Chapter Fourteen
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Erica stood next to Lily in the bathroom as Lily cleaned the cut in her forehead. Erica looked at it more carefully when Lily pulled the cloth away from it. It seemed to have stopped bleeding.
"I thought you didn't have a scar like your dad's." Lily faced her. Erica stared at it. At first it didn't look it but it was now visible as being a perfect shaped lightning bolt.
"I didn't though. That's the thing." She looked back at reflection. The bleeding had stopped completely. Erica handed her a piece of cloth and medical tape. Lily took it and looked at it strangely.
"What is this stuff?" Erica smiled a bit. "It's muggle's way of treating a wound. My grandpa gave it to me. He loves muggles." She stepped forward and took the cloth back and taped it over Lily's scar.
"He was really pleased when my dad married my mum. Gets to ask her all sorts of questions about muggles." Lily smiled too.
Lily looked at the mirror again. "I'd rather go without it." Erica shook her head.
"No you wouldn't. What if it started bleeding again? The hall looked like someone was murdered." She laughed but Lily didn't. Instead she took the cloth off and threw it away.
"I'm fine ok." Erica followed her out but didn't say anything till they were back in the common room.
"Wow! It looks just like your dad's!" Alex Longbottom exclaimed when Lily ran through what has happened. Lily turned to her.
"How would you know?" Alex pulled out a book and turned to a page. She flipped it around so everyone could see. It was a picture of Harry Potter right after destroying Voldemort. The scar was the same shape as Lily's but hers was a bit smaller and on the other side of her head.
Lily laughed silently and left to talk with John and Erica. She told John what had happened also.
John sat back in his chair. "You should write to your dad right now and tell him what happened." Lily nodded and pulled out a roll of parchment and a quill and ink.
When she finished she gave it to Hedwig and sat in the opposite chair of John. Erica sat in the middle chair.
The next few days, Lily got many stares, even from teachers. But not as many as her Potions teacher.
"Trying to be as famous as your dear father? Did you do it yourself or did you have others to help?" Parkinson eyed Erica and John sitting next to her.
Erica set to work on her homework at dinner as Lily stirred her tomato soup as most of the table's eyes were on her.
An owl hooted and Lily looked up. It was Hedwig. Hedwig landed next to her with a letter from her dad. As Hedwig flew off, Lily opened the letter and began to read.
Dear Lily,
I don't know why this has happened. Seems very strange. When you were born you had that scar on your forehead. No, it wasn't for the same reason as me. It was just a birthmark. Sick close to your friend's Lily. If anything else happens, let me know.
Love, Dad
Lily looked up from it to Erica and John. "Something's going on here. And we're going to find out what." Erica gave her a questionable look as John nodded silently.