After 3 hours, but what felt like 10, the Evans family got out of the car at their family cottage around a small, glistening lake. Their cottage was white with red trim, and was one floor. There was a porch with a futon folded up to become a couch on the porch, and a wooden swing on the other side of it. The living room had a television that barely came in, and another couch. There was also a kitchen, a bathroom, and two bedrooms.
They all grabbed their suitcases and started unpacking in the cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Evan's were in one room, Petunia was in another, Vernon would be on the couch in the living room, and Lily was sleeping on the stiff futon on the porch, as Petunia refused to share her room with her.
"Oh I forgot to tell you! The Williamson's aren't coming up this year, so another family has rented their cottage. I thought we'd go over and introduce ourselves before dinner." Said Lily's Father, as he struggled up the wooden steps to the porch, a rather large suitcase of Petunia's in hand.
There were only five cottages surrounding the lake. The Williamsons were an old couple who came up every year at the same time that the Evans did, their cottage was the closest to the Evans, right next door.
"Yes, I believe have a son your age Lily." said her mother knowingly. Lily rolled her eyes. She wasn't interested in muggle boys. It was no use trying to start a relationship with them as she would be gone to a wizarding school for almost the entire year.
"Yes, why don't you go introduce yourself Lily, as your unpacked already?" said her Father, as he heaved the suitcase past Lily in the porch into the living room. Lily looked down at her suitcase, which was stuffed hastily under her futon. She had put her pillow and her favorite blanket at one end of the bed. There wasn't much else for her to do.
"Alright." said Lily shrugging, walking off the front porch and going through the path that led to the next cottages front lawn. This cottage was almost the exact same as Lily's but with blue trim. She heard a couple talking on the front porch.
"Really now, I know he has to practice for Quidditch, being captain and all, but he can't expect that he won't be seen. All these muggles out on their boats and whatnot…"
Lily stopped dead, straining her ears to hear more as she walked more slowly towards the porch. She heard the breaking of a glass.
"Ah, dammit, Reparo! Sorry dea-." said a lady, who stopped dead as she noticed Lily staring at them.
The man glanced at the woman who looked panicked. He pulled out his own wand, "Oblivia-" He started, pointing at Lily, who was too quick and whipped out her own wand shouting "Protego!" His spell was blocked. Lily had thankfully just turned seventeen and was allowed to use magic outside of school, as she didn't really feel like having her memory wiped.
The surprised couple smiled at each other, looking relieved. "Oh hello dear, you gave us quite a fright!" said the lady.
"I'm sorry," said Lily, smiling. "My family rents the cottage next door every year and we thought we would introduce ourselves, but they're still unpacking, so they just sent me. My name is Lily Evans."
"Nice to meet you Lily! My name is George and this is my wife, Samantha. Our son James and his friend Sirius are around here somewhere, they go to Hogwarts, do you know them?" asked the man.
Lily's jaw dropped, dread indulging her body. There was no way. She thought she had gotten rid of James and all of his friends for two months.
"James…Potter…? And…Sirius Black?" asked Lily, staring blankly at what she could only expect were James's parents. Now that she looked closely the man looked quite like him and he had his mother's smile.
"Why yes!" said Mrs. Potter, laughing, "Are you friends with them? James!" She called into the cottage.
"I- yeah…I…" Lily stuttered…and then out came James, his hair untidy as ever, a scowl on his face; he was saying something to the second boy who followed him out.
"That git, there's no way that he should be the new Seeker. They didn't even give him a proper tryout! Just a load of Death Eaters..." Sirius nodded angrily.
James's scowl turned into surprise, and then pure joy as he saw Lily. He laughed and pointed her out to Sirius, who barked a laugh as well.
"Evans! What a pleasant surprise! Are you our new neighbor? Does this mean I get to see you in a bathing suit?" Asked James happily, earning a reproving look from his mother and another laugh from Sirius.
Lily didn't know what to say, she was staring at James and Sirius in horror. Her once peaceful vacation was already previously ruined by Vernon, but now these boys? She would rather feed herself to the giant squid then stay here another 4 weeks.