Finding Out You're a Witch
By: SiriuslySweetGryffindor
Chapter 4: Waiting for the 1st of September
Waiting for the first of September proved to be hard. She wrote to James and Sirius often, just to try to relieve her boredom, and, well also because she was happy to have new friends. If one looked into her room to see what Lily was doing you would find her with a roll of parchment, a quill and a container of ink.
August 21 Dear James,
Hey James, how are you doing? I'm really excited. It's not long until we have to go to Kings Cross Station, and I am really excited to see you and Sirius again. Maybe we can share a compartment on the train then? What is all the talking about Quidditch? Is it anything like Muggle Basketball? Well I really need to go, I am sorry this is so short. You're Friend, Lily Evans.
Artemis, Lily's owl, flew over and she tied the letter and said, "Artemis, take this to James Potter for me please?" The owl pecked her fingers softly, and gave a soft hoot before flying off. Lily watched her fly off before she climbed into bed.
When Lily woke up the next morning, she found Artemis perched on the rail of her bed. "Oh, good morning sweet Artemis. Have you got a letter for me?" The owl stuck her leg out, baring two letters. One from James and the other from Sirius, "Two letters in one morning!" She exclaimed, happily.
She opened the first letter, the letter from James. She read it carefully, noting that Quidditch was played on a broom, in the air with seven players per team. She also noted that there were four teams at the school, one for each house. "...We have four teams at Hogwarts, one for each house. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Each team has one seeker, two beaters, a keeper and three chasers. The seeker searches and catches the Golden Snitch, a very fast little golden ball that flies around. The seeker ends the game by catching the snitch. By catching the snitch you win your house 150 points, usually winning you the game. The keeper is in charge of making sure that the goal posts are protected, and they try to block the Quaffle from going through any of the hoops. The three chasers are the ones who try to score with the red quaffle. The two beaters, well they beat the bludgers away from their teammates with clubs. I'll help you understand it better when we get on the Express or when we get to school..."
The second letter was from Sirius, which she read through quickly, just to see what he had to say. She quickly scribbled two letters, one for each of them. She told them that she was going on a small vacation with her family and that she wasn't taking her owl, but that she'd be back in time to meet them at Kings Cross Station for the Express.
After the vacation, she sent an owl to her friends explaining the trip she took and how much fun she had, despite her sister being a grouchy and annoying prat. Then she checked the calendar and grinned when she saw she only had a day left before she left for Kings Cross Station.
She started to pack her trunk, but didn't finish it because she wanted to have something to do for tomorrow. She didn't intend to spend her last day in the muggle world for months sitting around bored.
Petunia stalked into Lily's room and pushed her up against the wall. "If you ever bring your magical rubbish in this house, I promise you I will beat the crap out of you." She promised, anger evident in her tone. After the threat, Petunia stalked out of the room, a smug smirk plastered on her hideously contorted face.
Lily changed into her pajamas and crawled, tiredly, into her bed, thinking of making it into Gryffindor. The three of them: Lily Evans, Sirius Black, and James Potter, making it in together. All three of them, becoming great friends... Gryffindor students... And with that thought in mind, she fell asleep.
By: SiriuslySweetGryffindor
Chapter 4: Waiting for the 1st of September
Waiting for the first of September proved to be hard. She wrote to James and Sirius often, just to try to relieve her boredom, and, well also because she was happy to have new friends. If one looked into her room to see what Lily was doing you would find her with a roll of parchment, a quill and a container of ink.
August 21 Dear James,
Hey James, how are you doing? I'm really excited. It's not long until we have to go to Kings Cross Station, and I am really excited to see you and Sirius again. Maybe we can share a compartment on the train then? What is all the talking about Quidditch? Is it anything like Muggle Basketball? Well I really need to go, I am sorry this is so short. You're Friend, Lily Evans.
Artemis, Lily's owl, flew over and she tied the letter and said, "Artemis, take this to James Potter for me please?" The owl pecked her fingers softly, and gave a soft hoot before flying off. Lily watched her fly off before she climbed into bed.
When Lily woke up the next morning, she found Artemis perched on the rail of her bed. "Oh, good morning sweet Artemis. Have you got a letter for me?" The owl stuck her leg out, baring two letters. One from James and the other from Sirius, "Two letters in one morning!" She exclaimed, happily.
She opened the first letter, the letter from James. She read it carefully, noting that Quidditch was played on a broom, in the air with seven players per team. She also noted that there were four teams at the school, one for each house. "...We have four teams at Hogwarts, one for each house. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Each team has one seeker, two beaters, a keeper and three chasers. The seeker searches and catches the Golden Snitch, a very fast little golden ball that flies around. The seeker ends the game by catching the snitch. By catching the snitch you win your house 150 points, usually winning you the game. The keeper is in charge of making sure that the goal posts are protected, and they try to block the Quaffle from going through any of the hoops. The three chasers are the ones who try to score with the red quaffle. The two beaters, well they beat the bludgers away from their teammates with clubs. I'll help you understand it better when we get on the Express or when we get to school..."
The second letter was from Sirius, which she read through quickly, just to see what he had to say. She quickly scribbled two letters, one for each of them. She told them that she was going on a small vacation with her family and that she wasn't taking her owl, but that she'd be back in time to meet them at Kings Cross Station for the Express.
After the vacation, she sent an owl to her friends explaining the trip she took and how much fun she had, despite her sister being a grouchy and annoying prat. Then she checked the calendar and grinned when she saw she only had a day left before she left for Kings Cross Station.
She started to pack her trunk, but didn't finish it because she wanted to have something to do for tomorrow. She didn't intend to spend her last day in the muggle world for months sitting around bored.
Petunia stalked into Lily's room and pushed her up against the wall. "If you ever bring your magical rubbish in this house, I promise you I will beat the crap out of you." She promised, anger evident in her tone. After the threat, Petunia stalked out of the room, a smug smirk plastered on her hideously contorted face.
Lily changed into her pajamas and crawled, tiredly, into her bed, thinking of making it into Gryffindor. The three of them: Lily Evans, Sirius Black, and James Potter, making it in together. All three of them, becoming great friends... Gryffindor students... And with that thought in mind, she fell asleep.