2. Petunia


She remembers the first Christmas that she spent without Lily. She didn't wake up by the usual jumping on the bed and the words: "Wake up Petunia! It's Christmas!" In fact she woke up by herself, to an empty room. She was the only wake as she made her way down the hall. Lily had decided to stay at her freak school for Christmas, and had promised to be there next Christmas. And her parents allowed her stay, despite her being an eleven year old girl. There's no safer place than Hogwarts! Petunia remembers the Giant saying, as he explained to the family about the Wizarding World. She envied her sister because she got to escape to a magical world, that she didn't know exist until a couple of months ago. She wanted to have her very own wand and wanted to stay there over the holidays as well. Petunia wanted to learn about the only wizarding sport and watch people fly on brooms. Lily didn't deserve such privilege to become the only witch in the family, that should have went to her. Her!

Lily always gotten what she wanted and it wasn't fair! Petunia hates her younger sister for having such adventure while she lived a boring life. She doesn't want to be here with her parents, while Lily had all the fun. Petunia wonders what she doing now. Did the school celebrates Christmas? Or have a holiday on its own? Petunia remembers throwing a fit because she didn't want to celebrate Christmas, not without Lily. And though she would never admit it, it was because she missed Lily. What had happened to have a fairly normal life and running down hills? Making flower crowns and playing tag with Severus? What invisible deity decided that she wasn't worthy of being a witch, but her sister was? Lily had everything and Petunia had nothing. Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around? Wasn't it supposed to be Petunia the witch and Lily the muggle who looked up to her older sister and enjoyed the stories she told about Hogwarts? She remembers her parents scowling her for her behavior and she couldn't help but think: Don't you see? None of this is right! Lily should be celebrating with us! This is family day and she can skip, but I can't throw a fit because I'm older? Are you both mental?

Petunia remembers the absolute hatred and jealousy that she felt as she was being sent back to her room. She had vowed when she got older that, she would move away as far as possible and forget that she was ever Petunia Evans. The sister of a witch, a freak.