A/N sorry for the wait!

            The morning after the sorting Lily woke up with an empty feeling in her chest. Sure she had been at boarding school after boarding school but that was before. Before she had a family. Well Alec was her family but she now had a dad. Sure he never really said love but she knew he had grown to love them. And then there was Benny.

            She missed him with all her dingdingdingding. That would be the bell. She sat up and opened her curtains.

            'Wha time is it?' slurred Gregina the girl in the bed next to Gwen.

            'Seven!' Lily bounced out of bed.

            'You're a morning person?' Gwen exclaimed, 'I'm friends with a morning person?'

            'No. Not normally. Just today.' She felt Alec was still asleep.

            Wake up wake up wake up!

            Who gave you sugar at seven o clock?

            She ignored her brother and was the first in the shower. She wasn't sure why she was so hyped up. 

            Then as she and Gwen entered the hall she knew. The excitement of starting at a new place. She sat down next to Alec and Gwen and across from Remus.

            'Morning Lils.'

            'Mornin' Rem.'

            'Ohh Carrot's got a boyfriend eh Remus?' Remus blushed bright red. Lily didn't see this but she stood.

            'He's not my boyfriend. He's just a really good friend.' She studied her course schedule missing the crestfallen look on her best friends face. 

            "Class. Attention!' The transfiguration teacher shrilled. She was new she used to teach Defence Against The Dark Arts until Dumbledore became Headmaster.

            'Now to transfigure and object you have to rearrange the particles of an objects matter...' McGonagall droned on and on but Lily didn't understand it at all.

            She was nearly in a stupor when McGonagall said,

            'Ms. Evans are you aware we have dismissed class?' Lily shook herself out of it,

            'Yes Professor.' She grabbed her books and blushing raced in to the corridors.  

            Their next class was Charms and Lily approached it with dread. The teacher was a tiny man who came up to Lily's shoulder despite the fact she was about 4'0. When they had sat down he squeaked.

            'To-day class we will learn how to  turn a feather blue. Just concentrate and say Aquas Opius can everyone say that?'

            'Aquas Opius' Chorused the class. Potter raised his hand.

            'Yes young Potter.?'

            'Pardon me sir but is that all? I mean  in Transfig-'

            'Yes but do I look like Professor McGonagall?'

            'No but-'

            'Well then do as I say.' Potter blushed and Gwen and Lily burst out laughing.

            And you would like him laughing at you in transfig?

            Transfig?

            Abbreviation.

            Oh

            'Now class you may try.' Lily tapped the feather and muttered the charm and to her surprise it turned a bright shade of blue.

            'Oh look class Ms. Evans have done it,' Professor Flitwick announced. Next minute Lily's friends were cheering and she smirked at Potter who was across the class sulking.

            'Hey everyone!' He shouted. 'Aquarius Octimus.' And with that he had a chicken on his stomach, The whole class laughed. Alec who smiled and Lily heard him think.

            So I don't take my own advice.

            That night Lily wrote to Benny and Rose.

Hey Guys!

            It sure is awesome here. I am seeing things I once thought were impossible. I turned a feather blue today. Before James Potter who is a total dickhead pain in the backside. Alec Go AWAY okay so anyway he is a pest. Prof. McGonagall teaches transfig. (Transfiguration) and I hate her Transfig. Is TOOOO hard!

How are things at home? Has Dad gone mad without us yet? Have you done anything to Petunia? I.e. Short sheets, pink hair etc. If not GET GOIN'!

                                                            Love Always,

                                                                        Lily.

A few weeks later she got this reply,

Dear Lil,

It sounds awesome there. Dad is okay but we hate his girlfriend Melinda. She is a pain. She hates kids  Benny is okay for once but we miss you. How long till Christmas??

                                    BENNY and Rose.

Lily smiled as she read it there were two whole months till Christmas She was lying on her stomach on her bed and Gwen heard her giggle.

'What's up?'

'Nothing just a letter from home.' Gwen smiled and read over Lily's shoulder.

'What does it mean Benny is okay for once?'

'That's my brother. He's ill a lot.'

'oh.'

'Wanna see a picture of him?'

'Sure.' Lily rummaged through her trunk headfirst grunting and cursing until she came upon a photo album  she bounced back next to Gwen.

'Here.' She opened it to a picture of Benny.

'Awww.'

'I know.'

'Your lucky. I live with my Grandma.'

'Yeh. I guess I am lucky.' Lily grinned then turn another page in the album.

A/N two weeks till schools out! I'll be able to write again.