It would be autumn in Spinner's End tomorrow. But Lily wouldn't be there. She and Sev would be on a train - to where, exactly, she still didn't know.
But she did know that a different life would be waiting for her.
She wasn't sure if she was scared about it or not. But Sev had promised that he would be with her.
He'd told her a lot. All about the castle, and the lessons, and the magic. But there was still one thing she wasn't sure about. She turned her head to look at Sev, who was lying beside her in the long grass.
"It doesn't matter, right? That I'm... Muggleborn?"
"Of course not, I've told you before. You'll be great. Haven't you seen all things you can do already? You've got so much magic. I bet you'll be top of the class."
"But you already know lots of spells!" Sev paused, frowning.
"They- they're not important spells though." Lily laughed.
"I can't wait for tomorrow. Hogwarts sounds so much more exciting than here."
"Yeah, it is."
"Promise we'll still hang out here in summer?"
"Promise."
"Promise we'll still be friends in seven years?"
"Always," said Sev. "We'll always be friends."