First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

Chapter 21 A new beginning

Chapter 21 A new beginning.

Lily had awaken up very Early September first to find the place was filling with the teachers all returning to school from their summer vacations. Lily didn’t want the others to know she was already there so slipped up quietly to the headmaster’s office.

Lily was pleased to find the password was still not changed and rode the revolving staircase up to his office.

Lily knocked on the large oak door.

“Come in Lily.”

Lily walked in to see Dumbledore standing beside his desk.

“I had a feeling you were going to be showing up here this morning.”

Lily smiled she had often thought that Dumbledore knew things it seems ten times faster then other people.

“Please sir, I was hoping that I could some how come to the school on the train with the others.” Lily looked hopeful at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore walked over to her. “Are you sure your feeling up to it?” he asked gently.

Lily looked at her feet thinking for a moment. Looking back up Lily tried to smile.

“I don’t know but I need to try, I need to be a student again and not…..” Lily let it trail off she knew Dumbledore would understand.

“Then let us use something special which will transport you and your trunk to Kingscross, to catch the train.” Dumbledore walked over to Fawkes.

“I do hope you don’t mind a long trip.” Fawkes gave a nod of his head.

“Good lets retrieve your trunk and send you on your way.” Dumbledore said to Lily feeling pleased.

The two with Fawkes riding on Dumbledore’s shoulder quickly made their way to the Gryffindor common room. Lily ran up to grab her trunk and hauled it down the stairs bumping loudly on each step as she dragged it along.

“Fawkes is very magical; he will transport you and your trunk directly to platform Nine and Three Quarters. Once there you can load your trunk on or I dare say a young Mr. Potter will be pleased to help you.”

Lily blushed; she didn’t want to think about that right now.

“Thank you sir, for everything,” Lily did something she never thought she would, she gave Dumbledore a hug. Lily didn’t see the tears in his eyes as she let go of him thinking what a wonderful grand father he had made.

Lily was very surprised when Fawkes offered his tail to her; she grabbed on and found her self-light and instantly gone in a flash of gold and red flaming lights.

Lily was on the platform Nine and Three Quarters so quickly that she felt she barely had time to blink.

Looking around Lily noticed a few other students milling around and talking excitably about the coming year or the summer that had just past. Lily pulled her trunk toward the train; it would be nice to have things back to normal again, even if she thought her heart would never stop aching.

Lily was just about to the train when a hand grabbed onto the trunk.

“Want some help?”

Lily turned to see James standing there smiling at her.

“I can manage its ok.” Lily told him softly. She pulled some more trying to get it up the steps into the train.

“Man girls are so stubborn.” James grabbed the trunk from her and hauled it inside leaving her open mouth watching him. Lily quickly followed so as not to lose track of her trunk.