Hey! This chapter was hard to right. It's the dreaded converstion between Harry and Lily. I've tried not to make him too harsh, and explain that he wasn't completely horrible. My fanfic is called Worlds Apart, but I think some readers didn't realise the extent of it. We're talking about the war ending, but society never really bonding again. I don't think after the seventh book that suddenly all was well, so 21 years on the wizarding world is still recovering. Harry's trying to protect Lily from finding out the true story, not being a strict father!

Thanks for all the reviews etc!

L x

Chapter Eleven

Lily sighed as the train departed Hogwarts. She was sitting with her cousins Lucy, Louis and Hugo. The older family had gone in another compartment so they were left to themselves. Hugo and Louis had their ful concentration on a very close game of chess but as soon as they were home they would be thrashed by Ron. Lucy smiled up at Lily but she was reading a Muggle novel. Lily found herself staring into space, wishing to be with Aurora. She wondered what the pretty Slytherin girl was up to, she was probably be with her brother. James had told Scorpius about them as well as accusing him of putting the whole plan together. Lily was especially annoyed at her brother for that, one angry sibling was enough.

And now she had to face her father and the rest of her family. She knew for a fact, that Harry Potter hadn't had any contact with the Malfoys since before she was born. The two sides of the war were two separate parts of society now. Lily didn't know why. She was taught it from a young age, and no one ever questioned it.

"Chocolate frog Lily?" Lucy offered her.

"No thanks." She replied and shot Lucy a small smile. Her brothers and cousins were almost strangers to her in an awkward way. They knew what she had done this term, and they didn't want to be dragged into trouble with her.

The train pulled into the station in the early evening. Lily grabbed her trunk and Asper's cat carrier and jumped onto the platform. "Lily!" Ginny Potter called: "How good to see you, I've missed my little girl." She embraced her in a warm hug and Lily breathed in her mother's familiar scent. "C'mon, your Dad and brothers are over here." Lily let her mother lead her over to her family.

"Hey peach." Lily's Dad waved at her. Lily smiled back at him reluctant to give him a hug.

"See y'all later," Uncle Ron shouted at them while leaving the station: "Owl me about that situation Harry." Lily knew just what that situation was.

"Ok kids, let's get home." Harry guided his family back to the car where they loaded the trunks and drove off. The journey was quiet, with mostly James and Albus informing their parents on the latest news. They stayed clear of the Malfoys and Lily stayed silent. On the way home, the Potter family stopes off at a muggle burger bar, but Lily didn't feel like eating.

Later that night, Lily lay awake dreading what was coming tomorrow. She was going to the Burrow for the day, and she knew that all her relatives knew. They hadn't disowned her, but it was awkward. Everyone was waiting for Harry to talk to her, like normal. It was a family rule that before any uncles or aunts got involved, the parents would sort it out first. It kept people in line and the Weasley temper tucked away.

She tiptoed across the landing towards the bathroom. A quiet voice said: "Lily?" coming from the dim light in her father's office. Even years after the war, Harry Potter still wasn't a great sleeper, so he spent many nights reading in his office. Sometimes an idea or lead for a case would come to mind. Being head Auror, Harry needed to be dedicated to his job.

Lily opened the wooden door to reveal Harry sitting up in his dressing gown: "Dad, why aren't you reading?"

"I'm thinking." Harry replied.

"About what?" Lily asked.

How I'm supposed to handle this." Harry sighed: "It's time we talked Lil, come here." He patted his knee gesturing Lily to sit on it. She was cold being just in shorts and a T-shirt so Harry tried to warm her. She felt like his little girl again, sitting on his knee like nothing had changed: "I want you to be happy Lily, that's the most important thing to remember." Harry began.

"Dad, Aurora makes me happy, I can relate to her. She understands me." Lily argued.

"I want you to be safe too, and to know that one day Malfoy may let you down and leave you would be something that I would forget if I didn't stop this." Lily stared at her father, trying to find things to say.

"Why don't you trust them?" Lily asked.

"When I first joined Hogwarts Lil, I didn't know anything about magic let alone wizarding families. But everyone knew about me, just like you are now. Aurora's father was one of the first pupils I met. He was confident, smart and big headed. Malfoy even told me that Ron wasn't a good friend to have. " Harry told his daughter.

"That isn't even that bad." Lily sighed.

"His father was worse, nearly killed your mother in her first year. But the war began, and we were on separate sides Lil. Life became hard, and Draco Malfoy became more unpredictable. He let death eaters into the school, making it easy to kill Dumbledore."

"I met Dumbledore in his portrait, told me about how you used to get into trouble, how could he do that?" Lily replied.

"Yeah, takes someone with a bad side to them to do such a thing. They fought in the war, used their house as a place of torture, including Aunt Hermione as a victim. After the war, they returned to the Manor with little reputation. They escaped prison, but refused to help rebuild the wizarding world. They now live different lives, and we have no reason to cooperate with them." Harry revealed.

"Why couldn't you tell me any of this?" Lily asked her father.

"You my little girl, I didn't know how you would react. James and Albus just accept these things, but you alway have to contradict. Been like that since you were little." Harry smiled.

"Dad, Aurora isn't like that. She doesn't care about the past. She doesn't think being a Malfoy is special." Lily persuaded.

"I know Lil, but she's a Malfoy. Don't worry you'll find other friends. But, I don't she's good for you, plus I don't think Aurora's Dad will be too pleased to know this either." Harry explained: "The answer is no."

"Ok." Lily gave in. She didn't know this past, and now realised that the feud was more than just different opinions. Lily belonged in her world, and Aurora belonged in hers. "Hey, how about you invite Alice over, she's a nice girl?" Harry suggested. Lily nodded and rested her head on his shoulder. She guessed it wasn't worth arguing when Aurora probably would be too scared to even speak to her now.

Harry felt bad, he had made himself do something he never would have wanted to do. He wanted his children to be able to do anything they wanted to do, and make the friends they wanted to make. He hadn't expected Lily to make friends with Malfoy's daughter. But Lily was more understanding than her family, and could see through people's mistakes. She could never believe the Malfoys were all bad. Harry thought Aurora seemed nice, but with the two separate sides and the media, they could never have a normal friendship.

See what I mean? It's not a great chapter but I can always replace it. I will have a few more chapters in Lily's first year, since some readers are enjoying it but then I will move on to the second half of the story. Anyway, I'm going to Amsterdam tomorrow! Well, I won't be there yet, but I will be staying overnight on a boat there. It's the summer holidays, so I'm aiming to write more as well. Will probably update by the end of this week.

Please review! I will love you forever for it!

L x