Just gonna respond to a ton of reveiws...
YES, it's sortof a knock-out dream, but at the same time it's totally real... in the words of Albus Dumbledore, "Of course its happening inside of your head, Lily, but why on earth should that mean it's not real?" ... ZOMG I should use that later on... :P
But yeah, thanks for the reviews, keep them coming!
Oh, and has anyone noticed the little bit of repedition... repeditiveness... I dunno. But have you noticed the chapter titles?
Chapter 3.2
Lily studied her new schedule happily. Their first class of the day was to be flight lessons, then Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration and Charms. And that Friday they had a free first period.
"Hurry up! I wanna see if you're as talented on a broom as you are with a wand." Indy said, waiting for Lily to finish her breakfast. Lily laughed and shoveled another forkful of scrambled eggs into her mouth, took a swig of pumpkin juice, and stood up. Indy, Jayne and Lily headed out down into the grounds, where Mme. Hooch and a group of other first-years were waiting.
Lily took her place beside a worn Comet 360 and, on the whistle, said, "Up!" After a little twitch, the broomstick flew up into her waiting hand. Over the course of the lesson, she used what she already knew and quickly (and literally) rose to the top of the class.
Defense Against the Dark Arts was next, and Lily realized with surprise that the Gryffindors would be working with the Ravenclaws. As the girls joined the mob of students outside the classroom door, Lily caught sight of Sarah and a number of her friends near the front. Jayne nudged Lily's elbow. "You've gotta show Professor Crombie your Patronus!" she said, whispering the last word. Lily rolled her eyes. "Come on, I'm not a show off… and it really is tiring!" Indy shot her the best, most depressing puppy dog eyes she could muster. "Pleeeeeeeeease?" she whimpered. Lily huffed, but turned away and considered.
The students parted as Professor Crombie, a lean man with balding mousey hair bustled to unlock the classroom door. Lily sat down beside Hugo, Jayne and Indy sat in front and Lily saw Sarah and her friends settle into a group of tables in the next row.
"Okay," Crombie said, leaning against his desk. "Before I start teaching everyone spells, I want to know what the best spell is that you can do, so I get an idea of where you are. Everyone, line up." There was a cacophony of benches scraping on the stone floors as everyone jumbled into a messy line.
Lily was behind all her friends, so she got to see everyone. Jayne cast her Wingardium Leviosa on a Chocolate Frog sitting on Crombie's desk. Indy Accio-ed an unsuspecting Ravenclaw's glasses, and Hugo disarmed Crombie. When Sarah stepped forwards, she looked tentative. "You're sure you want my best spell?" she asked warily, but with a glint of daring in her eyes that Lily knew so well. Crombie nodded enthusiastically, and Sarah smirked. "And if I need a partner, I can use you?" she confirmed, and Crombie nodded again, though a little less sure. Sarah almost grinned. "Levicorpus!" Sarah cried, and Crombie was hoisted into the air by his ankle, much to the amusement of everyone else. His robes fell down over his face, showing that rather than the grey slacks the other male teachers wore, he sported some purple cotton pajama pants and a bright yellow t-shirt with the Weird Sisters logo on the front. Sarah let him down gently with Wingardium Leviosa, and Crombie straighten up, a little affronted but smiling a little.
"Good, Miss Parker… good… Miss Potter, you're next!" he said with a flourish. Lily stepped forwards, and felt Hugo, Jayne and Indy staring at her, willing her. Lily rolled her eyes and took a deep breath…. "Expecto Patronum!" she said, and the words tasted familiar in her mouth. Again, the lioness slunk around the room, leapt gracefully onto Crombie's desk, and settled down without knocking anything off. Everyone gaped. After a moment, Lily flicked her wand to the side and the feline disappeared.
"That… was amazing, Potter. Ten points for Gryffindor! And don't worry… for everyone who casts a successful spell, they'll get five points for their respective Houses." Crombie said, sounding much like he had just run a mile after two hours of sleep. Lily smiled sheepishly and walked back to her desk, where all three of her friends were grinning like hyenas. Lily laughed quietly as she sat down, and they all turned to watch the twenty-odd others cast their spells.
Something bounced off the back of Lily's head. She turned around, but all she saw was a gaggle of Ravenclaws – she recognized Sarah's raven-black hair. Lily looked down onto the floor, and saw a piece of paper folded up into a tiny triangle. She unfolded it.
CAST IT AGAIN. JUST ONCE.
It was from Sarah, she knew, and she also knew what she meant. Lily rolled her eyes but aiming her wand at the ground, quietly said the spell. The lioness prowled under the desks, and an awed silence fell over the Ravenclaw girls and everyone else around them. The lioness jumped up onto the desk in front of Sarah and a short Asian girl, who looked both shocked and amazed. The lioness looked around, surveying the classroom, and more and more students turned their heads. Lily even caught sight of Crombie glancing at it. Lily guided the Patronus back over to her desk, where it sat loyally at her feet. Lily was astonished at how life-like it was, she could even see the tiny strands of whiskers and eyelashes.
It evaporated after a little while, and everyone still stared at the spot where it had disappeared. "Perhaps, one class, you could show everyone the basic concept of…" Crombie said, and Lily realized that even he wasn't entirely sure of what she had been doing. "A Patronus Charm?" she finished for him, eyebrows raised. He nodded.
The rest of class was mostly random spell casting; Lily came to instantly like Professor Crombie the most out of all her teachers. The Gryffindors slogged on through the rest of their classes, though no-one really paid any attention. The news of Lily's Patronus caught on like wildfire, and soon Lily found herself in the Great Hall, sitting on the table with her feet on the bench, surrounded by students begging for her to show them.
"Here, come on." Rose smirked, slipping Lily a square of chocolate. Lily laughed. "Hey, I think I'll keep doing this, but just for the chocolate." She grinned, but raised her wand. A moment later, the lioness was running through the crowd of students, they dove out of the way even though she wouldn't harm them.
"Hey, Potter! You know, you aren't all that great." Lily looked up at the annoyingly familiar voice. Scorpius and a few of his third-year friends were striding towards them. Rose made a little noise in the back of her throat, Lily knew she loathed Scorpius.
"Says you, Malfoy! She can do better spells then you ever will!" Indy said loudly, defending her friend. Scorpius smirked. "Oh, really? Expecto Patronum!" something erupted from the tip of Scorpius' sleek black wand. It stood, it's shoulders as high as his waist, with a long tail and a bushy mane…
"A lion, Scorpius? Really?" Lily said with a little scoff. "How Gryffindor." Scorpius' black eyes turned, if possible, even blacker. Lily's Patronus stood at her feet, surveying the lion. Then, she ran at the Patronus, and tackled it. Immediately, everyone was cheering for their favourite Patronus – lion or lioness – except for Lily and Scorpius. They still glared at each other.
"You'd think it'd be something more Slytherin, like a snake. But then again, if it were a snake, my Patronus would tie it in knots." Lily growled, somewhat surprised at her own daring. Scorpius didn't say anything, just tore his gaze from Lily to stare at the grappling Patronuses.
After a little while, the lioness rolled on top and clawed ferociously at the lion without any signs of stopping. I wonder if they can actually inflict any damage, Lily mused. But soon, it was clear that they could, and with a wave of her wand the lioness disappeared. The lion got to his feet, clearly bruised and battered, and slunk back to Scorpius, who quickly made it disappear and stormed out of the great hall.
Lily grinned and took another bite of the chocolate, leapt to her feet, and along with her friends, headed back to the common room.
Hmm... Magical education seems to have gotten pretty advanced in the 21 years since Harry's time... -_- PLZ REVEIW!
And another hmm... that bit about a Gryffindor/Slytherin Patronus might be important... :O