Lily got to greenhouse one just in time. She walked inside and immediately went to see Meg, but was stopped as the teacher spoke.

"Hello and welcome to Herbology."

Lily wasn't listening; she was trying to get Meg's attention. She was distracted when she heard, "Lily Evans and Sirius Black! Table one please!" Lily groaned. She felt miserable until she got a poke in her side.

"Hey!" Meg whispered. She was sitting at the table next to Lily. Lily squealed but quickly shut up when Professor Sprout glanced her way. Lily turned to face front. Then she felt embarrassed. She hadn't even said hello to her partner. She turned her head to make the gesture.

"Hi Sirius" she said but realized he was turned around talking to James. Lily sighed and turned back to Meg but she was talking to her partner. Sighing again she opened her book and started copying notes on the special flower they were to repot tomorrow. Sirius never said a word to her for the rest of class.

The bell rang and Lily quickly got her stuff together and headed inside for lunch. Meg hadn't said bye to her after Herbology. This kind of put Lily down. She ate quickly not saying a word to anyone. She didn't feel like talking, or being social in any way. Instead, she headed for her double potions class. Little did she know the awful things were going to happen to her.

Lily entered the empty classroom and got a seat in the middle row of tables. She took out her books and set her cauldron in the stand. She sat down and waited. She was fifteen minutes early.

*Skipping towards the end of class*

Lily was earning plenty of points for Gryffindor. She was the only person able to answer all of the potions teacher's questions. Their teacher, Professor Dailey, was nice but hard at the same time. Lily was so interested in the lecture that she didn't notice the things happening around her. The two Slytherin girls, who she had bumped into that morning, were sitting next to Lily. While Lily was taking notes, they took the liberty of charming all her books so they wouldn't open for at least a week. Then one of the girls distracted Lily as the other snuck behind her and cut her ponytail off. Lily heard laughter and noticed all the Slytherins looking at her. She didn't understand until she turned her head back to face front, where a few hairs fell in front of her face. It was short.very short. She felt her face start to burn and her eyes starting to sting. She closed her notebook and grabbed her bag. The seam tore and all her books fell out. Her face was bright red now and all she could hear was laughter. She left all her stuff and ran out of the classroom; tears streaming down her face.

Lily didn't pay attention to where she was going. She just ran through the hallways for a while. She slowed down to a walk and looked around. It was only her first day and she was being picked on. Now she was lost! She looked around frantically and saw a sign:

HOSPITAL WING

Lily ran to the door and looked inside. There was a lady there reading a book. She looked up when Lily entered.

"What can I do for you dear?" she asked with a smile. Lily broke down in tears as Madam Pomfrey hustled over to her and sitting her on a bed. "Tell me what happened." She said gently.

Lily told her how she was just taking notes in Potions class (etc. etc.). When she finished Madame Pomfrey smiled and gave her some chocolate. "We'll easily be able to fix your hair. You're welcome to stay here. I'm going to go speak with Professor Dailey brewing the potion. I'll get your books while I'm there."

Lily smiled. This lady was so nice. She ate her chocolate and watched Madame Pomfrey leave. She heard the bell ring signally class was over. She was lucky enough to have a free period next so she didn't have to be anywhere. She closed her eyes and drifted into a deep sleep. Lily woke up in darkness. She forgot where she was and realized after a minute that she was still in the hospital wing. She sat up and noticed her books on a table at the end of her bed. She must have missed the rest of her classes that day. She crawled to the books and picked up the piece of paper on top.

Dear Lily,

I hope you're okay. Those two Slytherins got detention and got 30 points taken! Professor Dailey was absolutely furious. And ya know who it was? It was those two girls that you bumped into at the beginning of the day. Talk about making a big deal over nothing. Anyways, they also put a charm on your books. Professor Flitwick easily took it off though. Inside your books are a copy of all the notes I took and the homework. Hope to see you in the dormitory. The other girls want to meet you.

-Emma

Lily smiled, "At least someone cares." Lily ran her hand through her hair. She gasped and pulled some of it in front of her face. It was long again! She screamed with happiness and grabbed her books. Madame Pomfrey wasn't there so she left a note continually thanking her. She glanced at the clock; 8:45. "Whoa! I've been here for awhile." Lily quickly headed out the door. A thought entered her mind; 'I have no idea where I am' she shrugged it off and just kept walking down the hallway. She occasionally took a left or right turn.

She finally got to the entrance hall and made her way to the portrait hole from there. She said the password (codswallop) and entered the common room. She looked for Emma and saw her playing chess with another girl. She started to make her way over and noticed people whispering but ignored it.

"Hey Emma." Lily said.

"Oh! Hey Lily!" she said a bit over enthusiastically. People stared at her. "Sorry." She muttered as gesturing Lily to sit. Emma told her all the stuff she missed in her classes and Lily realized she had a lot of homework to do. She said 'bye' to Emma and headed for a table in a corner. She spread all her books out and started taking notes, reading, and writing short essays about levitation. Lily knew she would be there for hours. She decided to change into her pajamas and then get to work. She ran up to her dormitory and met 2 more of her roommates.

"Hi I'm Lily Evans. Sorry for not introducing myself last night."

"Oh that's alright. Emma filled us in on what was wrong. I'm Maggie Stone." Maggie was a very pretty blonde with blue eyes. She wasn't short but wasn't that tall either. Her smile was very warm and made Lily feel comfortable.

"Nice to meet you." Lily said.

"I'm Jacqueline, or Jack rather. I felt awful about what happened to you today in Potions. But don't worry, there will be revenge." She said with a devilish grin. This made Lily laugh. She could tell she'd fit right in with these girls.

"So where's the last person?" Lily asked.

"I don't know. I haven't seen her since dinner. Maybe she's in the common room." Maggie suggested.

"Well I have loads of work to do. I just wanted to change before I got into it." the two other girls left and Lily got changed. She grabbed her favorite blanket and headed back to her table.

Lily worked for a while. She glanced at the clock. Midnight. All Lily wanted to do was put her head down and sleep, but she was still trying to finish her essay of the flower petals of a midnight rose. **umm cough cough remember this cough cough** "How ironic" she thought to herself. She only needed half an inch on her parchment. She felt like she was asleep sitting there. She put her quill down and cracked her knuckles. She took her hair out of her messy bun and ran her fingers through it. Lily looked around the common room. There were four boys on the other side of the room. Lily recognized them as James, Sirius, and Remus. She didn't know the fourth one. She kept staring at them before realizing she still had some work to do. She turned herself around to get back to work, and jumped. Someone was sitting across from her.

"You really ought to call it a night. I think you've had a rough couple of days. I'm Jessie, or Jess. I'm one of your roommates."

Jessie was a very pretty girl with the blondest hair Lily had ever seen. It went down to her elbows and looked like silk. She had slightly tan skin. Lily thought Jess's hair was beautiful but it was nothing compared to her eyes. Lily had never seen anything like it before. The center was a honey brown. Then there was a ring of hazel around it. Followed by a ring of deep gray. They were mesmerizing. Jessie could tell Lily was staring into them s she turned her head to break eye contact.

"Oh, sorry. I'm Lily. I bet you get this a lot, but you have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. And you're hair isn't far behind either."

"Thanks. I'll explain about that later but it's really late. Come on, let's go to bed."

Lily smiled and closed all her books. She did need some sleep. She could finish the essay at breakfast. Jess's bed was next to Lily's so they stayed up talking for a little while. Lily fell asleep feeling much happier.