This starts off literally right after the hallway scene with Snape and Lily. Enjoy!
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Lily Evans walked quickly and as quietly as she could back up to her dorm, where she knew her best friends would be waiting for her.
She felt a little relieved after talking to Severus in the hall, finally ending probably the longest friendship she'd ever had, but coming to terms with how different they really were. But none of that helped from her heart breaking just a little bit.
Cara Linkus, Selene McGregavic and Jane Blankerton all sat around the fireplace in the center of their room, watching the door patiently. They had all heard what Mary had said about Snape being in the hall and they knew that there was a good chance that Lily was going to be upset when she walked through that door.
"I wonder if she'll want to do something?" Selene asked, shrugging.
"I really doubt it." Jane sighed.
"It's hard to tell what her reaction is going to be really, Snape was one of her best friends, and he did some damage today." Cara stretched her back.
"Well, that's what we're for, to play damage control." Selene smiled.
When Lily finally walked through the door they could tell she was sad.
"Want to talk about it?" Cara asked.
"Honestly there isn't anything to say. We've just become too different to be friends." Lily sighed.
"Good choice! Now, let's go have some fun! Let's sneak out of the castle, go get a drink. You know Rose would give you something a little stronger, all you'd have to do is ask." Selene smiled wickedly.
"Lenie.. I don't know about tonight.. How 'bout Friday?" Lily asked, thinking about the tests that they still had to take the next day.
"Oh.. Right.. We still have O.W.L.S…" Selene frowned.
"But we can still have some fun tonight!" Cara smiled. "Anyone hungry?"
The girls nodded.
"Let's go to the kitchens then."
They smiled and started walking down the stairs into their common room.
James Potter and his lackey's were sitting in front of the fire playing a game of chess.
"Damn." Cara whispered.
"We don't answer to them, just go." Lily slightly pushed Cara forward.
They started to walk across the common room to the portrait hole.
"And where do you think you're going at such a late hour?" Sirius asked, not even looking up from the chess game.
"Don't answer him, just go." Lily begged.
Sirius and James practically appeared from nowhere in front of them before they could escape.
"Are you kidding me?" Lily growled.
"Evans…" James started.
"Just shut… up.." Lily drew out the words for him.
"But don't…."
"I don't give a dragons balls what you have to say." Lily shook her head.
"I'm.."
"Petrificus totalus." Lily waved her wand and James hit the floor, frozen. "You just love the sound of your voice that much? You can't stop talking for ten seconds." She shook her head sadly, before muttering the counter curse and walking back up the stairs to her room.
"You can't possibly think that you're going to win her over with you four year old muggle antics right?" Cara asked, following her friend up the stairs.
"Damn I was hungry too." Jane shuffled up the stairs.
Selene winked at Sirius and followed Jane.
"Are you happy mate?" Remus called from the sofa, where Peter was holding his laughter in.
"What is your definition of happy?" He asked, laughing as he stood up.
"That's my boy." Sirius clapped him on the back.
Remus rolled his eyes and went back to figuring out his next chess move.
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Lily packed her trunk quickly, knowing that her friends would want to draw out the process, making sure they had their rightful possessions, but Lily wanted to be alone and enjoy the last day at Hogwarts.
She walked down to the great lake, taking her shoes off she wadded into the almost freezing water. It was over 80 degrees outside but the lake never got any warmer.
She always felt safe in the water, even the great lake with all its mysteries appealed to her almost spiritually.
She sat down on the bank, watching the water lap lightly against the rocks. Her feet and legs dried quickly and she hoped that she wouldn't get a sun burn. The one down side of her Irish heritage is that she can't tan, no matter what she tried; she would burn and go back to being white and freckled.
Sighing she walked the short distance to Hagrids little groundskeeper's hut and knocked on the door.
"Lily, a'right there?" He asked when he pulled the door open.
"Just hoping for a last cup of tea before the term is over." She smiled.
"O, right." Hagrid said, putting his kettle on the stove.
"How'd ya do on yer exams?" He asked.
"I don't really know yet, but I think I did alright." Lily sighed.
"So what's re'lly on yer mind?"
"Petunia, my sister, is getting married to the most horrendous muggle… I honestly don't see his appeal at all. And she'll expect me to pretend that I'm normal and blend into the scenery." Lily smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry t' hear that. Good luck blending thou'." Hagrid laughed.
"I know."
Hagrid poured the tea and handed her a cup.
"What do you do over the summer?" She asked.
"Take care o' the animals, 'course. Keep Filch in line." Hagrid nodded.
"Oh, right." Lily smiled.
She finished her tea.
"Don' forget to write me." Hagrid waved.
"Never." She laughed.
She wondered around the castle some more before heading back up to Gryffindor tower.
"Lils there you are." Cara called from the corner.
"Yeah, sorry." Lily sat next to Selene.
"We waited for you, but we had to kind of finish without you." Selene sighed.
"I just wanted to be outside. I saw Hagrid, had some tea…" Lily looked around the common room. They were alone.
"They're all packing I guess, its been like this all day really." Jane shrugged.
"I can't believe its already time to go again… I feel like we just got all settled in." Lily sighed.
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The girls sat in a spacious compartment, stretched out, waiting to arrive at Kings Cross Station.
"You're going to come visit me this summer right?" Cara asked, smiling sweetly.
"Why don't you come visit me and be my date to my sisters' wedding?" Lily smiled.
"Just let me know when, I'm sure Mum and Da would let me come." Cara smiled.
"I'll write you. I'll write all of you." Lily smiled.
Rose Evans was waiting for her daughter in queue in front of the station.
Lily hugged her friends and quickly ran to her mother, pushing her trunk on a trolley.
"Mum!" Lily called, hugging her tightly.
"Lily darling."
Lily lifted her trunk into the back of the old truck before they drove away.
James Potter watched from a distance at the love that Lily clearly had for her mother.
"Ready son?" Harold Potter asked, before he aparated from the station and back to the mansion that was their house.
Hi! I hope you enjoyed this first chapter of who knows how many to come. Please let me know what you think. I know it's a bit of filler but this isn't really the fun part…