The content of the letter included a note from the deputy headmistress
letting me know that I had been accepted in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry. Also there was another thick parchment informing the uniform,
which consisted of plain black, robes a winter cloak and a pointed hat also
a pair of gloves. Also it notified me of the course books, which I
definitely knew I could not buy at the local bookstore then it gave me the
list of equipments that could not possibly be sold in non-magic shops.
Thankfully there was a note attached informing me where I could get these
items.
So a week before my school started mum and I followed the directions given in the letter and we found ourselves in a long alley and a nearby sign indicated we were in Diagon Alley. WOW it was great and well.. weird there were people everywhere dressed in what it looked like robes, that I would be wearing soon. Then shops were out of this world! There were a lot of little shops but what really caught your eye was the big snowy white building that towered over the other little shops.
"Lily!" exclaimed a familiar voice behind me. I whirled around to see who it was; it was Jenny, my best friend.
"What are you doing here?" we asked each other at same moment.
"I am a witch!" we blurted out at the same time. I cannot believe it! Jenny is a witch and she never told me and I never had noticed anything.
"Lily, you are a witch? But that can't be, you are a muggle you're parents are muggle," said Jenny.
"Whoa, slow down Jenny! I am a witch I got a letter from Hogwarts. What is a muggle? Were you a witch since you were small? Are you going Hogwarts too?" I asked Jenny.
"Now you are talking too fast.I guess you are muggle-born then which means you are a witch but your parents are not. Yes I knew I was a witch since I was a baby, my entire family are witches and wizards. A muggle is non- magical people and yes I am going to Hogwarts," she answered.
"WOW that is great," I said. After that Jenny directed mom and I to Gringotts Wizard Bank where we changed pounds into wizard money. Then we shopped together for all the things needed at Hogwarts. "Jenny I," I said, but I never did get to complete my sentence BAM!!!! We all fell to the ground. I looked up to see what had knocked us down, I saw a two boys on the ground opposite us. One of them had jet-black untidy hair with round glasses and dancing eyes, the other also had black hair with a mischievous smile on his face.
"James, Sirius?" Jenny asked, "Hi, had to be you two, now what mischief have you been up to? This is my friend Lily, and Lily, these troublemakers are James Potter and Sirius Black, they go to Hogwarts as well but they are one year ahead of us," Jenny explained.
"Hey Lily," James and Sirius said.
'This is Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew our friends" Sirius said.
There were two boys behind them that I did not notice. Greetings were exchanged and soon it was time to head home. After I said bye to Jenny, and the boys, mom and I took my purchases back to the car and headed home.
After a week I found myself in the car driving to King Cross Station with my parents and my kitten, Celestina. I am glad I could bring Celestina with me. At 10:45 we reached the station, dad helped me load my trunk with my school things on a trolley. Then came the time for goodbyes. Mom and dad had tears in their eyes and so did I; this was the forest time I was leaving them, but we finally got through the goodbyes. When I reached Platform 9, I saw Jenny waiting for me there.
Together we crossed the gateway in to Platform 9 ¾.A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. Smoke from the engine drifted over the heads of the excited crowd. Jenny and I made our way to the train and then-WHAM!!! Not again, I thought. I looked up to see James Potter.
"James, we meet again in the same way," I said as I remembered our first meeting.
"Hey Lily, Jenny. Sorry for bumping into you again," James said sheepishly.
"No problem, Lily and I are going to look for an empty compartment on the train," said Jenny as we headed toward the Hogwarts Express. Many students were running to and fro the platform and the train with trunks and cages. The people remaining on the platform were either saying goodbye to their family or searching for their friends. Finally we found an empty compartment at the end of the train.
The door of the compartment slid open as James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter entered. After all the greetings were exchanged, the boys started to talk about Quidditch, a wizard sport played on brooms where a ball, the Quafle, has to be thrown into three hoops on either side of the pitch; there was also the Rogue Bludgers, two balls, that kept zooming around trying to knock the players of their brooms; and then came the most important ball of the lot The Golden Snitch, a very small winged ball, once a player catches the snitch the game is over and the team receives 150 pts.
Soon jenny and I got bored of listening to the boys chattering and talked amongst us. Some time later the witch with the trolley of food stopped by our compartment, James bought us something to eat and ate in silence watching the scenery go by. As the sky darkened it indicated were getting closer to Hogsmead, so we all changed into our Hogwarts robes. The train slowed down and finally came to a stop. Jenny and I along with the other first years were ushered to one side of the platform where,
Hagrid, Keeper of keys and Grounds at Hogwarts. He led the first years into boats that would taker them to Hogwarts. Jenny and I followed by two other girls got into one boat. The fleet of boats glided through the lake, everyone had their eyes on the great castle overhead. As the boats reached the cliff, we all bent our heads as the boats carried us through a curtain of ivy, which hid the opening in the cliff. Then they went through a dark tunnel leading us underneath the castle. Finally the boats had reached a rocky bank, we all climbed over it and headed to the great oak doors. IN no time we were all inside the magnificent castle as we waited outside the Great Hall so we could be sorted out into our respective houses. I saw James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter sitting at the Gryffindor table. Soon it was my turn to be sorted and the Sorting Hat said:
Hmmmm.oh I see a new name Evans.. well I see you have a lot of courage
....not a bad mind either ..I see talent....
GRYFFINDOR!!!!!
All right!!!! I rejoiced. I went to join my fellow Gryffindors at the Gryffindor table. Jenny was to be sorted out next.Yes Jenny made it into Gryffindor as well. So did another girl named Olivia: she was one of the girls I had talked to on the boat ride. The three of us sat with the boys. Then Professor Dumbeldore welcomed all of us to the feast and of course to Hogwarts.
After the feast the prefects led us to the Gryffindor common room. We were shown around Gryffindor tower; the common room, our dormitories, and everything else pretty much had a lion on it; the lion was the Gryffindor's symbol. I shared my dormitory with Jenny, Olivia and Nimi; all of us were so different, I had strawberry blond hair with striking green eyes and a sweet smile or so I have been told. Jenny was a model she had a slim figure hazel eyes and long black hair with streaks of brown. Olivia had olive skin long legs, she was a muggle-born like me; she had straight jet-black hair and a face so innocent she looked like an angel. Nimi was an Asian muggle- born, with brown eyes and long beautiful silky brown hair. We all hit it off right away. After the tour of Gryffindor tower was over, Jenny, Olivia, Nimi, and I headed down to the common room to relax after the long journey. Huddled in a corner of the room James, Sirius, Remus and Peter, (better known as the Marauders) were in a very important and obviously a private discussion.
"Hey you guys what mischief are you planning now?" I asked the boys. Jenny introduced Nimi and Liv to the Marauders.
"Hey Nimi, Liv" chorused the boys,
"Hi," they replied. We spent the night talking away about our past and families and of course our home for the next 9 months, Hogwarts. By the time we said good night it was well past midnight. I picked up Celestina who was curled up on my lap and walked to our dorm. Jenny, Liv and, Nimi were right behind us. We needed to get some sleep before our first day tomorrow.
So a week before my school started mum and I followed the directions given in the letter and we found ourselves in a long alley and a nearby sign indicated we were in Diagon Alley. WOW it was great and well.. weird there were people everywhere dressed in what it looked like robes, that I would be wearing soon. Then shops were out of this world! There were a lot of little shops but what really caught your eye was the big snowy white building that towered over the other little shops.
"Lily!" exclaimed a familiar voice behind me. I whirled around to see who it was; it was Jenny, my best friend.
"What are you doing here?" we asked each other at same moment.
"I am a witch!" we blurted out at the same time. I cannot believe it! Jenny is a witch and she never told me and I never had noticed anything.
"Lily, you are a witch? But that can't be, you are a muggle you're parents are muggle," said Jenny.
"Whoa, slow down Jenny! I am a witch I got a letter from Hogwarts. What is a muggle? Were you a witch since you were small? Are you going Hogwarts too?" I asked Jenny.
"Now you are talking too fast.I guess you are muggle-born then which means you are a witch but your parents are not. Yes I knew I was a witch since I was a baby, my entire family are witches and wizards. A muggle is non- magical people and yes I am going to Hogwarts," she answered.
"WOW that is great," I said. After that Jenny directed mom and I to Gringotts Wizard Bank where we changed pounds into wizard money. Then we shopped together for all the things needed at Hogwarts. "Jenny I," I said, but I never did get to complete my sentence BAM!!!! We all fell to the ground. I looked up to see what had knocked us down, I saw a two boys on the ground opposite us. One of them had jet-black untidy hair with round glasses and dancing eyes, the other also had black hair with a mischievous smile on his face.
"James, Sirius?" Jenny asked, "Hi, had to be you two, now what mischief have you been up to? This is my friend Lily, and Lily, these troublemakers are James Potter and Sirius Black, they go to Hogwarts as well but they are one year ahead of us," Jenny explained.
"Hey Lily," James and Sirius said.
'This is Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew our friends" Sirius said.
There were two boys behind them that I did not notice. Greetings were exchanged and soon it was time to head home. After I said bye to Jenny, and the boys, mom and I took my purchases back to the car and headed home.
After a week I found myself in the car driving to King Cross Station with my parents and my kitten, Celestina. I am glad I could bring Celestina with me. At 10:45 we reached the station, dad helped me load my trunk with my school things on a trolley. Then came the time for goodbyes. Mom and dad had tears in their eyes and so did I; this was the forest time I was leaving them, but we finally got through the goodbyes. When I reached Platform 9, I saw Jenny waiting for me there.
Together we crossed the gateway in to Platform 9 ¾.A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. Smoke from the engine drifted over the heads of the excited crowd. Jenny and I made our way to the train and then-WHAM!!! Not again, I thought. I looked up to see James Potter.
"James, we meet again in the same way," I said as I remembered our first meeting.
"Hey Lily, Jenny. Sorry for bumping into you again," James said sheepishly.
"No problem, Lily and I are going to look for an empty compartment on the train," said Jenny as we headed toward the Hogwarts Express. Many students were running to and fro the platform and the train with trunks and cages. The people remaining on the platform were either saying goodbye to their family or searching for their friends. Finally we found an empty compartment at the end of the train.
The door of the compartment slid open as James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter entered. After all the greetings were exchanged, the boys started to talk about Quidditch, a wizard sport played on brooms where a ball, the Quafle, has to be thrown into three hoops on either side of the pitch; there was also the Rogue Bludgers, two balls, that kept zooming around trying to knock the players of their brooms; and then came the most important ball of the lot The Golden Snitch, a very small winged ball, once a player catches the snitch the game is over and the team receives 150 pts.
Soon jenny and I got bored of listening to the boys chattering and talked amongst us. Some time later the witch with the trolley of food stopped by our compartment, James bought us something to eat and ate in silence watching the scenery go by. As the sky darkened it indicated were getting closer to Hogsmead, so we all changed into our Hogwarts robes. The train slowed down and finally came to a stop. Jenny and I along with the other first years were ushered to one side of the platform where,
Hagrid, Keeper of keys and Grounds at Hogwarts. He led the first years into boats that would taker them to Hogwarts. Jenny and I followed by two other girls got into one boat. The fleet of boats glided through the lake, everyone had their eyes on the great castle overhead. As the boats reached the cliff, we all bent our heads as the boats carried us through a curtain of ivy, which hid the opening in the cliff. Then they went through a dark tunnel leading us underneath the castle. Finally the boats had reached a rocky bank, we all climbed over it and headed to the great oak doors. IN no time we were all inside the magnificent castle as we waited outside the Great Hall so we could be sorted out into our respective houses. I saw James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter sitting at the Gryffindor table. Soon it was my turn to be sorted and the Sorting Hat said:
Hmmmm.oh I see a new name Evans.. well I see you have a lot of courage
....not a bad mind either ..I see talent....
GRYFFINDOR!!!!!
All right!!!! I rejoiced. I went to join my fellow Gryffindors at the Gryffindor table. Jenny was to be sorted out next.Yes Jenny made it into Gryffindor as well. So did another girl named Olivia: she was one of the girls I had talked to on the boat ride. The three of us sat with the boys. Then Professor Dumbeldore welcomed all of us to the feast and of course to Hogwarts.
After the feast the prefects led us to the Gryffindor common room. We were shown around Gryffindor tower; the common room, our dormitories, and everything else pretty much had a lion on it; the lion was the Gryffindor's symbol. I shared my dormitory with Jenny, Olivia and Nimi; all of us were so different, I had strawberry blond hair with striking green eyes and a sweet smile or so I have been told. Jenny was a model she had a slim figure hazel eyes and long black hair with streaks of brown. Olivia had olive skin long legs, she was a muggle-born like me; she had straight jet-black hair and a face so innocent she looked like an angel. Nimi was an Asian muggle- born, with brown eyes and long beautiful silky brown hair. We all hit it off right away. After the tour of Gryffindor tower was over, Jenny, Olivia, Nimi, and I headed down to the common room to relax after the long journey. Huddled in a corner of the room James, Sirius, Remus and Peter, (better known as the Marauders) were in a very important and obviously a private discussion.
"Hey you guys what mischief are you planning now?" I asked the boys. Jenny introduced Nimi and Liv to the Marauders.
"Hey Nimi, Liv" chorused the boys,
"Hi," they replied. We spent the night talking away about our past and families and of course our home for the next 9 months, Hogwarts. By the time we said good night it was well past midnight. I picked up Celestina who was curled up on my lap and walked to our dorm. Jenny, Liv and, Nimi were right behind us. We needed to get some sleep before our first day tomorrow.