A/N: All the characters belong to J. K Rowling, and the song belongs to The Beatles :)
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"Yesterday
All my trouble seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday..."
Gray clouds had covered the sky. Lily looked up at them, and saw her inner self being reflected. For the last one year, a tempest was brewing inside her. She was now in her seventh year, and a vast, unknown future lay in front of her. In a few days, she was going to leave Hogwarts. Forever. She was going to be pushed into the treacherous world outside, where a war was raging. She would no longer be protected by Hogwarts' walls. She would have to be on her own. The thoughts which seemed to be distant in her sixth year, now seemed to torment her, always. Some lines of the song 'Yesterday', by her favourite muggle band, Beatles, replayed in her mind. Lily smiled, instinctively.
Soon, drops of rain hit Lily. She closed her eyes, and felt the raindrops striking her. She was in the Forbidden Forest. A strange, and soothing earthy smell rose from the damp ground. Petrichor. The petrichor soothed and calmed her a bit. The impenetrable silence in the forest seemed to sympathise with her. After a few minutes, the rain stopped. Lily opened her eyes, and saw the greenery around her. It seemed to charge her up with hope. It was as though a little candle had been lighted inside her.
She turned back and started towards the castle, determined to survive the war. It was as though the petrichor, the forest, and the strange silence had given her some hope. Strange, isn't it? Well, Hogwarts is a place where miracles happen, everywhere. Even in the tiniest and most unimportant of the places; let alone Lily's mind.
~ Quills Parchment and Spells.
