Chapter 2

The Bracelet

I'm a rabbit in your headlights

Scared of the spotlight

You don't come to visit

I'm stuck in this place

Thin rubber gloves

She laughs when she's crying

She cries when she's laughing

Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away

-Radiohead, Rabbit in your Headlights

Part 1: Classes

Lily, Raila, Erin, James, Sirius, and Remus all had the same exact schedule. If you saw one the other five were sure to follow. Erin and Raila talked to Lisa when they could but they slowly grew farther apart. Lisa had her own friends in Ravenclaw and she spent too much time studying. Lily and Erin did not get along all that great, but they did not hate each other. Peter Pettigrew followed James and Sirius everywhere. Remus talked to him sometimes but mainly thought he was a nuisance.

"Miss Evans your potion is coming along nicely." Professor Knott said looking carefully at Lily's potion. Lily smiled at the praise, Potions, one of her favorite classes; Lily always tried hard to make the perfect potions.

"Lily help!" Sirius gulped his potion was not doing as well.

"Add more shredded mushroom." Lily whispered. Sirius nodded and dropped a mushroom into the potion. "NO!" Lily said horrified, "I said shredded mushroom not the whole thing."

"What's the difference?" Sirius shrugged his potion started to fizz.

"Well now it's going to explode!" Lily ducked behind James who was having even more trouble with his potion. Sirius's potion bubbled over; Sirius took a few steps back.

"Uh, Lily could you help it?" Sirius said backing into Hedeph Malfoy, a first year Slytherin.

"Oh watch it Sirius!" Hedeph said as his cauldron leaned precariously on its side. As Sirius potion exploded and hit most of the Gryffindors, Hedeph's potion tipped over splattering most of the Slytherins. The potions', called Confuddling Concoction, main purpose to confuse people. Lily walked absentmindedly over to Hedeph and started talking to him as if it Hedeph was her best friend. Sirius stared after her confused.

"Do my eyes deceive me or is that Lily talking to a Slytherin?" Sirius said to James. James looked down at him.

"Yes it is a lovely day for a bit o' Quidditch!" James said staring at the ceiling.

"They have all gone nuts." Sirius said laughing at Remus who started to sing 'I'm a little teapot' loudly.

"Hedeph, Sirius and Lily detention!" Professor Knott said giving the antidote forcefully to the students.

By the end of the class, Professor Knott had given the antidote to everyone. Hedeph and Lily glared at each other Remus stopped singing, he was on 'tip me over and pour me out', and Sirius was laughing at James who had been trying to play imaginary bagpipes.

They all made it to charms in bad tempers.

"Lily we have detention tonight with Hedeph we have to clean up the Potions classroom." Sirius said frowning.

"What? Why?" Lily asked bewildered.

"Well I don't know why YOU have detention but I have detention because I blew up my Potion." Sirius said glumly.

Lily started to say something when Peter Pettigrew slammed into James, James tried to gain balance and not fall down so he grabbed Lily's backpack. Lily, being pulled down by James, grabbed Sirius's arm and tugged on it to prevent falling. Sirius grabbed for Remus's robes. James fell pulling Lily down on top of him, who pulled Sirius into Peter and they both fell on Lily. Remus stood, uncloaked, laughing at all of them. Sirius clearly did not see the hilarity of the situation, he grabbed Remus's ankle and pulled hard sending Remus crashing face first to the floor.

"Laugh at that." Sirius said annoyed.

"Could you two please remove yourselves from my back?" Lily asked Sirius and Peter. They got up, "Thanks."

"Uhh Lily you mind getting off me?" came James muffled voice. Lily looked into James' brown eyes and laughed.

"This doesn't look good does it?" Lily smiled and pushed on James' shoulder blades. She sat on his stomach and examined her shoes.

"Could you remove your bottom from my stomach?" he said through clenched teeth.

"Hold on I hafta to tie my shoes!" Lily said as she untied her shoes. James frowned and sat up.

"Let me help you!" he said and pulled on her shoe. She went sliding off his stomach and into a wall.

"OW! That hurt you great big ox!" She stood up, angry, eyes flashing. "While I'll – I'll," she yelled. James stood smiling.

"You'll what? Hit me, like that would hurt." Lily was enraged. Stopping about two feet in front of him, she stamped on his foot. Bending down in pain she hit the back of his head with her elbow he straightened grabbing the back of his head.

"Thanks for the idea, I was going to curse you," she stormed into the charms classroom looking disheveled.

"Wow," Sirius said staring at James' hunched up figure. Remus nodded. They helped James hobble into the classroom. 

"Take your seats, take your seats," Professor Kearney squeaked. Professor Kearney, Head of Ravenclaw, was a short fat witch with a long pointed nose, the perfect witch for muggle books. Lily smiled, her classes usually proved interesting. "Today we are learning about charmed jewelry." The tiny witch pulled out a box of rings. "Usually enchanting jewelry is left for higher classes. Third years and up, I felt confident enough to let you learn the basics." She waved her wand and the rings started passing themselves out. "Please pair up and read the notes on the board." Sirius and James leapt out of their desks and raced to Lily, Lily smiled… she was known for her innate ability to charm anything.

"Lily," they both said breathlessly, "partner?" she knew exactly what they meant.

"No thanks I already promised Remus." Remus looked up, he had already managed to melt the ring.

"No fair!" they both protested. "We're gonna fail!"

"Maybe you should pay attention," Professor Kearney squeaked as she walked by. James and Sirius walked glumly away. They prodded their rings with their wands and said 'enchanto' but nothing happened. Lily grinned, and tried to help Remus whose ring was now ashy.

"Enchanto!" Lily said and waved her wand, the ring sparkled and shimmered, she smiled.

"Good job Miss Evans!" Professor Kearney said. "You've successfully enchanted the ring. It will not be permanent maybe last a year or so. No don't touch it," she said pushing Peter's hand away. "We don't know how it's enchanted, it could mean instant death to all who put it on." She waved her wand and the ring flew back into the box. "10 points to Gryffindor."

"Good job Lily," Remus whispered. Lily nodded her thanks and looked at the ring she looked at the blackboard to see the homework. After jotting, it down she tried to hurry and put her books away. Most of the class was already gone. Professor Kearney not noticing Lily shut the door and locked it. Lily grabbed her bag and tried to force the door open.

"Having trouble?" said a voice behind Lily.

"Yes, I have to get to the Great Hall." Lily said turning around. A tall slim witch stood leaning against the blackboard. "Who are you?"

"The late Cecilia, witch of the wood." The witch floated through the desk and over to Lily, "You're the first to have seen me for about 6 years or so." Lily stared.

"What do you mean? Can't anyone else see you?" Lily asked finding her voice.

"Nope only Necromancers. I'm invisible to all other humans." The dead witch was very pretty. "The last witch to see me looked a lot like you, what's you name?" she floated around the desks.

"Lily,"

"Lily, not Lily Evans?" the witch floated right up to Lily, "Yes! You are she; I mean she is your sister. Narcissa Evans is your sister right?" Lily gulped and nodded. "She was a necromancer too. It must run in the family." The witch shrieked with delight and danced by the doorway.

"She's dead." Lily frowned. "You mean I'm a necromancer."

"Dead? She's not," the witch looked at Lily closely, "Yes you are a necromancer or else you wouldn't be able to see me." Cecilia disappeared through the door. Lily watched her. Cecilia motioned Lily to join her and Lily shook her head. Cecilia floated back through, "What are you waiting for?" Cecilia asked angrily.

"I can't float through walls." Lily protested.

"Of course you can!" Cecilia nodded towards Lily's wand. "Just wave that and say… what was it again oh yes… transpirio!" Lily looked skeptical but she tried it. If felt as though someone tipped a bucket of ice cold water down her throat. She stepped through the door. "Now to go back to your normal state you say Mortalis." Lily said it and immediately felt warmer. "Yes you are a Necromancer or that would have killed you." Cecilia said this happily and zoomed around Lily's head. Lily frowned and headed towards the Library with Cecilia right behind.

"Hey Lily where you going?" James yelled after her. Lily kept walking, she seemed oblivious to the others, and James look puzzled and joined Sirius and Remus outside. They went down to the Great Hall for lunch.

"James do you know where Lily is?" Sirius asked mouth full of sandwich.

"She's in the Library," James trying to eat his soup with a fork, Sirius gave James a weird look and nodded.

"We have Transfiguration soon, she better hurry," James nodded not paying the slightest bit of attention.

Part 2: Necromancer

Lily scanned the books in the Library, pulling some off the self and leaving others. She had to find it she just had to. Lily's hand ran across the binding off the books her eyes flicked back and forth she read the titles hurriedly. Moving on to the next row one of the books caught her eye. 'Famous Necromancers' Lily pulled it off the shelf. It was not that big, it must be enchanted to look small. She opened it and started to read.

Famous Necromancers

By Trent Candel

Necromancy, the art of conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying; Necromancers are very rare. There has not been a Necromancer since the witch Morgaine. Necromancers are usually associated with Dark Magic although some have been known to use their powers for good. The sorcerer Duke of Mandarin used his powers for good. Most Necromancer's do not live past their 30's and most don't discover their powers until their 20's.

Lily snapped the book shut. "Cecilia was Narcissa powerful?" Lily asked the ghost witch.

"Very she could've controlled a whole army of ghosts." Cecilia said offhandedly.

"You mean I could control you?" Lily said eyes wide open.

"Yes, that's what… yes you could. You're not going to are you?" Cecilia said worriedly. "Please don't! It hurts!" Lily shook her head.

"No what would I make you do? What could you do?" Cecilia looked relieved.

"I think I should begin training you!" Cecilia said happily, "First off though you'd better go to class."

"Oh no I forgot about class!" Lily said she shoved her books into her bag and ran to Transfiguration. Lily did not pay too much attention during Transfiguration. She just barely listened. They did not do much, Professor McGonagle was new to teaching and she had a hard time keeping the students in line. Class was dismissed early. Lily ran to the common room without going to dinner. James and Sirius stared after her.

"When has Lily ever missed dinner?" Sirius said cutting his meat.

"Never," Remus said.

"I wonder what she's up to." James said quietly.

Lily sat on her bed reading the Necromancer book from cover to cover. She even tried some of the spells, they all worked. There was one spell. One spell she was dying to try. She could not do it in the castle though. She would have to go to the Forbidden Forest. Lily made the plans in her head. She told Cecilia and Cecilia grinned mischievously.

"Tonight?" Cecilia asked.

"No I have detention," Lily said dejectedly. "Tomorrow night."

"No one else can know." Cecilia said firmly and floated out of the room. Lily nodded to her self and followed her, almost forgetting to open the door.

"Lily ready for detention?" Sirius said as Lily appeared in the common room area. Lily walked past him and over to a chair. "LILY!" Sirius screamed. Lily shook her head.

"What?! There's no need to yell!" Lily said. She looked at Sirius harshly, "Let's go," she climbed out of the portrait hole with Sirius, muttering and shaking his head, right behind her. They went down to the potion dungeon. Hedeph was waiting for them outside.

"Filth," he muttered distinctly. Lily chose to ignore him. Sirius clenched his fists.

"Hurry up you three. No magic, I'll be back in an hour." Professor Knott said curtly.

"No magic!" Sirius groaned. Lily shrugged. Hedeph glared daggers.

"Come on Sirius I'll help you." Lily said and pulled the dismayed boy into the classroom. Hedeph followed at a slightly slower pace. Lily grabbed a sponge and started cleaning the tables. She showed Sirius how to clean the tables. Hedeph sat calmly watching them. About 10 minutes into cleaning, Lily noticed that Hedeph was not doing anything. "How about helping?" Lily asked coldly.

"I will not soil my hands, I'll allow you to do it for me." Hedeph said.

"You'll allow me to do it for you? How nice of you!" Lily said smiling. Hedeph nodded. Lily picked up the water pail and walked over to Hedeph. "Allow me to give you a shower King Hedeph, I can smell you a mile away." She dumped the bucket on his head soaking the boy. Hedeph stood up angrily. Lily smiled and set the bucket down. She handed him a sponge. "Work."

"You ruined my robes!" he protested. She smiled at him and flicked her wand. The robes dried instantly.

"Help us now or I'll do something much, much worse." Lily's eyes glinted with anger. She turned around and set about cleaning a table. Looking defeated Hedeph started cleaning one of the far tables. Professor Knott came in and looked stunned.

"The dungeon has never been cleaner!" She said excitedly. Lily beamed. "20 points to Gryffindor and 10 to Slytherin." Hedeph looked beside himself. Being awarded for detention work surely did not happen often.

"Good work guys," Lily said and walked out towards the Gryffindor common rooms. Sirius followed. Hedeph shook his head and walked out shutting the door behind him.

The cold pressed against Lily from all sides. She could not breath it was so cold. Lily cried out for help but no one could hear her. No one would help her either. Alone, she was alone. She took a step forward concentrating on breathing. Almost collapsing from the effort she fell to her knees. Trying to stand she could not. 'Help' the word escaped from her lips before she could stop it. She crumpled, lifeless. She looked up through teary eyes as a noise shook the ground. A stag, a handsome and majestic creature bounded out of the misty cold weather. An intense hatred surged through Lily. She had never seen this stag before, yet she hated it. The stag ran over to her. It licked her face. Strength and relief replaced the hate. Lily stood up and hugged the stag. She felt it change. Change into a human, she tried to pull away but he held her close. Lily sobbed her shoulders shaking.

'I love you Lily' he whispered Lily tried to push away, see who it was. The voice, so familiar, the dream ended as quick as it began.

Lily sat up cold. She pulled her covers closer around her and shivered.

"Finally your awake." James said. He leaned casually against the doorframe.

"What? What are you doing here?" Lily whispered harshly.

"We need to talk." Sirius said. She had not noticed him, he stood behind James, and Remus stood there too.

"About what?" Lily said puzzled.

"We've been thinking." Lily snorted, Sirius glared at her and continued. "We've been thinking and we decided that we need to pull a prank, and it has to be big."

"Turn around." Lily demanded. James looked puzzled. "I have to get dressed we can talk in the common room."

"We'll wait down there." Remus said blushing. Lily nodded. They closed the door and she hurriedly got on her cloak.

"They never include me." Raila said surprising Lily.

"Why don't you come?" Lily suggested. She was trying to pull on her slippers.

"Sirius wouldn't want…" Raila looked at Lily, "…well okay…"

"Goodie, can I come?" Erin asked sleepily. "Where are we going?" Lily looked at Raila who shrugged.

"Wake up." Lily said throwing a pillow at her. 15 minutes later, the three girls were ready. They crept silently down the stairs and into the common rooms. James and Sirius sat on the couch; Remus marched back and forth across the floor in front of them.

"Worried Remus." Lily asked yawning. Remus looked up nodded and resumed his pacing. Lily went over to the couch and plopped down between Sirius and James. Raila and Erin sat in the loveseat across from them.

"Oww," came a squeaky voice beneath them. They stood up alarmed.

"Peter!" James said exasperatedly.

"Sorry, I guess I fell asleep down here. I'll go now." He said and started for the stairs. James and Sirius exchanged looks.

"Want to help us?" James said. Sirius nodded.

"Sure!" he ran over and sat in a chair. They spent the whole night planning.

"Okay so we'll do all this tomorrow night." Everyone nodded; Lily nodded then remembered her plans.

"Not tomorrow… I have to get sleep." She lied. "I have a big test," they all looked at her.

"Well then the next night," Raila said giving Lily a strange look knowing she did not have a test; they all had the same schedule. Well if Lily did not want to.

"Tomorrow." Lily said and yawned. "I'm tired." She was about to go upstairs when the door swung open almost knocking her over. Second years tumbled out and left through the portrait hole. Lily and company followed yawning. The day went by quickly. Lily could hardly contain her excitement… she could not wait. With the last class ending, she forced her self to follow the normal routine. She went to dinner and back to the common rooms. Cecilia would meet her by the Forbidden Forest at 11:00, Lily waited for the common room to empty. Soon only James, Sirius, and Lily were left, the hands on the clock crept closer and closer to 11:00 and the two boys showed no signs of getting sleepy.

Part 3: Forbidden Forest

"Another round?" James asked Sirius. Lily could not wait any longer. Maybe if she left they would go too.

"I'm tired," Lily, said faking a yawn. James and Sirius nodded eyes not straying from their game. Lily closed the door partly and watched them through a tiny hole. She waited for a few minutes and they finally got up and left. Lily opened the door and snuck out carefully.

"Where's she going?" James whispered to Sirius.

"Only one way to find out." Sirius whispered back. James nodded.

Lily crept carefully through the corridors hiding in the shadows. A teacher, McGonagle, walked by once looked in Lily's direction, but did not see her. Lily made it to the Great Hall and looked at the doors. She did not dare open them, they would squeak too much. She murmured, 'transpirio' she slid through the doors and murmured, 'mortalis' soon she was heading for the Forbidden Forest. An hour or two later she arrived in the clearing that Cecilia picked out. Standing in the middle, she pulled the tiny package out of her pockets, she kneeled, and started the spell.

"What is she doing?" Sirius whispered quietly to James. James shrugged and watched Lily as she started to whisper. James a Sirius could not hear a word she said. Lily stood with a smile. She turned round and round in a circle and then stopped. She stood still as a statue not moving and barely breathing. It started to get windy. Lily stood still and her hair whipped around her face.

"COME HITHER!" Lily yelled. White shapes flew into the clearing, the whizzed around Lily, she smiled as more and more shapes flew out of the forest and circling her.

"She's a necromancer." Sirius said, his eyes fixated on Lily.

"No… she couldn't be…" James replied.

"A powerful one too." Sirius said tearing his eyes away from Lily, "and unless I'm mistaken she just performed a powerful spell… one that people with little magical knowledge could not pull off." James breathed in heavily at Sirius' words. The ghost's numbers rapidly increased and Lily started to get pale. She tried to keep a hold on the spell but staggered back and into a horde of ghosts. Feeling as though a bucket of ice cold water was dumped all over, her she fell back onto her knees and then plummeted face first into the ground.

With their leader unconscious and the spell ended the ghosts left quickly. James and Sirius waited until the last ghost floated out of their vision. They ran into the clearing and over to Lily.

"This is not good." James said after trying everything to wake Lily.

"Wait here, I'll get help." Sirius said and ran out of the clearing.

"Wait…" James shouted. "Why do I have to wait here?" James looked at the unconscious Lily and sighed. He sat next to her and waited for Sirius.

James started to worry. Sirius was taking to long. What if something got him? "Lily, Lily wake up!" James shook Lily.  Lily's eyes fluttered open.

"Where- where am I?" Lily asked trying to sit up, she couldn't feel her legs or arms.

"In the Forbidden Forest… you called all these ghosts to you and then you fainted. Can you walk?" he asked.

"Maybe… if you help Me." she answered and tried to sit up. Ignoring the immense pain in her side, she stretched her legs out a little.

"How much do you weigh?"

"WHAT?!!?" Lily yelled.

"Oh sorry," he said sheepishly. "I just wanted to know if I could carry you. Sirius went for help hours ago and I want to get out of here, it's light out." He pointed up and a few rays of light shone through the trees.

"I do not weigh that much," she said a little testily. "I think you can handle it." He nodded and lifted her up. She was not that heavy but he knew he could not go very far. "I have an idea!" Lily said. Pointing her wand at herself, she said, "Transpirio" she immediately went transparent. She floated along James.

"Where'd you learn that?" James asked amazed.

"Cecilia." Lily said and she felt much better. She floated along carelessly. She did not hurt all over anymore. James ran after her and they made good timing to the castle. Lily pointed her wand at herself again and said "mortalis" she turned back into human form.

"Awesome." James said. The school doors flung open and out came a worried Sirius an angry looking Professor Knott and Dumbledore.

"Lily Potter! Leaving the school, and going into the Forbidden Forest! What possessed you to do that?" Professor Knott said angrily. Lily was about to defend herself but then overcome with fatigue she toppled backwards into James.

"This can wait for later Millie." Dumbledore said to Professor Knott. Sirius looked at James and mouthed the word 'Millie' James covered his mouth and pretended to laugh.

Part 4: Necromancer in Training

Lily stayed unconscious for 2 months. She was as weak as her kitten so she stayed in bed. Raila, Sirius and James visited almost everyday to drop off homework.

"Christmas holiday is coming up soon." Raila said sitting on the bed next to Lily.

"Really?" Lily said excited. "Do we stay here?"

"Well some people do… Sirius and I might stay." Raila picked up Lily's Transfiguration essay. "Mind if I rewrite some of this for my essay?"

"Sure, just make sure she can't tell the difference." Lily sighed, "I think I'll stay, I don't want to see Petunia anytime soon." Raila nodded.

"Lily dear!" the nurse, Madame Curie came bouncing in, her usual happy self, "I think you can leave, you are getting stronger!" Lily jumped out of bed and grabbed her things.

"Thanks Madame Curie!" she yelled behind her, Raila followed quickly. "Yes! I am out! It was so boring in there." Raila smiled.

"Roeg missed you." Raila said as they climbed through the portrait hole.

"Roeg?" Lily asked perplexed. "Whose Roeg?"

"Our cat silly." Raila laughed and picked a tiny ball of fluff of the floor.

"Oh right our cat." Lily smiled and looked around.

"Lily, Professor McGonagle wants to see you in her office." Sirius said not looking up from his game of exploding snap with James. Lily nodded and climbed out of the portrait hole. She walked down to Professor McGonagle's office.

She opened the door slowly and looked around the office. The walls were covered with news clippings about famous wizards. Lily sat in one of the chairs that were placed in front of a small desk. The desk had no papers on it and no signs that someone used it regularly. 

Lily heard the door open, "Lily, good you're here." Lily turned and saw Professor McGonagle holding a pile of papers. They slipped from her grip and scattered all over the floor. "Curses." McGonagle said and leaned down to pick them up. Lily helped.

"What did you want to see me for?" Lily said as she handed McGonagle a stack of papers.

"Oh yes that. Dumbledore wants to train you in Necromancy. Meet him in my classroom around four o'clock every Wednesday. Sound good?" Lily nodded. "Okay then, back to your common room." Lily sighed and stood up, she did not want another class. Walking back to the common room slowly she suddenly remember Cecilia, she hadn't seen her since before the little incident

"I wonder where she is." Lily wondered aloud.

"Where who is?" Sirius asked.

"Oh nothing" Lily said quickly and made an excuse about homework.

"Lily concentrate!" Dumbledore said. Lily looked up. She had been daydreaming about unicorns.

"Sorry professor." She said quietly. Dumbledore sighed.

"You're excused." Lily ran out of the Library and up to the common rooms.

"Lily, hey!" Sirius said as she ran into the common room. Lily nodded and sat on a couch. She could not think today. The only thing she could think about is a unicorn. She saw the same picture in her mind, a unicorn running through the woods. Something followed it. Something bad and the unicorn bled. Lily shook her head. "Are you okay?"

"I-I is-am fine." Lily stammered. "Why do you ask?"

"Oh nothing you just look… never mind." Sirius got up and walked over to the fire. "Lily…"

"Yea?" Lily said not looking up.

"Do you ever get the feeling that you're being watched?"

"Sometimes." Lily answered. She was not really paying attention. "I'll see you later Sirius." she said and ran up the stairs to the 1st year girl dormitories. She kicked off her shoes, picked up a book and flopped down on the bed. After reading for a few minutes, she saw a tiny spot of water on the page in the book. She looked up at the roof to see if there was a leak. Not seeing any leak she shrugged and continued to read. Five minutes later she was crying uncontrollably. She tried to stop. 'Why am I crying? I did not hurt myself. Did I?' Lily wiped her tears away and hoped the other girls would not hear her. She was not very loud but still… she did not want to hear the usual, 'Lily what is wrong?' she did not like those questions and right now she did not think she could answer them.

"Lily it's dinner time." Raila said.

"Okay let's go." Lily stood up but kept her head down. She pulled her hair out of its bun so it would fall around her face.

"Lily, were you crying?" Melissa, another first year asked on the stairwell.

"No." Lily said harshly and pushed the girl out of the way.

"Yes you were I can tell." Melissa said following them.

"Back off Brown," Raila said turning around. "Go bother someone else." Melissa looked shocked. She walked haughtily down the stairs. Lily looked at Raila and smiled.

"Thanks."

"Eh… don't worry about it."

The weeks flew by and Christmas break was nearing. Sign up sheets for who was staying during Christmas break were passed around. Raila, James, Sirius, Remus, and Lily all signed up.

"Bye Erin, Bye Peter!" Lily said as the two walked out of the common room to leave for Hogwarts Express which would take them to Kings' Cross Station and from there they would go home.

Lily faked a yawn, "Well I'm tired, I think I'll go to sleep."

"Nu – uh the last time you did that you ended up in the hospital for 5 years." James argued.

"I'm not going anywhere!" Lily protested.

"That's right, because your staying here." Sirius said with a grin on his face. "Besides James has something to tell you."

"I do?" James said puzzled.

"Yes, he wanted to tell you that he liked you." Sirius said standing. James looked furious.

"I do not!" he chased Sirius around the common room knocking third years over. Lily and Raila laughed Remus sighed.

"Those two." Remus said sighing some more. Lily and Raila looked at each other and burst into giggles.

"Lily wake up!" Raila said and pulled off Lily's covers. "Presents."

Lily woke up and stared at the bottom of her bed. She grabbed the first present, from Raila, and ripped it open. Out fell a wooden box. On the top a beautifully carven unicorn stood majestically in the woods. "Thanks Raila, it's beautiful." Raila shrugged and opened her presents. Lily also got a comb and mirror set from Erin, a package of chocolate frogs from Peter, a book about the Dark Arts from Remus, and the last present from James blew up. "Typical." Lily sighed and gathered up the presents that stayed intact. She followed Raila down the stairs after showering and getting dressed. They went down to the Great Hall.

"What is Sirius doing?" Raila muttered to Lily. Sirius was standing in front of a large box. It was waist high and wider than two of him.

"I don't know" Lily said, but smiled Sirius hadn't gotten her a present maybe this was it.

"Sirius what is that?" Raila asked standing in front of her brother. Lily walked around to the other side.

"It's for Lily," he explained.

Lily smiled, "Really?" she said. Sirius nodded. She started to open it. The rest of the hall stopped eating to watch. After the wrapping paper was successfully torn off Lily opened the lid, inside covered by tissue paper stood another wrapped box. James coughed; Lily ripped off the top of the wrapping paper and opened the lid slowly. Another box, Lily tore the paper off and opened the lid, another box. This process was repeated many times. Most of the hall had gotten bored. By the 15th box Lily was beginning to be bored to. She pulled out a tiny slender box. She tore off the paper. It looked like one of the muggle jewelry boxes. She had seen her father give on to her mother. Lily sighed and opened the box, expecting it to be empty. She gasped.

"What is it?" Raila said running over. She had decided to eat her breakfast while Lily opened her present.

"Sirius it's, it's wonderful." Sirius walked over.

"You really like it." Lily nodded; inside the case, there was a gold charm bracelet. Only one charm hung off the bracelet, a tiny wand gold sparks flew off it. Real gold sparks, Sirius lifted it from Lily's hands and clasped it onto her wrist.

"You get one charm every year."

"Oh thank you Sirius." Lily threw her arms around his neck. She then ran over to show it off to Melissa and Padma Patil who watched jealously. Sirius stared after Lily.

"How come you never did that for me?" Raila asked.

"What? Oh… uhmm-"

"Just kidding Sir, I know you like her." Sirius glared at his sister and walked over to James and Remus. "He likes her." Raila said to herself.

Part 5: Summer Vacation

The rest of the school year flew by almost too quickly and it was time to go home for summer vacation. Lily sat in the Great Hall next to Sirius and James. Gryffindor had won Quidditch Cup for the 10th year in a row, the noise was deafening.

Dumbledore reminded them not to use their magic and to have fun over vacation. Soon Lily and the rest headed for the Hogwarts Express. They found a seat near the back.

"Lily what are you doing over vacation?" James asked he had just beat Sirius in exploding snap for the fourth time.

"Nothing." She thought of an idea. "Hey how about you guys come visit me!"

"Can I come to?" Erin asked sitting near Sirius.

"Sure, I'll ask my mom when I get back home. Maybe you can stay for the last month or so of vacation. We have an extra room and Raila and Erin can stay in mine." Lily hoped her mother would say yes.

"That sounds like fun." Remus said.

Lily nodded the ride back was seemed shorter than the ride to Hogwarts. When the train stopped in the station Lily had a hard time saying goodbye.

"Send me an owl everyday." Raila made Lily promise.

"Me too" Sirius said.

"Don't forget about me." Remus and James said. Lily nodded and told them she would ask her mom tonight and tell them all tomorrow whether it would work.

"Bye!" Lily said to all of them and walked through the barrier. She saw her mom waiting with Petunia.

"Hi Lily," Petunia said crossly.

"Lily! Did you have fun?" Lily's mom asked. Lily nodded and got in the car.

"Mom, could I maybe have a few friends over this summer?" Lily asked cautiously.