The next morning, Lily awoke extra early and headed downstairs. She was going to make breakfast perfect. Petunia wouldn't find anything bad to say about it this time, if you don't count that it was made be The Witch Lily. She had the stove heating up, and was preparing the French Toast. Just then, her dad walked in.

"What do you think you are doing Witch?" he demanded.

Lily had already begun to feel tears in the corners of her eyes. "Making breakfast perfect for you and Petunia." He stared at her. "Sir."

"Very well. Don't burn anything. I want it perfect for my darling little angel." He glared at her, like it would make his wife come back.

"I won't," replied Lily cooly. In a split second George Evans was in front of her raising his hand up. Lily already flinched, knowing what was next. George grabbed the spatula Lily placed on the stove and slapped her across the face with it. Lily felt the tears sting her cheek.

"Don't EVER say anything smart like that again you evil whore."

Lily tried not to burn the food because she had tears streaming rapidly down her cheeks. Please let me escape this place… please… she pleaded.

Naturally, Petunia had something to say about Lily's almost totallyperfect cooking. "Daddy," she whined. "Lily didn't cook my eggs all the way…" George looked up.

"Oh really?" An evil look was in his cold empty eyes.

"Yes, I think she is trying to poison me."

"Well why would she do that?" he asked, an evil smirk crawling up his face.

"Because she is jealous of my good looks--" Petunia began, but George was already answering his own question.

"She is trying to kill us all--"he began, but heard Lily snorting at Petunia's answer. "What, bith, do you think is so fuking funny?"

"N-n-nothing.." Lilly stammered, quickly looking down at her plate. It wasn't the answer that George was looking for.

"Get into the kitchen, now!" he barked at her. Slowly, Lily walked into the kitchen, with Petunia teasing and laughing at her. When she approached the kitchen doorway, she saw her dad looking at a picture of him and his wife. There were tears coming down his face. Then he unknowingly stared at Lily, more tears pouring down. When he noticed what he was doing, he quickly looked down, wiping his tears away.

"You put too much pepper in the eggs for my liking!" he yelled. Lily could hear Petunia egging him on from in the Dining Room. Whatever. I don't even put pepper in the eggs… Lily was about to say so, but thought better of it, but her stubbornness got back to her. She was about to say exactly what was on her mind, but was interrupted by Petunia screaming and running into the kitchen.

"Daddy!" she hollered. "Daddy!"

"Yes sweetums?"

"Lily tried to poison me with this!" She held up a fake cockroach. Lily gagged. Her father glared at her. He walked over to Petunia, took the cockroach, and examined it.

"Why… did you put this thing in my daughter's food?" he said between heavy breaths, trying to keep his cool around Petunia.

Lily was just about to point out that it was a fake cockroach, but then a plate came hurling her way. She dodged it and ran full speed out of the house, her dad right behind her, and Petunia cheering him on, about to wet herself. A neighbor was out, and just before it was too late, George ran a little faster, caught up with Lily, and tagged her.

"Tag! You're it!" he laughed. Lily was stunned. Petunia had become angry. She thought Lily was going to be beaten. Lily was still standing there, stunned. The neighbor came up behind her.

"Aren't you gonna tag him or your sister?" she asked politely.

"Er, no.. We weren't playing tag..." The neighbor chuckled slightly and returned to her garden. Lily had a sudden urge to tell the neighbor what was going on in the Evans house, but something held her back. She watched the lady work in her garden. What was THAT all about? First her dad was trying to kill her, and then he is playing tag? Talk about mood swings... Lily reluctantly went back inside, and her father was in a good mood. Too good. Lily went into her room and began to write in he diary.

Dear Diary, Today was very strange. Well, it started off as normal, my dad hitting me with something… and then Petunia complaining about something… but when my dad made me go into the kitchen with him so he could beat me, probably wit that new blander he bought, I was walking slow, as usual, and when I walked in, he was looking at a picture of him and Mommy. He was crying. Then he looked at me, still crying. I guess he didn't realize what he was doing, because then he yelled at me about putting too much pepper in his eggs. But I didn't put pepper in his eggs. I never do. And for a second, I thought, just maybe, maybe, he had a little bit of human in him. But maybe I was wrong. I am still

Just then, an owl swooped by, and dropped a letter over Lily's diary. "Omigosh! You are a messenger owl! I think you have the wrong person though…" she said uncertainly. The tawny owl shoved the letter to her, and Lily turned it right-side up. It was addressed to her. Me? she thought. She hastily tore open the letter, and gasped. This can't be right? I'm a witch? A real witch? I bet this is one of Petunia's plans. No, wait, she isn't that clever…But if I'm a witch, how come I couldn't have hexed Daddy and Petunia before? She continued to read through. Inside was a piece of parchment, with neat small cursive handwriting, that said what books and other supplies Lily was to get for a school called Hogwarts. There was also a ticket to Platform 9 and ¾. Nine and three quarters? What the? Lily noticed another piece of parchment, that was rather thick than the rest. It was a letter from Dumbledore.

To Ms. Lily Evans,

This is a little bit of money for you to purchase some of your supplies. I know that your Muggle father is not accustomed to this sort of money. I have given you enough to buy your books. You will have to get some more money from your father and exchange it for wizarding money in Gringotts. I will have someone come to help you shop for your things. Good Luck!

Best Wishes,

Headmaster Dumbledore

Wizard money? Way cool! Lily ran out of her room into the hall, but suddenly stopped. Her father wasn't about to let her go to some freaky school…

But on the other hand…