Chapter 3: The War Begins

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Ten years passed, and Petunia returned to England. She was no longer the ordinary girl she had once been. Her knowledge of the mystic arts made her a formidable sorceress, though she kept her abilities hidden from the world.

When she reunited with her family, Lily was still the center of attention, now a young woman fresh out of Hogwarts and boasting about her relationship with James Potter. Petunia listened quietly as Lily told their parents about the rising tensions in the wizarding world, how a dark wizard named Voldemort was gaining power, and how she and James were part of a resistance group called the Order of the Phoenix.

It was strange, Petunia thought. Here was Lily, talking about a war, about life and death, and their parents were still treating it like some kind of grand adventure.

Petunia’s heart twisted with an old jealousy. But this time, it wasn’t because she felt lesser—it was because she knew things her family never would. Lily may have had magic, but Petunia had seen horrors in the multiverse, had battled demons from other realms. Yet no one would ever know.

That night, as Petunia stood outside her parents’ house, looking up at the stars, she felt a strange sense of peace. She didn’t need to prove herself to anyone anymore. She had chosen her path. The war in the wizarding world might threaten her family, but Petunia had her own battles to fight, ones that Lily could never understand.

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