QUICK!

Before you read another word, write your own FULL name in every blank on this page!

Don't be afraid! Your Workbook™ is meant for writing in!

Hello Lily Marie Evans ! It's great to meet you!

Hey, wait a minute. That name sounds familiar!

Lily Marie Evans

Isn't that the name of a FAMOUS WIZARDING AUTHOR!

Well, is it? Not sure? Maybe one day?

Hey, Lily Marie Evans – there's only one thing that is sure! And that's this: The answer is in your hands!

Or to be straight with you, Lily Marie Evans , the answer is in this Workbook™

You want to know how the Workbook™ works?

It's simple.

We ask questions. You answer them

And by the time you get to the end of the book, you're a wizarding author!

Think it's crazy? Think again. Ever heard of Newt Scamander? Kennilworthy Whisp ring a bell? How do you think those guys got started!

So. You ready? Let's dive right in!

How do you KNOW, deep in your heart, that you WILL be a wizarding author one day? (Go on, Lily Marie Evans , it's your turn now. . . .)

Let me see . . .

How do I know I will be a wizarding author? That is an interesting question. How about this as an answer: I don't think I will. Yes, that's right, I, Lily Marie Evans, am not going to be an author one day. Nope. Nada. Not a chance. Actually, me becoming an author is as likely as James Potter actually becoming a nice person. And, if you are really as smart as you seem to think you are, you will know that that isn't likely at all.

Wonderful! Now, how do you know that you have the determination to see your dream through?

Um, didn't I just say that this wasn't my dream/future occupation. Honestly! If you insist on being aggravating, at least get your facts straight. Even James, the idiotic git that he is, wouldn't ask such a ridiculous question. Well, maybe he would, but that is beside the point.

Arg!

Okay, great. Now, what was it that made you choose this course out of all of the optional seventh-year courses?

Before you start flattering yourself by thinking that I actually really want to be here, writing in this stupid little book, I have to tell you the truth. I didn't really have much choice in the matter.

See, there are only three options for our optional courses, and of course, they all have to be stupid. There is Business Owner 101, Quidditch Rules and Regs, and Writer's Craft. Business Owner was defiantly out of the running the moment it entered the race. With the most boring teacher in the history of boring teachers, it was definitely a no go.

The Quidditch one wouldn't have been too bad, except for the fact that stupid James Potter was likely to take that class. If I could have been guaranteed that he wouldn't be in that class, then I would have signed up for it, no questions asked. So, to prevent form having to sit through another class with the git, I signed up for this one, dragging my best pal Wyn along with me.

As fate would have it, here I am in this stupid class, with none other that James Potter himself sitting right be hind me. Oh why does everything happen to me!

Interesting. Okay, let's start with something simple. Look around you right now. Write down a list of everything you see.

desks (18)

chairs (36)

people (31)

windows (6)

quills (16 that I can see)

shoes (can only see 53)

water bottles (2)

git (James)

bags (7)

pairs of glasses (9)

wands (2)

blackboard (1)

candles (24)

Workbookགྲྭs (30) stupid teacher doesn't have to write on one

We bet you just wrote down "desk," "quill," "teacher," etc., etc. Maybe you noticed the wand, but we bet you didn't get the chip in the side of the wand! Now, go ahead and try again. Write down EVERYTHING that you see.

Um. I did. Do you have a problem with my neatly organized list? I think it's pretty. Maybe it's you, Mr. Workbook™, that has the problem. Oh! Didn't think of that, did ya? Oh!

Anyways, how would you know if I did or didn't get everything in the room. It's not like you're psychic or anything. At least, you'd better not be. I'd have to beat you.

That's better! Now, do you know the names of any of the people around you?

Do I know the names of any people around me? Do I know the names of any people around me?Do I know the names of any people around me?Do I know the names of any people around me?Do I know the names of any people around me?Do I know the names of any people around me?Do I know the names of any people around me?Do I know the names of any people around me?

Hehe. Sorry about that. I love how italics can change the meaning of sentences. Whatever the meaning, I just want you to know that I am outraged at being asked such a ridiculous question. Of course I know everyone's name! It's my job to know a lot of people, seeing as I'm head girl. How good of a head girl would I be if I didn't know anyone?

You don't have to answer that. It was a rhetorical question.

The important players on this stage are Wyn, Sirius and James. Wyn is madly in love with Sirius. She hasn't admitted it to anyone, but we all know that it is true, except maybe for Sirius himself. And those ditsy girls who are always throwing themselves at him who are currently sitting behind him, gazing dreamily at his hair. I think one of their names is Emily, but I'm not too sure about that.

James is sitting beside Sirius. James is annoying. He keeps asking me out on dates. It is soooooo annoying. He's been doing it for years, and it's getting old. It's almost as if he expects me to change my mind overnight. It is NEVER going to happen. Never.

What about their middle names?

Sirius's middle name is Orion. It is a really weird tradition in his family to name their kids after plants and stars. His two sisters are named Narcissa and Bellatrix, and his brother's name is Regulus. You see the pattern?

Wyn's middle name is Rhosanna. She absolutely hates it. I glanced over at her book earlier, and she didn't bother writing her middle name in those stupid blanks at the top. Although, that would have taken up too much room. Eowyn-Marie Rhosanna Christopher is a bit of a mouth full.

At least she doesn't have her sister's name, which is Rhiannon Anastasia Madagen Rose Christopher. Each name in itself is really pretty and cool, but I know for a fact that as soon as she turns seventeen, she is going to shorten her name to Rhia Christopher. I really don't blame her.

James middle name is . . . Huh. No, his name isn't huh. I just realized that I don't know what his middle name is. Hold on, I will go check.

He rudely refuses to tell me what it is! Fine then. I will move on.

Let's pretend that YOU are a character in a book. The book starts with you waking up yesterday morning. Tell us what you did.

"Lily!" yelled a voice in my ear, startling me out of my peaceful sleep. I slowly opened my eyes, only to be met with the sight of an evilly grinning Wyn.

"What!" I groggily exclaimed.

"You're turning blue!" she cried. I looked down and found that I was indeed turning blue.

"Oh no!" I screamed in horror. "I cannot be blue today, for I have to meet with Professor Dumbledore. He will not appreciate it if the Head Girl is cyan in colour."

"I agree. Whatever shall we do?"

"We mustn't panic! Quick, find my biggest robe that has a hood, whilst I get dressed."

Wyn quickly went off to find my robe, and I hastened to put on my clothing. She soon returned, and I donned the robe. We then set off to the library at a rapid pace.

I threw open the door to the library and marched straight to the section on removing hexes and jinxes. We hastily began to search though books, trying to find a way to remove the blue colour that had permeated my skin.

"I've found something!" cried Wyn at long last.

We quickly preformed the counter-spell, and I was no longer blue. I took off the huge robe and bundled it up and placed it under my arm. We then went down to eat breakfast in the great hall.

Great! So what happened next? Remember that these are easy questions – it's not about "making things up." Your Workbook™ is going to build you toward "invention." For now, you should just tell the truth!

Oh sure, now you tell me. Why didn't you say that in the first place? Gosh!

Part of it was true though! It is true that Wyn woke me up by yelling my name. It is also true that I went to the library before breakfast yesterday, but it was to get my book that I had left there last night. So you see, you cannot blatantly accuse people of making things up! I was actually only stretching the truth. Oh! Didn't see that coming, did you? Well, did yah punk?

Okay, time for your first QUICK FLICK. These are "memory" exercises that you will find throughout your Workbook™. You'll really start to look forward to them! Think for a moment, and then describe your first day at Hogwarts.

Being a muggleborn really didn't play in my favour on the first day of school. I was so nervous. McGonagall had come to my house and explained to me and my parents all about the magical world and what the school would be like. She had told me how to get to the train, but I was still scared.

My parents came with me to the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10, and then they watched as I tentatively leaned up against it. Then I was through, and I had walked onto a platform that was full of people who were rushing every which way. I quickly said goodbye to my parents who had followed me through the barrier, and then I dragged my trunk onto the train and found an empty compartment. I was soon joined by six people who became by best friends. We sat together all the way to Hogwarts, and we've stayed together ever since.

Tell us the name of your best friend. Does he play quidditch? Is he a prefect? We'll leave a couple of pages so you can tell us ALL about your best friend!

That is the final straw! How dare you refer to people only as "he"! How dare you! That is so incredibly sexist! I can't write in here anymore. I just can't. Goodbye.

Well done! That was fabulous!

And guess what? You did it! You finished Part 1 of your Workbook™! We are SO PROUD of you!

Be sure and take a break before you go on to the next Part. . . .

AN - YAY! and a big thanks to all of you who reviewed the last chapter.

If you're reading this, I have a little question to ask you. I was wondering if it seems like my characters are all writing in slightly different styles. I'm trying to do that, but I don't know if its working, so if you could tell me?

Yesh, I've only got James left to write for this particular section. After that, I'm not sure where to go. I might write a new section of the Workbook and have all of them write in it. I jsut don't think that the storry will be all told by the time James has had his say. So what I think i will do, is write a brief interlude to break up the sections, and then I will come back with the next part. Hopefully that will work the way I want it to.

Don't expect to hear from me for the next few weeks, cause i have exams which major stress. Wish me luck, and enjoy!

Tidal Waves