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Ch.36: Thrown out
"Good morning, are you ready?" James asked as lily came down the stairs dressed in a pair of jeans a white sweater and a jean jacket, carrying her small tote.
"Yeah I think so, I'll be back by Monday afternoon, and I'll see you later." Lily said and kissed James good bye. She left the dorm and said good bye to her friends in Gryffindor tower and then headed off to Hogsmead Station.
The train ride was long but lily did some of her homework on the way, so she would be free of all homework for the holiday. At around five o'clock she arrived in London, her parents had told her they wouldn't be able to pick her up due to their hectic shifts at the hospitals, her father was chief Surgeon at the Oxford Hospital center for Oxford University, he mother is an ER attending also at Oxford University. Bother her parents are professors there. Her family lived in Oxfordshire
Lily got off the train and took a bus back home. She walked in and no one was home. She figured Petunia was off with her fiancé Vernon, a man which she hated completely. Lily set her things down upstairs and took the car, her sister's car, an old Volks wagon Bug, Black and drove down to the hospital.
Lily walked into the doors and was met by three screaming kids with a mother whom looked over stressed. Lily managed to get her way to the front desk where a young woman greeted her.
"Hello miss, what is you name and problem?" she asked with an annoyed voice. Lily figured she had been asking that question all day.
"Hello, I'm Lily Evans I'm here to speak with both Doctor Linda Wright and Dr. Robert Evans, are they available?" she asked. Linda Wright was her mother; she went by her maiden name for her patients.
"Just a moment I'll page them."
"Alright, thank you. Lily walked around a bit and looked at all of the muggles, it was a long time since she had actually been in the muggle world, besides from the missions she goes on.
Ten minutes later lily saw a tall handsome man, wearing blue scrubs and wrenching off elastic gloves that were covered with blood. Lily frowned at the sight. The man had dark brown hair with a little gray at the root and fairly toned body. He came up to her.
"Hello sweet heart, how are you?" he asked in a tired tone."
"Good, how are you, you look tired is everything alright?"
"Well I just lost a patient, a fairly young man of his early thirties, died of a gun shot wound up in OR, sadly."
"Oh I'm sorry, what happened . . .?"
"Hello love, how are you?" Said a tall woman with vibrant red hair and bright blue eyes suddenly coming up to them.
"Hi mum, good, dad was just telling me about one of his patients."
"Oh well why don't we go to the cafeteria and talk, it's much too noisy here." Her mother suggested. The three of them made their way upstairs and into the cafeteria. They found a small table and continued to talk.
"Well, he was an off guard policeman and was shot while trying to stop a gang fight in the dodgy part of London."
"Oh that's too bad." Lily said taking a sip of her soda that she had gotten.
"So Lily, tell us about Hogwarts, anything new happening we should know about?"
"Uh, well we are having this talent show thing once the break is over and the New Year starts, I'm singing with James, whose head boy." Lily informed.
"That's nice." Robert said.
"Is there anyone in particular right now that you'd like to mention to us?" Her mother asked with a wink.
"Ha well there is James, James Potter, were dating, he's really nice and really great to be with."
"Perhaps we should meet him, how long have you been with him?" he mother asked excitedly.
"About two months, but we didn't really do anything for our anniversary because school was getting busy and we had other activities, but we're going to do something once I get back to school for the holiday."
"That's nice, you know lily we just wanted to say how proud we are of you, with you becoming head Girl and finishing college and now you are at Brighton University, which we got a letter from, they are your grades for this semester, they are at home. We haven't seen them, but we know you did well. Also because we missed your birthday due to school we are going out tonight to celebrate by taking you to see the London Ballet's performance of the Nutcracker!" her dad exclaimed.
"You both have the night off?" Lily asked surprised.
"Yup, we got our rounds covered by other doctors." Linda said.
"Great, where are we going for dinner?"
"It's up to you, it's your birthday. Oh but unfortunately Petunia can't come, she is having dinner with the Dursley's tonight, is that alright?"
"Yeah it's fine." Lily said happily.
Soon lily's parents had to get back to work and Lily need to get back home and choose a place to go for dinner and what to wear.
Lily drove back home and searched through her closet for something to wear. She pulled out many pieces and finally found the perfect outfit. She pulled out a black Sophia short silk dress (A/N: J Crew- American company, love their clothes) and a matching pair of high heeled shoes. Lily looked through the yellow pages and found her favorite Italian restaurant, Poca bellezza (Little Beauty). Lily finished her homework during the rest of the evening until it was time to get ready for the show. Lily took a shower and did her hair up nice and put her dress on. Her parents had arrived and were also getting ready.
"C'mon Robert we'll be late if we don't leave now!" Linda called up the stairs to her husband who was getting ready.
"Alright I'm here, I'm ready, don't worry. Where's Lily?"
"Right here dad." Lily said putting on her pea coat and closing her purse, in which she had put her wand and small hand gun into.
"Alright everyone ready?" he asked.
"Yes." Lily and her mother chanted. They went out the door and drove the two hour drive into London. Once at the theater they got their seats and the show began. Lily loved the Nutcracker, it was her favorite ballet.
After the show she and her parents went to Poca Bellezza, where they had a nice meal. After the meal. Lily's father and mother went to get the car from the parking garage, while Lily went to the bathroom she had heard a loud bang and the room had shaken a little, she figured something had gone wrong in the kitchen. When lily was done she walked out side into the sitting area and saw nothing. Then she saw several people run outside frantically. Lily followed them and once outside saw the street lined with people, lily managed to passed through the mob and see what had happened. There in the street was a black Mercedes Benz E 500 up in flames and torn apart. Lily looked saw the license plate had been blown off and she ran towards it. The plate read "DCTRZ79" Lily's eyes widened at the plate. It was her father's car. Lily then pulled out her wand and magically spurt water out of it.
"Call an ambulance now!" she exclaimed frantically as tears began to fall from her eyes.
With in ten minutes the ambulances had arrived. They managed with lily's help to put out the flames. Lily had stopped spurting water do to people looking in confusion of how she was doing that. Lily so overwhelmed with emotion and shock collapsed on to the pavement. Several people and EMS personnel helped her into the ambulance and took her to the hospital.
Lily opened her eyes and found herself in a hospital bed in the London city hospital. She looked around frantically as she remembered what happened. Suddenly a doctor and nurse entered the room.
"Ms. Evans you are awake." Said the doctor solemnly.
"Yes, yes I am where are my parents, the explosion are they alright?" she asked feverishly.
"Ms. Evans, some policemen are here to ask you a few questions." He said.
"No where are my parents?" Lily demanded.
"Ma'am I'm sorry, but your parents are dead, they were non recoverable. I'm sorry; my deepest sympathies go to you and your sister." He said then turning to the door motioning for the nurse to let them in. two men came in wearing long coats and hats. Lily felt tear prickle the back of her eyes. She couldn't believe it her parents were gone, and were never coming back. Lily began to cry out loud as the men entered
"Good evening ma'am, my name is Sergeant Wilkins and this is Sergeant Dillmont, we would like to ask you a few questions about tonight's events. We first are sorry to hear of your loss." Wilkins said sympathetically.
Lily continued to cry.
"We believe that your parents were killed, by a bomb detonator that was found on your car's undercarriage. It was found in the wreckage. Ms. Evans do you know of anyone who could have done this, perhaps someone your father or mother knew?" Dillmont asked quietly.
"n-n-n-no, sir" Lily croaked. She began to cry harder. Lily thought for a moment of who could have done this.
"Could it have been MI-5, Voldemort, no not him he doesn't know how to use muggle devices." She thought.
"Ma'am?"
"Perhaps Rockwell or Monroe?" she thought ignoring the detective.
"Ma'am is there anyone we can call for you, relatives?"
Lily looked up and remembered about Petunia.
"P-P- Petunia, my sister, she is having dinner with her fiancé's parents, 8 Carraway Drive, London. The number is 2 3 7-29071." She said.
The next day Lily was discharged from the hospital and Petunia came to get her. They did not speak one word to each other the whole ride. They rode along the country side for a good two hours in silent.
"Where are we going?" Lily asked.
"To get mum and dad's things out of the country house." Petunia said flatly. Ten minutes later the drove into the drive of their country house. They walked up the front steps and entered the house. Things were covered with sheets and dust.
"Petunia why are we doing this now . . ." lily began, for it was only a day after they were killed
"Because, this house is no longer any use to us. I'm moving out in a month and you will be in school until June, Mum and dad only left us 1000 pounds each in savings, which means you'll have to leave Brighton at the end of the year, you won't be returning, we can't afford it anymore." Petunia said bitterly. Lily filled with anger and sadness. She felt guilty of her parent's death. She knew it wasn't petunia's fault but hers, she didn't know who put the bomb under the car or why, but she knew it must have had to do something with MI-5, that was the only possibility.
"Where am I to stay for the summer?" Lily asked.
Petunia turned sharply to her sister, throwing down the sheets she was holding.
"Not with me that's for sure, I don't want to get my self killed."
"What is that supposed to mean!" Lily cried out in anger.
"Oh bull shit lily like you didn't have anything to do with this; I bet this was a result from you freakish little friends and their stupid ways." Petunia cried out.
"Don't you ever . . ."
"Don't I ever what Lily, talk about your stupid friends in a negative way, they're freaks lily and you as well, the lot of you. Ever since you became a bloody witch you have brought nothing but bad fortune. For example, you making us move around so you can go to Bright on and Hogwarts, two when you got that damned letter from that shitty- ass school you go to and three when your stupid school supplies nearly got us into financial debt! . . ."
Before Petunia could go any further Lily slapped her sister across the face.
"I 'am not a freak Petunia, and don't you dare blame this on me, it was a freak accident . . ."
"Yeah hence the word FREAK! this wasn't some ordinary accident Lily, I'm not stupid I know what's been going on in the world you live in. About Voldemot or what ever the hell his name is, I know you're afraid of him all you freaks are, and those attacks in London aren't from people like me they are from people like you, you lot terrorizing the London streets. It's disgraceful." Petunia sneered.
"It is, your right, Petunia then you know why I've moved the family, not because of the schools, but because of Voldemort, he hates people like me, I'm known to be a Mudblood, which is a racial slur, he hates people like me and wants to kill them, that's why I moved the family, to get away from him." Lily lied.
"I don't want to hear it. All I know is that mum and dad are dead and there's nothing that can bring them back and that I never want to see you again! You are not welcome in my home with Vernon, never. So pack up your things because you are leaving for good, and I mean it lily." Petunia said seriously.
"Petunia where am I to go for the sum . . ." in a trembling voice, lily began
"I don't know, I don't care just find a place, your of age aren't you, in the wizarding world, right?" find a place to live. I want you out of the house by tomorrow." Petunia finished and continued packing up old photographs and things around the house.
That night Lily packed up her things and emptied her room. She never thought it would happen like this. She figured her parents would die of old age, they were fresh and vibrant in their careers for being only forty three, they were very successful as professors of medicine, lily didn't even know about the school supplies issue petunia had mentioned, she figured she had made that up, for lily had never noticed a money issue in her family. Lily looked around her bare room, the walls were blank of all of the posters of dancers and Hogwarts memorabilia she had, her desk was a clean slate and her bed stripped. Petunia was downstairs waiting for her. She was taking her to her portal.
Lily came down the stairs.
"I'll call you once funeral arrangements have been set." Petunia said. Not looking at her sister
Lily looked up to her sister.
"Petunia, I'm sorry things turned out this way, gosh will you just look at me! . . . I hope in the future we can piece back our relationship together so we can have a peaceful one in the future. I know since I have become a witch you have hated it, I'm sorry you have felt that way, but there is nothing that will change that fact, I am who I am take it or leave it." Lily said as this probably was going to be the last time she would ever speak to her sister. Lily walked out to the car and got in. Petunia stood their puzzled by her sister's remarks and soon got into the car. She drove to 23rd street three blocks away from Kings Cross station. Lily got out and got her luggage out of the trunk. She then bent down into the window.
"Good bye Petunia, I wish you luck with your marriage and a happy life." With that petunia didn't say a word and drove off.
Lily turned around and muttered "Figures" under her breath she then took out her wand and levitated her luggage into the portal. She stored it into her storage room and then walked out. In the common room sat James with the rest of the group, talking. Lily still teary eyed and blotchy from her tears cleaned herself up and ten walked in.
James looked up and saw Lily, whom he could see she had been crying. He got up, as did everyone else.
"Lily what's the matter?" eh asked coming towards her.
Lily couldn't hold it any longer. She broke down in James's chest sobbing.
James gripped her tight not letting her go, she cried in his chest for a long time before she spoke.
"Lily?" Remus asked. They all were surrounding James and lily with concerned looks upon their faces.
Lily then looked up and sniffled.
"They're dead." She whispered and once again began to sob even harder.
"Who, whose dead?" James asked quickly.
Lily looked up once more.
"M-m-my parents, there was an expl- pl-pl-plosion; they're d-d-dead James." Lily said stumbling on her words.
James led her to the couch and sat her down.
"I'm so sorry lily," he said pulling her into a tight hug.
"What happened?" Alicia asked
Lily wiped her eyes and looked up.
"We had finished our meal at Poca Bellezza and I was in the bathroom, mum and dad went to get the car, as I was washing my hands I heard this loud commotion and the room shook a bit, I figured it was from the kitchen, perhaps someone had fiddled with the ovens or something, I- I – walked out and saw people running outside, I f-f-followed. When I got out side I saw a mob of people lining the street. I pushed my way through and saw that a car was on fired, it had exploded. I saw the license plate on the ground a few feet away, I ran to it and it was twisted up and said, D-C-T-R-Z-7-9, it was my father's license plate."
"Oh Lily, I'm sorry." They all said.
"I need to talk to Langston; I have a feeling this had to do with MI-5." Lily said getting up.
"No," Emily protested you are going to bed, you need rest; you can talk to him in the morning."
"O-o-ok," Lily said. Lily sat back on the sofa and closed her eyes. Her confrontation with Petunia had worn her out, she was exhausted. She soon fell asleep on the couch and James lifted her up and took her up stairs to her room. He came back down and they all sat in silence.
"Do you think it was him?" Sirius said finally breaking the cold silence.
"Who, Voldemort?" James asked looking up to Sirius.
"Yeah,"
"I don't know, we'll see." With that they all went to bed with the thought of lily on their minds.
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