Slowly, London comes into view. The beautiful meadows and fields are long gone behind us. I’m honestly not really looking forward to seeing my sister, Petunia, again. I miss the easy friendship that we used to have before I starting showing signs of magic. I wouldn’t regret going to Hogwarts, not in a thousand years. Though, it does make it harder to fit in with my muggle family.
“Lil!” Alice shouts.
“What?” I groan.
“You zoned out again.” Marlene adds.
“Sorry, I was just thinking about home.”
“Are you going to be okay?” Alice asks gently.
I shrug. “Hopefully, I just don’t fancy seeing Petunia again. Mum said that she’s bringing her boyfriend over for dinner soon.”
“Vermin?” Marlene says disgustedly.
“Vernon.” I correct. “But yes, I may call him that.”
Alice looks at me sadly. “Cheer up! If it gets bad, you can come stay at my house.”
“Thanks.”
The Hogwarts Express pulls into Platform 9 ¾. I pull my trunk off the rack above my head. Two months until I return… This is going to be a long summer. I drag my trolley towards the barrier that will take me into the muggle world.
“Evans! Wait!” It’s Potter, no one else ever calls me that.
“What?”
“Erm, I just come to say that I hope you have a good summer.” he says politely.
“Thanks… You too.” I turn and walk through the barrier. That was odd… Potter is actually being nice to me for two days in a row, if I don’t count yesterday morning.
“Lily!” Mum calls through the crowd. Her petite face lights up when she sees me. “Darling, we’ve missed you much!”
I throw myself into her arms and kiss her cheek. “I’ve missed you too, Mum.” I release her and hug Dad. I look around for a moment and sigh. No Petunia.
“I’m sorry, Lily. I tried to get her to come.” Mum says sadly.
“It’s quite alright,” I lie.
“No, it’s not.” Dad says quietly.
“Don’t worry. She’s probably busy with her boyfriend.”
As Dad loads my trunk into our family car, Mum asks, “date any boys this year?” I knew this was coming. She asks every year without fail, since about my fifth year.
“Couple of dates,” I shrug and smile slightly. “No keepers.”
“What about that Potter boy that you’re always talking about?”
I make a face. “I’d rather date the giant squid that lives in the lake.”
“That’s subtle.” Mum laughs.
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The Patronus Charm- A Lily and James Fanfiction
FanfictionLily Evans has hated James Potter ever since their first year at Hogwarts. It's not something that Lily ever expects to change. But outside the castle walls, a dark wizard is rising. No one is safe anymore. Lily is thrown into this fight, merely bec...
