A/N: Lily overcomes her fear of heights. Potter family drabble.
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10 drabbles, 10 topics challenge #3!: character exploration - Lily Luna Potter
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments): Speed Drabble -"You've got this!", indifference, scream
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments): JUNE EVENT: FEMALE CHARACTER APPRECIATION MONTH - Lily Luna Potter
Today, Lily and her family were spending the afternoon at the local pool. Her mother and father were laying on two beach chairs at the far end of the pool. Her older brother, James, was laying on another a few chairs away, an expression of indifference on his face, looking 'too cool' to be hanging out with his family. Albus was in the water, his usually messy black hair slicked to his scalp. And currently, Lily was standing on the diving board, looking nervously over the edge at the sparkling water below.
"You've got this!" her brother cried, the cool, clear, blue water lapping at his bare torso.
She bit her lip as she stared into her brother's encouraging eyes. Her goal today was to overcome her fear of heights. She was always so envious when her brothers zoomed through the air on their brooms while she couldn't even rise five feet without falling.
"Maybe I should come down," she shouted, taking a few steps back.
"No, Lily," Albus shouted. "You have to face your fears head on."
She stopped. He was right, as he usually was. If she didn't face it today, she would have to face again some time in the future and she'd be back in this same situation.
She leapt off the end of the board with a scream, landing in the water with a splash. She resurfaced to Albus hugging her, her parents clapping from their chairs, and even a slight upturn of James' lips.
"I did it!" she cried, returning Albus' hug.
"I knew you could," he said. "Think you can fly on a broom now?"
She thought for a moment before swam to the edge of the pool. "Maybe I need more practice first."
