Chapter One

Lily and Anakin were hiding in the shadow of the Grand Staircase in the Entrance Hall. It was the first day of term, and they were watching the students come in. They were all soaked. Suddenly, Peeves appeared out of nowhere and began pelting the new arrivals with water balloons. The two had trouble stifling their laughter.

"None of them ever mentioned that before!"

"Shhh! We might be invisible, but we could still be heard!"

They were under Lily's invisibility cloak. Technically it was her father's, but she'd 'borrowed' it. It wasn't really meant for two people, so they had to stand close together. Not that they minded – as was previously stated, the pair were engaged to be married.

Professor McGonagall appeared on the scene, hurrying the bedraggled crowd into the Great Hall.

"Alright, they'll be a while. I asked one of the house-elves – Dobby, actually – to have food delivered to our room."

"Excellent. Well, we shouldn't let their hard work be wasted, should we, Ani? Let's go – oh, wait, wasn't Peeves in there earlier, causing havoc, as per usual?"

"Yeah, but it's ok. Dobby told me he'd get the food there himself."

"Dobby's great. I don't know what we'd do without him at home. Oh, watch what you say – Aunt Mione had some weird ideas about house-elves at this age."