A/N: This is my first fanfiction. Hope it isn't that bad. I tried hard. I really did. This is an Artist AU, and I'm not that much of an artist myself, so I'm sorry if I get anything wrong. I do my best. I am also not yet applying to college, so I wouldn't really know if it's correct or not. However, enjoy! R&R!

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine. It will never be. If it was, what would I be doing here XD

It was like this every single day. Every. Single. Day. Lily Evans was tired of this… this routine. Sure, she was an artist, but the same old, same old gets kind of boring every single day. It was always wake up, draw, draw, draw, eat, send in artwork that will hopefully get accepted to an art college, draw, draw, wait for a letter of acceptance, draw, eat, draw, draw, draw and then finally sleep. Hopefully she'll receive a letter soon, if lucky. Lily sighed, running her hand through her messy fire red hair.

Why do things have to be so difficult, she thought. Why can't I be a normal girl with not an ounce of artistic talent? Sure, Ilvermorny School of the Arts is an amazing art high school and I don't regret it, but I didn't know it'd be THIS hard to get into a good art college. She sighed again.

Lily trudged to the kitchen, pouring herself a cup of hot coffee. She trudged back to her "drawing room" which in reality it's just her bedroom. UGGGGGGHHHH, her mind screamed. She got back to drawing, a cute little painting that was inspired from this post on Facebook, and she decided to immortalize it. Then she'll admire it for a bit, and eventually it will be sent to an art college for it to criticize on harshly.

Hours flew by, and the next time Lily glanced at the clock, it was 2:00 PM. She went back to the kitchen and looked for something to eat. Last time I came here was 9:00 AM and that was just for coffee. Ugh, this proves I have no life. There was some shuffling coming from the shelves and some choice words from Lily when she realized that she no longer had any instant ramen left. I guess it's time to head back to the supermarket after all. For INSTANT RAMEN no less.

In less than 5 minutes, Lily got dressed. It wasn't hard, she only threw on a sweater and jeans. She grabbed her keys and rushed out. I need to finish that painting ASAP and just HOPE that ANY art college will accept me…

Lily reached the supermarket and was immediately overwhelmed by all the people and bright lights. This proves that I stay indoors too much… She rushed to Aisle 3, where they sell the instant ramen. Maybe some fruits and vegetables will do some good, she mused. She hastily put back the boxed ramen onto the shelves and headed to the produce section. In her haste to get there, she bumped into a blonde, thin woman who had a horse-like neck, who fell down.

A feeling of dread filled Lily. It's just my luck that she goes to the same supermarket as me, at the same time as me, and going to same section as me! Fuck my life. She offered her hand down to the blonde woman, even though she knew that the blonde wouldn't accept it.

The blonde lady ignored Lily's offered hand, got up and sniffed, "Lily, isn't it? You ARE Lily right? And I didn't recognize incorrectly?"

A coloured blush appeared on Lily's cheeks.

"I AM Lily, Tuney. You recognized correctly."

"I told you not to call me that."

"Sorry, old habits die hard. So… what are you up to now, Petunia?"

"Shopping. Like you. What brings YOU out here anyways? I thought you always stayed in your flat."

Lily's face coloured even further.

"Oh, um, I ran out of food. So I came here to buy some. And then…" She spun some lie. "... I'll be going to Michael's to get some more art supplies." she finished hastily.

"Interesting. Well, see you around. Lily." Petunia turned away from Lily and sauntered away, leaving Lily to stand there.

"...bye Tuney." Lily's good-bye went unheard.

Lily began the trudge back home, where she was safe and no one criticized her, except herself. Maybe I DO need to socialize more…, she thought. Maybe I'll ring up Marlene… Haven't talked to her since we graduated and that… that was 1-2 years ago!

The moment Lily got home, she went to her personal phone book, filled with the phone numbers of peers long forgotten.

Hmmm… Marlene McKinnon… Where are you? After a few minutes looking through the book, she finally came across the name Marlene McKinnon, written in her neat penmanship.

Might as well do it, since you're gonna do it sooner or later, Lily.

Lily took a deep breath, and dialed Marlene's number. At least, she hoped it was Marlene's number. After a few rings, the phone was finally picked up.

"Hello? McKinnon residence."

"Um, hi, are you Marlene McKinnon?"

"... Yes, I am. You sound oddly familiar."

"Well, hello Marlene. Do you remember me? I'm Lily. Lily Evans"

There was an audible silence on Marlene's side. Then, a gasp.

"YOU'RE LILY! OH MY GOD! I missed you so much!"

Lily was shocked. "You still remember me?"

"Of course I do, silly! We were- and I hope, still are- best friends! What made you decide to call me?"

"I guess I was craving human interaction. I've been holed up in my flat for so long…" she trailed off.

"Oh, aw, I guess that was the reason why you haven't contacted me! Wanna hang out? Can you tell me your address?"

Lily nodded, even though Marlene couldn't see that. "Of course, I live…" And the two girls bonded, after ages.

That wasn't so bad… Lily thought, hanging up after talking with Marlene, thinking of how this would be just perfect if she was only accepted to an art college. If only...

A/N: How was it? Good? Bad? Criticism is always appreciated. If you see any errors, tell me in a review or PM and I will not hesitate to fix it. I hope you enjoyed.