Lily sat in her room, reading John Steinbeck's The Pearl. It had been her favorite book since the age of fifteen, a summer during which she had spent long hours at the local library. She was surprised to hear the gentle tap at her window that announced the arrival of Felicia, James' owl. Lily quickly folded the page down in her book and lept up to open the window and let the dark grey owl inside. Tied to her leg were two letters with the initials MOMAD emobssed on the front.
Lily shreiked. As quickly as possible, she untied the letters from Felicia's leg, reading her own name on the first and James' on the second. Lily shreiked again, jumping on the spot in excitement. She ran into the hallway and began down the stairs, taking them two at a time.
An instant later she bumped straight into James who was accompanied by Emily and Sirius. All three had their wands drawn, worried, tense expressions etched into their faces.
"Lily, what is going on?" James asked, catching her around the waist to prevent her from falling.
"We heard screaming. There hasn't been an attack?" Emily asked, worriedly.
"Oh, goodness, no, no, there hasn't," Lily replied. "I-I'm so sorry, I just got so carried away. James, look, look. They sent the letters, can you believe it?" When she held out the two official envelopes, Lily positively glowed with excitement.
James stared at the envelopes in her hand, his face even more drawn now. He even looked slightly green.
The envelopes were from the Ministry of Magic Auror Department. Lily and James had both applied to the auror department after their graduation from Hogwarts, and were both extremely anxious to know their results.
"Let's open them together!" Lily suggested, her emerald eyes sparkling with excitement. Having sensed that there was no danger, Sirius and Emily had both wandered back downstairs.
James nodded, taking the envelope with his name on it with a shaking hand. After a count of three, they ripped into their respective envelopes simultaneously and began to read. Lily's contained the following message:
Dear Ms. Evans,
I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted intot he Auror Training Program at the British Ministry of Magic. Due to the current state of affairs in our fine country, this course will be completed in a matter of weeks instead of years. Once the condition of the country improves, I can personally guarantee you that every individual accepted to this program will under-go a re-training sessions. Your acceptence is provisionary up until that point. You have been assigned to the Special Enforcement Sector of the Auror Office. Your training will begin promptly on the first of September at the Ministry of Magic in London.
Sincerely,
Alastor Moody, Head of Auror Office
When Lily finished reading her letter, she looked anxiously at James, who was staring at his with an expression of utter disbelief on his face.
"James," Lily said, tentatively. "Love, did you- were you accepted?"
"I-I was, but... I've been assigned to the Information Sector, Lil." He looked shocked to report this.
His dream job had always been to work in the Special Enforcement Sector of the Auror office, just as his father had done. Those were the aurors who went on long, undercover missions to bring in the bad guys. Those were the aurors who were called in for special jobs, they dealt directly with the evil people, had a personal hand in bringing them down. They attended the dangerous battles, fighting for their lives. Those who worked in the Information Sector only gathered intel.
"How about you?" he asked, not certain that he wanted to hear the answer.
"James, I've been assigned to the Special Enforcement Sector." It was not Lily who spoke these words, but Sirius, appearing on the stairway, holding a similar envelope and a letter by his side.
Lily gulped. "So have I."
A/N: Extremely short chappie. You have my severe apologies. I blame it one recent illness and lack of any sort of organizational skills.
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Love from
Lyny Angell
