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NOTE: I'm skipping the rest of the dinner and just getting onto the story. I apologize if you wanted more to the dinner, but I don't think I can think anything up to go along with it, and I really just want to get this thing out. Anyway, onto the story?
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After the dinner, a week away from school
Lucy led her silver spoon through her cereal, nudging away alphabet shaped grains as she searched for the thing that she knew had to be there. She was positive she hadn't eaten it yet, and had counted the amount of them just a few moments ago. There had to be one left.
The pearly surface of the milk in her bowl reflected the lights above, drawing her eyes to a bright patch of color next to the letter O. A rainbow dyed tip poked through the circle shape. There! Eagerly, Lucy scooped her spoon underneath it, cradling the last marshmallow of her cereal, bringing it up to her waiting lips, her tongue curling in anticipation-
"Lucy, guess what!" Lily's hand crashed down on the table, shaking it- and Lucy's elbow that was propped delicately for support on the grainy wood. Her spoon fell from her fingers, the rainbow marshmallow slipping out to the tiled floor.
"..What?" Lucy asked dryly, her gaze flitting down to stare mournfully at the now-inedible treat on the ground.
Lily's bright green eyes sparkled in clear excitement. "I'm going to be head girl!" She laughed giddily, not noticing that Lucy's attention was focused completely elsewhere.
"Oh, Lucy, I've always dreamed of this! I wonder who head boy will be? This is so exciting!" The redhead pulled out a shining Head badge (probably already polished) and displayed it proudly, only then noticing that her friend was showing no interest in her achievement. "Lucy?"
Lucy turned an annoyed glare to her friend, her thoughts drifting to the cereal-box waiting in the cabinet shelf to her left. "Congrats," she muttered.
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Boarding the Hogwarts Express
Lily brushed away a strand of hair that kept falling into her face, eyeing the brown-tinged bricks in front of her. It was so odd, she thought, what she was about to do with them. She adjusted her slightly sweaty grip on the shopping-cart she was clutching in her palms, wheeling it back to press against her stomach. Slowly, carefully, she moved to face the station '9 and ¾,' wincing as the suitcases in her cart squeaked and crashed against it's rusted metal, drawing glances from passerby. Muggles, Lily reminded herself as she braced her body for the test she was about to put it through; I've got to watch for the muggles.
She tightened her fingers along the cart once more, threw a quick glance around for onlookers, and, seeing none, rushed at the brick wall, closing her eyes as her body braced for an impact never-to-come, diving headlong into her seventh year.
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OKAY! I am sorry for the LONG time it took to get this out, but I don't have any time. I know it's really [REALLY] short, and I promise I'll make the next one longer, but I just did this to let you guys know I'm still alive and writing (and that I care about you all).