Year One

Chapter 1

It was a bright sunny morning. The sky was perfectly clear, bright blue, and warm. A warm breeze was blowing through the trees. Lily's eyes fluttered open. A warm breeze flowed through the room.

Lily loved her room, it's dusky green walls and white trim accented her light oak sleigh bed and matching dresser, desk and bookshelves. Her bed had soft white cotton sheets and a big down comforter with eyelet lace design. The windows were floor to ceiling and huge with light sheer green curtains that billowed in the wind and let the sun pour in. She sat up and put her feet on the floor turning off her alarm clock.

"9'oclock and time to get ready," she said mostly to her self but also to pet owl Shayl. She walked over to her closet and pulled a black tank top and pair of dark blue jeans of the hanger put them on the bed. She grabbed her black lace up boots out also.

Looking to the foot of her bead she saw her trunk and the cage that Shayl used for traveling. On her dresser was her wand, and simple earrings and necklace for the day. All seemed in order as Lily walked over to her bathroom. She turned on the shower and got in thinking that today would chance her life forever. She was going to become a witch.

It was four months ago that the mysterious letter had arrived in the hand of a strange looking old man.

"Hello my name is Albus Dumbledore, Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Is there a Miss Lily Evans here?" the old man said. He was dressed in what can only be described as robes in deep blue. His eyes are a crystal blue and his beard and hair a salt and pepper color. Lily trusted him immediately, and took the letter from his hand.

Hogwarts School

of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Sirvina Southcand

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grad Sorc., Chf. Warlock,

Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Wizard,

Supreme High Muckity Muck, Int'l Alliance of Wizards)

Dear Miss Evans,

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 response no sooner than July 31.

Yours sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

Deputy Headmaster

Lily could hardly believe that this was happening to her. "Where can I get my supplies?" she wondered.

"Right here in London. I'll show you today. I will also explain how to get on platform 9¾. But first I need to speak with your parents." He had replied

She wrapped a towel around her hair and put on her summer robe. Walked over to her mirror and started to do her make up. When she was done she threw her make up in a bag and then into her trunk and got dressed, after lacing up her boots she then went back into the bathroom to blow dry her hair. She was finishing up as her mother was calling her for breakfast.

"Lily honey breakfast is ready, and we've got to leave soon." Her mother called

"Yea, freak you have to leave for you freak school," Petunia sneered " Wouldn't want to miss catching the train." Petunia still didn't believe in Platform 9 ¾ . Which was fine with Lily it meant that Petunia wouldn't go telling her friends about it.

"Coming Mom," Lily yelled "Petunia go jump a fence."

"Petunia leave your sister be. She's got to get ready to leave," Her father said as he came into the room to get her trunk and Shayl's cage. She threw on her jewelry, grabbed her wand and followed her father out of her room and downstairs.

She sat down at the table and started to eat as her father brought her trunk to the car. She was going to miss this, waking up to her family and having breakfast with them. But then she would start eating with a new family. Prof. Dumbledore had told her about the four houses and the competition between them. She hoped that she was in Gryffindor. It sounded like it was the best. Her thoughts were so on the school that she was at Platform 9 ¾ before she knew it.

Staring at the bright scarlet train and reading the gold letters that said Hogwarts Express along the side her eyes took on a glint and her mouth curved into a smile. She was ready for it all. She walked over to the train and an open door and was in the mist of trying to get her trunk and Shayl in to a compartment (and not having an easy time of it) when a hand lifted the other end of her trunk. She looked up to see a pair of brown eyes.

"You looked like you need some help there," said the boy that was helping her "Remus Lupin at your service. Lifter of trunks, helper of the week and confused, able to leap tall buildings." His tone made her laugh.

"Thank you Remus, I did need help. My name is Lily Evans," She replied as he helped load her stuff into an empty compartment. " Would you care to share? I'll help you with yours."

"Sure, that'd be great." They walked and brought his stuff to the compartment.

"So you got your letter. I'm from a wizarding family myself. Although it doesn't much matter to me." Remus rambled on.

"I'm a from a muggle family myself. I knew nothing about all this before a about four months ago when Prof. Dumbledore showed up at my house with the letter and explained it all." Lily replied Remus was a tall semi muscular boy with brown hair and brown eyes.

Wearing a brown shirt and a pair of jeans. He was kind of cute, and very sweet looking. His conversation was calm and nice.

"I thought I heard you voice. Guys he's in here with a girl. Hello Sirius Black," the boy held out his hand " Nice to meet you, so has Remus here talked your ear off yet?" Sirius was of average height with neat cut black hair, wearing blue jeans and a white shirt. Two more boys came in, a short scrawny black haired boy who introduced himself as Peter Pettigrew. And a tall brown eyed boy with messy black hair, wearing black jeans and a black shirt. Who introduced himself as James Potter.

The four boys started to talk amongst themselves occasionally taking the time to explain a few things to Lily when she asked. All of a sudden the train was pulling up to a new station "Please put your robes on you bags will be carried up separately please leave them here." Came a ghostly voice. They all pulled their robes on and filed off the train.

Before Lily new it she was sitting at the Gryffindor table, after having gone through the sorting ceremony. That almost made her laugh, they had to put a hat on and the hat told you which house you were in. The boys she met on the train and 3 other girls got into her house.

"Attention students the Forbidden Forrest is off limits to those below 4th year. And now with saying that lets eat." And the plates in front of her just filled with food. Lily ate and ate till she started to feel sleepy, at which point they all followed a perfect to the tower and her dorm where her trunk already was. Lily started to open her trunk

"Hi, my name is Iris. This is Amber and this is Nicole." The girl said to Lily while opening her trunk "What's your name?"

"Lily, it's nice to meet you all." Lily replied

Lily looked at the girls. Amber was tall, and had long flowing, wavy, black hair and clear crystal blue eyes. She stood about 5 foot already. Lily realized that by the time they graduate Amber would be the perfect model. Her body though undeveloped was slim and muscular. She was what they called a classic beauty, in the same league with Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland and Greta Garbo.

Iris was petite, and a little on the heavy side; Lily could see that as she grew up that would fade and she'd become a great beauty. Someone you would see on a muggle magazine. She had beautiful golden blonde hair and deep warm, sparkling golden eyes.

And Nicole, Nicole was about Lily's height, with soft brown hair that was cut to frame her face and hang straight down her back, a style muggles called layering. She was already slim, not muscular, but feminine. Her calm brown eyes had a twinkle in them that made Lily think of Scarlet O'Hara in gone with the wind. She seemed the type to let nothing get to her, the type who would "think about it tomorrow."

Lily herself was no ugly duckling but her flame red, curly hair; or frizzy was the better word, always made her feel insecure. She was about 4'5" and was slim; her eyes were a bright green, like an emerald. She enjoyed sports so her body had a slightly toned look.

"I wonder what classes we are going to have with the other towers," Iris speculated "I hope we don't have potions with those nasty Slytherins."

"We will." Amber grunted "We better get some sleep if we want to get to classes tomorrow. Thank god it'll be Friday. We can explore the castle together this weekend. But for now good night all."

A chorus of goodnights ensued and before lily's head had even hit the pillow she was asleep.