Valentines day was fast approaching. Too fast. Lily Evans was miserable.
She had no boyfriend, and no admirers. For being one of the most popular
girls in the school, she felt like a social reject. She knew her sister
Petunia was excited about Valentines day because her new boyfriend was rich
and very likely to spoil her rotten. She'd learnt this at Christmas when
she had returned home for the two-week holiday. Petunia talked about
nothing else. She also made a big deal over Lily not having a boyfriend.
"You really should get one, even if it's only for Valentines Day. I mean, everyone needs a boyfriend! Even if you are an ugly, red-haired freak," Petunia cackled. She loved being nasty to Lily, and made a point of doing it whenever possible. Most of the time Lily just wanted to hex her with something extremely nasty, like bugs crawling over her head constantly. Or one of her favourites was the Rainbow Hex. It turned whoever you were hexing's hair into a rainbow. Most people thought it looked cool, but Petunia would have gone psycho. She thought way too much of her own appearance. Lily smiled to herself, imagining Petunias high pitched wailing.
Lily was startled out of her thoughts by an owl flying through the window. It landed on the table and hooted loudly. She turned to see what it wanted. It was carrying a big box and an envelope. Lily quickly retrieved the burden as the owl glared at her for taking so long. As soon as it was relieved of its package, the owl took off. Lily was left alone with the box.
She wondered who on earth would be sending her a box and envelope now. It couldn't be for Valentines Day, it was still a week away. Couldn't be for Christmas, that was long in the past. She opened the envelope, and a slip of paper fell out. In slightly jumpy cursive, a message was written. "Dear Lily, Surprise! Hope you like it. Your Secret Admirer."
Lily was intrigued. She had a secret admirer! She put the message aside and opened the gold gift-wrap on the box. She gasped. Inside was a gigantic carton of Lily's favourite caramel chocolates, and they were heart shaped with little L's inside them! Lily hugged the box to her chest, her eyes glowing. She had a secret admirer.
Her best friends Samantha and Erin walked into the room. She pounced on them.
"Is this your idea of a joke?" Lily asked them.
They both looked utterly confused. Lily passed them the letter and the box. Their expressions became joyous. "Lily, you have a secret admirer!" squealed Samantha.
"That's so exciting!" said Erin.
"Wonder who it is," said Lily, positive they weren't acting. She could always tell when they were lying, and they didn't look like it this time.
Samantha rolled her eyes. "Well, it's pretty obvious, isn't it? It's probably James Potter. He's had a crush on you for years."
"But, he doesn't know what my favourite chocolates are. He probably wouldn't even have bothered getting them shaped into hearts with little L's inside them. He would have just sent the box," Lily pointed out.
"Hmm.good point. Wonder who it could possibly be then." Erin said.
"Maybe I'll find out on Valentines day," said Lily.
"You really should get one, even if it's only for Valentines Day. I mean, everyone needs a boyfriend! Even if you are an ugly, red-haired freak," Petunia cackled. She loved being nasty to Lily, and made a point of doing it whenever possible. Most of the time Lily just wanted to hex her with something extremely nasty, like bugs crawling over her head constantly. Or one of her favourites was the Rainbow Hex. It turned whoever you were hexing's hair into a rainbow. Most people thought it looked cool, but Petunia would have gone psycho. She thought way too much of her own appearance. Lily smiled to herself, imagining Petunias high pitched wailing.
Lily was startled out of her thoughts by an owl flying through the window. It landed on the table and hooted loudly. She turned to see what it wanted. It was carrying a big box and an envelope. Lily quickly retrieved the burden as the owl glared at her for taking so long. As soon as it was relieved of its package, the owl took off. Lily was left alone with the box.
She wondered who on earth would be sending her a box and envelope now. It couldn't be for Valentines Day, it was still a week away. Couldn't be for Christmas, that was long in the past. She opened the envelope, and a slip of paper fell out. In slightly jumpy cursive, a message was written. "Dear Lily, Surprise! Hope you like it. Your Secret Admirer."
Lily was intrigued. She had a secret admirer! She put the message aside and opened the gold gift-wrap on the box. She gasped. Inside was a gigantic carton of Lily's favourite caramel chocolates, and they were heart shaped with little L's inside them! Lily hugged the box to her chest, her eyes glowing. She had a secret admirer.
Her best friends Samantha and Erin walked into the room. She pounced on them.
"Is this your idea of a joke?" Lily asked them.
They both looked utterly confused. Lily passed them the letter and the box. Their expressions became joyous. "Lily, you have a secret admirer!" squealed Samantha.
"That's so exciting!" said Erin.
"Wonder who it is," said Lily, positive they weren't acting. She could always tell when they were lying, and they didn't look like it this time.
Samantha rolled her eyes. "Well, it's pretty obvious, isn't it? It's probably James Potter. He's had a crush on you for years."
"But, he doesn't know what my favourite chocolates are. He probably wouldn't even have bothered getting them shaped into hearts with little L's inside them. He would have just sent the box," Lily pointed out.
"Hmm.good point. Wonder who it could possibly be then." Erin said.
"Maybe I'll find out on Valentines day," said Lily.