CHAPTER 1 – SUMMER

"Lily, wake up! We're going now!"

"Get your butt out of here Jamsie! It's still d-d-dawn …"

"Open your eyes Lils, it's almost ten!"

"W-What!"

I quickly got out of bed. I stretched, yawned and turned to see what the time is on the clock on the bedside table. 7:05. I rubbed my eyes to see if I've seen it right. 7:05. I turned around to glare at my eldest brother and hit my pillow hard on him.

"You-stupid-git!" I yelled between hits. "Why-the-hell-have-you wakened-me-up-early-this-morning? You-!"

The rest of my sentence was interrupted by a tawny screech owl tapping on my window. It carried a 3 yellowish envelope addressed using green ink. The first envelope was addressed – To Ms. L. L. Potter, Smallest Bedroom, Number 12 Grimmauld Place, London. I grabbed my letter whereas my brother got the other two.

"I'll give this to Al. See you downstairs"

I couldn't answer, so I just nodded. It felt like a dream come true to receive a letter like this. My hands were itching to open it but they were trembling. I sat back on my bed, took a deep breath, and opened it.

Inside were two letters. The first says:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF

WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Minerva McGonagall

Dear Ms. Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please buy all required books and materials enclosed on the second letter.

Term begins on September first. We will wait for your return owl until the thirty-first of July.

Yours sincerely,

Filius Flitwick

Deputy Headmaster

The second letter says:

First years will need as follows:

Three sets of plain black robes

One pointed black hat

One pair of gloves

One winter cloak

Name tags

COURSE BOOKS

Standard Book of Spells Grade 1

By Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic

By Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory

By Adalbert Waffling

A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration

By Emetic Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

By Phyllida Spore

Basic Potions

By Simon Everlasting

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

By Newt Scamander

Most Useful Defensive Spells

By Harry Potter

OTHER EQUIPMENTS

Wand

Standard Size 2 Pewter Cauldron

Glass or crystal phials

Telescope set

Brass scales

*Students may also bring pets such as OWL, CAT or a TOAD*

*Parents, please be reminded that first years aren't allowed their own broom unless in special circumstances such as being part of the house team.*

*Hogwarts Express leaves at 11:00, first of September, Platform 9 ¾, King's Cross Station, London'

I got out of my bed, bouncing on the balls of my feet. I can't believe it! Finally, it's my turn to go! Of course, I'm going to miss mum and dad, but it's rather hard being always left behind for the past three years.

I ran downstairs, passing the portrait of Mrs. Black. Dad said that it have been put there with a Permanent Sticking Charm. It used to say foul words when disturbed when I was young, but dad had used a Silencing Charm on her to keep her from shouting. I rather found her amusing because she's so stupid in believing all those things she says, cause it's all horrible but rubbish.

She was the mother of my dad's dead godfather, Sirius Black. Sirius never loved his mother and hasn't followed her beliefs. He was the best friend of my paternal grandfather, James Potter. They were probably the most troublesome students Hogwarts ever had, although they were also extremely clever. They were also animagi, wizards who can transform into an animal at will. My grandfather was a stag and Sirius was a giant black dog. They also made the Marauder's Map, a map of Hogwarts and its secret passages.

Those two were the namesakes of my eldest brother, James Sirius Potter.

My other brother was Albus Severus Potter. He was named after the two greatest headmasters of Hogwarts – one a Gryffindor, one a Slytherin. Albus Dumbledore is one of the greatest wizards in the century. He defeated the second greatest dark wizard of all time, Gellert Grindelwald. The greatest dark wizard, Voldemort, was the one who murdered my dad's parents. He also tried to kill my dad when he was one, but he failed. Instead, my dad has had a lighting scar on the forehead. When dad was seventeen, he killed Voldemort at the Hogwarts Battle, where many lost lives. Severus Snape was one of them. Snape was a Death Eater, but only on Dumbledore's orders. He did it because of remorse and secret love for my grandmother, my dad's mother Lily Evans Potter.

Lily Evans Potter was one of my namesakes. They always say that I look like her. Although it's common knowledge that having a Weasley blood leads to being a redhead, they say that my red hair was of my grandmother's because it's two or three shades darker than my mum. My mum has a best friend, Luna Lovegood. She was my other namesake and my godmother. Although a little bit 'loony' sometimes, she's kind and loyal and lovable enough. She fought alongside my parents on the Battle and helped them a lot.

So that's why I am Lily Luna Potter.

Oh, and I also have another brother in all aspects but blood.

His name is Teddy Remus Lupin. Teddy came from his grandpa Ted Tonks and Remus is from his dad. He is my dad's godson. Both of his parents died in the Battle when he was just a few months old. His dad, Remus Lupin, was one of the Marauders and friends with James and Sirius. Remus became a werewolf because he was bitten by Fenrir Greyback when he was five. Luckily, the werewolf genes weren't passed to his son. On the other hand, Teddy's mother, Nymphadora Tonks, was a Metamorphmagus and she passed those genes to her only son. Metamorphmagi are very rare, so Teddy is lucky to be one. It means that he can change his appearance at will.

Those three were my brothers. Being the only daughter is hard, but I can manage it, because I love them all. Sometimes, they can be pretty annoying, though.

"Mum! Dad! I got my letter!" I sang as I sat on one of the chairs in the kitchen.

"Oh, I'm going to miss my little Flower," dad said rather sadly.

"Don't worry dad, we still have a little time this summer and Christmas and Easter. And I'll write you letters when I get there."

I hugged my parents. Mum kissed the top of my head and said, "You'll do great. Make us proud, Lils."

"Sure thing," I said and smiled. They smiled back but I can see how hard it is for them to let me go, because I'm their only daughter.

At that moment, Al went on the kitchen – followed by Teddy and James – rubbing his eyes and yawning. He's harder to wake than me. James is always the early bird on us.

"Morning mum. Morning dad. Are we going now?" Teddy asked. Although they weren't his real parents, he still call them mum and dad. But if you look in a different perspective, they were his real parents in every single way.

"Morning Ted," mum said. "Better change your dresses and tidy yourselves up before we go to The Burrow."

"Ok."

I went on the room to change. This room was where my mum used to sleep with Aunt Hermione during the time when it was used as headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix. This house was offered by Sirius to Dumbledore during that time. When Sirius died, dad inherited the house. It looked nothing like it had that time because it was renovated. The dark colours were changed into light ones. My room is a soft shade of green. It is my favourite colour, because of my dad's eyes. I really am closer to my dad than my brothers, but I'm still close to mum.

Mum and Dad's room was Sirius's old bedroom. It was the only room they haven't change because of the memories it held there but of course, it's tidied up a bit. And besides, they shouldn't complain of the colors there because it only showed Sirius's dedication to Gryffindor.

Teddy uses the old room of Sirius's younger brother, Regulus Acturus Black.

James uses the room where Fred and George, the Weasley Twins, slept during the Order reform.

Al's room was where dad and Uncle Ron slept on the order reform.

So, after rummaging my wardrobe, -I chose a red sundress and black flops. I put my hair into a long ponytail. It almost hung on my waist but I don't have intention to give it a trim yet.

I brought my broom, a Firebolt, down with me to bring to The Burrow. I and my cousins love playing Quidditch, with an exception to Aunt Hermione, her daughter Rose, and Aunt Fleur. But the rest of us have fallen in love in it. In fact, my mum was the ex-Captain and Chaser of the Quidditch team, Holyhead Harpies – an all-girls Quidditch team. My mum is now a sports writer in the Daily Prophet.

My dad was the youngest Hogwarts seeker in the century. He played seeker when he was only a first year in the Gryffindor House team. He told me that some Quidditch teams offered him Seeker positions when he left Hogwarts but he turned them all down because of the ambition of becoming an Auror - a dark wizard catcher. He is now the Head of the Auror Department of the Ministry of Magic.

My brothers were in the Gryffindor House team, too. James is a Beater along with our cousin Fred and Al is a Chaser. Someday, I wanna be a Seeker alongside my brothers one day.

I went down to the kitchen again where my family is waiting.

We Flooed into The Burrow and we're welcomed by our entire family. Grandma Molly and grandpa Arthur, my mum's parents, were in the kitchen, along with their eldest son, Uncle Bill, his wife Aunt Fleur and their children Victoire, – Teddy's girlfriend – Dominique and Louis. They and their mum are part veela so it gives them a rather silvery glow that attracts people. Vic and Dom have silvery blond hair while Louis has his dad's red hair. It rather made him more beautiful, if a boy can be beautiful. Victoire already graduated and was going to play for the Holyhead Harpies reserve Seeker. She was also a Seeker when she was at Hogwarts. Dominique is a seventh year and was Head Girl at Hogwarts now. Louis is starting his sixth year at Hogwarts.

"Morning grandma, grandpa." I hugged them and peck each of their cheeks.

"Hello there Lily, you've grown up a little since the last time I've seen you!" grandpa exclaimed.

"Not really grandpa."

I went next to give Aunt Fleur a peck on each cheek and hug Uncle Bill. Then I turned to my cousins, while my brothers were being harassed with kisses from Grandma Molly.

"Hi Vic, Dom, Louis! It's so good to see you!"

"It's great to see you, too, Flower!" Louis said.

They hugged me each and I can't help the huge smile forming in my face.

"Where are the others?" I asked.

"Harassing the garden," Dom said.

"I'll go see them."

"We'll come with you," James said. Both he and Al were turning away from grandma. Teddy was talking to Victoire.

I turned to my veela cousins and said, "See you later," and run along with my brothers on tow.

It felt good to be outside because of the warm summer air. It felt good to be on my broom today, but maybe not this early. I need to eat yet.

I saw my other cousins outside, playing Exploding Snaps, muggle cards, chasing gnomes, but in Rose's case, reading a book. She really is like her mum.

"Hi everyone!"

They all turned around and smiled as they spotted us three. They hugged us each in return.

Molly and Lucy were the daughters of Uncle Percy and Aunt Audrey Weasley. Molly is obviously named after grandma. They both have red hair and freckly face. Molly was so much of a law abider like his father whereas Lucy was quite a law breaker.

Fred and Roxanne were the son and daughter of Uncle George and Aunt Angelina Weasley. Freddie is starting his seventh year while Roxie's gonna be in fifth year. Fred was named after George's dead twin. His twin was the ex-boyfriend of Angelina. At first, Uncle George felt guilty of it but in the end, love is all that matters. Fred and Roxanne were practical pranksters at school, something which Uncle George is very proud about. Fred looks like a carbon copy of Uncle George and he could have passed as his father's twin if not only for the age lines on my uncle's face. Roxanne, on the other hand, has a dark skin and black hair like her mother, and it look odd on her to have his father's blue eyes. They were also rather freckly, considering Roxanne's dark skin she looks like she has white spots on the face. But she still looks rather pretty.

Rose and Hugo were Uncle Ron's and Aunt Hermione's children. Rose is in the same year as Al and Hugo will be starting at Hogwarts this year with me. Rose is so much like her mum, always love reading books and doesn't like Quidditch much, although she keep on trying. Hugo was rather good at it, but I'm absolutely better. He's much smarter and cleverer than me, though. Still, I don't mind. He's cleverer but he doesn't pass the "Rosie-type" cleverness because of his boy genes. He's much more into sports. Rose has a bushy red hair. The bushiness came from her mum while the color was from her dad. Hugo, on the other hand, got his dad's hair, which wasn't bushy. They were both freckly, though, but they still look cute.

Luckily, the Potters escaped the curse of having a freckly face. Albus is the thirteen-year old version of our dad with his black hair and green eyes. He was the only one who has his green eyes. James has also has dad's jet black hair, but his features were more like mum which made him rather handsome – and arrogant. After his third year he's always boasting about girls being attracted to him.

But still, Al and me were quite arrogant at times, too. It's a part of being a Potter-Weasley because there's only two cousins I can think of that aren't arrogant – Molly and Rose – although Rose is quite fun to be with sometimes, and she and her brother were my closest cousins, partly because of the proximity in our ages. Rose was the one that I went to when I needed advice, especially when I really want to kick my brothers' butt.

"Want a game of Quidditch?" Fred asked everyone.

There was a series of "yes" and so we went inside to get our brooms, but before we could do so, mum yelled, "Time for breakfast!"

So after we ate, we paired into teams. It was Victoire, Albus, Fred, Dominique and I versus James, Roxanne, Hugo, Louis, Lucy. Victoire played seeker in our team while Fred, Dom and I played chasers and Fred as Keeper. James played seeker on the other team while Rox, Louis, and Lucy are Chasers and Hugo was Keeper. No Beaters for safety.

In the end, our team won, but they had no hard feelings. Just a game. As simple as that.

We ate lunch and started playing on the newest Weasley's Wizard Wheezes items from Uncle George.

We said goodbye after dinner and Flooed back home.

I went straight upstairs to bed, change in my pyjamas and succumbed into the darkness.

"Morning Lils!" someone shouted again. I guess James.

"Butt out Jamsie! I'm trying to s-s-sleep here!" I opened my eyes and saw something blue. I realized it wasn't James, but Teddy.

"Oops, sorry Ted. I thought you were James."

"It's alright. I guess that's always you're morning greeting to him." He shrugged.

Teddy, being a Metamorphmagus, can change his appearance but he often stick with a blue hair, light skin and light blue eyes, almost like water. It suits him well.

"Why do I need to wake up e-early?" I asked, failing to stifle a yawn.

"Diagon Alley," he said simply.

"Oh."

It hit me suddenly. I arranged my bed, dressed, and went downstairs. Today is the day that we're gonna buy our school things in Diagon Alley.

We Flooed to The Leaky Cauldron first where we were greeted by Uncle Neville and Aunt Hannah, my parents' friends. Their daughter, Katrina Alice Longbottom, is my best friend. I said hi to Neville and Hannah before I turned to their daughter.

"How's your summer Kat?"

"Pretty slow because I don't have a big family like you, but I rather like France. It's just a wee bit boring," she said. "How about you Lils?"

"Spectacular, as usual. We went to The Burrow and played last week and now we're going to shopping to Diagon Alley. Have you got your stuff yet?

"Nope."

"You wanna come with us?"

"Yes. I'll tell dad if I can. Wait right here."

She came back after a few seconds, bouncing to the balls of her feet.

"I can come with you. Dad gave me gold to buy everything I need."

"That's great because I haven't seen you forever!"

"Hey Lils, Kat, time to go!" dad shouted.

"Coming!"

We separated ways. I, Kat and Mum and James, Al and Dad. We went first to Madam Malkin's to get our school robes and winter cloaks and other wardrobe. Then we went to the Apothecary buy cauldrons and to fill our potions supply. Next we went to Flourish and Blott's for our books. A boy, probably thirteen or fourteen, caught my attention. He had a light blond hair and silver-grey eyes. He met my gaze and an impulse that I can't fathom rippled inside me. His expression warmed instantly when he met my gaze. I averted my eyes from him and saw, instead, the man standing next to him. He was absurdly like him except for the man's pointed chin and taller and much more muscular physique.

"Oh," my mum said suddenly from behind me. "Hello Malfoy," she said, somewhat tartly to the blond man, but then she composed her features and smiled.

"Hello Potter," Malfoy said, obviously trying to be polite.

So this is probably Draco Malfoy. I've heard stories from dad, Uncle Ron, Aunt Hermione and my whole family about the Malfoys. The Malfoys where one of those families who maintains their pureblood family. Lucius, Draco's father, have been vile and cruel to the Weasleys, especially to granddad. Whereas Draco have been an arrogant git according to Uncle Ron. Draco was my father's enemy number one when they were at school, but after the war, dad said he reformed and tried to be civil. He helped capture a lot of Death Eaters as far as I know.

"So, how are the raids going?" mum asked the blond man.

"It's great, but I have to admit that Ive got to raid my own house because of all the stuff my father hid in there."

"Oh, okay."

The manager shoved the books on my mums outstretched hands after we paid.

"Come on, Scorpius, let's go meet your mum. Bye Potter."

"Goodbye, Malfoy," mum said.

The two blonds stood up. The boy named Scorpius look in my direction before following his dad. I wonder if something's wrong with him.

"Is that Draco Malfoy, Aunt Ginny?" Kat asked.

Mum just nodded and said, "I'm sure you heard stories from your parents, especially your dad."

"Yeah. Dad reckons he's a bully and stupid but changed after the war."

"You know what," I said to Kat, "that is what my dad told me, too. He still seems pretty scary, though."

"Come now kids, I've already got your books. Let's buy you now some quills and parchments and inks."

"Yup!" we replied the same time.

After getting our writing materials, we went to the place I was most eager to visit – Ollivander's. That is the place where I get my wand. We went inside where an elderly man I knew to be Ollivander stood.

"Hi Mr. Ollivander!" my mum greeted.

"Pleasure to see you Mrs. Potter. Your first wand was holly, eight and a half inches, with a tail from a unicorn. But now it is maple, seven and three quarters, dragon heartstring. Now, this should be your daughter Lily and you must be Longbottom's daughter Katrina."

"Yeah."

"Well then, who shall we get a wand first?"

"Katrina," I replied immediately. I'm pretty scared that no wand will be suited for me.

After about seven tries, Kat has gotten her wand – mahogany, nine and a half inches, unicorn tail.

When I was the one to try, Mr. Ollivander have tried about two dozens of wands into my hand until finally, I got my wand – chestnut, eleven and a quarter inches, phoenix tail core.

We paid seven galleons each, even though Mr. Ollivander insisted that we don't pay because of my dad's help to him during the war and also the novelty of Kat's dad. We went to Florean Fortesque's Ice Cream Parlour next to meet my dad and brothers. I bought a vanilla flavored ice cream while Kat chose a strawberry one. When I saw my, dad and brothers I was surprised to see that dad was holding a snowy owl in a cage. My brothers both already have an owl – Soren and Kludd. My dad grinned and winked at me and in that instant, I knew that she's mine.

"Thanks dad," I said as I ran and hugged him.

"Sure Flower. We bought your brothers owls when they started at school. We can't forget our little baby girl, could we?"

"What could I name her?" I asked Kat.

She shrugged.

"Adryll!" I exclaimed happily.

We went back to Leaky Cauldron to eat lunch, said goodbye to the Longbottoms, and Flooed back home.