Lily lay on her bed, staring at the pale blue ceiling. It was another sleepless night that Lily had had this holiday. It hadn't helped that Petunia had had her boyfriend Vernon Dursley over every night this week to watch movies.

Tap, tap, tap.

Lily jerked up from her bed sharply and looked around. Vernon had long since gone home but even though Petunia was awake, she doubted whether she would be able to hear her.

'Petunia?' She stuck her head out the door and called downstairs.

There was a collective sigh.

'Yes?'

'Are you making a tapping noise down there?'

'Don't be silly. You're probably imagining it. That's what happens when you spend too much time at your freak school.'

Lily sighed and closed the door with a quiet click. She could just imagine Petunia downstairs sitting on the cream sofa, watching a comedy show. Rolling her eyes as she answered Lily's question and smirking after insulting her.

Lily flopped down on her bed and resumed her deadpan stare at the ceiling.

Tap, tap, tap.

Cocking her head to one side like a wolf listening for birds, she held her breath.

Tap, tap, tap.

Jumping up, she ran over to the window where she last heard it and tentatively drew back the curtains. At first she saw nothing in the darkness when she noticed a tiny brown owl zooming around the pane.

Quietly, she opened the catch and swung it own letting the owl fly in. It moved so fast it collided straight with an, luckily, empty bottle of ink on her desk causing it to fall over and shatter.

'LILY!' Petunia roared up the stairs. 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE! I'M TRYING TO WATCH A MOVIE HERE AND THERE YOU ARE BASHING AND CLANGING ABOUT!' In her fury, she knocked over a blue vase which Lily knew would case a bigger noise. It did but Petunia's swearing was louder.

Trying not to giggle, Lily stuffed her fist in her mouth and threw the shattered remains of the ink bottle in the bin. She then turned to the tiny owl and untied a roll of parchment from it. No sooner had she taken the parchment, the owl flew off into the night leaving Lily with a roll and curtains gently fluttering in the breeze.

Lily closed the window as quietly as she could and the sank down onto a squashy beanbag. She unrolled the parchment, it read:

Dear Miss Lily Evans,

I am proud to say that this year, you have been chosen as head girl for Gryffindor. At the moment, I can currently unable to say who the head boy is but I daresay you'll find out soon. Congratulations once again and find the badge and kit list enclosed,

Professor A Dumbledore

Smiling, Lily set the letter aside and found her badge inside it. It was red with the gold Gryffindor lion on it and had the letters Head girl printed along the top. She looked at the other sheet and began to read it.

This years students will require:

-Grade 7 book of spells

-Advanced defence against the dark arts.

-Advanced tranfiguration

-7th Grade Charms

-Students will also require N.E.W.T Books to suit the subjects they happen to be taking.

Thank you, we look forwards to seeing you in your last year at Hogwarts,

Minerva McGonagall

Tears pricked at Lily's eyes as she realised that this was her last year at Hogwarts. After then where would she go. There was no question, she would not return to her life in the muggle world but otherwise. I mean, she'd considered being a healer or an auror but she wasn't sure.

Luckily, she wasn't staying in her and Petunia's house for much longer. Tomorrow, she'd be out of there and to her friend Marlene's for the last week. They were having a pool party and she wasn't sure who'd be invited. Alice Prewett definitely, she and her we're Marlene's best friends. A thought struck Lily as she realised something. Marlene was friends with Black.

Sirius Black was the most annoying boy in the world, apart from maybe James Potter. They lived with James' parents seeing as Black's had been chucked out of his own house by his parents a few years ago. James Potter was similar but his family loved him. Both boys had black hair except that where Black's was straight and long, Potter's was short and messy and he wore glasses.

What would happen if the boys were coming. Mind you, Remus Lupin would be coming and he was pretty decent considering he was a marauder.

Deciding that wearing a bikini was not a good idea. Lily went over to her case and repacked a navy and white striped tankini.

Thinking of pool fun and being back at Hogwarts, Lily drifted into a restless sleep as she though about the upcoming events in store for her.

Riiiiiing!

Lily's alarm clock went off at 7:45. She was supposed to be there by nine. Lily sat up in bed and looked around the room. Beams of sunlight shone in through the crack in between her curtains as she stretched.

She had a quick shower and washed her hair with shampoo and conditioner then stepped out wearing a fluffy white towel. It took her ages to dry off and then brush through her hair. It was curly and red and so tangled it was often referred to as a rats nest when she just got out the shower.

At 8:20, she went downstairs for breakfast. Petunia was eating a slice of toast and watching the news so, deciding it wouldn't do her any good to join her, Lily got herself a couple of pancakes and sat at the breakfast bar to eat them. She ate her pancakes, made herself a cup of coffee, drank them then headed back upstairs at 8:40 to check she had everything.

Lily's trunk was lying on her bed and her owl, Autumn was next to it in her cage. Smiling, Lily picked both things up and set them on the floor. Thinking the better of it, she packed her muggle mobile phone because if she was going to do anything, she didn't think Petunia would want to know by owl post.

Checking her watch, Lily picked up her trunk and Autumn's cage. It wouldn't matter if she was a little early would it?' She slowly picked up her wand and waved it slightly before merging away into the air as she apparated straight towards the McKinnons. Crack!