It was a tough summer for Lily. Petunia wasn't talking to her again. She avoided seeing her except at meal times where she would ignore her completely. Their parents didn't seem to notice the tension between the sisters. However, her mother did notice something else towards the end of July.

"Lily, dear? Why haven't you seen Severus at all this summer? He lives just a few blocks away."

Lily snapped back, "Because I don't want to mum!" Then she abruptly left the breakfast table.

She spent most days either in her room or in their yard. She didn't want to go to the park in case Severus was there. In her room, she sat and read her old books, wrote to her friends, and read the Daily Prophet, which was delivered everyday.

The rising of You-Know-Who greatly bothered her. His power was rising and he was gathering followers. There were reports of muggle and muggle-born attacks. What if he attacked her family or her neighborhood? Some of the attacks ended very badly. The ministry didn't know what to do.

A few weeks later, Lily's supply list for sixth year came. Her parent's took her to Diagon Alley. They decided to split up. She would go to the bookshop while they went to buy some new scales.

Upon walking in with her list, she immediately went to the Transfiguration section to get her new textbook. She was looking through to find her book, when suddenly she bumped into someone.

James Potter looked down at her.

"Sorry, Evans," he said with a slight smile. He had grown at least two inches over the summer. His hair was still messy but something about his face looked older, less boyish.

"Hello James. How was your summer?" Lily asked.

"Oh. It was fine," he said but immediately Lily knew that something had happened. "Sirius moved in with me. He ran away from home."

"Oh that's terrible! Where is he?"

"He needed new robes. Did you know his brother is planning on joining Voldemort?"

"James! Don't say his name!"

"It doesn't do any good not to say it. Well, see you on the train, Ev- I mean Lily?"

"Sure, see you on the train."

Lily quickly picked out her back and turned away.

"Oh, and Evans?" James shouted after her, "You want to go out with me?"

Lily scoffed and with a smile, turned away and walked to the check out. Same old James. Arrogant as always. But she had never realized that Sirius' home life was so bad. And James' family took him in? Lily had never met James' family, but she knew that they were elderly and rich. Pureblood as well. But they, or at least James, didn't seem to have the same pureblood mania as most families who claim to be pureblooded. Lily joined back with her parents in Diagon Alley and they went home.

September first came around very fast after that. Lily still stayed in the house most days. Severus had created the very annoying habit of going out of his way to walk by her house everyday. She hid in her room.

At platform 9 ¾ that day, Lily waved goodbye to her parents and told them to tell Petunia, who was now at the university, that she loves her. Then she joined up with her friend Mary and they found a compartment before Lily had to go to the prefect cabin.

The train ride passed without event.

Sorry it's so short! More to come soon!