Lily lay awake deep in thought. She had just received her Hogwarts
letter for her 5th year. She felt terrible, she was so thankful for what
she had but she still wanted more. She knew she had more than she ever
needed but there was more out there. She wander where she would be if she
hadn't gone to the school of witchcraft and wizardry. She smiled, she would
be about to start her freshman year with her muggle friends, whom she
missed terribly. She hardly ever saw them. Suddenly she felt alone, very
alone. Why? She wasn't alone, she had a wonderful family, with the
exception of Petunia, her sister who avoided her. She had plenty of caring
friends. Why? She yawned awaking her from the trance she was in. She
flipped onto her stomach and stared at the clock. It took her a moment to
focus on the numbers, it was 2:13.
She sat up and began to look for pen and paper. I have to write to Kaitlin, that'll make me feel better. She sat cross legged on the floor and began to write:
Hey Kaitlin! I miss you so much! I hope your doing alright. I'm doing ok, I couldn't sleep again. You want to meet at Diagon Alley again this year? Well, I hope to see you then. Write back soon! Love you!
Lily
She smiled, she didn't care she didn't have an owl to send to the message, she felt better. She climbed back into bed, but there was a creature in the way. Her cat was snuggly curled in a nest of blankets and sheets. "Micha," she whispered rolling her eyes as she shoved the cat out of her way. She began to stroke the silky fur of the cat to comfort herself. Micha began to purr and Lily finally fell asleep.
She woke up late the next morning with a cat swatting at her nose anxious to get outside. She stumbled out of bed and walked down the hall with a cat at her heels. The black fur of the cat shown as she playfully ran ahead, waited and the ran ahead again until they came to the front door. Micha didn't waste a second, Lily hardly had opened the door when the cat slipped out. Lily smiled. She raised her arms in a stretch and let out a yawn. "Good afternoon," Her father spoke with a smirk as she turned to go back to her bedroom.
"What time is it?" She looked around for a clock.
"Its almost one. And there's a bird in the family room, I believe it's waiting for you."
She raced to the family room to see a beautiful barn owl perched on the couch. She knew right away who it was from. She stroked his glossy feathers as she took the note he carried. The bird gracefully lifted his feathers with approval. She began to read. Lily,
How are you? I miss you so much. I couldn't sleep last night, I kept think of you and somehow I had a feeling something was bothering you. Well, I hope that's not the case and that your enjoying your summer! I know you wanted to spend more time with your family this summer, but we can still meet at Diagon Alley for school stuff right? Well, hope to hear from you soon.
Kaitlin
Lily smiled. She knew Kaitlin was a good friend if she could sense her unhappiness from miles and miles away. Yes, she was a good friend, with or without that connection they seemed to have. She was always there for Lily no matter what seemed to be the problem, and Lily the same for her but was this connection really there or was it just coincidence? Lily shrugged the thoughts off and she began to write another letter to Kaitlin.
They met out side Florrish and Blotts a week before school began. Kaitlin's parents had become very friendly with Lily's parents and they began to show them all around the magical street. In the last five years of her life, Lily hadn't realized that her muggle parents were allowed in this wizard community. They waited until they could no longer see their parents before beginning to search for school books. They hadn't gone far into the shop when they saw a familiar face. It was a very rare site to see Sirius Black without James Potter but there he was, alone. He seemed to be absorbed in a book, another unexpected sight. "Sirius!" Kaitlin called out.
He looked up and saw the girls. "Hi Kaitlin. Hello Lily," He smiled.
"What is that your reading?" Lily questioned.
"Hmm? Oh this," he glanced at the book, "Nothing."
"Where's James today?" Kaitlin asked knowing that Lily was wondering.
"I'm right here," James stood tall right behind Lily. Lily jumped startled, she wonder if Kaitlin had jumped too. Sirius laughed.
"Hello Lily," he patted her on the head, it made her feel like alittle kid tagging along.
She smiled in her confusion as she often did. "Well, we have to go. See you later." Kaitlin said.
She grabbed Lily and they walked way. Lily turned and waved. "Bye." They gathered the books they would need and waited in a line filled with many other Hogrwart students of all ages. Lily looked around to see if anyone else was around. She saw no one she knew so she spoke. "Why do people always pat me on the head?"
Kaitlin laughed so hard she wasn't making noise. "How many people have patted you on the head?"
"Well three I think. At the end of last year, Sean and Kyle and now James too. I just don't get it." She looked down to think for a moment. Kaitlin patted her head. They both laughed.
She sat up and began to look for pen and paper. I have to write to Kaitlin, that'll make me feel better. She sat cross legged on the floor and began to write:
Hey Kaitlin! I miss you so much! I hope your doing alright. I'm doing ok, I couldn't sleep again. You want to meet at Diagon Alley again this year? Well, I hope to see you then. Write back soon! Love you!
Lily
She smiled, she didn't care she didn't have an owl to send to the message, she felt better. She climbed back into bed, but there was a creature in the way. Her cat was snuggly curled in a nest of blankets and sheets. "Micha," she whispered rolling her eyes as she shoved the cat out of her way. She began to stroke the silky fur of the cat to comfort herself. Micha began to purr and Lily finally fell asleep.
She woke up late the next morning with a cat swatting at her nose anxious to get outside. She stumbled out of bed and walked down the hall with a cat at her heels. The black fur of the cat shown as she playfully ran ahead, waited and the ran ahead again until they came to the front door. Micha didn't waste a second, Lily hardly had opened the door when the cat slipped out. Lily smiled. She raised her arms in a stretch and let out a yawn. "Good afternoon," Her father spoke with a smirk as she turned to go back to her bedroom.
"What time is it?" She looked around for a clock.
"Its almost one. And there's a bird in the family room, I believe it's waiting for you."
She raced to the family room to see a beautiful barn owl perched on the couch. She knew right away who it was from. She stroked his glossy feathers as she took the note he carried. The bird gracefully lifted his feathers with approval. She began to read. Lily,
How are you? I miss you so much. I couldn't sleep last night, I kept think of you and somehow I had a feeling something was bothering you. Well, I hope that's not the case and that your enjoying your summer! I know you wanted to spend more time with your family this summer, but we can still meet at Diagon Alley for school stuff right? Well, hope to hear from you soon.
Kaitlin
Lily smiled. She knew Kaitlin was a good friend if she could sense her unhappiness from miles and miles away. Yes, she was a good friend, with or without that connection they seemed to have. She was always there for Lily no matter what seemed to be the problem, and Lily the same for her but was this connection really there or was it just coincidence? Lily shrugged the thoughts off and she began to write another letter to Kaitlin.
They met out side Florrish and Blotts a week before school began. Kaitlin's parents had become very friendly with Lily's parents and they began to show them all around the magical street. In the last five years of her life, Lily hadn't realized that her muggle parents were allowed in this wizard community. They waited until they could no longer see their parents before beginning to search for school books. They hadn't gone far into the shop when they saw a familiar face. It was a very rare site to see Sirius Black without James Potter but there he was, alone. He seemed to be absorbed in a book, another unexpected sight. "Sirius!" Kaitlin called out.
He looked up and saw the girls. "Hi Kaitlin. Hello Lily," He smiled.
"What is that your reading?" Lily questioned.
"Hmm? Oh this," he glanced at the book, "Nothing."
"Where's James today?" Kaitlin asked knowing that Lily was wondering.
"I'm right here," James stood tall right behind Lily. Lily jumped startled, she wonder if Kaitlin had jumped too. Sirius laughed.
"Hello Lily," he patted her on the head, it made her feel like alittle kid tagging along.
She smiled in her confusion as she often did. "Well, we have to go. See you later." Kaitlin said.
She grabbed Lily and they walked way. Lily turned and waved. "Bye." They gathered the books they would need and waited in a line filled with many other Hogrwart students of all ages. Lily looked around to see if anyone else was around. She saw no one she knew so she spoke. "Why do people always pat me on the head?"
Kaitlin laughed so hard she wasn't making noise. "How many people have patted you on the head?"
"Well three I think. At the end of last year, Sean and Kyle and now James too. I just don't get it." She looked down to think for a moment. Kaitlin patted her head. They both laughed.