Introduction

*TEXT*= thoughts "TEXT"= conversations

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Lily **********

She sat by her window, gazing on into the huge trees and lush grasses that were her backyard. Lily Evans, 16, was a 5' 5" tall, as she had stopped growing in her 5th year at Hogwarts. She swept her firey-red hair out from infront of her face as she continued reading '99 uses for Mandrake Juice'. Her emerald green eyes flew across the pages as she read.

"Lily, dear, are you awake yet? An owl just arrived for you!" Her mother was really the only person in her household who appreciated magic, even though she was a muggle.

Lily immediately dropped her book on her bed and ran down the steps, tripping and stumbling all the way down. She ran straight into her older sister, Petunia Evans, who scowled at her and pushed her into a closet door.

"Watch where your going, witch!" she muttered savagely. So Lily, nursing her latest cut, stumbled into the kitchen.

"Here, honey." Mrs. Evans handed Lily an envelope with the Hogwarts crest embedded onto it. Her spirits lowered slightly. She was hoping to get a letter from one of her friends at Hogwarts. "But," she thought, "a letter is better than no letter at all!"

She ripped it open and sat down next to her mother at the table. The letter read:

~Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry~

Dear Ms. Lily Evans

We are pleased to inform you that you are asked to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for your seventh and final year. You will take the train to Hogwarts at the Kings Cross Station on Platform 9 3/4 on September 1st at 10:00 am. Your supplies are listed as the following:

Standard Spells: Year 7 by Miranda Girchoke
Advanced Transfiguration by Lois Hollow
99 uses for Mandrake Juice by Fiona Woodstalk
Advanced Crystal Ball Gazing by Perry Gretty
Magical Creatures of Eastern Asia by Jasson Hampton
Encyclopedia of Dragon Species by Norman Sazlback
Potions for the Skilled Brewer by Gregory Link
The Guide to the Night Sky by Emiline Terrence

Sincere Thanks,
Professor Hertbanks
Griffindor House Leader

Lily heard a loud *snap* in her living room. She carefully looked through the door way, into the room. She was almost positive that someone magical had Apperated into her house, but she could see no one. She sighed and climbed the stairs, up to her room and continued reading. "Only two more weeks until Hogwarts starts." she reminded herself. "Two long weeks."