A/N: Okay here is the next chapter! Thanks for being so patient and waiting! I am so sorry that it took me so long! I had a sleep over then a mother daughter day (hate those) then I went to an amusement park near me called Busch Gardens! I am worn out but I have managed to write this chapter! Okay enough of my pointless words…on will the story! Please Read and Review! Enjoy!

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Sarah Warder: I am glad you like it! Ok, yeah the author notes may get a bit annoying especially the ones that say guess who? Or something, so anyways I'll stop, I will only put one if it is really needed! I am also extremely happy to know that someone thinks that I have talent, cuz my English teacher thinks that I can't write! Also it is wonderful to hear that I am one of the authors on a very short author's list! You have made my day, and you made me want to write the next chapter quicker!

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A/N/Disclaimer: Ok, if you have read EyesofEmerald's story: Standing There By You then you may notice that she has a book called the Magic Within. You may also notice that it is the name of my first chapter. It took me awhile to figure out that it was her idea. I thought that I made it up, but I guess not. I talked to her about it and before anyone starts yelling at me she said that it is ok. So I disclaim whatever rights that I might have had over that name to the real creator EyesofEmerald.

Chapter 13: Summer

Lily was sitting on her bed thinking about Hogwarts. She had been home for three weeks now and she didn't think that she could take it anymore. Her sister Petunia took every opportunity to remind Lily that she was a freak who doesn't deserve to belong to a normal family.

Even though her parents tried to stop her, she wouldn't. Lily knew that she shouldn't let it get to her but that was harder said than done.

She hated being away from the Wizarding world. Not only was Petunia getting to her, but it was difficult to live in such a boring world when she spent a year in a place that was completely filled with magic.

She was sitting on her bed daydreaming about getting back on the Hogwarts Express when she heard a scream coming from downstairs.

She ran into the living room where the noise was coming from, and saw her sister running around screaming her head off. Lily was about to ask what her problem was when she spotted an owl perched on top of a chair.

She walked over to the owl and untied the letter that was tied to its leg. It immediately flew away, grateful to escape from the hysterical girl that was still screaming her head off and running around in circles.

"Petty! Calm down! It's only an owl!" Lily yelled at her, clearly annoying.

Petunia stopped and looked at Lily. She then noticed that the owl was gone. She cleared her throat then asked in a shaky voice.

"Wh- why was there a filthy ow- owl in our house?"

"Petty," Lily started to say while slightly shaking her head, "you know that in the Wizarding world people use owls to communicate with people. They don't use a mail service like muggles do."

Petunia cringed at the words wizarding and muggles.

"Freak!" was all that Petunia was able to get out before she ran from the room and up the stairs, slamming her bedroom door.

Lily looked after her for a second then sighed. The relationship between her and her sister seemed to remain the same as it had during Christmas. She then drew her attention to the letter that she held loosely in her hand.

She opened it to find a letter from Athena.

Lily,

Hope your summer is going well. Anyway, the reason why I sent you this was to ask you if you want to meet me and Alice in Diagon Alley on the Friday before we go back to school. I already asked Alice and she said she could go. What about you? Let me know! Yeah well that is just about all I got to say! I hope you can come.

Oh and also I hope your sister isn't giving you trouble. If she is, tell her that your friend (you can say my name or not) will be coming to kidnap her. Tell her that I am known for turning all my kidnapped victims into potion ingredients, where I will then drop them into my cauldron and let them spend the rest of their life (or they can be dead, you pick) as a love potion or something.

Just let me know and I can come to your house to fulfill the dirty deed. Either that or just tell her you will turn her into a spider or something! Ok let me know about Diagon Alley! If you can come see you then, if you can't see you on September 1st! Bye!

-Athena



Lily smiled at the thought of Athena coming and kidnapping her sister who would become part of some strange potion. She walked into the kitchen to find her mother setting the table for dinner.

"What was with all of the screaming?"

"Oh, it was just an owl. Pett- I mean Petunia just over reacted a little." said Lily calmly.

"Oh, who was the owl from?"

"My friend Athena. Speaking of which, can I go with her to Diagon Alley on-" she skimmed through the letter looking for the date, "the Friday before we go back to school?"

"Sure, I suppose that you should go send her back a letter."

Lily nodded and began to head towards her room to find her owl Hestia.

"Oh, and make it quick, dinner should be ready soon."

Lily wrote a short letter to Athena then tied it to Hestia's leg. The owl then flew off and Lily waited until it was out of sight before she heading down to dinner. She heard her sister complaining to her mother about how wrong and abnormal it was to have owls come flying into the house.

'Just a little longer,' Lily thought to herself, 'just hang tight!"

James woke up happily on the twenty-forth morning of July. He walked downstairs and was greeted by his parents, who were standing in the living room with presents at their feet.

"Happy birthday son!" His father said with a warm smile on his face.

"I can't believe that my little Jamsie is already twelve years old!" his mother said with tears in her eyes, "They grow up so fast!" she added to his father.

James was too excited to tell his mother to not call him Jamsie, so he just ran to his parents and gave them each a quick hug before turning to his large pile of presents. He started to tear open a long box shaped one. He had a feeling that he knew what it was.

He opened the box and was very pleased to find out that his guess was correct. In the box lay the brand new Nimbus 1900 broomstick. It was the fastest broomstick to date.

He had been hoping that he would receive it, for he wanted to try out for Quidditch this year. He turned to his parents and gave them a big hug before turning back to the other less important presents that were still lying on the floor.

It was now August and Lily stood outside of Flourish and Blotts waiting for her friends to arrive.

"Lily!" someone yelled from across the street.

"Hey!" she yelled back happily when she saw it was Athena, with Alice at her side. She ran across the street and gave them each a long hug, "I missed you both so much!"

"Yeah, we missed you too!" Alice said, and then she asked, "How was your summer?"

"It was terrible!" Lily said with a frown on her face, "Petty really knows how to make someone feel horrible! But I lived, what about you two?"

"It was ok…nothing special," Alice replied, "It is just hard to go back to the muggle world after leaving here for a year." she said while gesturing towards all of the magic shops and people.

"Yeah, I know." Lily agreed, "What about you Athena?"

"Ah, well I didn't do much. Just played Quidditch with my brothers."

"Yeah, you have two right?" Lily asked.

"Yep!" Athena replied happily, "There's Chris he is going into fifth year, but you already know that, because I introduced you to him last year. Then there is little Tommy. He is only ten though."

"Oh yeah, I remember you telling us that." Lily said, comprehension dawning on her face.

"Yeah, but you guys must not pay attention if you forgot." Athena said with a little bit of frustration in her voice.

"Hey, we both have pretty good memories! It's you who always forgets!" Alice said defensively, "You can never remember anything that we learn in class!"

"I do too! I just don't like too pay attention!" Athena threw back, "Besides who is the one who is always losing her things! Not me!"

"Hey! That's not fair! That only happened twice!" Alice said, while her voice began to rise.

"Yeah, but both times it was always in your bag!" Athena said, her voice rising much higher than Alice's.

"Yeah, but both times I thought-"

"Will you both just SHUT UP!? Who cares about having a better memory! It's not important!" Lily yelled, extremely annoyed.

"Well, sorry!" Athena said clearly still annoyed with Alice, "But it is important!"

"No, Lily's right it isn't," Alice said with a frown on her face, "Let's just have fun, we have to go back to school soon."

"That's a good thing!" Lily said, she couldn't wait to go back to school even with the prospect of homework.

"No, not really!" Athena said to Lily, "But you're right let's enjoy freedom while we still can!"

They walked down the street, to begin there long day of shopping for their second year at Hogwarts.

A/N: Okay there's another chapter! Next one is second year! YIPIEE! Please review! Also I need some questions answered, because I really need suggestions okay here we go:

1. Do you like the way that I am writing the early years? I mean would you rather me slow down and put more conversations in between the characters or something.

2. Do you like the size of the chapters? Do you want them bigger, smaller, or do you want them to remain the same length?

3. Do you care if the thanks to the reviewer things are at the bottom or the top of each story?

Okay that is all of the questions I can think of. You can answer one, two, three, or even none. I just really want to know what you guys think. Also I wrote this on Friday, and sent it to my beta. You didn't get to read it until Saturday, so what I am trying to say is that if my little schedule I wrote early didn't say that I wrote this on Friday then there you go! Ok if you just got confused by that last sentence don't worry because I did too.