curtly to Lily as he slightly blushed under her questioning look, ignoring his laughing friend with as much dignity as he could muster and great effort.

"Your name is, Serious?" Lily asked incredulously, raising a brow.

"No," he said carefully as his friends laughter increased, "its Sirius, Sirius Black." Lily thought for a moment about the difference and it dawned on her, looking straight at the boy she noticed he was grinning broadly making her smile too.

"Well, nice to meet you Sir-ius," she said sneering at the name and Sirius's amusement of her pronunciation.

"And the laughing idiot is James," he added, dramatically pointing to the boy who had stopped laughing and tried poising himself.

"James, James Potter," James said for himself, raising to full height as if regaining his dignity after giving Sirius a reproachful look and grinning broadly at Lily.

"Nice to meet you too, er- James," Lily said taking the boy's outstretched hand and feeling slightly faint.

Dysfunctional Pair of Strangers

"Well, it's truly been a pleasure but I most be on my way," Lily added curtly.

"Well, I suppose if you must then… um…" said Sirius to Lily's retreating back. "Is it me or did we not catch her name?" Sirius stated watching Lily's retreating form.

"Hey, now that you mention it…" ventured James.

"That's a first, a girl pulled our leg!" roared Sirius in a fit of laughter.

"Hey, hold on!" James called after Lily as he ran to catch up with her, a hard task when you are out of breath from all the laughter; motioning for Sirius to follow.

"What?" Lily asked, defensively, as she turned to face the boys.

"You see- you failed- to… mention your name" stated Sirius between gasps, seeing as James was at a loss for words when he got there. That was strange, he thought.

"Er-" murmured Lily awkwardly, she did feel slightly guilty for not telling the boys her name, but then again, she wasn't supposed to talk to strangers. Besides, she was having fun teasing them, what with all the bumping into each other and the bruises that where sure to come.

"So, what's your name?" they both asked in perfect unison flashing equally foolish crooked grins.

"It seems like she doesn't want to tell us, Jamesie." Sirius amended.

"Don't call me that, Sir," reproved James critically.

"Troll..." coincided Sirius as Lily rolled her eyes… there they go again!

"Git," James wouldn't, couldn't back down.

"That you?" Sirius asked cordially.

"Can't you let yourself loose just once?" questioned James exasperated, (mockingly so of course).

"Never..." Sirius announced. Then, turning to Lily added, "So, what's your name?"

"Lillian Evans, but you can call me Lily," Lily stated sheepishly as she gave in with a sigh.

"Well, that wasn't so hard, now, was it?" one Sirius Black.

"The pleasure is all ours, Lily" grinned James, nudging Sirius on the ribs as he said it.

"What?" Sirius protested, and Lily laughed at their silliness, as James tried to look all too innocent, but to no avail.

"We made her laugh!" they cheered contentedly and triumphantly upon seeing and hearing her laugh, Lily blushed.

"Um... does your mum look an awful lot like you and extremely scary to the point of being terrifying when mad?" Sirius asked, suddenly fidgeting.

"Yes... Why?" Lily asked frowning with confusion and wondering how the boy could possibly know such thing.

"She's coming this way," James warned in a single breath as he pointed somewhere behind Lily, frantic anticipation dancing in his eyes. Lily wheeled around alarmed, readying for the torrent…

"At least she looks pretty when she's mad..." Sirius allowed, with a slight nod of the head, "unlike my mum."

"So true, Sirius, mate," James admitted, patting his friend in the back as if in consolation. Lily frowned curiously but didn't ask. She had more pressing matters at hand. Her angry mother, for instance, she bravely braced herself.

"Lillian Evans! Do you have any idea…" her mother roared as she trailed off, once started she seemed to never stop. "I was so worried," she gushed hugging Lily tightly to herself, "you really shouldn't do this to your mother, it puts me in quite a state."

"Sorry mum," Lily apologized demurely. They boys had been watching the whole transition with bemused expressions. Realizing that Lily wasn't in fact going to be badgered too badly by her mother. Upon seeing her eyes on them they gave her the thumps up, encouragingly she supposed.

"That's alright honey, just-" her mother began, interrupting her own monolog mid sentence. "And who may these two lovely boys be?" she asked, noticing James and Sirius, who suddenly straitened up, straightening their cloths and putting their hands formally behind their backs.

"James Potter, madam," announced James with a slight bow of his jet-black, messy head and stretching out his hand, my mother took it, looking slightly surprised and amused.

"And, Sirius Black," continued Sirius finalizing the introductions. And then, he too stretched out his own hand; my mother took his outstretched hand and shook it as well. "We just happened to bumped into Lily here and so we though it would only be polite if we where to just introduce ourselves to Lily here," Sirius explained airily, waving a hand nowhere in particular.

"Oh, my," breathed my mother, obviously pleased by his politeness, "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you boys, I'm Amber Evans, Lily's mother."

"I'm sure they already guessed that mum," muttered her daughter.

"I don't suppose that you'll be entering Hogwarts with my Lily this year as well?" continued Mrs. Evans hopefully, ignoring her daughter's comment.

"Yes, actually-" the boys began. Lily was, once again, amazed by their impeccable synchronization and not for the first time that afternoon, wondered how they managed it with such ease.

"Amber, honey, did you find her?" asked a distressed Mr. Evans, upon spotting his beautiful wife in the crowd of coming and going witches and wizards.

"Yes, dear," Mrs. Evans called warmly to her husband. Her face glowed with love at the arrival of her husband; she had missed him during their short separation. "And this would be my husband, Mr. Evans," she added to the boys with an invitingly warm smile, they grinned back.

"What's this?" Mr. Evans asked placidly reaching his wife and daughter. Rightfully taking his place at his wife's side and putting an arm around her waist and mussing his daughter's hair.

"Oh, honey, look," Mrs. Evans conversed excitedly, her voice emanated pride, "our Lily's made some friends all ready. Two handsome boys, Sir- Sirius Black and James Potter," she looked to boys for confirmation and they nodded, "they will be attending Hogwarts as first years too!" She pointed at each of the boys in turn and beamed at her husband who beamed at Lily with as much obvious pride.

"Fancy that! A pleasure boys!" he announced holding out a hand and shaking theirs, commenting on their grips as he did so. "Do make sure to teach her the crooks and cronies until she gets a hand of things, won't you?"

"Daddy!" Lilly protested, blushing furiously. He ignored this laughing.

"Will do sir," the boys agreed in a serious business like tone, yet filled with promise.

"I shall be counting on you boys then."

"SIRIUS BLACK!" bellowed a murderous shrill, James and Sirius shivered as did Lily.

"I think I ought to disappear," Sirius muttered with a flinch as yet again the shrilling voice called out to him.

"SIRIUS BLACK! If you are not here by my side within the minute so help me Merlin I'll-"

"I hope that's the first thing they teach us in school, how to disappear," hissed Sirius under his breath, dodging sideways to get to the shrilling woman.

"I don't think you'll have to mate," James informed him confidentially, through the pity for his friend's soon to be doomed life. Sirius looked at him curiously but marched forth. Perhaps, thinking it safe to finish the horror, the sooner the better.

"You think we should follow him, mum," Lily worriedly asked, looking after Sirius' retrieving form with unease, "you know, moral support and all?" Lily wanted to return the favor after all.

"I'm here mum," Sirius said to the shrieking woman, to Lily and her parent's horror. James flinched and looked away dramatically as if he couldn't stand the sight of his friend being stared down at.

"What have you been doing all along?" his mom shrilled, glaring at him.

"I was with James," Sirius mumbled.

"This is no way for you to repay your poor mother!" she continued. "I'm the one that has to go through the trouble of looking for you when you pull one of your disappearing acts!" Mrs. Black made a quick snatching motion and latched on to one of her son's ears and pulled. Sirius' face twisted in pain. "I am your mum, wherever I go, you follow. Do I make myself clear?"

"I think that would be best," Mrs. Evan amended with saucer like eyes, horrified by the exchange. "I'm not like that am I?" she asked Lily in an undertone. Lily shook her head. Compared to that her mother was LOVABLE and not scary at all when angry.

"I really don't think you should-" James began to warn, seeing as my mother approached Mrs. Black, but the warning was too late.