A/N: I don't own Harry Potter
Word Count: 693
Princess Petunia paced the tower anxiously. She was supposed to be meeting her sister, Lily, here tonight. Lily had fled the kingdom over three years ago. It had been all Petunia's fault. She had been jealous of Lily's beauty, her raw talent at magic, and just about everything about her younger sister.
Petunia had ascended the throne, only to still feel completely empty inside. She'd finally swallowed her pride and sent a messenger to Princess Lily, now Queen Lily of the kingdom of Gryffindor. Now, she was standing on the astronomy tower of the castle, watching, waiting, and hoping that her sister would accept her offer of forgiveness.
She walked over to the bronze telescope set to watch the heavens. Tonight, she lowered it, peering into it hoping to see a flash of Lily's bright red hair. She smiled a little remembering how she'd teased Lily that her hair would catch on fire because it looked like fire. Lily had stuck her head in a bucket of water and nearly drowned herself.
Suddenly the air filled with the sound of wings. Petunia raised her head, looking around. A large creature, a hippogriff landed on the space behind her. She turned, a smile still on her face remembering happier times.
"Stop smiling at me. You'll hurt yourself," a voice laughed. Petunia's smile widened at hearing Lily's voice. She watched her sister slide off the back of the giant creature.
"Petunia, you really are here. Unless you're planning something, a prank in perchance I actually showed up?" Lily asked, looking around. Petunia raised her hands in the air, the ultimate move of surrender in their kingdom.
"I promise, I have nothing untowards planned. I really want to make amends, Lily. With Mother and Father gone, you are the last remaining family I have," Petunia said. Lily nodded slowly, her tiara shining in the evening light.
"That is true," she said after a moment. "Well, not entirely. You know I married King James, correct?"
"I do, I remember seeing the invitation, I know I sent something. It doesn't change the fact I should have gone, I should have been there for you," Petunia said, looking at Lily.
"Things were complicated, I do understand that Petunia. You have a nephew who I think would like to meet you. I don't think you've received the announcement yet, have you?" Lily asked.
"No," Petunia answered, her brown eyes wide. She had a nephew, Lily said the child would like to meet her, could that mean Lily did forgive her for everything?
"The carrier service does tend to be slower during the hot seasons," Lily laughed."Shall I arrange for you to come visit Gryffindor or would you prefer to host us here?" she asked. Petunia could barely believe it. Lily inviting her to her new kingdom?
"I would love to see Gryffindor. I have heard lovely things about the kingdom," Petunia answered.
"You can almost see it from here, if you look in the right place," Lily replied, walking over to the telescope and adjusting it slightly. She looked through it and nodded. "Take a look," she offered, stepping back. Petunia did just that. There in very very distance, she could see a red and gold flag flying in the breeze. She smiled.
"I see it," she stated. "You always did love the color red," she commented causing Lily to laugh.
"I look forward to your visit, Petunia. I need to get back, little Harry's going to be looking for me soon enough," Lily said, climbing back onto the hippogriff. Petunia watched her, a small part of her envying how she handled the large creature. She quickly squashed those feelings.
That was how she had lost Lily to start with, she wasn't about to fall back into her old habits that quickly. She watched the creature take off, shedding a few platinum feathers, before taking off into the deep blue night sky. She lost sight of them fairly quickly, but that was fine with Petunia. She had a trip to plan. She wondered what one wore in Gryffindor and if the dress she'd just had commissioned would be appropriate attire.