The Girl With The Emerald Eyes

The Beginning

Lily watched the little hand on her watch tick closer to eleven , soon she would be heading to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and she was more than nervous . She fingered the silver heart necklace Petunia had given her for her eleventh birthday and remembered the day when that letter came.

"Lily Lily wake up! It's your birthday and I want to give you your gift "Petunia sqeauled excitedly.

"shh Tuney you'll wake mum I'm getting up " said Lily blearily while rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"Oh and this came for you ." Whispered Petunia handing over a letter with her name and adress written elegantly on the front in emerald ink. She was intrigued as to who had sent the letter for it was too thick to be a birthday card however she forced herself to ignore the mysterious letter and turn to Petunia who was clearly bursting to give Lily her present .

"I hope you like it Lil I searched for ages to find it" whispered Petunia handing over a small box with a green ribbon tied round it , unable to contain herself Lily ripped the decorative ribbon off and opened the box . Inside nestled inside a bed of tissue paper was a delicate silver heart on a silver chain.

"Oh Tuney I love it !" Lily exclaimed leaning across the bed to hug her sister.

"Open your letter now Lil maybe it's from aunt Annabel in Austrailia " exclaimed Petunia excitedly.

Carefully Lily broke the red wax seal on the back of the parchment slowly she read the letter while Petunia tried in vain to read the letter over her shoulder . Hogwarts ! Thought Lily but she thought Sev was only winding her up.

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Suddenly Lily was interupted from her thoughts by a quiet tapping on the door.

" Excuse me is it okay if I join you ? Only all the other compartments with space have older students and I didn't want to sit there, I tried to find my friend Frank he's in second year but I can't find him" said a girl rather nervously.

" Of course " said Lily glad to have someone to talk to on the journey, she had thought she would be sitting with Sev but theyd had something of a falling out.

The girl thanked her and took a seat opposite Lily , she had chocolate coloured hair which fell in slight waves to just past her shoulders and big warm brown eyes.

" I'm Alice Caroll, nice to meet you " said the girl with a smile.

"I'm Lily Evans " replied Lily.

"Are you in first year too ?"

"Yes I'm so excited I can't believe we are finally going to Hogwarts "

"Finally? It's only been weeks since our letters came" said Lily a confused expression spreading across her pale face

"Oh are you muggleborn?"enquired Alice, Lily was getting more embarrassed by the second especially as Alice began to talk about her parents as muggles whatever that meant .

Just as Lily felt she was starting to get along with Alice a group of boys appeared in the doorway of their compartment.

" Alice! I've been looking all over for you. Mum says you've to come and sit with me and Nathan. Plus I brought you all kinds of wicked sweets back from our hols." The tallest boy of the group announced, Lily assumed he was the friend Alice had mentioned.

Alice's eyes lit up and she moved hurriedly to join her friend with a promise to Lily to look for her later. When the pair departed Lily was left with the two other dark haired boys.

" Mind if we sit here?" Asked the shorter of the two.

" Go ahead!" Sqeauked Lily her voice sounding more nervous than she intended.