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"Bye Mum. Bye Dad. I'll miss you loads," Lily said earnestly looking at her parents. "Don't worry, Petal we'll write to you," her father said. In truth, it had not been one of the best times of her life.
She was going into her sixth year of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry . Petunia had ignored her since she came home for the summer after her first year, but this summer she didn't have Sev to talk to, which made her quite lonely.
The highlight of the summer was when she had received her O.W.L. results. She had gotten Outstanding in everything. She knew all that studying would work.
"Lily!" her best friend, Alice Prewett screamed from the other end of Platform 9 ¾. "Alice!" Lily screamed back as the two girls hugged each other. "You're going to suffocate me!" Lily choked out, withdrawing from Alice's bone crushing hug. "Sorry, but it's been ages since I've seen you," she said. It was true enough, they had corresponded through letters, but seeing each other in person was something different.
"Come on we had better get on the train," Alice added. Once they were on the train after sorting out the luggage, they found a compartment and waved goodbye to their parents.
"So," Lily said after the train had departed, "How was your summer?" "Not bad. You've been getting The Daily Prophet haven't you? The attacks are getting more frequent." Alice said, casting a worried look her Muggleborn friend's way. Personally, Lily was more concerned for her parents. She could defend herself magically, but what could they do? It didn't help her conscience that Muggle attacks were becoming more and more common.
She opened her mouth to answer, when the compartment door slide open. "Hey Evans. Mind if we take this seat?" it was then that James Potter and Sirius Black strolled into the compartment and filled the seats beside them. "Hop off Potter," Lily said coolly, not going to let him annoy her on the first day back. "Oh Evans, are sure Prefects are aloud to speak like that to fellow students?" Potter taunted. "Yeah, we wouldn't want your precious Prefect's badge taken off you, would we?" Black grinned.
Just a split second before Lily was about to take out her wand and threaten them, Remus Lupin's head stuck in the compartment. "Padfoot, Prongs come on. We've got things to plan," he said mischievously. Potter looked at her with one eyebrow raised as if daring her to say something. Lily just glared back at him. "Well, like Moony said, we'd best be going," Potter said and took off.
A while later, the lunch trolley came along. Alice said she didn't want anything, but Lily was ravenous. As she stepped outside, she saw Severus approach. She decided because she was so hungry, she'd just ignore him.
"Lily," he said hoarsely. "What is it, Severus?" She said coldly. "Lily, I -" "Here's your change dear," the trolley lady said, oblivious to what was going on. "Thank you," she said and turned on her heel. "Lily, wait!" he said chasing her down the hall. She turned around, a look of pure anger on her face, "What Severus! Is there something you want to say?" He literally shrank back at her anger. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
She surveyed her once best friend. Sadness filled her heart as she realised what a different person he was now. "It's not enough, Severus," she said. She waited until she got back to her compartment to break down in tears.