Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter because I am not the lovely JKR.

Another chapter at the same time! I actually had nine typed up last night but was unable to upload it. I finished this one this morning. I'm working on 11 but I'm really hungry so I'm going to go hunt down some breakfast. ~May

Chapter 10

"Lily?" Remus asked looking up from the Hot Chocolate he'd been drinking at the kitchen counter.

Lily tried to respond, but her continuous tears kept her from answering. Soon she was surrounded by the Marauders, all of them whispering comforting words and pulling her towards the counter. Lily slowly calmed down and gratefully took the mug of Hot Chocolate Mrs. Potter slid across the counter to her. James and Remus were on either sides of her, with Sirius and Peter on the other side. All four of them were watching her with gentle eyes; even Sirius didn't know what to do. Lily's crying was eventually led off into hiccups that made the Marauder's smile. James glanced at his mother as if to ask whether or not it was safe to ask what happened.

"Lily dear, do you think you can tell us what happened yet?" Evanescence leaned over the island holding Lily's hands gently in her own. Lily bit her lip, not looking at anyone she nodded slowly and took a shaky breath.

"This morning my sister Petunia" James looked at Remus who shook his head, telling him not to interrupt, "went over to her boyfriend Vernon's house and I just hung around not really having anywhere to go. I don't really have any friends, especially now that Sev and I- well, this afternoon I got bored of hanging around in my room reading text books so I went for a walk. It's still quite warm out down near Spinner's End; we haven't gotten any snow yet. It was starting to get dark and I felt like something was wrong so I turned to head back home and that's when I saw it.

"It was like being in Japan watching Hiroshima go up in the Atomic Bomb." Everyone threw curious glances at Lily but didn't interrupt, figuring it was something muggle. "There was a cloud of green smoke hovering over my house and as I watched it turned into the Dark Mark. I freaked out naturally and ran the few blocks back to my house and I went in. It was all dark and I checked the upper floor first, my room, my sister's room, then finally my parent's bedroom. Before I went in I could hear breathing and knew that it was there that my family was, I entered but couldn't see anything in the darkness.

"They fired a spell and I blocked it. Then after a bit of conversation everything was lit up and in punishment for fighting them and being a mu-, being muggleborn they killed my father in front of me. Alastor Moody and a man named Kingsley showed up and made me leave. I had to go back to my room to get the address James gave me so I could come here. Then I guess you know the rest. I'm sure this will only make my sister hate me more." Lily sighed placing her head on her folded arms which rested on the counter.

"You've been through a lot today. Why don't you come with me, I'll show you somewhere you can sleep." Evanescence told Lily and she looked up at James' mother.

"Thank you." Lily whispered.

Evanescence gently led Lily from the kitchen, and the four boys watched after her.

"You know, when I gave her my address and told her to come over sometime I didn't mean-" James led off not sure how to phrase the next sentence. "I'm glad she's here, but I just don't like the reason."

"None of us do Prongs." Remus told him comfortingly, Sirius clapped him on the back.

"No one would wish that kind of thing to happen on anyone, especially dear little Lily."

"Spinner's end?" Peter asked suddenly making the three boys look at him.

"What about it?" Sirius asked.

"Well, it's just that I've heard rumors." Peter told them.

"What kind of rumors?" James asked cautiously.

"That Snape lives down in Spinner's End." Peter told him slowly.

"You're not suggesting she was with Severus?" Remus asked him with a look of incredulity.

"I'm not suggesting that at all, it would just explain why Lily and Snape were friends for their first five years at Hogwarts." Peter put his hands out in front of him as if to ward off any attackers.

"It must have been habitual to walk down near Spinner's End then." Remus concluded.

"Must've, but it's only a rumor so I don't really know if Snape lives anywhere near Lily."

"That's true. No need to worry mate." Sirius told James who was staring at the table top.

"I'm going to take Lily's stuff to her room, if I can find it." James told them and left the kitchen, he picked up the trunk, Lily's wand still tucked into his pocket next to his own wand.

He climbed the stairs carefully lifting the trunk behind him. He could hear voices from down the hall and followed them to a slightly ajar door.

"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Evanescence asked.

"I think so; I'm really worried about my mum and sister though, I don't want them to die too." Lily sniffed.

"It's natural to be worried about them." Evanescence whispered.

"Tuney hates me so much already; this is going to completely destroy our relationship."

James knocked quietly on the door and there was a small creak of bed springs.

"James, what are you doing here?" Evanescence questioned looking up at her tall son, Red-hair glowing a bit from the light.

"I just brought Lily's things up." James told her pulling the trunk forward.

"Bring them in." She sighed and pulled the door open wider.

James just put the trunk at the end of the bed, not really looking at Lily. That was until he pulled out her wand.

"You dropped this outside." James said and Lily took her wand.

"Thanks." Lily muttered sleepily, she gave him a half-hearted smile and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"I'll see you in the morning." Then James was gone.

"You'll be okay now?" Evanescence asked Lily who nodded and James' mother left the room leaving Lily alone.

"What exactly is going on with her sister?" James asked his mum.

"I'm not sure; you'll have to ask her yourself." She paused for a moment. "Do you still like her?"

"I'm in love with her mum, have been for six and a half years."

"Just keep working on her." She smiled up at her son and left to go back downstairs.

See, it's getting to the pick me up. Sort of. Okay, not really, but the next chapter is when things start to really change. Especially when James finds Lily in his room. Hehe, I'm such an evil planner. Now for breakfast.

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