What a Friend Should Be
By: starblaze
A/n: took awhile for me to update but I'm DONE! Hehehe hope you enjoy the chapter!REVIEWWWWWW!
Disclaimer: you gotta be kidding me! This far into the story and you don't know?!?!?!
"Lily get up!" gently shook Lily. "Get up!"
"Wha..?" Lily spoke dazed.
"LILY! DUMBLEDORE WANTS TO MEET WITH YOU!" Lila yelled.
"WHAT?!?!?" Lily screamed. "Why?!?!"
"Umm." Lila looked uncomfortable. " Because of last night."
Lily shrieked, " WHAT!!!! Look guys, I don't want sympathy or anything, got it? NONE!"
Melanie spoke quietly, "Lily. Its not sympathy. There's another letter that just arrived that Dumbledore would like discuss with you about!"
"Oh." Lily said and got out of bed with a scared look on her face. "Who's it from."
"Your sister, Petunia." Lila replied softly.
"Oh my god. I don't want to go through with this!" Lily screamed.
"Lily, I understand. But you have to!" Melanie tried to calm her down.
Lily breathed in and out and went into the bathroom to change.
She emerged wearing a simple black shirt and blue denim skirt. She brushed her hair and slowly made her way down the stairs.
"Guys? I'll wait for you in the library after this, ok?" Lily barely whispered.
"Of course we'll be there." Melanie smiled.
"Yep! Can't get rid of us if you tried." Lila said trying to lighten the mood.
Lily smiled sadly. "Thanks. I knew I could count on you guys!"
Lily walked out of the common room and Melanie turned to Lila.
"We have to post-phone the plan for a couple of weeks." Melanie stated matter-of-factly.
"Duh Mel. I couldn't even go through with the plan right now. Let's go ask the guys how they're holding up!" Lila said making her way up the boys' stairs.
"Hey. Wait for me!" Melanie cried running after her.
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Lily reached Dumbledore's office breathing heavily almost crying again. She knocked softly.
"Come on in." Dumbledore said from inside.
Lily stumbled in and Dumbledore looked up and smiled at her.
"Hallo Lily. Come and take a seat. We have to talk about this letter." He said waving a letter in his hands.
"I realize this was supposed to go to you. But somehow it went to me. I haven't opened it but I want you to in front of me."
Lily slowly took the letter with trembling hands. It said,
Lillian Evans. Hogwarts School England
She opened it and started to read aloud. "Lily, I hope you have heard of what happened to mom and dad. I wanted to let you know that I hate you! I hope you never come back! YOU killed my parents. All because you are a witch! You deserved to be burned at the stakes! I can't believe this. I HATE YOU! Never even talk to me again! I am so ashamed to have YOU for a sister. I hope you die and rot in he**."
Lily looked up at Dumbledore tears flowing down her face. "Its signed, Petunia."
Dumbledore looked pained. "Lily. Sometimes our own, turn against us because of the pain they are in. I have called you today to tell you that you had no part in your parents' death. They loved you and they did not regret you being a witch. How do I know this? They would not have sent you here otherwise. Nor would they have sent me a letter before they ever first let you on that train on King's cross. It said all of the things that they wished I knew about you before you ever arrived. Just from reading that letter I know they loved you dearly and would hate to see you crying."
Lily sobbed harder.
"Lily dear. Don't worry. For now we will set you up with a host family and as soon as you are out of Hogwarts you can buy your own house with the money left for you by your parents. We will discuss formalities later. Right now I wanted to inform you that your parents funeral is next week and you and a couple others will be excused to go."
Lily looked gratefully at Dumbledore. "Thank you so much Professor. You have no idea how much this will mean to me."
Dumbledore waved his hand, to dismiss it, "Don't worry Miss Evans. It is my pleasure to help. I know how you feel right now."
"Thank you again Professor." Lily said getting up to leave, having stopped crying. "May I leave??"
"Of course. Just remember you and the others will leave Wednesday. (A/n: it was Saturday.)" Dumbledore said as she left.
Lily ran down the stairs and to the library.
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There was a knock on the boys' dormitory door.
Sirius got up to open the door. "Who is it?"
Melanie and Lila replied, "Its us! Let us in!"
Sirius silently opened the door and let the two in.
Melanie looked at Remus and then to Sirius and asked, "How is he?"
Remus sighed, " He's ok. He's still asleep."
Lila looked over at the sleeping James and said, " Wow do we have a mess to clean up after. Listen, you guys find out what exactly happened last night between the two. Then tell him, I don't care how, but tell him that he's coming with us for the funeral. Ok? Dumbledore said he has to come along with all of us. We have to go now but we will be back soon. Ok?"
Sirius and Remus nodded in agreement. "See you two later."
Melanie leaned over, kissed Remus on the cheek and the two girls left Sirius and Remus to take care of James."
"Let's go! We have to be at the library remember!" Melanie hushed to Lila. The two scrambled to the library.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Lily got to the library to see the two others had already reached.
"Would you two like to come with me next week..for my parents' funeral?" An out of breath Lily said.
Melanie nodded and Lila said, "Holy lord. Lily what's wrong? Your eyes are so red!!! What happened at the meeting?"
Lily's eyes watered as she took out the letter from Petunia.
"Oh my god!" Was all Melanie could say as Lily handed the letter to her and Lila to read.
Lila's face darkened as she went through the letter. "How could she?!?!?!?!! That little B**ch!! She should..Ugh! She doesn't deserve to live!" Then she suddenly went off in Spanish, a language few knew she could speak.
Melanie and Lily looked at each other and shrugged. They knew Lila was saying some not so nice things about Petunia and no one was going to stop her.
Suddenly Lila shut up and looked at Lily who had a couple tears rolling down her cheek. She leaned over and hugged her. Melanie soon joined the hug and Lily started crying freely.
Lily pilled away and turned her back on the two. "Why did she say that stuff? We were best friends! She helped me with everything. And now because our parents are dead she wants to desert me? How can she do that? Doesn't she realize she's the only family I've got?"
"Oh sweetie!" Melanie cried. "Don't think that way! Come on! You know she's just really upset! She'll come around! Oh hun, come on. You haven't eaten a thing! You must be starved! Let's go to the kitchens!"
Lila and Melanie led Lily to the kitchens. They tickled the pear and went inside. Melanie ordered some cookies and some coffee.
She turned to Lily and said, "Normally I wouldn't give you coffee, but this is a special occasion. So drink up. Eat the cookies and feel better ok?"
Lila smiled at Lily and Lily managed a half smile back. She gulped down the coffee and ate the cookies with the others. They stayed in the kitchens for a while just talking, about anything. From clothes to school, just avoiding the subject of parents.
"Come-on Lils! We've got homework to finish! Plus tomorrow is a Hogsmeade day! We'll go shopping!" Lila said grinning. She loved to shop and would do so for hours and hours. Lily and Melanie groaned but were grinning too.
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(A/n: next day.)
"Lils! Get up! Hogsmeade today!" Lila practically sang. She had on a purple shirt that brought out her eyes and light blue denim flares. Lily got up groggily and saw that Melanie was also already up. Melanie was wearing a blur pheasant top with slit sleeves and whitish corduroys. She was trying to get her hair into a ponytail but her hair was disagreeing (a/n: I didn't realize hair disagreed.oh well my fingers are doing the typing here..). Melanie set her hairbrush down angrily. All in the entire whole scene was quite funny. Lily climbed out of bed and went into the bathroom for a quick shower, and magically dried her hair straight. She put on a yellow short-sleeved shirt that was triangularly cut so it revealed part of her stomach and blue jeans with a yellow scarf for a belt. She put her hair half up and half down and put in small diamond earrings. She crawled out of the bathroom to see Lila waiting impatiently.
"Well. You certainly took long enough! Now can we go??" Lila yelled.
Melanie and Lily looked at each other and followed Lila out the door.
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"Hey you guys want a drink?" Lila asked when they had been shopping a while.
Lily nodded and Melanie agreed. So they went to the pub and got three butterbeers.
"Look who's here!" Melanie said in middle of a conversation about blue and white polka dotted underwear..(Don't ask, I'm just the writer..) when Melanie, to her relief, saw Remus, Sirius, and James come in.
Lily glared at Melanie and whispered, "I don't want them sitting with us!"
Lila gave Lily a Look and said, "Lily please! Could you please just be nice to them, or I mean, James for once???"
Lily grumbled but didn't retort. Melanie called the guys over and the three joined them, James looking unhappy about whom all were there.
"So. How's everyone?" Sirius said happily. Suddenly the door of the pub banged open and a masked man stood in the doorway. Everyone screamed.
Dun-dun-dun! My longest chapter and hopefully its good! REVIEW!!!!!!! Please?!?!/!?!
A/n: took awhile for me to update but I'm DONE! Hehehe hope you enjoy the chapter!REVIEWWWWWW!
Disclaimer: you gotta be kidding me! This far into the story and you don't know?!?!?!
"Lily get up!" gently shook Lily. "Get up!"
"Wha..?" Lily spoke dazed.
"LILY! DUMBLEDORE WANTS TO MEET WITH YOU!" Lila yelled.
"WHAT?!?!?" Lily screamed. "Why?!?!"
"Umm." Lila looked uncomfortable. " Because of last night."
Lily shrieked, " WHAT!!!! Look guys, I don't want sympathy or anything, got it? NONE!"
Melanie spoke quietly, "Lily. Its not sympathy. There's another letter that just arrived that Dumbledore would like discuss with you about!"
"Oh." Lily said and got out of bed with a scared look on her face. "Who's it from."
"Your sister, Petunia." Lila replied softly.
"Oh my god. I don't want to go through with this!" Lily screamed.
"Lily, I understand. But you have to!" Melanie tried to calm her down.
Lily breathed in and out and went into the bathroom to change.
She emerged wearing a simple black shirt and blue denim skirt. She brushed her hair and slowly made her way down the stairs.
"Guys? I'll wait for you in the library after this, ok?" Lily barely whispered.
"Of course we'll be there." Melanie smiled.
"Yep! Can't get rid of us if you tried." Lila said trying to lighten the mood.
Lily smiled sadly. "Thanks. I knew I could count on you guys!"
Lily walked out of the common room and Melanie turned to Lila.
"We have to post-phone the plan for a couple of weeks." Melanie stated matter-of-factly.
"Duh Mel. I couldn't even go through with the plan right now. Let's go ask the guys how they're holding up!" Lila said making her way up the boys' stairs.
"Hey. Wait for me!" Melanie cried running after her.
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Lily reached Dumbledore's office breathing heavily almost crying again. She knocked softly.
"Come on in." Dumbledore said from inside.
Lily stumbled in and Dumbledore looked up and smiled at her.
"Hallo Lily. Come and take a seat. We have to talk about this letter." He said waving a letter in his hands.
"I realize this was supposed to go to you. But somehow it went to me. I haven't opened it but I want you to in front of me."
Lily slowly took the letter with trembling hands. It said,
Lillian Evans. Hogwarts School England
She opened it and started to read aloud. "Lily, I hope you have heard of what happened to mom and dad. I wanted to let you know that I hate you! I hope you never come back! YOU killed my parents. All because you are a witch! You deserved to be burned at the stakes! I can't believe this. I HATE YOU! Never even talk to me again! I am so ashamed to have YOU for a sister. I hope you die and rot in he**."
Lily looked up at Dumbledore tears flowing down her face. "Its signed, Petunia."
Dumbledore looked pained. "Lily. Sometimes our own, turn against us because of the pain they are in. I have called you today to tell you that you had no part in your parents' death. They loved you and they did not regret you being a witch. How do I know this? They would not have sent you here otherwise. Nor would they have sent me a letter before they ever first let you on that train on King's cross. It said all of the things that they wished I knew about you before you ever arrived. Just from reading that letter I know they loved you dearly and would hate to see you crying."
Lily sobbed harder.
"Lily dear. Don't worry. For now we will set you up with a host family and as soon as you are out of Hogwarts you can buy your own house with the money left for you by your parents. We will discuss formalities later. Right now I wanted to inform you that your parents funeral is next week and you and a couple others will be excused to go."
Lily looked gratefully at Dumbledore. "Thank you so much Professor. You have no idea how much this will mean to me."
Dumbledore waved his hand, to dismiss it, "Don't worry Miss Evans. It is my pleasure to help. I know how you feel right now."
"Thank you again Professor." Lily said getting up to leave, having stopped crying. "May I leave??"
"Of course. Just remember you and the others will leave Wednesday. (A/n: it was Saturday.)" Dumbledore said as she left.
Lily ran down the stairs and to the library.
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There was a knock on the boys' dormitory door.
Sirius got up to open the door. "Who is it?"
Melanie and Lila replied, "Its us! Let us in!"
Sirius silently opened the door and let the two in.
Melanie looked at Remus and then to Sirius and asked, "How is he?"
Remus sighed, " He's ok. He's still asleep."
Lila looked over at the sleeping James and said, " Wow do we have a mess to clean up after. Listen, you guys find out what exactly happened last night between the two. Then tell him, I don't care how, but tell him that he's coming with us for the funeral. Ok? Dumbledore said he has to come along with all of us. We have to go now but we will be back soon. Ok?"
Sirius and Remus nodded in agreement. "See you two later."
Melanie leaned over, kissed Remus on the cheek and the two girls left Sirius and Remus to take care of James."
"Let's go! We have to be at the library remember!" Melanie hushed to Lila. The two scrambled to the library.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Lily got to the library to see the two others had already reached.
"Would you two like to come with me next week..for my parents' funeral?" An out of breath Lily said.
Melanie nodded and Lila said, "Holy lord. Lily what's wrong? Your eyes are so red!!! What happened at the meeting?"
Lily's eyes watered as she took out the letter from Petunia.
"Oh my god!" Was all Melanie could say as Lily handed the letter to her and Lila to read.
Lila's face darkened as she went through the letter. "How could she?!?!?!?!! That little B**ch!! She should..Ugh! She doesn't deserve to live!" Then she suddenly went off in Spanish, a language few knew she could speak.
Melanie and Lily looked at each other and shrugged. They knew Lila was saying some not so nice things about Petunia and no one was going to stop her.
Suddenly Lila shut up and looked at Lily who had a couple tears rolling down her cheek. She leaned over and hugged her. Melanie soon joined the hug and Lily started crying freely.
Lily pilled away and turned her back on the two. "Why did she say that stuff? We were best friends! She helped me with everything. And now because our parents are dead she wants to desert me? How can she do that? Doesn't she realize she's the only family I've got?"
"Oh sweetie!" Melanie cried. "Don't think that way! Come on! You know she's just really upset! She'll come around! Oh hun, come on. You haven't eaten a thing! You must be starved! Let's go to the kitchens!"
Lila and Melanie led Lily to the kitchens. They tickled the pear and went inside. Melanie ordered some cookies and some coffee.
She turned to Lily and said, "Normally I wouldn't give you coffee, but this is a special occasion. So drink up. Eat the cookies and feel better ok?"
Lila smiled at Lily and Lily managed a half smile back. She gulped down the coffee and ate the cookies with the others. They stayed in the kitchens for a while just talking, about anything. From clothes to school, just avoiding the subject of parents.
"Come-on Lils! We've got homework to finish! Plus tomorrow is a Hogsmeade day! We'll go shopping!" Lila said grinning. She loved to shop and would do so for hours and hours. Lily and Melanie groaned but were grinning too.
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(A/n: next day.)
"Lils! Get up! Hogsmeade today!" Lila practically sang. She had on a purple shirt that brought out her eyes and light blue denim flares. Lily got up groggily and saw that Melanie was also already up. Melanie was wearing a blur pheasant top with slit sleeves and whitish corduroys. She was trying to get her hair into a ponytail but her hair was disagreeing (a/n: I didn't realize hair disagreed.oh well my fingers are doing the typing here..). Melanie set her hairbrush down angrily. All in the entire whole scene was quite funny. Lily climbed out of bed and went into the bathroom for a quick shower, and magically dried her hair straight. She put on a yellow short-sleeved shirt that was triangularly cut so it revealed part of her stomach and blue jeans with a yellow scarf for a belt. She put her hair half up and half down and put in small diamond earrings. She crawled out of the bathroom to see Lila waiting impatiently.
"Well. You certainly took long enough! Now can we go??" Lila yelled.
Melanie and Lily looked at each other and followed Lila out the door.
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"Hey you guys want a drink?" Lila asked when they had been shopping a while.
Lily nodded and Melanie agreed. So they went to the pub and got three butterbeers.
"Look who's here!" Melanie said in middle of a conversation about blue and white polka dotted underwear..(Don't ask, I'm just the writer..) when Melanie, to her relief, saw Remus, Sirius, and James come in.
Lily glared at Melanie and whispered, "I don't want them sitting with us!"
Lila gave Lily a Look and said, "Lily please! Could you please just be nice to them, or I mean, James for once???"
Lily grumbled but didn't retort. Melanie called the guys over and the three joined them, James looking unhappy about whom all were there.
"So. How's everyone?" Sirius said happily. Suddenly the door of the pub banged open and a masked man stood in the doorway. Everyone screamed.
Dun-dun-dun! My longest chapter and hopefully its good! REVIEW!!!!!!! Please?!?!/!?!