From the day they went shopping to the day Lily left, Petunia was in a horrible mood. She spent all her time up in her room listening to music. She didn't even eat with Mrs. Evans and Lily anymore. If she did come downstairs and Lily was there, she would storm back upstairs. She constantly picked fights with her mother and Lily. She became so unbearable, Lily spent most of her time in her room or at the Potter's. When she found out Sirius and Remus were going to Hogwarts too, she was shocked and dismayed. James always acted differently when he was around the boys. He ignored and excluded Lily. She recalled she had done the same, when she was playing with her friends, but never on purpose. It seemed like James was deliberately avoiding her whenever Sirius was around. And, since both of Sirius's parents worked, he was at the Potter's a lot.
But, even with her personal problems, the last weeks of August flew by for Lily. Before she knew it, it was September first and Mrs. Potter was at her house with James, ready to take Lily to King's Cross Station. Lily was happy to find out that Sirius's parents had taken the day off of work to see him off.
Lily's own mother was waiting at Platform nine when they arrived.
"This is the right platform, right?" she asked skeptically.
"No," Mrs. Potter checked James's ticket. "We need nine and three-quarters."
"Nine and three-quarters!?!" Mrs. Evans exclaimed. "There's no such platform!"
"Just walk through that barrier in between nine and ten. it's a little like Diagon Alley, but not as complicated. You go first with James, then Lily and I will follow," Mrs. Potter explained, gesturing to the barrier.
Lily watched in amazement as her mother and James disappeared into the barrier.
"Ok Lily, our turn," Mrs. Potter started to walk to the barrier, with Lily following after. Even though the barrier looked solid, the two walked right through it.
On the other side, there were sets of parents standing along the scarlet steam engine, talking to their children through the windows. Trunks were scattered on the platform, along with owls, bags, and broomsticks. James saw the brooms and immediately began griping. Lily had heard all about Quidditch and flying, and couldn't wait to learn to fly. She had been extremely disappointed when she found out that first years couldn't have brooms, so she would have to wait to learn to play Quidditch until next year. As the Evans' and Potters walked along the platform, pushing two trolleys that held all of James and Lily's school supplies, Mrs. Potter kept on stopping to say hello to people, and introducing them to Lily and her mom. They were introduced to so many people, Lily couldn't remember them all. Suddenly, James broke out in a run, sprinting towards a tall dark haired man, leaving the mothers and Lily behind. James hugged the man and laughed.
"Dad!" he exclaimed, sounding surprised. You siad you were going to be out of town until next week!"
"What?!?" Mr. Potter asked, pretending to be shocked. "And miss my son leaving for his first year at Hogwarts? I think not!" He turned and hugged Lily and Mrs. Evans, then kissed his wife.
Lily felt a surge of anger and pain when Mr. Potter hugged her. Her dad should be here. He and Mr. Potter would surprise them at the platform, then her dad would pick her up and spin her around. Then he'd kiss her on her nose and tell her how proud he was of his sweet little Lily. She choked back tears and turned around so the adults and James couldn't see her bright green eyes fill with sadness.
"Come on, Lily," James's voice made her jump slightly. "We need to save good seats for us, Sirius and Remus."
Mr. Potter help load the two trunks into a compartment on the train. It was the only one not filled with people or trunks. In fact, it there was only one person in it, and she was sitting in the corner, her nose buried in a book. She was already dressed in her black Hogwarts robes, and her black hair hung in her face. Lily couldn't see the title of her book, but made a mental note to herself to ask the girl about it. But right now, she wanted to spend a little more time with her mum before she left.
At 10:55, a whistle blew, signaling five minutes until departure. Lily kissed her mum goodbye and went into the compartment, leaving James, who was being fussed over by his parents. There were two more trunks in the compartment, along with the reading girl. She didn't even notice Lily when she walked in. Lily cleared her throat. "Hello," she introduced herself. "I'm Lily Evans."
The girl looked up, blue eyes full of surprise. "Hi, I'm Adara Creaton. Want to sit down?" She gestured to the seat next to her
"Thanks," Lily replied, sitting down. "What are you reading?"
"Hogwarts: A History," Adara smiled sheepishly. "I've been obsessed with Hogwarts since my brother was accepted four years ago."
"Is this your first year?" Lily asked. When she nodded, Lily continued. "Mine too. I never knew I was magical, it was pretty exciting to learn that I was a witch."
"My parent knew I was a witch when I was two and kept on turning my vegetable into ice cream. I take it you're muggle born?" This time it was Lily's turn to nod. Adara went on. "Then I'd look out for the Slytherins," she warned. "My brother Bailey said they hate anyone who isn't pureblood. I think that that is so stupid don't you?" At Lily's confused expression, Adara explained that some wizards thought that pure bloods (long-time wizards on both sides of the family) were better than half-bloods (one magical parent, one muggle), and muggle-bourns.
Before long, the two were talking and laughing together , like they had been for years, not minutes. Lily had already made another friend at Hogwarts. She guessed it was easier to make friends here, because everyone had something in common. She had just pointed this out to Adara, when James walked in, accompanied by Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, both of whom Lily had known from her muggle school. She greeted both of them and introduced everyone to Adara. She noticed that Remus looked at Adara in awe, like he had never seen a girl before, which was crazy. At school, girls in all grades had thought he was so cute. Plus, he had this aura on mysteriousness to him, which made him even more hot.
The three boys sat down and began talking about Quidditch. Lily and Adara continued talking about Hogwarts, Lily asking questions, and Adara answering them with out even looking in her book.
Around noon, an old, bent witch pushed a trolley of full of food into the compartment. "Want anything dears?" she asked in a shaky voice.
Adara stood up and stretched. "Cauldron Cakes and Chocolate frogs for everyone. My treat." She smiled at the boys who were looking at her like she was some kind of goddess of sweets. Lily too, looked at her in amazement, knowing how much James could eat.
Adara shrugged. "I got a lot of pocket money that I cant wait to spend. I figure this way, you'll at least like me a little bit." She laughed as the old witch passed out the candy. Lily began to eat her Chocolate frog, concentrating more on the wizards card rather than the candy. She did notice, however, that Adara didn't eat. She gave all of her sweets away, saying that she wasn't hungry.
After lunch, Sirius brought out a pack of exploding snap, and the five played the entire rest of the trip.
Author's note: I know, I know. Short Chapter. I'm sorry. I've been a little busy lately and haven't had time to type or give Katrina the next chapter to post. (Thank you for that by the way, Trina. You know how much I appreciate it). Ok, thank you to my reviewers. I will try to keep posting once a week, but I can't make any promises. I am recovering from a bad, bad case of writer's block, So I had to start from scratch. I have an outline done up till fourth year, I just have to sit down and write it all out. I hope you all like it so far, and keep reading it. Also, I'm open for ideas. Even though Katrina is the absolute best and gave me a BUNCH of new ideas, thanks for that by the way. If you want, I might even use you as a character (because I suck at making them up). PLEASE HELP! Oh yeah, Lauren (CrAzY4sIrIuS): You come in the book within the next two or three chapters. I cant exactly remember where you come in and I don't have not note in front of me, but you're in there, trust me. To everyone else: read, review, enjoy or Flame.
But, even with her personal problems, the last weeks of August flew by for Lily. Before she knew it, it was September first and Mrs. Potter was at her house with James, ready to take Lily to King's Cross Station. Lily was happy to find out that Sirius's parents had taken the day off of work to see him off.
Lily's own mother was waiting at Platform nine when they arrived.
"This is the right platform, right?" she asked skeptically.
"No," Mrs. Potter checked James's ticket. "We need nine and three-quarters."
"Nine and three-quarters!?!" Mrs. Evans exclaimed. "There's no such platform!"
"Just walk through that barrier in between nine and ten. it's a little like Diagon Alley, but not as complicated. You go first with James, then Lily and I will follow," Mrs. Potter explained, gesturing to the barrier.
Lily watched in amazement as her mother and James disappeared into the barrier.
"Ok Lily, our turn," Mrs. Potter started to walk to the barrier, with Lily following after. Even though the barrier looked solid, the two walked right through it.
On the other side, there were sets of parents standing along the scarlet steam engine, talking to their children through the windows. Trunks were scattered on the platform, along with owls, bags, and broomsticks. James saw the brooms and immediately began griping. Lily had heard all about Quidditch and flying, and couldn't wait to learn to fly. She had been extremely disappointed when she found out that first years couldn't have brooms, so she would have to wait to learn to play Quidditch until next year. As the Evans' and Potters walked along the platform, pushing two trolleys that held all of James and Lily's school supplies, Mrs. Potter kept on stopping to say hello to people, and introducing them to Lily and her mom. They were introduced to so many people, Lily couldn't remember them all. Suddenly, James broke out in a run, sprinting towards a tall dark haired man, leaving the mothers and Lily behind. James hugged the man and laughed.
"Dad!" he exclaimed, sounding surprised. You siad you were going to be out of town until next week!"
"What?!?" Mr. Potter asked, pretending to be shocked. "And miss my son leaving for his first year at Hogwarts? I think not!" He turned and hugged Lily and Mrs. Evans, then kissed his wife.
Lily felt a surge of anger and pain when Mr. Potter hugged her. Her dad should be here. He and Mr. Potter would surprise them at the platform, then her dad would pick her up and spin her around. Then he'd kiss her on her nose and tell her how proud he was of his sweet little Lily. She choked back tears and turned around so the adults and James couldn't see her bright green eyes fill with sadness.
"Come on, Lily," James's voice made her jump slightly. "We need to save good seats for us, Sirius and Remus."
Mr. Potter help load the two trunks into a compartment on the train. It was the only one not filled with people or trunks. In fact, it there was only one person in it, and she was sitting in the corner, her nose buried in a book. She was already dressed in her black Hogwarts robes, and her black hair hung in her face. Lily couldn't see the title of her book, but made a mental note to herself to ask the girl about it. But right now, she wanted to spend a little more time with her mum before she left.
At 10:55, a whistle blew, signaling five minutes until departure. Lily kissed her mum goodbye and went into the compartment, leaving James, who was being fussed over by his parents. There were two more trunks in the compartment, along with the reading girl. She didn't even notice Lily when she walked in. Lily cleared her throat. "Hello," she introduced herself. "I'm Lily Evans."
The girl looked up, blue eyes full of surprise. "Hi, I'm Adara Creaton. Want to sit down?" She gestured to the seat next to her
"Thanks," Lily replied, sitting down. "What are you reading?"
"Hogwarts: A History," Adara smiled sheepishly. "I've been obsessed with Hogwarts since my brother was accepted four years ago."
"Is this your first year?" Lily asked. When she nodded, Lily continued. "Mine too. I never knew I was magical, it was pretty exciting to learn that I was a witch."
"My parent knew I was a witch when I was two and kept on turning my vegetable into ice cream. I take it you're muggle born?" This time it was Lily's turn to nod. Adara went on. "Then I'd look out for the Slytherins," she warned. "My brother Bailey said they hate anyone who isn't pureblood. I think that that is so stupid don't you?" At Lily's confused expression, Adara explained that some wizards thought that pure bloods (long-time wizards on both sides of the family) were better than half-bloods (one magical parent, one muggle), and muggle-bourns.
Before long, the two were talking and laughing together , like they had been for years, not minutes. Lily had already made another friend at Hogwarts. She guessed it was easier to make friends here, because everyone had something in common. She had just pointed this out to Adara, when James walked in, accompanied by Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, both of whom Lily had known from her muggle school. She greeted both of them and introduced everyone to Adara. She noticed that Remus looked at Adara in awe, like he had never seen a girl before, which was crazy. At school, girls in all grades had thought he was so cute. Plus, he had this aura on mysteriousness to him, which made him even more hot.
The three boys sat down and began talking about Quidditch. Lily and Adara continued talking about Hogwarts, Lily asking questions, and Adara answering them with out even looking in her book.
Around noon, an old, bent witch pushed a trolley of full of food into the compartment. "Want anything dears?" she asked in a shaky voice.
Adara stood up and stretched. "Cauldron Cakes and Chocolate frogs for everyone. My treat." She smiled at the boys who were looking at her like she was some kind of goddess of sweets. Lily too, looked at her in amazement, knowing how much James could eat.
Adara shrugged. "I got a lot of pocket money that I cant wait to spend. I figure this way, you'll at least like me a little bit." She laughed as the old witch passed out the candy. Lily began to eat her Chocolate frog, concentrating more on the wizards card rather than the candy. She did notice, however, that Adara didn't eat. She gave all of her sweets away, saying that she wasn't hungry.
After lunch, Sirius brought out a pack of exploding snap, and the five played the entire rest of the trip.
Author's note: I know, I know. Short Chapter. I'm sorry. I've been a little busy lately and haven't had time to type or give Katrina the next chapter to post. (Thank you for that by the way, Trina. You know how much I appreciate it). Ok, thank you to my reviewers. I will try to keep posting once a week, but I can't make any promises. I am recovering from a bad, bad case of writer's block, So I had to start from scratch. I have an outline done up till fourth year, I just have to sit down and write it all out. I hope you all like it so far, and keep reading it. Also, I'm open for ideas. Even though Katrina is the absolute best and gave me a BUNCH of new ideas, thanks for that by the way. If you want, I might even use you as a character (because I suck at making them up). PLEASE HELP! Oh yeah, Lauren (CrAzY4sIrIuS): You come in the book within the next two or three chapters. I cant exactly remember where you come in and I don't have not note in front of me, but you're in there, trust me. To everyone else: read, review, enjoy or Flame.