Chapter 3: The Bracelet
Lily looked at her bare wrist.
The bracelet was the last thing her parents had ever given her. Her sister Petunia had the same one except the flower was different. It was a petunia
Back in her fifth year she had gotten news that her parents had died in a car crash. She had been devastated when she had heard but eventually accepted the fact. What she could not believe was where she was going to live. Since her parents died she had lived at her grandmother's small cottage of a house.
Her grandmother from her dad's side was very stingy. She had never approved of Lily's mother so she disliked Lily as well. She liked Petunia because Petunia shared her love of rules and quiet when Lily had been the more outgoing child. Her parents had always praised her more than Petunia but it was different at her grandmothers. Her grandmother was always trying to keep her at Hogwarts over the holidays and encouraged her, more so forced her, to spend most of her summer at her friend's houses.
Lily looked at the floor wildly hoping that the bracelet was there. Everyone stared at her.
'Lily, honey, are you ok?' Meg asked cautiously.
Lily shook her head.
'My bracelet's gone' she said still looking.
Meg and Addy put their hands to their mouths in horror. They both knew how special the bracelet was to Lily.
The boys were still confused. It was just a bracelet.
'Just get another one' Remus said gently.
Lily shook her head.
'It was the last thing from my parents!' she said desperately.
The boys looked at her in comprehension. They had all heard about the accident that killed the Evans. Lily had been sad and moody for weeks. They had felt terrible for her. Even Sirius who never had loved his parents felt bad for the girl who had lost her parents.
Lily looked out the window. The platform was in view and she was scanning the floor with her eyes. She was hoping to see a flash of silver.
'I must have dropped it when Potter bumped into me!' she cried. 'Why I oughta...'
But she didn't get to finish her sentence because just then James slid open the door to the compartment.
He stopped in the doorway when he saw who was inside.
And she wasn't very happy.
'Potter!' Lily yelled as she stood up.
'This is your entire fault. If it hadn't been for you I wouldn't have lost my bracelet….' she continued to rant.
James looked at her hopelessly. He had no way to shut her up. He was glad he found the bracelet thought. If he hadn't he would have felt really guilty.
Lily was still shouting. He did the one thing he could think of. He put his hand over her mouth.
The others gaped at him and Lily glared fire with her eyes.
They were all thinking the same thing.
He was going to get it now.