Disclaimer: I own Lily's friends, nothing else. Too bad. All else belongs
to the beautiful, genius, J.K. Rowling! On with the story!
Love and War Chapter 1
Tap! Tap! Tap!
"What is that? Mum? What is it?" asked a small red-headed girl.
"I don't know, Lily dear," replied her mother.
Lily Evans, an eleven year old, was eagerly awaiting her friends on her birthday. Suddenly there was a scream as her thirteen year old sister, Petunia, walked into the kitchen. Lily, who was fond of animals, let it in. the large tawny owl dropped a large envelope in the table and flew out the window. Lily closed the window, after it.
"Lily, it's for you," Mr. Evans said, examining it.
"Daddy, it's a letter, not a sick person," she giggled.
She grabbed it, and opened it.
"Who's it from?" asked Mrs. Evans, helping Petunia to her feet.
"Someone named Professor C. Linus, Deputy Headmaster at a place called Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. It's also got a list of school supplies. Here Mum, you give it a look-over," said Lily, excitedly.
"It's probably some prank. If it were REAL you'd be accepted into Durmstrang, like me," spat Petunia.
"Say it, don't spray it, Petunia!"
"Freak," muttered Petunia under her breath.
"Petunia, Lily, stop it," said Mr. Evans sternly.
"There's only one way to find out if it's a prank or not, why don't we go check it out," said Mrs. Evans.
"We'll go tomorrow, to Diagon Alley place," said Mr. Evans.
"Oh, look, directions!"
"Honey, I don't need directions."
"Yes you do Michael, look, there's this place called the Leaky Cauldron, it's in between the record and big book stores on 5th street. But, I've been to both of those stores, there's nothing there!"
"Rosemary, it says that you have to go down in the alley between the two stores."
The two went on arguing, until the doorbell rang.
"They're here! They're here!" squealed Lily, as she ran to the door.
"Hey Lil, who's the cute guy, who's moving in across the street?" asked a tall blonde.
"I dunno, Sarah. Is that all you think about?" asked Lily.
"Just about," said a girl, about Lily's size, with brown hair.
"Shut up, Melanie," said Sarah.
"Did you girls say that we had new neighbors? It must be the Potter's children. Do you remember old Mr. and Mrs. Potter Lily? Well, we'll just have to give them a house-warming gift," said Mrs. Evans.
Petunia ran to the window.
"Ooo, Mum, can I take it over?" asked Petunia.
"Sure, honey."
Lily brought two friends to the kitchen to wait for the other three. There was another knock on the door. Lily ran to the door.
"Courtney! Dani! Audra! Come in. Did you all come together?"
"Yup," said the girl with short, brown hair.
"Audra, don't sound so sad, be happy, Lily's our age now!" said the girl to her right.
"Dani, I wouldn't talk, you turned eleven last week!" the last girl was short, with dark brown hair.
"Do you three do anything, but argue?" asked Sarah.
"Nope!" said all three.
Lily pretended to faint.
"My Lord, they agreed on something!"
They all laughed at Lily's exaggeration. Lily sat down at the table with her friends, parents, and disgruntled sister, and began to open presents. The first thing she grabbed was a medium sized, pink package. It was a silver chain with a heart locket on it, with the word 'Best' on it, the one that said 'Friends' on it was around Audra's neck.
"Oh, it's beautiful! Thank you Audra!" said Lily, hugging her.
The next one was a small blue one, from Sarah. It was a pair of earrings, they were white lilies.
"Thank you Sarah!"
She gave Sarah a hug. She also got a shirt with 'Princess' on it, from Courtney, a pair of platform sandals from Melanie, a kitten from her parents, and a bracelet and nail polish from Dani. About an hour later her friends left. Lily took all of her new stuff upstairs. She went back down to watch television for a little while, before dinner.
The next day, Lily got up early, got dressed, and went downstairs.
"Lily, sweetie, are you feeling all right? You're up early," said Mr. Evans.
"Yes, I'm okay," she replied.
Mrs. Evans walked over to her daughter and felt her forehead.
"No temperature," she said.
"Mum, stop it! I'm fine," insisted Lily.
Lily shoveled down her breakfast and dragged her parents out to their car. They drove to London (they left Petunia at home) and they found their way into the Leaky Cauldron.
" 'Ello, I'm Tom, I'm the innkeeper 'ere. I guess you're goin' to 'Ogwarts, eh?" asked a toothless man from behind the counter.
Lily nodded.
"Follow me."
He took them out behind the tavern and poked the third brick over, the second brick up. It opened onto a lively street with people in unusual clothing.
" 'Ere you are. Diagon Alley."
Lily and her parents went to every shop. Lily went into Madam Malkins, while her parents went to Flourish and Blotts. There she met two girls. One was a average-sized girl with brown hair.
"Hi! I'm Jennifer Alexander. My friends call me Jenni! What's your name? Are you a first year too?"
"Hi, I'm Lily Evans, and I'm a first year."
The girl on her other side was tall, with blonde hair.
"Hi! I'm Gabrielle O'Connor. I go by Gabby. I'm a first year too."
Once they were out of the robe shop it was getting dark.
"Bye Jenni! Bye Gabby! See you September first!"
"Bye Lily!" called Gabby.
"Bye Lily! See ya!" yelled Jenni.
Lily met her parents and they went home. She could only count the days until Hogwarts. Only 23 more days.
Love and War Chapter 1
Tap! Tap! Tap!
"What is that? Mum? What is it?" asked a small red-headed girl.
"I don't know, Lily dear," replied her mother.
Lily Evans, an eleven year old, was eagerly awaiting her friends on her birthday. Suddenly there was a scream as her thirteen year old sister, Petunia, walked into the kitchen. Lily, who was fond of animals, let it in. the large tawny owl dropped a large envelope in the table and flew out the window. Lily closed the window, after it.
"Lily, it's for you," Mr. Evans said, examining it.
"Daddy, it's a letter, not a sick person," she giggled.
She grabbed it, and opened it.
"Who's it from?" asked Mrs. Evans, helping Petunia to her feet.
"Someone named Professor C. Linus, Deputy Headmaster at a place called Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. It's also got a list of school supplies. Here Mum, you give it a look-over," said Lily, excitedly.
"It's probably some prank. If it were REAL you'd be accepted into Durmstrang, like me," spat Petunia.
"Say it, don't spray it, Petunia!"
"Freak," muttered Petunia under her breath.
"Petunia, Lily, stop it," said Mr. Evans sternly.
"There's only one way to find out if it's a prank or not, why don't we go check it out," said Mrs. Evans.
"We'll go tomorrow, to Diagon Alley place," said Mr. Evans.
"Oh, look, directions!"
"Honey, I don't need directions."
"Yes you do Michael, look, there's this place called the Leaky Cauldron, it's in between the record and big book stores on 5th street. But, I've been to both of those stores, there's nothing there!"
"Rosemary, it says that you have to go down in the alley between the two stores."
The two went on arguing, until the doorbell rang.
"They're here! They're here!" squealed Lily, as she ran to the door.
"Hey Lil, who's the cute guy, who's moving in across the street?" asked a tall blonde.
"I dunno, Sarah. Is that all you think about?" asked Lily.
"Just about," said a girl, about Lily's size, with brown hair.
"Shut up, Melanie," said Sarah.
"Did you girls say that we had new neighbors? It must be the Potter's children. Do you remember old Mr. and Mrs. Potter Lily? Well, we'll just have to give them a house-warming gift," said Mrs. Evans.
Petunia ran to the window.
"Ooo, Mum, can I take it over?" asked Petunia.
"Sure, honey."
Lily brought two friends to the kitchen to wait for the other three. There was another knock on the door. Lily ran to the door.
"Courtney! Dani! Audra! Come in. Did you all come together?"
"Yup," said the girl with short, brown hair.
"Audra, don't sound so sad, be happy, Lily's our age now!" said the girl to her right.
"Dani, I wouldn't talk, you turned eleven last week!" the last girl was short, with dark brown hair.
"Do you three do anything, but argue?" asked Sarah.
"Nope!" said all three.
Lily pretended to faint.
"My Lord, they agreed on something!"
They all laughed at Lily's exaggeration. Lily sat down at the table with her friends, parents, and disgruntled sister, and began to open presents. The first thing she grabbed was a medium sized, pink package. It was a silver chain with a heart locket on it, with the word 'Best' on it, the one that said 'Friends' on it was around Audra's neck.
"Oh, it's beautiful! Thank you Audra!" said Lily, hugging her.
The next one was a small blue one, from Sarah. It was a pair of earrings, they were white lilies.
"Thank you Sarah!"
She gave Sarah a hug. She also got a shirt with 'Princess' on it, from Courtney, a pair of platform sandals from Melanie, a kitten from her parents, and a bracelet and nail polish from Dani. About an hour later her friends left. Lily took all of her new stuff upstairs. She went back down to watch television for a little while, before dinner.
The next day, Lily got up early, got dressed, and went downstairs.
"Lily, sweetie, are you feeling all right? You're up early," said Mr. Evans.
"Yes, I'm okay," she replied.
Mrs. Evans walked over to her daughter and felt her forehead.
"No temperature," she said.
"Mum, stop it! I'm fine," insisted Lily.
Lily shoveled down her breakfast and dragged her parents out to their car. They drove to London (they left Petunia at home) and they found their way into the Leaky Cauldron.
" 'Ello, I'm Tom, I'm the innkeeper 'ere. I guess you're goin' to 'Ogwarts, eh?" asked a toothless man from behind the counter.
Lily nodded.
"Follow me."
He took them out behind the tavern and poked the third brick over, the second brick up. It opened onto a lively street with people in unusual clothing.
" 'Ere you are. Diagon Alley."
Lily and her parents went to every shop. Lily went into Madam Malkins, while her parents went to Flourish and Blotts. There she met two girls. One was a average-sized girl with brown hair.
"Hi! I'm Jennifer Alexander. My friends call me Jenni! What's your name? Are you a first year too?"
"Hi, I'm Lily Evans, and I'm a first year."
The girl on her other side was tall, with blonde hair.
"Hi! I'm Gabrielle O'Connor. I go by Gabby. I'm a first year too."
Once they were out of the robe shop it was getting dark.
"Bye Jenni! Bye Gabby! See you September first!"
"Bye Lily!" called Gabby.
"Bye Lily! See ya!" yelled Jenni.
Lily met her parents and they went home. She could only count the days until Hogwarts. Only 23 more days.