A/N Sorry for not writing for so long, I was pretty busy, you know, homework, tests, and I forgot about it. Thanks to all those who reviewed!

"Absolutely not. You're not taking that shirt to Hogwarts."

"But it's so comfortable!"

"But it's so nerdy! No Lily, you want to make a good impression on your new classmates, and I'm not letting you be seen with that shirt."

Lily looked at Penny and said, "I know it's nerdy, and I probably won't ever wear it, but it's just, well, I can't really explain it, but this shirt gives me the feeling of home. I know that if I'll ever get homesick, I could look and touch this shirt, and it will make me feel better."

Penny sighed, and put the shirt in Lily's trunk. "If it will make you happy, I guess it's ok". Lily smiled, and they continued packing her things.

10 minutes later, Lily and Penny sat down in the kitchen eating cookies. They had basically finished packing.

"Lily, can I have a drink?" Penny asked, "I'm so thirsty!"

"Sure", while Lily was pouring a drink for Penny, Petunia walked in.

"Lily, mom wants to see you."

"OK" Lily put a glass of juice in front of Penny and started walking out of the kitchen. Penny followed.

"Mom wants to see you alone" Petunia said, speaking only to Lily, as if Penny wasn't important enough to be spoken to.

"Oh!" Penny cried, embarrassed, "I didn't realize. Of course, how stupid of me! Your mother must want to tell you something private, and stupid old me decides to tag along. I don't know what I was thinking, I-"

"Lily, tell your nerdy friend to shut up"

Penny shut her mouth with a snap.

"If you want to say something nice, then say it Petunia. And Penny is a person; you can talk straight to her. There's no need to tell me what to tell her when she's standing right there" Lily walked out in a huff.

"Well, for all I care, Lily's friend isn't worth talking to," said Petunia to no one in particular, although she said it right in front of Penny.

Penny raised hurt eyes to Petunia. "Why must you always be so cruel?" she asked in a wounded voice, running from the room. Petunia laughed in her face.

Lily knocked on the door to her mothers' room.

"Come in" her mother called.

Lily walked in side.

"Lily"

"Yeah"

"Look at me, Lily. Look me in the eyes."

Lily looked her mother in the eyes, wondering what she wanted.

"Lily, are you looking?"

"Yeah"

"No, I mean really looking."

Lily sighed.

"Lily"

"Can you just tell me what you want?" she burst out irritably.

"I'm trying to Lily! Oh don't you understand?"

"No mom, I don't"

"Don't you see? Don't you see what's written there, in my eyes? In your eyes? Don't you see? Don't you understand?"

"No! No, I don't understand what you're trying to tell me! Can't you just say it straight out?"

Her mother sighed. "I guess it was not meant to be. You were not supposed to know." She sighed again "just enjoy life, Lily. Find out the future as it comes.

Lily looked at her mother, bewildered, and left the room. She walked into her room, to find Penny sobbing on her bed.

"Oh, Penny, tell me why you cry",

"No one likes me. Not even my mother, or my sisters of brothers. Everyone hates me. And now even Petunia hates me."

"We all love you, Penny. I love you. Your family loves you. Petunia hates everyone. Even her own sister. She only doesn't like you because you're my friend. And she hates me."

Penny smiled. "She must be pretty stupid to hate a girl like you. Whoever hates you is stupid."

Lily laughed. "Come on, let's finish packing"

It was an hour later when they finally finished packing. And it was an hour later when Lily remembered the strange conversation with her mother. She sighed softly to herself. "Somehow, I have a feeling that my future won't be too great."



A/N So how's that? Not too bad, I hope. Thanks to my reviewers again, it keeps me going.



Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except for Penny and Violet. The rest belongs to the great JKR