Disclaimer: All the characters and all the good stuff in the story isnÕt mine...it belongs to J. K. Rowling and I have no intention of stealing it.

Chapter Two: Getting to School

Lily had always had a positive attitude, knowing that somehow things would get better one day and she would be able to get away from her troubles. When her dad died she had a hard time. But other than that she always had a positive outlook: through her cancer and the things Nik did to her and the lose and regain of her friends. And finally her escape had come.

The letter had told Lily that she was invited to attend a wizarding school called Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It had provided her with instructions on how to get to Diagon Alley to get her supplies, which she, her mother, Nik and Petunia had done. Well no, Petunia hadnÕt gone. Once they had reached the area of London where the entrance to the Alley was, she went off with some friends and promised to meet up with them later. She was convinced the whole thing was bogus and had told Lily as much. Nik and Margie seemed to think it was possible and they were happy to go with Lily to look for Diagon Alley. Margie felt that even if it wasnÕt real, Lily had the right to look for it after her ordeal with cancer.

They had found Diagon Alley and had been able to get all of LilyÕs school supplies. She was psyched to say the least. She didnÕt have to start School as early as Petunia and she got to go away, which meant getting away from Nik. Petunia had lost no time in telling Lily how she felt about the whole thing.

That night, after they had gotten back from the city, Petunia had gone into LilyÕs room.

ÒSo you think youÕre special because youÕre a freak?Ó She had asked in a nasty tone of voice.

ÒWhat do you mean a freak? IÕm not a freak...Ó Lily trailed off scared of PetuniaÕs menacing eyes.

Petunia walked towards Lily. ÒYou are going to a freakish little magic school. All you do is cause trouble for this family. ItÕs your fault Dad died, youÕre the one who caused him to go to the hospital. WeÕd all be better off if you had died from your cancer!Ó Petunia said the last part so quietly it seemed to be especially true to Lily. Petunia then walked out of the room.

As soon as she was gone, Lily let her tears out. She had killed her Daddy, it was her fault Nik had had to come live with them, she should have died.

Margie heard LilyÕs sobs and came in. ÒWhatÕs wrong sweetie? Are you hurt?Ó Margie was always worried that Lily was hurt, ever since she first went to the hospital.

ÒNo Mummy. But Petty is right. It is all my fault.Ó

ÒWhatÕs your fault?Ó

ÒThat Daddy died. I sent him to the hospital. I made him fall. I did it. I killed him,Ó Lily sobbed.

ÒNo you didnÕt sweetheart. He had cancer, like you did. His body developed the problems, it had nothing to do with you.Ó

ÒThen why didnÕt I die?Ó Lily looked up at her mother, needing to know what had been different with her Daddy and her.

ÒYou had a different kind of cancer. Lily, Lily look at me. Would I lie to you?Ó Lily shook her head. ÒNo. ItÕs not your fault Daddy died. It wasnÕt anyoneÕs fault. It happens, everyone dies. And donÕt say that you should have died as well with your cancer. No one wanted you to die then, and no one wants you to die now. We want you to be healthy and happy.Ó

Lily was still crying, but now her tears werenÕt so negative. She smiled at her mum, then reached over and gave her a great big hug.

ÒGood night Lilly, sleep well.Ó

ÒGÕnight, Mummy.Ó

Lily got in bed feeling considerably better. She was excited about her new school and she couldnÕt wait for the morning so as to practice with her wand. She was so excited she couldnÕt fall asleep. After about two hours, her door creaked open and then clicked shut again. She sighed, she wished he would go away.

Nik came over to her bed and got under the covers next to her. He didnÕt realize she was still away tonight. As he started to slip of her pajama pants she opened her eyes, and they were wet with unshed tears. She had never showed him that she was awake before, he knew that she had been on occasion, but she never had faced him, at least not when her mum was in town.

ÒPlease go away,Ó She whispered. ÒPlease. If you donÕt IÕll scream. Mummy will know...Ó

ÒYou scream, and IÕll kill you and your mother and Petunia too. I swear that to you.Ó

LilyÕs eyes grew wide with fear. She remained quiet as he took off her pajamas and proceeded to utterly violate her. She made no noise, but couldnÕt help the tears from falling down her face. She stayed quiet for two hours while he did things to her, and then she didnÕt even make a sound for the rest of the night after he had redressed her and left the room.

Lily was so scared she barely talked for the rest of the time before September eleventh. Every night Nik would come into her room. One night he told her that he didnÕt have much time before she left, so she was going to give him extra until she did leave for school.

In mid August, Petunia started school and Margie went out of town on business. This meant that Nik would take time off from work to stay home with Lily during the days. Margie was gone for six days in a row on that trip.

During the day, Nik would force Lily to do things. Sometimes heÕd bring over a few of his friends and make her stay still while they watched, and while they took their turns. When she moved, even the tiniest bit, heÕd hit her repeatedly.

The first day he brought his friends by, she was terrified. She tried to wiggle away when he came over to strip off her clothes. HeÕd had maybe two beers before hand and he her escape attempts angered him.

ÒGet back here, bitch! IÕm not done with you yet! Hell I hadnÕt even started!Ó

ÒPlease, please...Ó Lily could barely speak in a whisper.

Nik advanced on her and she moved back. He picked up a lamp and threw it at her. It hit her in her head and she fell. Nik walked over to her and hit her over and over again. After maybe half an hour he stopped hitting her, but she was bruised and bleeding and barely conscious. Finally he pulled her clothes off her and raped her.

Nik stepped back while each of his five friends took their turns. After maybe three hours he picked her up and laid her on her bed, still undressed. Then he and his buddies left the house.

Three days after that Margie came home. Lily was quieter than ever. She didnÕt move around much, it hurt too much. She was sore in her privates and she was bruised all over her body. She still bruised easily even a year after coming home from the hospital. Margie could tell something was wrong but she didnÕt know what had happened. She asked Lily over and over again, but Lily wouldnÕt say a word. She couldnÕt, her whole family would be killed.

September came, and not soon enough for the terrified eleven year old red head. By the first, her spirits had once again regained hope at the thought of leaving for four months at least. Nik couldnÕt do anything to her, plus sheÕd be learning magic and would be able to defend herself even though she was much smaller and weaker than he was, it was only a matter of time.

Lily didnÕt know how she did it, but soon she was on a train on her way to Scotland to go to Hogwarts. She was sitting alone and was terrified of what lay ahead of her. After a little while, the compartment door slid open and two boys asked if they could join her. She nodded.

One of the two had messy black hair and hazel eyes. The other had smooth, straight black hair that fell into his brown eyes.

After a few awkward, silent minutes, the boy with the messy hair spoke up, ÒIÕm Potter, James Potter.Ó

Lily giggled, he sounded just like James Bond in the movies.

ÒWhat? My name isnÕt as funny as his,Ó he pointed to his friend.

Lily just laughed harder. ÒDid you mean to do that? Sound like James Bond I mean.Ó

ÒLike who? Is that a friend of yours or something?Ó

ÒNo, James Bond. You know, from the movies...Ó Lily half asked half stated.

ÒWhat are movies?Ó James asked.

Lily laughed at his question. But when she saw his face she stopped. ÒEr...nevermind. So whatÕs your name thatÕs so funny?Ó She asked turning to the other boy.

ÒSirius.Ó

ÒWhat?Ó

ÒSirius Black.Ó Lily started to laugh. ÒHey donÕt do that! IÕm being totally serious, my name is Sirius! Oh! Urgh!Ó

At this Lily just laughed harder and James joined in. ÒSo whatÕs your name?Ó James asked.

ÒLily Evans.Ó

The three of them enjoyed laughing and getting to know each other for the next hour or so. Finally another boy walked in. This boy was pale and thin. He introduced himself as Remus Lupin after which the three of them shared their names. Actually it was more like James shared his and LilyÕs names since Lily was laughing too hard to talk at all.

Soon a lady came by with a cart full of candy. ÒAnything off the carts dears?Ó

James said he was treating, and James Sirius and Remus all started shouting out weird names like Cauldron Cakes and Bertie Botts Every Flavored Beans. Lily just sat in awe as the lady handed them tons of sweets unlike anything she had ever seen.

ÒWhat are those?Ó she asked.

ÒÓOh I get it! YouÕre muggle born, that's why you were going on about moobies or whatever!Ó shouted Sirius.

ÒMuggle born?Ó

ÒIt means from a non-magic family,Ó Remus explained.

ÒOh...yeah I guess thatÕs true. IÕm muggle born.Ó

A little while later, a small plump boy ran into their compartment. ÒP-please, th-theyÕre g-gunna curse me.Ó

ÒWhose going to curse you? Who are you?Ó

ÒP-p-peter.Ó

Before Peter had a chance to say anything else, two boys walked into their compartment with their wands drawn. At the sight of them, James and Sirius stood up.

ÒMalfoy, Snape. What do you want? You want us to hex you?Ó James asked, sounding, at least to Lily, way to happy at the prospect of hexing the two new boys.

The shorter boy, with blonde hair, scoffed but turned and left anyway. The other boy, with dark greasy hair and a hooked nose followed him.

ÒDonÕt worry Peter, we wonÕt let them get you,Ó Sirius said, spite in his voice at the thought of the other two boys.

Peter stared at the three boys in the compartment, especially at James, with a look of pure worship on his face.

Finally, after a few more hours, when the light outside had long since gone, a voice was heard throughout the train saying, ÒWe will be arriving in Hogsmead Station in less than five minutes, please leave your trunks and all possessions on the train to be taken to the castle separately. The boys left while Lily quickly changed into her robes, then she went out and waited for them to get changed. By the time they were done, the train was coming to a stop.  They got off the train and heard a voice yelling, ÒFirsÕ years! FirsÕ years follow me! This way. Come on now!Ó They walked towards the booming voice and it wasnÕt long before the saw a giant man, twice the size of a normal person, shouting for the first years. They followed him until they reached the edge of a lake. ÒFour ter a boat! Four ter a boat now,Ó boomed the voice. Lily, Sirius, James, and Remus got into one boat. Peter got into another with two girls and another boy. The boats magically started moving, as a fleet towards the other side of the lake.

James and Sirius started to horse play, the were wrestling and all of the sudden the boat tipped over. All four of them went under the water. James and Sirius managed to get over to the boat Peter was in and squezed in with Peter and the other three students. Remus remained in the water, staying afloat but not going anywhere, he wasnÕt a very good swimmer. Lily was nowhere to be seen. Hagrid rowed his boat over to Remus and pulled him into his boat. The he asked, ÒWhere arÕ the other three from yer boat?Ó

ÒJames and Sirius got into another boat, I donÕt know where Lily is.Ó

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Well, a cliff hanger...I will update as soon as I get a few reviews... :P