Alrightie, for some reason I feel like I didn't update this story yesterday...

Well, anyways, I have a little announcement for you all, but, like normal you'll find it after the chapter.

I do not own Harry Potter. That honor belongs to JKR.

"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts!"

The Great Hall was full of students, new and old, talking excitedly amongst one another. Nellie met up with her fellow Gryffindor and good friend, Hermione Granger.

"Nellie! Guess what! I've been chosen as a Prefect! Ron has too!"

"That's great! Hermione, I've got to tell you something too," Nellie said grimly, thinking about what she had learned in the summer.

"Okay, I'm listening," Hermione said, looking at Nellie with interest. Nellie opened her mouth, but when trying to speak, she found herself unable to.

The curse is foiling with me again, Nellie thought angrily.

"Never mind, never mind," Nellie muttered. Hermione looked at her oddly before returning to her food. Nellie looked around the table, noticing someone was missing.

"Where's Harry?" Nellie pondered aloud.

"I don't know, I didn't see him get off the train," Ron replied, chewing on a drumstick. "Why? You never cared about him before."

"No, but I was just curious," Nellie responded, wondering about her twin.

"And I would like to introduce our newest Potions teacher, Professor Slughorn!" Nellie turned in interest. Newest Potions teacher? Why hadn't her father told her?

Maybe because she didn't give him a chance.

"Professor Snape will take the role of the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher," Professor Dumbledore continued. Snape looked over at Nellie, but she shifted her gaze away.

The following day kicked off the school year officially, with classes starting. Nellie walked in Potions with the relief of not having to face her father. She seated herself by Hermione as soon as the class begins.

"Welcome one and all to Potions Class! I'm sure Professor Snape has been a proper teacher to you all," many students laughed at this "In fact, I was his Potions teacher back when he was a student here at Hogwarts. But nevertheless, I will be your teacher this year, and I believe we will have a good year together! If you do not know already, I am your new Potions teacher, Professor Slughorn."

The door burst open at this, with two teenage boys bursting in.

"Ah Harry! It's so good to see you again!" Nellie turned her head. Indeed, it was Harry and Ron. "I'm glad to see you'll be in my class!"

"Thank you Professor, but I don't have the books for this class."

"Never mind, Harry, never mind! You may pick a book from the shelf behind you."

Both Harry and Ron took a book and a seat, and Professor Slughorn continued.

"Now, if you open your books to the following page," he said, writing a number on the board, "I would like to test your skills. Each of you are required to make this potion, and the one who has made the best will earn a surprise!"

With that, everyone got to work. Nellie collected the ingredients and began to mix them accordingly. After a good hour of mixing and such, Nellie wasn't too proud of her result, but thrilled to be over. Professor Slughorn came down the rows, inspecting each potion as well as the creator with great interest.

"Ah, Lily! This is not bad, not bad at all! Although I have seen better from you."

Nellie stared at the Professor in confusion. "My name isn't Lily, it's Nellie."

Professor Slughorn stared at Nellie. "Oh, I'm terribly sorry! You look a lot like one of my old students, Lily Potter. Ah, she was incredible! But her life ended short, I'm afraid. Anyways, haven't I invited for you to come to my lunch on Saturday?" Nellie nodded. "Good, good! I hope to see you then!" He walked off to see the next student's work. Nellie thought about what she had said. She looked like her mother? She hadn't known her, but she was sure her mother was great at Potions making.

Saturday arrived more sooner than it had seemed, and Nellie, finished with most of her homework, was ready to go to Slughorn's lunch. In the week she had found out that Hermione was attending as well, so the two walked down to the lunch together.

"Ah, what a merry gathering," Professor Slughorn commented once all the students were seated. "You know, I used to have lunches like this back when I used to teach in my younger of ages. I might have invited some of your parents!" He chuckled at this. When no one said anything, he continued. "Ah, so Miss Granger! I hear you are quite the witch for your age! And for a muggle born, it is even more extraordinary! You know, I had a student some time ago, Lilly Evans. Well, she married and became Lily Potter, but in the time I knew her she was Lily Evans. She was Harry's mother, did you know that?"

And my own mother too, Lily thought silently.

The lunch proceeded with conversation much like this, with Professor Slughorn making merry comments towards each student. As Nellie and Hermione left, they could hear the sounds of whispers and giggles behind them.

"He's a very talkative man, isn't he?" Hermione commented with a laugh.

"Yes, he is," Nellie responded.

Not my best chapter, for sure. I feel some sort of writer's block hitting me. So, I'm a bit behind in my writing.

I am still working on the next chapter...so...

But I want to be able to update this story daily! So I came up with a plan.

-Update-

If you readers submit questions regarding the story, I'll make a Question and Answer session!

But I'll need like, at least 5 questions to write it. Because I'm not going to waste your time giving a chapter answering like one question.

I still need to write the chapters, and I am sure I won't have it done by tomorrow. So if we don't do a Question and Answer session, I don't think I'll be updating this story tomorrow.

-Update is over, you don't have to listen to me anymore-

Myraah out.