Author's Note: Please R & R!
Summary: Things would have been so different had Lily been a Seer…
Lily, having sent her answer to Professor McGonagall, sank again onto her bed. She knew she had made the right decision, the right choice. She had considered all the consequences. She was aware that, in many things in life, such as this, one option can change everything, and most of the time, there is no turning back. That's exactly what it was. It was a now-or-never, this-or-nothing verdict, in which she had said:
Professor,
It has been a very challenging thing, choosing whether or not would I go to Hogwarts. I thought about it, and the possible consequences, and I find that I do want to go, although I may never see my family again. (?) I would like to thank you for accepting me as a student. I hope I do well!
Lily Evans
P.S. Could somebody from the school accompany me around London? Just so I'll be able to find my way around. Thanks.
L.E.
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I hope I made the right choice! I can't bear the tension. I mean, I'll miss Tuna so much. I wonder if I get to come back home? I'll definitely bring this with me… a small token from home… this is all so much to think about! Leaving home, studying far away, not seeing Tuna; I didn't think this would happen. At least not for another ten years.
I hope I'll make friends… that sounds so sad, doesn't it? Like I never did! But what if I'm an oddball? What if everybody else has wizard parents and I'm left out? Surely I can't be the only one like this…ugh…
Lily closed her diary. She was excited, and yet she was afraid. She would be going to London the day after tomorrow! This, which anyone could admit, is a lot for an eleven-year-old girl to handle.
There was a knock.
"Come in," said Lily.
It was Petunia.
"Hi," she said, coming in with a tray. "I thought you might want to have lunch up here. I didn't want to be stuck with Mum and Dad talking about politics and goodness knows what else… so here I am, with lunch." Lily smiled. Her sister was always thinking of her. That was probably what she would miss the most… "Thanks," she said, interrupting her own thoughts. After a pause Petunia, with a mouthful of sandwich, said, "What were you doing before I came up?" Lily sighed. "I was writing in my notebook. And wondering whether I'd get to see you guys during my schooling."
Petunia made a face that simply screamed, "Don't think that!" though her reply was, "Of course you'll get to see us! They can't be so mean as to take you away from us forever!"
Just then, Petunia disappeared.
So did the bed.
And the tray, too.
And the curtains.
Everything around Lily just turned into white void.
Then black.
Then white again, except now there were seven people: 4 boys and 3 girls, and they all looked Lily's age. They were also wearing black uniforms with red-and-gold neckties.
Two of the boys had messy black hair; they also looked rather haughty. The other two boys had brown hair, though one looked rather mouse-y and the other looked sensible and intelligent.
All the girls looked friendly. One had braided blond hair, another had tied-back brown hair, and the third was Asian with straight black hair.
The black suddenly came again, and then faded away into the familiar colors—and sister—of Lily's bedroom. She actually found herself lying spread-eagled on the floor, and Petunia squeaked in panic. "Lily!" she cried, "Are you okay? Lily!"
Lily pulled herself up. "I'm okay, Tuna." ("Don't call me 'Tuna'!") Petunia sighed worriedly. "Was it a vision?" she asked gravely.
Lily nodded. "What did you see?" asked her sister. She shared everything she had seen with Petunia. "They must be your classmates!" she exclaimed. "Was one of the boys cute?"
Lily shook her head in amused exasperation. 'Tuna,' she thought, 'always boy-crazy!' "Well," she began, "two of them. One had black hair and hazel eyes"—"Ooh!" cried Petunia, as Lily made a face at her—"and the other had brown hair with matching eyes. He looked tired, but…
"So wonderful."
A/N: OOH! How will THIS end up, huh?