Lily opened her eyes blearily as light filtered through the window. For a while she just stayed there, cocooned in blankets and on her side, staring through lidded eyes at the wall across from her. After a few moments she decided she was hungry and that it was time to get up. After rubbing the crust from her eyes she swung her legs over the side of the bed and made her way to the door, not really processing anything. It wasn't until she opened the door and stepped into the hallway did the first-year notice what was wrong.
She was at the Burrow.
Lily Potter was positive this was her Grandparent's homes, for she visited often along with her many other family members. The little redhead mustn't have realized anything out of the usual, for the bedroom she awoke in (which had once been her mother's) was the room she normally slept in when staying over. But this wasn't right; the room had noticeable changes, and if all was in the norm her cousins Roxanne and Lucy would've been in the room with her (or at least something to infer they had been there, in case they had already crept downstairs for breakfast…). What was going on?
She stepped with light foot falls down the narrow staircase that lead to the first floor. Her senses zeroed in on details like the swooshing sound her nightgown made as she walked and the familiar smells of a fresh pastry. Lily had always been warned to be cautious and always have her wand out if she were ever to wake up confused and/or scared. Confused? Check. Scared? Check? Wand out and Cautious? Nope. The Potter had inherited her father's curiosity along with her brothers, much to her mum's chagrin. She heard voices from the kitchen and slowly, but quietly, came into the owner's view. As she took in the family of five her eyes widened and she paled considerably.
Her Uncles Ron, George, and… Fred! Why was Uncle Fred here? ALIVE? This was impossible! He was dead! And the others- they were so young! Grandma's hair wasn't streaked with gray and she was plumper and less aged than the Grandma Lily knew. Grandpa was there too (still balding might I add) but his hair was still fiery red and the lines on his face were much less visible. Her Uncles were teenagers! This was too weird. How was this happening? Thank Godric they hadn't noticed her yet because she didn't know what to do if they-
"Ginny?"
