A/N: This is just a plot bunny I had to get out of my head. The story follows Lily and Marlene throughout their summer at Godric's Hollow. It's rated M because it contains adult themes - swearing, drugs, implied sex. The chapters won't be too long, only snippets of their summer; but they are related and they are not random scenes.
This was inspired by Lana del Rey's song "This is what makes us girls", so you get a better idea of what's coming.
Hope you enjoy!
~ Julie
What makes us girls
or
Marlene
(Part I)
Long legs, small frame and blond, silky, beautiful hair. Selfish, stubborn and haughty; yet sometimes secretly tender, with little gestures of kindness and even love. She was a Gryffindor, but could easily be mistaken for a Slytherin. Marlene was a puzzle that - no matter how hard you tried - just couldn't be put together. That's why Lily had been so hesitant to accept her friendship after Snape's incident. She had been so alone and Marlene seemed to be the only one that noticed, and the only one that dared to approach her - the mudblood - and talk to her. Initially their conversations were polite - about school and the weather. But then, as sixth year went by, they became closer and Lily told Marlene about her jealous sister, the financial problems at home, why she had gotten along so well with Snape and so many, many things. And Marlene told Lily about her own family. How her mother had been practically disowned, because she had publicly admitted her opposition to Voldermort; how James and she had been friends since they were babies - Marlene was literally born one day after him - and all the wicked things they would do during their birthdays.
Marlene found in Lily the girl friend she had been lacking of for six years, and Lily found in Marlene the friend she had been lacking of.
And Lily had also hesitated when Marlene invited her to spend a few weeks at her house during the summer before their seventh year. Because Lily knew that summer for Marlene meant spending a lot - really a lot - of time at the Potter's, with James and Sirius. She was, after all, their neighbour. But Marlene had insisted and reminded her that she was getting along much better with James - which was true - and that those were their last Hogwarts holidays. So Lily accepted the offer.
"Just so you know," said Marlene and paused for a second, to analyze Lily and to make sure that the message hit home. "What happens at James's...let's just keep it between us, alright?"