Our tale begins fifty years ago at a magical castle, named Hogwarts.
"Firs' years, follow me!" Hagrid shouted for the entire platform to hear.
Many student looked at him in wonder. Hagrid looked to be only a few years older than the students, and his voice was still young and childish.
Hagrid stood there, with his lantern and muskrat coat, as a large, short crowd gathered around him on the Hogwarts platform. When the last of the first year students had gathered, Hagrid led them off the platform.
Soon, Hagrid was in a boat and the students began piling into boats as well. Looking scared and excited at once, they got into pairs of twos and waited nervously in the boats.
Lily Evans quickly looked for her friend, Jackie Riddle. When Lily finally spotted her already in a boat with someone else, she shot her a mean glare. Lily had just met Jackie on the train and already they were best friends. The lakeshore was almost empty and the boats where almost full.
Now who am I supposed to ride with? Lily thought as she sulked to the last empty boat.
A boy with messy hair that was as black as a starless night approached her. He was slightly taller than Lily and was wearing geeky, round glasses.
"Can I ride with you?" he asked in a low, deep voice that made Lily skip a breath.
"Yea," Lily automatically answered as she slid over to make room for him.
At the head of the fleet, Hagrid tapped a pink umbrella on his boat. In one swift motion, all the boat began to move foreword at one time.
"I'm Lily Evans," Lily said, turning to the boy.
"Hi, I'm James Potter."
Lily smiled at him. Usually, Lily was shy around boys. But James made Lily feel comfortable and happy.
Lily continued, wanting to make James happy too, "I didn't know I was a witch until I got my letter last month. I didn't even know there was magic even! 'Cause my family is all, um, not magic."
"Muggle," James corrected her. "Muggles are nonmagic people."
"Oh, yes, that's what they are," Lily answered.
Around them, the other first years where prattling away with their partners. The lake was still and the boats created ripples as the fleet passed through. Above, the full moon shown brightly and illuminated the Hogwarts castle.
All the doubts that had been in Lily's head before were now gone. She wasn't nervous that she wouldn't have friends because she already had two! And Jackie had said that a lot of people are from Muggle families and don't anything about magic, just like Lily.
Lily moved closer to James on the wooden bench as she thought; I think I'm going to like it here.
"Firs' years, follow me!" Hagrid shouted for the entire platform to hear.
Many student looked at him in wonder. Hagrid looked to be only a few years older than the students, and his voice was still young and childish.
Hagrid stood there, with his lantern and muskrat coat, as a large, short crowd gathered around him on the Hogwarts platform. When the last of the first year students had gathered, Hagrid led them off the platform.
Soon, Hagrid was in a boat and the students began piling into boats as well. Looking scared and excited at once, they got into pairs of twos and waited nervously in the boats.
Lily Evans quickly looked for her friend, Jackie Riddle. When Lily finally spotted her already in a boat with someone else, she shot her a mean glare. Lily had just met Jackie on the train and already they were best friends. The lakeshore was almost empty and the boats where almost full.
Now who am I supposed to ride with? Lily thought as she sulked to the last empty boat.
A boy with messy hair that was as black as a starless night approached her. He was slightly taller than Lily and was wearing geeky, round glasses.
"Can I ride with you?" he asked in a low, deep voice that made Lily skip a breath.
"Yea," Lily automatically answered as she slid over to make room for him.
At the head of the fleet, Hagrid tapped a pink umbrella on his boat. In one swift motion, all the boat began to move foreword at one time.
"I'm Lily Evans," Lily said, turning to the boy.
"Hi, I'm James Potter."
Lily smiled at him. Usually, Lily was shy around boys. But James made Lily feel comfortable and happy.
Lily continued, wanting to make James happy too, "I didn't know I was a witch until I got my letter last month. I didn't even know there was magic even! 'Cause my family is all, um, not magic."
"Muggle," James corrected her. "Muggles are nonmagic people."
"Oh, yes, that's what they are," Lily answered.
Around them, the other first years where prattling away with their partners. The lake was still and the boats created ripples as the fleet passed through. Above, the full moon shown brightly and illuminated the Hogwarts castle.
All the doubts that had been in Lily's head before were now gone. She wasn't nervous that she wouldn't have friends because she already had two! And Jackie had said that a lot of people are from Muggle families and don't anything about magic, just like Lily.
Lily moved closer to James on the wooden bench as she thought; I think I'm going to like it here.