MS. Lily Evans
Chapter One: The Letter
Note: I don't own anything you recognize from the Harry Potter books. Everything you recognize from there belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Miss Lily M Evans
Bedroom
58 Lorey Lane
Liverpool
Her emerald eyes grew curious as she flipped the envelope over, and saw the seal. Gold, with an "H" in the middle, with a crest divided into four sections, and a different animal in each part. A badger, lion, raven and serpent to be exact. Her soft, pale fingers gently lifted the seal, and made sure not to rip it. Once the seal was off, she pulled out the pieces of parchment. Lily assumed that they were old, just by their faded coloring. She unfolded them and read the first one out loud to herself quietly.
"HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc.,Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Ms. 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 begins on September 1st. We will await your acceptance by no later than July 31st.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress"
A puzzled expression fell over her pale, freckled face. She wasn't sure if it was real, or just a foolish trick. Maybe she would ask her friends, and see ifany got one as well. After a moment or two, she put the first page down on her bed and read the second one.
"HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDY
UNIFORM
First years will require:
Three sets of plain work robes(black)
One plain pointed hat(black) for day wear
One pair of protective gloves(dragon hide or similar)
One winter clock(black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells(Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Aresnius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 Wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS."
One of her crimson eyebrows was raised. She looked down at the two pieces of parchment, scanning each of them. They were very well written, and als
"?o looked handwritten. They were very creative. In her opinion, it didn't seem possible for an averagechild/teenager to write. Maybe it was real. Lily concentrated hard as she scratched her head.
"Honey?" A gentle voice came from her doorway. Lily jumped and looked up at her mother. Lily had always admired her mother. She was just so perfect. "What is that?" Her mother asked, nodding her head to the letter.
"A letter from a school called Hogwarts."
Even though Lily's eyes were focused on the letter, she saw her mother's shocked expression.
"Really? One of my friends from primary school got accepted into that school. She said it's a great school... I wonder why there isn't much information about it..."
"Maybe because it's a magic school..." Lily guessed as she handed her mother the parchment. Carefully, her mother took it and started to read.
Shocked, her mother said, "Oh. I never knew." Lily watched her mother as a smile formed across her motherly face. "Do you want to go?"
"I'm...not sure..." Lily said uncertain. It was the truth. It did seem like a great learning experience, but was it worth the hassle to make new friends. Well, she wasn't sure if any of her friends were also witches. Watching her mother, she thought. After a few moments, she spoke. "Maybe I will go. It might be fun."
Her mother's smile shone brightly. "That's great dear." She kissed Lily on her forehead, then looked back down at the letter. "It says here that you have to send an owl...But where are we going to get an owl?"
Just when Lily was about to speak, a pecking came from the window. The petite eleven year old got up from her bed and walked over to the window. A pale hand pushed away the curtain, revealing a barn owl. Over by the bed, a scream came from the mother.
"It's okay, Mum," Lily said as she opened the window and let the owl in. The white and brown creature flew into the room. The blue eyes of her mother watch the bird, almost scared. "I believe we've found an owl..." Lily smiled softly, watching her mother. "Mum?"
"What? Oh yeah. Well, I'll let you write the letter..." She stood up and and started walking out of the room. During this process, she never took her eyes off the owl. "I'm just going to go... make lunch..."She said and hurried out of the room.
Lily giggled softly as she watched her mother. She knew that she didn't like birds. Come to think of it, she didn't like many animals. Only cats and fish. Lily shook her head to herself and walked over to her desk. A complete mess. She had promised her parents that she would clean it, but that was a few months ago. One rebellious act wouldn't kill, now would it?
By the time the redhead finally started writing, her desk was fully organized. Lily didn't even remember actually cleaning it. She shrugged her almost fragile shoulders and sat down at her desk. She pulled out a piece of plain white paper and a pencil. When a few minutes went by, she finally started writing.
Dear Hogwarts,
Yes, I would be pleased to attend your school.
Then she stopped writing. What else should she put in the letter? She bit one of her cherry lips as she thought. Down the hall, she could hear her mother talking on the phone.
"Hello. Is Nancy there?"
"All right. Thank you."
"Hello Nancy, it's me. Margaret."
"I'm doing good, and yourself?"
"That's great! I wish you both luck. Children are a bit of a pain as they grow up."
Slight laughter. Great, Lily thought. I can bet I'm going to have to babysit every summer. After that, she stopped listening. She heard a few words like "Hogwarts", "Lily", and "Diagon Alley". She sighed softly and looked down at her letter and thought for a moment.
I can't wait until September 1st.
Sincerely,
Lily Evans
She placed her pencil down and folded her letter until it was small enough to fit on the owl's leg. Lily stood up from her chair and searched through her desk for a piece of string. After a minute, she had found a piece. She carried herself over to the owl, that happened to perch itself on her headboard.
"Here boy," she said to the owl, not quite sure if it was a boy or girl. Nevertheless, it came to her. She smiled softly and tied the letter to it's leg. The owl flew off once the letter was tied. She watched the owl fly out her window before she shut it and walked out of her room.