Lily woke up that morning still shaken and tortured. She had never dealt with the harsh pain and suffering she went through the previous evening. Seeing her mother laying there dead was a traumatizing experience. Staring at the ceiling she thought about the vision she had had and wondered what it meant. Why was she having weird dreamsWhat did these visions mean. She had never dreamt about her mother and sister before and wondered what had made it happen. She sat pondering the thought when she heard a light tapping on the window. Looking toward the window she saw a large tawny barn owl. Noticing it was one of the Hogwarts owls she bounded out of bed and opened the window hastily. The owl flew gracefully through the room and landed upon Nut's cage. Nut Lily's brown owl didn't look to pleased with this but let the tired animal drink out of her dish. Lily quickly untied the letter off the bird's leg that was now raised gently in the air. Observing right away that it was from Dumbledore, she hurried to open it. She read the letter out loud.

Dear Lily

            I am deeply concerned about what you have told me. Therefore I suggest that when you arrive here at Hogwarts to come without delay to my office. I have important information that you must know. I will leave it at that.

P.S I have enclosed in this letter your head girl badge.

                                    Yours Truly

                                                Albus   Dumbledore

Lily folded the letter up and put it on her bedside table. After thanking the owl and saying her goodbyes she looked at her Head Girl badge. She was so overly excited at the moment that she forgot to worry about her problems. Pinning the badge to her robes she became aware that she only had four days until school started. She knew she had a lot to do before school started. Lily thought she might as well get her things together now. Seizing her trunk she threw all her belongings inside of it. It didn't take long, as she didn't have very many things of her own.

            Lily went down stairs after packing and decided to make herself tea before she disappeared into Diagon Alley. She planned to stay at The Leaky Cauldron. After eating she went upstairs to say good bye to Petunia. Petunia was very pleased that Lily was off to Hogwarts for a full ten months. Pretending to be very disappointed by this, Petunia said in a very false voice I will miss you Lily.

Lily didn't take notice to her sister's insolence. She merely waved goodbye and walked down the shadowed hall, dragging her trunk behind her. Entering the living room she headed over to a small bowl above the fireplace. Pulling out her wand she lit the fire magically and threw the remains of the bowl in the fireplace. Stepping into the fire, trunk and all in her hands she called out Diagon Alley. Lily span through the many snaked brick walls, her trunk hitting her hard in the stomach every time there was a turn. Finally Lily hit solid ground and was relived. She stood up and shook the soot off her clothes muttering something about Floo Powder. When she arrived at The Leaky Cauldron she was greeted by a very friendly innkeeper. Lily smiled sweetly and asked for a room. The innkeeper whose name was Bill said that there was one left. Lily took it without dithering and thanked Bill for letting her stay. She ascended the stairs to her room. Arriving there she looked at the door making sure it was the right number (11). She entered the room, which looked like it hadn't been slept in for a long while.  Lily was hesitant to sleep there but realized it was her only hope. Dropping her trunk near the bed that was covered in a thick layer of dust, she went back downstairs. She offered a quick smile at Bill and stepped outside the bar. A gust of cool summer wind blew through her hair. Fresh perfumed air floated through her nose, and she was thrown abruptly into another fit. Clouds of humid mist encircled her like before, the only difference this time is she was in a more cold area.  She couldn't move at all it was like a fascinating sensation was pulling her towards the ground. Opening her eyes she stared into the ground. She heard a familiar voice from her other dreams. She tried to get up but the numbness in her legs wouldn't hold her. Instead she improvised and crawled along the cold floor. Dripping with cold sweat she managed to make it into another room. She noticed something move in the corner of her eye. She tried to turn to see what it was, but even with all her strength she couldn't bring herself up. Her limbs were now aching with pain from the fear coursing through her body. She heard the same painful scream she had heard before, or was it the same cry. Listening closer she had just clued in. She was now witnessing her sister's death. Crawling out of the room she was in she tried to catch the noise once again. It had now stopped and she couldn't figure out where it had come from. Still numb with fear she couldn't move. She sat in the tiny corner, the scream came once again, but Lily still couldn't move. She made a huge effort but the screaming seemed to hit her hard. She sat there, tears were frantically racing down her face and she joined into her sisters screaming. "DON'T KILL HER." "DON'T KILL HER." She kept repeating these yells, until she was slapped into reality. She was looking up into a throng of people who were crowded around her. She tried to get up away from the people, but she seemed glued to the spot. A woman with long blonde hair reached out her hand to help Lily up. Lily grabbed her hand and pulled herself up with difficulty. Lily smiled at the woman and thanked her.

"You're very welcome." "Are you sure you're alright?"

Lily looked at the woman; she wanted to tell her everything but decided that it was best not to tell her.

"Um yes I think I'll be alright." "Thank you again." said Lily and without looking back, she quickly shoved herself through the rest of the shocked people and dashed back to the Inn. She ran right into Bill, who looked at her with a look of bafflement. Lily ran faster and faster up the stairs and without putting on her nightdress and getting under the covers she flew herself on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

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AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Lily screamed in her sleep. Sitting up she wiped the sweat away from her face. Clasping her hair she tried to get the vision out of her mind. She was breathing rather rapidly and her skin was very pale. Calmly Lily got up, and walked over to the mirror. Gazing at her face it was very perceptible that she looked terrible. She knew she couldn't keep this up. The dreams had to stop, they were draining her of every rational piece of mentality she had. She was starting to become very emaciated and her eyes were losing there brilliant colour.

"Dear you look dreadful." said a voice out of thin air.

"Who said that." said Lily, her eyes darting around the room.

"That would be me, I am Millicent." Turning around Lily noticed that the mirror had spoken to her. Taken aback Lily just stared.

"You spoke." said Lily

The mirror raised the tiny transparent eyebrow it had and quietly trying to disperse a giggle said…

"Well of course I spoke Lily." Millicent said that with some difficulty as she started to cough, obviously from the dust.

Lily brushed the dust away from the mirror, and spoke.

"How did you know my name?"

"Well your name is embroidered on your robes dear." "Thank you very much for sweeping away that dust it's been bothering me for some time now."

Flushing madly Lily looked down at her sleeve. "Your welcome she then said."

She turned away from the mirror planning to go back to sleep, but the mirror spoke once again.

"Lily you have your father's eyes." Lily literally lost her breath.

"Excuse me." she said focusing on the mirror's ghostly face.

"Oh nothing, I just said you had your father's eyes." "He was a very handsome man you know."

Lily looked utterly shocked. Was she hearing this mirror right did it just say something about her father

Stuttering as she tried to speak Lily looked Millicent the mirror in her translucent eyes. Lily's eyes were now watering, on the verge of crying.

"How---how did you know my father?"

"Well it's a very long story love, but I haven't had many visitors and a long heart to heart should do me good." Lily didn't understand why the mirror talked like it was no big deal

"I would like to know." she said now crying.

"Ok, so where to begin---hmm, oh yes I know I'll start when he entered my room." Lily didn't want to disrupt but she just remembered something. "Wasn't my father a muggle." she interrupted. "And how did you know this man you call my father was my father."

"Dear will you listen to me?" "I will tell you those details."

"Oh yes sorry about that."

"Ok as I was saying." she said in a petulant voice

"Sorry." said Lily thinking it would be best to apologize.

"Don't worry; I just got a little anxious to tell you." "Well your father had walked--." She was then cut off as a loud pounding on the door come about. Lily glanced over at the door. She wondered why someone would be knocking at her door this early in the morning. There was a pause, thinking the person had left Lily turned back over to Millicent. "I wonder who that was." said Lily to Millicent. Just as the mirror was about to reply another loud attack on the door came boisterously. Looking disgruntled Lily walked over to the door to open it, but just then the door exploded and debris flew everywhere. Lily screamed frantically. A man about the size of a full grown giant appeared in the entrance of the room.

"Hagrid." said Lily in confusion. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh pardon me Lily, I was told to come and get you." he said. "Terribly sorry about the fright, but there was no answer and I thought you might have been hurt." Lily cut him off.

"Why would I be hurt, and why do you have to come and get me."

"Well Lily I'm not quite sure, you will have to ask Dumbledore when you get to school." Lily still looked very bemused. Why is Hagrid here Why does he have to come and get me. "Hagrid do you have to get me now?" said Lily. "It is 2:00 in the morning."

"Yes Lily it was strict orders from Dumbledore." "Please pack your things, and then we can leave."

"But I don't even have any of my supplies yet."

"We can do that later, just get a move on." He sounded very distressed so Lily decided to get her things together.

"Wait." said Lily as they were leaving the room. She walked back over to the mirror. Lily looked very upset. Millicent was now in pieces on the floor. The debris from the door had shattered her.

"Now I'll never know." she said so that Hagrid couldn't hear her. She left the room with silent tears glistening no her face. Hagrid was oblivious to this as he kept on chatting about how they would go to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions first. They strolled down the deserted alley watching three old witches fighting over a cat. After they went and got new robes for Lily Hagrid asked,

"So what do yer need now Lily."

"I just need to get some potion ingredients, and treats for Nut." Hagrid nodded and they made there way over to the Apothecary. Outside the Apothecary Lily fumbled with her money bag and pointed towards Magical Menagerie. Inside the shop Lily stared at all the different animals. She noticed that there was a sale on for the poisonous purple toads that would make your tongue turn blue if you licked them. Quite amused by this she laughed at the toads and went over to the counter, still mumbling about blue tongues. She rang the bell on the desk and a surly old witch came around the corner.

"Yes what would you like?" The women screeched.

"I would like bacon flavoured owl treats." she said impatiently. The women turned around and pulled a package off the shelf.

"That will be five knuts." Lily paid and left the shop, Hagrid right behind her.

"So Hagrid where are we going now." said lily

"I'm s'pose to take you straight to Hogwarts." Lily plainly gestured a yes even though she had no idea what was in store for her. After leaving Diagon Alley Hagrid took Lily over to the train station to board the Hogwarts Express. Walking over to platforms nine and ten, Lily gathered her trunk and Nut's cage closer to her. Cautious not to distract any muggles she ran at full speed towards the barrier, she felt the usual sensation and stumbled onto the platform nine and three quarters. Surprised to see that the Hogwarts Express was actually there she waited for Hagrid to reappear. He soon did and beckoned her onto the train. Lily walked onto the train and pushed her trunk into the compartment. She sat down rather despondently. Hagrid looked at her realizing he owed her somewhat of an explanation. He tried to get her attention but thought it was better to let her be. Lily stared at the lush grassy meadows and the velvet sky splattered with stars. Thoughts kept pushing themselves into her mind. She had a lot of questions that she needed answered. Still staring at the sky thinking, she soon fell asleep.