(JILY) MARAUDERS AND VALKYRIES : THE FALL OF SERPENT

26.Petunia Loves Lily (a nice one)

Petunia wasn't home yet, she will be arriving after three days. Was it a good thing or bad Lily didn't know. She had returned from the hospital two hours ago after meeting her aunt who was looking ill but nevertheless was chatty and was pleased to see Lily. 

It was evening time during which Lily used to meet Aunt Charlotte or visit the park, the first option was not possible and she doesn't want to go to the park as she didn't want to meet Snape, the words still hurts her, it just wasn't just a single word, it was more than that. 

So, Lily decided to spend the evening with her mum. Lily didn't leave the house a single time which was odd as her mother noted, she asked Lily to go out but she denied it. Rose thought that it was probably due to Charlotte, so she didn't force her. She thought of cheering Lily and entered her room.

"Hey Lily, I was thinking why don't you invite Severus to the dinner tonight, he hasn't come to our home since you both started going to school," said Rose.

Lily hadn't thought that Snape has just come to her home three-four times and that too before they went to Hogwarts, she has tried to invite him but he has declined each time and he hasn't introduced Lily to his parents ever, though according to him they weren't worth it. But does Snape decline to come to her due to the fact that her parents were muggle? She didn't know and neither wanted to. The thought of Snape reminded her of that word and humiliation.

Rose saw the sadness draw on Lily's face. Others cant see but Rose can see straight through her daughters. "What's wrong dear?"

"Nothing mum" Lily replied smiling but Rose wasn't to be fooled.

"So, how about inviting Severus?" asked Rose, in hope of cheering her.

"No" Lily replied.

"Why not?"

"Its just that we are no longer friends," said Lily.

"Okay, well Lily it's life, losing old friends and making new friends, life always goes forward and so should you."

"Thanks, mum"

"So why you are no longer friends?'

Lily couldn't lie to her mom  even if she tries her mother has this power "Well he was involved in bad company, and I put forward him that either he can be friends with or them, he chose them and then afterwards he called me some racial abuse," Lily replied.

"Oh, sorry dear, now, do you wanna come and help me in dinner? Petunia and your father will arrive by 7" asked Rose and Lily agreed.

Lily was setting up the dinner table when her mum called her, she reached the kitchen, and sitting on the window was a blue owl with a golden beak, Lily suddenly felt happy and excited, she was waiting when one of her friends will write and now after nearly three days James has written. 

"Hey, sage" Lily said as she took out the letter from its leg and then gave Sage some food, but Sage was still there and Lily knew why. "Mom I am going to my room to read and reply to the letter," she said happily.

Rose smiled for the first time since her return has Lily seemed so happy, "Who is it from?"

"It's James' owl and ....... yes, his letter. Come sage we will go to my room." she said merrily, and skipped to her room up the stairs happily, the owl followed her. Rose smiled at the behaviour of her daughter.

Butterflies erupted in Lily's stomach as she sat on her bed and read the letter.

Dear Lily,
Hope you are doing well and your parents are well too. Hey, that's becoming formal.
Firstly I wanted to tell you that if I knew that you live in Cokewoth I would have visited you, though that's not a good idea to just show up to someone's house, my house is about an hour drive away from yours.
Now, I will be honest with you, I wanted to write to you on the same day in evening but Sirius has some advice about waiting three days, he has found some odd titled book by some 'Barney Stinson' , do you know him?, he says that according to book I should wait for 3 days before sending anyone letters. So I followed his advice but then Sirius started giving me more advice from the book and they were all ridiculous. So, I decided to write you. So what do you think when can I write you letter? Is 3 days rule correct? Please tell, though I would probably write you every minute, sorry that came wrong, but I hope you understood that.