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Lily Evans looked out the airplane's window at the beautiful New Zealand mountains covered with pure white snow. She tapped her best friend, Cassie, and pointed to the spectacular view.
A grin spread across Cassie's face as she saw the mountains. "I'm so excited," she exclaimed. "I can't wait to start skiing!" The girls were going on a month long ski trip over the summer that they had been planning for ages. "It's going to be so much fun!"
Lily nodded along with her friend and went back to staring out her window. It will be a nice break from magic, she thought to herself. Not that it made much difference, though. Lily was only sixteen and not yet allowed to preform magic outside of school. Plus, she usually spent her Summer holidays with her Muggle, or non-magical, parents and sister anyway, so this holiday wouldn't be much different than any other Summer Break in the Muggle world.
She was mostly happy to be with her Muggle friends, Cassie, Jill, and Bess, who she rarely got to spend quality time with. They didn't know that Lily was actually a witch and that the boarding school she went away to each year was really Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She sighed as she thought of Hogwarts. She already missed her best friend, Mary, who she wouldn't be able to keep in touch with over vacation (an owl flying into the hotel room would most likely end badly...). As much as she loved her magical school though, she was glad to get away from the stress of classes, but most importantly, James Potter. Lily was looking forward to getting a break from Potter and his mates over the holiday. Especially after how their fifth year had ended...
Shaking James from her head, Lily looked over at her Muggle friends. Cassie had opened a book called Wuthering Heights and was intently reading it. She tucked her blond bangs behind her ear and flipped another page. Bess sat next to her, her usual bright blue eyes were hidden behind her eyelids, as she was heavily sleeping (and snoring) at the moment. Next to her was Jill, who was having an animated discussion with the flight attendant while braiding her dark brown hair. Lily smiled. As much as she missed Hogwarts, she horribly missed the days when the four of them were together in the same Primary school.
"At this time we're going to turn on the seatbelt sign and ask that you return to your seats and ensure your seatbelts are fastened until we are parked safely at the gate. It's been our pleasure to have you with us on Northwest today and we hope to have you back with us soon. Flight attendants please prepare the cabin for landing," said a voice. Lily put the book she was reading and the rest of her belongings in her carry-on and grinned, preparing for the landing.
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The landing was smooth and the girls quickly retrieved their luggage. A shuttle bus picked them up and in no time, Lily, Jill, Cassie, and Bess had reached The Christophe Brazier Lodge and found their four-bedroom residence. It was absolutely stunning, with a perfect fireplace, nice kitchen, and three bathrooms. The view of the slopes from their balcony was beautiful. Lily could see the range of mountains and tiny skiers gliding through the snow, making her itch to pick up her own skis and join them.
Lily slipped away into her bedroom, complete with a double bed with an adorable quilt lying across the bottom half. A mirror hung above a wooden dresser and there were little mints placed on the table beside the bed. It was so cozy and charming that Lily almost could have gone to sleep right then, but she decided against it.
"Come on, Lily," Jill yelled from the other room. "We're headed straight for the hot tub!"
"I'm so there," she shouted back and she went to change into her suit.
The girls headed out of their room in search for the hot tub. They soon discovered that none of them had even bothered to look up the location of the hot tub and soon they were hopelessly lost, laughing at themselves in front of a map of the hotel.
"So, we've got to find Elevator G," said Bess. "Wherever that is..."
"I think that one's around the corner!" exclaimed Jill and she began skipping off to find the elevator. The rest of the girls followed, ignoring the looks cast upon them by confused tourists. As it turned out, Jill was right and the friends were soon on Elevator G and chatting up a storm.
There was a ding as the sliding doors opened revealing two boys. Lily turned and came face to face with a tall boy with messy hair and hazel eyes that hid behind circular glasses. She knew that unkept hair. She knew that cocky grin. She knew that arrogant boy who stood before her. James Potter was staring at her with shock and excitement.
"Nice bikini, Evans," he said, giving her a wink.
Next to him, Sirius Black was roaring with laughter at Lily's horrified expression. "What are the odds of seeing you here?" he barked.
Voldemort, kill me now, Lily thought to herself as her two least favorite people joined her and her friends in Elevator G.