Flashback

It was end of 6th year. All the students just finished taking their final exams. All the pressure was off; all they had to do was wait for the results. The students were scattered about Hogwarts enjoying the day off. Some were in the library, the great hall, their dorms, but most were outside enjoying the beautiful summer day. The Marauders were down by the lake, swimming and goofing off.

Peter and Susie were under the tree near the lake chatting and kissing. It was a sweet thing to see, Peter was really in love. Sirius has his girl of the week, Lauren from some house, who can keep track. He was out in the water dunking her repeatedly, and all you heard were fits of giggles surrounded by a momentary splash. James, Emily, Lily, Lori, and Gavin were all sitting on a picnic blanket talking about their prospective summers.

Gavin Bieward was a boy from Ravenclaw, same age as them. He had shaggy black hair with blue eyes, and was about 5'9". He played Quidditch, and was a prefect. Gavin had be perusing Lily all year, but finally just settled being her friend when he realized that she didn't want to date anyone and it wasn't just him.

Lori Evans was Lily's twin sister, however she had differed herself from Lily. Lori had ocean blue eyes, and dyed her hair blonde. It was a short bob cut, with sweeping bangs. Lori had little freckles around her nose, with a back from the beach tan. Though Lily and Lori were twins, most of the time you would have to do a double take. Lori was good friends with the Marauders, and was rather popular. All that year she had convinced Lily to come along with her for the ride, and finally she broke. Lily and Lori became the two main girls on campus, guys wanted them, and girls wanted to be them. In Lily's opinion it had been one of her best years yet.

"I'm probably just going to enjoy the summer and hang out with Ty," Lori said, Ty was Lori's boyfriend back home, "unlike Lily here who is going to spend her time with her nose buried in some boring book that's she has already read a thousand times." She gave Lily a nudge, making her blush bright pink.

"Now there is nothing wrong with that!" Lily said defensively
"There is if you have a life," James said.
"Oh yes and you have a life Mr. I'm going to go home to my gazillion dollar mansion and complain how bored I am all summer."
"No Sirius is there to complain with me." James replied with a smug smile.
"You know Lily if you ever do need a life you could come hang out with me this summer." Gavin chimed in.
"Oh you would love that one wouldn't you Gavin," Lori said laughing.

Lily rolling her eyes at the thought. "What are you going to do this summer Emily?"
"Probably just hang out with James at his gazillion dollar mansion and complain how bored I am," Emily said with a slight grin.
"Oh you are," James said pulling her closer to him. "That might not be such a bad idea," he said whispering in her ear.
"God guys get a room," Lily said when the kissing started.
"I think we just might do that," James said standing up.
"James," Emily said embarrassingly turning beet red.
James pulled Emily to her feet.
"Later guys," he said and the couple walked away.

Lily, Lori, and Gavin stayed outside talking about the summer and the big plans for them in the future. Lily and Lori decided that they were going to go down and backpack across Europe see the sites, and live it up. This summer was going to be a blast and Lily knew it.


It was the last night at Hogwarts and Lily laid in her bed staring up at the top of her ceiling.

"Hey Lori, you awake?" Lily whispered.
"Yes, I'm awake. What do you want?"
"You know our plan that we thought of today about backing packing across Europe?"
"Yea."
"I really want to do that this summer. I think it would be awesome."
"You know what me too," Lori said, getting out of bed and going to Lily's.
"Thanks for this whole year, I think it's been my best one yet."
"Aw Lils, don't get all sappy on me. But I had a blast too."
Lori gave her sister a big hug. They got under the covers and laid down.
"You know I am excited about going back home though, I'll be able to see Ty again, join the summer football league, and just be a teenage girl." Lori said.
"Mmmhmmm."
"You aren't falling asleep on me Lily?"
"…."
"Lily…Good night."


"MUM!" Lily yelled getting off the Hogwarts Express. She ran over to her giving her a big hug.
"Where's Lori?" She asked
"MOTHER!" The scream came towards them making it a big bundle of hug.
"Come on let me get you girls home so you can tell me all about this year."

On the car ride home the twins had learned that Petunia had moved in with longtime boyfriend Vernon, and was now living in Southern England.

"What a twat moving in with the pregnant cow!" Lori stated.
"Lori be nice," Mum said.
"Well he is"
"Image what their babies would look like," Lily said, "a sausage on a stick!"
"Huh?"
"You know like a kebab, that you grill," laughed Lily
"Sure"
"Well shut up I thought it was funny!" Lily said playfully punching Lori in the side of the arm.
"Were home girls!"
"Finally!" Lori exclaimed

With that Lori jumped out of the car and ran up to the house, promptly stopped when she found the door unlocked. "MUM!" Mother threw he the keys, and with a few quick jiggles she was inside.

"Home," Lori said taking a big breath in, "I just love the smell of home."

Lily lived in a quaint house with her family. It was a two story brick with a light brown picked fence. The upstairs of their house only consisted of two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a few closets. The downstairs was a kitchen, family room, dining room, a bathroom, a library, which had been converted into a bedroom, and a few closets. Lily had lived in this house her whole life, born and raised. She loved it greatly, it used to seem so crowded with her Mum, Dad, Petunia, and Lori all living there. But now it seemed too big and empty.

Lori ran up the stairs and flopped down on her bed.
"Lori are you going to unpack the car?" Her mother asked.
"I'll do it later Mum, I just got home." With that she shut her bedroom door.

Lily walked inside the house. I smelled like home, and she felt safe there.