Beauxbaxtons to Hogwarts
Disclaimer: Again, I do not own anything of Harry Potter yet I wish I did. *sniff sniff*
Author's Note: I've noticed that I wrote the Fat Lady in my story! I keep forgetting that Lily "used" to go to Beauxbaxtons and not Hogwarts. Let's just say that there's another Fat Lady in Beauxbaxtons! Stupid me...oh, to reply in one of my reviews: I wanted to just give a twist to Lily. You'll see further in the story.
Summary: Lily suffers at her old school so she decides to run away. She came to Hogwarts under an alias name hoping to make friends somewhere else. However, she was wrong. She met James and his gang and they decide to play pranks on her just for the fun of it. But will James's feelings change as well as Lily's?
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Chapter 2- The Leaky Cauldron.
For once Lily felt free, cruising and soaring through the chilly night, sensing the snowflakes caress against her flushed cheeks. Her owl, Tiri, (AN: pronounced Tee-Ree) hooted softly as she flew gracefully next to Lily. 'I can't believe I'm doing this! Oh, mum and dad are going to kill me when they find out!'
Lily gripped on her broomstick as she sighed wondering how long she had flown. 'I'm sure it's been about 3 hours or so since I was flying fairly fast. I can't hold on much longer but I can't stop. Someone who recognizes me might spot me if I land.'
She looked down and was surprised that she actually managed to have flown from Paris to London in such a short time. 'Best stay at Leaky Cauldron.' She maneuvered her broom to set a course towards London. She breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed that no one was on the street where The Leaky Cauldron was.
She landed safely but unfortunately, her cage had slipped from the broom and landed with a crash. Lily grimaced but carefully picked up the cage, her trunk and her broom and nervously walked inside The Leaky Cauldron.
A stooping figure bearing a lantern appeared through the door behind the bar. It was Tom, the middle-aged, wizened, landlord. His face was at a state of irritation when he saw Lily standing there, scared and helpless.
"I heard a noise. Was that you?" Tom growled at Lily. Lily gulped and nodded, her fingers turning white while grasped onto the cage tightly. Tom eyed Lily as he sized her up. "Might have thought so. So, what brings you here to The Leaky Cauldron? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Lily remained silent for a minute before replying.
"Uh...yes, I am but something came up and I was supposed to come here." She was convinced that it was partly true since of course, at the school, students were torturing her endlessly and she couldn't handle it anymore. Tom seemed to believe Lily given that he nodded.
"Ah, I see. Well, would you like anything to drink?" He held the lantern up to Lily's face which was pale and tired.
"I would like a cup of tea, thank you." Tom nodded and gestured her to a small private parlour where Lily settle down nicely. Five minutes later, he arrived with a pot of tea and crumpets.
"Here you go. I thought you might have been hungry so I managed to bring in some crumpets." Lily smiled warmly as she unbuttoned her coat.
"Thank you." She said relieved since she was hungry from her weary travel and sipped her tea and ate a crumpet. Tom returned afterwards after Lily had finished her second crumpet and her third cup of tea.
"I suppose you would like to see your room then. It's late and I've already brought up your stuff. Follow me please." He motioned Lily to follow him and began to climb the creaky stairs into a small but cozy room. Lily followed Tom and sighed happiliy.
"Thank you. I greatly appreciate this." Tom smiled slightly.
"No problem. It's all in a day's work. Good night." He closed the door behind him and Lily heard as he walked down the squeaky stairs. She changed into her pyjamas and collapsed onto the bed. 'This is more like it. Comfy and comfortable.' She thought happily as she fell asleep.
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The Next Day
Lily yawned as the rays of sunshine poured into her room. The light reached her eyes and she groaned as she groggily opened her eyes. 'I hate mornings.' She thought tiredly. After a few minutes, she reluctantly got up and changed into her muggle clothes.
She descended down the stairs and ventured into the bar. Tom greeted her while serving a customer. She took the far table in case someone she knew was looking for her and happened to come into The Leaky Cauldron. She then snorted a laugh. 'Why would they travel great distances just to find me. For all they know, I could be somewhere in France.'
She asked Tom for some pumpkin juice and some bacon and eggs. While she was waiting, she took out a book to read. She was absorbed into the book, she didn't realize who had entered until she heard their voices.
"Beauxbaxtons? Really? I could hardly imagine their best student of all people!" Lily's ears perked up as she heard her old school. She looked up to see a middle-aged woman. 'Possibly a teacher.' She mused and an old aged, wizened man.
"Well, Minerva, at times like these, I'm not surprised. I've heard rumors that the students were mistreating her badly. I would leave if I were in the same situation." Minerva scoffed as she drank her tea that she had ordered previously. Albus's eyes had a twinkle to it and for a second, Lily thought he had looked her way.
"But Albus, surely she would've told the teachers-"
"They would possibly blackmail her or threaten her. She probably was afraid of them as any other student would be." Minerva sighed and looked at Lily's direction. Lily quickly hid her face with her book and pretended she was reading while she continued to listen on their conversation.
"Do you happen to know any idea where she might be? By now, she could be anywhere in the world!" Albus chuckled as he stroked his long white beard.
"They've searched around France but still no trace of her has been found. She couldn't possibly go far with a broomstick. Perhaps, she might be in The Leaky Cauldron itself." Lily's eyes widened but she kept her mouth shut as she sipped her pumpkin juice. 'Please don't let them spot me.' She breathed out a sigh of relief when she heard that they continued to talk.
"Perposterous! She knows that Hogwarts has been informed to keep a lookout for her. Durmstrang too was informed. She wouldn't dare show her face out in public! She would be greatly in trouble when she would be caught."
"Yes, yes. I've already acknowledged that. She must know the consequences already but she hasn't done any harm has she?"
"She's broken about 50 school rules already I'm sure of that!" Minerva's tone had a slight irritation in it and Lily became deathly scared what might happen if anyone would find out where she would be. Albus only sighed and hummed to himself while Minerva sipped her tea while her mouth was held in a thin line. She then sighed as she stood up. "We should return to the students. I'm sure by now everyone has gone back from their Hogsmeade trip."
"Yes yes. Ah Tom, it should be about seventeen sickles and fourteen knuts am I correct?"
"Yes sir." Albus graciously paid the man and with that, Minerva and him left the Leaky Cauldron. Lily breathed a sigh of relief as she placed the book back on the table. 'That was close! Wow, 2 schools looking for me! I'm amazed at how important I must be.' She gave out a hushed, bitter laugh before gathering her stuff and departuring upstairs to her room.
She sighed as she sat on her bed, recollecting the conversation. 'I can't stay here forever. I have to go somewhere and hide. Unless...' She pondered for one second before she came to the final conclusion. 'Hogwarts is closer. I guess I'll go to Hogwarts under an assumed name. I guess I have to tell the headmaster at Hogwarts.'
She took a piece of parchment and scribbled down a letter informing the headmaster that a transfer student will be coming to Hogwarts. She tied the letter to Tiri and watched as Tiri flew off into the morning sky. She sighed as she looked at her old Beauxbaxtons robes. 'Not anymore.' She thought and closed her eyes banishing the memories. She closed her trunk and placed it under her bed.
'I can't stay here any longer! I'm going out. I don't care if someone recognizes me.' With that, Lily grabbed her cloak, her bag of money and left. She looked around and noticed no one familiar to her. 'Good.' She smiled and headed off to Flourish and Botts. She looked around and smiled when she saw the perfect book: Over 100 Ways To Curse The One You Despise. She purchased the book and headed off to the ice cream parlour where she bought herself a chocolate and raspberry ice cream with chopped nuts.
She returned back to The Leaky Cauldron and found Tiri waiting patiently for her. Lily petted her owl, gave her bread crumbs and took the letter from Tiri's beak.
Dear Miss Sarin,
I graciously accept you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and I shall see to it that the Hogwarts express will be arriving in 3 days in order for you to aboard it departuring to Hogwarts. Your ticket is enclosed in this letter along with a list of all necessary books and equipment for 4th year in which you shall be starting this term. I await your arrival.
Yours sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Wizards)
Lily's eyes were shining as she re-read the letter. 'I made it! He actually believed it!' She gazed at the ticket and the list.
"Yes!" She shouted out as she pumped her fist in the air. "Ok, now to buy the supplies." She again grabbed her money bag and made her way to the stores to buy all the essential equipment needed for Hogwarts. When she finally finished shopping, she collapsed onto the bed and smiled. 'I'm finally going to Hogwarts. Well, Violet Sarin is.' With that last final thought, she fell asleep in her clothes.
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Aura: As I have explained earlier, I accidentally wrote the Fat Lady in my story. o.O I'm sorry for confusing some of you people. I said that to pretend that she's another Fat Lady, maybe a friend from the one at Hogwarts, residing in Hogwarts. I hate this chapter, it's so bleh. Review please!
Disclaimer: Again, I do not own anything of Harry Potter yet I wish I did. *sniff sniff*
Author's Note: I've noticed that I wrote the Fat Lady in my story! I keep forgetting that Lily "used" to go to Beauxbaxtons and not Hogwarts. Let's just say that there's another Fat Lady in Beauxbaxtons! Stupid me...oh, to reply in one of my reviews: I wanted to just give a twist to Lily. You'll see further in the story.
Summary: Lily suffers at her old school so she decides to run away. She came to Hogwarts under an alias name hoping to make friends somewhere else. However, she was wrong. She met James and his gang and they decide to play pranks on her just for the fun of it. But will James's feelings change as well as Lily's?
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Chapter 2- The Leaky Cauldron.
For once Lily felt free, cruising and soaring through the chilly night, sensing the snowflakes caress against her flushed cheeks. Her owl, Tiri, (AN: pronounced Tee-Ree) hooted softly as she flew gracefully next to Lily. 'I can't believe I'm doing this! Oh, mum and dad are going to kill me when they find out!'
Lily gripped on her broomstick as she sighed wondering how long she had flown. 'I'm sure it's been about 3 hours or so since I was flying fairly fast. I can't hold on much longer but I can't stop. Someone who recognizes me might spot me if I land.'
She looked down and was surprised that she actually managed to have flown from Paris to London in such a short time. 'Best stay at Leaky Cauldron.' She maneuvered her broom to set a course towards London. She breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed that no one was on the street where The Leaky Cauldron was.
She landed safely but unfortunately, her cage had slipped from the broom and landed with a crash. Lily grimaced but carefully picked up the cage, her trunk and her broom and nervously walked inside The Leaky Cauldron.
A stooping figure bearing a lantern appeared through the door behind the bar. It was Tom, the middle-aged, wizened, landlord. His face was at a state of irritation when he saw Lily standing there, scared and helpless.
"I heard a noise. Was that you?" Tom growled at Lily. Lily gulped and nodded, her fingers turning white while grasped onto the cage tightly. Tom eyed Lily as he sized her up. "Might have thought so. So, what brings you here to The Leaky Cauldron? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Lily remained silent for a minute before replying.
"Uh...yes, I am but something came up and I was supposed to come here." She was convinced that it was partly true since of course, at the school, students were torturing her endlessly and she couldn't handle it anymore. Tom seemed to believe Lily given that he nodded.
"Ah, I see. Well, would you like anything to drink?" He held the lantern up to Lily's face which was pale and tired.
"I would like a cup of tea, thank you." Tom nodded and gestured her to a small private parlour where Lily settle down nicely. Five minutes later, he arrived with a pot of tea and crumpets.
"Here you go. I thought you might have been hungry so I managed to bring in some crumpets." Lily smiled warmly as she unbuttoned her coat.
"Thank you." She said relieved since she was hungry from her weary travel and sipped her tea and ate a crumpet. Tom returned afterwards after Lily had finished her second crumpet and her third cup of tea.
"I suppose you would like to see your room then. It's late and I've already brought up your stuff. Follow me please." He motioned Lily to follow him and began to climb the creaky stairs into a small but cozy room. Lily followed Tom and sighed happiliy.
"Thank you. I greatly appreciate this." Tom smiled slightly.
"No problem. It's all in a day's work. Good night." He closed the door behind him and Lily heard as he walked down the squeaky stairs. She changed into her pyjamas and collapsed onto the bed. 'This is more like it. Comfy and comfortable.' She thought happily as she fell asleep.
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The Next Day
Lily yawned as the rays of sunshine poured into her room. The light reached her eyes and she groaned as she groggily opened her eyes. 'I hate mornings.' She thought tiredly. After a few minutes, she reluctantly got up and changed into her muggle clothes.
She descended down the stairs and ventured into the bar. Tom greeted her while serving a customer. She took the far table in case someone she knew was looking for her and happened to come into The Leaky Cauldron. She then snorted a laugh. 'Why would they travel great distances just to find me. For all they know, I could be somewhere in France.'
She asked Tom for some pumpkin juice and some bacon and eggs. While she was waiting, she took out a book to read. She was absorbed into the book, she didn't realize who had entered until she heard their voices.
"Beauxbaxtons? Really? I could hardly imagine their best student of all people!" Lily's ears perked up as she heard her old school. She looked up to see a middle-aged woman. 'Possibly a teacher.' She mused and an old aged, wizened man.
"Well, Minerva, at times like these, I'm not surprised. I've heard rumors that the students were mistreating her badly. I would leave if I were in the same situation." Minerva scoffed as she drank her tea that she had ordered previously. Albus's eyes had a twinkle to it and for a second, Lily thought he had looked her way.
"But Albus, surely she would've told the teachers-"
"They would possibly blackmail her or threaten her. She probably was afraid of them as any other student would be." Minerva sighed and looked at Lily's direction. Lily quickly hid her face with her book and pretended she was reading while she continued to listen on their conversation.
"Do you happen to know any idea where she might be? By now, she could be anywhere in the world!" Albus chuckled as he stroked his long white beard.
"They've searched around France but still no trace of her has been found. She couldn't possibly go far with a broomstick. Perhaps, she might be in The Leaky Cauldron itself." Lily's eyes widened but she kept her mouth shut as she sipped her pumpkin juice. 'Please don't let them spot me.' She breathed out a sigh of relief when she heard that they continued to talk.
"Perposterous! She knows that Hogwarts has been informed to keep a lookout for her. Durmstrang too was informed. She wouldn't dare show her face out in public! She would be greatly in trouble when she would be caught."
"Yes, yes. I've already acknowledged that. She must know the consequences already but she hasn't done any harm has she?"
"She's broken about 50 school rules already I'm sure of that!" Minerva's tone had a slight irritation in it and Lily became deathly scared what might happen if anyone would find out where she would be. Albus only sighed and hummed to himself while Minerva sipped her tea while her mouth was held in a thin line. She then sighed as she stood up. "We should return to the students. I'm sure by now everyone has gone back from their Hogsmeade trip."
"Yes yes. Ah Tom, it should be about seventeen sickles and fourteen knuts am I correct?"
"Yes sir." Albus graciously paid the man and with that, Minerva and him left the Leaky Cauldron. Lily breathed a sigh of relief as she placed the book back on the table. 'That was close! Wow, 2 schools looking for me! I'm amazed at how important I must be.' She gave out a hushed, bitter laugh before gathering her stuff and departuring upstairs to her room.
She sighed as she sat on her bed, recollecting the conversation. 'I can't stay here forever. I have to go somewhere and hide. Unless...' She pondered for one second before she came to the final conclusion. 'Hogwarts is closer. I guess I'll go to Hogwarts under an assumed name. I guess I have to tell the headmaster at Hogwarts.'
She took a piece of parchment and scribbled down a letter informing the headmaster that a transfer student will be coming to Hogwarts. She tied the letter to Tiri and watched as Tiri flew off into the morning sky. She sighed as she looked at her old Beauxbaxtons robes. 'Not anymore.' She thought and closed her eyes banishing the memories. She closed her trunk and placed it under her bed.
'I can't stay here any longer! I'm going out. I don't care if someone recognizes me.' With that, Lily grabbed her cloak, her bag of money and left. She looked around and noticed no one familiar to her. 'Good.' She smiled and headed off to Flourish and Botts. She looked around and smiled when she saw the perfect book: Over 100 Ways To Curse The One You Despise. She purchased the book and headed off to the ice cream parlour where she bought herself a chocolate and raspberry ice cream with chopped nuts.
She returned back to The Leaky Cauldron and found Tiri waiting patiently for her. Lily petted her owl, gave her bread crumbs and took the letter from Tiri's beak.
Dear Miss Sarin,
I graciously accept you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and I shall see to it that the Hogwarts express will be arriving in 3 days in order for you to aboard it departuring to Hogwarts. Your ticket is enclosed in this letter along with a list of all necessary books and equipment for 4th year in which you shall be starting this term. I await your arrival.
Yours sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Wizards)
Lily's eyes were shining as she re-read the letter. 'I made it! He actually believed it!' She gazed at the ticket and the list.
"Yes!" She shouted out as she pumped her fist in the air. "Ok, now to buy the supplies." She again grabbed her money bag and made her way to the stores to buy all the essential equipment needed for Hogwarts. When she finally finished shopping, she collapsed onto the bed and smiled. 'I'm finally going to Hogwarts. Well, Violet Sarin is.' With that last final thought, she fell asleep in her clothes.
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Aura: As I have explained earlier, I accidentally wrote the Fat Lady in my story. o.O I'm sorry for confusing some of you people. I said that to pretend that she's another Fat Lady, maybe a friend from the one at Hogwarts, residing in Hogwarts. I hate this chapter, it's so bleh. Review please!