Change of Heart
Written by: DreamCloud53
The next few weeks went by slowly for Lily. She was counting the days until September first eagerly. She received no owls from Natalie nor did she send any. She watched as her parents' marriage slowly disintegrated. Her mother's midnight scandals became more frequent. Her father, David, soon started having his own visits. He began seeing a leggy blond named Cheryl. Lily had caught them kissing in the same fashion as her mother had been caught kissing Harold one night. Carroll had been gone for hours and David had called earlier saying he had to stay extra late for work. Lily had been waiting up on Carroll when she heard a car pull up. Lily sighed and took her glasses off. She rubbed her eyes tiredly and put them back on. She got up and went out on her balcony once more. She expected to see Carroll and Harold but instead she saw her father. Lily gaped. Her father having an affair? She never thought it possible.
She marched inside refusing to look anymore. She threw open her closet and dragged her butterfly chair to it. She put it in the largest niche and curled up in it wrapping an old tattered looking blanket around her. She reached for a box next to her chair and pulled out a portable cd player. She put on the headphones and pushed play. She skipped the first few songs until she came to her favorite. "I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons, finally content with the past I regret. I've found you find strength in your moment of weakness for once I've found peace with myself. I've been burdened the blame, trapped in the past for too long. I'm movin' on," she sang quietly. Finally she fell asleep.
* * *
Finally it was time for Lily to return to school. She had woken up to the smell of chocolate chip pancakes, her favorite. Carroll and David were already at the breakfast table. She walked up behind David and gave him a hug, which he returned with one hand. "Morning Daddy."
"Morning honey, eat some breakfast." He went back to his newspaper. Carroll quickly came over putting pancakes on her plate. Lily grinned at her mother as she pulled out her favorite syrup. Carroll bent down and kissed Lily on the top of her head. She poured the syrup onto her pancakes confused.
"Mum? Why did you make pancakes? I thought I was on a diet," Lily hurriedly took a bite out of her pancakes just incase her mother decided to take them back. Carroll gave Lily a genuine smile; something she hardly saw since she first caught her with Harold.
"You are Dear but I thought that since this was your last day home for a while you'd like your favorite." Lily smiled back and continued to eat. Just as she finished her breakfast Petunia entered. Lily walked over to the sink to clear her plate and Petunia sneered at her. Lily, in return rolled her eyes as she stalked up to her room. She riffled through her closet until she found what she was looking for. A long black skirt and a pale almost see through pink peasant top with roses on it. She went into the bathroom to brush her teeth and put her contacts in. She quickly jumped into the shower. Finally dressed she threw everything into a large cosmetic bag. She placed the cosmetic bag into her trunk along with some muggle clothes. She closed her lid satisfied and grabbed a messenger bag.
In it she placed, the book she was currently reading along with another, her cd player, her cds, a sketchpad, charcoal pencils, and soft lead coloring pencils. She shut it and looked around her room. The familiar soft blues and greens became a blur when tears threatened to spill from her eyes. She cried every year. Lily loved Hogwarts dearly but nothing could replace her home. She heard her mother calling and took one last glance around the room. She grabbed her messenger bag and trunk and started out the door. She paused to look at herself in the mirror. She sighed at her false self and walked out closing the door behind her.
* * *
Lily made her good-bye's quick and walked through the barrier 9 ¾. She pushed her was through the crowds and heaved her trunk on the scarlet steam engine. She found an empty compartment towards the back and sighed gratefully. She stored away her trunk and sat down in a seat, putting her messenger bag in another. She heard the compartment door open and she opened her eyes, sitting up. Three girls walked in talking loudly. Two of the girls were twins. One of the twins spotted Lily and elbowed the other two.
"Hallo, may we sit here?" Lily nodded. The three girls sat down. There was an awkward silence that was broken by the same twin who spoke before. "I'm Rhea. This is my sister Drhea, and our friend Evy," pointed to each girl in turn. They all smiled.
"I'm Lily."
"Hi Lily, what House are you in?" Lily squirmed uncomfortably.
"G-- Gryffindor."
"I'm in Gryffindor also," Evy said. "Rhea and Drhea are in Ravenclaw. What Year are you in?"
"Sixth," Lily was very uncomfortably now. Evy looked at Lily with narrowed eyes then suddenly perked up.
"Are you Lily Evans?" Lily nodded turning red. Evy smiled. "You look different. But a good different." Rhea and Drhea smiled. The corner of lily's mouth tilted upward a little. "I just want you to know I always thought it was very mean of Candice and Michelle to call you those names. Sorry I didn't stick up for you," she added sheepishly. Lily grinned.
"It's okay."
"Hey, aren't you usually with Natalie Wong?" Evy asked.
"Yeah, but I don't think she's too happy with me right now. We got in a fight I guess," Lily looked at the floor. Evy nodded. The four girls chatted for most of the train ride. The talk only stopped when a burly looking seventh year came in demanding Rhea and Drhea to go to a compartment that held the most of the Ravenclaw's and explain why they had let off dung bombs. They sulked away leaving Evy and Lily. Evy stared out the window at the passing scenery and Lily got out her sketchpad and charcoal pencils. She started sketching Evy's wistful and longing expression as she watched the countryside. Evy finally looked up as Lily was adding the final touches to her hair. She asked wheat Lily was drawing and Lily handed over the sketchpad looking sheepishly guilty. Evy smiled.
"I hope you don't mind that I drew you. I mean, I like to draw models and you were just right there and all and--" Lily was cut off by Evy.
"Its fine Lily. I don't mind. You're a very good artist. Can I see some of your other work?" Lily nodded and Evy began flipping through the sketchbook. She stopped on a picture Lily had drawn months ago of Natalie and her older sister that also attended Hogwarts. Her sister, Chrys was laughing at a joke Natalie was telling. Chrys and Natalie looked a lot alike. They both had black hair and icy blue eyes. Both had cherry red lips and a small delicate nose. Lily looked at the picture and sighed. (A/N: She seems to being sighing a lot doesn't she? Sorry 'bout that.)
"I'm sorry about your fight Lily."
"It's alright. Don't worry about it. I guess we should change into our robes huh?" Evy nodded and they changed in their school uniforms. Just as they were done the train came to a halt and they gathered their things and left. Evy and Lily got into a carriage. Just as they had closed the door it opened again to reveal Rhea and Drhea. The climbed in and took a seat. They were clearly out of breath.
"Hi again! You'll never guess what happened! We were getting this big lecture from our House Prefect--"
"So to show him our undying love and appreciation to him--"
"We set off a whole box!"
"It was bloody brilliant!"
"Sorry Lily, we know you're a Prefect and all but--"
"It was so funny--"
"To see their faces!" They both broke off and started laughing. Evy had dissolved into uncontrollable giggles, and Lily could barely contain her laughter. The rest of the carriage ride went rather giggly. Lily couldn't stand up straight when she got out of the carriage. Her stomach hurt so hard she had to hold on the Evy's shoulder for support. They finally reached the great hall and sat down at their table waving frantically back to Rhea and Drhea who sat at the Ravenclaw table.
"Man, they should've been in Gryffindor," Lily said. Evy nodded watching the approaching Natalie with Sirius on her arm, flanked by the other Marauders. Lily sighed and turned her attention to Rhea and Drhea who were now trying, and failing to get the Ravenclaw table to disco with them. The Ravenclaw Prefects were sending death glares towards them. Lily silently grinned. They were sweet if you looked past their inner prankster". Suddenly Lily was pulled out of her thoughts when someone sat across from her. Lily looked up she felt Evy's hand on her forearm. She looked across the table to see Natalie with a smile on her face.
A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews! I would give out thank-yous but right now I'm too tired and I was too tired to write more so I just stopped. Hope you don't mind. I hope you liked this chapter; I personally didn't find it to be as good as the last but. whatever. I'm almost asleep while typing this so.. Adios amigos! :o) Thanks again for the reviews! Oh and if anything is wrong like misspelled in this chapter, sorry. Too tired to check it!
DISCLAIMER: See previous chapter.
Written by: DreamCloud53
The next few weeks went by slowly for Lily. She was counting the days until September first eagerly. She received no owls from Natalie nor did she send any. She watched as her parents' marriage slowly disintegrated. Her mother's midnight scandals became more frequent. Her father, David, soon started having his own visits. He began seeing a leggy blond named Cheryl. Lily had caught them kissing in the same fashion as her mother had been caught kissing Harold one night. Carroll had been gone for hours and David had called earlier saying he had to stay extra late for work. Lily had been waiting up on Carroll when she heard a car pull up. Lily sighed and took her glasses off. She rubbed her eyes tiredly and put them back on. She got up and went out on her balcony once more. She expected to see Carroll and Harold but instead she saw her father. Lily gaped. Her father having an affair? She never thought it possible.
She marched inside refusing to look anymore. She threw open her closet and dragged her butterfly chair to it. She put it in the largest niche and curled up in it wrapping an old tattered looking blanket around her. She reached for a box next to her chair and pulled out a portable cd player. She put on the headphones and pushed play. She skipped the first few songs until she came to her favorite. "I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons, finally content with the past I regret. I've found you find strength in your moment of weakness for once I've found peace with myself. I've been burdened the blame, trapped in the past for too long. I'm movin' on," she sang quietly. Finally she fell asleep.
* * *
Finally it was time for Lily to return to school. She had woken up to the smell of chocolate chip pancakes, her favorite. Carroll and David were already at the breakfast table. She walked up behind David and gave him a hug, which he returned with one hand. "Morning Daddy."
"Morning honey, eat some breakfast." He went back to his newspaper. Carroll quickly came over putting pancakes on her plate. Lily grinned at her mother as she pulled out her favorite syrup. Carroll bent down and kissed Lily on the top of her head. She poured the syrup onto her pancakes confused.
"Mum? Why did you make pancakes? I thought I was on a diet," Lily hurriedly took a bite out of her pancakes just incase her mother decided to take them back. Carroll gave Lily a genuine smile; something she hardly saw since she first caught her with Harold.
"You are Dear but I thought that since this was your last day home for a while you'd like your favorite." Lily smiled back and continued to eat. Just as she finished her breakfast Petunia entered. Lily walked over to the sink to clear her plate and Petunia sneered at her. Lily, in return rolled her eyes as she stalked up to her room. She riffled through her closet until she found what she was looking for. A long black skirt and a pale almost see through pink peasant top with roses on it. She went into the bathroom to brush her teeth and put her contacts in. She quickly jumped into the shower. Finally dressed she threw everything into a large cosmetic bag. She placed the cosmetic bag into her trunk along with some muggle clothes. She closed her lid satisfied and grabbed a messenger bag.
In it she placed, the book she was currently reading along with another, her cd player, her cds, a sketchpad, charcoal pencils, and soft lead coloring pencils. She shut it and looked around her room. The familiar soft blues and greens became a blur when tears threatened to spill from her eyes. She cried every year. Lily loved Hogwarts dearly but nothing could replace her home. She heard her mother calling and took one last glance around the room. She grabbed her messenger bag and trunk and started out the door. She paused to look at herself in the mirror. She sighed at her false self and walked out closing the door behind her.
* * *
Lily made her good-bye's quick and walked through the barrier 9 ¾. She pushed her was through the crowds and heaved her trunk on the scarlet steam engine. She found an empty compartment towards the back and sighed gratefully. She stored away her trunk and sat down in a seat, putting her messenger bag in another. She heard the compartment door open and she opened her eyes, sitting up. Three girls walked in talking loudly. Two of the girls were twins. One of the twins spotted Lily and elbowed the other two.
"Hallo, may we sit here?" Lily nodded. The three girls sat down. There was an awkward silence that was broken by the same twin who spoke before. "I'm Rhea. This is my sister Drhea, and our friend Evy," pointed to each girl in turn. They all smiled.
"I'm Lily."
"Hi Lily, what House are you in?" Lily squirmed uncomfortably.
"G-- Gryffindor."
"I'm in Gryffindor also," Evy said. "Rhea and Drhea are in Ravenclaw. What Year are you in?"
"Sixth," Lily was very uncomfortably now. Evy looked at Lily with narrowed eyes then suddenly perked up.
"Are you Lily Evans?" Lily nodded turning red. Evy smiled. "You look different. But a good different." Rhea and Drhea smiled. The corner of lily's mouth tilted upward a little. "I just want you to know I always thought it was very mean of Candice and Michelle to call you those names. Sorry I didn't stick up for you," she added sheepishly. Lily grinned.
"It's okay."
"Hey, aren't you usually with Natalie Wong?" Evy asked.
"Yeah, but I don't think she's too happy with me right now. We got in a fight I guess," Lily looked at the floor. Evy nodded. The four girls chatted for most of the train ride. The talk only stopped when a burly looking seventh year came in demanding Rhea and Drhea to go to a compartment that held the most of the Ravenclaw's and explain why they had let off dung bombs. They sulked away leaving Evy and Lily. Evy stared out the window at the passing scenery and Lily got out her sketchpad and charcoal pencils. She started sketching Evy's wistful and longing expression as she watched the countryside. Evy finally looked up as Lily was adding the final touches to her hair. She asked wheat Lily was drawing and Lily handed over the sketchpad looking sheepishly guilty. Evy smiled.
"I hope you don't mind that I drew you. I mean, I like to draw models and you were just right there and all and--" Lily was cut off by Evy.
"Its fine Lily. I don't mind. You're a very good artist. Can I see some of your other work?" Lily nodded and Evy began flipping through the sketchbook. She stopped on a picture Lily had drawn months ago of Natalie and her older sister that also attended Hogwarts. Her sister, Chrys was laughing at a joke Natalie was telling. Chrys and Natalie looked a lot alike. They both had black hair and icy blue eyes. Both had cherry red lips and a small delicate nose. Lily looked at the picture and sighed. (A/N: She seems to being sighing a lot doesn't she? Sorry 'bout that.)
"I'm sorry about your fight Lily."
"It's alright. Don't worry about it. I guess we should change into our robes huh?" Evy nodded and they changed in their school uniforms. Just as they were done the train came to a halt and they gathered their things and left. Evy and Lily got into a carriage. Just as they had closed the door it opened again to reveal Rhea and Drhea. The climbed in and took a seat. They were clearly out of breath.
"Hi again! You'll never guess what happened! We were getting this big lecture from our House Prefect--"
"So to show him our undying love and appreciation to him--"
"We set off a whole box!"
"It was bloody brilliant!"
"Sorry Lily, we know you're a Prefect and all but--"
"It was so funny--"
"To see their faces!" They both broke off and started laughing. Evy had dissolved into uncontrollable giggles, and Lily could barely contain her laughter. The rest of the carriage ride went rather giggly. Lily couldn't stand up straight when she got out of the carriage. Her stomach hurt so hard she had to hold on the Evy's shoulder for support. They finally reached the great hall and sat down at their table waving frantically back to Rhea and Drhea who sat at the Ravenclaw table.
"Man, they should've been in Gryffindor," Lily said. Evy nodded watching the approaching Natalie with Sirius on her arm, flanked by the other Marauders. Lily sighed and turned her attention to Rhea and Drhea who were now trying, and failing to get the Ravenclaw table to disco with them. The Ravenclaw Prefects were sending death glares towards them. Lily silently grinned. They were sweet if you looked past their inner prankster". Suddenly Lily was pulled out of her thoughts when someone sat across from her. Lily looked up she felt Evy's hand on her forearm. She looked across the table to see Natalie with a smile on her face.
A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews! I would give out thank-yous but right now I'm too tired and I was too tired to write more so I just stopped. Hope you don't mind. I hope you liked this chapter; I personally didn't find it to be as good as the last but. whatever. I'm almost asleep while typing this so.. Adios amigos! :o) Thanks again for the reviews! Oh and if anything is wrong like misspelled in this chapter, sorry. Too tired to check it!
DISCLAIMER: See previous chapter.