Chapter 1
Hogwarts
I used to feel so sadI'd think to slow and drink to fast
Life had me blue and black
'till someone came and changed me, back.
-Mint Royale, Don't Falter
Part 1: The Letter
Lily sat in her room finishing her story. Writing the last sentence, she smiled and set her pen down. She picked the story up organized it into chronological order. She started to read. When she finished, she put it back in order and walked to her sister's room. Knocking she waited for her sister to pull herself away from the TV.
"What?" Petunia asked in her meanest voice.
"I was wondering, maybe, would you like to read my story." Lily held the story out offering it to her sister. Petunia stared at her, not moving.
"You interrupted my favorite show, to ask me if I wanted to read one of your STORIES." Petunia grabbed the papers from Lily and marched to the steps.
"Does that mean your reading it?" Lily said hesitantly following her sister.
"NO it means I'm destroying it!" Petunia shouted then stamped off into the kitchen. It took Lily a second to register the meaning of this statement. When she finally understood it was to late. She listened as her sister opened the cutlery drawer and pull out what had to be a pair of scissors. Lily sank to the floor and started to cry. Her story, destroyed in a matter of minutes. Tears falling down her cheeks Lily hoped something anything would stop her sister from destroying Lily's story.
"Please," Lily whispered. Nothing happened. Lily heard her sister's footsteps. Petunia appeared at the bottom of the stairs looking enraged. Lily pushed herself against the wall.
"Say goodbye to your precious story." Petunia opened the scissors and started to close them on Lily's story, but before any lasting damage could be done a tawny owl flew threw the window and grabbed the story in it's talons. It flew towards Lily and landed on her head. Petunia screamed and hid herself in the bathroom. Lily looked up at the owl sitting on her head.
"Thank you." Lily whispered and grabbed her papers. As Lily was looking at her story making sure it was all there, the owl hooted. Lily looked up and saw it sticking out its left leg. Lily stared, attached to the owl's leg was a letter. The owl flew off Lily's head and into her room. Lily ran after it. "WAIT!"
Lily ran into her room. Perched on her windowsill the owl sat calmly. Lily approached it cautiously. Lily slowly reached for the letter. The owl stuck its leg out and Lily undid the ribbon holding the letter to the owl's leg.
"No it can't be!" Petunia said, "Not another one!" Lily did not hear her. She had opened the letter and was quickly scanning the contents. She smiled.
"YES!" Lily started to dance. "YES! I knew it I had to be a witch too! YES!" Lily jumped up and down screaming. Her parents thinking someone had died ran into the room. They spotted the owl and smiled.
"Lily we're so proud!" they almost pushed Petunia out of the way.
"IT'S NOT FAIR! I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE TO!" Petunia screeched. "IT'S ALWAYS LILY, NEVER ME! JUST ONCE I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING LILY HAS NOT GOT! IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK?" Lily watched horrified as she ran from the room and flinched when the door slammed.
"Don't worry hunny, she did the same thing when Narcissa got her letter." Her father said reassuringly.
"Narcissa is dead," Lily said and then she started to cry. "That stupid wizard killed her! I'll avenge her death." Lily was screaming. Her parents backed away scared. There seemed to be a light shining from behind Lily or coming from Lily. Her face was screwed up in anger and she was shaking. "He won't get me!" Lily's parents watched their youngest daughter carefully.
"Lily calm down." Her mother said kindly. Lily looked at her strangely; she nodded then slowly the light faded Lily smiled.
"When are we going to Diagon Alley?" Lily asked sweetly as if nothing had happened. She seemed different.
"Saturday?" Lily's father said cautiously.
"Okay! I'm so happy!" Lily smiled and took a few steps towards her parents they backed away looking very scared of their daughter. "I need to do some stuff so if you could just…" she trailed off her parents left quickly. Lily smiled. She picked up her story and tossed it into the trash, looked like her dreams were coming true. "I've got to be in Gryffindor!" she threw herself on the bed and pulled the covers up around her ears. "I love you Narcissa." Lily fell asleep not knowing that miles away the wizard that had killed her sister was slowly gaining more followers and more power. The only thing on Lily's mind as she fell asleep was whether her parents could afford Hogwarts. She hoped it did not cost too much money. Lily was too young to remember when Narcissa went to Hogwarts. Lily and Petunia had been 5 and Narcissa was 15 at the time of her death. Petunia was the older twin. Lily smiled she hoped the people at Hogwarts were nice.
Part 2: Diagon Alley
Lily sat eating her breakfast as fast as she could. It was Saturday morning and she had slept in. Her mother was waiting in the car and Lily had not even gotten dressed yet. Eating the last bit of her porridge she ran to her room. She grabbed the robe her mother had given to her the day before. They had been Narcissa's and Lily was proud to wear them. The orange material clashed with her curly red hair horribly but Lily did not care.
"You're not actually going to wear those," Petunia said leaning in the doorway.
"Yes I am and why should you care?" Lily snapped still angry with her sister for trying to destroy her story, even though Lily had given up stories for the time being.
"Well I'm going with you and I don't want to be seen with a freak." Petunia snarled.
"You are NOT coming with us!" Lily yelled.
"Yes I am, you can ask mom. While your shopping for your freak school I will be getting new school clothes with mom." Petunia smiled and left Lily ran after her.
"That's not fair I'm the one going to a new school. I want mom to shop with me." Lily whined, she knew she sounded like a brat but she did not care.
"To bad she already promised me." Petunia laughed and walked to the front door. "Have fun shopping." She walked out the door snobbishly; Lily followed her and ran to the car.
"MOM! I thought we were shopping for my things!" Lily yelled opening the door and sitting in the car.
"I'm sorry Lily but I promised your sister ages ago. You'll just have to shop on your own." Lily stared at her openmouthed.
"I am only ELEVEN!" Lily screamed.
"I know," her mother said in that voice that meant end of conversation. They ride to London was quick, but not quick enough. Every chance she got Petunia would flash her sweetest smile at Lily then mouth the words 'freak' and every time Lily's mom would take Petunia's side. When they arrived in London an hour later, Lily and Petunia were very close to killing each other.
"Here Lily take this," Lily's mom handed her an old purse. "That should be enough… I'd like some change." She smiled, "Sorry I can't some with you dear." Lily watched her mother and sister until the disappeared into the crowd. Lily sighed and headed off in the direction of where she hoped the Leaky Cauldron might be.
After walking for 20 minutes, going down two streets that led nowhere, Lily had finally made it to the Leaky Cauldron. She opened the door and stepped inside. She saw a wizard in his older twenties behind the bar and a few wizards sitting on the stools. She walked quickly up to the counter and stood on her tiptoes. "Excuse me," she said. The man looked up and then down at Lily.
"Hello there." He smiled; Lily smiled back and then started to laugh. The man looked puzzled. Lily gained control of herself.
"How do I get to Diagon Alley?" she asked still giggling.
"Follow me." he said and led her to one of the walls. He tapped it and a wall opened up. Lily stood staring. She walked through it and before she could say thanks, it closed up again. She shook her head and went into Flourish and Blotts. Just as she was about to ask the manager to help her find the books on her list she remembered that she would need wizard money to pay for the books. Lily sighed again and rubbed her temples. This just got increasingly confusing. She left the bookstore and looked for someone who could help her.
"Watch out!" someone yelled. Lily fell across the street as a boy with messy black hair slammed into her. "Nice one James!" the boy who must have yelled 'watch out' appeared behind the one called James.
"Sorry," James said sheepishly.
"Forgiven," said Lily standing. She grabbed the purse and turned to the one that had tried to warn her. "Can you show me the way to Gringotts?"
"Sure, in fact that's where we were going until James ran into you. My name's Sirius." he smiled and started walking. Lily ran a little to catch up with him. "Are you coming Potter?" Sirius said turning around. James nodded and ran to catch up with Lily and Sirius.
"Potter, I thought his name was James," Lily said confused.
"It is my last name is Potter."
"James Potter," Lily scrunched up her nose. "I don't like it." Sirius laughed.
"Well here we are. Gringotts, mind if we tag along." Sirius said turning to Lily.
"Please do. I have no clue what I am doing! How do I exchange my money?"
"Sirius why don't you get Lily's money exchanged, I'll get money from our vaults. Then we can all meet outside." James grabbed Sirius's key and ran for it.
"He likes you." Sirius said bluntly. Lily blushed and changed the subject. Sirius exchanged her money and then they left outside.
"Where is he?" Lily said impatiently.
"I don't know but he'd better hurry up," Lily nodded her agreement.
"Miss me, but I've only been gone for a few minutes." James tossed a bag to Sirius and started walking towards Flourish and Blotts.
"Wait up!" Sirius and Lily yelled.
"You're going to have to walk faster than that." James yelled disappearing into the bookstore. Lily and Sirius ran after him, laughing.
"What year are you two?" Lily asked after Sirius and her found James behind a large stack of books.
"Second." They said.
"Oh." Lily said. Now she probably would not see them as much.
"You believed us! Hah! We are first years." Sirius said laughing.
Lily frowned then smiled, "Good that means I'll know someone!" Lily said happily and then started looking for her books. After several more minutes of searching Lily found what she was looking for and a few more books about Hogwarts and the Wizarding World. They left Flourish and Blotts and bought everything else on their list.
"Have you gotten an owl yet?" Sirius asked Lily.
"I was thinking about a cat." Lily said walking towards Magical Menagerie.
"A CAT? What do you want a CAT for? Owls are at least useful, all a cat does is SLEEP!" Sirius yelled after her.
"Can't I get both?" Lily said looking at the kittens in the display window.
"I don't think you can." James said looking at the owls.
"Well that's stupid!" Lily said angrily. "I'm getting both and I just won't let them know!" She stormed inside the shop. Sirius and James exchanged looks and shrugged.
"It's her funeral," James said.
"I still say she should get an owl." Sirius said leaning against the building. Lily returned carrying a snowy owl in a cage and sitting pompously on her shoulders sat a tiny black kitten.
"Aren't they adorable?" Lily asked grinning. She looked at her watch. "I'm late!" she ran towards the spot she entered. "HOW do you open this thing?" Sirius ran behind her and tapped one of the bricks with his wand. "Thanks," Lily said hurriedly. "See you on Platform 9 ¾!" She ran out of Leaky Cauldron and disappeared through the crowd.
Sirius looked at James and smiled. "You like her." Then avoiding the punch aimed at his stomach her ran for Eyelops Owl Emporium.
"I'll get you for that Sirius!" James yelled running after his friend.
"Your late." Petunia muttered when Lily opened the car door and started placing package after package into the backseat.
"I know," Lily said placing the owl cage on the floor of the car. She climbed in and buckled up. She pulled her cat off her shoulder and held him carefully.
"All ready," Lily's mom said glancing at the owl but choosing wisely not to say anything.
"WHY DO YOU HAVE AN OWL?" Petunia screamed noticing the cage.
"I need one for school." Lily said calmly. Petunia looked at the owl then back at her mother.
"Mom aren't you going to do anything about this! That is an owl! LOOK the FREAK has a cat to!" Petunia yelled. Lily smiled as her mom shook her head and started the car. She looked in the rearview mirror and frowned.
"Do either of you know those two boys running towards our car?" Lily and Petunia looked out the back window. Lily smiled.
"It's James and Sirius!" Lily rolled down the window as Sirius and James neared the car.
"Lily," Sirius said out of breath. "Do you want to stay here with me and James at the Leaky Cauldron? You can stay in the room with my sister Raila. I asked my mum and she said okay." Sirius leaned on the car door.
"Can I mom? You wouldn't have to drive me to Kings' Cross on September 1st. please!" Lily pleaded.
"Well… alright…" her mother agreed. Petunia looked shocked.
"Thanks mom." Lily opened the door almost knocking James down. She handed packages to Sirius and James and grabbed the rest herself. She kissed her mom goodbye and ran after Sirius and James.
This is going to be great Lily thought to herself as they neared the Leaky Cauldron.
Part 3: Raila
Sirius and James ran into The Leaky Cauldron with Lily not to far behind them. Sirius stopped at the stairs and turned to Lily. "Raila is my twin sister. She is somewhat moody. Just do not piss her off." Sirius said. Lily nodded and gulped, this Raila did not sound very nice.
Sirius knocked on one of the doors at the top of the stairs. "What?" said a girl about Sirius's height she had long black hair, dark brown eyes, and she seemed mad. "Oh it's only you. This must be Lily. Come on in." She opened the door a bit wider and Lily walked through. Sirius and James tried to follow her but Raila laughed. "Very funny Sir, just because I'm allowing your friend to enter my room doesn't mean I'm allowing you the privilege!" Raila slammed the door.
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me SIR?" came Sirius's muffled voice from the doorway. Raila laughed. Lily heard James and Sirius walk back down the steps.
"Where do you want me to sleep?" Lily asked.
"Take the bed by the window." Lily nodded and started placing her things in the trunk by the foot of her bed. Raila watched for a minute then started fixing her hair into a bun.
"I like your name." Lily said trying to start a conversation.
"It's okay, I like your name. Lily the flower." Raila sat on her bed. "How can you be friends with Sirius and James?"
"They're nice." Lily said. Raila looked at her curiously.
"Do you have any brothers?" Raila asked leaning back on the bed.
"Nope. I have one sister though." Lily sighed se did not want to think about Petunia.
"Is she a witch to?" Raila asked interested.
"No, she's a brat." Lily laughed. Raila looked puzzled then laughed to. There was a loud knock on the door.
"Rae we need to talk to Lily." Sirius yelled.
Raila sighed, "Oh alright you can come inside." Sirius opened the door slowly. He walked over to Lily's bed and sat on it. James followed shutting the door.
"So, Lily what would you like to do today?" Sirius asked laying back on Lily's bed pushing James off.
"Well I wanted to put away my things but your sitting on my robes." Lily said laughing at James.
"Whoops sorry Lily." Sirius said not looking the least bit sorry as he kicked James off the bed for a second time.
"You have a cat!" Raila said excitedly as she noticed the cat that James was trying to pull of his shoulder as Sirius tried his best to keep James off the bed. Lily nodded and took the cat away from James.
"I can't think of a name for him yet." Lily said as she brought him over to Raila's bed.
"Aww what a cutie. Mom would not let me get anything. She said Sirius and I could share the family owl. I really wanted a cat." Raila looked longingly at the kitten sitting in her lap. Lily looked at Sirius who was fighting with James, scrunched up her forehead and thought for a moment.
"Would you like to take care of him? I am not supposed to have a cat AND an owl. You could keep him with you but he would be mine and that way we would both be happy. Sort of like joint ownership." Raila looked at Lily in disbelief.
"Really?" Raila asked petting the cat.
Lily nodded, "You can name him to! I am horrible with names." Lily smiled and walked back over to her trunk. "SIRIUS! JAMES!" Lily yelled. They had tipped her trunk over.
"Sorry," they said sheepishly.
Lily mumbled as she threw things into the trunks. James and Sirius looked at each other and nodded.
"We're going to explore Knockturn Alley! Would you like to join us?" Sirius whispered so Raila could not hear. Not that he needed to Raila was busy playing with the cat.
"What's Knockturn Alley?" Lily asked perplexed.
"You'll see." James smiled wickedly. "I think we'll go eat dinner now, would you ladies like to join us?" he said raising his voice so Raila could hear.
"Sure" Lily said.
"I already ate." Raila said watching as the cat attacked her pillow.
"Suit yourself." Sirius said, he Lily and James ran down the steps and into Diagon Alley after tapping the bricks. Sirius and James led the way to what must be Knockturn Alley.
"Alright I don't know if we'll all fit in this." James said pulling something silvery out of his pocket.
"What is it?" Lily asked reaching out a hand to touch the silvery material.
"An invisibility cloak." Sirius said, "Well there's only one way to find out." He pulled the cloak over all of them. It was a tight squeeze but they all fit.
"James please remove your elbow from my side." Lily said.
"Sorry," James said and moved his arm.
"Forgiven," Lily said. They started to walk, they could not move very fast under the cloak for fear that it would fall off. Lily gasped when they walked through the archway into Diagon Alley. Sirius nudged her and she kept quiet. "Why'd you want to come here?" Lily asked reproachfully eyeing the dark arts shops.
"We've never been allowed down here." Sirius said, "We wanted to explore."
"Knowing Sirius it's a good idea mum forbade Knockturn Alley to you." Raila said behind them making James, Lily and Sirius jump, the cloak fell off sliding to the ground. "Thought you'd sneak out, ha, well come on, mum is bound to miss you sooner or later." Raila picked up the cloak. "Interesting James, is this a family heirloom?" James reached for the cloak.
"Come on Rae give it back!" Sirius hissed.
"Well if it isn't James Potter and Sirius Black, just the people I wanted to see." Said a voice coolly behind Lily, she turned around and saw a tall skinny pale faced boy with greasy black hair sneering at James and Sirius.
"Servus Snape," Sirius said sneering right back. "What a pleasant surprise! I already knew you were coming from the stench."
"You'll rue the day you were ever born Black!" Snape yelled taking a few steps closer.
"Who is that?" Lily asked Raila in a whisper.
"Hanging around with Mudbloods, even I did not think you could sink that low," Snape said right in James' face. James pushed him back and punched him.
"Well at least my father isn't graveling at Voldemort's feet!" James said standing over Snape.
"I wouldn't say his name if I were you." Snape said looking for a handkerchief. Blood was spilling out of his nose.
"Who's Voldemort?" Lily asked quietly standing behind James.
"He's a dark wizard. Kills muggles and muggle born witches and wizards." Sirius said glaring at Snape. The name sounded vaguely familiar to Lily. Then it hit her. This Voldemort had to be the one who killed Narcissa. Lily felt anger seizing control of her brain. She launched herself at Snape screaming about murders'. Snape stumbled backwards. James grabbed Lily's robes and tried to hold her back.
"She's mad!" Snape yelled and fled down the street. James and Sirius leaned over Lily who had fallen to the ground. She whispered and they could catch phrases like 'I'll kill him' and 'foolish boy' it was a whole five minutes before she calmed down.
"You shouldn't have stopped her James!" Sirius said helping Lily up. "She might have done us all a favor and kill him!"
"I'm tired." Raila yawned. "Let's go back." She started for the exit.
"Nice try, as soon as we get back you'll go tattling to mom!" Sirius yelled.
"No you'll just owe me one. All of you owe me one." She smiled tossed the cloak to James and left Knockturn Alley.
"This doesn't look good." Sirius said looking at Lily who had fallen asleep on the sidewalk.
Part 4: Platform 9 ¾, Hogwarts Express
Sirius and James had gotten Lily safely back to the Leaky Cauldron and safely to Raila's room without Sirius's mom any the wiser. Lily woke up the next day feeling exhausted.
"Sleeping Beauty arises." Raila said smiling. She sat on her bed watching the cat. Lily smiled and did not feel like eating breakfast. She picked up one of the books off her trunk and started to read. It was all very interesting. She was just reading about how to turn a match into a needle when the door opened and a very pretty lady with long black hair and dark brown eyes came floating into the room.
"Lily, you're awake! Would you like any breakfast?" this must be Sirius's mom, Lily thought.
"No thanks, I'm not very hungry." Lily put down her book and got out of bed. She was still in her robes. "I think I'll go change."
"She seems nice don't you think Raila." Raila's mother walked across the room towards her daughter not noticing the kitten by the bed. She stepped on the cat's tail and earned the swipe of a paw on her ankle. "Whose cat is that?" Raila's mother yelled sitting on Raila's bed, she pulled out her wand and fixed her ankle.
"It's Lily's," Raila said quickly. Lily came running back into the room wearing green robes.
"Lily you better pack up your things we're leaving for Platform 9 ¾ soon." Raila's mother said coolly.
"That was close," Raila said with a sigh of relief.
"Yes, yes it was." Lily said and started packing up her things. Soon she had packed everything excepting her cat and owl.
"His name's Darkie," Raila said absentmindedly handing the cat to Lily.
"I like it!" Lily exclaimed. She helped Raila drag her trunk downstairs and then they raced back up for Lily's trunk.
"Your father's arranged Ministry cars for us." Mrs. Black said to Sirius. He nodded and they waited outside the Leaky Cauldron. In a matter of minutes, two sleek black cars arrived.
"Sirius, how's the young man of the house?" a tall man, who must be Sirius's father, emerged from the car. His hair was a mousy brown and his eyes were blue. He did not look anything like Sirius and Raila. "James how's your father doing?" Mr. Black said after hugging Sirius much to Sirius's protests.
"Good," James said halfheartedly, Lily saw a spasm of sorrow flicker across his face but it was soon replaced by a smile.
"You must be Lily!" said Mr. Black sticking out his hand. Lily shook it and blushed. "What a pleasure to meet you! Tracy has told me all about you." Tracy, Lily thought, he must mean Mrs. Black. "Well if you're all ready." Mr. Black motioned the drivers forward. The drivers rushed to pick up the trunks and put them in the trunks of the cars. "Hmm let's see, why don't you, James and Lily take that car and Raila, Tracy and I can take this one." Mr. Black said to Sirius.
Seated comfortably in the cars Lily petted her kitten and felt bad for Raila. The only time Mr. Black noticed her was during the seating arrangements. "Sirius," Lily said. Sirius looked up, "how'd your dad get the ministry to give him these cars?" Sirius frowned.
"He's the Minister of Magic." Sirius said blandly. "He doesn't have much time for us." He avoided her stare by looking out the window. No wonder they gave him the cars. He is the Minister for crying aloud. Lily looked out the window. She could see Kings' Cross Station nearing.
"We're almost there." Sirius said pointing at Kings' Cross.
"Isn't that your mom Lily?" James said pointing to Lily's mom.
"Yes. I wonder what she's doing here!" Lily pondered. The cars pulled into the parking lot. Lily ran out carrying her owl and her kitten. She ran for her mom. "What're you doing here?" Lily said stopping when she noticed Petunia.
"Well I decided that I couldn't miss your first day!" Lily smiled.
"What are you doing here?" she asked Petunia coldly.
"Mom made me come." She said unhappily.
"Where's dad?" Lily asked turning her attention back to her mother.
"Work." Lily's mom smiled.
"This must be your mom," said the Minister coming up behind Lily.
"Nice to meet you…" Mrs. Black trailed off.
"Rose," Lily's mother said smiling. "you must be Sirius's mother."
"Yes, Sirius and Raila are ours. James just tags along." The minister smiled. Lily walked over to Sirius and James not wanting to hear their useless chatter.
"That must be your sister," Raila said looking at Petunia who had followed Lily. Lily nodded.
"Introduce me," Petunia muttered to Lily eyeing Sirius. Lily sighed.
"Petunia meet Sirius Black, James Potter, and Raila Black. Black, Potter and Black meet Petunia." Lily said hurriedly.
"Petunia and Lily, their both flowers!" Raila said smiling at Petunia.
"I like lilies better," Sirius muttered to James. James nodded. Petunia was not very pretty compared to Lily. Lily had curly red hair that seemed to have a life of it's own, but Petunia's shoulder length blond hair hung limply without any excitement. Lily's green eyes were always sparkling, but Petunia's blue eyes seemed to hold nothing.
"We better go," Lily said smiling at the comment. Petunia who had not heard kept smiling.
"Bye Lillian have a nice time."
"My name isn't LILLIAN, it's LILY!" Lily yelled twirling her wand in her fingers. Petunia screeched and ran to the car.
Lily ran after Sirius and James. They ran straight for the barrier between Platform 9 and 10 Lily did not notice this until it was to late. Expecting a crash, she put her arms up. Stumbling through the barrier, she smiled. She was unhurt.
"Come on Lily!" Raila said impatiently through one of the windows on the train. Lily boarded the train and searched the compartments for her friends. "There you are." Raila said standing in the hallway. "I want you to meet some of my friends." Lily followed her through the door and sat next to a tall girl with long silvery hair. She was very, very pretty. "This is Erin Delacour," Raila said pointing to the girl with long silvery hair, "and this is Lisa Moon." Lisa was a pudgy girl with a kind face. She had medium length brown hair.
"Hi," Lisa and Erin chorused. Lily smiled.
"This is Lily Evans." Raila said she sat next to Lisa.
"Where'd Sirius and James go?" Lily asked Raila.
"I'm not sure, but they'll be back soon." Raila smiled, "Why do you have a crush on Sir?" Lisa and Erin giggled. Lily blushed for the second time that day.
"No, he's just my friend." Lily said defending herself.
Raila laughed. "Chill, I was just kidding, only Erin could like Sir." Raila smiled at Erin, Erin sneered and Raila stuck out her tongue.
"Lily, what house do you want to be in?" Lisa said looking up from her book.
"Gryffindor, that's where my older sister went." Lily said.
"Wait I thought you only had one sister." Raila protested.
"I only have one sister alive." Lily said stressing alive, "Narcissa, my sister, died when she was 15." Raila and her friends exchanged looks. Tension filled the room.
"Are you playing silent tea party?" Sirius said standing in the door. Lily laughed, it sounded high pitched and unnatural but no one noticed.
"Move out of the way," James said shoving Sirius into the compartment. Sirius sat between Erin and Lily putting his arms around them.
"How are we today ladies?" Sirius asked. Lily picked up his hand and deposited it on his lap. Erin could only giggle.
"Fine thanks." Lily said staring at Sirius's hand daring him to move it back. James laughed and sat on the floor.
"It's a little crowded in here." He said tying Sirius shoes together.
"Mind if I sit in here," said a tall boy with dark hair from the doorway.
"Sure pull up a bit of floor." Sirius said. "My name's Sirius Black."
"Remus Lupin." The boy said.
Sirius nodded and continued with the introductions, "Lily Evans, James Potter, Raila Black, Lisa Moon, and what was your name again?" Sirius said looking at Erin. Erin frowned. Raila hit Sirius on his knee.
"Erin Delacour." Erin said flashing a charming smile.
The rest of the ride went smoothly. James and Sirius taught Lily exploding snap, and she lost horribly to Remus. Raila and Erin tried to talk to Lisa, who kept saying 'Wait, I'm almost done with this chapter' Lily's cat succeeded in clawing everyone except Lily and Raila. As the train slowed down Lily caught her first glimpse of Hogwarts. She smiled this would be a good year after all.
Part 5: The Sorting Ceremony
"Firs' years firs' years in the boats." Boomed a tall man. "My name's Hagrid, I'll be taking yeh to the castle." Lily climbed into one of the boats with James.
"Great I get stuck with Potter." Lily smiled. James grinned evilly and tipped the boat. Lily fell out.
"Sorry Evans." James reached out to help her up. She pulled on his hand and he tumbled into the lake.
"Stop foolin' 'round you two! Get back into yer boat." Hagrid yelled, dragging James and Lily out of the lake thoroughly soaked. James shot daggers at Lily who shivered. They neared the castle and Lily's hopes of making a good entrance that dashed.
"I like the drowning cat look." Snape muttered walking past her up the stairs. Lily grimaced.
"Thank you for bringing them Hagrid." Said a stern faced witch in the doorway, "If you will all follow me." She led them into a small room filled with pictures and statues. "Wait here." She left and returned quickly. "Follow me," she led them into a great hall filled with teachers, sitting at head table and students spread out along four tables.
The witch left them again and brought a patched hat in the hall. She placed the hat on a stool and pulled out a roll of parchment from her robes. A rip near the top of the hat appeared and the hat started to sing.
Shabby I may appear
Patched all over
Place me on your head and you will learn
There is more to me than what you see
I will look inside your head
See which house suits you best
Whether it be Gryffindor
For brave and bold alike
Maybe it will be Slytherin
A sly and secretive bunch
Hufflepuff is a fine choice
For people with kind hearts
Try your luck in Ravenclaw
Where only the smart can go
I will choose your poison
So, step right up
And try me on
I will read you mind
And see what I can find!
Lily stared at the hat, dumbfounded. All she had to do was try on a hat! Well that did not seem too hard. She waited for her name to be read off the parchment. It took forever for the witch to read off the names. Finally, she heard 'Evans, Lily' she walked forward slowly and placed the hat on her head. She sat on the stool and waited.
"Lily Evans," said a voice in her ear. Lily jumped, "Hmm you would do well in Ravenclaw wait what's this, Gryffindor to."
"Please can I be in Gryffindor," Lily thought.
"Gryffindor? Well if you insist!" the Sorting Hat seemed amused. "GRYFFINDOR," it yelled. Lily pulled off the hat and placed it back on the stool she ran to the table where students where cheering. She sat next to Erin and waited while all her friends were sorted into Gryffindor except for Lisa who made it to Ravenclaw. Lily smiled as the school sang the school song and then as the plates magically filled with food. Lily was positive that this was the place she wanted to be!
Author's Note: I really, really hope you like it really! Please review… I am going to write more anyways but reviews are ALWAYS helpful. I hope you will write some kind words into that box… ! Whatever you are thinking about Narcissa Evans stop right now and chuck those ideas out! NOW! It will all become clear… besides I could not think of any more flowers… ::sigh:: Alright well review and review… review many times... The second chapter might not be up for a while, I have other poems to write and I'm working on another story, also I have a few websites and I help my friend with hers… all in all I'm a busy girl! Well read and REVIEW!! Byes