A Word from the Author: Hello everyone, it's jediclonecowgirl, with a new chapter of "Legacy of Windy". This time the first day of Lily's Christmas break will go on and...yeah...that pretty much wraps it up. Let's get started shall we?

Later that day Lily was telling her parents all about Hogwarts. The Sorting, the classes, the houses, the prats at Slytherin, her roommates and most importantly her wonderful friends. The first few minutes, they didn't even notice, that Petunia had returned home from school.

"Guys, I'm home!", Petunia yelled loudly, after a few minutes.

Tom and Louisa Evans raised from their chairs in the Dining room and said hello to Petuina. Lily didn't bother to look at Petunia. Then she sat down at the Dining table with again. Petunia was basically forced to listento Lily's tales. Lily had just been in the middle of telling her family about Quidditch and flying.

"The feeling was brilliant I can say! The sense of liberty, the wind in your hair, the coolness on your face, when you fly at the cold seasons of the year...just bloody brilliant. Not to mention Quidditch. Seven players per team, 3 balls and it's all played onto flying broomsticks.", Lily said.

"Flying on a broom in the height of more 7 meteres sounds really dangerous.", Lily's dad said.

"It brings along some kind of danger, as much as brings along the sense of freedom. Quidditch is a rough game indeed, but that's excatly one of the things, that makes it fun and me want to try out for the team next year. Three people of my house's team will be leaving school after this year and their spots will be free. James, Sirius and I will try out and I really need a broom for this. First years unfortunenatly aren't allowed their own broomsticks. I don't know why, since they'll learn how to fly one soon enough and students from magical families already do learn to fly, before they even go to school.", Lily told her father.

"I am quite sure, that they have a reason for that rule. We all know, that you do not always agree with the rules, but just because you disagree with the school rules, they aren't there without any reason.", Lily's father replied.

Lily's had dropped onto the table. She really hated it, when her parents came around with that speech. She sometimes didn't agree with some rules, since she thought of them as senseless. She had always been like that, even, at the times, she hadn't known, that she was a witch. After a few seconds, she moved her had back up.

"You sound just like my roommate Jacky Moon dad! She always keeps doing things, he has no legitamete purpose attempting and often messes things up, when we try to pull pranks. Just one example: At Halloween night, we wanted to mix a Babbeling Beverage in the drinks of some Slytherins. I was the one to make the potion and the prefects of our house didn't seem to have anything better to do, then following me around and try to catch me, doing something, that went against the rules and after prank ended, with Sirius winding up in detention, Jacky has nothing better to do, than to lecture me about not breaking the rules any longer and that in front of EVERYONE, who was at Gryffindor tower! Later Kelly Spinnet told me, that Jacky was the one, who told the prefect, that we were up to something.", Lily sighed.

"I know, that you need to find your own path, but it's not good to get in trouble that often.", her mother scolded.

"Louisa please...as you said: Our daughter needs to find her own way and earn herself her own reputation. What are we supposed to do this afternoon?", Tom tried to change the subject.

"Mum could we go to London? I want to do some Christmas shopping for family and friends.", Petunia asked her mother.

"Could I hitch a ride and jump car at the "Leaky Cauldron" ? I want to buy presents for my friends at Hogwarts.", Lily asked.

"Of Course girls. Put on your winterclothes. I will wait in the car for you both.", Louisa said.

As soon as their parents were outta the door, Petunia sent a death glare into Lily's direction. She apperantly wasn't happy, that her parents had given Lily all their attention, while they hadn't bothered really much about Petunia.

"Don't you dare think, that they will just look over everything you mock up, because of your abnormality!", Petunia hissed dangerously, as they began to put on their winterclothes.

"First of all: What in the name of Merlin do I mock up? Secondy: I am NOT abnormal!", Lily hissed, as she threw her Gryffindor scarf over her neck.

As they go to London, Lily got some money from her mother, so she could go and get some really nice presents for her friends. Lily jumped outta the car at the "Leaky Cauldron". It was a small pub in London, where Diagon Alley was acessable from.

"Be ready to go in three hours.", Louisa said, as Lily went for the door of the pub.

The owner of the pub let her through to Diagon Alley, with a crowd of witches. After passing through the brickwall-gate, as Lily called it, she went for Gringotts, the Wizard bank. The bank was led by goblins and many wizards and witches had a vault there. All Lily had to do was exchange her muggle money at some goblin. Lily forgot to keep the names of all of them in mind. After getting her pockets filled up with Galleons, Sickles and Knuts, the coins, you paid with in the Wizarding World, she went outta the bank and started to concider properly, what she was supposed to buy for James, Sirius, Remus and Peter. She walked down Diagon Alley once or twice, before stopping at the bookshop of Diagon Alley "Flourish and Blotts" and began to look through the books there. She would surely find something in here... at least for Remus. As she began to look through the books at the shop, she didn't find something for Remus, but for Sirius. Sirius maybe didn't read school books, until he was threatened with violence, but he would certainly love the book "Jinxes and Counterjinxes". Lily concidered buying a copy for herself. Some of the jinxes in this book probably were useful against Slytherins. She then decided to think about that later and kept browsing around, until she found a book called "Flying with Puddlemere United". It was the perfect present for James! Puddlemere United was one of James's favourite Quidditch teams.

"That will be 23 Galleons and 15 Sickles.", the witch, who was working at the shop said.

It took Lily a few minutes, but then she managed to give the witch the money and left the shop. In two other shops Lily bought a hawk quill for Remus and a maximum box of Choccolate Frogs for Peter. After getting her Chirstmas presents, she still had some money left, so went back to "Flourish and Blotts" and bought a copy of the book, she had bought for Sirius, for herself. After a bit of practise, she would use those on Slytherins. They wouldn't know, what would hit them. Lily decided, that she would make Christmas presents for her parents and wouldn't bother much, about getting one for Petunia, just like she probably wouldn't bother about getting one for her. Lily didn't know, how that could've happened, since they had been so close once. How could magic have created space between them. Petunia did not say one word, as Lily was slipping back into the car, after a certain ammount of time and also all the way back to Little Whinning. As Lily raced back to her room, she found out, that Stormrain had returned, with a letter from Sirius.

Dearest Lily.

Don't trouble yourself. I am perfectly fine. To satisfy your curiosity: It's these pretty slick Christmas parties, with formal robes, ugly food and all this typical Slytherin and Deatheater-talk. You know...hate of muggleborns, no offense, since I HATE that like hell, political disagreements and all that stuff. I am mostly trying to prevent Regulus fro hearing some of that stuff. Regulus is basically like me, but he is more shy and less rebellious, then I am. He doesn't talk much, about attending Hogwarts with us next yeat, but he knows one thing for sure: He is hoping for every house, but Slytherin. He doesn't believe the rubbish, our parents fill us with, about muggles, muggleborns and so-called "blood-traitors". For example: At their point of view, the Potters are blood-traitors, since they are one of the old wizarding families and refuse to join up with Voldemort. There are talks about joining him in my family. First it's Bellatrix, then it will be Narcissa and as soon as Bellatrix and Narcissa are in for the ride, they will try and persuade Andromeda, but I don't think she would join. Like hell...I think she would much rather die...I will try to protect Regulus from those maniacs. Hell...I think my banshee of a mother would have a heart-attack, if she knew, that I was friends with a muggle-born, no offense. I hope your sister treats you well.

Chin up!

Sirius

Lily read the letter, with one happy and one sad eye. Sirius and Regulus really were the black sheep in their family...or colourful sheep, because of their family name. Suddenly a small grey owl flew into Lily's room and sat down onto the desk, where Stormrain already sat. Lily reconized it at once. The owl's name was Bludger and it belonged to James. It had a letter on his leg. Lily untied it and read it.

Hello Lily the Lion.

How are you so far? As for me, I am really good, even though I miss you and the others a lot. I've already been getting letters from all the others. I hope for the fact, that Sirius is okay, with his dark family. I love Christmas. It's just cool. The whole family gets together for dinner, news are being exchanged and everyone is basically having a good time. I also have a small surprise, as soon as we are all reunited in school again. Your eyes will surely fall outta your head, when you see, what that thing is. I am already imagining your face, while I am writing here. It'll surely make some stuff easier, I can tell you.

Dying to see you again.

James

Lily had to grin at the letter and tried to figure out, what kind of surprise James could've spoken off. It could've been almost everything. Maybe a new ideas for pranks or some special thing for discovering secret passageways. She sat down at her desk and began writing her response.

Dear James.

Lily the Lion? Really? You shouldn't trouble yourself about Sirius. He is alright. He really is. I've been writing to him and his response just recently got here with Stormrain. I am really looking foreward to get to know his little brother Regulus. Sirius says, that he is much like him and if Sirius isn't overreacting, we will get along good with him. Still he told me some really horrible thing about joining Voldemort. His two oldest cousins want to join and I am sure, that their prats of lovers will too. As soon as the Blacks get them in, they will start annoying Andromeda with it. I am pretty sure, she never would join them though. I don't know, what happens, if someone at the Blacks refuses to join, but because of the things, I already know about those guys, it can't be very good. I know you have a hate on anything, that has something to do with dark magic, but could you ask your parents, about that?

Love,

Lily

Lily tied the letter to Bludger's leg and sent him off again. She had only been home for one day and already had sent two letters to her friends. Two weeks could be one hell of an eternity.

Ending Word: Ugh...it's been too long. School's pretty much taking up my days. Double ugh...I hate that I didn't have very much time to post chapters, since I basically would like to rub my teacher's noses into the fact, that we still have a little something called a LIFE next to school. Well...hope you still like the chappie. Now all I have left to say is bye, bye and mischief managed.