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PROLOGUE

"It can't be true!" Harry Potter exclaimed. "It just can't!"

Through the cracked open door, Lily could see her father pacing.

"Harry," Ginny's soothing voice said. "It's true darling. Please don't shut her out. It isn't her fault. She's already devastated as it is."

"Oh Ginny!" Harry sighed. "Of course I'm not going to shut Lily out! I love her! She's my daughter! No, I'm not ashamed of her at all! I just can't believe that she won't get to experience what it's like to go to Hogwarts and do magic. She won't get the chance to shop for her school supplies and go to Hogsmeade. Or play on the school Quidditch team! It's not fair for her!"

Tears streamed down Lily's face. Her father was right. It wasn't fair. It wasn't fair that her brothers and cousins got to go and learn how to be wizards and witches. It wasn't fair that they got to learn magic. It just wasn't fair! While they were gone and having fun, she had to sit at home. Maybe even go to muggle school and learn muggle things. She couldn't do that!

"I know it isn't fair Harry." Lily's mother said. "But what can we do other than support Lily in whatever she chooses to do with her life?"

Harry's voice sounded determined. "We can make this as easy for her as possible. I'm going to look for a new house."

"A new house?" Ginny exclaimed.

"Gin, if Lily can't be with magical children, imagine how hard it would be for her to see them come home every holiday. Godric's Hallow is filled with magic and wizards and witches. It isn't right to force her to live among all that. Even Al and James think it's a good idea. I ran it by them when I first found out."

"That's a good point." Ginny sighed. "Maybe we should do all this with Lily."

Harry must have nodded in agreement. "I'll go get her."

Lily quickly ran to her rooms and sat on her bed trying to look like she had just been sitting their crying the whole time. It didn't involve much acting on her part. Yesterday, she had found out a terrible thing. She was a squib. An alien in her family.

Hugo had received his letter yesterday. Lily had excitedly been hovering near the window but, no letter came. Finally, Harry had flued to Hogwarts and come back with the news. Lily Luna Potter was a registered squib. Even after the age of seven, she had not displayed any magical qualities.

To his credit, Hugo had immediately thrown a fit. He had stormed about The Burrow screaming at the top of his lungs that there was no way he was going to Hogwarts if Lily couldn't. As far as Lily knew, Ron and Hermione still hadn't been able to convince him to go.

"Lily?" her father asked knocking gently.

"C-come i-in." She sniffed.

He opened the door and sat down next to her on the soft oak wood bed. Lily sunk into her father's welcoming arms and buried her face in his shoulder. "It's not fair Dad." She sobbed.

"I know flower." He soothed stroking her hair. "But you know, Mummy and I still love you a lot."

She nodded. "I know."

"And we are going to try to make this as easy as we can for you." He continued. "Are you feeling up to discussing some things?"

She nodded and followed him out of the room.

"Thanks Mum." Lily said as Ginny handed her a cup of cocoa. Even though it was summer, cocoa was always a comfort drink for Lily.

"So flower," Ginny said carefully. "Your father and I were talking, and we thought it might be for the best if we moved out of a wizarding community."

Lily nodded. "I would like that. If James and Albus are alright with it."

She sighed remembering her brother's reactions to learning what she was. James, had been shocked and sad, had comforted her and had accepted it. He had felt terrible for her and told her so many times how much he wished she could join him in the magical world.

Albus had been a bit less comforting. He had rushed to say he was not ashamed of her but, he seemed slightly embarrassed. His words had turned from comfort to words of pity in a matter of minutes. Lily knew Al meant well but, she didn't want pity. Still, everyone knew Albus wasn't as good with emotions as James.

"Your brothers are fine with it. I've already ran it by them and they think it's a wonderful idea."

"What type of house are we thinking about getting?" Lily asked.

"Well, what would you like?" Ginny replied.

Lily thought for a moment. "A big one out in the country side. Where there aren't many people."

"I think we can find a house like that." Harry said. "What about you Ginny?"

Ginny smiled. "Of course we can. There is one more thing I would like to discuss though. Education."

Lily looked up at her mother. "Am I going to have to go to a muggle school?"

"Not if you don't want to." Ginny said. "I can work from home so, I could home school you if you'd prefer."

Lily nodded. "I don't want to go to a muggle school."

"That's settled then." Ginny smiled at her daughter.

A few weeks later, Harry came home from work with the news that he had found a house out in the country side of England.

"It's a little quaint but quite spacious." He said. "I've arranged for us to go see it tomorrow."

The house was indeed very big; four stories tall, just about as wide and made of stone. It was an old farmhouse meaning it had incredibly large grounds and to Lily's delight, a stable with a horse in it. The grounds expanded for what seemed like miles into woods that were filled with wild life. All in all, Lily found the house to be perfect.

The next few weeks were filled with packing and planning. Who would get which room? What about flooring, carpet or wood? Walls; paint or wall paper? What color? What design? All these questions made Lily's head spin. Her family seemed determined that she should be content with every choice made. The almost twelve year old knew they all meant well but, it was a bit overwhelming. And just because she didn't get to do magic didn't mean she should get whatever else she wanted!

She had tried voicing her thoughts to her family but, no one listened but James.

"Lils, we want you to be happy!" He had said. "That's all. Honestly, none of us are really sure what to do about you being who you are. It's just going to take some time but, I promise, everything will get back to normal soon."

And he was right, by the time moving day came; the Potters didn't all seem to treat Lily like a glass vase. They still asked her opinion on everything, even things she could care less about, but they were making rationale decisions instead of doing everything Lily wanted.

Moving day dawned bright and early as the Potters scrambled around their now empty house making sure they weren't leaving anything behind. A moving truck containing their furniture and boxes had left earlier. Harry and Ginny had wanted this to be a thoroughly muggle move so they had chosen boxes and trucks instead of magic.

Lily sighed as she took one last look at her old room. The walls were purple with large white spots that had once contained posters and pictures. The soft carpet was white with a faded tinge of orange. Lily smiled remembering how Hugo had somehow turned it bright orange when he'd been teased about his hair color by Lorcan.

"Ready to go?" James's voice asked as his arm snaked around his sister.

"Yes." Lily choked slightly. "I'm just going to miss this place and… all the magic around here."

"I know." He said bracingly putting an arm around her. "So will I but you know, the new house is nice too and it'll have its own kind of magic."

Lily nodded and tugged anxiously at the sleeve of her white dress. "What if I don't make friends? There aren't many people around there you know."

"Don't worry about it." He told her. "You'll have the Weasleys!"

"I know." Lily smiled hugging her brother. He somehow always made her feel better.

"Here we are." Harry stated as he pulled into the driveway of the new house. "This is home guys."

"James, Albus, help your father with the boxes." Ginny told her sons. "Lily, can you help me unload the car?"

The Potter's went about unpacking the car and moving truck. Soon, the various boxes had been placed in their respective rooms as well as the furniture organized.

"There we go." Harry said fixing the last bed, James's, and getting up. "All the beds are done now."
"I don't see why we had to do everything the muggle way." Albus complained. "I don't think Lily would have minded if you just magicked it together like normal wizards."

Ginny looked at her youngest son sternly. "Your father and I wanted this to be a thoroughly non-magical move and that is how it's going to be done mister."

Albus sighed dramatically and rolled his eyes.

"Stop being such a drama queen, Al." James snapped.

"James!" Harry admonished. "Don't snap at your brother. You know better than that!"

"Yeah well he knows better than to be such a drama queen. He didn't even do any work! What should he complain about?" James argued.

"James!" Ginny snapped.

"Yeah James." Albus smirked. "Stop acting like a three year old."

"I'm not the one who was whining for no reason!" James retorted.

"James! Leave your brother alone!" Ginny ordered, glaring at her eldest child dangerously.

James huffed slightly but kept his mouth shut as Lily sighed. She hated the tension between her brothers. They had been very close even in James's first year in Hogwarts but after Albus had been sorted into a different house, they'd drifted apart. It didn't help that her parents seemed to favor Albus over James slightly. Well, that's how James felt at least and Lily had to admit it was a little true. James felt jealous of Albus, though he wouldn't admit it, and Albus enjoyed being able to get away with things James couldn't.

Harry and Ginny just couldn't understand why their sons were suddenly at each other's throats but assumed Albus had enough of James's teasing. They didn't know why James had turned slightly reclusive and seemed to do crazy things that he knew would anger his parents, though Lily knew it was because he was craving a bit of recognition. This had caused tension within the family and all in all, Lily hated it.

"I think we're all hungry." She said. "Perhaps we should have lunch?"

Harry sighed. "Yes. Good idea Lily."

"I have sandwiches downstairs." Ginny informed them. "Come on."

Harry and Albus followed the down the stairs but Lily and James stayed behind.

"Are you alright?" the red head asked.

"I'm fine." James smiled a half smile. "I mean, I got yelled at, what's new?"

"James, come on." Lily pleaded. "I'm sure they just…" Lily trailed off, unsure of what to say.

James raised his eyebrows. "They just what?"

Lily sighed. "I don't know." She was desperate to repair her family but, she just didn't know how and it was bugging her to no end. "But they love you, okay? It's just… they just…"

Seeing that his sister was upset, James put on a smile. "Don't worry about it, Lils. I know they love me, it's just a little frustrating." He told her wrapping her in a one armed embrace. "Come on, let's go eat."

After consuming many sandwiches, the Potters sat around their dining table wondering what to do.

"I don't know about you all but I'm exhausted." Harry yawned. "I think I'm going to take a nap."

"Me too." Ginny agreed. "What are you kids going to do?"

"I'm going to finish my summer homework." Albus told her.

"Good boy." Ginny praised. "James, you should do the same, be responsible for-"

"I already finished it." James informed her in a bored voice. "I think I'll turn in too."

"Oh… um… okay then. What about you Lily, are you going to sleep?"

"No." the small girl answered. "I'm not really tired. I think I might go walk around the grounds."

"Well, okay but be careful." Harry warned.

"I will." Lily smiled.

Soon Lily was out the door and on the vast grounds of the new house. Unsure of exactly where to go, she simply began walking in one direction hoping it would lead her somewhere.

There really wasn't much though. A few trees littered the greenish yellow grass of the Potter's grounds along with the occasional boulder. After about ten minutes of barren meadow, Lily approached a fence. It wasn't a very tall fence, about 1 and ½ feet tall and made of dried wood. Curiously, the girl peeked over the fence and saw a large manor, quite like her new home, in the distance.

"Hello." A voice greeted making her jump away from the fence.

"Oh!" She exclaimed spotting the speaker.

He was a boy and though he seemed quite scrawny, he was definitely older than her. The boy had dirty blonde hair that somewhat resembled a curly mop and his grey eyes seemed to make his skin look even paler than it already was.

"Sorry to startle you." He apologized. "I was just over there when I saw you coming and I supposed you must be our new neighbor."

"Well, I suppose I am." Lily smiled. "I'm Lily. Lily Luna Potter."

They boy's eyes widened. "Potter?"

"Yes." Lily said confused.

"I'm Scorpius. Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy." The boy introduced, emulating Lily.

"Malfoy?" This time it was Lily's eyes that widened.

The boy, Scorpius, sighed. "Guilty as charged."

"Your family is responsible for the death of hundreds of innocent people." Lily informed him, her tone slightly cold as she quoted what she'd read in a history book.

Scorpius heaved another sigh. "And your's saved the world. I'm aware of the unfortunate details and I am quite sorry."

"Well," Lily thought for a moment. "I suppose it wasn't you who killed them, so no one could blame you."

Scorpius smiled at the innocence of it all. If only what Lily said were true. "It's nice to know you don't blame me."

"So," Lily said plopping herself on the grass next to the fence. "I suppose you'll be going to Hogwarts soon then."

Scorpius sat down on the other side of the fence. "Well, you will be."

Lily looked down, not sure if she should tell him the truth or not. "Well, he'll figure out anyway." She thought. "I wish."

He looked at her questioningly, one blonde eyebrow slightly raised. "You wish?"

"I'm a squib." She sighed. "I am going to stay home and learn whatever it is my mother decides to teach me. All alone."

"You won't be alone!" Scorpius exclaimed.

"What do you mean?"

"I'll be here."

"No you won't you'll be at- oh." Lilt railed off as it dawned on her. "You too?"

"Yup." He smiled sadly. "Me too."

"It sucks." Lily pouted.

The two sat in silence for a moment in quiet thought of their joint situation. Then, Scorpius spoke again.

"How did your parents feel about it?"

Lily looked up at him. "They accepted it." She told him. "They even moved here from Godric's Hollow so that I wouldn't have to be around so much magic. Your's?"

"Not so well." He looked at the grass, twisting a blade in his hands. "They've changed from how they used to be but… they still… it's complicated."

Lily placed a hand on his shoulder comfortingly. "I'm sure they'll get used to it. I mean, it hasn't been long has it?"

Scorpius laughed hollowly. "I'd be going into my third year right now." He told her.

"Really?!" Lily exclaimed. "You're thirteen?"

"Twelve." He corrected. "I'll turn thirteen in December. You?"

"I'll turn twelve in November."

"Well, we aren't that far apart then."

A bell rang in the distance from Scorpius's side of the fence. "That's the dinner bell." He sighed. "I'd best be going."

"Dinner bell?" Lily asked incredulously.

Scorpius scratched the back of his neck bashfully. "Yeah… Mum's sort of old fashioned. Anyways, I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Sure." Lily nodded waving. "I should probably head home too."

"Where have you been Lily?" Ginny asked as her daughter entered the kitchen. "You've been gone for hours!"

"Well, the grounds are pretty big." Lily said grabbing some plates from a box in order to help James set the table. "And I made a friend. He's a squib too."

"Oh?" Harry asked from behind his copy of The Daily Prophet" "And what's his name."

"Um…Scorpius." Lily answered conveniently leaving out her new friend's last name.

"Isn't that Draco's son's name?" Ginny asked.

"I think so." Harry answered.

"Oh come on!" James sighed. "So what if he's a Malfoy? That doesn't mean he isn't nice."

"I never said he was a Malfoy." Lily pointed out.

"Is he?" James asked.

"Yes, but you shouldn't assume!" Lily replied causing James to smile the smile he reserved for Lily.

"Sorry. Anyways, I'm sure he's nice."

Harry looked at his children skeptically. "I don't know…"

Ginny bit her lip. "It is nice you made a friend though…"

"But Malfoy…?" Harry asked.

"I think this is one of their super weird attempts at having a telepathically conversation." James whispered in his sister's ear causing her to giggle.

"I know…" Ginny said her lips still pursed.

"Just because his name is Malfoy doesn't make him like his father." James reasoned.

"And I thought you said his father changed!" Lily pointed out. "You aren't really going to make me stop being friends with my only friend are you?"

That worked.

"No! Of course not!" Ginny and Harry said in unison.

"Now why don't you take a seat?" Ginny suggested. Lily looked around at the completely unpacked dining room and kitchen. It looked like they used magic after all. "I made your favorite."

"Pancakes!?" Lily asked hopefully causing her parents and brother to laugh.

"No. Your favorite dinner." Ginny laughed.

"Pancakes can be dinner." Lily said seriously. "Pancakes are for all times of the day."

Ginny rolled her eyes as Harry called Albus down.

After a filling meal, the Potters all retired to bed.

As Lily lay in her cozy loft bed she thought, maybe being a squib wouldn't be so bad after all. She already had a friend who was a squib too. She had a nice house. What more could a girl want?

Sighing contently, she closed her eyes.

Author's Note: Yay! Another Scorily fic! :) So yeah, this was just the prolouge. In the first chapter, the next one, They'll be older.

Please tell me what you think so far!

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~Foureverbookworm