Disclaimer: Sadly, All Harry Potter rights belong to The Wonderfully Talented JK Rowling...sniffle
Chapter 1: The Letters Arrive (The Beginning)
"..." = speech
/.../= thoughts
Remus Lupin's House
"Remus, dear, get up!" yelled Remus' ,mother, Celia, from the bottom of the stairs.
"Alright, Alright... I'm up!" A groggy Remus yelled back.
"Okay sweetie, but hurry before your breakfast gets cold!"
Twenty minutes later saw Remus going down the stairs, clean and dressed.
"Remy!" shouted Venus, Remus' older sister, as she saw him enter the kitchen.
"G'd m'rnin Vee." replied a yawning Remus. Remus looked around and spotted his father, Shawn, and Romulus, Venus' twin brother, and his mother. He walked to his chair, sat down, and forked some pancakes.
"Posts here," Celia said,"Looks like Hogwarts letters."
Remus lokked a bit down at this, but immediately hid it.
"Oh! Rem! Look! You got one too!" yelled Venus excitedly. Remus perked up at this, but frowned again. "I don't think I'll be able to go, Vee. Remember my... problem?" he asked, a bit bitterly. She frowned a bit but passed him his letter. "Just open it Rem. They wouldn't send you one if you couldn't go." Venus said logically. He just nodded his head and took the letter.
It was adressed:
Mr. Remus J. Lupin
Second Bedroom on the Left
1720 Corvenus Street
London
He opened it with trembling fingers and read it three times before passing the letter to his mum.
"M-m-mum t-this must be a m-mistake. I can't go! What if I..."
"Remus, you can go! See the headmaster has it all fixed!" his mother interrupted him, after reading the letter her son passed her.
"Would it be alright if I talk to him mum?" Remus asked.
"Of course dear. Let me go ask him if he'll meet with you... Saturday?"
"That's fine, mum," Remus replied as his mother walked out.
While his mother was gone, Remus was lost in thought. /I might get to go to Hogwarts! The greatest school of Witchcraft and Wizardry!/
James Potter's house
"Mornin' mum!" James said cheerfully, as he bounded into the kitchen and kissed his mother on the cheek. Eustess Potter chuckled at his son's cheerfulness.
"Mornin' dad." James greeted his father as he sat down at the table.
"Good Morning, James." his father replied. "You must have been up for a while as, usually, you're not this cheerful in the morning."
"James, you recieved a couple of letters in the post." his mother told him before he could comment to his father.
"Oh..Is it from Siri?" he asked as his mother handed him two letters.
He opened the one on the top first, which was from his best friend, Sirius Black. It was the usual complaining about his family, his house, and detailing about the pranks he pulled. After he finished that letter, he picked up the second letter and looked at it curiously.
It was adressed:
Mr. James E. Potter
1st Bedroom on the Right
22 Godric Lane
Godric's Hollow
He opened the letter and let out a whoop of joy.
"Mum! I got in! I get to go to Hogwarts!" James yelled happily.
"Why don't you go fire call Sirius and ask him if he'll meet you to get supplies, son?" asked his father.
James walked out of the room grinning like a cheshire cat.
Sirius Black's House
Sirius woke up to the sight of his family's house-elf, Kreacher, hovering over him.
/Ugh. What a 'nice' sight to wake up to./ he thought sarcastically.
"Mistress is wanting to see you." Kreacher told him, in the squeaky voice that only house-elves have.
"Alright. Tell her I'll be down." he replied, as he started getting up.
Forty minutes later, Sirius began walking down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"Hello, Mother." Sirius said as politely as possible when he saw his mother sitting at the table.
"Sirius," she began,"You got your Hogwarts letter in the post today."
/Way to ruin it for me, you old bat./ he thought bitterly.
"Now, I know you're not going to let me and your father down. Are you?" she said the last bit forcefully. "You'll get into Slytherin, right son?" she asked in the same forceful tone as before.
Sirius sighed. "Of course, mother."
"Good, good. Now, I have to be off. I have important things to do. I will be home later."
With a --POP-- Mrs. Black was gone.
A few minutes later Sirius heard a familiar voice behind him, coming from the fireplace.
"Siri!" the voice yelled.
"James! What's up?" he asked his best friend.
"Did you get your Hogwarts letter?"
"Yeah."
"Well, me 'n' my parents are going to get my supplies this Saturday. Do you think you can come?"
After a few minutes of thinking Sirius replied,"I'm pretty sure I'll be able to."
"Alright, see you there." James said excitedly before his head disappeared from the fire.
/Ohh...me 'n' James are going to cause so much trouble at Hogwarts./ Sirius thought, all the while a mischievious smile on his face.
Peter Pettigrew's House
"Peter, honey, breakfast!" yelled Patricia Pettigrew, from the other side of his door.
Peter groggily sat up, yelled his answer back, and rubbed his eyes as he got out of bed.
Five minutes later, all the Pettigrew's were sitting at the table.
"Mornin' dad. Mornin' mum." Peter yawned out.
"Morning, son." his father replied from behind that morning's newspaper, while his mother gave him a kiss on the cheek as greeting.
"Here, dear, an owl brought you a letter." his mother said a few minutes later, when she brought over the food.
Peter was shocked at what he read. He had always thought he might have been a squib.
"Mum! I-I got i-into Hogwarts!" he stuttered excitedly.
"Oh my! Dear that's wonderful!" his mother cried happily, before walking over to his chair and giving him a hug. His father smiled proudly at him.
"We'll go get your supplies this weekend." his father said, before looking at his watch, and apparating out with a --POP--.
Lily Evan's House
"Lily, Petunia! Breakfast is ready!" yelled Sally Evans from the bottom of the stairs.
Lily looked up and sat her book down.
"Alright, Mum!" Lily yelled back.
Lily walked out of her room and almost got knocked over by her sister rushing down the stairs.
"Sorry, Lil." Petunia said, looking back at her sister.
"It's alright, 'Tunia." Lily said after getting her breath back.
Petunia smiled at her sister and started walking down the stairs. Lily walked down after her sister.
While sitting at the table they heard the clicking of the mail slot.
"I'll get it!" Lily said as she heard it.
Out in the hallway, Lily grabbed the mail and started sifting through it. Bills, a letter for her Mum, and a letter for her.
It was a strange letter addresses in green ink. It said:
Lily A. Evans
Smallest Bedroom
4 Privet Drive
Little Winging
Surrey
She looked curiously at the address. Who would send her a letter and know exactly where she slept? As she walked back into the kitchen she started opening the letter.
"Watch'a have there, kiddo?" Jack asked his daughter.
"I don't know, dad, it came for me in the mail." she replied.
As she read the letter she looked up in surprise. "This has got to be a joke." she mumbled.
"What is it, dear?" asked her mother.
Lily numbly handed her mother the letter.
Her mother looked up, perplexed.
"Mum, if this a joke, it's very well thought-out." Lily said getting over her shock."I mean, look it says they would send somebody to answer our questions. If it is real, can I go, Mum? Please?" Lily pleaded with her mother as her sister and father read the letter.
Her mother sighed." I guess dear, but if it turns out to be fake, don't be upset with your father and me." she said giving in.
"Thank you! Thanl you!" Lily yelled happily, hugging her mother.
"It says here they should be coming by later today, dear." her father told her mother.
Later that day the doorbell rang, while Lily was waiting anxiously in the living room.
"I'll get it!" yelled Lily already running for the door.
"Mum! They're here!" yelled Lily after opening the door.
Out in the hallway
"Mrs. Evans, Mr. Evans. My name is Eustess Potter. I am one of the volunteers this year to tell Muggles about Hogwarts." said the man after seeing Lily's parents.
"So it is real then?" Mr. Evans asked."It's not just a joke?"
"I assure you, Mr. Evans, that it is no joke." Mr. Potter replied.
"What do you mean by Muggles?" Lily asked the man.
He smiled at her and replied, "Non-magical people."
"Why don't you come in and sit down Mr. Potter." Mrs. Evans said indicating to the living room.
For the next few hours Mr. Potter explained about the wizarding world to the Evans', except Petunia, who was at her friend's house.
Leilani Vang's House
"Young Mistress! Young Mistress!" yelled a frantic house-elf.
"Mindy? What is it?" Leilani asked her.
"Master is wanting to see you in his study." the small elf replied.
" 'kay. Can you tell him I'll be right down?" Leilani asked, kneeling beside Mindy, trying to calm her down.
"Yes Miss. Mindy will be doing that." she replied, calming down a bit.
After putting on her robe, Leilani began descending the stairs, wondering what her father wanted to see her about.
"Father." she greeted as she entered her father's study.
"Leilani. You've recieved you're Hogwarts letter in the post this morning." Without waiting for a reply he continued, "Now, you won't let me down will you? You will get into Slytherin and make me proud won't you?"
"I'll try, father." She replied.
"You will not try to get into Slytherin, you will." her father said forcefully, as if to emphasize his point. Leilani mumbled something that sounded like "yes sir."
"Good, good. Now, we'll be getting your supplies this weekend." he said before kissing his wife on the cheek, saying something about visiting old acquaintances and disapparating with a --POP--.
/Ohh! I get to go to Hogwarts!/ was Leilani's last lingering thought before she went upstairs to take a shower.