The Story of Lily

Well, here's Chapter Four! Kind of lengthy, but hey! That's a good thing, right? Lol! Anyway, I hope you like it! 5 more reviews! Hugs to you who review!

Thanks to Hermione Gulliver for the help and for answering all my questions and not thinking I'm weird! ::grins:: Luv ya! How's your mum?? LOL xxoo

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The Story of Lily

Chapter 4: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Lily woke the next morning with a large knot of anxiety in her stomach. She didn´t eat anything for breakfast, despite Cookie and Violet's encouragement. She was ready to go about an hour before they needed to leave, so she wondered around the mansion aimlessly.

Finally she stopped in front of a large mirror with a gold frame in a hall she didn't even know existed and studied her reflection. It had been about two months since her aunt had rescued Lily from her former home. Lily smiled at how much she had filled out in that brief period of time. She was still skinny, very skinny, but not painfully as she had been before. Her eyes had a sparkle that had never been there before, and she always seemed to have a content smile on her face.

"Lily! We need to go!" her aunt's voice called.

She rushed down the hallway and into the large foyer. The servants were all assembled to say goodbye to their young mistress. Cookie was weeping into her handkerchief.

She wrapped Lily in a bone-crushing hug and made her swear to owl. Lily promised, and Cookie reluctantly let her go.

"Oh, Mademoiselle Lilee! I will miss you so!" exclaimed Ella as Lily hugged her.

"I'll miss you too, Ella, but I'll be home before you know it!" Lily promised, starting to get a bit teary-eyed as well. She said goodbye to all the other servants, hugging the ones she was closer too. She even shook old McKinley's hand, and he gave her a rare smile.

She found that she was delaying slightly as she took one last look around the foyer. With a swift grin, Lily took Violet's hand, got into the waiting limousine, and sped off.

~*~*~*~*

The two arrived at King's Cross-Station with only minutes to spare. Violet directed Lily to the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten.

"Now, Lily, the way to get to Platform Nine and Three-Quarter's is to run straight into the barrier," Violet instructed.

"What?" asked Lily confusedly.

"I'll do it with you. Grab onto my hand and we'll take it at a run. Now, the only thing you have to do is think that you won't run into the barrier, and we'll be there in a flash."

Violet took Lily's trunk and hand and she began to run. Lily followed at a breakneck speed, repeating over and over that she would not hit the barrier, but she was still doubtful. She squeezed her eyes shut and waited for the crash to come, but it never did. Violet slowed down next to her and Lily opened her eyes.

"Whoa," she gasped. There was a huge scarlet steam engine in front of her, labeled the Hogwarts Express. There was a large crowd of witches and wizards, some students and other's parents seeing their children off. She immediately found where Gwen was. There was a large group of wizards dressed in green robes - the Minister's Guard - who were surrounding three people: Minister Watson, Mrs. Watson, and Gwen.

Violet and Lily pushed their way through the crowd and arrived at the wall of green. A gruff looking wizard stopped them.

"Now, just what do you think you're doing, ladies? You do realize that this is the Minister of Magic? Don't you have any brains under that mop of blond hair?" he sneered at Violet. She made a noise of outrage. Minister Watson had overheard and he stepped foreword.

"Harrison, do you know who this woman is?" Harrison shook his head shortly. "No? Well, if you had known, I hope you would have shown respect for the Adviser," he said coldly. A hush fell over the crowd.

Harrison turned pale. "Oh - oh my, the Adviser? Here?" He removed his green hat and respectfully inclined his head to her, as did all the people within earshot and the other members of the Minister's Guard. "Begging your pardon, ma'am, I didn't know, really I didn't."

Violet looked around, embarrassed, at the crowd who were all craning their necks, trying to get a glimpse of the Adviser. She smiled kindly at him. "It's all right."

Harrison immediately stepped back and admitted Violet and Lily into the circle. The crowd went back to its previous buzzing activity, but still some witches and wizards walked by and stared at her.

"Oh, Violet, I'm sorry I had to embarrass you like that, but I wanted to teach that guard a lesson," said Minister Watson as he embraced Violet.

"It's all right, George, don't worry about it. I'm used to it."

Meanwhile, the two girls were talking excitedly about the train ride.

"I heard that a fat witch brings around snacks for us. I'll have to ask Dad for some more money," said Gwen, ever the blunt one.

"Yes, I need to get some from Aunt Violet as well."

The train whistled loudly. Violet turned to Lily and began crying.

"Oh, all right Lils, be good, and (sniff) don't be mean to the other children and (sniff) I hope you get into Gryffindor, and (sniff) - oh, I'm going to miss you so much!" They hugged tightly and a few tears escaped Lily's eyes.

"I love you, Aunt Violet," she said quietly.

"Oh, Lily I love you too! You mean more to me than I could ever put into words!"

The two parted as the train whistled for the last time.

"Come on, Lily!" Gwen called as they hauled their trunks on board. No sooner had Lily stepped onto the train that it began moving. She ran to the nearest window and waved to her aunt until the train rounded a bin and she couldn't see her anymore.

"Are you okay?" asked Gwen as they moved along the train, looking for an empty compartment.

Lily wiped her eyes on her black robes that she had already changed into and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine." Gwen grinned and nodded.

"Oy! Lily! Gwen! In here!" A familiar voice called. It was Sirius Black, beckoning the two girls into a compartment slightly ahead of them.

Gwen stopped dead. "No. There is no way I'm sharing a compartment with those - those boys! "

"Do come on, Gwen! They´re not that bad!" Lily said exasperatedly as she pulled her friend by the sleeve.

They entered the compartment to see James and Sirius, each taking up three seats, eating sweets that Lily recognized as Chocolate Frogs and Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. And when they said every flavor, though Lily with a shudder, they mean every flavor! She had had the unpleasant surprise when she bit into a gray one that was metal-flavored. Remus was sitting in the middle of the floor, yet he looked content, biting into a bar of chocolate.

"Hi girls," said James as he looked up and grinned, causing Lily's stomach to flip-flop. She felt a blush rise to her cheeks, and she hurriedly looked away.

"Hiya!" said Sirius enthusiastically as he jumped up and shoved a Chocolate Frog in Gwen's face.

"Argh, Sirius! Get that thing away from me! I'm allergic to chocolate!" she exclaimed, causing Sirius to drop the frog, which, upon impact, shattered into a thousand pieces. Gwen immediately began itching her eyes and sneezing.

"Oh, good job Sirius! I'm taking her out of here and we won't come back until you prats clean up!" Lily glared at Sirius and then led her friend out of the compartment.

Gwen finally stopped sneezing, and looked like she would kill Sirius. Lily didn't doubt it. They got up from the chairs in the girl's loo and started down the hallway. Suddenly something jumped out of a compartment and gave them a fright.

"And who are you lovely ladies?" asked a cute boy with white blonde hair who looked to be about two years older than Gwen and Lily. There was a small boy with greasy black hair standing slightly behind them.

"Who's asking?" Gwen demanded.

"Lucius Malfoy," the blonde haired boy said smoothly, "and this is Severus Snape." He gestured to the boy behind him.

"Lily Evans," said Lily, making an effort to ease the tension by extending her hand to Lucius.

"Don't touch him!" Gwen shrieked suddenly. Lily jerked her hand back, alarmed.

"Why not?"

"Because, he's a Malfoy," she stated matter-of-factly.

"What's that-"

"Yes, I'm a Malfoy, who are you?" Lucius demanded.

"Gwen Watson," she proclaimed importantly.

"Gwen Watson? The Minister's daughter?" Severus piped up in amazement.

"Yes, that's me," she said, throwing her nose into the air, "and everyone knows that the Watson's and the Malfoy's do not associate." With that, she grabbed Lily's hand and pushed past Lucius and Severus.

"Wait," said Lucius, grabbing Lily's other arm, "That doesn't mean this pretty girl is a Watson." He smiled, revealing two rows of straight, white teeth.

"No, she's not, but she is my best friend!"

Lucius looked from one girl to the other and smirked.

"C'mon, Lily. Sit with my friends and I. Everyone knows that Slytherin is the best house to be in, and that's my house." He still had not released her arm.

"Let go of her, you asshole! Come on Lily!" Gwen urged while pulling Lily harder.

"What's going on here?" A voice called. James was standing in front of them with Sirius at his heels. He saw Lily, struggling to get her arm free, and finally noticed Lucius. "Malfoy, you bastard, what the hell are you doing?!"

"Just taking Lily here to meet my friends. What's it to you, Potter?" Lucius snarled.

"Let go of me!" Lily yelled, finally not being able to take it anymore. James raised his wand and put it on Lucius' forehead.

"Let go of her Malfoy," he said in a deathly calm voice, "or I'll hex you into next week."

"Oh really, Potter? A little first year? I know magic that would make your toes curl, that that Mudblood-loving fool Dumbledore wouldn't even dream of teaching," he sneered.

Then all hell broke loose. James, forgetting his wand totally, launched him self onto Lucius with Sirius right behind him. Gwen pointed her wand at Lucius at the same time and yelled, "Expelliarmus!" causing him, along with James and Sirius, to go flying into the train wall. When they hit with a crunch, it shook slightly. Gwen looked astonished with herself, as did Lily.

Compartment doors were flung open and a tall, redheaded boy with a long nose and a silver Head Boy badge approached, his wand ready.

"What in Merlin's name happened here?!" he exclaimed.

"I saw it all!" exclaimed Snape, stepping forward quickly. "Lucius was introducing himself to that pretty redheaded girl over there-" he thumbed towards Lily, "when Potter and Black tackled him at the same time the Minister's daughter-" here he gestured to Gwen, and there were gasps among the crowd of students, "yelled 'Expelliarmus' and they all went blasting into the wall."

The tall redhead looked skeptically at him. "Would you care to tell me your side of the story, er, what did you say your name was?" he looked at Lily. She was suddenly unable to speak as her fear of being the center of attention kicked in again, so Gwen launched into the total story, emphasizing on the part where Lucius wouldn't let Lily go.

"All right, everyone, get back into your compartments! Now! Nothing more to see here!" A squat girl with red hair like the Head Boy's emerged from the crowd with a glistening Head Girl badge on once Gwen´s story was finished. "Now!" she barked. There was something about the girl that demanded obedience, so the hall quickly emptied as the students went back into their compartments, whispering excitedly about the events that had taken place.

The Head Girl walked over to Lily and Gwen while the Head Boy went to check on the boys.

She smiled warmly. "Hi, I'm Molly Brown, and that's Arthur Weasley. We're Head boy and girl. Both in Gryffindor, mind. Are you all right?" she asked Lily concernedly. Lily rubbed her arm where Lucius had it in a death grip.

"Yes, I think so. I'm Lily Evans and this is Gwen Watson."

"Molly! Come here! One of them´s been knocked out!" Molly rushed over to Arthur with Gwen and Lily at her heels.

"James!" Lily exclaimed as she knelt down next to him. He was out cold. Lucius got up and sauntered away, a little unsteadily, with a last look of venom directed to Sirius, Lily, and Gwen. Luckily, none of them noticed. They were too busy worrying about their friend.

"What in the world happened?!" exclaimed Remus as he approached them, looking bewildered. Molly turned her evil eye on him.

"I told ALL STUDENTS to stay in their compartments!"

"No, Molly, it´s okay, he's their best friend!" said Gwen quickly.

Molly's look softened. "Oh, all right then, I'm sorry."

Gwen quickly filled Remus in on what happened in the hallway.

Arthur lifted James up easily and carried him into the Head boy and girl compartment. Lily looked around in amazement. They had definitely gotten the better seating arrangements. There was thick, squishy carpet underfoot, and the whole compartment was decorated in scarlet and gold since both the Head boy and girl were Gryffindors. Instead of seats, there were two very comfortable looking couches, and it looked as though they had their own personal candy shop in the corner. Arthur placed James carefully on one of the couches. After conferring with Molly briefly, he pointed his wand at James.

"Enervate!"

James' eyes snapped open and he looked around groggily. His glasses had been broken neatly into two pieces. Molly tapped them with her wand and they instantly mended. She handed them to him and he put them on quickly.

"What happened? Last thing I remember was Gwen yelling 'Expelliarmus' and being thrown backwards. My head hurts a lot."

"Shh, it´s alright, you were unconscious, but you're fine now," Molly soothed while stroking his hair. "Arthur, go and owl Professor Dumbledore, please," she commanded. Arthur grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill and began scribbling a note.

James smiled at his friends pale faces. "I'm all right guys!" Their faces broke into grins and they all began talking at once. They stayed for the rest of the journey in the Head boy and girl compartment, and time passed quickly.

~*~*~*~*

When the train stopped in Hogsmeade station, the five were directed by Molly to go stand where a very large man was yelling, "Firs' years! Firs' years, over here!" named Hagrid.

When all the "firs' years" had assembled, they set down a well-worn path through a forest. They turned around a bend and a truly amazing sight met their eyes. Hogwarts castle was perched on a mountain, looming over the glassy black lake that was fathoms deep. They walked to the bank, tripping the entire way because they were only paying attention to the great castle that was to be their home for the next ten months.

Hagrid the giant directed them into boats where four were only allowed, but Lily snuck on and was wedged between James and Sirius, much to their pleasure and Remus and Gwen's amusement.

They stepped out onto the bank and Hagrid pounded on the great wooden door with his huge fist three times. A young yet stern looking witch with raven hair pulled tightly back into a strict bun opened the door. She ordered the first years to follow her, and she led them into a room off of the entrance hall, which was the biggest room Lily had ever seen. The ceiling was not visible, it stretched up so high.

"I am Professor McGonagall, the deputy headmistress, head of Gryffindor House, and Transfiguration teacher. In a few moments, you will pass through these doors to be sorted. The four houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw. Each house is different, but has its own noble, and equally impressive as the other's, history. I will come and fetch you in just a moment. Please try to make yourselves presentable." And with that, she turned and went through a large door, her black robes billowing out behind her.

Lily shivered with nervousness. Even Gwen, who rarely showed fear, was biting her nails and looking extremely pale.

"My- my mum and dad wouldn't tell me what we had to do to be sorted! My dad was about to tell me, but then my mum walked in and scolded him, telling him it was a tradition not to tell!" Everyone else remained quiet, each looking very nervous. Severus Snape, on the other hand, was looking extremely smug. He strutted up to the group with a smirk.

"You don't know what we have to do to be sorted, do you? Well, I sure do! We have to battle a huge dragon, that breathes fire, and if you get burned, they send you back home!"

"That is not true, Snape!" James exclaimed, but his voice trembled, betraying his fear. Lily trembled and grabbed Gwen's hand.

"Oh, isn't it, Potter?"

Suddenly, the great oak doors flew open and Professor McGonagall walked in and assembled the first years into a line.

They walked into the huge Great Hall. Lily looked around. There were four long tables and one long table at the front where the staff sat. In the middle of the table was the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. He was dressed in midnight-blue robes dotted with stars. He had a long, auburn beard and hair that was partially a silvery gray. He gave the first years a reassuring smile, and Lily felt slightly better. Surely a nice man like that wouldn't make them fight a fire-breathing dragon. Or she hoped.

Suddenly, the doors banged open and a tall, gruff looking man walked in, holding a stool and a-a hat? The first years gasped in surprise. Lily was wondering whether they would have to wave their wands and pull a rabbit out of the hat like the Muggle magicians did. Well, come to think of it, they probably were real wizards, she mused. Suddenly, a rip in the brim opened and the hat began to sing. (I apologize for the lack of song, but I'm no good with poetry!!! I'm sorry!!)

When it was done with its song, the whole hall applauded. Lily breathed a sigh of relief and loosened her grip and Gwen's hand. All they had to do was put the hat on! She could have jumped up and down with happiness.

Professor McGonagall stepped forward with a long role of parchment. "When I call your name, you will come up and try the hat on, then go and sit with your house." She instructed.

"Arnold, Alicia!" A tall girl with blonde hair rushed forward and tried on the hat.

"SLYTHERIN!" It shouted. The table decorated with green and silver hangings applauded and cheered as Alicia joined them.

"Bensons, John!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Black, Sirius!" Sirius strode up to the stool and placed the hat on his head. The hat took barely two seconds in saying, "GRYFFINDOR!" Lily and Gwen applauded loudly for him.

"Bodie, Asher!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Carmody, Brennan!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Dustin, Carole!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Emory, Sarah!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Evans, Lily!" Lily's stomach lurched and she nervously made her way to the stool. She picked up the hat and jammed it on her head hard.

"Ah, Lily Evans...yes...oh my! You are special...very special...but you won't know why until you are older...not Hufflepuff, no, Ravenclaw? No, no, ah yes. Slytherin will be perfect. But wait...you have an incredible amount of bravery...oh my..."

"No, not Slytherin! Please!" Lily thought as tears came to her eyes.

"I think you are right. Let's go with GRYFFINDOR!" It shouted Gryffindor out to the whole hall. The Gryffindor table erupted with cheers again. Molly Brown and Arthur Weasley were yelling the loudest along with Sirius. Lily flashed them a smile. She hugged Sirius and sat down next to him.

They waited in nervous anticipation for the rest of their friends to be sorted.

"Lupin, Remus!" Remus walked forward and put the hat on his head. It took a few minutes before proclaiming him a Gryffindor. Lily and Sirius applauded and made room for him to sit on the other side of Sirius.

The next Gryffindor was Miller, Hayley! who sat across from Lily. Finally, after Pettigrew, Peter! Was welcomed as a Gryffindor-

"Potter, James!" James strode up confidently, but Lily knew he was just pretending. Just as it had with Sirius, the hat touched his head and he instantly became a Gryffindor.

Snape, Severus became a Slytherin in the blink of an eye, of course.

Gwen was nervously biting her nails in the short line of un-sorted students. After a girl with brown, corkscrew curls like Lily's became a Gryffindor (Wampler, Mary Katherine!), it was Gwen's turn.

"Watson, Gwen!" Whispers rang throughout the hall with the mention of the Minister's last name. Lily reached over and grabbed James' hand and squeezed her eyes shut. After a few moments, Gwen was proclaimed a Gryffindor. She got the loudest applause of them all. Lily jumped up and hugged her best friend tightly and they sat down together. She hardly paid attention to the rest of the ceremony because she was busy thanking her lucky stars that all her friends were made Gryffindor's.

Finally, after Zimmerman, Thomas was made a Hufflepuff, Dumbledore stood up and beamed around at the students.

"Welcome to another year here at Hogwarts. I would like to go over the traditional start of term notices. First of all, all students need to remember that the Forbidden Forest is, of course, forbidden. Any student caught in it will be punished. Secondly, third years and up are welcome to visit the town of Hogsmeade on weekends when trips are planned. And, there has been a tree called the Whomping Willow that has been planted just outside the forest. Please do not go near it, as it is rather vicious. Also, our head boy and girl this year are both Gryffindors. Would Arthur Weasley and Molly Brown please stand up?" There was a loud round of applause from the Gryffindor table and the other houses, except Slytherin, applauded politely. "Lastly, I would like to ask that Miss Lily Evans, Miss Gwen Watson, Mr. Lucius Malfoy, Mr. James Potter, Mr. Sirius Black, Miss Brown and Mr. Weasley to please stay behind when the feast is over. Now, dig in." He proclaimed, and more food than Lily had ever seen in her life was before her. They all ate steadily, until Mary Katherine piped up.

"Why do you all have to stay late?"

Lily and Gwen shared a look. "We'll tell you late, okay, Mary Katherine?"

"Sure, that's fine." She smiled hesitantly and Lily and Gwen smiled back.

After a loud and slightly off-key rendition of the school song, all of the student's, except the seven that were asked to stay, left noisily through the doors.

They approached Dumbledore nervously, but he smiled at them over his gold spectacles. "Yes, Minerva, I see we have a nice crop of Gryffindor's this year." Professor McGonagall gave a rare smile and nodded her head. "Now, on to more serious business. Mr. Weasley wrote a very interesting owl to me on the train. Would you care to elaborate, Miss Evans?"

Lily nervously told the story of what happened on the train, with James, Gwen, and Sirius adding in parts where they were necessary. Gwen blushed scarlet when they came to the part when she used 'Expelliarmus' on the boys, but to her surprise, Dumbledore laughed. Lucius remained unusually quiet throughout the story.

When is was over, Dumbledore looked at them over the rims of his spectacles thoughtfully. "Mr. Malfoy, is there anything you would like to add?"

Malfoy's face turned red. "Yes, there is. All I was doing was trying to introduce myself to Lily here, when Potter and Black threw themselves at me!" There were immediately outbursts from the students and they started arguing ferociously. Dumbledore had to shoot a purple firecracker from his wand to get them quiet.

"Now, here is what I am going to do. Misters Potter, Black, and Malfoy will receive a detention, as will Miss Watson." Gwen made a noise of outrage, but Dumbledore silenced her with a wave of his hand. "I am sorry, Miss Watson, but I must give you a detention because you are not supposed to use magic on the train. Mr. Weasley did only because it was an emergency. Although, I must say, I have never seen any first year with that powerful disarming spell!" He chuckled and Gwen grinned in spite of herself. "Your father has always been quite good at disarming. I daresay he taught you that one?"

"Yes, sir!" She said proudly.

"Very well, very well. Now off to bed with all of you! Your heads of houses will schedule your detentions. Good night!" They bid the Headmaster good night and set off to bed. The new Gryffindor's were so tired, they hardly noticed where they were going, but it was taking forever. They suddenly stopped in front of a portrait of a very fat lady in a silk pink dress. "Password?" She squawked. Arthur and Molly explained to the first years that this was then entrance to Gryffindor tower and you had to tell the Fat Lady the password in order to get in. "Pig Snout," said Molly. The portrait swung open, revealing a hole in the wall. They climbed through and entered a room decorated in scarlet and gold colors that was practically deserted. It had many couches, tables and squashy chairs scattered around.

"This," said Arthur, "is the common room. We meet here to study or just socialize, whatever. The boy's stairs are to the right and the girls to the left. Molly will show you girls where your dorm is and I'll show the boys where theirs are." The girls said good night to the boys and they glimpsed Molly giving Arthur a kiss on the lips. They all made faces at each other before going up to bed.

"Molly," said Gwen as they headed up the spiral stairs to their dormitory, "do you fancy Arthur?" She asked with a sly smile.

"Yes," she replied without a trace of embarrassment. "He's so wonderful!"

The girls giggled at her and said a joint "Ew!"

"One day, you won't think that. Believe me, it will be quite the opposite."

"Ugh, whatever!" said Lily.

Molly just smiled knowingly. She showed them to a door that said "First Year Girls". They bid Molly good night and got into their nightclothes quietly to not wake Hayley and Mary Katherine up. The last two four-poster beds were beside each other thankfully, so they climbed in with a quick good night to each other and fell asleep immediately.

~*~*~*~*

The next morning, the first year girls all went down to breakfast together. They had to follow a bunch of fifth years to get there. They gaped at how big the castle was, and once again, did not pay attention to where they were going.

"Morning!" she chirped as she sat down next to Remus.

"Hi, Lily," he said in a tired voice. She looked at him closely. He did look rather pale, come to think of it. She frowned and turned back to her breakfast.

When she was about halfway through her porridge, there was a rustling overhead and a swarm of owls flew in, each carrying a letter or package. They swooped over their owners and dropped their parcels, maybe stopping for a sip of pumpkin juice or a nibble or toast. Lily wasn't surprised when her own owl flew toward her.

"Iris!" she greeted the owl cheerfully, untied the letter, and gave her a bit of bacon. Iris nipped Lily's finger affectionately and flew off. Lily had left her with her aunt so Violet could send the owl to Lily when she arrived at Hogwarts. She eagerly ripped open the envelope. The letter read:

Dearest Lily,

How are you, darling? You´ve only been gone a day but everyone here already misses you. What house did you get into? What about Gwen? Have you made any new friends yet? I'm sure you will. How is Sirius? I'm almost positive he, James, and Remus got into Gryffindor. How are your studies coming? I'm so happy you have been accepted! Now, Lily, I know that you are curious about what I am, but you will find out soon enough. Albus (Professor Dumbledore) showed me your schedule, and I believe you will find out today. Please pay attention in History of Magic. Believe me, I know it is hard, but try. I must dash, I have a lunch date with Orion! Love you so much! Ella and Cookie send hugs as well! Write me as soon as you have a moment!

Love,

Your Aunt Violet

Lily smiled happily. Gwen read the letter over her shoulder. "I s'pose we had better pay attention in History of Magic, then. I already know what an Advisor is, my dad told me, but I wasn't really listening," she grinned sheepishly.

"First years! Here are your timetables! Please take care to not lose them!" Professor McGonagall began handing out the schedules. Lily eagerly scanned the paper for History of Magic.

"Oh," she said, disappointed, "it's not 'till last period!"

"What?" asked James.

"History of Magic!" she complained.

"What's wrong with that? My dad says it´s boring," he said, wrinkling his nose.

"Yes, but Aunt Violet told me I would get to find out what she is!"

James' eyes got big. "You don't know the powers of the Adviser?"

"No..."

"Blimey! And she's your own aunt!" said Sirius, catching the last few sentences.

"Tell me!" Lily begged.

Remus opened his mouth to tell her all about the Adviser, but James cut him off.

"No, lets just wait until History of Magic. Make her suffer," he said with a nasty grin.

"Ja-ames!"

"Nope," he said finally, leaning back in his chair. Gwen scowled.

"Told you he was a know-it-all prat," she said loudly.

"Yeah," said Hayley. "C'mon girls. We've got Charms first. It´s going to take us a while to get there, so we'd better start now." The others agreed, and they gathered their bags and set off.

They had to ask a sixth year Hufflepuff for help. He gladly showed them the way, and they skidded into class seconds before it began. To their immense surprise, the three boys were already there.

"How did you do it?" Gwen hissed suspiciously as they sat down. Sirius just smirked and turned to face the tiny teacher.

"Hello class!" he squeaked. "I am Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher. For our first lessons, we will be practicing wrist movements, and then you will all try to make feathers fly." They took notes for about thirty minutes. "Now, remember class," said Professor Flitwick, "Its swish and flick! Swish and flick! No, Miss Watson, not flick and swish, SWISH and...FLICK! Very good, Miss Evans...Potter, what are you doing?"

~*~*~*~*

The rest of the day went by rather quickly, because, of course, Lily was having fun. Finally, the class she had really been looking forward to came. The first year Gryffindors sat down in the room with the first year Ravenclaws and waited expectantly. A very, very old man entered and sat down behind his desk.

"Hello, class. I am Professor Binns, the History of Magic teacher," he said in a boring, monotonous voice. "Today I will be talking about the Adviser." Lily eagerly took out her parchment and prepared to take notes. At first, all he droned on about was the first Adviser, but then he started in with the good stuff.

"There is an Adviser alive currently, by the name of Violet Wellington. She is the first Adviser the world has seen for two hundred years.

"An Adviser's powers show on the night before their thirteenth birthday. Up until then, the only way you can find out if someone is an Adviser is by performing the extremely complicated Revealing Ceremony, and in order to execute it, there must be another Adviser there and willing to see if the person in question shows powers of being an Adviser.

"An Adviser's powers are: They can tell if anyone is lying and if they are, the Adviser has the power's to go inside that person's head and find the truth. Legends talk of some Adviser´s who were able to tap into their inner powers and therefore performing very strong and wandless magic, but, as I said, those are just legends.

"Adviser's usually excel in either Charms or Defense Against the Dark Arts. There is only one thing that can influence the Adviser, because the Imperious Curse will not work on them. This thing is called the Staff of Metrusia. Metrusia was an evil Dark wizard who dated from around 444 B.C. He wanted the Adviser at the time, named Archenion, to move to the Dark side, but Archenon refused. So, Metrusia made the staff and the words to start the spell that will place the Adviser totally under your control are written on the staff. The staff's whereabouts are unknown, but it is believed to be buried in the caves of the Himalayan Mountains. Adviser's make excellent law-wizards and are in demand all the time. That's all for today, class. Next we will be going over the Goblin Rebellion of 400B.C."

Lily stood up shakily.

"Whoa. I'm glad the Staff of Whatshisface is buried! Aren't you?" Gwen said as they left the classroom.

"Yeah," she said quietly, not really aware of her surroundings.

That night, she stayed awake until God knows when. Her last though was, Yes, I am glad that staff is buried... before she drifted into a deep sleep.