After two weeks of the pain of being thrown in that basement and on all that glass, it was finally time for her to go to Hogwarts. She was up at six so she could leave before John woke up. She knew she would pay for it later, but at that moment she didn't care. She was free for a little while. She snuck out the front door quietly and was on her way. She finally reached the train station and started to look around for her train.

"Nine and three-quarters?" she asked herself aloud. She found nine and ten. "I guess I'll wait for someone to show."

"Hello. Do ye need help? I couldn't help but hear you say nine and three quarters," a man asked.

Lily nodded. She kept her head down. She did notice the owl though.

"Ye off to Hogwarts?"

Lily nodded again.

"Run in between nine and ten. Don't stop. Oh and if ye meet a boy named Sirius Black, give him this." He handed her a book. She took it.

"Yes, sir. Thank you." Lily ran straight to the wall. Next thing she knew, she was standing next to a train. She put her stuff with the others and climbed aboard. She found a compartment that was empty. She sat down and played with Brawling. Brawling lay down beside Lily. She petted him and went to sleep facing the seat. She had always slept better when Brawling was with her. Later on, she was awoken by some boys laughing loudly.

Brawling jumped up onto her back to see if Lily needed protecting. She just realized she was lying on her stomach. Lily winced from all the weight on her back. Brawling didn't weigh very much, but her back was very sore. The boys were silent. They were all staring at Brawling. "Brawling, can you get off my back? Please."

Brawling jumped to the floor, letting Lily sit up. She picked up Brawling again and set him on her lap. She scratched his back, then his stomach when he rolled over. She put him in his little carrier. "If you want we can leave," Lily said.

"No, it's fine," one of the boys said.

"You were here first," another boy said.

"Are any of you Sirius Black or know him?"

"I'm Sirius."

"Someone asked me to give this to you."

"Oh, thanks."

Lily lay back down on her side facing the seat and went to sleep. She eventually rolled on her back and cried out in pain. Brawling pushed hr onto her side. The glass was going deeper. Blood trickled down her back. She was wearing a white shirt too.

"You okay? Why are you bleeding?" a boy asked.

"I'm f-fine."

"No you're not," another said.

"Let us help you." said the other boy.

"No!" she said. "Just leave me be, please," her voice begged.

"Why?"

"You are losing way to much blood."

"No, I'm not," Lily said. "I just want some rest." She lay back on her side.

After a while the train came to a stop. "James, wake her up," the boy with sandy brown hair and grey eyes said.

James, the one with chocolate brown eyes and messy black hair, said, "Alright Remus." He went over to her to shake her awake, but when he touched her he pulled back. She was going cold.

"What's wrong?" a boy with black hair and brown eyes asked.

"She's going cold."

"That isn't good," Remus said. He looked at Peter, a small blue eyed blonde haired boy. "Send a letter to Madam Promfey. Tell her we are bringing a girl up. Have Dumbledore get us there the fastest way possible."

James picked her up. "Holy cow. She can't way more than fifty pounds."

Dumbledore sent a very fast carriage. Two minutes later they were at the castle. When they got there, Dumbledore waited for them. He led them to the Hospital Wing. Madam Promfey took over after that. She was a spunky lady in her mid thirties. She had brown hair and blue eyes. She stood 5'8" and was well tempered. She kicked the guys out and cut her shirt off. She saw the gigantic piece of glass in her back. She quickly removed the glass and bandaged the wound.

Lily started to stir the next afternoon. She groaned. "Child, child, are you okay?"

"Yes," she whispered. "Where am I?"

"Hospital Wing at Hogwarts. Your father sent this letter to you." Lily opened the letter after Madam Promfey left.

Hey bitch,

You failed your sister. She is dead now. I'll deal with you on break. It's your own fault. You and that Potter kid. Have fun while you can. Be prepared for a slow and painful death. Tell them you fell down the stairsand landed on some glass in the basement and you said you were fine to me. You wouldn't let me look. If not you will die slower than I am planning.

John.

Lily held back her tears. "Lily, the Headmaster wishes to speak to you."

"Hello Lily. Feeling better?"

"Yes, sir."

"How did you get these bruises and glass in your back?"

"I fell down the basement stairs. I didn't want to tell John. I was afraid I would bother him. I didn't think it was that bad."

"I see."

"When can I leave Ma'm?"

"Tomorrow," she said.

"Thank you."

"You will do the sorting tonight. I'll get your friends to help you. No argument. They save your life Ms. Evans."

Yeah but, in doing so, they caused the death of my only reason for living. "Thank you, sir."

The four boys came in later on. "Hi ya, Lily. Good to see you're doing better," James said.

"Yeah, thanks," Lily said. "I never did catch your names."

"Oh, sorry. I'm James Potter."

"Peter Petegrew."

"Remus Lupin."

"Sirius Black."

"Nice to meet you. Now if you don't mind, I would like to get this sorting over with." They helped Lily get to the sorting. McGonagall put a patchy old hat on Lily's tried to get through a locked door in her head. Lily frowned as he opened it a little bit. 'Don't,' she said in her head.

'Very well Ms. Evans. What house would you like to be in.'

'I don't care.'

'Okay.' "Gryffindor!"

"Alright Lils. You're with us," James shouted.

"Yeah!"Sirius said. They started to take her back to the hospital wing. "So Lily, why won't you look at us?" Sirius asked her.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"We don't know what your eye color is," James said.

"Why should that matter?" Lily asked.

"We've never seen your face," Remus said.

That'd make five of us. "I find it strange to stare people in the eye," Lily lied coldly. They walked into the hospital wing.

"You hide your face behind your hair," James said. "Why?"

"None of your business," Lily snapped. James put a hand on Lily's shoulder. Lily tensed and said, trying to keep the fear out of her voice, "Don't touch me."

"Lily-" James started.

"Go away and leave me alone, please," Lily begged. Before James left he could swear he heard Lily say, "Why couldn't you just left me to die, James. Now I have finished myself off."