Disclaimer: JK Rowling still owns the characters…

Note: This one is an original. I believe it was inspired by a challenge, but somehow, it never got posted anywhere.

Note note: Please note that the Severus/Hermione drabbles are now posted on their own – in 'Severus, Hermione, drabbles'. (I kid you not. Methinks I have to work on my titles, don't I?)

Jealousy.

She was alone at home, Mum and Dad had taken her to see Granny. Petunia could have gone too, but she was sick of all the smiles and falsehoods that went into these little get-togethers.

Anyway, no one wanted to hear her say that her sister was a freak, and that she was glad Lily was away most of the year.

Kneeling in front of her sister's school trunk, Petunia opened the lid, and took out the hat and robes. She tried them on, smiling grimly to her reflection into the mirror. I could have been the special daughter.