Ok, sorry for the wait, but it has now gone into volleyball season, which is my busiest time of year. I'll try to write as fast as my parents allow me to and as fast as my brain will come up with new ideas. I'm going through this year very quickly because there are only a few things I needed you to know before I moved on to the sixth year. Ok! For the disclaimer, go to chapter one.

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Chapter 4

Lily woke up too early the next morning by an owl hooting at her window. She shooed it away, and being unable to fall back asleep, got up and dressed for breakfast. When she got down to the Great Hall, she found that she wasn't the only one there. Her mum and dad and the other teachers were already there, eating. When she sat down, she noticed a piece of paper sitting in front of her. She picked it up. Neatly, in a flowing blue handwriting, was her name. It was her schedule. First she had Charms, then DADA, next was Transfiguration, and the last class of the day was double Divination. Lily had taken Divination against her father's advice. He told her it was a waste of a class, but Lily was always interested in that kind of stuff. But once she started the class, she had seen what her father had meant. But at least Ian was taking it with her. She then put down the schedule and dished out some porridge into a bowl and deposited some bacon and scrambled eggs onto her plate. Just then, some students started to arrive.

She was through her second piece of toast when Janet, Elizabeth, James, and Josh arrived at the table. Elizabeth looked wide awake, while Janet was still yawing and Josh's hair was a mess.

"We looked for you in the common room, but you weren't there." Janet stated.

"I was woken by a loud owl, so I came down here." Lily replied, shrugging.

"Elizabeth, could you pass me the butter?" James asked from the other side of the table.

"Yes, of course." Elizabeth replied breathlessly. Lily knew that Elizabeth had developed a crush on her brother while he was away at Beaubaxtons for a year. James, of course, was oblivious to the fact.

"So Lily," Josh said through a mouthful of muffin. "When are you going to do try-outs?" Lily had not thought of this.

"I'm not sure yet." she replied. "Probably in about three weeks."

"That far away?" James said. "Anna always held them the second week of term."

"Well, we'll basically have the same team this year." Janet said.

"Yea, we'll just need a new chaser to replace Anna." Lily replied.

"What about you Elizabeth." James said casually. "I'd bet you'd be great."

"Oh, I'm not very good at sports." she replied, blushing furiously. Lily cleared her throat loudly.

"So, I'll bump the try-outs to in two weeks." Lily said, filling the awkward silence. "How's that?" And of course, everyone agreed to this plan. As Lily popped the last of some toast into her mouth, she stood and bumped into someone. She turned, ready to say sorry, but the words disappeared.

"Good morning, Ms. Prefect." Ian said, pecking Lily on the cheek.

"Morning, Ian." Lily said, smiling.

"What class do you have first?" he asked, looking at his own schedule.

"Charms." she replied, checking her schedule.

"Great, so do I." he said. "Then I have Potions."

"Ah, too bad. I have DADA." Lily said, giving a mock remorseful look.

"We'd better get going." Ian said. "Your mum doesn't give us any slack." Lily laughed at this remark. It was true. Even though she was the Charms professor's daughter, Lily was never allowed to be late for any reason. Lily and Ian walked to Charms together.

"So how do you like Divination." Ian asked Lily, skipping the weird stair.

"Well, I like it a lot." Lily replied hesitantly. She knew Ian only took the class because she did. "Most of predictions in her class become true." At this time, they had reached the Charms room and took seats in the back of the class.

"As you all know, OWL's are this year." Hermione began her class with the speech. "So, don't think your work load will lighten any more this year." With that remark, the whole class gave a unified groan, even Lily. She had barely enough time last year to read her extra books that she got every Christmas. She was hoping to catch up this year, but apparently, she was wrong. Lily was so glad when Divination class started. She practically ran up to the North Tower and greeted Pro. Trelawny.

"Ahh, it is Lily Potter, my best student of the class." she said in her dreamy voice. "How was your summer?"

"It went very well, Professor." Lily replied.

"I felt that it was very long and dull." she replied. "But it will change very soon." Lily's stomach lurched. Oh joy, another adventure. For once, Lily just wanted a regular year. "Guard your heart well, dear girl." Pro. Telawny whispered fiercely. Lily inched slowly back from her.

"I will try my best." she stammered in reply. Just then, other students started to file into the room. They each took a seat in one of the cushions.

"This year, we will dive even deeper into the other realm." she said dramatically. Several students sniggered, including Ian. Lily elbowed him vigorously. "Now please open your books to page 5..." Lily open her book and started to read eagerly.

When the class finally ended, Ian got out of the classroom as fast as he could.

"How can you stand Trelawny?" Ian asked Lily. She shrugged.

"I don't know, maybe I have the 'gift'." she said. Ian laughed until he saw that she was serious. "No, I'm serious. I think I have a gift for seeing."

"Lily, your mum left the class out of frustration, and your dad thought it was rubbish. Where did you get it then?" Ian asked.

"I'm not sure. I looked through some family trees, but I didn't recognize any names." Lily replied. But Ian was right. She had no past of seers in her family, at least what family she knew. They separated in the Great Hall, each going to their own table for lunch.

"So, how did Divination go?" James asked sarcastically. Lily was the only one who decided to take it this year.

"Very well, thank you." Lily replied coldly. "You know, Professor isn't the cook, mum claims her to be."

"Really now?" James asked. "And how did Ian like the lesson?" Lily sniffed.

"Well, he thought it was nonsense, but he's decided to stay."

"Poor man." James said, sniggering. Lily fumed.

"Well, at least he has a girlfriend, unlike an annoying little brother I know." she replied. He chocked into his pumpkin juice. Lily gave him a satisfied grin.

Two weeks later, Lily stood in the middle of the Quidditch field, examining about a dozen of students who wanted to be on the team. Lily immediately crossed a skinny-looking first year boy off her list, knowing that he wouldn't stay on his broom during a light breeze, let alone against the Slytherin team. Elizabeth had shown up to Lily's surprise and so had Katherine, Lily and James's cousin.

"Alright, you all know why you are here, so let's get started. I have only one spot available on the team, so you should all try your best." Lily said, kicking herself in her head for trying to sound like Anna. Of course, it came out totally retarded. "Ok, let's start with blocking."

So they all got on their brooms and one by one tried to block ten shots the James sent flying at them. To Lily's surprise, Elizabeth had the best score, letting only one shot in the hoop. The next test was how well the students handled the ball. Once again, Elizabeth topped the list. Then after a strenuous practice, Lily and the rest of the team all huddled to discuss which student would be their new Chaser.

"That one boy, what's his name?.. oh yea, Thomas has great handling skills. How about him?" Jordan, one of the chasers, asked. Lily shook her head.

"No, he only made three shots out of ten." she replied.

"How about Elizabeth?" James asked. "I mean, she has awesome handling skills and she made ten shots out of ten."

"Yea. I think she would be our best choice." Lily replied. So after a unanimous vote, the team agreed to take on Elizabeth as the new Chaser.

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Ok, sorry for not updating for so long, but my computer screwed up and I couldn't access my files. So I'm very very sorry that you had to wait so long. But I'm now back to writing. HPGirl7:)