"Ok, Lily we are going to make a run for it, to your house."

"Why my house? Why not Hogsmeade?"

"We don't know if Voldemort has people in Hogsmeade to stake out the order ok, let's just go to your house and contact Dumbledore from there."

"Ok, I just hope Petunia isn't there otherwise this day will be a whole lot worse."

"Ready?" Lina asked and I nodded, we ran as fast as we could behind the row of trees, trying to stay hidden, we made it to the edge of the property, held hands and appareted to my house.

Chapter 25

"You okay" I asked as we landed? Lina just stared behind me her eyes wide with fright.

"Lily" She pointed to the sky.

I turned around and looked up; there in the sky was the Dark Mark. It felt as if my heart had stopped, the world had stopped. Like in one of those movies where the person is just standing there not really hearing anything. It feels like I'm in a dream that I can't wake up from.

"Lily? Lily? We need to contact the Order." Lina said shaking my arm.

"I need to go inside", I say as I make my way to the door.

"Lily, wait you don't know if it's safe." Lina called to me but I had already made my way inside.

The house was in shambles, furniture knocked everywhere, things blasted into pieces, broken glass, ripped curtains. The kitchen table had been knocked over food spilled everywhere on the floor.

"Lily!" Lina called to me, "Lily I contacted the Order, they say to be careful but to try and stay put, Professor McGonagall says that it is unlikely they will be back."

"Is this why they wanted me? Why my parents? They didn't do anything. They don't even know what is going on in our world, I protected them from it. I would have given him anything, anything he wanted he didn't have to do this. Oh my God, Lina did he do this because we escaped? Is this my consequence?"

"No, Lily this happened long before we left, honey judging by the food, this happened days ago."

"No, that's impossible, I would have known, someone would have told me."

"It doesn't look like anyone has been here. The doors are all closed and no one can look inside the windows because the curtains are shut."

"I need to find their bodies."

"Lily wait for the Order or James."

"James might not even be alive, if he could do this to my parents over nothing imagine what he will do to James over something. I am going upstairs, stay here and wait for the order." I said and rushed up the stairs. I went to my parent's room and found my mother sprawled across the floor. I kneel on the floor and turn her body over, I fall backwards gasping. On her left arm the word mudblood is engraved. I rush into the bathroom and throw up, out of the corner of my eye; across the hall I see my father's office. Slowly I venture in there; I see my father's body behind his desk as if he was trying to hide from them. I break down and for what seems like an eternity I lay on the floor crying. I start to hear a ringing and I stop crying to hear where it is coming from. I stand up and walk over to the desk. The phone is flashing red indicating there are messages. All of a sudden the ringing stops and the voicemail comes on. "Mum, Dad? Are you there? It's me Petunia. You know I have been calling for days, and it is rude of you to not call me back or at least tell me you are going out of town. I have big news and I want to come to see you in person…"

"Hello, Tuney?" I pick up the phone.

"Lily? What are you doing answering the phone?" she asked.

"Tuney I have some bad news." I say trying to control myself.

"Would you not call me Tuney. And why aren't you at your freak school, you don't have a break right now; you're not supposed to be home until summer. Get Mum right now Lily."

"Petunia I need you to come over right now, there has been an accident"

"What do you mean an accident? I don't have time for your games Lily. I told you I didn't want to see you again or talk to you for that matter. You're a freak Lily and I won't have you messing up my life anymore. So either you get Mum or I am hanging up right now."

"They are dead Petunia, they were murdered. I am standing in Dad's office right now, in their house that is in shambles. Thank God you live in London otherwise I would have lost you too, Oh Petunia I need you to come here I can't do this on my own."

"I hate you, you bitch, you took them away from me. It was those death things that killed them wasn't it. They knew all about what was going on Lily you couldn't keep it from them they had that stupid freak newspaper that your kind read delivered to them. It's because of you they are dead isn't it? Well isn't it?"

"Yes" I sobbed out.

"Goodbye, I hope they come back to get you."

"Tuney wait!" I cried out as she hung up the phone. I threw it towards the wall and screamed.

"Lily? Lily?" Lina called with panic in her voice. "Lily I heard the phone ring, who was it?" she asked as she came running into the room.

"Tuney." I said sobbing.

"Ok, its ok, come with me to the living room, you shouldn't be in here." Lina said leading back downstairs and sitting me on a torn up couch.

All of a sudden Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick appeared "Miss. Evans, Miss. De Luca." Dumbledore nodded to us, "I am very sorry for your loss Miss. Evans, if you will excuse me I am going to assess the situation. Professor Flitwick is here to escort you both back to Hogwarts where Mr. Potter, Mr. Lupin and Mr. Black are waiting for you in the Head's Common room."

"Yes sir" Lina said as she helped me stand up.

"Come along dears" Professor Flitwick said offering his arm to Lina.

I take one last look before we apparate.