Forever and a Day
Chapter Two
A/N: I have up to chapter five written, so I'll be posting at random increments. I've hit a block, but I'll be over it soon, I know I will.
Lily:
So the first chapter of my life is mostly blur-ish.
But once the second chapter starts, it's all clear to me. I can remember who did what with who and things like that.
My parents were very supportive and tried their best the first few years to understand what was going on at Hogwarts.
But how did I find out about the wonderful world that became the place I called 'home'?
It's quite funny, actually.
My family and I were just finishing breakfast when an owl swooped through our kitchen window. At the same exact moment, our doorbell rang.
My mother sent Petunia to try and stall or visitor while we took care of the owl.
"Mum," I said, "There's something tied to its leg!"
The owl hopped onto our kitchen table and paraded around through our left over bacon and eggs.
My father just stood there, expressionless, until the owl proudly puffed up and stuck his leg out. My dad, with quivering hands, reached over and untied the string.
Meanwhile, as Petunia would tell us later, she met the stranger at the door.
"Are you Lily Evans?" The stranger asked Petunia.
"No, she's not here right now. Can you come later? It's not a good time."
"I don't think you understand. My name is Obadiah Skiddlewad. I work for the Ministry of Magic's Muggleborn Magician's Department."
From what I remember, Petunia stood there, speechless.
"What in the world are you smoking?" She asked.
"You mean you haven't got the owl yet?" Mr. Skiddlewad said, overjoyed, "This is the first time I've arrived before the letter!"
By this time my parents and I had read the letter and walked to the door.
It took a while to sort out all the confusion but about an hour later I walked around the house in a world filled with things I had never noticed.
There was a place where there was more than just the first glance.
To me the trees looked livelier, the birds chirped louder, the animals had a new sense of being alive and I was seeing it for the first time
The next Monday, my parents were taking me to Diagon Alley- the closest magical shopping area.
This was when I first started to drift apart from Petunia. She refused to believe- even though she knew- that I would be going on to something wonderful and different… without her.
In short, she began to get jealous. She'll never admit it, though.
But I didn't know- I was young, naive and I had just found out that there was magic.
Just think about it!
Magic!