Lily nodded in understanding and touched the portkey. Her feet were lifted off the ground and she was thrown off balance. Before she knew it she had arrived in her house. She looked around. A few of her closest relatives sat at the kitchen table. "Lily," her Aunt Violet greeted her warmly.
"Aunt Violet, Uncle Jack," she said in acknowledgement.
"We are truly sorry about your loss, we ourselves are grieving for them," Mr. Vernon said.
Lily flinched. Mr. Vernon was a humongous man with a bushy moustache. Next to him stood his wife. His wife was also very large with obviously dyed blonde hair and color contact blue eyes. Their son stood next to Petunia. He was the largest of them all with brown hair and a moustache. He had small beady eyes and despite the occasion was grinning happily. Lily scowled at his rudeness. Petunia stood tall with an abnormally large neck. She had brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a scowl instead of a sad expression like the rest of Lily' s relatives. "Honey, would you like to sit down?" Aunt Daisey asked Lily.
Aunt Daisy was Lily's favorite aunt. She had blonde hair and blue eyes and always wore a warm smile except for now. Lily nodded and sat down between her Aunt Daisy and her Uncle Fred. Aunt Daffodil smiled weakly to acknowledge Lily's presence. Her husband Uncle Frankie patted her leg reassuringly. Lily's Grandma Rose hugged Lily and her Grandpa Joe patted her on the head. Aunt Violet put her head in her hands. She had red hair, like Lily's, but blue eyes. Together the Evans family sat grieving together. For once Petunia did not make any mean comments towards Lily. The phone rang and Lily answered it, "Hello?" she asked.
"Hello, it's your limoe driver I am here and ready to drive you to the funeral service home," a deep voice said.
"Okay we will be right out, thank you," Lily said politely and hung up the phone.
"Our ride is here," she told her family.
Everyone stood up and put on their coats. They walked outside and got into the limoe. Once they arrived at the funeral service home Aunt Daisy pulled Lily aside. "Here my Lilyflower take these tissues for the service," she whispered handing Lily a mini-tissue pack.
They walked inside the building and took their seats. The priest got up and said his lines. Then Grandma Rose got up and said, "All of us here knew Rose and Charles Evans very well. They died in a tragic car accident and we grieve for our loss," Lily looked confused car accident? Maybe it was a cover-up since not everyone knew about her being a witch only Aunt Violet and Aunt Daisy, "Rose was my eldest child. She was so graceful and was always trying to cheer people up. When she walked into the room everyone froze and watched what she did. She was beautiful. With her blonde hair and green eyes what was their not to love? She always did well in school. She graduated at the top of her classes, I believe. Always talking about having children of her own. Mum, she once whispered to me, when I have children I am going to name them Lily and Petunia if they are girls. And I would smile because I knew she would do just that. And even after she left me for college she frequently visited me on weekends and special holidays. Never once did she miss a day of school. Always on top of things. She had more secret admirers then relatives. They fell for her so easily. I think the thing they liked about her most was her fun-loving personality. When I hear about an accomplished young woman I will always immediately think of Rose. But, now it is time to let go. But always remember her."
Their was a moment of silence before Lily's other grandmother stepped up, "When I heard Rose and Charles had perished in a car accident I was very upset. How could such a terrible thing happen to such good people. I remember my son, Charles, when he was in high school. He was quite the ladies man. Always had a girlfriend. I think the most they lasted was a week per person. He had some kind of agreement with a friend to never fall in love. At first I thought it was riduclous but now that I think about it it is actually quite funny. I remember he always used to wake-up before anyone else did. He would make the rest of the family breakfast and we would wake up with the fresh smell of bacon and eggs. He'd leave a note saying: Had to go to school enjoy your breakfast. Remember sunny side up. We'd always laugh despite the fact that it wasn't really funny. I remember in college when he met Rose. All he could ever talk about was Rose and how beautiful she was. He'd say she was the only girl he'd ever love. But, she didn't like him. She hated him. When she finally agreed to go out with him he was ecstatic. He'd constantly write us saying My rose or my Flower. It was adorable. Charles was a great guy. We love him to this day and to the day of our deaths. Never forget Charles Evans."
There was another moment of silence. The funeral continued. At the end they all drove down to the cemetary. After the burial all Lily's relatives went home. Lily bid each one goodbye and then grabbed the portkey to go back to Hogwarts. She arrived back at Hogwarts where her friends awaited her. They embraced her in a hug and Lily smiled weakly. "Easter Break starts tomorrow," Emma explained to her.
"I know I can't wait," Lily said.
The three friends smiled and sat down on the couch in front of the fire.