Disclaimer: I don't own any characters, all compliments of JKR. I have
great respect for the books but I wanted to make this story as original as
possible so you may no like it, but that's your problem.
Thanks to shel for getting me hooked on this. I've written the first 5
chapters and there's plenty more to come so please read and tell me what
I'm doing wrong.
Chapter 1
Fights
"I can't believe you're letting her go back." Andrew growled to his wife. "You've seen what that damn school has done to her, with her cauldrons and owls and what not. She's a witch Linda" he softened his voice so that Lily had to press her ear up against the wall to hear his next words. "She's a witch and she's out of control. She's not listening to me anymore. She's a witch and she's a rebel."
"Andrew, you don't get it do you?" Linda had never put up with her husbands stubborn attitude and wasn't going to start now. But it was one of his charms and she loved him for it. "She's rebelling because she's a teenage girl, not because she's a witch."
"That's crap Linda, you know it is." Lily could tell her father was running out of things to say but Lily knew that in no time he would have thought of another little thing wrong with her, another log on the fire burning strong in the small white suburban house that from the outside looked so peaceful, so strong, so fake.
"I know no such thing." Linda snapped back, raising the volume again.
"We never had this problem with Lavender or Petunia. They never acted out this badly."
"Yes, but Lily is different- that I know for sure. She's bright, independent. She is oppinionated, strong, stubborn. She believes in what she believes. You can't change that. You can't keep her from her own beliefs and opinions."
"Well it's just not right. She shouldn't act like that. You can't make excuses for h-"
"Andrew, she's growing up. And every day she becomes more-"
"Idiotic, rash, rude-"
"More." Linda lowered her voice again. "Everyday, I see her become more like you." Linda knew at these words that she had won. She new she would get her way and she new that Andrew would agree. "I married you, not in spite of, but partly because of your brains, your independence.stubbornness. I see her grow every day and every day I see in her what I see in you."
"She's not really that much like me is she?" Lily knew this was her father's last attempt of avoidance.
"Andrew, she's going back to Hogwarts, and she's staying there. End of story."
Silence fell in the next room. Lily stood up, completely speechless and confused. She never new she caused so many problems with her parents. She looked at her sisters. Lavender was sitting at the desk, back to Lily, pretending she hadn't heard the commotion in the next room. Petunia was sitting on her bed, staring at Lily with angry eyes.
"How could you do that to dad? He works so hard to get us an education, even if it's at a rinky-dink school like yours." She shook head in disgust.
"Shut up tuna-breath. You have no idea what it's like for me. And a lot of people find that hard to accept." By a lot of people she meant Petunia and Andrew. "But I put up with it, I work hard and I'm gonna make a career out of magic. And I'm gonna be 10 times the person you'll ever be."
"Stop it Lil. Stop acting so superior. You're no perfect so don't pretend like you are." "Whatever." Lily rolled her eyes and slumped onto the bed, opening her new copy of advanced Transfiguration. She wasn't really interested in reading it but the pictures made Petunia nervous.
"And you're kidding yourself if you think you'll make anything out of your silly magic tricks. Back me up on this Lav."
Lily and Petunia both turned to their sister Lavender. "Oh no you don't. you guys aren't involving me, it's between the two of you. I'm not taking sides. I have to share this room with you for three more days and I'm not making them worse than they should be." She turned back to her pile of Uni work and sighed, "Kids"
Lily rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm going to sleep." She pushed her books onto the floor and rolled over. Sleep was her way of avoiding things she didn't want to face. So she lay in her bed, feeling as though she was all alone in the world, the only comfort, her mother's words, echoing in her mind. "She's going back to Hogwarts," Lily had got her way.
She was going back to Hogwarts.
End of story.
*(A/N that isn't really the end of the story, don't be disappointed, read the next chapter.)*
Chapter 1
Fights
"I can't believe you're letting her go back." Andrew growled to his wife. "You've seen what that damn school has done to her, with her cauldrons and owls and what not. She's a witch Linda" he softened his voice so that Lily had to press her ear up against the wall to hear his next words. "She's a witch and she's out of control. She's not listening to me anymore. She's a witch and she's a rebel."
"Andrew, you don't get it do you?" Linda had never put up with her husbands stubborn attitude and wasn't going to start now. But it was one of his charms and she loved him for it. "She's rebelling because she's a teenage girl, not because she's a witch."
"That's crap Linda, you know it is." Lily could tell her father was running out of things to say but Lily knew that in no time he would have thought of another little thing wrong with her, another log on the fire burning strong in the small white suburban house that from the outside looked so peaceful, so strong, so fake.
"I know no such thing." Linda snapped back, raising the volume again.
"We never had this problem with Lavender or Petunia. They never acted out this badly."
"Yes, but Lily is different- that I know for sure. She's bright, independent. She is oppinionated, strong, stubborn. She believes in what she believes. You can't change that. You can't keep her from her own beliefs and opinions."
"Well it's just not right. She shouldn't act like that. You can't make excuses for h-"
"Andrew, she's growing up. And every day she becomes more-"
"Idiotic, rash, rude-"
"More." Linda lowered her voice again. "Everyday, I see her become more like you." Linda knew at these words that she had won. She new she would get her way and she new that Andrew would agree. "I married you, not in spite of, but partly because of your brains, your independence.stubbornness. I see her grow every day and every day I see in her what I see in you."
"She's not really that much like me is she?" Lily knew this was her father's last attempt of avoidance.
"Andrew, she's going back to Hogwarts, and she's staying there. End of story."
Silence fell in the next room. Lily stood up, completely speechless and confused. She never new she caused so many problems with her parents. She looked at her sisters. Lavender was sitting at the desk, back to Lily, pretending she hadn't heard the commotion in the next room. Petunia was sitting on her bed, staring at Lily with angry eyes.
"How could you do that to dad? He works so hard to get us an education, even if it's at a rinky-dink school like yours." She shook head in disgust.
"Shut up tuna-breath. You have no idea what it's like for me. And a lot of people find that hard to accept." By a lot of people she meant Petunia and Andrew. "But I put up with it, I work hard and I'm gonna make a career out of magic. And I'm gonna be 10 times the person you'll ever be."
"Stop it Lil. Stop acting so superior. You're no perfect so don't pretend like you are." "Whatever." Lily rolled her eyes and slumped onto the bed, opening her new copy of advanced Transfiguration. She wasn't really interested in reading it but the pictures made Petunia nervous.
"And you're kidding yourself if you think you'll make anything out of your silly magic tricks. Back me up on this Lav."
Lily and Petunia both turned to their sister Lavender. "Oh no you don't. you guys aren't involving me, it's between the two of you. I'm not taking sides. I have to share this room with you for three more days and I'm not making them worse than they should be." She turned back to her pile of Uni work and sighed, "Kids"
Lily rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm going to sleep." She pushed her books onto the floor and rolled over. Sleep was her way of avoiding things she didn't want to face. So she lay in her bed, feeling as though she was all alone in the world, the only comfort, her mother's words, echoing in her mind. "She's going back to Hogwarts," Lily had got her way.
She was going back to Hogwarts.
End of story.
*(A/N that isn't really the end of the story, don't be disappointed, read the next chapter.)*