A/N: k! I know, it's really soon, but I just HAD 2 get this chp up!!! Which prolly means chp 6 mite take a bit longer…but, oh, well...andways, thank u SOOOOOOOOO much, reviewrs!!! u guys mean the world 2 me!!! *dances the thank u, reviewers dance* YaY! Ok…well, here's chp.5! enjoy! And, keep reviewing!!!
Disclaimer: What's mine, is mine…what's JK's is JK's…simple as that…
Chapter Five:
Why Me?
Lily ran into the house, without thinking. She gave out a petrified shriek. Hannah was lying frozen on the floor. Lily knelt down by Hannah's side and sobbed. Suddenly she realized that Petunia was also in the house. "Petunia!" Lily cried out. There was no response. Lily ran up into Petunia's room. There was a scribbled note on her desk.
Hannah,
I've left you freaks and I've gone to live with Margaret Thatcher.
-Petunia
A tear rolled down Lily's cheek. Petunia had abandoned her, and the rest of her family was dead, and now Hannah, who was like a 2nd mother to Lily had been murdered. Lily couldn't take this. She ran out of the house sobbing hystarically. Lily dropped herself onto the ground, crying madly. What you doing? Your sixteen, Lily, get yourself up, don't be such a baby! Came the voice from Lily's head. Lily suddenly stood up and wiped away her tears.
"Evans, get over here!" Came James' voice. Lily made sure there were no more tears in her eyes, and walked over towards where James, Erica, Grace, and their parents all stood.
"Lily, dear, we're not going to be able to stay here. It's not safe. Lord Voldemort is in Britain. We have to go stay at a hideout." Mrs. Potter said worriedly.
Lily had a million questions, but she couldn't speak. Mrs. Potter gestured for the rest to follow her into the Potter Manor. Mrs. Potter was saying something, but Lily couldn't hear. The blood was rushing through her ears. She became dizzy, and suddenly fell flat on the ground. She didn't remember anything that happened after that.
Lily woke up in an unfamiliar room. There was a knock on the door.
"Lily, are you ok?" James walked cautiously into the room. "Not, that I care, I just-"
"Oh, shut up, will you, Potter? I'm fine." Lily said in a cold, icy voice, very unlike her own.
James glared at her. "Fine, be that way, mother just wanted me to bring you some cocoa."
"Thank you," Lily said coldly. "Now, can you leave, Potter? I'd like to be alone."
James dropped the cocoa onto Lily's bedside table, and walked out of the room. Lily shivered. Why did I do that? Lily asked herself. Why do I have to be so mean? WHY did this all have to happen to me? Lily began to sob. How could she go on like this? Lily sighed and stood up. "I'll pretend everything's fine." Lily said aloud to herself. "I won't say anything." Lily walked out of the room.
"Lily!" Cried Tawny.
"What are you doing here, Tawny?" Asked Lily, curiously.
"Well, I err… figured I'd come and visit." Said Tawny, nervously. Lily guessed she had another reason, but decided not to ask anymore.
Grace came running down the hall. "Lily! You're up!" She cried.
"Yeah, where are we? How long have I been asleep?" Lily asked anxiously.
"We're at Crystal Palace, the attack shelter, we have to stay here until there's proof that Voldemort has left the area, and you've been asleep for almost a day, you were unconsious for a while, though." Grace answered.
"Oh…" Lily said, being reminded of Hannah.
Grace quickly changed the subject. "Lily, we're going back to Hogwarts tomorrow! Can you believe it? The summer's already over!"
"Yeah, it just flew by, didn't it?" Said Tawny, they were both, obviously trying to keep Lily's mind off her family.
"Oh…yeah, I guess it has. I can't wait to get back." Lily said, still halfway stuck in her thoughts.
"Yeah, neither can I! Oh, I can't wait for the next ball! I'll be able to wear that really nice dress we got in Diagon Alley!" Tawny said excitedly.
"It better be nice, or I might just have to go with someone else." Sirius teased, as he walked down the hall, followed by James.
"You won't be going with anyone else, because no one would be insane enough to go with you, other than Tawny." Lily joked.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Tawny said sarcastically.
"Ok, well, we should go pack now if we want to be able to get to King's Cross on time tomorrow." Said Lily.
"Alright," Said Grace "'Night, see you tomorrow morning."
"'Night" Relied the rest, walking into their rooms.
Lily yawned. She packed her things quickly into her trunk, and fell asleep instantly.
Lily woke up to the sound of tons of people rushing around the next morning. "Lilyyyyyyy!!!" She heard her name called, and jumped out of bed. Lily rushed downstairs, dragging her trunk.
"'Morning, Lil" Said Grace, who was eating a piece of toast.
"Pancakes, Lily, dear?" Asked Mrs. Black, who was rushing around the kitchen serving food to everyone (which included everyone from Godric's Hallow, who had also had to leave their houses).
"No thanks, Mrs. Black. I'm not hungry." Lily said politly.
"Ok, if you say so." Mrs. Black went back to serving food. Lily took a seat by Grace at the table.
"Where's Tawny?" Lily asked.
"Still asleep, probably, or getting ready, you know how long she spends in the morning getting ready." Grace replied.
"Yeah, I don't know why she even bothers with all that junk, though, it's not as if she's ugly." Said Lily, as she gulped down some orange juice. Tawny walked into the kitchen.
"'Morning, everyone." She said, yawning.
"Good morning, Arabella." Said Mrs.Black. Tawny shuddered at the sound of her name. "Would you like some pancakes?"
"No thanks, Mrs. Black, I figure I'll eat on the Hogwarts Express." Tawny replied, grinning widely. She turned to Lily and Grace. "It's nice to know we're going back to school, isn't it?"
"Yeah, I missed Hogwarts so much! I almost miss Snape, and Professor Gridgwell." Grace laughed. "Well, maybe I don't miss them, but I sure do miss the pranks we pull on them."
Lily giggled. "Yeah, I still remember the look on Professor Gridgewell's face when he realised he had purple hair!"
"And the time we made Snape fall in love with McGonagall!" Tawny laughed.
"And, that was just first year," Came Sirius, who was followed by James, as usual, and Erica.
Mrs. Potter came rushing up from behind them. "Come on! We don't want to be late!" Lily, Tawny, Erica, Grace, Sirius, and James grabbed their trunks, and lugged them outside. "The ministry got us some cars," Mrs. Potter gestured towards a line of white limos. "This one is our's." She explained. They all jumped in and left for King's Cross.
Once at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, Lily, Erica, James, Sirius, Grace, and Tawny waved goodbye, and ran through the barrier, and onto the train. They found Remus and Peter, and quickly rushed into an empty compartment. The boys dove into one of their 'top secret Maurauder' talk, and Tawny and Grace began to play chess. Lily stopped paying attention and dozed off for a while. When she awoke, the old lady was coming by with her cart. They ordered a ton of candies, and stuffed themselves to the brim. Soon, they were told that they were aprouching Hogwarts. (A/N: *sigh* I know, I made that REALLY boring, and the entire train ride should take more than a paragraph, but oh well…)
They changed into their robes, and got off the train. Lily waved to Hagrid, who was calling over the first years, and headed into a carrage, that was taking students to the school. Once in the Great Hall, Lily and her friends took their seats at the Gryffindor table. The sorting ceremony began promptly and Lily found herself daydreaming. Well, it wasn't really a dream, it was a nightmare in which, Lily was trapped inside a treehouse and Voldemort was coming. Lily had something in her hand. It was gold and had an intricate design on it. No matter what Lily did, she couldn't get out of the treehouse. Just as Voldemort was reaching for the thing in Lily's hand, Lily woke up from her daydream. A small boy was being sorted. He had blonde hair and gray eyes. It seemed that he had glanced at Lily for a split second. He suddenly looked away as the hat yelled "Slitherin!". Lily heard the Marauders booing distantly, she was still staring at the boy. There was something abnormal about that boy, Lily just couldn't put her finger on it.