A/N-I officially hate homework. It's so STUPID! I mean, what's the stupid point of it??? All we do is work all day anyway!

I survived the little kids…but I got perfume in my eye, ketchup on my shirt and a beautifully trashed room.

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This chapter is a little, er, different. You'll see. I was in a weird mood! What can I say?

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I waited for about 30 minutes for Grandma Agnes to pick me up. She finally came, chugging along in her old vehicle. I jumped in, stuffing all my school supplies into the trunk.

"Have a nice day shopping in Freakville?" She asked, smiling at her lame insult.

"Oh yes. I almost got killed, too. Isn't that wonderful?" I responded, staring out the window.

I almost thought I heard her mutter, "It is" but I'm not entirely sure. I just knew that I wanted to get back to Hogwarts as soon as possible.

I gazed at the night sky for a long time. I could see each and every star clearly, and I could make out patterns.

It was late but I couldn't sleep. Potter kept popping up in my mind, and never seemed to go away. I had thought of Potter many times before, but never so often. He seemed permanently stuck in my head.

I listened to the soft bickering downstairs. It sounded as though Mother and Father were fighting again. I heard a final, exasperated scream and a slam of a door. I had heard all these sounds before.

A few moments later, Petunia stepped into my room, her back to me as she closed the door.

"There is a thing called knocking, you know," I muttered angrily.

"She's-she's gone." Petunia stuttered, paying no attention to my words.

I sat up.

"Who?"

"Mot-Mother!" She wailed, collapsing on my bed, causing it to creak loudly.

"Mother's left? For the grocery store? For what?" I asked stupidly, dreading the answer.

"NO! SHE'S GONE! GONE FOR GOOD!" Petunia yelled angrily at me, "AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU!"

"Oh."

I wandered over to the window, to leave Petunia to carry on sobbing like a madwoman. The peaceful night sky now looked sinister and angry. It was always my fault. Always.

A tear trickled down my cheek as I gazed out the window. I heard Petunia weep noisily in the background. Memories streamed through my head. Childhood memories, teenage memories, but all concerning my faults and my failures.

"It's better if you leave-" Petunia sniffled.

"-and never come back." I finished for her, "I know, I know."

My sister glared at me and left. I sat down on my bed, forcing the memories deep down inside of me.

I woke up in the morning with tear marks down my face. I heaved myself out of bed and added the last few bits of packing to my bag. It was September 1st, luckily.

I scrambled around my room, storing everything I had into a small, jam-packed trunk. I finally finished near 9 o'clock, and persuaded myself to go downstairs.

I could tell from the silence that Mother had really left. I heard a soft crying in the living room, followed by a hoarse "there, there, dear" from Grandma Agnes.

Another difference was the absence of the smell of bacon. Every other morning, my mother would make bacon, no matter the occasion. I closed my eyes and imagined the smell.

A snappy voice interrupted my thoughts.

"Ready, Lilith?"

I opened my eyes and nodded at Grandma. I heaved the trunk downstairs and into the car. I hadn't even managed to eat breakfast, but that was all right since the Food Lady, as I liked to call her, always stopped by on the Hogwarts Express.

I slammed the door shut on the car and waited for Grandma Agnes to start the car. All she did was look at me.

"I have a train to catch, you know." I said.

"All you've ever done for this family is mess it up. I just want you to bear that in mind." She replied, her old, crinkled face squished up into a smile.

I sniffed and replied very quietly, "I know."

"LILY!" Talia shouted over the bustling noise of the Hogwarts crowd.

I smiled weakly as Talia ran over to me. She hugged me briefly and held me out at arm's length.

"What's wrong, Lils?" She asked.

"Nothing."

"Oh come on! Something is!"

"No, nothing." I repeated, giving her a fake smile.

She surveyed me through a slitted eye.

"If your sure . . ."

"Hey Lils! Talia!" Alvin's voice greeted happily.

"Hi Alvin!" I grinned, well . . .at least pretended to.

"What's wrong?" His blue eyes searched for an answer.

"See! He thinks something's wrong, too!" Talia said, glancing at Alvin.

"Okay, fine. You win," I sighed, "My mother left, and everybody's blaming me . . .again."

"No!" Both my friends replied, staring at me.

"Yes," I corrected, "Now let's find a compartment."

I hopped on the train and started searching for an empty compartment. Alvin and Talia were stumbling behind me, still shocked at the news. I turned around to face them.

"It's not a surprise, really. She was unhappy. She left. Blame Lily. End of story." I stated, sliding a door to an empty compartment, "Ah, here's one."

"But-but Lily! It's not your fault! What makes you think that?" Talia said in a small, feeble voice.

"Petunia and my Grandmother. And probably my dad. Oh, and the rest of the world." I answered sarcastically.

I sat down on a seat closest to the window. Talia sat opposite me with her mouth hanging slightly open. Alvin took the seat next to me. I could feel their eyes on me, taking in the news. In my opinion, it wasn't much. I guess I was just used to it.

"It wasn't your fault, Lils." Alvin said sincerely.

I smiled.

"Anybody up for a game of Wizard Chess?" Alvin said evilly, rubbing his hands together, trying to change the subject.

And he sure did.

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A/N-Well, it's done for now. I really hope you enjoyed it! The next chapters will be less sad, no worries! Thank you! And remember to review! cArM P.S. Don't let the evil homework get to you J