Lily Evans (Marauder's Era)
Third Person
"Drat!" Lily exclaimed, "I forgot it was Friday!"
Normally, forgetting was day of the week it currently is isn't a problem. But at Hogwarts things aren't normal. You see, a redhead Lily Evans just walked up a staircase that does not lead to her Charms class on Fridays. In fact, she isn't sure where it leads at all.
Suddenly curious, Lily keeps walking. She comes across a seemingly empty room. As the muggleborn witch looks around she realizes there is something in the room. Lily just doesn't understand why a whole room has been put aside to just hold a mirror. Sometimes it's best to forget logic when thinking about Hogwarts.
True, the mirror is magnificent. The golden mirror is beautiful and almost as tall as the room itself.
"Lumos," Lily says and light illuminates the room.
This must be the mirror of Erised! Lily gasps. I've read about this. She's always wanted to find out what she would see. Now she has a chance!
Lily looks into the mirror and sees her parents and sister Petunia gleaming proudly at her. She is dressed in Hogwarts robes with a Head Girl badge. James Potter is standing beside her, but she chose a to ignore the annoying git.
Lily blinks away tears. She knows that scenario will never happen. While Lily's parents are proud of her, Petunia will never accept Lily for who she is. She says people with magic are freaks. She doesn't care about me anymore. Lily is constantly fearing that Petunia will rub off on her parents. She couldn't bear it if they acted like Petunia does around her. The fear of losing them to crushes her. It feels like the walls are closing in on her.
"Nox," Lily whispers and fights back tears. She can't look in the mirror any longer. Acceptance is Lily Evans' greatest desire and while that is what the mirror shows, that's not what she sees. She sees her greatest fear. She sees herself losing her family. The picture looked so unreal. Her family (and Potter) looked exactly he same, but the scenario won't happen. And Lily doesn't need to be reminded of that.
She turns away from the mirror and heads back down the stairs quickly. She is going to be late to Charms.