***I hope your guys don't mind me skipping ahead. I don't really have any
ideas for now. I'm gonna do a quick summary instead***
Lily's two weeks at Meg's were great. Lily got to see magic on a daily basis and heard almost every story imaginable. She learned a lot about their history. The Smith's took Lily to Diagon Alley to get her supplies. Lily wanted September first to come. Meg and Lily were becoming best friends. They both liked doing the same things. Meg brought out the best in Lily and Lily did the same for Meg. They spent their last week before school outside. Meg had a pool and lots of trees so they were able to keep themselves busy.
**~September 1~**
Lily and Meg were frantic all morning. They had overslept and needed to finish packing. Lily was trying to get her owl in her cage as she was dumping all her new books into her trunk.
"Please Zowie! We're already late. I'll have you sending letters as soon as we get to school!" Lily pleaded. Her owl gave in after Lily bribed her with a treat. Lily locked the cage and they were ready to go. They got to Kind Cross Station ten minutes before they train was to leave. Mrs. Smith had explained to Meg and Lily how to get onto the platform. They walked straight through the wall and onto Platform 9 ¾. They quickly said goodbye and went to find a compartment. They were lucky enough to get an empty one towards the back of the train. They were exhausted once they settled in. They agreed to try to sleep. Lily was drifting off when.
"SIRIUS! What did you do that for?!"
"WELL JAMES, I thought you might like a new hair-do!"
Lily sat up. She could hear laughter now but someone was still yelling. She left her compartment to ask them to quiet down. She knocked on the door. A boy about her age opened it. She restrained herself from laughing as he had bright blue hair. He had glasses and blue eyes.
"Um-excuse me, but my friend and I are in the next compartment and you're being awfully loud. Could you please keep it down?" Lily's voice was quivering not from being nervous, but holding back her laughter.
"Oh, we're sorry about that. I'm James Potter. Excuse my hair. It's the lovely handy work of Sirius Black and Remus Lupin." James said pointy to the two boys behind him who had now stood up.
"I'm Lily Evans. Are you guys in your first year as well?" She was looking at the boys who even though were 11 still were cute. Lily started to get self-conscience. She knew she looked like a rag doll. She never put much effort into her appearance.
"Yeah," They answered in unison.
"Well I've got to get back to my friend. I guess I'll see you around." Lily left quickly feeling humiliated. She entered her compartment and saw that Meg was still asleep. She went to her trunk and pulled out a mirror. She shivered at herself. Oh well she thought. Lily took out a book and read herself to sleep.
**Back in the boys compartment** "Well she seemed nice" Remus said.
"Yeah, she looked a little out of it. I haven't seen her around, have you James?" Sirius asked.
"Nope. Not even all those times we were in Diagon Alley. Wonder who her friend is." James said
The three boys shrugged as the candy lady came to their compartment.
"Anything off the trolley dears?" The lady asked.
They three boys bought at least two of everything, making sure they got extra pumpkin juice. As the boys ate they heard the candy lady go to the next compartment with the girls in it. They didn't hear them ask for anything. They shrugged it off. A while later they got the warning announcement and changed into their robes. They hadn't heard a thing from the next compartment (which could have entirely been they were so loud) the entire trip. So the boys decided to go see what the girls were doing. They opened the door and saw the two girls fast asleep. They knew that they probably hadn't heard the announcement so decided to wake them up. Of course, they weren't intending to wake them up in a nice manner. They filled 2 buckets with ice-cold water. Remus stood watch at the door while James and Sirius went over to dump the water on Meg and Lily's heads. Lily woke up with a scream. Meg jumped up and knocked Sirius on the floor at the same time. The boys were laughing hysterically.
"What in Merlin's name do you think you're doing? And who are you?" Meg said very frustrated.
"That's James, Sirius, and Remus, Meg. I met them earlier," Lily said quietly. She had taken this rather personally. She was used to being picked on at her old school but not by people she barely knew. She wasn't even at school yet.
"Are you okay Lily? It was just a joke. Plus it's raining out anyway." James asked.
"Why don't you just leave? We need to get changed and you are not welcome anymore." Meg snapped. She had heard about Lily's troubles at school and didn't want anything to get worse.
"Wait a second! We were just-"
"Come on James. Sirius let's go" Remus butted in. he could tell something wasn't right.
Meg closed the door and Lily let a few tears escape but wiped them away hastily.
"Oh geez. I'm sorry Lily." Meg started but Lily told her not to bother and suggested they change. Not long after they put their wet clothes away in their trunks, the train stopped. They were told to leave their luggage on the train. They exited and were pulled into a rush of students.
"First years! 'his way!" a deep voice was calling. Meg and Lily made their way along with the other first years. They were led to a lake where boats were waiting for them. Meg and Lily climbed into one that had two other girls in it. When they reached the middle of the lake, Lily saw it. Hogwarts. It was magnificent. She couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to be inside. Of course being out in the pouring rain didn't help much either. They finally got into the castle and were led down a hallway and stopped in front of two giant doors.
"Good evening. I am Professor McGonagall. I am the head of Gryffindor house and teach transfiguration. Welcome to Hogwarts. In a few minutes, I will lead you into the Great Hall to be sorted into your houses. Then there will be a feast. I will see if they're ready for us." She concluded.
Lily's first impression was the she did not want to be on this professor's bad side. Lily knew what house she wanted to be in. She wanted Ravenclaw since they were hard working and smart she decided she'd also like Gryffindor. They were both good houses. The only one Lily didn't want to be in was Slytherin; just by the way Meg talked about it. Lily came out of her thoughts when Professor McGonagall returned.
"We're ready. Follow me please."
The giant doors opened and the first years entered the hall. Lily gasped as she saw all the older students inside. Then she looked around. It was a lovely room decorated with school banners. Professor McGonagall led them up in front of the teacher's table and stopped them in front of a stool. McGonagall stepped out of the room and retrieved a hat. She placed it on a stool and it immediately began to sing.
Lily's two weeks at Meg's were great. Lily got to see magic on a daily basis and heard almost every story imaginable. She learned a lot about their history. The Smith's took Lily to Diagon Alley to get her supplies. Lily wanted September first to come. Meg and Lily were becoming best friends. They both liked doing the same things. Meg brought out the best in Lily and Lily did the same for Meg. They spent their last week before school outside. Meg had a pool and lots of trees so they were able to keep themselves busy.
**~September 1~**
Lily and Meg were frantic all morning. They had overslept and needed to finish packing. Lily was trying to get her owl in her cage as she was dumping all her new books into her trunk.
"Please Zowie! We're already late. I'll have you sending letters as soon as we get to school!" Lily pleaded. Her owl gave in after Lily bribed her with a treat. Lily locked the cage and they were ready to go. They got to Kind Cross Station ten minutes before they train was to leave. Mrs. Smith had explained to Meg and Lily how to get onto the platform. They walked straight through the wall and onto Platform 9 ¾. They quickly said goodbye and went to find a compartment. They were lucky enough to get an empty one towards the back of the train. They were exhausted once they settled in. They agreed to try to sleep. Lily was drifting off when.
"SIRIUS! What did you do that for?!"
"WELL JAMES, I thought you might like a new hair-do!"
Lily sat up. She could hear laughter now but someone was still yelling. She left her compartment to ask them to quiet down. She knocked on the door. A boy about her age opened it. She restrained herself from laughing as he had bright blue hair. He had glasses and blue eyes.
"Um-excuse me, but my friend and I are in the next compartment and you're being awfully loud. Could you please keep it down?" Lily's voice was quivering not from being nervous, but holding back her laughter.
"Oh, we're sorry about that. I'm James Potter. Excuse my hair. It's the lovely handy work of Sirius Black and Remus Lupin." James said pointy to the two boys behind him who had now stood up.
"I'm Lily Evans. Are you guys in your first year as well?" She was looking at the boys who even though were 11 still were cute. Lily started to get self-conscience. She knew she looked like a rag doll. She never put much effort into her appearance.
"Yeah," They answered in unison.
"Well I've got to get back to my friend. I guess I'll see you around." Lily left quickly feeling humiliated. She entered her compartment and saw that Meg was still asleep. She went to her trunk and pulled out a mirror. She shivered at herself. Oh well she thought. Lily took out a book and read herself to sleep.
**Back in the boys compartment** "Well she seemed nice" Remus said.
"Yeah, she looked a little out of it. I haven't seen her around, have you James?" Sirius asked.
"Nope. Not even all those times we were in Diagon Alley. Wonder who her friend is." James said
The three boys shrugged as the candy lady came to their compartment.
"Anything off the trolley dears?" The lady asked.
They three boys bought at least two of everything, making sure they got extra pumpkin juice. As the boys ate they heard the candy lady go to the next compartment with the girls in it. They didn't hear them ask for anything. They shrugged it off. A while later they got the warning announcement and changed into their robes. They hadn't heard a thing from the next compartment (which could have entirely been they were so loud) the entire trip. So the boys decided to go see what the girls were doing. They opened the door and saw the two girls fast asleep. They knew that they probably hadn't heard the announcement so decided to wake them up. Of course, they weren't intending to wake them up in a nice manner. They filled 2 buckets with ice-cold water. Remus stood watch at the door while James and Sirius went over to dump the water on Meg and Lily's heads. Lily woke up with a scream. Meg jumped up and knocked Sirius on the floor at the same time. The boys were laughing hysterically.
"What in Merlin's name do you think you're doing? And who are you?" Meg said very frustrated.
"That's James, Sirius, and Remus, Meg. I met them earlier," Lily said quietly. She had taken this rather personally. She was used to being picked on at her old school but not by people she barely knew. She wasn't even at school yet.
"Are you okay Lily? It was just a joke. Plus it's raining out anyway." James asked.
"Why don't you just leave? We need to get changed and you are not welcome anymore." Meg snapped. She had heard about Lily's troubles at school and didn't want anything to get worse.
"Wait a second! We were just-"
"Come on James. Sirius let's go" Remus butted in. he could tell something wasn't right.
Meg closed the door and Lily let a few tears escape but wiped them away hastily.
"Oh geez. I'm sorry Lily." Meg started but Lily told her not to bother and suggested they change. Not long after they put their wet clothes away in their trunks, the train stopped. They were told to leave their luggage on the train. They exited and were pulled into a rush of students.
"First years! 'his way!" a deep voice was calling. Meg and Lily made their way along with the other first years. They were led to a lake where boats were waiting for them. Meg and Lily climbed into one that had two other girls in it. When they reached the middle of the lake, Lily saw it. Hogwarts. It was magnificent. She couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to be inside. Of course being out in the pouring rain didn't help much either. They finally got into the castle and were led down a hallway and stopped in front of two giant doors.
"Good evening. I am Professor McGonagall. I am the head of Gryffindor house and teach transfiguration. Welcome to Hogwarts. In a few minutes, I will lead you into the Great Hall to be sorted into your houses. Then there will be a feast. I will see if they're ready for us." She concluded.
Lily's first impression was the she did not want to be on this professor's bad side. Lily knew what house she wanted to be in. She wanted Ravenclaw since they were hard working and smart she decided she'd also like Gryffindor. They were both good houses. The only one Lily didn't want to be in was Slytherin; just by the way Meg talked about it. Lily came out of her thoughts when Professor McGonagall returned.
"We're ready. Follow me please."
The giant doors opened and the first years entered the hall. Lily gasped as she saw all the older students inside. Then she looked around. It was a lovely room decorated with school banners. Professor McGonagall led them up in front of the teacher's table and stopped them in front of a stool. McGonagall stepped out of the room and retrieved a hat. She placed it on a stool and it immediately began to sing.
