SuMmArY: Basically this will be a Marauder's era story set in their first year. Except this will be from Lily's POV because she doesn't get enough focus except when it comes to her being paired with James (and on the strange/twisted occasion Snape) so I'm hear to tell her story! Enjoy!

DiScLaImEr: I do NOT own J.K. Rowlings work Harry Potter (books 1-6) nor do I own the movies. Also, unfortunatly, I do NOT own the Marauders nor the era in which they lived. I only own my soul and even THAT is now questionable...

Chapter One: An Owl At Rowans Way

Mr. and Mrs. Evans, of number seven, Rowans Way, were proud to say that they had the two best daughters anyone could ask for. Their eldest was Petunia Evans. She was very skinny, had stringy blonde hair, and dull blue eyes. She was 13 years old and a very chatty girl. Petunia liked to talk about her exploits at school whenever she was home and had a large circle of friends at school so she always had something to talk about. Petunia was also a major clean freak and her frilly pink room was always spotless of ANY mess.

The Evans's other child however was a bit different than her sister Petunia. Her name was Lily Evans and she had recently turned eleven in early April. Her hair was long and wavy, not to mention a very dark shade of red. The most extraordinary feature of Lily Evan though was her bright emerald green eyes. Lily wasn't as popular at school as her sister, mainly because Petunia spread horrible rumors about Lily.

Lily didn't mind though because she would much rather spend her time studying and reading. Her parents loved to brag about how special she was. Little did they know just how special…

It all began one muggy summer night in the middle of July. Lily was busy dragging out the garbage to the side of the road for tomorrow's garbage pick-up day. She hefted the large smelly bag into the bin by the curb and smiled. It had been a long summer and she was ready for school to begin again. She pushed a strand of her wavy hair behind one ear and glanced up at the sky.

The night was clear and the stars sparkled brightly around a crescent moon. She scanned the stars and found the constellation Orion instantly. If it was one thing Lily loved it was stars.

Staring up at the sky Lily was caught off guard by a tawny barn owl swooping down from the darkness and flying staring into the Evans's open kitchen window. A shriek pierced the night sky and Lily took off for her house.

She burst into the kitchen to find Petunia pressed against the kitchen counter opposite the sink in a fetal position, trying to make herself as small as possible. Her hands were soaking wet and soapy as she had been doing the dishes and the owl must have come in through the window over the sink. 'No wonder she's terrified,' Lily thought.

The owl was perched on the windowsill over the sink and staring at Petunia with large brown eyes. Petunia screamed again and Lily tried not to laugh as her mother stormed into the kitchen from her bedroom, her bright red hair already pulled up into curlers.

"Petunia what's all this—oh my Lord, David get in here," Mrs. Evans shrieked upon seeing the owl.

Mr. Evans dashed in from the living room with his newspaper in hand, "Bloody hell what's an owl doing in here?"

The Evans family all stared at it in awe. The owl stared back and hooted impatiently, waving an enveloped at them. Lily raised an eyebrow, why was the owl carrying an envelope. Taking a deep breath Lily stepped forward and reached out slowly for the letter so as not the startle the owl.

"Lily! Be careful it might have rabies," her mother hissed in a low whisper.

The owl rolled its eyes as if to say, Yeah right. While it was distracted Lily snatched the envelope from the owl and it hooted in protest. Lily ignored it and stared down at the letter in disbelief:

Ms. L. Evans

The Front Drive

7 Rowans Way

Wickford

Essex

The envelope was thick and heavy, made of yellowish parchment, and the address was written in emerald-green ink. There was no stamp.

"Well…op-open it Lily dear," her mother encouraged.

Lily flipped it over, her hand trembling, to find a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms: a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake surrounding a large letter H.

She studied it for only a moment then broke the seal and opened it. She peered into the envelope and then pulled out the contents and studied the top most piece of parchment and read to herself:

Hogwarts School

Of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Wizards)

Dear Miss Evans,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term beings on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall,

Deputy Headmistress

Lily gasped and reread the parchment over and over again, she simple couldn't get her head wrapped around the idea that she was…was…

"A witch!" Petunia shrieked. Lily spun around to find her sister peering over her shoulder and reading the parchment as well. Petunia was really too nosy for her own good and jumped away from Lily, "What…what does it mean…you're…you're a WITCH!"

"Petunia please stop calling your sister names and Lily please tell us what's on that piece of parchment," Lily's mother demanded.

Lily baffled handed the parchment to her parents who both read it. Then reread it. Then read it again. "David…can…can this be true?"

"It…well it seems real Jess," her father muttered, scratching his dirty blonde head.

They both looked up to find Lily reading the rest of the parchment pieces. One was a list of school supplies and the other was a note to her and her parents explaining where to find it:

Dear Miss Evans,

Seeing as you are from a muggle (non-magical) household an escort will be provided for you in London to help you get into Diagon Alley and gather your supplies. Further instructions for where to meet your escort will be provided in a return owl after we receive confirmation of your attendance. We await your owl.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall,

Deputy Headmistress

"Mom…can…can I go?"

Her parents, who had been debating the letters legitimacy, looked up at their youngest daughter. They exchanged glances, as if mentally asking each other what they should do. After a moment Mrs. Evans sighed, "Let me see the rest of the letter and me and your father will discuss it."

Lily frowned but complied and handed her mother the letter. Her mother took it and then cast a glance at the owl, "I suppose we'll have to use this…this owl to send the letter back. That is IF we decide to let you go. Now go to bed and we'll let you know in the morning and Petunia…get off the floor."

Petunia picked herself up shakily, never taking her eyes off of Lily or the owl and backed slowly out of the kitchen. As soon as she was at the doorway she took off for the stairs, "STAY OUT OF MY ROOM FREAK!" she shouted and slammed her door.

"PETUNIA MARY EVANS!" her father shouted.

Lily was too excited to care and wandered upstairs to go to bed. Her head was filled with wild ideas of magic. Everything seemed possible to her now as she donned her nightgown and snuggled under her green quilt. Magic was real. All of her dreams seemed possible now. What would Hogwarts be like? Would she actually make some friends now that her sister wouldn't be there to spread rumors? Lily squealed silently and was just about to fall asleep when a thought hit her:

What if her parents didn't let her go?

She shook the thought out of her mind and snuggled deeper into her bed. She had to think positively. Maybe she'd meet a handsome wizard there who would sweep her off her feet onto his broom and take her off into the night. Lily drifted off to sleep, her dreams filled with magic and midnight broomstick rides with a dark haired boy.

The next morning Lily woke up at exactly seven o'clock and got dressed as quick as she could. She brushed her long red hair and pulled it back in a ponytail, brushed her teeth, and then bounced downstairs in less than five minutes. She popped into the kitchen and found her mother at the stove preparing a breakfast of pancakes, Lily's favorite. Lily knew at once that this was a good sign. "Morning mum," she said and gave her mother a swift hug and kiss.

Her mother smiled at her, "Good morning dear. My you sure are happy this morning."

Lily nodded and sat down at her usual spot at the kitchen table. Her father came into the kitchen, still in his bathrobe, and sat down across from Lily. Lily beamed at her father who smirked at her. "Well Lily are you ready to hear our decision."

Lily tensed up; this was the moment that had been plaguing her all night. This moment would decide the rest of her future. She nodded slowly and crossed her fingers under the table.

"Lily…we decided that you can attend this…this Hogwarts school," Mr. Evans said.

Lily jumped up from her chair with a squeal. She had done it! She would learn magic! She looked to the window as if expecting the owl to be there, it wasn't, "Where's the owl?"

Mrs. Evans smiled, "We sent it off last night with our acceptance. I guess we'll be getting an owl back to tell us where to meet your escort."

Lily was about to thank her mother when Petunia stormed in. She looked very angry and glared at both her parents, she yanked open the refrigerator and started hunting for something. "Petunia you should be happy for her sister. She's about to go to a school for magic," Mrs. Evans scolded.

Petunia suddenly stood up straight and whipped around, pointing a long bony finger at her sister, "Why should I be proud of my freak sister! She's going off to some…some freak show school where she'll learn to pull a rabbit out of her hat and all that nonsense! I can't believe my parents are encouraging this! Can't you see she's a freak a…Wi-- WITCH! I hope Lily that you don't spread this around town or you might be burned at the stake!" With that Petunia slammed the refrigerator door shut and ran upstairs, slamming her door behind her.

Lily shivered and turned to her parents who were silent and baffled, they had never seen Petunia act like that before. Lily took a deep breath, "You…you don't think they'd really burn me at the stake…do you?"

Mr. and Mrs. Evans laughed awkwardly, "No of course not dear," Mrs. Evans said. "Witch hunts don't happen anymore. Don't listen to your sister."

Lily nodded and stared out the window, wondering when the owl would return with another message, a message that might take her away to the Wizarding world.

Author's Note:

Hey there, loyal Harry Potter fans! Samurai Sirius here with another fanfic! I hope you enjoyed chapter one of this story set, of course, in the Marauders' Era…but this story will be from Lily's POV. I'm not sure if I'll do all seven years but that's a bit in the future. This story will only cover Lily and the guys first year so I hope you enjoy it.

Now for some technicalities: Firstly, I'm not exactly sure if Petunia is the older sister or the younger…if I messed up on that fact please tell me. I probably won't correct it but I think it would be nice to know. Secondly, I have NO idea what Lily's parents REAL names are nor do I think it really matters. So their names shall be: David and Jessica, as you saw. Thirdly I need some help on other students who will be at Hogwarts at this time. See I'm pretty sure Bellatrix is the same age as Sirius so she'll be a first year Slytherin. Now seeing as she got married I'm going to make her future husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, a first year as well. Another book character I wasn't sure about was Andromeda Black. I think she'd be older but not by much so I'm probably going to make her a third year. Does anyone know what house she'd be in? I think I might put her in Ravenclaw just to balance out things because I'm pretty sure she didn't go into Slytherin. I think I have everyone else covered unless you think I forgot someone.

Also to encourage reviews first five reviewers get mentioned in the Sorting Hat chapter…that is IF you give me your name/pseudo name to use…just no relatives to main characters or anything…PLEASE!

Now thanks for reading my story and I hope you found it to your liking!

Also any spelling/grammar mistakes I apologize for now. I'm horrible at spell checking my own work and don't exactly understand the Beta system...so bear with me please!

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