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A Change in the Tide

Chapter 2: Lily's New Life

It had been nine years since Lily had been adopted by the Evans family. She lived with her parents and older sister Petunia.

Mr. and Mrs. Evans were very kind and loved Lily like she was their own flesh and blood. They had raised her to act like a young lady and taught her manners. They sent her to school where she learned a proper education. Lily had never felt so happy and loved in all of her life.

Petunia was another story. She and Lily had never really gotten along as Petunia was always jealous of Lily and had reason to be. Lily was now twenty years old and had grown into a beautiful young woman. Her gorgeous red locks now reached lower down on her back. She had grown a few inches since she was eleven and now had a nice, curvy figure. She was one of the most sought after women in England. Several men had already asked for her hand in marriage, but Lily turned them down claiming she was much too young. Petunia, on the other hand, was twenty-two and had yet to be proposed to. She certainly wasn't ugly, but she was out shined by her sister and no one really noticed her. Petunia had long blonde hair that laid straight down her back. She had pale blue eyes and a long neck. She was a little taller than Lily and was very thin.

Not only was Lily considered good looking, but people believed the young girl was a sweetheart. Lily was nice to everyone. Petunia pretended to be nice to others, but she could be mean at times, especially when around Lily. Lily knew of her sister's jealousy, but there was absolutely nothing she could do about it. Lily wasn't going to change who she was to make Petunia look better.

Lily Evans walked out of her cabin on her father's ship and headed towards the railings. She leaned over and looked out at the beautiful ocean surrounding her. They had been sailing for two days now and were heading towards Northern England where a rich lord named Vernon Dursley was looking for a bride. Petunia was interested in him. Lily hoped that Lord Dursley liked Petunia. It would make her older sister so happy if he asked her to be his wife. Lily loved her sister despite everything and wanted Petunia to live a happy life.

Just then, Lily was tapped on the shoulder. She turned around to see her maid, Elizabeth. "Miss, your father wants you to get ready. He says that we will be arriving later on today."

Lily walked back to her cabin to get ready. When her maid was done helping her get dressed, her father walked into the room.

He was an older man around fifty. He had blue eyes and light brown hair. He was tall and thin and walked with a certain confidence. He looked at his youngest daughter and began to speak. "You look lovely, dear." Lily blushed at the compliment, flattered. "That dress is absolutely gorgeous."

"I'm glad you think so, father. Thank you for buying it for me."

Then two started a conversation by talking about the random things in their lives. They had done this everyday for as long as Lily could remember. Their relationship had always been like that. The two were so close, they could share anything with the other.

Mr. Evans always wanted to check up on Lily. He thought that she was rather fragile after the incident in the orphanage. A young man had found Lily lying on the ground in an alley. Her head was bleeding terribly. He immediately brought her to the hospital and the orphanage was notified. Mr. Evans had been informed of Lily's condition as soon as possible. He and his wife had rushed to see her. They were so happy to know that she was alive.

When Lily was conscious again, she stared at the two adults. Mr. Evans remembered her stare. It was blank and filled with no emotion. She seemed slightly scared to see them. It took them a few minutes until they figured out something was wrong with her. She couldn't remember them. He and his wife had visited her only a few days previous at the orphanage. That was when he told her that they were going to adopt her. How could she forget that? The doctors checked her out and concluded that she had lost her memory. When they tried to question her about how she ended up in the alley, she said that she didn't know. The first thing she remembered was waking up in the hospital. The doctors suggested that she spend a few days in the orphanage. They hoped that if she was with familiar people and things, it might trigger something in her memory. After a few weeks, Lily's memory did not come back and that was when she moved in with the Evans's. It had been years and Lily still could not remember anything from her childhood.

Just as Mr. Evans was going to ask her if she got her memory back like he asked every other day, there was a yell heard in the distance. Mr. Evans went out to the main deck.

"There's a ship out in the distance. It's coming towards us," said the man in the crow's-nest. "I think it's a… a pirate ship!"

That created such mayhem. Everyone on the ship was scurrying around, preparing themselves for an attack.

Mr. Evans grabbed his sword and gun and told his men to ready the canons. After he shouted his instructions, he turned to Lily. "Lily, you must hide. Do not come out no matter what, okay? Stay hidden and do whatever it takes to protect yourself." Lily had tears in her eyes as she nodded and headed below deck to hide.

Mr. Evans searched for his wife and other daughter and told them the same thing he told Lily. Then he turned around and braced himself for the attack.

A/N: So there is chapter 2. Chapter 3 will be about James. I know that this chapter and the last one have been kind of short. The next one might be too. But after that, they will start to get longer and there will be more action.

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