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Little Lily had no idea how a near-death experience could change a person. After that -frightful- accident a year ago Petunia -miraculously- became kind and gentle. It wasn't conspicuous, but the change was there. Besides the obvious lack of tantrums, Petunia no longer glared or pushed Lily away. There was no longer a sense of hate in her sister's air.
And her smiles. Oh, her smiles!
Petunia's smile reminded Lily of the nurturing and motherly spring sunlight. It made Lily feel tingly and fuzzy inside. It didn't take long for Petunia's soft smiles to became Lily's most prized treasure.
The friendly smile and greeting caught her by surprise, but it was the sheer brightness of Petunia shook Lily. The white light shined through the swaying curtains, a breeze gently played with Petunia's dark locks, and her eyes sparkled like a polished obsidian. Lily never thought her sister looked more beautiful at that moment.
While Lily was just giddy about Petunia's change, their parents were worried sick about their eldest daughter's sudden drastic lack of chatter. They made Petunia go to a hospital as soon as they returned home.
After the examination proved there was nothing wrong with Petunia, she spoke in her calm and quiet voice, which her parents were having a surprisingly hard time getting used to.
"As I was falling that day, it just came to me that…. I wish I had been a better daughter to you, and better sister to Lily."
"Oh, Petunia….Tuny…"
The mother held onto her eldest daughter, grateful but sad about Petunia's sudden maturing, and apologized to her repeatedly. The father looked Petunia's with worry evident in his eyes as he held Lily's hand tightly.
Since that day, Petunia and Lily spent almost all of their time together. They chatted about trivial things and laughed. They read together in each other's company. They went on morning strolls.
Petunia didn't speak of it. She didn't shower affection and attention like their grandmother. She didn't kiss Lily goodnight as she tucked her in. But her eyes always spoke of the love she had for Lily.
Lily loved her sister. She always had. However, before the accident, even though Petunia would occasionally hold her hand and play dolls with her, the dark eyes had hate in them. But Lily never gave up. She loved her sister despite the hate directed at her. She held onto the hope that one day they'd become friends.
"Petunia….Tuny…"
She heard the sound of books hitting the floor and wall. She heard the shatter of the glass lamp. Lily's eyes pooled with tears. She had broken the fragile friendship they've kindled.
'That's impossible.'
Lily saw the cynical and cold look Petunia had.
'That magic….could not have been from me.'
It hit Lily like a punch in the stomach.
'Let's talk again later. I feel tired.'
She felt cold when Petunia let go of her hand. Lily clenched her teeth.
She was not going to give up. She was not going to let go of this chance. She was not afraid of Petunia yelling or getting angry at her if she could become friends with Tuny. Tuny's warmth and smile….was worth it.
Lily knew Petunia as of right now won't talk to her or look at her. She hated that. Just the thought of it made her eyes burn. She put on her best stiff upper lip. Her emerald eyes gleamed from the tear and determination.
Lily went up to the second floor in a heartbeat. For a moment, she thought of just bursting into Petunia's room, but she thoughts better and knocked.
"Petunia, it's Lily! I'm coming in."
There was a sudden rustling behind the door. Lily heard a broken voice screaching like a harpy.
NO!
GO AWAY!
DON'T COME IN!
But Lily stood her ground, took a deep breath, and carefully opened the door. Lily felt her heart shatter when she saw that Petunia's face was covered with tears. She looked like she could disappear into thin air right away if Lily didn't do something.
"Don't look at me! Get out! OUT!"
"Tuny….?"
"Don't make me hate you, Lily!"
Lily never knew a heart could be shattered again even after it got broken. She had never seen Petunia so sad…so wretched.
Lily never thought her sister held so much sorrow and darkness within her. She seemed so…fragile. Again, she felt her eyes water. But she couldn't back down. Not now. Not yet.
She clenched her hands into fists and shouted like never before.
"You can't be like this, Petunia! You're wrong! I didn't see things!"
"… Lily…?"
"I didn't see things! I DIDN'T LIE!"
It was Petunia's turn to be surprised. She had never in her life, this and before, seen Lily shout with such ferocity at anyone, much less her. She was always content with yielding to her sister's whims, and eagerly took on the role of the "bad guy" in Petunia's life, but this time she looked like she wasn't going to back down.
"You DID float! I know! I saw it…"
"Ha…don't be stubborn, Lily."
"I can do that! That…thing you called magic! Look!"
Lily raised her hand at a piece of ribbon on the desk. Petunia couldn't help but stare in awe as the thin pink fabric moved in the air in beautiful waves along with the movement of her sister's gestures; Lily was indeed a talented witch.
"But I didn't do anything that day. I COULDN'T do anything. I saw you falling in front of my eyes, but I couldn't do anything. What's use of this….magic, if I can't save you?"
Lily's hand trembled as she lowered her hand. The ribbon dropped on the floor. Tears dropped from Lily's emerald eyes.
"Please don't hate me, Tuny."
She tried not to sob, but she couldn't stop her voice from trembling. Her usually bright and cheery voice trembled with fear.
"If….If you don't like…. I, I…"
Tears dropped from Lily's pale cheeks. She didn't know how to handle this situation, but she understood that Petunia was upset because of this ability she had.
"I'll never use magic again."
0
Petunia felt cold like she had been dunked into a bucket of ice, but her mind cleared. She finally saw what was happening. She saw a Lily 'Petunia' never knew.
"Lily, what are you —"
"I'll never use it again! I won't. I don't need it! I don't want it…"
That's not true. Petunia knew that. She remembered how Lily was happy to receive the letter from Hogwarts. She could never forget how happy Lily was. Lily truly loved magic. She loved Hogwarts, and those she met there.
"You're more important to me…"
Lily didn't have the chance to tell. She only realized she even had magic on her tenth summer, and she was off to Hogwarts as soon as that. Lily, as mature as she was, was only a child, and in her excitement forgot about the sister she was leaving behind. It was not Lily's fault. It could not be Lily's fault. When Lily later found out about her sister's jealousy, she willingly took on the role of the sinner.
"Lily —"
"I'm sorry, Tuny. It's my fault."
"No, wait."
There was a time when her voice and face evoked bitterness.
"…I…"
But that's not the case now. You saw the numerous failed attempts, Petunia.
"…Alright. I'll believe you."
"..Really? Really, Tuny? Really?"
She let go of the tricoloured blanket and open her arms. Lily ran into Petunia's arms, and Petunia held on her little sister tightly.
"I'm sorry, Lily. I'm sorry. I believe you."
"You did nothing wrong, Tuny...I just.. I just…"
"You did nothing wrong either. And don't say that you'll never use magic ever again. That would be terrible."
Her throat clenched. When she spoke, she spoke the words 'Petunia' never had the courage to admit.
"Lily, I'm proud that you can use magic."
At that Lily started sobbing. It wasn't from sorrow, though. It was from relief.
Still, her cries pierced Petunia's heart. It hurt her far more than she had expected.
As they held onto each other, bit by bit, the old darkness in her disappeared. And I saw an end to that chapter of the story.
"I'm sorry, Lily. I'm sorry…"
Even whilst sobbing, her little sister shook her head in protest; conveying her message that she didn't blame Petunia for anything. I could not help but love her. How could I not? I held onto her until we both fell asleep in each other's embrace.
0
When the news of the location their father's job had changed came, the family decided to move to Cokeworth. Their new home was a small grey house. Upon seeing the dull place, I instantly missed the colours of our previous house and the summer mansion.
Our room was on the second floor again. I couldn't help but notice the darker, grittier areas of the neighborhood, and think about Lily's childhood friend.
My relationship with Lily changed after that heartfelt confessions. We became closer. We went everywhere together and did everything together. The sudden developed was awkward for me, but Lily loved it and showered her affections like there was no tomorrow.
"Tuny, Tuny!"
"Hm?"
"Let's have a muffin together! We'll share!"
Lily started to have a very obvious preference for the word 'together.'
"Why not just get two muffins?"
"Um….I only got one of this muffin."
"You can have it then. I'm not hungry anyway."
"But I want to share! It's my favourite and I want you to have a taste, too!"
A downside of this friendship was that I didn't have the heart to say 'no' to Lily's twinkling eyes and her requests….it was just so adorable. Ever since I could admit that I loved her, I found myself finding Lily cuter every second. I get the feeling that Lily knew, too. I sighed, nodded, and stood up.
"Tuny?"
"I'll go get a knife. For the muffin."
"I can go get it!"
"No. No knife for you. Not yet."
"I can do it! I used a butter knife before."
"That is different. You go get the plates."
I cut the muffin into half and placed each piece onto a plate. As I poured two cups of milk, I dropped the tea towel, but Lily used her magic to levitate it. We looked at each others' eyes and smiled. Magic became our secret to keep since that day.
I didn't feel any hate towards Lily for having magic anymore. There was slight envy left, but the rest of the dark jealousy had diluted. Lily initially tried her best to not use it as to not upset me, but that was easily fixed when I told her that I wanted to see magic. Lily was using magic every chance she got after that.
"This is so~ good! Right, right, Tuny?"
"Hm, yeah, it's tasty."
Lily grinned, and I had to control myself to not play with her rosy cheeks. Instead, I brushed away the crumbs on her chin and sipped my milk. Lily was too good for that merry hooligan James Potter. He better treat her well.
"Why don't we do our homework after this?"
"Sure! Let's do some art after that!"
"What do you want to draw?"
"Actually, I want to try face-painting."
"…You do know that I'm not good at painting, right?"
"That's okay! You'll be beautiful when I finish painting!"
"But you're going to look terrible."
"That's fine! But you have to let me take a picture of you!"
"….I'll think about it."
"Tuny~~~~! Just this once!"
Lily whined like a baby, and I tried my best to stay stoic, but we both ended up laughing as we cleared the table. A flowery breeze came through the open window. The scent of flowers told me that summer was yet to come.
Agapanthus in its original language is almost coming to an end, and I just read the latest chapter...I CREID SHAMELESSLY!
OMG OMG OMG LET THEM ALL BE HAPPY! MAKE TUNY HAPPY! MAKE SEV HAPPY! MAKE REMUS HAPPY! MAKE REGULUS HAPPY! MAKE LILY HAPPY! MAKE HARRY HAPPY! MAKE JAMES AND SIRIUS BECOME TUNY'S SERVANTS! LOL I LUV PETUNIA SO MUCH!XD
