A/N- Hi! I'd like to thank:
Merle Who-do-u-think Mistygreen EbonyQuill Bombshell
And anyone else who reviewed!
It Just Is Chapter 3 The Warning Seeker4Life
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Last Chapter:
"Welcome to Hogwarts, Lily Evans." James whispered in her ear.
~*~
The brooms flew close to the ground and the boys hopped off with a soft THUMP on the grass. James, being the gentleman that he was, helped Lily off while Sirius transfigured her trunk back to its original size. And weight.
"Christ! What is IN this thing?"
"Stuff."
"Oh, yes. STUFF is such a description." Sirius pointed out sarcastically.
"Sirius?"
"Lily?"
"Shut up."
"Bi-"
"Okay, okay!" James cut in. "Padfoot, we need to take Lily to Dumbledore's office, remember?"
"Oh, yeah. Come along, cousin dear, your future in magical education awaits!"
"Sirius, be SIRIOUS!" Lily said in an agitated tone.
~*~
One Entrance Hall, three sets of stairs, one wrong turn, two moving staircases, four secret passages, and one Poltergeist later, the three stood outside of the entrance to Professor Dumbledore's office.
"James, what's the password?" Sirius asked.
"Um, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, I think."
The sound of stone grinding on stone was heard as the statue slid out of the way, revealing a moving spiral staircase.
"Wow!" Lily said, surprised. Sirius had told her tons about Hogwarts, but it was SO much more massive and interesting in real life than what she had imagined.
When they reached the heavy wooden door at the top of the stairs, James knocked.
A soft, "Come in." was heard from the other side. James pushed it open, Sirius followed, and then, finally, Lily.
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, and ah! Ms. Evan's, I presume. I am your Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore." A frail looking man with a long white beard said kindly.
"Hello, Professor." Lily said, unsure of what to say to the man who would be ruling over her for the next couple of years.
"Welcome to Hogwarts, dear. All right, to business. First, we sort you, Ms. Evans, and then Mr.'s. Potter and Black can show you to the kitchens, I daresay they've been there enough, and I am sure you are famished."
'Sort? What? Oh, he must mean what house I'll be in. How-?' Lily thought.
As if tapping in to her mind, Professor Dumbledore spoke.
"Ms. Evans, if you'll have a seat here. And you two, over there please. Thank you. Yes, now, just place this hat on your head and relax." He said, placing a blue wizards hat in front of Lily on the desk.
"Uh, okay." She said.
She picked up the hat and placed it on her head, and almost passed out when she heard a voice in her ear.
'Hmmmm. difficult, very, very difficult. I just don't know. You'd do well wherever your placed, that's for sure. Tons of cunning, but dear, you are SO brave. Um, Hufflepuff, no. That's not right. Slytherin. The mind is there, goodness yes, but you ARE muggle-born. So I think not. Between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. A wonderful, willing mind, but a loyal and brave spirit. I think. It will have to be,' "GRYFFINDOR!"
(A/N: What? Did you think I'd put her in Slytherin?)
"Yes, I expected so. Ms. Evans, Professor McGonagall will be waiting in the Common Room to explain the rest of the procedure. Boys, food will be in order. Just leave the trunk and brooms here, the house-elves will be glad to take them up. I'll see you tomorrow, no doubt. Goodnight." Dumbledore said.
"Oh, and Ms. Evans?"
"Yes sir?"
"Watch out for yourself."
~*~
"Well, that was, um, particularly interesting." James said to Lily as they walked, side by side, behind Sirius, who was currently doing a happy dance for his cousin, complete with a song.
"Yeah. Is he always like this?"
"LILY'S A GRYFFINDOR! LILY'S A GRYFFINDOR!"
"Only when he's really, really happy. So no, not really."
"Thank God! I thought I was going to have to go back home!" Lily exclaimed.
James laughed. "He's not very bad, honestly. He's the wild one. Remus is the quiet one, and Peter is the-" He paused for a moment. "Well, Peter is the oddball."
"What are you?" Lily asked curiously.
"The jackass. No, okay," He said as Lily broke into fits of giggles. "I'm the bad boy, I guess." He shrugged.
"Okay, if you're sure."
"Shut up, Sirius!"
~*~
After getting food from the house elves, which had amazed Lily, the boys led her to the Common Room to meet Professor McGonagall.
"Hello Ms. Evans, I am Professor McGonagall, and I teach Transfiguration. Tomorrow at three o' clock I am going to give you a test. We can perform a complex spell to fill you with the first four years of knowledge that you missed, and that way these two," she gestured to Sirius and James, "and Lupin can tutor you on this years material. Welcome to Gryffindor. Goodnight." She said, giving a thin smile and turning to go.
"Is she always like that?" Lily questioned.
"That was HAPPY as far as McGonagall gets. You should get some rest, you've got a lot to do tomorrow." Sirius said, hugging her and beckoning James upstairs.
"Night, Evans." James whispered, brushing past her to his dormitory.
~*~
Lily climbed the stairs to the girl's dormitories. Apparently, since she had come in fifth year, she was to have her private room. Later, if she wanted, she could pick a roommate, but since the current Head Girl was still with her year, she could sleep there.
She opened the very last door at the top of the tower and gasped. The hard wood floors gleamed. The circular walls were brick on the far side of the room, the near ones, which were plastered, were dark lavender. There was a straight wall cutting across one, with a square whole in it that had purple drapes on it. Lily pulled them back to reveal her bed. It was in window- seat form, but bigger, with no window. The comforter was tiger fur, with tons of fur and velvet pillows. On the opposite side of the room was another bed. There was a big-screen TV, (Electricity works at my Hogwarts, you'll see why later), a HUGE black leather sofa with assorted animal print throw pillows and blankets. A roaring fire was lit in the large fireplace directly in the middle of the room. It was perfect.
Lily saw that her trunk was already up. She walked to one of the two doors that were beside the beds. She stepped in to a walk in closet that had all of her clothes unpacked, and a gold satin spaghetti string top with scarlet bottoms was folded neatly on a chair. She changed into them and walked through the other door. A breathtaking bathroom with a huge black whirlpool tub, a black pedestal sink, a vanity, a toilet, and a shower were. The walls were painted in dark green, and the floor was hard wood.
Lily laid down on her new bed and sighed in contentment, sinking off into a peaceful sleep filled with dreams of Hogwarts, and, more importantly, of a certain James Potter.
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A/N: That was kind of a filler chapter to tell you what the next chapter would be like, ya know? I'd love 5 more reviews! Hint, hint! (
Merle Who-do-u-think Mistygreen EbonyQuill Bombshell
And anyone else who reviewed!
It Just Is Chapter 3 The Warning Seeker4Life
~*~
Last Chapter:
"Welcome to Hogwarts, Lily Evans." James whispered in her ear.
~*~
The brooms flew close to the ground and the boys hopped off with a soft THUMP on the grass. James, being the gentleman that he was, helped Lily off while Sirius transfigured her trunk back to its original size. And weight.
"Christ! What is IN this thing?"
"Stuff."
"Oh, yes. STUFF is such a description." Sirius pointed out sarcastically.
"Sirius?"
"Lily?"
"Shut up."
"Bi-"
"Okay, okay!" James cut in. "Padfoot, we need to take Lily to Dumbledore's office, remember?"
"Oh, yeah. Come along, cousin dear, your future in magical education awaits!"
"Sirius, be SIRIOUS!" Lily said in an agitated tone.
~*~
One Entrance Hall, three sets of stairs, one wrong turn, two moving staircases, four secret passages, and one Poltergeist later, the three stood outside of the entrance to Professor Dumbledore's office.
"James, what's the password?" Sirius asked.
"Um, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, I think."
The sound of stone grinding on stone was heard as the statue slid out of the way, revealing a moving spiral staircase.
"Wow!" Lily said, surprised. Sirius had told her tons about Hogwarts, but it was SO much more massive and interesting in real life than what she had imagined.
When they reached the heavy wooden door at the top of the stairs, James knocked.
A soft, "Come in." was heard from the other side. James pushed it open, Sirius followed, and then, finally, Lily.
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, and ah! Ms. Evan's, I presume. I am your Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore." A frail looking man with a long white beard said kindly.
"Hello, Professor." Lily said, unsure of what to say to the man who would be ruling over her for the next couple of years.
"Welcome to Hogwarts, dear. All right, to business. First, we sort you, Ms. Evans, and then Mr.'s. Potter and Black can show you to the kitchens, I daresay they've been there enough, and I am sure you are famished."
'Sort? What? Oh, he must mean what house I'll be in. How-?' Lily thought.
As if tapping in to her mind, Professor Dumbledore spoke.
"Ms. Evans, if you'll have a seat here. And you two, over there please. Thank you. Yes, now, just place this hat on your head and relax." He said, placing a blue wizards hat in front of Lily on the desk.
"Uh, okay." She said.
She picked up the hat and placed it on her head, and almost passed out when she heard a voice in her ear.
'Hmmmm. difficult, very, very difficult. I just don't know. You'd do well wherever your placed, that's for sure. Tons of cunning, but dear, you are SO brave. Um, Hufflepuff, no. That's not right. Slytherin. The mind is there, goodness yes, but you ARE muggle-born. So I think not. Between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. A wonderful, willing mind, but a loyal and brave spirit. I think. It will have to be,' "GRYFFINDOR!"
(A/N: What? Did you think I'd put her in Slytherin?)
"Yes, I expected so. Ms. Evans, Professor McGonagall will be waiting in the Common Room to explain the rest of the procedure. Boys, food will be in order. Just leave the trunk and brooms here, the house-elves will be glad to take them up. I'll see you tomorrow, no doubt. Goodnight." Dumbledore said.
"Oh, and Ms. Evans?"
"Yes sir?"
"Watch out for yourself."
~*~
"Well, that was, um, particularly interesting." James said to Lily as they walked, side by side, behind Sirius, who was currently doing a happy dance for his cousin, complete with a song.
"Yeah. Is he always like this?"
"LILY'S A GRYFFINDOR! LILY'S A GRYFFINDOR!"
"Only when he's really, really happy. So no, not really."
"Thank God! I thought I was going to have to go back home!" Lily exclaimed.
James laughed. "He's not very bad, honestly. He's the wild one. Remus is the quiet one, and Peter is the-" He paused for a moment. "Well, Peter is the oddball."
"What are you?" Lily asked curiously.
"The jackass. No, okay," He said as Lily broke into fits of giggles. "I'm the bad boy, I guess." He shrugged.
"Okay, if you're sure."
"Shut up, Sirius!"
~*~
After getting food from the house elves, which had amazed Lily, the boys led her to the Common Room to meet Professor McGonagall.
"Hello Ms. Evans, I am Professor McGonagall, and I teach Transfiguration. Tomorrow at three o' clock I am going to give you a test. We can perform a complex spell to fill you with the first four years of knowledge that you missed, and that way these two," she gestured to Sirius and James, "and Lupin can tutor you on this years material. Welcome to Gryffindor. Goodnight." She said, giving a thin smile and turning to go.
"Is she always like that?" Lily questioned.
"That was HAPPY as far as McGonagall gets. You should get some rest, you've got a lot to do tomorrow." Sirius said, hugging her and beckoning James upstairs.
"Night, Evans." James whispered, brushing past her to his dormitory.
~*~
Lily climbed the stairs to the girl's dormitories. Apparently, since she had come in fifth year, she was to have her private room. Later, if she wanted, she could pick a roommate, but since the current Head Girl was still with her year, she could sleep there.
She opened the very last door at the top of the tower and gasped. The hard wood floors gleamed. The circular walls were brick on the far side of the room, the near ones, which were plastered, were dark lavender. There was a straight wall cutting across one, with a square whole in it that had purple drapes on it. Lily pulled them back to reveal her bed. It was in window- seat form, but bigger, with no window. The comforter was tiger fur, with tons of fur and velvet pillows. On the opposite side of the room was another bed. There was a big-screen TV, (Electricity works at my Hogwarts, you'll see why later), a HUGE black leather sofa with assorted animal print throw pillows and blankets. A roaring fire was lit in the large fireplace directly in the middle of the room. It was perfect.
Lily saw that her trunk was already up. She walked to one of the two doors that were beside the beds. She stepped in to a walk in closet that had all of her clothes unpacked, and a gold satin spaghetti string top with scarlet bottoms was folded neatly on a chair. She changed into them and walked through the other door. A breathtaking bathroom with a huge black whirlpool tub, a black pedestal sink, a vanity, a toilet, and a shower were. The walls were painted in dark green, and the floor was hard wood.
Lily laid down on her new bed and sighed in contentment, sinking off into a peaceful sleep filled with dreams of Hogwarts, and, more importantly, of a certain James Potter.
~*~
A/N: That was kind of a filler chapter to tell you what the next chapter would be like, ya know? I'd love 5 more reviews! Hint, hint! (