A.N Ahh don't let the chapter title fool you or get you scared. I didn't skip to the third year..... i wouldn't do that..... although some will tell you i tried..... i really did want to skip to the third year but it was wanted that they go through all the years so i have...... you'll find out why its called the third year towards the end.

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The Third Year

Lily stared at the floor in front of her feet. Never did she think that she would be in the Headmasters Office for this reason. She couldn't bear to look up, knowing what she would see...... Dumbledore would be sitting behind his desk, looking over his glasses at her in a way she couldn't describe.

She decided there and then that she wouldn't look up no matter what.

"Miss Samuels" came the stern voice of the Head of Hogwarts "Look at me please". Lily cringed. She would have to look up now. Just the tone in the Headmaster's voice made Lily know she was in a lot of trouble. Mentally slapping herself for not touching wood, Lily raised her head.

Just as she said, Professor Dumbledore sat in his gold chair piercing her soul with those blue eyes, hidden behind his half moon glasses, while Professor McGonagall; Head of Gryffindor, stood to the left with a facial expression that read disappointment. Boy she was in so much trouble.

Dumbledore leaned forward resting his elbows on his magnificent golden desk, once again looking over his glasses at the first year. "Miss Samuels" he repeated, "Do you know what occurred today in the Great Hall?"

Lily nodded her head.

"Would you care to tell us in your words what happened?"

Lily swallowed loudly and opened her mouth several times. No words were coming out.

"Miss Samuels?"

"A Crup was let loose in the Lunch Hall?"

Dumbledore nodded slowly, whilst McGonagall seemed to be failing to hold in a fit, she was making weird choking noises in her throat.

"And do you know why you are here?" he asked

Lily glanced quickly at her Transfiguration teacher before reluctantly turning once again to her Head Master. "Yes Sir"

Sending shivers down her back was the slight rise of the quite aged man's eyebrow. "Would you mind telling us what that reason is?"

Lily internally cringed. This man was so like Principal Mitchell. For a moment she had to think perhaps they were related. Yet again she would rather take her on any day then having to be stared at by the man's piercing eyes.

"I smuggled a crup into Hogwarts last night and held him in my room. But Echo got out when I went to my dorm, and he ran all the way to the Great Hall and then I was sent here"

"Correct" said Dumbledore "And why did you smuggle this Echo into the school?"

Lily inhaled sharply. This could only mean trouble. "Only cats, owls, rats or toads are allowed as pets while boarding at Hogwarts for schooling"

"Correct Again" Lily didn't like this anymore. "And when did you purchase Echo?"

"The day moon....... ummm Remus took me to Diagon Alley to get my school Supplies"

This was where McGonagall stood in. "And he let you purchase this animal? Knowing full well the school rules regarding pets?"

Lily hung her head once again. "No Professor. I first saw Echo when we were having a look at the pet store. Remus told me it wasn't a pet I could take to Hogwarts nor could my ummmm p....par....guardians look after it. So we left, but I ahhhhhh..... I told Remus that I left my wallet inside and went back in and brought Echo. I hid Echo in my bag until we got home. Remus didn't know anything about it."

"This is quite serious Miss Samuels" Quirked the Head of Gryffindor.

Lily hung her head once more. Letting the tears build up within her eyes. This wasn't going well at all.

The loud pounding from behind made all three occupants in the room turn towards the large antique door. Gliding into the room, with his robes somehow billowing behind him, entered one Professor Snape. Holding firm a struggling Echo.

"NNRRGGHH" grunted the sly potions teachers as the puppy sank its teeth hard into the hand of its captor. With a loud yelp the puppy was dropped from the peaky coloured arms and slammed into the ground.

"Be careful!" exclaimed Lily. How could someone be so cruel to a little puppy.....well a magical puppy? Without any permission or such, Lily lowered to her knees and held her hands out to the crup and scooped Echo up without any other words.
The puppy seemed quite happy with its latest location as it let out a loud, happy yap.

"Thank you Severus" Spoke Dumbledore, "That is all", and with a curt nod, Snape turned on his heal and billowed out the room once more.

Once the door was closed.......... all became silent and all attention was once again turned to the Head of Hogwarts that was behind the desk. Except this time the tension in the room seemed more strained, all thanks to the presence of the latest topic – Echo.

"I must tell you how serious this matter is Miss Samuels" Dumbledore broke the silence.

Lily couldn't even look up. She knew how much trouble she was in, but she didn't want to believe it. Instead she continuously scratched behind the puppy's ear avoiding all eye contact with the two teachers in the room.

"You have broken an important school rule" the Head Master continued "And because of this I have to say detention is unavoidable, Minerva?"

"I have organised you to attend a detention this Saturday Miss Samuels" The Gryffindor Head said. "You will meet up with the grounds keeper at 10 am and you will continue your detention all through the day till the dinner bell is rung. You will also be attending these detentions for the next 2 months"

Tears broke down on Lily's cheeks. This year was definitely not starting off well. Detention for the next two months was going to take its toll. She had no idea how she would do this.

"And that is not where it will end Miss Samuels" spoke the Transfiguration teacher once more "There is in no way that we can bend Hogwarts school rules" Lily had a sinking feeling as to where this was going "Therefore we must remove the crup from your possession and place him in a suitable home"

"No" wailed Lily as the tears ran down. "You can't please! Anything else but that...... I..... I'll................ I'll do extra months of detentions. Please! Just don't send him away..... He didn't do anything" The tears were coming in rushes. Salty rivers down the curves of her cheeks.

"There is nothing we can do" cut in Professor Dumbledore. "A family needs to be found for the crup as soon as possible."

Lily shook her head. This couldn't happen. This was her pet. Echo was hers. They couldn't make her give him up.

"Please hand over the crup to Professor McGonagall, Miss Samuels"

With tears now pouring down her face, Lily stood up slowly and walked what seemed like the walk of doom towards her head of House. With no words spoken she handed the pup over to the teacher. A sob choking in her throat harshly as the entire puppy was removed from her hands.

After the puppy was removed from the room once more, Dumbledore turned and looked at the 11 year old. "I hope you have a serious think about what has occurred here today Miss Samuels. I do not wish to see you in my office again anytime soon. Your mother would have been most disappointed in what you have done."

Lily once again hung her head. She never wished this to be something her birth mother would have disapproved of. What had she done? She should never have tried to smuggle Echo in.

"Now please head of to your next class Miss Samuels"

With a curt nod, Lily turned on her heels and left the office in complete silent. Salt tears falling without a noise down the curves of her cheeks. Completely going unnoticed was the re-entry of Professor McGonagall.

"I am sure she never meant it to reach this level, Albus" Spoke the elderly witch

Leaning against his chair Dumbledore let out a low breath. "She just has to learn she can't get away with anything she wishes, Minerva. Delilah wouldn't have been happy about what just occurred with her daughter."

Minerva looked at the headmaster with a sceptical face. "Are you jesting Albus? She would have been ecstatic that Lily was getting in trouble. Delilah was never one to follow the rules, not even here at Hogwarts....... I have a class now Albus....... I bid you good day" and with that she turned and left.

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Lily walked all the way to her next in tears. She may have been lucky not to have been expelled but that still didn't make it any better. To make things even worse she had Transfiguration now and with McGonagall having just been in the office with her, she wished right here, right now she could blend in with the wall.

Arriving at the classroom, Lily discovered that they had yet to be let in. Well of course, the Transfiguration teacher had been at the office with her so it seemed obvious. Yet that wasn't as bad as it was when the other students began to realise who had just arrived. They all stopped their conversations and activities to turn and look straight at Lily.

The scene caused at lunch seemed to be a huge topic on everyone's minds at the current moment. Just the looks in their eyes suggested they were curious as to know what went done in the office.

Lily casted her eyes towards the stone floor at her feet, she would have liked to have been known in the school, but definitely not because of this.

"Lils?"

Glancing upwards for a split second, Lily saw that it was Harry standing in front of her. She could trust Harry; he wouldn't pressure her to tell.

"What happened?" he asked. Ok, she thought wrong.

Sniffling, Lily looked straight into Harry's eyes. She didn't have the heart to say any words at the moment. She just hoped her tear stained face would tell Harry that.

Harry let loose a soft smile. Clearly this was something Lily wished not to discuss this very moment.

Instead Harry settled with resting up against the wall. Now there has always been a saying that just as you go to sit down your teacher shows up. This was one of those times.

Just as Harry's back met with the stone wall, the Transfiguration teacher walked around the corner. With a snorted grunt Harry heaved himself of the wall and settled into line with his class mates.

Opening the well oiled door into the classroom Minerva McGonagall turned and faced her first year class. "Please enter silently and fill the class from the front, back."

With this certain Professor being quite feared by the new first years, no student complained as they entered into the room. It seemed the teacher's forever stern face was going to make teaching this class quite simple. Once everyone was seated into place, Minerva turned to face her Ravenclaw, Gryffindor class.

"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts," she said. "Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned"

With that spoken she turned back towards her desk and with a swift wave of her wand her desk became a pig before seconds later turning back into the desk.

This display made everyone in the class anxious to begin learning magic, but they soon realised they wouldn't be turning furniture into animals for quite some time; years even. Instead they copied down some complicated notes before each student was handed a match.

After being given the incantation, the class was told they were to attempt turning their match into a needle, and if lucky back again.

That was easier said than done. Halfway through the class the only one in the class that had made any remote change in her match, it appeared to have paled in colour and was beginning to sharpen at the edge. This egged everyone else on. With even just being in their third class of the day, everyone was already annoyed with Hermione's know it all attitude, and her ability to pass through each class with high colours. Someone needed to make a change in their match. Just to take the spotlight off of the girl for even a moment.

Transfiguration was the subject Lily was interested in the most. She so wanted to be able to turn things into something else. It would be amazing. Yet as the end of class drew near, her match just seemed to be sitting there mocking her. Laughing at her for not making a change in its appearance. Drew, who had ended up sitting next to Lily for this class, hadn't made a change in his match either. With a quick huff Drew tossed down his wand on the desk, leaned back in his chair, folded his arms over his chest and glared down at the match.

"This is stupid" he gruffed "all the teachers know none of us will be able to perform magic on the first day. So why make us do it?"

Lily turned her head to look at him. She had to giggle slightly for it seemed that Drew's mouth was beginning to form a pout. Drew turned and glared at Lily. "What are you laughing at? You haven't changed your match either"

Biting back a laugh Lily smirked. "Either you didn't get enough sleep, or I would say you aren't a morning person"

Drew's pout just grew more. "I hate mornings" he huffed. "The world hates me; it's obvious because the sun always comes up"

Lily giggled "I would have hated to be the one to wake you up this morning"

Drew smirked. "So would I. Cause let's just say he won't be doing it again."

"With a smirk like that I would be afraid too." Came Lily's reply.

With a small bark of laughter, Drew picked up his wand once more and began to jab at his match with vulgar words following each failed attempt of transfiguration. It didn't look like anyone would soon see a needle sitting on their desk.

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As the final minutes of the class came round the corner, every student – well except Hermione – had not succeeded in changing the match. To make matters worse, Lily's attempts of the spell always ended up with a shower of sparks at the tip of her wand and nothing else. It was beginning to get on her nerves.

She wanted, No, she NEEDED to get some physical change in her match, no matter how small, before they packed up for their second lunch break.

With a bit of force and frustrated anger began her words, Lily jabbed her wand towards the match that sat in front of her.

The moment the wand made contact with the desk...................... BANG .....................

The entire class turned towards Lily's desk, just in time to see her entire desk burst into flames.

Lily with she would have said too fast reflexes pushed away from the desk dragging Drew with her. Breathing heavily she stared at the flames until Professor McGonagall used her wand to put out the fire. Leaving behind a black charred desk in its wake.

With the silence of the room deafening, every face looking at her and her breathing roaring in her ears, Lily snapped. For about the hundredth time that day, tears over flowed Lily's lashes and ran down her cheeks. She couldn't take this any more, and with that she snatched at her bag and books and turned and bolted from the room. Leaving behind a room full of shocked students, concerned friends and a worried teacher. Clearly Hogwarts wasn't going to be easy on Lily.

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Lily just ran and ran. She couldn't do this she couldn't be at Hogwarts. Of all the subjects she had to be horrible at, it had to be the one she wanted to excel at.

With a sharp turn, Lily turned around the corner......... just to run into something solid and found herself sprawled on the stone floor.

"Hey are you alright?" came a voice from up above.

Lily widened her eye from where she laid and only saw a blur. Swirls of Bronze, black and yellow met her eyes.

"I dunno" Lily groaned "Can't see a thing"

"You might have hit your head" The voice – clearly a boy's – said "Here give me your hand I'll help you up."

Holding her hand out in front, Lily felt another hand grasp hers and hoist her into a standing position. "Thanks" Lily said.

"No worries" came the voice. "Has your sight settled yet?"

Scrunching her eyes together, Lily willed her mind to stop swirling.

With caution Lily opened one eye. It seemed somewhat safe, so she snapped both opened.

There in front of her stood a handsome – well cute on Lily's opinion – boy cloaked in yellow trimmed robes. Clearly a Hufflepuff.

His Bronze/brown hair was spiked messily like he just woke up – It still looked nice – His crooked smile was dazzling which went all the way to his grey eyes. "Yeah I have sight" Lily replied "I can see you"

"Well then if you can see let me introduce myself" the boy smiled "I am Cedric Diggory a third year Hufflepuff" with that he held out his hand.

"Lily Samuels, First Gryffindor" and she held her hand out to meet with his. He took it gently. Which confused Lily, wasn't he going to shake hands?

No instead he raised her hand to his lips and brushed his lips over her knuckles.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, no matter how strange our meeting was"

Lily blushed "Yeah sorry about that I wasn't paying attention"

"Where was the fire?"

"I was just eager to get to Lunch. I haven't eaten since breakfast"

"Yes I saw what happened at Lunch. Cute Puppy that was. But isn't the Great Hall in the other direction?"

"Oh.... I...... um....... ah......"

"Are you sure you're alright? You look like you have been crying"

"It's been a hard day..... Already........... And then I had to go ruin my favourite class by setting my desk on fire"

"What class was that?"

"Transfiguration"

"Was it really that bad?"

"We were turning matches into needles and my wand just wouldn't do it." Lily continued under her breath "Stupid experimental wand"

"Experimental?" Cedric must have caught that. "Did you get your wand from Olivander's? I am pretty sure he doesn't do experimental cores."

"Yeah I got it from him. He said it had Fwooper feather in it"

Cedric chuckled slightly "Well that's an odd core"

"That's for sure"

"Well I know it's only first day but would you like some help in transfiguration?"

"Umm sure. But why? I mean you don't know me. Why help me?"

"You seem upset. I am just trying to help out"

Lily smiled "That's really nice of you. Thanks"

"I will see you Sunday at the library. Say after breakfast?"

Lily nodded. "Thanks so much for this"

"No problem" and with that Cedric turned on his heel and disappeared.

A short moment after Lily shook her head. Man this day was getting weird. Shrugging to herself Lily turned around and decided she better get some lunch. Her stomach had stayed silent for as long as it could and now continuously grumbled in to protest of being empty.

A.N Well there you go another chapter...... hope you like........Please review.......

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