DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING RECOGNISABLE!

Sorry it's been a while, but I started college this year and it weighed me down a lot, but hopefully I'll be able to write more now. Also, Sorry it's short, I was figuring out how to continue during this chapter.

ITALICS- Thoughts

BOLD ITALICS- Darren Signing

Bold- Lily Signing

Bold Underlined- Lily's Notes

Chapter 9: It all ends

Mr and Mrs Evans looked at each other across the room, before Mrs Evand crossed to the phone.

The ringing stopped. "Hello?"

Lily only heard mumbling from the other end, her father squeezed her hand, but she didn't understand why.

"Yes this is Mrs Evans"

Lily watched as her mother fidgeted with her necklace, twisting it between her fingers as she held the phone to her ear, listening intently.

As Lily watched her mother's shoulders relaxed visibly and a look of relief crossed her face, she looked over at her husband and youngest daughter, "They found him" She whispered as she waited for the person on the other end to hang up.

Mr Evans let go of Lily, kissing her quickly before getting up to head into the kitchen, probably to get his shoes so he could go pick Darren up. He wasn't there to watch as his wife's face dropped, and the phone fell to the floor and Lily rushed to stop her mother from following it, placing an arm under her mothers shoulders, trying in vain to hold her up, wishing she could scream for her daddy.

Slowly the drifted to the ground, holding each other as Mrs Evans' body was wracked with sobs and Lily held her.

"So where do I need to go to pick him-" Mr Evans cut off as he stepped into the room, dropping his shoes as he took in the picture of his wife and child on the floor, his wife's face streaked with tears as his daughter just looked confused.

"Helen?"

Mrs Evans looked up, tear tracks marked her cheeks as she trembled in the arms of her youngest daughter, her baby, who was so close to Darren, and had a connection with him, who would feel the wrongness of the situation.

September 1st came by and found the Marauders, Marlene, Alice, Molly, Arthur and the Lupin's standing on Platform 9 3/4 searching around for the last member of their group, Remus, Arthur and James (who seemed to have grown feet over the summer if anyone asked a grumpy Sirius) looking over heads in an attempt to catch sight of the red headed girl they'd all grown to care for over the past year.

"We have five minutes left, she'd be here by now!" Alice moaned, everyone else nodding along with concerned expressions on their faces, all knowing of Lily's aversion to being late for anything.

"Maybe she's just waiting to get through the barrier? I'm sure she'll be through soon" suggested Mrs Lupin, grabbing hold of Remus' trunk and heading towards the train, "We should at least get you six on the train, we can get her on when she gets here-" She turned to look at Remus who was just opening his mouth to mutter a 'but what if' and silenced him with a stare "and she will get her." Remus shut up before helping his mum get everyone's luggage on the train.

When everyone was situated in a compartment, worriedly looking at the time, Molly and Arthur stated their need to go, they were trying out cakes in London for their wedding which was due to happen as soon as they had saved enough.

Before leaving Molly turned away, spotting two equally red headed men in a corner, heads bowed together, she narrowed her eyes "Oi! Gid, Fab, stop plotting and get over here to say goodbye to Alice!"

The two men rolled their eyes before turning and walking towards the four adults crowded around the compartment.

2 Minutes left.

"Ally dearest-"

"sister, leaving us already?"

Alice and Molly shared a look, Molly leaning in to kiss her sister on the cheek, knowing the thetrics that Gideon and Fabian enjoyed.

"Do enjoy Hogwarts this year."

"Cause lots of trouble."

"So disappointed in you last year."

"Ow, Molly! We were just saying!"

"Anyway, bye Alice dearest, have fun at Hogwarts!"

"And don't forget that Hogwarts toilet seat you promised us!"

The two grinned and waved before apparating to get away from Molly's second swat at the Prewitt brothers. Molly rolled her eyes before she too waved and dissaparated with Arthur.

1 minute left. The train whistled.

"Mum where is she?!"

Mrs Lupin looked around for the little red head, not seeing her she turned back to the crowded compartment full of worried twelve year olds. "Maybe she just got on somewhere else, you'll just have to look for her, I'm sure she's somewhere." She smiled at the reassuringly, before leaning in to give her son a quick peck on the cheek, and standing back to wave with her husband as the train pulled away from the platform.

The six of them looked at each other, before splitting into three to search the train, Alice and Remus staying to keep the compartment, whilst James and Marlene went one way, and Sirius and Peter the other.

"Exploding snap?" Alice suggested as they waited, pulling a pack out of her pocket, Remus smiled, before taking the cards to shuffle them.

"So how do you pl-"

BANG!

Alice was still giggling at a soot covered Remus (who lost by a landslide)when Sirius and Peter returned, they shook their heads and the four sat in silence.

It seemed like forever before the compartment door slid open once more , revealing a hopeful Marlene and James, who's faces dropped as they scanned the compartment.

They sat in silence.

Just before they reached Hogsmeade station Marlene spoke up.

"Where is she?"

Everyone looked at each other, shrugging.

"Maybe she missed the-" Remus began.

"She couldn't have missed the train! You do realise who you're talking about, right?" Alice cut him off, standing as the train slowed, before hopping off the train, leaving the others to follow her to the carriages, each wondering what had happened to Lily Evans.

Next Chapter:

"Hope is a wonderful thing to have Miss Prewitt."