Lily was in the middle of thinking of many different ways to torture the
boys that would probably never happen, when the carriage door was opened and a
girl tentatively poked her head in.
"Umm…Hi. Can I sit here please?"
"Sure." Lily
replied and moved over slightly.
The girl was rather
small and petite with shy black eyes and black hair. Her skin colour was quite
dark and Lily was sure she was of European descent.
"So," she began,
"are you a first year?"
"Yep," Lily replied
without enthusiasm.
"Hey wait a
minute," the girl said squinting at Lily, "You're the girl who was with those
two psycho guys on the platform,"
"Oh, please don't
remind me about them," Lily said covering her face, "Those stupid jerks embarrassed
me so much, I'm ready to kill them!"
The girl grinned.
"You're my type of
girl. Hi, I'm Aurora Sandra Persephone Jade Kudye, but if you call me that I
will kill you. Just call me Aura,"
Lily grinned. This
girl wasn't as quiet as she looked.
"My name Lily Rose
Evans, but if you call me that I will kill you,"
"Oh, so that's
your name."
Lily looked up to
see Sirius, James and Remus standing at the doorway.
"Yes, not that's
it's any of your business."
" Well you seem to
be a tiger-lily don't you" James said grinning.
"Anyway," Sirius
cut in, "I'm the wonderful Sirius Polaris Black at your service" Sirius said
bowing. James pushed him out of the way and bowed saying,
"And I'm the even
more wonderful James Harry Potter."
"No way, I'm more
wonderful than you,"
"Nup, Sirius face
it, I'm am more wonderful than you,"
"I am more
wonderful than you by a mile,"
"You wish- ,"
"And I," Remus said
stepping between the boys before there could be bloodshed, "am Remus
not-going-to-tell-you-my-middle-name-because-it's-too-embarrassing Lupin,"
Aura narrowed her
eyes at the boys.
"And I am
the now very angry Aura Kuyde. If you don't get out now I will-"
"Temper, temper.
We're just here to give Lily these flowers as a way to say sorry,"
Sirius put on an
mock-angelic face and offered some roses to Lily. Lily, however knew Sirius too
well to except them.
"No really Sirius
I can't except them because I've been so rude to wonderful you
and your not-so-wonderful friends. Why don't you give them to James instead?
Even though he should be giving them to you for saying you're not as
wonderful as him." Lily said mockingly.
"OK. Here you go
Jamesy-boy"
James looked
terrified.
"No! Sirius don't,
you idiot…"
But he was too
late. Sirius thrust the flowers into his hand, and James' hair promptly turned
purple.
"Whoops! Sorry
James I forgot…Come now James you wouldn't kill your best friend now would
you?"
"Just watch me,"
Sirius slowly
backed away and ran down the train closely followed by the purple haired James
amid Lily, Aura and Remus' hysterical laughter.
"Well sorry to
bother you ladies, but I must go and stop James from killing Sirius, even
though it would be good for everybody if he did."
Remus Lupin grinned
and followed his insane friends.
Lily wiped her eyes
and suppressed her laughter to little hiccups.
"I really hope
we're not in the same house as them, although Remus isn't that bad…"
Aura said thoughtfully.
Lily blinked and
looked at her friend.
"House? What does
that mean?"
Aura looked at Lily
in surprise.
"Ohhh! Are you
muggle Lily? Oh goody! We have soooo much to talk about…"
Lily sighed
This is going to
be a long train trip.
***
Four hours and many
explains later ( "Oh! So the people aren't really in the little box
thingy...") The train pulled up at the station and hundreds of students milled
around the platform in back robes.
"Firs' years over
'ere!"
A huge man was
walking through the crowd calling out.
"We have to go with
him? But his huge!" Aura whispered tentively. Lily looked at the
man thoughtfully. He was big, but judging by the lack of lines on his face and
the length of his beard, he couldn't have been more than 30. But despite his
size, Lily thought he was a nice guy.
"Come you wimp, he
can't be dangerous."
"That's what
everybody said about the Loch ness monster…"
But Aura obliged
and followed the man into a boat on this huge lake. Lily and Aura got into a boat
with two snobby looking girls who regarded them coldly for a moment before
adjusting their makeup.
"That is
Slytherin material. Narcissa Draconic and Jaden Malfoy's families have been in
the Slytherin house forever."
Lily nodded after
sticking her tongue out at the girls who looked at her in distaste before
turning away with a 'humph'. Aura had explained about the Hogwarts' houses, and
Gryffindor looked the best by far, though Ravenclaw wasn't that bad. But
Slytherin looked the worst by far, and she was definitely NOT going to
Slytherin.
"Uh-oh. Jerks at 3
0'clock."
Lily turned and
groaned at the approaching boys. Suddenly, she had a brilliant idea.
"Let's row over to
them," Aura gawked at her incredulously.
"Are you mad?
They are the enemy remember? We just happen to declare war on them!"
"Yes, but let's see
if they fancy an evening dip…" Lily said pointedly. Aura's black eyes widened.
"Ohhhh!"
"Hello ladies!"
Sirius Black's loud voice proclaimed.
"Hello boys." Lily
looked at Aura and nodded slightly.
"Ready on 3," she
whispered, "1, 2…3!"
Lily and Aura both
heaved on the side of the boys boat and capsized it.
"Hey!"
Lily and Aura both
laughed hysterically as they rowed away from the boys.
"Seeya suckers!"
Lily shouted back to them.
James Potter
groaned tiredly.
"That's the second
time they've got us. We've gotta do something before our rep is ruined by a
pair of girls."
"Well look at the
bright side to this," Sirius said scrutinizing James' normally messy hair. "You
finally managed to get your hair to say down."
James looked at
Sirius for a moment before dunking him underwater.
"Hey!"
Remus swam to the
boat wondering why he was best friends with a pair of idiots.
Well, He
thought, At least it keeps life interesting.
***
The giant (who
called himself Hagrid) led the increasingly nervous first years to a
magnificent castle with endless towers and torrents that seemed to embrace the
sky. The immaculate white walls gleamed in the dark sky, and endless grounds
and students intimidated the first years. Rebus Hagrid grinned despite his
nervousness in his first job as groundskeeper for Hogwarts
"Welcome to
Hogwarts,"
The friendly giant lead the students
through a door to a grey-haired, stern looking women who's face held an endless
amount of wrinkles.
"Thankyou Hagrid. I
shall take them from here,"
The woman's stern
eyes skimmed through the first years, resting finally on the wet figures of Remus,
Sirius and James (whose hair still stood up despite its dampness).
"Welcome to
Hogwarts first years. My name is Professor Kaydi and I will be your
transfiguration teacher this year. You may have heard a lot of rumours about
Hogwarts school, and you may have sisters or brothers who have or still do
attend this school. But Hogwarts school is here for you to learn, and we will
punish misbehaviour severely. Is that understood?" Kaydi's eyes were on Sirius,
James and Remus, who were giggling in the background. There was a general
murmur and the transfiguration teacher continued;
"You will now be
sorted into your houses; Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hugglepuff.
Please get into a straight line and follow me,"
Kaydi lead them
into a great hall, in which for long tables stood and one shorter table, which
faced the other at the front. Lily guessed that this was the teacher's table.
Kaydi then took out a stool and a scruffy looking hat. Everybody was looking at
the hat, so Lily looked at it too, and it started singing;
For one
thousand years,
I have
sat,
On each
head of Hogwarts students.
And each
time I have decided
In which
house they should be minded.
You could
be in Gryffinder,
Whose
bravery is still well known.
You could
belong in Slytherin,
Wisdom he
did own.
Hugglepuff
could be for you,
If you
believe kindness goes first.
Or you
could fit in Ravenclaw
If it is
knowledge you really thirst.
For these
great four founders,
Did put
their brains in me.
So that I
may chose were you belong
So put me on
and see,
Where you
will fit in
And where
you will thrive and grow
For I'm
the Hogwarts sorting hat,
And I will
always know!
As the Hall
broke out in applause, Kaydi took out a roll and started calling names.
"Archer, Andrew"
"RAVENCLAW!"
I have to put
that on in front of the whole school? Lily thought frantically.
"Avery, Devin"
"Slytherin"
" What if I get in
Slytherin?" Lily said as
'Blackwood, Frank' was called.
"Don't worry, you're
too nice for that," Aura replied.
"Black, Sirius"
Sirius slid to
stool and plonked the hat on his head. A minute later, the hat called;
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Grinning, he left
the stool, leaving a big puddle behind him.
"Well I've just
been put off Gryffindor," Lily sighed, "I'm not going in the same house as
him,"
"Caver, Archie"
"Don't panic Lil',
that'll give us more of a chance to prank him."
"Maybe,"
"Draconic,
Narcissa"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Evans, Lily"
Lily took a deep
breath.
"Here I go!"
Lily stumbled to
the stool and carefully put the hat on her head.
Well, well Lily
Evans is it? Ah, it's been a long time since I sorted an Evans.
What? Lily
thought, But I'm muggle-born.
Oh, so you don't
know yet? Well, it's not my place to tell you.
About what?
Never mind. Lets
see, brave, very smart, yes very smart….mmmm…kind too…oh dear this is as hard
sorting the other Evans…
What other Evans?
Well by the look of
it you go in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. Actually let's try GRYFFINDOR!
No, wait-
But there was no more
voice in the hat, so Lily took it off and sat as far away from Sirius as she
could on the Gryffindor table and saved a seat for Aura as Finnegan, Michelle
was called.
What does it
mean 'other Evans'? Lily thought as she waited, I'm muggle born…
Lily was brought
back to reality as Aura was called. Lily held her breath as Aura placed
the hat on her head….
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Lily shouted loudly as Aura made her
way over to her, grinning. They whispered excitedly as Remus was called.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
As the others got sorted, Lily let her eyes
wander to the teachers' table. A tall-looking man with a long silver beard sat
in the middle. He had magnificent blue eyes that looked troubled at the moment.
"Whose that?" Lily
asked Aura.
"Albus Dumbledore,
the headmaster. Apparently he's leading the assault against this new weirdo
dark wizard Voldemort," Lily felt a chill down her spine.
"Who?"
"Voldemort. Evil
dark wizard guy. There's this rumour that his getting supporters and dark
prophet weirdos reckon his the next big baddie, but they say that 'bout
everyone. He's probably just a psycho with a big ego,"
Lily shook off the
feeling and watched Pettigrew, Peter got sorted into Gryffindor.
"Potter, James,"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"That's it! We're
dead. All three of them in Gryffindor,"
Lily and Aura shot
angry looks down the table until "Zabini, Sabina" got sorted into Slytherin and
Dumbledore stood up.
"Welcome back for
another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As you all must be hungry
I won't delay you a moment longer. Tuck in!"
Suddenly, the four
tables were groaning under the weight of dishes and dishes of food.
"WOW!" was the only thing Lily said before
tucking in. When they were full, Dumbledore stood up and cleared the tables
with his wand (James, Sirius and Remus protested as they were still hungry
after four plates of chicken, potato and gravy as well as two plates of trifle)
and proceeded into his school address.
"So now that we are
all fed and full," Dumbledore's eyes twinkled at James, Sirius and Remus'
disgruntled figures, "I would now like to set down some ground rules. Mr Filch
has informed me that there was excessive running in the hallways last year, so
please, no more of that. There are to be no dungbombs, water bombs,
firecrackers etc, and no magic in the hallways. And would also like to
emphasize the no walking after dark rule, as well as the no walking in the
Forbidden Forest rule. Now more than ever we need you to obey these rules as
there are dark times coming…" Dumbledore frowned for a moment then continued,
"I would also like to welcome Rebus Hagrid as our new gamekeeper. Most of you
will remember Hagrid from last year as assistant gamekeeper. Ogg has retired
due to some…err…problems concerning a runaway hippogriff. I hope that
the culprits will not make the same mistake again," there was applause
and Dumbledore set a stern eye on the Slytherin table.
"Now I must insist
that you go to bed. Tut, tut!" Dumbledore sat down and started talking to
Professor Kaydi.
"First years,
please follow me now. Excuse me, move please, I'm a prefect," a rather
plump girl said. Lily and Aura followed the girl down and up so many stairs
that Lily lost count.
"How are we
supposed to get around here?" Lily said worriedly.
"Don't worry, we'll
get used to it,"
"We'd better," Lily
said watching Sirius trip over an upright suit of armour.
When they got to
their common room, everybody except James, Sirius and Remus went to bed ("Party
Poopers"). Lily was so tired she went straight to sleep……
Lily was in the
middle of a huge field of green grass. The sky was blue and cloudless and there
was a soothing breeze. But there was no one in the field. There wasn't even a
rock or a piece of rubbish. The field was completely empty, except for her.
"Hello?" Lily
called. There was no answer, just an echo.
"Is any body
there?"
Lily started to
walk around and call out. Suddenly, a little boy with familiar green eyes
appeared. His face and body was blurred but his eyes stood out. Lily realised
with a jolt that they were her green eyes. His forehead was bleeding strongly.
"Help me!"
His tiny voice
echoed in the field.
"Wait! I'm
coming!!"
But the boy started
to run, and Lily followed him.
"Wait! Wait little
boy!"
The little boy
stopped abruptly and changed. Suddenly, he changed into a woman.
Lily gasp as she recognised the woman. She looked exactly like an older version
of herself, with the exact same eyes as the little boy and herself.
"Who are you?"
The woman
smiled.
"Lillian Evans"
Lily opened her
mouth to ask how she got there, but started screaming instead.
The woman was
melting.
In her place stood a
man with a snake like face and red eyes. He laughed and faded away, leaving
only his red eyes floating.
The scene changed
and Lily saw Professor Kaydi, screaming in pain…
Lily woke up
abruptly.
She had to see
Professor Dumbledore. Lily stumbled downstairs in her nightshirt and nearly
tripped the last step. She ran to the portrait hole and pushed it open.
"Hey! Wait a
minute, where are you going,"
Lily spun around
and came face to face with James Potter, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black.
"Oh, not you
again. Its none of your business where I go." Lily stepped out of the portrait
hole and started to run down the corridor. James nodded to his friends and
followed her.
"Hey Lily, wait
up!"
"Go away!"
James ignored that
comment and ran up to her.
"Do you even know
where you're going?"
"To Professor
Dumbledore," Sirius rolled his eyes.
"Yeah right. Tell
me Queen of wisdom, where exactly is his office?"
Lily stopped and
scowled. He had a point.
"Why don't you go
and see Kaydi? Her office is over there," Remus yawned.
Lily smiled her thanks
and ran in the direction of Kaydi's office. She ran toward the door and pushed
it open.
"Professor Kaydi, I
really need to talk to-" Lily stopped abruptly and screamed.
Professor Kaydi was
dead.
Ah well, dunno 'bout you
but I thought that was crap. Really crap. Do you think its crap? Tell me if you
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please review. Yes I sound desperate 'cause I am. *sigh* I am soooo sad…
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P.S Yes I know
that the sorting hat song is extremely horrible, I don't need to be told that.
I wrote it in between blowing my nose and sneezing. Here in Australia it's
winter unfortunately *grumbles* doesn't even snow *sneeze* sniff, anywayz, what
was I complaining about first? Oh yeah, please don't comment about the
sorting hat song (that includes all my enemies who are bigfoot, yeti, volcano,
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