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Last chapter was quite big but I don't know If I will be able to write that much every time but I'm sure reviews will motivate me !
Chapter 9 : Rose Black
"Lily... Can't...Breathe" Albus choked. I laughed and let them go.
"Sorry" I blushed. I looked at them they both looked like mini dad's except they both had mum warm brown eyes. I looked at their aura and they both were glowing yellow with a furious scarlet and gold around the edges but Albus had a hint of green there to."Boys what does red and gold mean to you ?" I asked. They both looked surprised.
"Gryffindor" They both said in union. Oh that made sense ! Mum and Dad were in Gryffindor too.
"Thanks" I told them. They nodded.
"You look beautiful Lils" James grinned.
"Thank you not to bad yourself look all posh in your tux" I giggled. They were both wearing black identical tuxedos.
"How have you been ?" Albus asked. Oh god what do I say ?
"Umm, fine" I lied. I hated lying,it didn't come natural to me. Both the boys exchanged grim looks.
"We know Lils" James admitted."We are so sorry" he added. Albus nodded.
"Don't worry about it" I told them firmly hoping they wouldn't bring it up again. They seemed to get the message. "So anything I need to know about tonight ?" I asked.
"Well, this is a tradition of the Potter family. When a child turns eleven they have a ball to mark coming of age" Albus answered. I nodded. "It's very posh usually, a lot of people attend, like at mine and James' the minister of Magic came" he added.
"Who?" I asked. I had never heard of the Minister of Magic.
"Umm, like the muggle Prime Minister, I think" James describe.
"Ohhh, Dad just said that there would only be a few people" I commented.
"That's what he said to me"
"Me too" Albus laughed. I grimaced. What if I embarrass dad and mum ?
"How should I act ? I have never done something like this before " I admitted. "Oh and come in" I told them. We all walked into my room and sat on my humongous bed.
"Be polite and accept gifts gracefully" James advised.
"And if someone compliments you compliment back" Albus added. I nodded.
"And try not to slip like Al did" James snickered. Albus hit James rather hard on the arm. "Ow" James cried and started rubbing his arm.
"What year are you to in ?" I asked.
"I'm in second" Al told me.
"And I'm in third"
"I hope i'm in Gryffindor" I sighed. I really want to be in there.
"I bet you will be !" Albus insisted.
"No definitely Slytherin !" James laughed. This time I it him and the back of the head."Ow" he cried again.
"Little Mistress, her Anna is here"Winky popped out of nowhere. I practically leaped off the bed, and ran down stairs. Once I made it downstairs I saw a very confused looking Annabeth.
"Anna" I screamed and ran over to hug her. She hugged me tightly. I was amazed that I didn't trip over my dress.
"Lily I missed you" she sobbed. I started to cry and pulled away from her. I wipped away my tears and she did the same."You look beautiful"
"Thank you, you look so much better from the last time I saw you" I acknowledged.
"Madam Pomfrey" She said simply. "When Professor Mcgonagall came and got me my parents didn't care he told me that I was adopted anyway" she cried. i can't believe her parents what horrid people !
"Don't worry it will be fine" I assured her "Oh by the way this is Albus and James my brothers and this is Annabeth my best friend , she's a witch too" I introduced. I noticed Anna aura change from a dark brown to a light pink as soon as she saw James and James' aura changed into the same colour. I grinned ,Al noticed and shot me questionable eyes ,"Tell you later" I mouthed. He grinned back. James and Anna still hadn't stopped staring at each other. Ann was a had straight black hair which reached down to her waist, she was a petite girl with blue eyes and full lips every boy fancied her until the other girls told them of her scars. "Come on Anna lets get you ready we only have half an hour." I called. She followed me back to my room.
"It's massive Lily" she laughed. She gasped when she saw Winky but I quickly explained what Winky was. I sat her down so Wiky could do her hair while I picked out a dress. I grinned when I found a red dress with gold lace on around the to to make a corset this would make James drop dead ! She'd be his Gryffindor princess !
I laid the dress on the bed. Winky was done with her hair. She made her hair flow and shine it looked beautiful. Anna slipped on the dress and I could she that her scars were less visible. After she was done we only had ten minutes 'til the ball started.
" Little Mistress Winky has have something for you" She told me. She pointed at my hair and I knelt down and she put a clip in my hair. I thanked her and got up and looked in the mirror. Winky had put a clip with a Lion and a eagle on it.
"It belonged to Rowena Ravenclaw it was given to her by Godric Gryffindor Little Mistress"WInky told me. I gasped. It was truly beautiful. I hugged her again. There was a knock on the door. I answered was Al and James.
"We have come to escort the ladies down to the ball" James told me. They both held their arms out. I quickly grabbed Al's and we both watched James gasp as he saw Anna. I saw Anna blush and both their auras changed pink again. They lead us downstairs to the closed ballroom doors and we met Mum and Dad. Mum was wearing a beautiful silver dress and dad was wearing a black tux.
"Nice to meet you Annabeth" Mum greeted.
"Nice to meet you Mr and Mrs Potter" Anna greeted politely.
"Call me Harry " Dad told her
"And call me Ginny" mum added. She nodded.
"Right One , two three" My Dad counted and then opened the door to reveal a beautiful ballroom with people socializing. Al was right there was a lot of people. I recognised some people, like a man with black hair and grey eyes. There was a lot of auras to deal with it was quite overwhelming. I gripped tighter to Albus. There was a lot of gasps from older guests and some were muttering "Lily" or "She is the same". I was confused. My Dad went up on the stage. "I would like to thank you all for being here to celebrate my daughters birthday and being reunited with her once more. To Lily" he toasted. Every on lifted their glass and said "To Lily" I blushed. "Well let's get started then" dad chuckled. He got down from the stage and everyone continued their conversations. The man with black hair came towards me.
"Hello Lils I missed you. You probably have no idea who I am" He chuckled. The memories came back to me. I remember him playing with me and I would giggle when he turned unto a .. dog.
"Paddy" I whispered. His aura changed to a blinding yellow I could see he was in Gryffindor. "You remember me !"He laughed and hugged me. "Do you want to see Padfoot?" He asked. Before I could answer he turned unto a big black dog ! I laughed and stroked his head. I could see grey hairs around his ears.
"You got old" I chuckled. He growled playfully. James ,Anna and Al came over.
"Hello Padfoot" James greeted. Al started to stroke him.
"Sirius Orion Black change back now" A woman shrieked. She had dark brown hair and looked younger than Sirius she was wearing a lilac dress. Padfoot yelped and turned back into Paddy. Anna who hadn't seen him turn in the first place jumped and was going to fall over if James didn't catch her. Paddy's aura changed to a to a dark blue, means scared. I laughed. The woman's aura was a bright yellow and a hint of orange. "Sorry , darling didn't mean to scare you" she chuckled. Paddy put on a mock frown. "Hello Lily I am Eva this old mans wife" she introduced.
"Hello nice too meet you" I greeted.
"Doesn't she look like Lily when she was younger ?" Sirius asked his wife. She mumbled her agreement.
"You knew my grandmother ?" I asked. He nodded.
"I was your Grandad's best friend, he was obsessed with your Grandmother" He chuckled. His aura changed to a dark brown which I worked out was sad.
"What happened to them ?" I asked in quiet voice.
"That's for your Dad to tell you" He told me firmly. I nodded. I saw a young man who looked about 20 I remembered his red hair and he was quite tall.
"Teddy " I squealed. I ran over to him and hugged him.
"Hey Lils you remember me" he mumbled and hugged me tighter. The over guest must of heard my outburst and started to clap. I blushed and pulled away from him. His aura was a pure white with red and gold on the side lines. I missed him so much.
"I missed you" I whispered. He mumbled his agreement. A red haired man and a bushy haired brunette walked over to us. I remembered them them man was Uncle Ron and the women was Auntie 'Mione. I couldn't remember the two children behind them.
"Hi lily we ar-" I cut her off.
"Aunt Mione and Uncle Ron" I finished
"See told you she would remember us" Uncle Ron said smugly.
"Shut up Ronald" Aunt Mione snapped. I laughed at the bickering couple. I saw Aunt Minnie walking towards us. I noticed Anna, James and Al were at my side. She walked over to us.
"Aunt Minnie" James and Al cried. We all hugged her even Anna.
"Hello children, Lily , Anna I have your letters" She told us. She gave us both our letters. I looked at it. The envelope had the hogwarts crest on it.
Lily Potter, Potter Manor Ballroom
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmistress, Minerva Mcgonagall
Dear Miss Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than 10th of August .
Yours sincerely,
Sirius Black
Deputy Headmaster
The second page with requirements says:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WHICHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
sets of plain work robes (black)
plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
"Wow" was all I could say was really going to Hogwarts. Anna looked at me we both started laughing for no reason.
"We're going to Hogwarts" she laughed. We hugged and the boys hugged us too.
"Hope you're in Gryffindor!" James bellowed. I laughed even more. Our parents came over to the laughing foursome.
"Got your letter then girls" Dad chuckled. We both nodded happily. He pulled us in a bear hug. "Annabeth when was your birthday ?" Dad asked.
"It was on the first of August" she told him. I saw Paddy tense for some reason and his aura changed to a blinding yellow but also a hint of brown around the edges.
"Did you get a letter like this ?" Dad asked.
"Yes but it was addressed to 'Rose Black' "
"Letters don't get it wrong" Paddy said.
Cliffy !
