She was too excited to stay in her bed so she got dressed and headed downstairs to see her family. When she entered the kitchen. Dumbledore was gone. Her mother was making tea and her father was sitting at the table. Petunia still hadn't returned from a sleepover at a friend's house. Lily went over to the table and sat down. Her mother was the first to say anything. Lily was ready for the worst.

"Here's your book back. I just wanted to tell you that no matter what you think in your head, I love you and I am proud of you. I find all this stuff coming is fascinating. I do hope that you don't hate me. I don't know what I would do if you did-"

Mrs. Evans was cut off by Lily giving her a giant hug.

"Thanks Mum." Lily whispered in her ear.

"Of course. Now Professor Dumbledore mentioned something about staying with a wizard family for a while. Do you know when you'll get this information?"

Lily shook her head. Her father hadn't said anything. He was 'reading' his newspaper but Lily saw his eyes weren't moving.

"Er-Dad? Are you okay with all this?" Lily was worried.

"Yes sweetie. I'm very proud of you. We will have to tell Petunia all this when she gets home." Her father's face was happy at the beginning of his statement but as he reached Petunia's name he was a bit snappy.

"Tell me what exactly?" Petunia strut into the room rather snobbily.

They other 3 family members exchanged glances and her mother sighed and said, "That your sister is a witch and will be attending a boarding school this upcoming fall."

Petunia froze in her place. "That's impossible. There's no such thing as magic."

They knew it would be very difficult to explain to Petunia so Lily dashed up to her room to get her acceptance letter. She ran back to the kitchen. Petunia hadn't moved. She handed her the parchment. As Petunia read her face turned to horror.

"I can't believe this! I always knew you were a freak! You've always been different. Why couldn't you just be like me? Mum are you seriously going to let-"

Lily didn't want to listen anymore. She was already trying to hold back her tears. She picked up her acceptance letter of the floor where Petunia dropped it. She left the kitchen and but the letter back in its envelope. She sat down on the couch when she heard a tapping at the window. She looked over and saw a large barn owl with something attached to its leg. She ran outside (she does a lot of running huh?) to meet the owl. It allowed her to untie the letter. It didn't fly away and nibbled on Lily's finger.

"Ow! What do you want?" Lily thought maybe a treat. She went back into the kitchen where Petunia was still yelling. She grabbed a couple crackers and headed back outside. The owl accepted the treat but still didn't leave. Lily didn't force it and opened her letter.

Dear Ms. Lily Evans,

Albus Dumbledore has informed us that you will be attending Hogwarts this fall. He has asked us to help you out by showing and telling you about the way we live. This will be during the last two weeks of vacation and we will gladly take you to the train station on September first. Please use this owl to send your reply. We will notify Professor Dumbledore if you will be staying.
Sincerely,

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Smith

P.S. Our daughter, Meg, will be a first year as well.

Lily got very nervous but she screamed at the same time out of excitement. She ran inside to get a pen. She didn't even bother asking her parents. On the back of the letter she received, she wrote:

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith,

I would love to stay with you and thank you very much for your consideration. Please stay in touch so we can make the arrangements. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Lily Evans

She tied the letter to the owl's leg with some difficulty and then it went on its way. She entered the house again to tell her parents.

"Mum? Dad? Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Smith invited me to stay at their house for the last two weeks of summer and take me to school on the first. I told them yes and they will be sending another owl with the arrangements."

Before they could say anything, Lily left the room and escaped to her bedroom. She lay down on her bed and started to laugh for no reason at all.