Chapter 2
Lily and Danni stepped off the train. Home, they were finally home! The two girls talked for a while as they rode in the carriages up to the castle. Danni was, once again, trying to convince Lily to stop wearing the foundation and take out her colored contacts.
"Lils, you just don't understand! You're GORGEOUS without them! I mean, it's not like you're ugly with the pale skin and all, but you'd be so much prettier if you could just learn to accept the way you were made!" Danni complained.
"Danni, I've always stood out from everyone else. That's why Mom hates me so much! 'Cause I'm not "anything like Petunia!" She's afraid of me being different! She's scarred me for life and I don't know if I'll ever be able to heal!" Lily explained.
"Maybe you just need someone to help you…" Danni muttered under her breath.
Lily's head shot up. "What was that?" she asked sharply. "I do not need ANYONE to help me, Danni! You and Remus are my only true friends, and what you give me is enough. I don't need someone to rescue me or play the hero, I'm perfectly capable of handling my parents on my own!"
"Whatever you say, Lils. Oh, hey! Look! It's the boys! Looks like they need a carriage to sit in. Can we invite them in ours? PLEASE?" she begged.
Lily sighed. "Oh, all right. But don't expect me to get all buddy-buddy with them! I can't just change overnight. This will take a while, you know."
"Oh, THANK YOU LILY!" Danni jumped forward and hugged Lily just as the guys opened the carriage door.
'Well,' Lily thought, 'here goes nothing.'