Chapter 5

Lily looked at her empty trunk. She was finally going to Laine's house tomorrow morning. Well this morning since it was now 12:30 and she hadn't done any packing. All Lily had been doing was pondering all the changes she was going to encounter in order to have pay back on James. Brooklyn wasn't too happy with the idea to begin with but as they thought about it further it began to make more sense and now Brooklyn was all for it. Lily though was now having second thoughts. Could they really trick the maraurders? She highly doubted it, but even if it wouldn't work Lily hoped she would have the time of her life this summer.

She finally decided it was time to pack. It was so much easier at Hogwarts with magic, but now she had to do it by hand and it took so much longer. She started folding all her skirts(not that she had many) and quickly finished. She then went on to her regular muggle clothing which didn't take long either. Finally she started with her robes and Hogwarts uniform. This took so much longer since her mother insisted on getting Lily 5 different uniforms so Lily would always have one clean. At last Lily was done and she put in all her school books and other supplies in. She then decided to lay out a simple black robe with muggle clothing underneath it for the next day.

She at last closed the half way full trunk and decided to go to bed.

Lily in reality didn't get much sleep that night at all. She was so excited about going to Elaine's summer house that she couldn't sleep at all. She finally managed to fall asleep at 3:30 but ended up waking up around 6:30.

She happily woke up and quickly put way the blanket and pillow she was using to sleep with. She knew no one would be awake till at least 8:00 so she decided to shower and get ready for the day.

In the shower Lily let the hot water run down her and relax her sore muscles. She was happy for once that she was going to do something. She took her time in the shower knowing that it wouldn't take her long to get ready.

After the shower Lily quickly got dressed in a light green shirt and some jeans(she would put on the robe later). She then was going to put her hair up in a bun but decided to try and wear it down. She quickly blow dried it and she looked at her self in the mirror. She was already looking great she decided and she began to anticipate the new changes.

"Mum?" She said as she peeked her head into the kitchen.

"I'm in here Lily." Her mother replied cooking scrambled eggs in a pan.

"Oh Mum it smells delicious!" Lily commented as she looked around at the huge meal her mother had prepared which included pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, French toast, bacon, toast, waffles, and cereal.

"Oh I wanted to have a good breakfast before you left." Mrs. Evans said turning around and then exclaiming, "Oh Lily you look so pretty!"

"Thanks Mum I just decided I would try something different.

"Well Lily you should try it more often. Oh by the way I know we will be missing your Birthday and I know how we never got to go shopping together so I want you to have this as your birthday present and as some money to get some new clothes." Her mother said handing her an envelope and smiling mischievously.

"Oh Mum thank you so much you have no idea how much this means to me." Lily said engulfing her mother.

"What means so much to you?" Lily's father asked as he came into the kitchen seeing his daughter hugging her mother.

"Oh Daddy!" Lily said giving her father a hug too, "Thank you so much for the present I'm really looking forward to getting some new clothes."

"Good I'm glad you like it, but you aren't to use any of it on school supplies do you understand?" Lily's father said now trying to look stern but failing miserably.

"Oh, but daddy there is…" Lily stopped and began counting the money inside. "There is over 75 pounds in here!"

"Lily we know but we want you to have a terrific 5th year, and we are just so happy that our little girl is finally starting to grow up, so we will give you more money for your school supplies and to spend at Hogsmeade, but only spend that money on yourself do you understand?" Mr. Evans said now wiggling his pointer finger at Lily in order to make himself seem more tough.

"Of course Daddy!" Lily said once again engulfing both her parents in hugs.

"What are you so happy about?" Petunia said entering the kitchen and seeing Lily sit down at the table with a huge smile on her face.

"Oh didn't you hear?" Lily asked looking at Petunia smugly.

"Hear what?" Petunia said glaring at Lily.

"Oh you know my friend Elaine, well she invited me over to her summer house for the summer and then later to her beach house in southern France and Mum and Daddy said I could go!" Lily said smiling a humongous smile at her sister.

Petunia just glared at Lily.

"Oh so Petunia I won't need to sleep in your room cause I'll be sleeping in my own in a summer house in the country. Thanks though." Lily said and then began eating her breakfast.

Petunia looked like she could kill Lily at that moment, but instead decided to stomp out of the kitchen and pout in her room.

Lily smiled smugly as Petunia stormed out of the kitchen and then a few minutes later heard her door slam closed.

Lily had an overall glorious breakfast with her parents and was sad to leave them but knew they wanted her to have fun. So with a bit of reluctance Lily gave her parents a one last hug. Gave them the address of where she was staying and then wiggled in the fire place with her trunk, threw down the floo powder, and announced Elaine's address.

She slowly stepped out of the fire place and was immediately engulfed in a back breaking hug by Elaine and Brooklyn.

"Um…. Guys I have to breathe." Lily managed to get out.

"Oh sorry Lily I'm just so happy you're here!" Elaine squealed.

"So am I, but it might be good if I at least last a minute or two." Lily said sarcasticly.

"Um…. Lily do I get a hi?" Brooklyn asked impatiently.

"Oh yea hi guys I'm so excited!" Lily said smiling

The girls all hugged once more then they began to interrogate each other on how the summers have been so far.

"Lily you look so pretty with your hair down!" Elaine exclaimed when she looked lily over

"Oh thanks I just felt like trying something new you know with the new transformations I decided I might as well start!" Lily said smiling brightly.

"Oh yea about that us three have a hair appointment tomorrow at 10:00 a.m." Elaine said

"Oh really that's great I didn't think we would start so soon." Lily said.

"Yea well if you haven't noticed it might take more than the rest of the summer to make me look pretty." Brook said laughing slightly.

"Brooklyn don't say that you know you're pretty!" Lily exclaimed wagging her finger at Brook.

"Yea Brook you know you are gorgeous." Elaine said.

"Yea well whatever, I'm going to go play Quittich with Sam, Ryan, and Bret, while you guys go unpack Lily's stuff okay?" Brook asked.

"Okay Brook when we are done we'll come down and get the guys and you and then we'll go and order pizza is that okay?" Elaine asked.

"Alright bye I'll see you both in a little while." Brooklyn said while running off the backyard.

"Wow she looked kind of anxious to get away." Lily said as she and Elaine were headed to Lily's room.

"Well you know she loves Quittich plus Sam's friends are over and I think she likes hanging around them." Elaine said.

"Oh really that sounds like something you would do and not Brook." Lily said laughing.

"I know doesn't it, but she is really quite pretty and those guys love hanging out with her so…..." Elaine said.

"Oh that is so unfair I wish guys would pay me some attention." Lily replied.

"They will believe me, you already look gorgeous without glasses and your hair down! Oh here it is." Elaine said stopping at a door.

"Oh wow!" Lily practicly yelled.

The room Lily had just walked into was huge. It had a queen size bed with a huge armoire and other furniture in it. The room also had a very big bathroom to the side.

"Do you like it?" Elaine asked.

"Of course!" Lily shouted back.

"Good. Brook's bedroom is to the left and I'm to the right." Elaine said looking out in the hallway and pointing directions.

"Okay do you want to help me unpack my stuff?" Lily said giving Elaine the puppy eye look.

"Sure why not? Oh also we have some major shopping to do while you're here you know because you need a new wardrobe." Elaine said while hanging up a hogwarts uniform in the armoire.

"Oh I know my parents gave me quite a lot of money for it too." Lily said.

"Really? That's cool now you can get a lot of stuff." Elaine said.

"What about Brook?" Lily asked.

"Oh I asked my dad and he gave me money for both Brook and Me to get some clothes. She is practically family anyway he said." Elaine said giving Lily a smile.

"Good I was worried about how we were going to get her some new clothes." Lily replied.

"Yea well it is all taken care of." Elaine said hanging up the last shirt, "Should we go down stairs now and order pizza for lunch?"

"Sure." Lily said and the two headed down stairs starting the fun that would only just begin this summer.

hey everyone! thanks for all the reviews! i love getting them. i'm sorry it took me so long to update but i had to stretch out the time because you won't get another chapter till next saturday at the earliest so i'm really really really sorry! i'll make it up to you i'm promise. please review and i'll try to update again tomorrow if i have time. i know none of you will read this sense hp 5 is out but i'm not allowed to get it yet so i'm doing this instead. i hope you all enjoy this and i LOVE constructive critisism! PLEASE REVIEW! luna