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Lily Evans boarded the train from Hogwarts with a heavy heart. The idea of going home this summer was nice, but she would miss her beloved school dearly. Now at the age of sixteen and having just completed her sixth year at school she felt compelled to stay in the magical world and keep up with her skills. However, it seemed that she had no choice but to go home and spend the summer with her parents, her sister, and the country club.

Coming from a family of great wealth, Lily had always been accustomed to the "high life." Her summers had been spent lounging at the country club. Competing in tennis tournaments, which she loved, but now seemed a somewhat daunting task. However, lying by the pool sounded appealing, but playing golf with her father or mother was an event to be dreaded. Then the constant reminders from her sister of her "abnormalities." Maybe it wouldn't be so bad this year because Petunia had finally gotten herself a boyfriend worthy of mommy and daddy's praise. Hopefully, Petunia would be preoccupied with her new boyfriend all summer long.

Lily was interrupted from her thoughts by a sudden tap on the shoulder. As she looked up she saw her two best friends staring back at her. Madison and Samantha had been Lily's best friends since first year when they were all sorted into Gryffindor together. Maddi, as she liked to be called, was beautiful with deep black hair and captivating sapphire eyes. Her medium size combined with a beautiful curvy figure made the boys lust after her. Out of the three she was the most conscious of her appearance. Samantha was the complete opposite of Maddi. Sam was beautiful in a classic way with golden hair and light blue eyes. Her long, lanky figure was like that of a model, but she rarely showed it off. Instead, choosing to hide in school robes and her quidditch uniform. While Sam and Maddi were beautiful in a traditional way, Lily's beauty was completely untraditional. Her red hair and emerald eyes created a breathtaking combination, and her newly developed curves and height made her a catch for the boys at Hogwarts.

Staring back at her friends, Lily waited for one of them to address her. However, her friends continued to stare back at her with expectant expressions on their faces. Finally, Lily gave up and asked why they were staring at her.

"Lily, you seriously need to focus," Sam said. "Maddi just asked you to come and spend a few weeks at her house during the summer. She asked me too and since I was listening I said yes instead of staring off into space."

"Oh, I'd love to," Lily exclaimed. "Maddi you just saved my life. I don't think I could have stood another long summer with Petunia. The country club is bad enough, but having to deal with her and her new boyfriend…I just didn't know how I was going to manage it."

"I'm glad I could be of service," Maddi replied. "When you and Sam come over it will be like one long girl's night in. I'm thinking a muggle makeover theme. We can rent muggle movies, get that stuff they put on their nails, and talk about boys all the time."

All the girls squealed in excitement. It would be fun to spend time with each other over the break when they wouldn't have to worry about exams and school.

The train pulled into Platform 9 3/4 and students started to exit the train. Many left it with a heavy heart, but most had families waiting for them and the thoughts of what next year would hold. Lily searched the crowd and spotted her mother in the crowd. Dragging her trunk, she ambled over and gave her mom a big bear hug.

"Oh Lily it's so good to see you," Marie Evans exclaimed.

"It's good to see you too mom," Lily replied with sincerity.

"Your dad couldn't come, unfortunately. He had already set up a round of golf with a client when I told him you were coming home today. But he said that we should go directly to the club so he can see you and Petunia will be there too with Vernon." Lily's mom looked nervous as she mentioned Petunia.

Lily tried to be positive about the Petunia situation and merely nodded at her mother signifying her approval of the plan. They started to walk towards the barrier to enter the muggle world, and Lily feared she wouldn't be able to force herself to go through the barrier. However, she had a duty to her parents to come home for the summer and enjoy it and that is what she was going do.

Upon their arrival at the country club Lily prepared herself for the many greetings she was about to incur. Fake smiles and fake questions that demanded fake answers. As they walked through the doors of the clubhouse, Lily spotted her father and he appeared to still be with his client. Following her mother's lead they continued to approach her father. Soon Lily's father, Edward Evans, had spotted them and waved a hand in greeting. He stood up and gave Lily a hug and proceeded to introduce her to his client.

After the introduction Lily and her mother went out to the pool area where Petunia and her boyfriend were. Almost instantly, Lily spotted Petunia's horse like appearance and next to her was a man that closely resembled a pig. Lily barely contained her laughter, and approached Petunia. As she reached Petunia she watched her sister slide her sunglasses down her nose to gaze at Lily and then push them back up again. Petunia succeed only in looking like a complete fool with this gesture.

"Well, I see you decided to come back," Petunia stated snootily. "We were hoping you would stay at your freakish school. But since you are here I guess I should introduce you to my boyfriend. Lily this Vernon. Vernon this unfortunately is my sister Lily."

"It's good to meet you, Lily." Vernon appeared to be confused by Petunia's rude behavior towards Lily. He thought that Lily went to a school in Scotland that specialized in music.

"It's good to meet you also," Lily replied sweetly. She knew it was only a matter of time before Petunia would start to insult her again so she quickly said her goodbyes and headed off towards the tennis courts. With a promise of meeting her mother at the entrance in an hour she was free to do as she liked until then. And she knew exactly what she was going to.

The redhead reached the tennis shop quickly and was greeted by her favorite tennis pro. Danny had been a great tennis player once upon a time. His top ten finishes at Wimbledon and the French Open did not guarantee him a place in history, but they secured him a place at any country club of his choosing. When his knee was injured he decided to take advantage of that offer and ended up choosing the Sweeping Meadows Country Club as his new home.

Lily had taken lessons with him since she was three years old. She loved tennis because of Danny. When the two of them played it was amazing to watch. Danny played with the skill of a seasoned veteran and Lily with the vigor of youth.

"Lily! What are you doing here?" Danny exclaimed. "I thought you were off at school in no man's land (hehehe, tennis joke)."

"I was," Lily laughed. "But I'm home for the summer and I can't wait to play tennis. Oh Danny, it is so good to see you. Tell me all about everything I have missed. How am I going to match up this summer? Any new competition I should be on the watch for?"

"Lily, Lily, Lily, you know you're the best," Danny complimented. "However, you might be a little rusty so the sooner you get out there the better. I'm free now if you want to play awhile."

Lily glanced at her watch and saw she still had forty-five minutes left. She agreed to play with Danny and quickly borrowed some clothes and a racket from the shop. When she emerged she could see Danny already setting up on the grass court. Rushing out to join him she couldn't contain her excitement. Sure, the tennis tournaments were treacherous sometimes, but she would always love the game of tennis. The rush of winning was nice, but the rush of just playing was even better. Lily reached the court and she and Danny started to warm up.

After a round of volleys and serves they started to play a game. Lily was more than a little rusty, but she wasn't giving up hope yet. She had yet to kick in her one advantage over Danny and that was her lefty spin. Danny always had trouble playing Lily because of the fact that she was a left-handed player. The spin of a lefty was totally different than normal spin and it took concentration to properly overcome.

For thirty minutes Lily let go and enjoyed the feeling of her straining limbs. She sprinted and dived and gave everything she had over to the game. It was nice after countless hours devoted to studying for school to devote herself to something so refreshing. Lily and Danny finally gave up and both walked back to the tennis shop where Lily quickly changed back into her clothes and rushed out with a shout of goodbye to Danny.

When she reached the main entrance of the country club she spotted her mother patiently waiting for her. As she approached nearer she saw that her mother was talking to someone. Then suddenly a tall boy appeared from around the corner and joined the conversation.

A/N-So I'm kind of leaving things up in the air, but that's just so you all will stay tuned for the next chapter. Please read and review!!!!!!! I really want to know if I should continue this story so please, please, please review!!!!!!