A/N: This has got to be one of the shortest chapters ever written. Well, sorry about the delay...
Chapter Six: Letters and Unhappiness
Lily's POV
At breakfast, I met Renée. Then the Marauders walked in. At the usual morning post, I got a letter from my parents and one from Petunia...
Dear Lily,
It's your parents. We just wanted to say hi and see how you were
doing. Also, we enclosed a little gift for you from Petunia. We just
wanted to say we love you. You know, just like that. So be sure to
have fun and all of that in all your classes. Take help from friends
if you need any. Petunia is sending a letter soon too. You shouldn't
be too hard on her; she's just jealous. It'll take her a while to get
used to it. (Even though it has been four years.) Definitely don't
Forget us.
Goodbye!
Love,
Mum and Dad.
Dear Freak,
Dad made me write a letter to you. Well, I just sent you a gift
for your birthday, since I missed it. I only sent it to you because
you got me that PS2 for my birthday. I found your gift at some weirdo
shop with freaky junk. I figured I should pay you back, but only this
time.
Bye freak.
Petunia.
I opened Petunia's package. Inside were two mirrors and not just any mirrors. If you said someone's name in it, they would appear and you could see what they were doing. And if that person had a mirror like this, you could talk to them. It was pretty cool. I wrote a thank-you note to Petunia and I wrote a reply to my parents and sent them with Tunia.
The next morning wasn't on such a happy note. In fact, it was not so great. First, James spilt a bowl of punch on my head, so my already-red hair turned pink. Next, Renée had breakfast with Sirius (don't ask me why) and she came back with spagetti sauce on her shirt and then suddenly Sirius tripped over me with a bowl of spagetti (with sauce on top) and guess who the bowl (full!) just happened to land on! And also, James decided suddenly that sneaking up on me is funny and I spill orange juice down my shirt. So I go up to the Common Room all wet and yucky.
But the day after that is a day I'll never Forget. At breakfast, I'm in a fairly happy mood. But Tunia comes with an owl from the Ministry of Magic. It had a big "M" on it. What the heck was the Ministry of Magic doing sending letters to me? Anyway, I opened it up and gasped.
James POV
So Lily just opens up this letter from the Ministry and she gasps as she reads it. I'm like, what the heck? And then she runs from the Hall in tears the whole way. What the heck was up? I'd never seen Lily cry. It was scary. Lily is like this person who's too strong. Renée obviously sees her crying out too because she follows her and I follow Renée. We decide the Common Room is the best place to find her and what do you know? Lily's crying her eyes out in one of the squashy armchairs. Renée rushes to her.
"Oh Lily!" Sweet, caring, kind Renée says in her soft soothing tone. "What happened? Tell me all..."
"My—my—my parents!" sobbed Lily. "They're dead!"
Renée read the letter. "Murdered by 'Lord Voldemort?' Who's Voldemort?"
I interrupted. "I've heard of him." Lily gave a sharp intake of breath. She probably didn't notice I was there. "He's this dark wizard that's been doing all the killings of Muggles and Muggle-borns and families. Haven't you heard?"
Renée looked thoughtful. "Actually, yes I have..."
Lily stopped crying. "Renée, can you help me?"
"With what?"
"Just...just keep me calm."
"Lily's not going to take her parents' deaths as a calm thing," I interrupted.
"Right," agreed Renée.
Lily's POV
I got a letter from Petunia saying that Vernon's (her friend) had adopted me and her. We have to live with them now, and no magic. Life is so unfair. Renée stupidly pointed out that my life is growing worse by the day. Like I needed her to figure that out. Anyway, before I knew it, the school year was over. James had dated 21 girls that past year. Our year and younger. Sirius had dated a sixth year who was a head shorter than him. James was over himself sometimes with his "good looks." I don't like that side of him.
On the train, the Marauders and Renée and also Emily Janifer, who was my other best friend, decided to escort me to Vernon's house. I must say, I was pleased. So I agreed. Things were actually pretty fun on the train ride back. I think that the guys were just trying to make me feel better after my parents' deaths and me having to go live you-know-where.
Vernon and his family didn't even bother to try and pick me up from King's Cross, so if my friends hadn't volunteered to drop me off, I would have had to live there. Stupid Petunia. Speaking of Petunia, she seems rather happy about our parents' deaths. Probably because she can just live with her "best-friend" Vernon. Petunia seemed to have fallen for Sirius. Everytime he visited, she acted weird. Hopefully, the same would happen now.
A/N: Ok, so read and review, please...!
Chapter Six: Letters and Unhappiness
Lily's POV
At breakfast, I met Renée. Then the Marauders walked in. At the usual morning post, I got a letter from my parents and one from Petunia...
Dear Lily,
It's your parents. We just wanted to say hi and see how you were
doing. Also, we enclosed a little gift for you from Petunia. We just
wanted to say we love you. You know, just like that. So be sure to
have fun and all of that in all your classes. Take help from friends
if you need any. Petunia is sending a letter soon too. You shouldn't
be too hard on her; she's just jealous. It'll take her a while to get
used to it. (Even though it has been four years.) Definitely don't
Forget us.
Goodbye!
Love,
Mum and Dad.
Dear Freak,
Dad made me write a letter to you. Well, I just sent you a gift
for your birthday, since I missed it. I only sent it to you because
you got me that PS2 for my birthday. I found your gift at some weirdo
shop with freaky junk. I figured I should pay you back, but only this
time.
Bye freak.
Petunia.
I opened Petunia's package. Inside were two mirrors and not just any mirrors. If you said someone's name in it, they would appear and you could see what they were doing. And if that person had a mirror like this, you could talk to them. It was pretty cool. I wrote a thank-you note to Petunia and I wrote a reply to my parents and sent them with Tunia.
The next morning wasn't on such a happy note. In fact, it was not so great. First, James spilt a bowl of punch on my head, so my already-red hair turned pink. Next, Renée had breakfast with Sirius (don't ask me why) and she came back with spagetti sauce on her shirt and then suddenly Sirius tripped over me with a bowl of spagetti (with sauce on top) and guess who the bowl (full!) just happened to land on! And also, James decided suddenly that sneaking up on me is funny and I spill orange juice down my shirt. So I go up to the Common Room all wet and yucky.
But the day after that is a day I'll never Forget. At breakfast, I'm in a fairly happy mood. But Tunia comes with an owl from the Ministry of Magic. It had a big "M" on it. What the heck was the Ministry of Magic doing sending letters to me? Anyway, I opened it up and gasped.
James POV
So Lily just opens up this letter from the Ministry and she gasps as she reads it. I'm like, what the heck? And then she runs from the Hall in tears the whole way. What the heck was up? I'd never seen Lily cry. It was scary. Lily is like this person who's too strong. Renée obviously sees her crying out too because she follows her and I follow Renée. We decide the Common Room is the best place to find her and what do you know? Lily's crying her eyes out in one of the squashy armchairs. Renée rushes to her.
"Oh Lily!" Sweet, caring, kind Renée says in her soft soothing tone. "What happened? Tell me all..."
"My—my—my parents!" sobbed Lily. "They're dead!"
Renée read the letter. "Murdered by 'Lord Voldemort?' Who's Voldemort?"
I interrupted. "I've heard of him." Lily gave a sharp intake of breath. She probably didn't notice I was there. "He's this dark wizard that's been doing all the killings of Muggles and Muggle-borns and families. Haven't you heard?"
Renée looked thoughtful. "Actually, yes I have..."
Lily stopped crying. "Renée, can you help me?"
"With what?"
"Just...just keep me calm."
"Lily's not going to take her parents' deaths as a calm thing," I interrupted.
"Right," agreed Renée.
Lily's POV
I got a letter from Petunia saying that Vernon's (her friend) had adopted me and her. We have to live with them now, and no magic. Life is so unfair. Renée stupidly pointed out that my life is growing worse by the day. Like I needed her to figure that out. Anyway, before I knew it, the school year was over. James had dated 21 girls that past year. Our year and younger. Sirius had dated a sixth year who was a head shorter than him. James was over himself sometimes with his "good looks." I don't like that side of him.
On the train, the Marauders and Renée and also Emily Janifer, who was my other best friend, decided to escort me to Vernon's house. I must say, I was pleased. So I agreed. Things were actually pretty fun on the train ride back. I think that the guys were just trying to make me feel better after my parents' deaths and me having to go live you-know-where.
Vernon and his family didn't even bother to try and pick me up from King's Cross, so if my friends hadn't volunteered to drop me off, I would have had to live there. Stupid Petunia. Speaking of Petunia, she seems rather happy about our parents' deaths. Probably because she can just live with her "best-friend" Vernon. Petunia seemed to have fallen for Sirius. Everytime he visited, she acted weird. Hopefully, the same would happen now.
A/N: Ok, so read and review, please...!