Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, but I do own My own Lily Potter (Harry Potter's daughter) and her friends and classmates.

Author's Note: I changed some things to make it easier to read, and I fixed any grammar and spelling mistakes I had in the past.

A woman in her mid 20s sat next to the lake that was so familiar to her from when she attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for 7 years, ages 11-17. A lot of things have happened to her. At age fourteen, she lost both of her parents and had to live with her aunt, uncle, and cousin, Dudly Jr. At age seventeen, she lost all of her friends, even the one she grew up with, Kevin Weasley. In fact, just that Saturday morning she sat in the staff room with the other professors, listening to the latest gossip.

"Did you hear the news?" Said Professor McGonagall, "Kevin Wesley is coming back to Hogwarts! He's going to take Professor Snape's place in Defense Against the Dark Arts. It's a shame that Professor Snape was seriously injured, though."

At the thought of Kevin, Lily Potter stood up, "Excuse me, Professors, but I have work to do.

"But, Lily, on a Saturday?" Asked Professor Sprout.

"Well, you know me, always finding new ways to make Potions fun.

Professor McGonagall spoke again, "Lily, aren't you and Kevin friends?"

"We use to be... We don't talk much anymore, though..." with that, Lily picked up her black book and left the room, shutting the door behind her. She didn't walk away from the door, she knew they always talked about her whenever she left the room.

"It seems Lily is keeping distance from everyone but her students. It's a shame, I've noticed this behavior in her since the last few days of her Seventh year." Professor McGonagall said.

Lily walked away from the door.

Lily could remember what McGonagall was talking about. She received a threat, by Voldemort himself, by owl, in her seventh grade year.

An owl flew in, after Hedwig had already delivered her mail, and landed in front of Lily.

"I wonder who this is from. Hmm, it says to read alone." She looked up at her fellow friends and Gryffindor, "If you will please excuse me, I'll take this up to my room." Lily stood up and walked out into the great hall and up to the Gryffindor Portal, also known as the portrait of the Fat Lady.

"Password?"

"Devil's Snare." When the portrait opened, she walked through it into the common room, and up the dormitory stairs to her room. When she took a good look at it, she realized it was a howler. "I wonder why it didn't explode yet, oh well, better open it before it does... I wonder who would send me a howler..." Lily wondered as she opened it.

"LILY POTTER, THE DAY YOU ARE UNPROTECTED, I WILL KILL YOU, JUST LIKE I KILLED YOUR FATHER, HARRY POTTER! IF YOU TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS LETTER, I WILL KILL EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT! EVERYONE!" Then the howler exploded. Lily was stood there with her hand over her broken-heart-shaped scar, shaking." That was from Voldemort... So, now I have to deal with him... Again, and without any help? Wait, maybe this is just a joke from some Slytherin. Everyone knows about me and Voldemort, and how he killed my parents four years ago." So she took it as a joke.

Lily looked at her reflection in the lake. "Why did I think it was a joke? My scare was burning during the howler, and I took it as a joke? Why? My stupid mistake almost killed people..."

"Hey, Lilian, I have an idea. Since we both don't have anyone to go with to the dance..."

"Kevin, you turned down every girl that asked you to the dance." Lily looked over at Kevin.

"Yeah, well, none of them were my type. May I go on wit the plan now?"

Lily rolled her eyes, "So you say. Go on."

"Well, why don't we go together?"

"As friend, right?"

"Er, right."

Lily had a bit of a disappointed look on her face, "OK then, sounds like a plan!"

Kevin smiled, "Great! This will be fun, Lilian! I promise it will be fun!"

"Kevin Weasley, how many times have I hung out with you and NOT have fun?"

"Oh, but, Lilian, this will be different. Well, we really should be off to bed. Goodnight!" He got up and rushed off to bed.

"Goodnight!" Lily sat there for a little bit longer before standing up and going to bed.

Kevin and Lily were dancing, arm in arm, to the Weird Sisters at the ball when suddenly everyone heard glass shatter and a few people screamed. Lily pulled away from Kevin, but before Kevin could pull her back to him to protect her, something huge and with scales came between them, trapping Lily from everyone else.

"KEVIN!" Lily screamed as she looked up at the snake. She could have easily got herself out of the situation by summoning her father's broomstick... IF she had her wand with her. She heard someone shout out an incantation, and the snake suddenly uncoiled itself and slithered out of the room. Lily looked around to see who saved her and saw Professor Snape with a wand in hand. "Thank you, Professor Snape!"

"Next time, Miss. Potter, do be more prepared."

"Yes Professor..."

Dumbledore rose up, "I want everyone to stay here and remain calm while the staff and I take care of this."

"Why? Why did I take it as a joke?" Professor McGonagall was right, I have distanced myself from others... Even Kevin Weasley, the one I spent most of my life with...

"Kevin, I... like you a lot too, but..." she was carefully choosing the right words to explain the situation, "I... We... It won't work right now..." She couldn't stand to see the pain in his beautiful brown eyes, so she turned her face away.

"Then, when will it work?"

"I don't know..." When Voldemort is dead.

Why is she isn't she telling me what is bothering her? We've been friends our whole lives, and she was always willing to tell me stuff before... "OK, Lilian, if you want me to leave forever, than I'll leave..."

Lily stared at him with wide, emerald green eyes, the eyes Kevin always adored, "I don't want you to leave forever! Just until I can fix things..."

"I'M SORRY, LILY! EITHER YOU LOVE ME, AND LET ME HELP, OR I LEAVE FOREVER! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE! I'VE BEEN YOUR BEST FRIEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE! I DON'T SEE WHY YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG!" His throat felt raw, but he didn't care, nor did he care, at the moment, that he scared Lily, or that now everyone in the Gryffindor common room was watching them now.

Lily was shocked and angry, "You think that I don't want to tell you what is wrong? KEVIN, I'M DYING TO TELL YOU! But I can't!"

"WHY?" Kevin shot back.

Lily didn't know how to make him understand that if she told him, he could, no, he WOULD die. Tears were forcing to shine in her eyes, against her hold. "I... I can't... Tell... Yo--"

"THAT is what I figured..." Kevin grabbed Lily by the shoulders, "Lily, can't you see that you're losing friendships over this? We want to help you, but we can't unless you tell us what is wrong..."

Lily looked Kevin in the eyes with eyes Kevin never saw before, almost snake-like. "What part of 'I can't tell you; don't you understand? You know, if our friendship is going to be like this, than fine! Leave forever, see if I care!" She broke out of his arms and ran up the stairs that lead up to the girl's dormitories, tears streaming down her face. I'd rather lose the friendships than the actual friends. I don't want to care about anyone because Voldemort will have the advantage...

Kevin stood there, watching her leave. "Lily..." He didn't care that everyone in the common room was looking at him. He started to go up the stairs leading to the girl's dormitories, but it flattened out into a slide. A couple of 6 years, who were walking down the stairs, now sat on the floor, glaring at Kevin.

Lily stood up, having enough of remembering her painful memories, brushed off some of the grass, and walked back to the castle to get ready for another year of teaching young students of witches and wizards.