With a huff, Lily returned to her parents" bedroom and removed her mother's gold hoops from her earlobes. She put them back in the jewelry box, thinking with regret that it was a shame, because they looked perfect on her. To look older than her ten years, was exactly what she wanted. All of her brother's friends were twelve, and Al was going to be soon. It was hard enough being the only one in the house who hadn't gone yet to Hogwarts, she didn't want to be treated like the insignificant little sister of the Potters.