So this is my first Story =) R&R!

This chapter is REALLY short but the others are longer!

Disclaimer: No matter how long I have envied JK Rowling for her amazing words, alas I am still no closer to being her or owning her story ): Anything unfamiliar is mine though! That part I take credit for (:

Into The Jungle

Lily Evans looked into the tall, full length mirror in her bedroom for the last time that summer. She was going to school, Hogwarts school of Witchcraft of Wizardry, and she could not be more excited. In less than an hour Lily would be back with her friends, back at her favourite place in the world, and back to using magic. She had almost squealed with delight when she got her Hogwarts letter. The last 4 days since she got the letter had been composed of packing, buying supplies and writing to her friend Remus, who was the only one who continuously replied to all of her letters. "Finally," she thought, "Finally, I get to go back," chills of excitement accompanied the thought.

"Lily, dear! We really must go! If we waste anymore time you're going to miss the train! Hurry!" Rose Evans shouted up the stairs to her daughter. Rose was thin and slightly wiry but the kind of woman you could tell had been nothing short of beautiful, her hazel eyes always glinted happily and her light brown hair was always pulled back.

"I'll be down in one second Ma!" Lily looked at herself one last time in the mirror; her fire truck red hair was framing her face in loose waves, and her wintery white skin was clean and clear of all traces of makeup except for a thin line of black liner under her striking emerald eyes - inherited from her dear maternal Grandma Sophie. She was dressed in a basic v-neck white elbow length shirt with a sea green pendant dangling around her neck, and worn dark wash jeans. Lily turned away from the mirror, grabbed a black sweater, and ran down the stairs.

"Morning Dad!" Lily said running past her father, Connor Evans, a broad man with beady brown eyes and thinning auburn hair.

"Hey Lils, go eat breakfast, be fast, your trunks already in the car, we really should get going!" Lily nodded enthusiastically as she grabbed her runners and pulled them onto her feet before quickly sliding into the kitchen. Petunia was sitting at the kitchen counter reading the newspaper. Her blonde hair was pulled into a ponytail, and she was fully dressed looking rather, strangely, pleased?

"Why so happy Tuney?" Lily asked cheerily using her child-hood nickname for her sister. As children, the two girls had been best friends, but that had all changed when Lily had met Severus Snape, and had gotten her first Hogwarts letter 5 years ago. Now she was 16, Petunia was 18 and quite clearly had no interest in continuing their childhood relationship.

"Well, my freak of a sister is leaving to go stay with her freak friends at her freak school, and I don't have to have her around to pester me any longer, it's the start of my year without you!" She replied in a stuck-up voice. Lily winced, she knew her sister hated her, but the nasty snaps and burns still affected her.

"Fine Petunia, Well Good-bye, I guess." Lily said turning around. She had given up defending herself a few weeks into the summer, realising that it was pointless; an endless argument.

"Is that it? Not even gonna stick up for yourself? Pathetic Lily, really just pathetic."

"I don't want to end my summer this way Tuney. I don't WANT to fight with you. I miss you! Why can't you just get over the fact that I'm a witch, Deal with it! And we can go back to the way things were before everything changed? "And for a second, Lily thought she saw something flash in Petunia's eyes, but then it was gone, and Petunia turned her chin up and continued reading her face turning stony and cold like it had been all summer. Lily sighed, ran to the fridge grabbing a yogurt cup. She turned to walk back to the main foyer, but she stopped at the entrance of the kitchen. "Goodbye Tuney," Lily walked back to the Front door, and she thought she heard Petunia mumble something that sounded a lot like "Goodbye, Freak." She walked out the door, jumping into the car, slamming the door as her father whisked out of their driveway for the last time that summer.

The drive to King's Cross went by fast as Lily ate her yogurt, watching the tall London scrapers interrupt the clear blue of the sky. Her parents hadn't really said anything to her or to each other. Lily guessed that they had heard their two daughters little tussle, they hated when the girls fought, and always went quiet for awhile after the small brawls. Lily was trying to forget all about Petunia and her crude comments and to focus on the new school year in front of her, she wasn't very successful as Petunia's snarling face kept drifting to her mind. Maybe next summer would be better, maybe next summer, it would be okay . . . But she knew better, lying to yourself only works if you can believe it.

It was almost 11:00 by the time they reached the station, "perfect timing" Lily thought. They parked the car and jumped out, Connor grabbing the trunk from the back seat as Rose walked beside Lily, wrapping her arms around herself. Lily sighed and started, "Look I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to hear us fighting, it's not fair to you guys. When I get back I just won't talk to her, that way-"

"She misses you." Rose Evans said, turning to look at Lily, her Strawberry blonde hair was tied back, showing her liquidy brown eyes. Lily blinked.

"Pardon?"

"When you leave, she misses you. She won't admit it, but it's true.." Rose Evans whispered. Lily sighed, looking up. They stopped talking as they walked into the train station and made their way to the magical barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Connor Evans caught up to the two girls and let go of the trunk, reaching for his daughter.

"Well Kiddo, I'm gonna miss you, love you, now go have fun!"

"But not TOO much!" Rose said warily making Lily laugh, "I love you Lils, now stay safe!"

Lily looked coyly at the pair of them, "I love you too," Lily said hugging each of her parents, before grabbing her trunk and turning one last time to see Rose and Connor Evans, "Bye, I'll miss you both" she smiled slightly before spinning to face the wall. She sighed, "Into the Jungle," and smiling to herself, she walked through the barrier.