While the end of exams came as a blessed relief it also meant that the end of term was merely days away. Unlike other years none of them seemed able to muster much excitement for the upcoming summer. The seventh years were of course reluctant to say their last goodbyes to their home for the last seven years. In Charlotte's case this was heightened by her fear of what motherhood would be like outside of these stone walls. Sapphire was dreading the thought of long weeks with her grandmother and was taking the chance to let loose whenever possible. Her sister wasn't saying anything but she had snapped at several of them over silly things and Lily could tell something was bothering her. She suspected Ruby was fretting over how she would be able to see Emmeline once they had left the castle. Aria was anxious at the prospect of their first summer without Jude as well as knowing that without his help they'd be more stressed than ever at the B and B. Even James and Sirius didn't seem to be their usual rambunctious selves at the thought of lie ins and whole days filled with quidditch. Though with what she now knew about James's dad she couldn’t blame them. Lily herself had mixed feelings about the summer - a rest would be welcome but with no Severus and Petunia growing more hostile by the day she suspected she was in for a very lonely summer. Only Alice seemed chipper at the prospect, her and Frank were spending the first two weeks before he started auror training in the South of France. Owls had been arriving all week with packages full of floral dresses and floppy sunhats.
They tried desperately to push the thoughts to the back of their minds - choosing to bask in the grounds and sit up way too late playing silly games in the common room. Lily tried her best not to let her feelings about James spill out and spoil the rest of the groups fun. She'd decided to remain civil with him in company but any burgeoning friendship they may have had had been well and truly stamped out. He seemed somewhat bewildered by her change in attitude though at least had the good grace not to question it. Despite her efforts there did seem to be something picking at the edge of their determined happiness, whether it was her and James, the slight awkwardness that still existed between the boys or the increasing sense of the war creeping in she didn’t know. By the time they were all boarding the gleaming scarlet train, lugging hastily packed trunks, they were all somewhat exhausted. Lily could only hope as she stepped onto the platform in London that the long, and if forecasters were to be believed blisteringly hot, summer ahead could help restore them all to their previous selves.
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The Girl With The Emerald Eyes
FanfictionA story of James and Lily. The life, laughs and loves they shared. From sixth year until death.
