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Chapter Six: Transitions
Time passed on. Lily got settled into her new life at Hogwarts and she made fast friends with all the girls. The girls had also made friends with four of the Gryffindor boys: James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter-who were already best friends. Before anyone realized that it had happened, October had come and Halloween was only a few days away.
Lily woke with a start. She was covered in cold water and she couldn't breathe. At first she thought she was drowning again. It took her a few minutes to realize that she was lying in bed and the water was just a cold sweat. She sat up and grabbed her inhaler. She took it and tried desperately to remember what her nightmare had been about. It wasn't the first one she had like that, where she woke up thinking she was drowning again. Even as the time passed she couldn't get over the fear she felt when the boat had tipped over. In fact, she refused to join any of her friends when they went out to the lake.
No matter how hard she tried, Lily couldn't remember what the dream had been about. She never seemed able to. She rolled over and sleeplessly looked at her clock. 2:52. ÔGrand,' she thought. ÔWell, there is no way I am going to get back to sleep after that nightmare, literally. I might as well get up.' She rolled out of bed and walked into the bathroom. After she felt sufficiently ready, she went down to the common room so she wouldn't disturb her dorm mates. ÔMight as well write mum.
Half an hour later, Lily looked down at her letter and smiled. Perfect! She reread it once again just to be sure it was right:
Dear Mum,
How are you? How are things at home? I'm sorry that it has taken me
so long to write back to you, but school has really picked up. I have never had
to work this hard in my life! Primary school was such a breeze. Oh, well, at least
I am having the best time ever here! Yesterday we worked on a new charm (levitating). It's not too hard but in a way it is complex. You have to get the
arm movement and the pronunciation just right in order for you to get it to work
properly. And heaven knows you have to be careful. Professor Flitwick said
that if you pronounce it too badly you could end up with a bull sitting on top of
you or something! Anyway, so I have made lots of friends here already. I told
you about the boys from the train and the girls in my dorm right? Well, James,
Sirius, Peter, and Remus are getting so close. They have created so much
trouble as well. They pull at least one prank a day. And Kira is the craziest girl I
have ever met. All the girls are terrific. Hey, you should really send me Daddy's
old English-Latin dictionary. Most of the spells and other such words are latin or
have latin origins and I thought that having it handy would be a really great asset
to my learning. Tell Petunia I said hi, that is if she wants anything to do with me.
Also tell Nik that I say hello.
Much love,
Lily
Feeling satisfied with the letter, Lily returned to her dorm and stuffed it away until a time when she could take it to the owlery to mail. Finally, sleep engulfed her and she did not reawaken until the other girls in her dorm were up and about. In fact, Lily almost over sleept.
Kira had woken up around seven or so, usually Lily was just getting out of the bathroom at that time. But Lily seemed to still be in bed. Kira laughed to herself, Lily never slept past 6:30 on a school day. Kira went into the bathroom and took her shower, when she came out twenty minutes later, Cece, Emily, and Mandy were all up. Lizzy, being the laziest of the first year girls, was of course still out cold. Jill was just beginning to awaken; Hannah was sitting up in her bed but she was most certainly not yet awake. Lily was still out cold.
After all the rest of her dorm mates were ready to go down to the Great Hall, Kira finally decided to wake Lily up in the rudest of ways. She ran into the bathroom and filled a bucket full of icy cold water. Then she carried it into the bedroom and gave it to Cece who held it over Lily's head. As Cece held it, Kira muttered the levitating charm that they had learned the day before in charms. Cece ran back towards Kira who was standing by the door. The two girls counted together, and on three Kira performed a trick she had found in her charms book which tipped the object upside down and then tossed it off to the side-whichever way the wizard pointed their wand. Kira did this and the icy cold water fell directly onto Lily's head, followed very abruptly by a loud clatter and then the slamming of the door as Kira and Cece ran out. Lily screamed.
That evening, Lily was still in a bad mood. Kira and Cece had been avoiding her all day, knowing that if she got close to them they would end up with something more than a tongue lashing. Finally, Lily, remembering her letter, decided to go to the owlry then to go to bed early so she wasn't in such a bad mood, she didn't really like it but she couldn't stop it either.
It took Lily about an hour to finally fall asleep. Soon after falling asleep, she was once again having a nightmare. But somehow she knew that this time she would remember it. She started tossing and turning. Eventually she started to fight something that couldn't be seen. She was mumbling incoherently. Then, after what seemed like eternity, Lily Evans screamed for the second time that day.
Chapter Six: Transitions
Time passed on. Lily got settled into her new life at Hogwarts and she made fast friends with all the girls. The girls had also made friends with four of the Gryffindor boys: James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter-who were already best friends. Before anyone realized that it had happened, October had come and Halloween was only a few days away.
Lily woke with a start. She was covered in cold water and she couldn't breathe. At first she thought she was drowning again. It took her a few minutes to realize that she was lying in bed and the water was just a cold sweat. She sat up and grabbed her inhaler. She took it and tried desperately to remember what her nightmare had been about. It wasn't the first one she had like that, where she woke up thinking she was drowning again. Even as the time passed she couldn't get over the fear she felt when the boat had tipped over. In fact, she refused to join any of her friends when they went out to the lake.
No matter how hard she tried, Lily couldn't remember what the dream had been about. She never seemed able to. She rolled over and sleeplessly looked at her clock. 2:52. ÔGrand,' she thought. ÔWell, there is no way I am going to get back to sleep after that nightmare, literally. I might as well get up.' She rolled out of bed and walked into the bathroom. After she felt sufficiently ready, she went down to the common room so she wouldn't disturb her dorm mates. ÔMight as well write mum.
Half an hour later, Lily looked down at her letter and smiled. Perfect! She reread it once again just to be sure it was right:
Dear Mum,
How are you? How are things at home? I'm sorry that it has taken me
so long to write back to you, but school has really picked up. I have never had
to work this hard in my life! Primary school was such a breeze. Oh, well, at least
I am having the best time ever here! Yesterday we worked on a new charm (levitating). It's not too hard but in a way it is complex. You have to get the
arm movement and the pronunciation just right in order for you to get it to work
properly. And heaven knows you have to be careful. Professor Flitwick said
that if you pronounce it too badly you could end up with a bull sitting on top of
you or something! Anyway, so I have made lots of friends here already. I told
you about the boys from the train and the girls in my dorm right? Well, James,
Sirius, Peter, and Remus are getting so close. They have created so much
trouble as well. They pull at least one prank a day. And Kira is the craziest girl I
have ever met. All the girls are terrific. Hey, you should really send me Daddy's
old English-Latin dictionary. Most of the spells and other such words are latin or
have latin origins and I thought that having it handy would be a really great asset
to my learning. Tell Petunia I said hi, that is if she wants anything to do with me.
Also tell Nik that I say hello.
Much love,
Lily
Feeling satisfied with the letter, Lily returned to her dorm and stuffed it away until a time when she could take it to the owlery to mail. Finally, sleep engulfed her and she did not reawaken until the other girls in her dorm were up and about. In fact, Lily almost over sleept.
Kira had woken up around seven or so, usually Lily was just getting out of the bathroom at that time. But Lily seemed to still be in bed. Kira laughed to herself, Lily never slept past 6:30 on a school day. Kira went into the bathroom and took her shower, when she came out twenty minutes later, Cece, Emily, and Mandy were all up. Lizzy, being the laziest of the first year girls, was of course still out cold. Jill was just beginning to awaken; Hannah was sitting up in her bed but she was most certainly not yet awake. Lily was still out cold.
After all the rest of her dorm mates were ready to go down to the Great Hall, Kira finally decided to wake Lily up in the rudest of ways. She ran into the bathroom and filled a bucket full of icy cold water. Then she carried it into the bedroom and gave it to Cece who held it over Lily's head. As Cece held it, Kira muttered the levitating charm that they had learned the day before in charms. Cece ran back towards Kira who was standing by the door. The two girls counted together, and on three Kira performed a trick she had found in her charms book which tipped the object upside down and then tossed it off to the side-whichever way the wizard pointed their wand. Kira did this and the icy cold water fell directly onto Lily's head, followed very abruptly by a loud clatter and then the slamming of the door as Kira and Cece ran out. Lily screamed.
That evening, Lily was still in a bad mood. Kira and Cece had been avoiding her all day, knowing that if she got close to them they would end up with something more than a tongue lashing. Finally, Lily, remembering her letter, decided to go to the owlry then to go to bed early so she wasn't in such a bad mood, she didn't really like it but she couldn't stop it either.
It took Lily about an hour to finally fall asleep. Soon after falling asleep, she was once again having a nightmare. But somehow she knew that this time she would remember it. She started tossing and turning. Eventually she started to fight something that couldn't be seen. She was mumbling incoherently. Then, after what seemed like eternity, Lily Evans screamed for the second time that day.