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Lily couldn't believe it. Looking up and wiping her eyes, she read the letter again, to make sure that it wasn't a mistake.
Dear Miss Lily Evans,
My name is Victor Williamson and i am the Head of the Auror Department.
I am deeply sorry to say that your muggle parents, Mr and Mrs Evans have been murdered by You-Know-Who's followers.
Their house and belongings have been taken care of and the funeral has been arranged.
Their will has also been discovered and they have left all their money and belongings to you. They will be added to your vault in Gringotts.
Once again, I am sorry for this incident and as you know, our aurors are trying their best to round up all the Death Eaters.
Good day.
Sincerely,
V. Williamson
Lily clung onto the letter, tight. Closing her eyes and trying to believe this wasn't happening and this was all a dream.
"This is was a dream. Only a stupid dream." She told herself."If you take a deep breath and open your eyes, you will wake up in your bed, safe and sound. Now, one...two...three..."
She opened her eyes. But she wasn't in her bed. She was still on the floor with the dreadful letter.
She finally stopped convincing herself that it was a dream. She broke down, crying, sobbing loudly.
She couldn't believe this. She couldn't believe her parents were dead.
She knew they would pass away, sometime, but not so soon. They'd had it all planned out. Her parents had wanted to rest, after they saw that Lily had a happy life. Happily married with kids.
But now, that wasn't possible.
She thought that even if she hadn't gotten married, she would have her parents...
She suddenly wondered how James felt when his parents had died.
At the thought of James, she cried harder.
Suddenly, her door burst open as a worried looking James Potter ran into her room.
He saw Lily crying on the floor.
"Lily? What's the matter? What's happened?" He asked, urgently.
She didn't respond.
James looked at her worriedly and then, noticed the pale blue ministry letter. He realised.
He sat down, next to her and put an arm around her.
He didn't say anything because he knew how it felt.
She didn't say anything, either. She just sobbed in his arms, most of the night, until she fell asleep...
A few days later, Lily woke up, thinking that is was a perfectly normal day.
She sat up and stretched. She looked at her bedside table to turn her alarm off. Then, she saw it. The letter.
She remembered. The alarm clock that she had picked up fell from her hands and broke.
But Lily didn't care about that. She wondered how on earth she would live without them. She had missed her lessons for the last few days and hadn't talked to anyone. Except James.
She broke down again. She wanted to stay in bed and try to forget but at that moment James came in and took her to breakfast, thought she firmly refused to.
They sat down and the rest of the Marauders, noticed Lily's red eyes and crumpled face.
"Lily, what's wrong?"Remus asked, concerned.
Lily didn't speak. She just stared into space.
"Come on, Evans, what's wrong?"Sirius asked.
Lily continued staring into space.
James finally spoke."Do you want to go back to bed and have a rest?"
Lily nodded her head.
James stood up and took her back to their dormitory. He tucked her up in her bed and conjured up some food for her to eat when she got hungry.
Lily barely noticed this. She just crumpled up into a little ball under the covers and closed her eyes.
After a few minutes of silence, James thought she was asleep. Before he stood up, he said,"Lily, you have to be strong and get through this. I know you're strong and can cope with this. We have so much to lose in the future due to Voldemort. Your parents will want you to be happy, so make them proud. Even though, they aren't on this planet, they are still watching over you and will always love you. Make them proud, Lily, and let their souls leave the earth in peace. I know you can get through this, Lily.
After saying that, he sighed and walked out, closing the door, quietly behind him.
But Lily hadn't been asleep. She heard every word. These words kept ringing through her mind, all morning.
James walked to lunch after his Defence Against the Dark Arts class.
He was confused. He had a girlfriend. A great girlfriend, who was smart, pretty, good natured, kind and talented.
But something was missing.
Katelin was a girl that every other girl in Hogwarts wanted to be.
But why wasn't James sastified with her!
Pushing this thought out of his head with a sigh, he walked to lunch.
Amy and Jenny were still in shock, after what they had found out.
"I can't believe we just treated her like that."Amy said, sounding guilty.
"Yeah, we should have stuck by her."Jenny added.
They were standing outside Lily and James' dormitory. Only they had been trusted by Lily to know the password.
So they said the password and walked in.
They reached outside her door and hesitated before knocking on her door. They opened the door and walked in.
They found Lily sobbing on her bed, with her head in her arms.
They walked over to her gently. Lily looked up, her eyes widening as she saw them.
Jenny spoke first."Lily, we're sorry. We hope you're alright."
"We shouldn't have overreacted. We're so sorry."Amy added.
Lily didn't say anything but handed them the letter.
They gave her a big hug and stayed with her as Lily cried...
After a while, Lily stood up.
She walked to her private bathroom and washed her face, brushed her teeth and got changed.
Amy and Jenny sat on her bed, quietly, wondering what Lily was doing in the bathroom.
Lily finally came out and looked like her usual self.
She looked at the two of them and said,"Well, aren't you two coming to lunch?"
Smiling slightly at their astonished faces, she waited for them to catch up with her and the three girls walked to lunch.
As they entered the great hall, James rushed up to them.
"Lily, are you ok?"He asked.
Lily smiled a bit and answered,"Well, i decided to take your advice. I want to make my parents proud of me."
James smiled."I'm happy for you." He patted her back and joined the Marauders and their side of the table.
Amy and Jenny once again, looked astonished."You two are on speaking terms without arguing!"
"Yes. We decided to be friends"Lily answered. She decided not to tell them about her feelings for James, right now.
Even though there was still a stabbing pain in her heart, she took a deep breath and forced a smile on her face.
That night, Lily retired back to her room and sat down on her bed.
Now she was in private, she could cry. But then, she remembered James' words.
She thought that maybe, everything else could stay the same.
Maybe after she got over her parents' death, she would go back tp her normal life with Amy and Jenny.
Maybe.
But she didn't know then, life was going to be very different for Lily Evans. Very different.
A/N: Ok. I know this chapter was really really boring. I promise that the next chapter will be much more interesting. Please review and describe how you nearly died of boredom, reading this chapter.
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