Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter, would I be writing fanfiction? No, I would be making a series featuring the Marauders, sadly, J. K. Rowling isn't doing that. :(

A/N: Hey, sorry for not updating Thursday, but I had homework and then yesterday I was busy. This chapter is kinda fluff. Who's pumped for the Hunger Games? I'm actually starting to write a Haymitch centric fic called 'How The Drunkard Became'. The title might need some work, but it's coming along. If you have any title suggestions, feel free to put it in a review or PM me. Oh, and do you guys know what time of year Quidditch try-outs. Enjoy.

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Chapter 11: Back Home

Thursday August 31st 1972

The memory swirled and chucked me out. I searched through the box, and found the vial that read "Lily Evans' Second Year (August-September)". As I poured the liquid into the Pensive, I found myself at that stupid park.

Very little had changed about the park, except that the two kids on the swings were a little older than when I had last seen them. Lily's hair looked a bit longer, though it was hard to tell because it was in a ponytail.

"I can't believe we're going back tomorrow." Lily said.

"Neither can I." Severus responded.

"I don't know if I'll miss being home, or not."

"I know I won't miss home." Severus replied.

"Are they still fighting?" Lily asked.

"I don't think they'll ever stop." He said solemnly.

"What I don't get, is how your dad can hate magic."

"Well, your sister hates magic." Severus pointed out. Yeah, but she's a bitch! Well, maybe Severus' dad is too, I thought to myself.

"No, I don't think she hates magic, I think she just hates that I have magic." She said sadly.

"Well, either way, tomorrow will be the last time she's mean to you for a few months."

"Yeah, but even if I don't see her till Christmas, there will still be Potter, Black, Lupin and Pettigrew at Hogwarts." Lily ranted.

"This is all the time we'll have to ourselves until then, so let's enjoy it."

A cool breeze swept through the park where Lily and Severus had been swaying back and forth on the swings. Lily shivered and checked her watch. Apparently, all Lilys have watches, I thought to myself. She stood up suddenly, and told Severus "I have to be home in three minutes. I really have to go."

"Ok, it's probably time that I get home as well." Severus murmured, disappointed.

"See you tomorrow," Lily said as they each went their separate ways.

"Bye," I barely heard him say.

The memory twirled and I found myself at the Kings Cross Station parking lot.

The Evans family walked out of their car and into the station.

"It's a school for freaks, that's what you're going back to," Petunia told Lily.

"No it's not, Tuney. It's not a school for freaks!" Lily said fervently.

"Which is why you and that Snape boy both go there?" She spat as she spun on her heels to go see her mother. Harry hooted disdainfully at Petunia.

"I know, Harry. But she didn't use to be this mean; she just got this mean when I got my Hogwarts letter." Harry hooted once again.

"Hello there, Harry," Lily's dad, David, said to Harry. "What's wrong, kiddo?"

"It's Tuney," David sighed as Lily said this.

"I don't know why you two can't get along. You girls used to be best friends."

"I know, Daddy, it's just, I…" she looked away and found the Platform 9¾ in the station. A big grin spread across her face.

"You excited?" Lily's father asked.

"Definitely." The two walked in silence until they arrived at the Platform.

"Ready?" Lily nodded her head and her and David walked through the wall. They waited on the other side of the barrier for Tuney and Abigail, Lily's Mum.

"I'm going to miss you so much!" Abigail said as she gave her daughter a bone crushing hug.

"I… can't… breathe," Lily stuttered out. Petunia rolled her eyes from behind her mother's back as her sister was released.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart, but I'm just going to miss you so much!" Abigail's eyes misted as the final call to board the train sounded. Lily walked over to Petunia and waited for her to say something.

"Well, bye, then." Petunia said.

"Bye, Tuney, I'm going to miss you!" Lily said sincerely.

"I'll miss you, too," Petunia replied sarcastically.

"I'm leaving now," Lily announced to her parents as she grabbed her luggage and boarded the scarlet express.

She walked along the little hallway until a voice stopped her.

"Hey, Evans," James said. Lily spun around to look at him. "Miss me over the summer?"

"Not one bit, Potter," Lily spat.

"What about me?" Asked Sirius.

"Nor you, Black," she said as she walked away. A couple of compartments later, she found who she was looking for.

"Lily!" Marlene exclaimed.

"Marlene!" she yelled back. "Mary! Dorcas! I've missed you guys so freaking much!"

"I missed you too, Lily," Dorcas said as she strode over to give Lily a hug.

"We heard a screaming match going on. I take it you saw Potter and Black, possibly with Lupin and Pettigrew." Mary guessed.

Lily Wingardium Leviosa-ed her bags onto the top rack as she huffed and sat down.

"They wanted to know if I'd missed their fat heads."

"They actually said that they had fat heads?" Dorcas asked in amazement. The other girls just rolled their eyes and focused their attention back on Lily.

"You said no, right?" Marlene asked.

"Of course I did. Who do you think I am?" They sat in silence for a few minutes before Lily announced that she would be getting changed into her school robes.

"Have fun!" Marlene said sarcastically.

"Don't get into too much trouble." Mary said.

"I won't,"

"I'm coming with you!" Dorcas suddenly exclaimed.

"Okay, grab your robes." Lily said, shocked.

"Way ahead of you," Dorcas reached behind her head and took out what I had originally supposed was a pillow, or a rolled up blanket, but in reality, it was her school uniform.

"See ya, M&M!" Dorcas said as she and Lily walked out of the compartment.

"At least we know where the washroom is, this time." Lily said. "Have you seen that Alice girl since that time?"

"Yeah, I've seen her a few times in the common room. Your nose is usually too far buried in a book to notice anything." Lily rolled her eyes. "Oh my Merlin,"

"What?" Lily said, looking around.

"We're going to be at Hogwarts in a few hours." A grin spread across both of the girls faces.

"We're going back home,"