Title: Just Sisters

Characters: Lily Evans Potter & Petunia Dursley.

Prompts: Olive Green – Write about a character spending a week in nature.

Word Count: 541

Lily had plenty of good memories from the lake to which she brought her husband. Every year her father would take her and Petunia out for a camping trip that lasted for a week and for those seven days they did nothing but spend time together; they were completely cut off from the worries of the world. It was no shock that they got along before they turned eleven but even afterwards the sisters managed not to fight during the camping trips. Lily loved it. Because for those seven days Lily wasn't a witch and Petunia wasn't angry at her anymore.

During those seven days, they were just sisters again.

"What are we doing here Lil?" James asked as he looked around him, completely oblivious to the aw-struck expression on her face. "And where is this place?"

Lily couldn't get enough of it. She looked at the shiny blue water as it sparkled, could feel the grass against her legs and felt the wind gently touch her skin. Her heart contracted inside her chest and she could feel her throat tightening. "We're still in the UK don't worry about it darling. I used to come here all the time with my dad and sister. We used to do this yearly camping thing together when we were… friends and dad was alive."

Lily walked to the very edge of the lake, having left her shoes on the way, and felt the water touch her toes. Out of the corner of her eye she saw James following her. "We got along when we were here. Even after we weren't really friends anymore. For seven days, we could forget all our differences and just be sisters. I wanted to show it to you."

James smiled. "That sounds great. What did you do when you were here?"

Lily smiled and her eyes were momentarily covered by something as she visited the memories that were never far from reach. "On the first day, we were always so exhausted that we'd spend most of the time just sleeping, talking and relaxing in some other way. Our dad didn't really mind because he knew that once we got out strength back we'd be doing all kinds of crazy things. So, he took his time and enjoyed the calm while it lasted. Then during the other days we'd go for hikes, we'd play in the woods, go exploring unknown caves, and swim for longer than dad liked us to. We were just kids enjoying ourselves instead of fighting over our differences."

James laughed, from behind her, and wrapped his arms around Lily so that his hands rested against her swollen stomach. "That sounds amazing love. Maybe we should do that once baby is born? We could bring Pads and Moony?"

Lily smiled as she leaned into his chest and felt the slight pain turn into a mellowness, a calm sadness that she had experienced many times before. "Yeah, I'd like that."

Lily knew it wouldn't be the same. She didn't dislike the idea but she wasn't thrilled either. Because in her mind there was still a glimmer of hope that made her believe in the possibility of her and Petunia one day revisiting the lake and just be sisters.

The end