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DISCLAIMER: *to the tune of Dixie* Oh I wish I owned Harry Potter, Hurrah, hurrah! If I owned it, I would be rich, and wouldn't live in a haunted house.
A few months after the day Lily rammed into the mysterious boy, she was lounging about outside on the small balcony that jutted out from her room. She was concentrating hard on the drawing in front of here, adding lines and shading gently.
'One more little detail and I got it' she thought. Slowly, she drew a curved line. She was almost finished when-
"LILIRISA, GET DOWN HERE *NOW*!" screamed the voice of her older sister Petunia.
'Now what?' Lily thought, annoyed, as she erased the stray line that had popped up on the paper when Petunia had yelled. Lily would have know it was Petunia just by the fact that she called Lily by her full first name. With a sigh, Lily got up from her perch and went as slowly down the stairs as possible.
"What?" Lily demanded when she saw Petunia.
"You have post, Lilirisa," Petunia said in a sickly sweet voice. "I'm sorry. Did I distract you from your stick figures?"
Not bothering to reply to her sister, Lily grabbed the thick envolope and ran to her room. Only once she had slammed her door did Lily notice that the letter was not made from ordinary paper, but a thick, heavy parchment. Looking at the address, Lily was shocked to see:
Miss L. Evens
405 Farlow Street
The-Green-And-Pink-Floral room
Godric's Hollow
Lily became really suspicious of the letter when she saw her bedroom on it. Did she have a stalker? (A/N: You just received a letter with your BEDROOM on it! What ELSE would you think?!) 'Only one way to find out', Lily thought as she tore open the letter. On a sheet of parchment that was used in the evolope, with green ink and curvey letters:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Dear Miss Evens,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witvhcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins September 1. Please meet Gamekeeper Hagrid at the Leaky Cauldron on August 18 to pick-up your supplies. Sincerely Professor Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress
'Oh...my...god...', was the only thought in Lily's head. This....this had to be some sort of joke! There was no such thing as witches! So, she did what any other girl in her situation would have done...she fainted.
A few minutes later, Lily started to wake up. 'Why does my bed feel so hard?' she wondered, her memory still a blur. She sat up straight when she remembered the letter. 'It was only a dream...nothing more than a dream...' Lily thought as she searched for that piece of parchment. Unfortuneatly, she spotted the letter lying neatly on her bed.
A scream from their daughter's room sent Christina (A/N: Lily's mom, 'member?) running for Lily's room.
"Lily, what's the matter?" Christina asked after she bursted though the door. Lily, who was still sitting on the floor with a horrified look in her eyes, pointed to the innocent-looking letter on the bed. "All this fuss because of a *letter*...?" Christina muttered as she went over and picked up the letter. Her green eyes, a shade or two darker than Lily's, skimmed the letter before widening.
"Was it my imagination?" Lily whimpered.
"I don't think so..." Christina whispered. "Lily, I'm going to talk to your father about this. It might not be safe..."
Lily nodded soundlessly.
Mathew did not take the news that his youngest daughter might be a witch very well. First, he ranted about all the possible drunks that could have wrote the letter, then about how it all had to be a hoax, and so on. But, miraculously, he decided to allow Lily to go to the agreed date to pick up her supplies.
Lily approached the date with mixed feelings. One part of her was jumping up and down with excitment, claiming that *she* knew all along that magic existed. The other half of Lily was more pestimistic, reminding her that witches and wizards were in children's tales and nothing else.
Finally, August 18 arrived, and Lily was being driven by her father to the Leaky Cauldron, according to the instructions on the back of the letter.
"Now, be careful, sweety," Mathew said as he pulled up to a stop. "I'll be back at 5:30 to pick you up." Lily nodded nervously. Mathew smiled and reassured his daughter, "Everything will be alright. You'll meet people who will like you, and some who don't. The only thing you can do is be yourself and ignore them. Or turn them into toads."
Lily smiled a bit, feeling a bit better. "Dad, do really believe that witches exist?" she asked.
Mathew winked at her. "I do, but if tell anyone from my work that, you'll regret it."
"Bye, Dad," Lily said as she stepped out of the door.
"Bye, sweetheart," he called.
Turning nervously, she glanced at the Leaky Cauldron. It didn't look that impressive, especially next to that new coffee place and bookstore. Taking a deep breathe, Lily stepped foward into the pub.
(A/N: I think that's a nice place to leave it.... *people boo and demand refunds* Uhh...on the other hand....I could keep going....I don't have much money, you see...heehee...)
Lily was greeted by the sound of clinking glasses and some strange colored smoke. The smoke seemed to be...purple. And smelt of lilacs. Lily then spotted a two other girls over in a corner, surveying the other people in the bar. Lily strode over, hoping she wasn't about to get laughed at.
"Excuse me, but-" Lily started politely, but was interrupted by a petite blonde.
"You looking for Hogwarts students? Well, you found them! Hi, my name's Rebecca Stidhall, but call me Becca, or you will die a slow and painful death," she said very fast.
"I'm Lilirisa Evans, but call me Lily. 'Lilirisa' is too much of a mouthful," Lily said as she sat down at the empty chair at the table. The other girl, who had brown hair with light green eyes peered at Lily.
"I'm Sarah Schram. I have no nickname, unless you want to call me Rah, which was the Egyptian god of the sun," the girl said in a more quiet voice than her companion. Becca waved her hand at Sarah.
"Don't mind her. She usually shy around people she just met," Becca assured Lily. "But she's a real blast to be around once you get to know her. We've known each other since kindergarten."
Sarah glared slightly at her friend before taking a stab at a conversation. "What do you think Hogwarts will be like?" she asked.
Lily thought for a moment before answering, "It'd be hard since I haven't met another witch of wizard-except you."
Becca laughed. "I can still remember when my letter was dropped off. An owl soared through the window and dropped it on my brother's bacon. We were all so shocked!"
Sarah smiled. "Mine came a bit of a surprise, more to my family than it was for me." Her eyes glazed over. "I always knew magic existed, but nobody else did but Becca here." The glazed look left Sarah's eyes and-was that a bit of a smirk on her face?-she said, "I bet Becca's already planning tricks for the teachers as we speak."
Becca resumed an innocent look while lily laughed. "Who, me? What have ever done?"
"A lot," Sarah replied.
Becca opened her mouth to reply, but soon stopped with a look of amzment. Lily turned to see the largest man she'd ever seen standing in the doorway.
See, it's not a cliff hanger 'cause we all know who it is, right? RIGHT?
The names of Lily's friends is an inside joke. Not saying anything else. ^_-
See ya next time!
Oh yeah, and REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DISCLAIMER: *to the tune of Dixie* Oh I wish I owned Harry Potter, Hurrah, hurrah! If I owned it, I would be rich, and wouldn't live in a haunted house.
A few months after the day Lily rammed into the mysterious boy, she was lounging about outside on the small balcony that jutted out from her room. She was concentrating hard on the drawing in front of here, adding lines and shading gently.
'One more little detail and I got it' she thought. Slowly, she drew a curved line. She was almost finished when-
"LILIRISA, GET DOWN HERE *NOW*!" screamed the voice of her older sister Petunia.
'Now what?' Lily thought, annoyed, as she erased the stray line that had popped up on the paper when Petunia had yelled. Lily would have know it was Petunia just by the fact that she called Lily by her full first name. With a sigh, Lily got up from her perch and went as slowly down the stairs as possible.
"What?" Lily demanded when she saw Petunia.
"You have post, Lilirisa," Petunia said in a sickly sweet voice. "I'm sorry. Did I distract you from your stick figures?"
Not bothering to reply to her sister, Lily grabbed the thick envolope and ran to her room. Only once she had slammed her door did Lily notice that the letter was not made from ordinary paper, but a thick, heavy parchment. Looking at the address, Lily was shocked to see:
Miss L. Evens
405 Farlow Street
The-Green-And-Pink-Floral room
Godric's Hollow
Lily became really suspicious of the letter when she saw her bedroom on it. Did she have a stalker? (A/N: You just received a letter with your BEDROOM on it! What ELSE would you think?!) 'Only one way to find out', Lily thought as she tore open the letter. On a sheet of parchment that was used in the evolope, with green ink and curvey letters:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Dear Miss Evens,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witvhcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins September 1. Please meet Gamekeeper Hagrid at the Leaky Cauldron on August 18 to pick-up your supplies. Sincerely Professor Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress
'Oh...my...god...', was the only thought in Lily's head. This....this had to be some sort of joke! There was no such thing as witches! So, she did what any other girl in her situation would have done...she fainted.
A few minutes later, Lily started to wake up. 'Why does my bed feel so hard?' she wondered, her memory still a blur. She sat up straight when she remembered the letter. 'It was only a dream...nothing more than a dream...' Lily thought as she searched for that piece of parchment. Unfortuneatly, she spotted the letter lying neatly on her bed.
A scream from their daughter's room sent Christina (A/N: Lily's mom, 'member?) running for Lily's room.
"Lily, what's the matter?" Christina asked after she bursted though the door. Lily, who was still sitting on the floor with a horrified look in her eyes, pointed to the innocent-looking letter on the bed. "All this fuss because of a *letter*...?" Christina muttered as she went over and picked up the letter. Her green eyes, a shade or two darker than Lily's, skimmed the letter before widening.
"Was it my imagination?" Lily whimpered.
"I don't think so..." Christina whispered. "Lily, I'm going to talk to your father about this. It might not be safe..."
Lily nodded soundlessly.
Mathew did not take the news that his youngest daughter might be a witch very well. First, he ranted about all the possible drunks that could have wrote the letter, then about how it all had to be a hoax, and so on. But, miraculously, he decided to allow Lily to go to the agreed date to pick up her supplies.
Lily approached the date with mixed feelings. One part of her was jumping up and down with excitment, claiming that *she* knew all along that magic existed. The other half of Lily was more pestimistic, reminding her that witches and wizards were in children's tales and nothing else.
Finally, August 18 arrived, and Lily was being driven by her father to the Leaky Cauldron, according to the instructions on the back of the letter.
"Now, be careful, sweety," Mathew said as he pulled up to a stop. "I'll be back at 5:30 to pick you up." Lily nodded nervously. Mathew smiled and reassured his daughter, "Everything will be alright. You'll meet people who will like you, and some who don't. The only thing you can do is be yourself and ignore them. Or turn them into toads."
Lily smiled a bit, feeling a bit better. "Dad, do really believe that witches exist?" she asked.
Mathew winked at her. "I do, but if tell anyone from my work that, you'll regret it."
"Bye, Dad," Lily said as she stepped out of the door.
"Bye, sweetheart," he called.
Turning nervously, she glanced at the Leaky Cauldron. It didn't look that impressive, especially next to that new coffee place and bookstore. Taking a deep breathe, Lily stepped foward into the pub.
(A/N: I think that's a nice place to leave it.... *people boo and demand refunds* Uhh...on the other hand....I could keep going....I don't have much money, you see...heehee...)
Lily was greeted by the sound of clinking glasses and some strange colored smoke. The smoke seemed to be...purple. And smelt of lilacs. Lily then spotted a two other girls over in a corner, surveying the other people in the bar. Lily strode over, hoping she wasn't about to get laughed at.
"Excuse me, but-" Lily started politely, but was interrupted by a petite blonde.
"You looking for Hogwarts students? Well, you found them! Hi, my name's Rebecca Stidhall, but call me Becca, or you will die a slow and painful death," she said very fast.
"I'm Lilirisa Evans, but call me Lily. 'Lilirisa' is too much of a mouthful," Lily said as she sat down at the empty chair at the table. The other girl, who had brown hair with light green eyes peered at Lily.
"I'm Sarah Schram. I have no nickname, unless you want to call me Rah, which was the Egyptian god of the sun," the girl said in a more quiet voice than her companion. Becca waved her hand at Sarah.
"Don't mind her. She usually shy around people she just met," Becca assured Lily. "But she's a real blast to be around once you get to know her. We've known each other since kindergarten."
Sarah glared slightly at her friend before taking a stab at a conversation. "What do you think Hogwarts will be like?" she asked.
Lily thought for a moment before answering, "It'd be hard since I haven't met another witch of wizard-except you."
Becca laughed. "I can still remember when my letter was dropped off. An owl soared through the window and dropped it on my brother's bacon. We were all so shocked!"
Sarah smiled. "Mine came a bit of a surprise, more to my family than it was for me." Her eyes glazed over. "I always knew magic existed, but nobody else did but Becca here." The glazed look left Sarah's eyes and-was that a bit of a smirk on her face?-she said, "I bet Becca's already planning tricks for the teachers as we speak."
Becca resumed an innocent look while lily laughed. "Who, me? What have ever done?"
"A lot," Sarah replied.
Becca opened her mouth to reply, but soon stopped with a look of amzment. Lily turned to see the largest man she'd ever seen standing in the doorway.
See, it's not a cliff hanger 'cause we all know who it is, right? RIGHT?
The names of Lily's friends is an inside joke. Not saying anything else. ^_-
See ya next time!
Oh yeah, and REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!