Hey everyone! It's back again, and I'm nearly finished the next chapter too
(though I say that every week don't I?) Thank you again so much for
reading this, its gret having my own little fans, or something! Hehehe I
think I'll shut up now ( (Incidentally, how gorgeous is Johnny Depp?)
Hpgirl55- thank you ahain, so much for being a faithful reader, I always look forward to your reviews that are full of goodness!
secret admirer- Thank you. You're making me blush! I will indeed write more and don't worry I have a really good plot thought up!
Wood's secret lover - hehehe I figured they'd have people Apperate the take- away or send it by floo powder, but like really good an expensive stuff would be Apperated from China.
duochang97 - I'm glad you liked it! You will find out about the boys soon enough, and some of the other characters who don't seem apparent at the moment. Thank you (
James-Padfoot - I felt kinda evil doing that to Lily, but don't worry she'll get her revenge soon enough! I won't do flashbacks, because the whole story is one big flashback of Lily's life so more flashbacks would be quite confusing (to me anyway) but ill go through significant events on all the years, it wont be quite as detailed at the Harry Potter books (if it was this would have to be very very very very very very very very very very long....
Impatient - your wish is my command. Here you are!
wolf47- thank you! I try and update once a week. Usually on Saturdays so check back then, if you want to read more. Thank you again, but you can't have read that much because I there are a lot of talented people out there who are a lot better than me. But thank you so much!
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A journey through the countryside.
The long journey continued steadily, and even got mildly better for Lily as they progressed towards Hogwarts. Although she sat with a book in her lap, reading, she did occasionally look up to see what the boys were doing, and all the time she listened in on their conversations. They talked in great detail about some sport called Quidditch and she decided that it sounded quite interesting, if not a little complicated. The boys discussed broomsticks and holidays, Chocolate Frog cards and Gobstones, like any boys of that age would - over dramatically and sensationally. Lily, though mad at these boys, had to admit that she had learned a lot about the wizarding world from them, because no matter how many books she read, she had only ever seen other wizards before this once, and she was amazed to find out about their lifestyle first hand. The boys seemed to be familiar with the wizarding world, even though they thought of it as one big plan to could cause mischief and mayhem.
At around midday a cheery old lady came round with a trolley of what looked like every sweet ever possible. The moment she saw the goods, Lily didn't miss her chance to try anything. With a stack of Chocolate Frogs, some Pumpkin Pasties and a bar of chocolate ('Honeydukes Finest') she went back into the compartment, and to her uttermost disgust, saw that the boys appeared to have bought what looked like half the trolley and were now eating noisily, paying her no attention. They had chocolate smeared on their faces, and crumbs showered from their mouths as they spoke. As a result the compartment was a mess, and smelled of sweet sticky chocolate for the duration of the journey
Later in the afternoon, when Remus had fallen asleep, the other boys took it upon themselves to go and explore the train and 'find some trouble.' Although they each received a disapproving glance from Lily, who thought she had already seen enough of these boys to last a lifetime, they refrained from commenting and proceeded out into the corridors, wands out. With Remus lightly snoring in the background Lily continued to read the Herbology textbook in peace, only moving to turn the page.
Maybe an hour or so later the boys noisily returned to report to Remus, who they had woken up by throwing water over his small cuddled up body, what they had seen and then snapping in Lily's direction that the train was arriving soon, and she needed to get changed. Sirius looked over at Lily, sitting on her own in shock and smiled.
"Hey, Lily, don't worry we'll leave." He smiled almost kindly at her and shooed the others out of the compartment and Lily changed into her school robes. She was grateful to Sirius, yet she thought that maybe his friendliness was not genuine.
***
As the got off the train, the first years stared in awe at the horseless carriages ahead of them, some even could be heard commenting, and contemplating how they could possibly move. Lily thought they were a bit bizarre doing that since the horse like creatures that pulled the carriages were clearly visible to her. However, the first year pupils did not take the route that the rest of the school as a tall daunting looking man with wild hair who was at least twice the size of a ordinary man, and three times the width was calling out to them in a strong accent -
"Firs' years! Over 'ere firs' years! That everyone? Now c'mon we're walkin'."
They followed the man down a road leading from the station and onto a small forest path, which was leading round a hill. As they rounded the corner they saw to their uttermost delight the most magnificent castle they had ever laid eyes upon. The gigantic man kept walking and soon they were at the edge of a vast dark lake, stretching out right into the cliff upon which Hogwarts Castle stood.
"Right, me name's Hagrid, listen up, c'mon!" he looked over at the three boys at the back of the crowd who were not paying attention, and laughing hysterically. Beside them a girl with auburn hair was frowning furiously.
"All right there Remus?" The boys stopped immediately, and Hagrid continued hastily, not to frighten the boy. "We'll be goin' on them boats, so everyone get in, four to a boat, hurry up!" James and Sirius were separated from Remus in the rush to get a superior boat, and ended up sharing with the boy called Frank, whose mother had been scolding him on the platform and a giggly little girl called Alice who looked as though she was about three years old, and acted no older.
When they had finally reached the other shore of the lake, and were soon clambering up steps within a cave deep in the cliff. They were heading for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and none of them could wait until they finally got onto the dark green grass, so that they could once more catch a glimpse of the school.
They stared in absolute awe at the beauty of the school in front of them, and although hearing Hagrid's voice in the distance, the first years ignored it for the scene in front of them. The walls towered tremendously around the castle, towers sprang from all directions, and turret upon turret upon turret spiralled out of sight to a point somewhere high, high above their miniature little heads. The windows shone like a thousand stars on a dark night, and the castle glowed in the moonlight.
The moon was waning; it had been full just two nights ago, as Remus so painfully remembered. But it produced such a beautiful light that he figured he could forget it for just one fleeting second. He ran his hand through his hair and again became nervous. He was not the only one - along the line, Lily Evans was nervously straightening her school kilt, and the chubby blonde boy beside her, was wiping sweat off his forehead as he nervously looked round, as if searching an escape.
Even Sirius and James were silent, they had stopped sword fighting with their wands, not because Lily had tutted 'childish' on her way past them, but for the magnificent sight. Hagrid hurried them along, and before they knew it, they were standing outside a door which must have seemed massive even to Hagrid, however it opened effortlessly, and at the top of the steps a young witch, maybe in her twenties, stood gazing over the children. James and Sirius, after only once glance noted that this was a teacher to avoid at all costs.
Her hair was pulled into a tight bun, and her robes were freshly pressed and her mouth looked like it was too. He spoke in a strict, fast voice, yet it was easily understandable to those who had heard a strong Scottish burr before. What the students could not tell was that she too was incredibly nervous. This was her first year as the deputy headmistress of Hogwarts, and knowing that she had to make a short announcement about the houses to the new pupils, she had prepared a well-rehearsed speech for them.
"Thank you, Hagrid. Welcome to Hogwarts," she said. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory and spend free time in your house common room."
James glanced at Sirius, who whispered, "I feel sorry for the poor sod that ends up in a house full of people he hates" "Or she," added James, winking. "Or she," agreed Sirius with a grin.
"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin." James made a face when she said Slytherin, and the boy with slimy hair scowled at him.
"Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding wizards and witches. While you are at Hogwarts your Triumphs will earn you house points, while any rule-breaking will loose house points." "Don't think we'll be too popular mate," muttered Sirius.
"At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The sorting ceremony will begin in a couple of minutes, so try and tidy yourselves up children!"
Hpgirl55- thank you ahain, so much for being a faithful reader, I always look forward to your reviews that are full of goodness!
secret admirer- Thank you. You're making me blush! I will indeed write more and don't worry I have a really good plot thought up!
Wood's secret lover - hehehe I figured they'd have people Apperate the take- away or send it by floo powder, but like really good an expensive stuff would be Apperated from China.
duochang97 - I'm glad you liked it! You will find out about the boys soon enough, and some of the other characters who don't seem apparent at the moment. Thank you (
James-Padfoot - I felt kinda evil doing that to Lily, but don't worry she'll get her revenge soon enough! I won't do flashbacks, because the whole story is one big flashback of Lily's life so more flashbacks would be quite confusing (to me anyway) but ill go through significant events on all the years, it wont be quite as detailed at the Harry Potter books (if it was this would have to be very very very very very very very very very very long....
Impatient - your wish is my command. Here you are!
wolf47- thank you! I try and update once a week. Usually on Saturdays so check back then, if you want to read more. Thank you again, but you can't have read that much because I there are a lot of talented people out there who are a lot better than me. But thank you so much!
Ok guys, here we go.....
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A journey through the countryside.
The long journey continued steadily, and even got mildly better for Lily as they progressed towards Hogwarts. Although she sat with a book in her lap, reading, she did occasionally look up to see what the boys were doing, and all the time she listened in on their conversations. They talked in great detail about some sport called Quidditch and she decided that it sounded quite interesting, if not a little complicated. The boys discussed broomsticks and holidays, Chocolate Frog cards and Gobstones, like any boys of that age would - over dramatically and sensationally. Lily, though mad at these boys, had to admit that she had learned a lot about the wizarding world from them, because no matter how many books she read, she had only ever seen other wizards before this once, and she was amazed to find out about their lifestyle first hand. The boys seemed to be familiar with the wizarding world, even though they thought of it as one big plan to could cause mischief and mayhem.
At around midday a cheery old lady came round with a trolley of what looked like every sweet ever possible. The moment she saw the goods, Lily didn't miss her chance to try anything. With a stack of Chocolate Frogs, some Pumpkin Pasties and a bar of chocolate ('Honeydukes Finest') she went back into the compartment, and to her uttermost disgust, saw that the boys appeared to have bought what looked like half the trolley and were now eating noisily, paying her no attention. They had chocolate smeared on their faces, and crumbs showered from their mouths as they spoke. As a result the compartment was a mess, and smelled of sweet sticky chocolate for the duration of the journey
Later in the afternoon, when Remus had fallen asleep, the other boys took it upon themselves to go and explore the train and 'find some trouble.' Although they each received a disapproving glance from Lily, who thought she had already seen enough of these boys to last a lifetime, they refrained from commenting and proceeded out into the corridors, wands out. With Remus lightly snoring in the background Lily continued to read the Herbology textbook in peace, only moving to turn the page.
Maybe an hour or so later the boys noisily returned to report to Remus, who they had woken up by throwing water over his small cuddled up body, what they had seen and then snapping in Lily's direction that the train was arriving soon, and she needed to get changed. Sirius looked over at Lily, sitting on her own in shock and smiled.
"Hey, Lily, don't worry we'll leave." He smiled almost kindly at her and shooed the others out of the compartment and Lily changed into her school robes. She was grateful to Sirius, yet she thought that maybe his friendliness was not genuine.
***
As the got off the train, the first years stared in awe at the horseless carriages ahead of them, some even could be heard commenting, and contemplating how they could possibly move. Lily thought they were a bit bizarre doing that since the horse like creatures that pulled the carriages were clearly visible to her. However, the first year pupils did not take the route that the rest of the school as a tall daunting looking man with wild hair who was at least twice the size of a ordinary man, and three times the width was calling out to them in a strong accent -
"Firs' years! Over 'ere firs' years! That everyone? Now c'mon we're walkin'."
They followed the man down a road leading from the station and onto a small forest path, which was leading round a hill. As they rounded the corner they saw to their uttermost delight the most magnificent castle they had ever laid eyes upon. The gigantic man kept walking and soon they were at the edge of a vast dark lake, stretching out right into the cliff upon which Hogwarts Castle stood.
"Right, me name's Hagrid, listen up, c'mon!" he looked over at the three boys at the back of the crowd who were not paying attention, and laughing hysterically. Beside them a girl with auburn hair was frowning furiously.
"All right there Remus?" The boys stopped immediately, and Hagrid continued hastily, not to frighten the boy. "We'll be goin' on them boats, so everyone get in, four to a boat, hurry up!" James and Sirius were separated from Remus in the rush to get a superior boat, and ended up sharing with the boy called Frank, whose mother had been scolding him on the platform and a giggly little girl called Alice who looked as though she was about three years old, and acted no older.
When they had finally reached the other shore of the lake, and were soon clambering up steps within a cave deep in the cliff. They were heading for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and none of them could wait until they finally got onto the dark green grass, so that they could once more catch a glimpse of the school.
They stared in absolute awe at the beauty of the school in front of them, and although hearing Hagrid's voice in the distance, the first years ignored it for the scene in front of them. The walls towered tremendously around the castle, towers sprang from all directions, and turret upon turret upon turret spiralled out of sight to a point somewhere high, high above their miniature little heads. The windows shone like a thousand stars on a dark night, and the castle glowed in the moonlight.
The moon was waning; it had been full just two nights ago, as Remus so painfully remembered. But it produced such a beautiful light that he figured he could forget it for just one fleeting second. He ran his hand through his hair and again became nervous. He was not the only one - along the line, Lily Evans was nervously straightening her school kilt, and the chubby blonde boy beside her, was wiping sweat off his forehead as he nervously looked round, as if searching an escape.
Even Sirius and James were silent, they had stopped sword fighting with their wands, not because Lily had tutted 'childish' on her way past them, but for the magnificent sight. Hagrid hurried them along, and before they knew it, they were standing outside a door which must have seemed massive even to Hagrid, however it opened effortlessly, and at the top of the steps a young witch, maybe in her twenties, stood gazing over the children. James and Sirius, after only once glance noted that this was a teacher to avoid at all costs.
Her hair was pulled into a tight bun, and her robes were freshly pressed and her mouth looked like it was too. He spoke in a strict, fast voice, yet it was easily understandable to those who had heard a strong Scottish burr before. What the students could not tell was that she too was incredibly nervous. This was her first year as the deputy headmistress of Hogwarts, and knowing that she had to make a short announcement about the houses to the new pupils, she had prepared a well-rehearsed speech for them.
"Thank you, Hagrid. Welcome to Hogwarts," she said. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory and spend free time in your house common room."
James glanced at Sirius, who whispered, "I feel sorry for the poor sod that ends up in a house full of people he hates" "Or she," added James, winking. "Or she," agreed Sirius with a grin.
"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin." James made a face when she said Slytherin, and the boy with slimy hair scowled at him.
"Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding wizards and witches. While you are at Hogwarts your Triumphs will earn you house points, while any rule-breaking will loose house points." "Don't think we'll be too popular mate," muttered Sirius.
"At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The sorting ceremony will begin in a couple of minutes, so try and tidy yourselves up children!"