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Disclaimer: My fairy godmother hasn't been by lately and therefore I am not J.K. Rowling and I do not own any Harry Potter characters

Fading Lily

Lily woke up to a soft taping on her window. She started to roll over but quickly stopped after a shooting pain went up her arm, reminding her of the previous days less than pleasant events. She gingerly stood up and went to the window opening it for the owl that was waiting patiently. Lily instantly recognized the owl as Remus's owl Horus. She excitedly made her way, with the owl, back to her bed.

'This day might actually be ok.' Lily thought hopefully while cautiously removing the letter from Horus' leg. She smiled as she opened the letter, seeing Remus' large neat handwriting.

'Its almost as nice as seeing him again," she sighed softly. "He is my best friend, my only friend, practically my brother… the nice one who has had no contact with my family that dose not love me.' She added sadly knowing the truth but desperately wanting it not to be true. 'At least I have mother.'

Lily slowly opened the letter and read it.

Dear Lily,

Hello Lily! How was your summer, I hope you had fun. How have you been holding up, you feeling okay? I am staying at James's mansion for the last week of summer. We already got our school supplies; sorry you couldn't come with us. We all, James, Sirius, Peter and I, will see you on the Hogwarts express in a few days. I hope you will join us in our Marauder Compartment on the train, it is the furthest back on the train and the password is "Snuffles." I hope you are doing well.

Your Friend,

Remus Lupin

'That explains why nobody could get into that compartment.' Lily thought, chuckling softly. Then her thoughts where rudely interrupted by the somewhat soft put persistent bbbbbbeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppp bbbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppp of her alarm clock.

'Time to make breakfast.'

She silently turned off the alarm and crept down the stairs, being extra cautious with her battered limbs and not wanting to wake her jeering sister or abusive father. She reached the kitchen and made scrambled eggs, sausage, toast, fried potatoes, and fresh squeezed orange juice. Then set the table for two, her father usually didn't eat with her and she liked to have as little confrontations with him as possible, and placed a single white lily in a vase in the middle and placed two small aspirins nest to her fathers drink. She had just finished when she heard the mail being dropped through the door. She lazily walked over to pick it up and saw a letter from Cairo, from her mother!!!! She opened it eagerly and read.

Dearest family,

I have finished my job in Cairo and I am coming back to my wonderful family. I shall be back by the end of the week, just in time to see our dearest Lily leave to Hogwarts. I miss you all dearly and eagerly wait to see your lovely faces once again. Petunia, be ready to shop for school and other necessities when we get home. And Darren, darling, I have a romantic vacation planed for us once Petunia has left to school.

Bunches of love

Rose Evans

Suddenly she Lily heard a loud thumping down the stairs. 'Daddy's up' followed by a soft pitter-patter of feet 'and so is Petunia'

"Lily get some aspirin NOW! And my breakfast better be ready" her dad yelled

"Yes daddy, breakfast is ready and the medicine is by your glass" Lily replied softly. "Oh and we got a letter from mother." She added as her father entered the kitchen. "Its with the rest of the mail by your meal."

Her father sat down at the table and took a look at the letters before turning back to face Lily, his face going redder by the minute. "You opened the letter. Whet the hell do you think you were doing, haven't I told you to leave my business alone! You are not to go through my letters!" her father screamed.

"But… but it was from mum." Lily stuttered, trembling as she heard Petunia laughing from the doorway, muttering freak under her breath.

"I don't care who it is from you freak, you will never disobey me." He came up and started punching her in her stomach and face. Lily winced as she heard another crack

'Oh that can't be good' she thought as she curled up into ball, silent tears streaming down her blood covered face, as her father kicked her a few more times before calmly walking off, and cordially gesturing Petunia to come join him for breakfast. Lily slowly picked her self up and silently dragged herself to her room and collapsed on her bed. Lily closed her eyes for a minute before opening them to see Remus' letter by her head. Her eyes once again skimmed over the comforting words. 'Am I okay? Yeah I'm just peachy.' She let out another soft sob 'Oh Remus, Mom, anybody, James, help me." She thought before blacking out.

A/N: I updated, I updated nanananana. That wasn't the funnest thing to write and it was kinda a transition chapter but that's ok. The next chapter will be the train to Hogwarts. AKA meeting her mother and how will the Marauder's act when they see Lily… well in, lets just call it her present state. Hmmmmmm please review and I am totally open to comments and suggestions. Please review. TTFN… U KNOW U LOVE ME