It was Tuesday January 8th, 2019, and Harry and Lily were the only two people in the house. James and Albus had gone back to Hogwarts the day before) Lily wouldn't be starting Hogwarts until September.) and Ginny was away visiting her brother Charlie in Romana.

Lily had just finished showering and dressing in her typical clothes of a white tee shirt, hot pink shorts, and hot pink flip flops when she picked up her hot pink comb.

Lily started to comb her hair when she felt a strong itching sensation in her hair.

"Man, that itches, " said Lily suddenly as she started to scratch her hair, but to no avail as her hair kept on itching in the most intense way possible.

"I got you good!" grinned Harry as walked up behind Lily.

"You?" said Lily.

"Yep, " said Harry in a satisfied voice, "I pranked you by dipping your comb into a vat of invisible itching powder after you'd gone to bed last night."

"You totally got me on that, dad, " conceded Lily, "But how long will the itching last?"

"A hundred hours!" said Harry triumphantly, "Enjoy having an itchy rest of the week, Lily!"

And that wasn't all.

As Lily picked up her hot pink toothbrush and started to brush her teeth, Lily experienced an extremely nasty taste.

"Yuck!" declared Lily as she spit into the sink.

"Pranked again, " beamed Harry, "After you had gone to bed last night, I dipped your toothbrush into an invisible nasty tasting gel."

"How long will this terrible taste last?" Lily asked Harry, "

"A hundred hours!" smirked Harry, "Enjoy that taste the rest of the week, Lily!"

"Man, you got me when I was least expecting it, " admitted Lily, "I didn't expect you to cause mischief last night."

And the morning's surprises weren't over.

As Lily sat down at the kitchen table for breakfast, she felt a huge sensation of cold as she sat.

Realizing this time what had happened, Lily stood up and saw the multiple ice cubes in her chair.

"Well, " said Lily, "I suppose I could have averted that prank if I'd just looked at my chair before I sat down.

"Nope, " said Harry victoriously, "I bewitched those ice cubes to be invisible until they were touched in some way. You only made them visible by sitting on them."

"Let me guess, " said Lily wryly, "I'll suffer this cold for a hundred hours."

"Yep!" conformed Harry happily, "Enjoy being cold the rest of the week Lily."

"Congratulations, dad, you pranked me and pranked me good, " said Lily as she smiled up at Harry.

It was around noon on Saturday when the itching, nasty taste, and cold finally vanished from Lily.

Harry and Lily were at a park on this Saturday afternoon having a father-daughter picnic.

As Harry and Lily munched away on lunch meat sandwiches with ham, turkey, and chicken with condiments of pickles and mustard and sipped away on Jim Beam to wash it down with, Harry asked Lily "Has your itching, nasty taste, and cold gone away? This is around the time the spells should wear off.'

"Yes, " confirmed Lily, "The vanished once we hit noon."

"That's in order then, " said Harry clearly, "And, Lily, I'm going to give you a reward for having to put up with my pranks on you this week.

"You don't have to, " said Lily cheerfully, "I don't mind you having some fun at my expense."

"All the same, I've already ordered it and it will be in your room when we get home, " said Harry brightly.

When Harry and Lily arrived home, Lily eagerly darted to her room where she heard a soft "meow"

Next nanosecond, a pure white cat came trotting up to Lily and jumped into her arms.

"Whitey!" exclaimed Lily ecstatically, "I've always wanted a cat!"

"I ordered her from Lisa's lovely litters. Lisa's Lovely Litters is pet shop owned by Ravenclaw graduate Lisa Turpin.

"Aw, he's so cute!" cooed Lily as she contently petted the cat's thick fluffy pure white fur with her right hand.

The cat seemed content as well, purring away happily with each stroke of petting that Lily gave her.

"Despite the name of Lisa's shop, this cat is clearly an adult, " observed Lily.

"She's three, " explained Harry to his elated daughter, "The good thing about that is that you're getting her while she's already an adult but still quite young with loads of years left to live."

"Will I be able to take Whitey to Hogwarts this fall?" Lily asked Harry, "James and Albus are allowed to have their owls at Hogwarts but since my pet is different-"

"Yes, cats are allowed at Hogwarts, you usually have at least a few students a year who have cats, " said Harry matter of factly.

As she continued to pet Whitey, and as Whitey continued to purr, Lily said sincerely, "Dad, thank you so much for getting whitey for me. I'm really grateful to now have the pet of my dreams."

"You and whitey are going to have a great owner-pet relationship, " said Harry confidently.

"Indeed, we are, " said Lily happily as she now scratched behind Whitey's right ear with her right hand.