Semper

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"I'm not a freak Patty. And neither is Rory." Lily said

Tears pooled in her eyes. Aurora was in the kitchen, stuffing some cookies her mother had made for the train journey, and was happily oblivious to the taunts that were being made by her elder sister. Their bags were packed, and Michael was ready to take them to the Station, there someone from Hogwarts was going to be waiting for them and from their they would board the Hogwarts Express.

As soon as their conflict was solved, when the parents had seen their daughters cuddling – for the first and the very last time ever – the first thing the twins did as one was send in the letters of their confirmation, Aurora's in her scribbly handwriting, while Lily's was a better scribbly handwriting. Well, atleast it was readable.

The wizards would understand this, that's why they're wizards. We're Aurora's justification for her messy scrawl.

"You are a freak, going into a freak school. Its better though, atleast us normal people can be safe." Petunia spat out, turning her head away and running off when she heard her father come down with Lily and Aurora's trunks. Seeing his youngest cry, he quickly placed the trunks down and took Lily in his arms. " Sweetheart, what's wrong?" He asked as silent tears rolled down Lily's face. "Are you scared? Do you not want to go? We can still cancel, I can enrol you and your sister into Petunia's school , just tell me what's going on." He said, worried as Lily buried her head in his neck.

"Nothing. Its nothing dad, just Petunia." She breathed out, hiccuping as her tears stopped. Michael sighed, it's been a common topic of argument for the girls. Petunia targeting Aurora and Lily. Aurora didn't feel much when she alone was targeted, but he'll broke loose when Petunia made Lily cry.

"It will be okay Lily. Petunia just feels left out, she'll get over it soon when she makes friends in her new school. Just like you will." He cooed as he pinched Lily's cheek as she giggled slightly. He put her down on the ground, as he tickled her until she bursted out laughing.

"Are we having a tickle fest? And no one informed me! Mother! Come fast, these people will hog all the fun!" Aurora shrieked from behind her father aashe jumped up on him as he let out an 'Oomph!' and started tickling him. Jean came out as well, and couldn't stop laughing as she saw her husband on the ground and her twin daughters on top of him, tickling him. He laughed heartily, even though Jean knew he wasn't ticklish.

She laughed once more, but hated to be breaking the fun, "Alright you three. Now get up, and start from the Railways or you will be late." She said as Aurora and Michael groaned comically as Lily giggled.

"Yes mother." All three said as they ran outside, leaving an amused Jean shaking her head amusedly.

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"We will have so much fun! You and I will be in Slytherin, the best house , and win the housecup! I don't care about Quidditch, but we'll win that too!" Severus Snape's excited voice drawled on and on as Lily listened to it eagerly while Aurora sat with her chin in her hand, sighing exasperatedly.

She had listened to this entire monologue for the past thirty minutes, having reached very early that they had to wait ten minutes for the Hogwarts official to come, who was a half-giant by the name of Rubeus Hagrid, also known as the Gamekeeper of Hogwarts. Aurora was fascinated by him, as she was with all magic related things, while Lily hid slightly behind her father. But as soon as Hagrid started speaking, she was fine and they had said their goodbyes to their father happily as he waved back at them.

Her eyes widened as she noticed more people come in – the platform was empty when they had come – as she ignored her sister's protests and ran out.