POV: Lily Luna Potter

"JAMES SIRIUS POTTER, I WILL END YOU," I screeched at James, chasing him down the hall.

"Only if you can catch me, Lils," he laughed, looking over his shoulder to wink at me. I took that opportunity to put on a sudden burst of speed and launch myself at him. I tackled him to the ground and he landed with a yelp.

"Promise that you won't tell them, and I'll let you go," I demanded him, grabbing onto the front of his shirt to shake him fiercely. He widened his eyes in shock.

"I promise. Now let me go, goodness Lily, you weigh a lot more than you look... I-I-I take it back," he corrected, noticing my anger at his comment, "you're as light as a feather, I swear!"

I hopped off of him with a satisfied grin on my face. Now, I just have to tackle my other brother for telling James. "Where's Al?" I asked sweetly.

James gulped and pointed outside. I noticed a figure whipping passed the window; Albus must be on his broom. I raced down the stairs and out the back door, waving at Mum as I passed her in the kitchen.

"ALBUS SEVERUS!" I called, watching as Al flew in loops on his broom. I had to call his name a few more times before I finally captured his attention.

"Sup, Lils?" He asked after flying over to me. He pushed his windswept, black hair out of his face to look at me. I took slow steps toward to where he hovered a few feet off the ground.

He sent me a questioning look but before he could inquire what I was doing, I jumped forward and knocked him off of his broomstick.

"LILY," he yelled, startled at my tackle.

"How dare you tell James my secret! If you tell anyone else, I will make you regret you were ever born. Do you understand?" My voice was extremely calm and I could tell that Albus knew I was not kidding in the slightest. He nodded, and swallowed audibly.

"You're damn scary sometimes, Lily."

"I know," I replied sweetly. I stood up and brushed away imaginary dirt from my clothes. I cleared my throat, spun on my heel and walked back into our manor. "Mum!" I called. "When are Scorpius and Lyra gonna get here?"

Mum walked out of the kitchen and into the entrance way where I was. Her red hair was tied back and she wore an apron that was covered in flour. "They should be here any minute, dear," she replied kindly. "Where are your brothers?" she asked. I only replied
with a cheeky smile.

"Probably cowering in a corner," Dad muttered with a laugh as he entered the room. Mom and I laughed along with him. Mom ruffled his hair affectionately, causing me to smile... Until they started kissing in front of me.

I pretended to gag and ran away, screaming "My eyes! They burn!" I sprinted up the stairs and into my room. I sat on my bed and stared out my window at the bright sun. Summer only lasted a few more weeks and my best friend, Lyra, and her brother, Scorpius
(Albus's best friend) were going to come over to our house and stay with us until Hogwarts started again. Lyra and I are both going into our fifth years; we're both Ravenclaws. Scorpius and Al are going into their sixth year and they're both in Slytherin.

When Al got sorted into Slytherin, Mum and Dad were both so proud... Uncle Ron was a completely different story, but he eventually warmed up to the house. I bounced my leg anxiously as I waited for them to arrive.

After sitting there for several minutes, I pulled out my book and started reading. I only had twelve chapters left, and I was sad because I didn't want it to be over. My Dad always said that I'm "a Ravenclaw through and through" because I constantly have
my nose stuck in a book. Lyra was a Ravenclaw because she always wanted to know EVERYTHING. From learning, to gossip, to even cooking recipes.

I finished my book with a sad sigh and got up, setting it on my enormous bookcase. My bookcase covered the entire wall, and yet it was overflowing. James says I have a problem, I disagree.

"Oh, Lily," I heard a familiar voice sing from the stairway. I squealed in excitement and raced out of my room. I saw Lyra's familiar white-blond hair and gray eyes. She smiled goofily at me and I'm sure I looked the same way. We ran toward each other
dramatically, the way couples did in muggle movies. We met in the middle of the hallway and we jumped into each other's arms, landing in a heap on the floor.

We were both laughing and hugging each other so hard we could barely breath. "I missed you so much, Ly," I whispered into her hair.

"Alright Lovebirds, no more PDA," Al said, having just arrived at the top of the stairs with Scorpius.

Ly and I jumped up and went to hug the two boys. I fell into Scor's embrace and sighed as his strong arms hugged me. I inhaled his familiar scent of vanilla, cologne and something that could only be described as just pure Scorpius. We pulled apart
and he flashed me a smile that made my heart speed up.

All four of us gathered in a circle and eventually, Lyra said, "The gang is back together at last."

"So tell me everything that happened this summer!" Lyra demanded as soon as we were alone. Right away, she demonstrated her Ravenclaw curiosity as if we never parted. We had been hanging out with the boys all night until we finally departed for bed. Of
course, that was just a way for us to have a heart to heart with our best friends. (Not that either of the boys would ever admit to having a 'heart to heart').

"Not much, I mostly read all summer."

"Okay, Lils, I've known you for five years, you're my best friend, I know when you're hiding something."

I sighed. "Okay, so there was an 'incident' this morning" I used my fingers to make quotations when I said 'incident'.

"Spill," Lyra demanded shortly.

"Well I may have tackled both of my stupid brothers because one of my stupid brothers told my other stupid brother my biggest secret and then that stupid brother was about to tell my parents!"

"Wow, you have very stupid brothers," she joked. "Which secret?"

"My biggest," I repeated.

"The one about how you are hopelessly in love with my stupid brother?"

I nodded.