Once the sorting was over, Professor McGonagall, the Headmistress, stood from her place at the staff table.
"Hello, and welcome to another year at Hogwarts. I will save my proper speech for after the feast. Let the feast begin!" she clapped her hands, and the golden plates filled with food. All of Lily's favorites, and more that she had only heard of, or seen Madam Smith eating. Her mouth watered.
"My name's Elizabeth Zabini," a voice said from across the table. Lily looked up to see a girl with dark complexion and long black hair that fell to her waist.
"Aludra Malfoy," Aludra said.
"Lily Potter," Lily said.
"I heard you were kidnapped when you were little. Is that true?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yes and no. I did grow up away from my parents, but they abandoned me. I was never kidnapped," Lily said.
Aludra and Elizabeth's eyes grew wide.
"No! The Potters abandoned you? But everybody says that their gods gift to this world or something!" Aludra said.
"Yeah! My dad said that at school a lot of people thought he was crazy, and were really mean to him, but he never was mean back. He and Mr. Potter were in the same year," Elizabeth said.
"Well, they abandoned me. I don't know why," Lily said.
"That's really horrible Lily," Aludra said, patting her hand.
Before Lily could respond, a new voice joined the conversation.
"Hello. I'm Michel Nott. And you're Zabini, Malfoy, and Potter," a pompous voice said.
The three girls turned and saw a sixth year.
"I'm a Slytherin prefect," the boy said, puffing his chest out to show off a badge on his chest.
"That's nice," Lily said.
She turned back to Elizabeth and Aludra while rolling her eyes.
"Let's hope I never turn out like him," Lily whispered.
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When the golden plates were once again clean, Professor McGonagall stood.
"Now that everyone is fed, I would like to introduce a new member of the staff, Professor Villeti, who will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts," she said.
There was scattered applause as Professor Villeti stood.
"Now, first year must be aware that the Forbidden Forest is, as the name suggests, forbidden. Also, Mr. Filch would like me to inform you that anything bought at the store Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes is banned. There is a full list posted on the door of Mr. Filch's office anyone who would like to view it," Professor McGonagall continued.
"I call reading it first!" Lily called out.
Many students sniggered. Professor McGonagalls lips twitched, but she seemed to think that she should reprimand Lily.
"Thank you, Ms. Potter. Prefects please show the first years to the common rooms."
Nott stood. "First years! First years follow me please!"
The first years followed him out of the Great Hall. Nott took them to the entrance hall , and then down some steps.
"These are the dungeons. The common room is down here, as well as the potions classroom," Nott told them.
Nott guided them through a series of complicated corridors. Soon, he stopped at a blank wall.
"Salazar," he said.
The wall slid open to reveal the common room. The walls were emerald green, and there was an ornately carved fireplace. The armchairs and couches were all silver, and had a metallic gleam to them. There were two staircases going further into the ground.
"Welcome to the Slytherin common room. The girls dormitories are on your left, boys, same on your right," Nott said.
Lily, Aludra, and Elizabeth went down the spiral staircase. Each of the doors were labeled. Seventh Year, Sixth Year, Fifth Year, Fourth Year, Third Year, Second Year, and the last one, First Year.
The three girls pushed the door open and went inside. The room was circular, with five beds. Each bed had emerald green coverings, and curtains that could be pulled around the bed. Lily found her trunk, and put on her pajama's.
Two other girls came in. One was a brunette that introduced herself as Petunia Parkinson, and a girl with sun-kissed blonde hair and blue eyes whose name was Natalia Nott.
"You're the prefects little sister, right?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yes," Natalia said.
All of the girls were too tired to stay up talking, so they went to bed.
As Lily lay in bed, she thought over th situation with her parents. She couldn't become like them. She isn't in Gryffindor, like they were, so that's a start.
What else did Professor Longbottom tell me about them? Lily thought. They were both on the Quidditch team!
She vowed not to join the Quidditch team, and then fell asleep.