Meanwhile, Lily was taking her time wandering back to her house, anxious of the inevitable discussion. Upon seeing her house come into view, she had the sudden urge to turn and run, but instead lifted her head high and squared her shoulders back, a look of utter defiance on her face.
Walking into her house, she called to her parents, "Mum, Dad, Tunes! I need to talk to you in the family room."
Lily sat down to wait for her family, nervously twitching in anticipation.
"Hunny, what's so important," asked her mother, who had obviously been in the middle of a beauty care session as he face was covered in a green gelatinous substance.
After everyone had been seated, Lily took a deep breath and told her family, "I'm a witch."
For a minute, there was no response and Lily kept getting more nervous.
"I've been trying to tell you that for YEARS," Petunia said, snorting in a most unladylike fashion.
"No, I'm serious. I got accepted to a wizarding school. Tomorrow I'm going shopping with Anthony for my school supplies. Then I leave a week later," Lily said. "Which reminds me, I need money for everything."
Seeing her parents still came no closer to believing her, she told them, "I'll make you a deal, you give me money, a lot of money, and I'll prove it to you by showing you the stuff I buy. You can trust me."
"Alright hunny," said her father, pulling out his wallet. "I'll give you all the money I have on me. If this is real, I want you to be well provided for."
Lily looked at the money he was offering, "Dad that's too much."
"No, hunny. I think that this might be real. And if it is, I don't want my baby to want for anything."
"Oh, Dad!! I love you so much," Lily said hugging him. "And not just because you give me money."
"You mean you believe her?!" Petunia screamed in outrage.
"Lily has never had cause to mislead us. We're giving her the benefit of the doubt," Mrs. Evans said, staring lovingly at Lily.
Petunia, so angry she could spit fire, ran out of the room and upstairs.
"Lily, dear, would you check on your sister. This must be quite a shock to her," Mrs. Evans said, worriedly glancing at Petunia's door. "Oh, and Lily, we want to make sure you know we are very proud of you."
"Yes," Lily's father agreed. "We are extremely delighted. It wasn't quite what we expected, but it is marvelous."
"Thanks, it means a lot to hear you say that," Lily replied, tears stinging her eyes as she ascended the stairs.