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Lily,
I know that this will be a total shock to you, as you've spent the last six fucking years in the precious school of yours, but mom had cancer. I say had because she died from it. You would have known if you had come to see her a few more times than Christmas and Easter. Anyway I know that you're probably in the middle of exams but mom's funeral is this Saturday, the first of June, and I think that it would be you're duty as a daughter to attend. Oh and she died the 25th so I think that I'm giving you enough time.
Secondly I feel you should know I'm not going to postpone my wedding, it will still be the first of July. Only because mom wanted it I still give you the option of being one of my bride's maids, though we both know that neither of us wanted it, so… Also I'm going to sell the house; I'll split the money made with you. I know you probably feel that I'm taking away your childhood home or something like that, but really Lily, you were never there. I'm sure you can find a friend or something to stay with this summer. Anyway when you come to the funeral, could you know where you are going to stay this summer and take your things there, I want to clear the house out.
Well I guess that's it. See you on the 1st
Petunia
Oh my god. How can she do that? It's not my fault that mom got sick, or the fact I couldn't see her that much. Shit now I'm crying. And now she wants to sell the house, that's my home, where I came home to, and it's going to be gone. Alice is looking at me, great, well here Alice just read it yourself. And Ja-Potter is staring at me, not like normally, I mean he's always looking at me or asking me out, but this, shit.
"Lily, I can't believe your sister would do that to you, it's not your fault," Alice says as she finishes the letter.
"She and I really haven't been on the greatest terms since I 'became' a witch, and when dad died, then when mom got cancer, well it has spiraled down to this." I told her, more tears spilling out of my face.
"Lily, are you going to be okay, want me to come to the funeral with you?"
"Okay, yeah that would be great. Alice, do you think that I could stay with you this summer?"
"Lily, I would say yes, but the summer program I'm in, in France. Well I'll be gone all summer, and Mom and Dad are going to travel to the states, so I'm sorry."
"It's okay, I just don't know who to ask, and I mean I guess I could get an apartment…"
"Why don't you ask Remus, he's always been nice."
"Yeah I guess, thanks Alice."
"No problem, now come on, we need to go see Dumbledore." She said and lifted my up, god she's strong, and dragged me and my letter straight up to Dumbledore's office. Who knew that the Head Girl could act like this, dragging a crying sixth year girl where ever she wanted?
"Prongsie, earth to prongsie," Sirius called it to my face.
"What padfoot?" I asked.
"Well? Good question, moony and I were just wondering why a crying evens getting pulled out the door by her friend is so incredible that you can't stop staring at the door for more that five minutes?"
"Sorry, it's just she was so happy until she got that letter. It's like the letter tore her whole world apart."
"Yeah sure, anyway, little wormtail told me a wonderful way to make excitement during these last few days."
"Hmm, what is it?"
"Well Miss Evans, I feel that perfectly acceptable, you and Miss Little may leave for your mother's funeral Friday afternoon, after your charms that morning. Though I know you must be in a lot of grief, it would be quite alright if you didn't want to take exams this spring." Professor Dumbledore said.
"Thanks Professor, but I would rather try to move on with my life, my sister certainly has." I told him
"That doesn't mean you have to. Now one other thing, where will you be staying this summer, I know miss little will be in France."
"I think I'll ask Remus."
"Yes, that would be fine, would you mind either coming to see me or sending an owl when you know?"
"Sure Professor."
"Well then, class is starting."
Lily's still sad; I really want to know why. She's asking Moony something, she showed him a note, probably one that she got this morning. Great, he made her cry, she's been doing that all day, and I wish I could know. Here they come.
"James, can I talk to you, please," She said, holding back her tears. Oh my God, she used my name, this is way worse than I thought.
"Sure Lily," I told her and walked over the same corner.
"James, here just read this, it's easier if my sister tells you." She said and sat on the loveseat, biting her finger nail. I sat down next to her and looked at the tear stained sheet of paper. Holly shit, her sister is a bitch; I mean how could she have grown up with that? Her mom died, and her sister acts like lily didn't care. I remember back in third year when her dad died. God I feel so guilty with both my parents alive.
"Lily, I'm so sorry," I told her.
"Thanks, look I've asked a few people, first Alice, but she's in France this summer. So then I asked Remus, but he just can't. James I need a place to stay this summer." She said, waiting for me to say something. I found it odd, after all these years of me asking her out, and her finding more and more ways to say no, she needs me to give her a home. There is such thing as Karma.
"Hey Lily, um you could stay with me this summer."
"Really, thanks James."
"No problem, hey but Lily does this mean that were going out?"
"Maybe?"
"Okay."
"Hey, James, my sister wants me to get my stuff after the funeral."
"Don't worry me and the guys can get it for you."
"Thanks."
"You sure you're okay though, I mean about your mom."
"No I'm not okay," she said and tears started spilling out of her eyes.
"Here," I said and gave her a hug, thus allowing her to cry in to my shoulder. I held her there probably for an hour, and everyone saw Lily with me.
So I just got out of mom's funeral and I hate my sister. I got home yesterday and she only asked me if I till wanted to be her bridesmaid. I told her that I might be busy that day. She said she though that might occur and had a friend that could do it. Oh and she wanted to remind me to have all my stuff gone by Sunday. Then today she preached for an hour about mom and when I stood up to talk she shook her head and told and told me that no one would want to hear me, no one knew me.
"Lily, your sister is an ass, you know that?" Alice said to me.
"Yeah I do, come on, I have to go get James to move my stuff," I told her and began to look for him. She grabbed my arm.
"When did you start calling Potter by his first name?"
"When I had to spend my summer with him."
"Hmm why are you staying with him?"
"Because you're in France."
"What about Remus?"
"He's either traveling with his family or staying with James. Now can I go find him please?"
"Okay, have fun. Hey wait Lily, do you mind if I leave, just the DADA final is Monday and well I need to study."
"Sure, have fun." I told Alice. She smiled back and ran off to find a place to apperate back to Hogwarts. I turned and found myself face to face with James.
"Lily, hey when do you want to move you stuff?" I asked Lily.
"Why not now? I mean my sister clearly wants me out of her life."
"Okay, come on," I told her and held out my hand. She grabbed it and we walked to a hidden place. The next moment we stood out side a blue two story Colonial. There were two flower beds in the front yard, the right full of petunias and daffodils, and the left full of lilies and roses. Lily looked at me.
"She wanted to keep her girls close to her, Petunia Daffodil and Lily Rose," She said.
"Liked flowers?"
"You should see the backyard; here it's nothing but flowers," Lily said and grabbed my hand and ran to the backyard. It was nothing but flowers, though it wasn't messy, though it wasn't exactly organized.
"It's beautiful," I whispered. Lily giggled and dragged me to her bedroom. The room was pained lavender with emerald accents, the color of her eyes. She had packed everything up.
"I really won't be that hard," She said.
"Sure, do you want to take everything?"
"No, I mean most things weren't that special. Just these boxes and my bookshelf."
"Are most of the boxes books?"
"Yes," She said and blushed.
"Okay, well here grab one and I'll show you where my house is."
"Okay," She said and grabbed one; I took another and touched her to 'show' my summer house.
"Wow," I muttered. We stood in front of the most classic English cottage. Ivy climbed the walls, there was an iron fence surrounding it, and it was completely isolated from anyone else. I had grown up in the suburbs, and this house didn't even have a driveway. James smiled at me and took be inside. The inside was quaintly furnished, simple and useful items surrounded us. He led the way up a steep staircase and down a narrow hall.
"Here it is," He said and opened the door into an emerald green room.
"When did you allow Slytherin color's in your house?" I asked him.
"When green became your favorite color," He told me.
"You've cared that much?" I asked, I mean I knew he liked me, but enough to go against green?
"I always have. Sirius finds it ridiculous, but I never have."
"I never realized what I really was."
"That didn't really matter; maybe it made you all the more worth it."
"James I never said I would go out with you," I reminded him and he smiled.
"The day you asked me for help, Lily that was the day I got you." He said. I didn't get it, I still wasn't dating him, it wasn't the furthest thing from my mind, but I wasn't really dating him, yet he thought I was.
"I had no where else to go, besides I knew you would say yes."
"But you never asked."
"I didn't have to."
"I see." He said and leaned closer to me. "Do you think you'll have to ask for this? Or should I just give one to you."
"I don't know, why don't you figure it out?" I told him, he leaned closer; our lips were inches from each other.
"Hmm maybe I will," He said and leaned in even closer and then he kisser me. And as cheesy as it sounds everything seemed to fall in place and I wasn't as sad. He pulled away too soon. I smiled up at him and surprisingly he looked relived and he leaned back in and kissed me again.
"Ah how sweet, the prongs and flower finally became lovebirds," Sirius said to Remus as they walked in on us with boxes, setting them down.
"Go away," James said, playfully yet with a tone that said if they didn't listen he would beat them up.
"Fine, fine, though you're right moony, this will be a very interesting summer," Sirius said and he and Remus walked down the hall.
"Sorry," James said into my eyes.
"I think this will be and interesting summer," I told his, and leaned forward to be kissed again.
Author's Note:
Hey guy, thanks for reading. I'll thank you even more if you review.
This is my second story; my first is on Harry and Ginny, called Afterdeath, so first on Lily and James. So tell me what you think and what I need to add.
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