**Halloween**
The school was lucky enough to have no school on Halloween, as it fell on a Saturday. Lily wasn't in a very good mood all day. Her roommates and herself had taken the day to walk around the castle and the grounds. Lily lagged behind the majority of the time. She wasn't even planning on going to the feast. But of course, her friends physically made her saying she needed to eat. Lily walked into the Great Hall and was stunned at the decorations. Jess, Maggie, and Lily were the first ones there. They got to their seats. Lily was admiring everything when her eyes fell on an envelope on her plate. Lily opened it and started to read. Her heart stopped, all the color in her face drained and her hands began to shake. She looked around. There was an envelope on every plate. Half the school had now entered the hall. Lily could hear paper ripping as they opened the envelopes. She gulped back tears. Everyone was there now. All Lily heard was laughter and she could feel eyes staring at her. She dropped the letter in her hand and ran as fast as she could out of the hall. Jess picked up the letter that Lily had dropped and read it.
"Oh my god."
Lily,
Well, Mudblood! You got on the wrong side. We will be sure to make you're life (not only at Hogwarts) miserable, humiliating, and all that fun stuff. We have our own instructions. WATCH YOUR BACK
s.H, D.e, T.R
Jess ran up to the head table and gave the note Dumbledore.
"SILENCE." He yelled. There was nothing kind or gentle in his voice which was able to instantly get the hall quiet. "This feast has been canceled. Prefects lead everyone back to the common rooms. Head boy and girl I would like a word."
Before Dumbledore could say anything else to her, Jess ran back to her seat and opened the letter that was on her plate.
Dear Diary,
Hogwarts is great! I've made some great friends (Jess, Mags, Jack, and Emma). Jess, Maggie and I seem to be closer but its always fun hanging out with all of them. Classes are good too. But I can't help feeling like something is missing. Oh well-it's only the start of term. Life is good. I have even met a cute boy named James Potter. He probably doesn't even know I exist. But I am only eleven right? I've got to get some sleep
Love, Lily
Jess felt embarrassed for Lily. Then she saw an added note at the bottom.
The sad thing is-this was the most embarrassing entry. Lily should go back to the muggles and get a life.
Jess felt her anger rising. She ran out of the hall and straight outside to look for Lily. ~Back to Lily~
Lily was running out the doors. Her vision was blurry from tears. It was now dark outside with no moon. Lily didn't pay attention. She was scared. People hate me for no reason. Lily stopped running as she got a stitch in her side. She looked around. Her eyes were adjusted now. She was in the forest. A shiver ran down her spine. She took a few steps forward. Lily heard a sound and turned around. She felt a hard blow to her head and fell to the ground.
~LILY'S DREAM SEQUENCE~
Lily opened her eyes and saw a blue sky. She leaned forward and looked around. She was in a garden. A very beautiful one at that. Lily stood up and walked forward. She walked towards an archway. It was covered in roses. She stopped underneath it. straight ahead, she could see a giant red rose. It was the most beautiful thing Lily had ever seen. Once she stepped through the archway, the sky turned black. All the beautiful things went dull and seemed to wither up, except that one rose. It was glittering red. Sparks seemed to be coming from it and falling gracefully to the ground. Lily heard movement. She tore her eyes away from the rose and looked to her side. There was a girl, about her age standing there. She had very straight brown hair and bright sky blue eyes.
"It's enchanted. You can touch it if you want, but before you do, I'm giving you this." The girl handed Lily a ring. It was like a vine (silver) but in the middle was a red rose. "I'm warning you. You will see, hear, and experience things that you won't like or understand. Of course you're first time I doubt you'll see much. But with that ring you'll be able to come back. Do not lose it. It's very important. And so are you."
Before Lily could say anything the girl was gone. She looked around the inside of the ring. It was hard to see anything, as it was so dark. There was an inscription along the inside but Lily couldn't read it. She slipped the ring easily on her finger. She brought her eyes back to the rose. It was still glittering. Lily reached her hand out and touched a petal. Instantly, the rose turned black. Lily looked ahead. There was blinding light coming quickly towards her. It wrapped itself around Lily and she felt nothing. Where she was now was completely blurred. Nothing she saw was clear. She heard voices and saw shapes of people. Then the room was green and she felt pain. It was unbearable. She screamed.
She not only screamed in her dream but in reality. It was a blood-curdling scream. Jess heard it and made her way towards the scream. She saw a body on the ground near a massive tree.
"LILY! LILY!" A voice was yelling. Lily opened her eyes and saw a blurred Jess. She tried to say something but passed out.
The school was lucky enough to have no school on Halloween, as it fell on a Saturday. Lily wasn't in a very good mood all day. Her roommates and herself had taken the day to walk around the castle and the grounds. Lily lagged behind the majority of the time. She wasn't even planning on going to the feast. But of course, her friends physically made her saying she needed to eat. Lily walked into the Great Hall and was stunned at the decorations. Jess, Maggie, and Lily were the first ones there. They got to their seats. Lily was admiring everything when her eyes fell on an envelope on her plate. Lily opened it and started to read. Her heart stopped, all the color in her face drained and her hands began to shake. She looked around. There was an envelope on every plate. Half the school had now entered the hall. Lily could hear paper ripping as they opened the envelopes. She gulped back tears. Everyone was there now. All Lily heard was laughter and she could feel eyes staring at her. She dropped the letter in her hand and ran as fast as she could out of the hall. Jess picked up the letter that Lily had dropped and read it.
"Oh my god."
Lily,
Well, Mudblood! You got on the wrong side. We will be sure to make you're life (not only at Hogwarts) miserable, humiliating, and all that fun stuff. We have our own instructions. WATCH YOUR BACK
s.H, D.e, T.R
Jess ran up to the head table and gave the note Dumbledore.
"SILENCE." He yelled. There was nothing kind or gentle in his voice which was able to instantly get the hall quiet. "This feast has been canceled. Prefects lead everyone back to the common rooms. Head boy and girl I would like a word."
Before Dumbledore could say anything else to her, Jess ran back to her seat and opened the letter that was on her plate.
Dear Diary,
Hogwarts is great! I've made some great friends (Jess, Mags, Jack, and Emma). Jess, Maggie and I seem to be closer but its always fun hanging out with all of them. Classes are good too. But I can't help feeling like something is missing. Oh well-it's only the start of term. Life is good. I have even met a cute boy named James Potter. He probably doesn't even know I exist. But I am only eleven right? I've got to get some sleep
Love, Lily
Jess felt embarrassed for Lily. Then she saw an added note at the bottom.
The sad thing is-this was the most embarrassing entry. Lily should go back to the muggles and get a life.
Jess felt her anger rising. She ran out of the hall and straight outside to look for Lily. ~Back to Lily~
Lily was running out the doors. Her vision was blurry from tears. It was now dark outside with no moon. Lily didn't pay attention. She was scared. People hate me for no reason. Lily stopped running as she got a stitch in her side. She looked around. Her eyes were adjusted now. She was in the forest. A shiver ran down her spine. She took a few steps forward. Lily heard a sound and turned around. She felt a hard blow to her head and fell to the ground.
~LILY'S DREAM SEQUENCE~
Lily opened her eyes and saw a blue sky. She leaned forward and looked around. She was in a garden. A very beautiful one at that. Lily stood up and walked forward. She walked towards an archway. It was covered in roses. She stopped underneath it. straight ahead, she could see a giant red rose. It was the most beautiful thing Lily had ever seen. Once she stepped through the archway, the sky turned black. All the beautiful things went dull and seemed to wither up, except that one rose. It was glittering red. Sparks seemed to be coming from it and falling gracefully to the ground. Lily heard movement. She tore her eyes away from the rose and looked to her side. There was a girl, about her age standing there. She had very straight brown hair and bright sky blue eyes.
"It's enchanted. You can touch it if you want, but before you do, I'm giving you this." The girl handed Lily a ring. It was like a vine (silver) but in the middle was a red rose. "I'm warning you. You will see, hear, and experience things that you won't like or understand. Of course you're first time I doubt you'll see much. But with that ring you'll be able to come back. Do not lose it. It's very important. And so are you."
Before Lily could say anything the girl was gone. She looked around the inside of the ring. It was hard to see anything, as it was so dark. There was an inscription along the inside but Lily couldn't read it. She slipped the ring easily on her finger. She brought her eyes back to the rose. It was still glittering. Lily reached her hand out and touched a petal. Instantly, the rose turned black. Lily looked ahead. There was blinding light coming quickly towards her. It wrapped itself around Lily and she felt nothing. Where she was now was completely blurred. Nothing she saw was clear. She heard voices and saw shapes of people. Then the room was green and she felt pain. It was unbearable. She screamed.
She not only screamed in her dream but in reality. It was a blood-curdling scream. Jess heard it and made her way towards the scream. She saw a body on the ground near a massive tree.
"LILY! LILY!" A voice was yelling. Lily opened her eyes and saw a blurred Jess. She tried to say something but passed out.
