Chapter 1: The Dream

It's Lily Evans' first day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and as she arrived at Kings Cross Station, nerves suddenly hit her.

" What if they don't like me?" she said to her mum Holly.

" Of course they'll like you Lily! Who doesn't like you!" her mum replied with a warm smile on her face.

" I don't," said a voice coming from behind her mother, " She's a freak and you know it Mum!"

"Petunia Evans! Apologize to your sister at once!" Holly said in a stern voice. Petunia simply shook her head.

Petunia and Lily were very different. Petunia had wavy brown hair and her long face resembled an old horse and her tall thin body and arms hung loosely by her sides. Where Lily was a natural beauty, her long dark red hair went down to the middle of her back, her face was beautiful especially her green eyes and her slim body was held more gracifully than her sister's.

"It's OK, Mum," Lily sighed, " She doesn't have to say sorry."

The clock on the wall of the station showed 10:55. Lily quickly grabbed her stuff but not before saying a goodbye to her mum and sister.

" I love you Mum," she said while hugging her mum, " and you Petunia," she said holding out her arms to her only sister.

" Yeah," Petunia replied while pulling Lily's arms from around her, " I know you do."

Lily's eyes were full of sadness. How could her only sister, who she used to get on with so well, hate her so much just because she's a witch?

" Well, bye." Lily said running off into the busy people at Kings Cross station.

On the Hogwarts Express,she sat alone in a big train compartment. Just thinking to herself how she was going to get through the sudden change in her life. She had only found out she was a witch 6 weeks ago! It was a big change to make! Suddenly a group of boys came into the compartment without even looking at Lily. They sat down just talking to each other, it was only when a fair haired boy with dark grey eyes finally spoke to her.

" Hello, I'm Remus Lupin, I'm new here, are you?"

"Hi, I'm Lily Evans and I'm new here too. It's nice to meet you."

"Oh, and this is Sirius Black," Remus said pointing to a very handsome boy who smiled kindly at her, " and this is Peter Pettigrew," a very nervous slightly rat-like boy looked back, "and this is James Potter." James was sitting in the corner looking at Lily as if she was an angel.

" Hi Lily, I'm James," he said beaming a brilliantly white smile at her.

Suddenly a beeping sound was ringing by her ear and wouldn't stop...