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A/N: Thank you Izzie457, I'm glad that you liked it! I'm sorry that I made you sad, but this story will end happily, I promise!
A/N: Hi Azzurrolunali, it's great that you are enjoying this. I'm a huge Jily fan too!
Enjoy xx

Dear Petunia,
How are you?
I heard that you moved in that Dursley bloke, and I would like to congratulate you on your engagement. Congratulations!
I'll be selling the house, if that's okay with you, as there's no point of me living there alone.

You don't know this, but on Halloween there was an attack on a village near my school and we were on a trip. The Death Eaters, the same people who killed Mum and Dad, were behind it. I was trying to help Sirius and I was cursed in the back, Tuney, and I had an operation to save my life. You probably wouldn't want to visit even if you could, but I wanted to let you know that I'm okay.

James, my boyfriend, keeps saying that it wasn't my fault that mum and dad died, and you know what? I'm starting to believe him.
I'm not sorry for who I am, Tuney, and you can't expect me to be.
That's why I would like to extend an invitation to you and Vernon to go out for dinner on the 23rd of December. We may not always see eye to eye, but you are marrying this man, Tuney, and I want to meet up with him again. Give your answer to my owl, she won't hurt you, and she'll bring it to me.
I hope you feeling a bit better, and I love you.

Love from,
Lily x


I spent the end of October and the whole of November in the Hospital Wing, so I'm curled up in the common room with my homework on the last day of November, listening to James thump around upstairs as he tries to pack to leave tomorrow evening after the feast.
"Lily!"
He shouts for me from upstairs, and I sigh, putting down my book and walking to the bottom of the stairs, grinning at his dishevelled appearance."Yes?"
"Nothing will fit! How did my mum get this all in here at the start of the year?"
"Having trouble packing, are we?"
"Have you finished packing already?"
"No, I'm staying here, remember?"
"Huh."

He runs his hand through his hair and jogs down the stairs, clutching a telescope in one hand, and his wand in the other.
"Do you want to stay here?"
"Well it's not like I've got much choice, is it?"
James' eyes widen, and his hazel eyes glint.
"Hold that thought."
Skipping the last couple of steps, he leaps down of the stairs, and grabs a spare bit of parchment and my quill.
"Uh, James? What are you doing?"
"I'll tell you in a minute. Go pack!"
"What? But, James, I-"
"I know, just go pack! Shoo!"

Rolling my eyes and smiling, I blow him a kiss and run up the stairs.
My room is a mess.
Yes, I suppose that it's only to be expected, seeing as I spent weeks in the Hospital Wing and never got a chance to tidy up, but it's still annoying. I'm going to have to tidy up and pack. My trunk is heavy, so it's hard to drag it out, and it's only five minutes later that I remember that I am a witch, and therefore can make it feather-light. Running back down the stairs, I'm surprised to see my owl, Papilio, perched on the coffee table next to James.

"Oh, Lily, you've got a letter!"
"Cool, I was waiting for that."
"Who did you owl?"
"Tuney. I mean, Petunia."
"Petunia? You owled Petunia? The girl who called you a freak? The girl who blamed you for your parents' death? That Petunia?"
"Yes, that Petunia. My sister. I asked for me to meet up with her and her fiancé on the 23rd."
"And you're going alone?"
"Well...I was kind of hoping...that...well..."
"I'll come with you, if that's what you're getting at. Anyway, can I borrow your owl?"
"Sure."

Papilio sticks her leg out for James to attach the letter, and he strokes her head before opening the window so that she can fly out.
My letter is sitting on the table, an I pick it up, sliding the letter out of the thick envelope.

Lily,
Vernon and I will meet you at the Bella Comida at seven on the 23rd. Bring your boyfriend if you want.
The address is: The Bella Comida
14 Dovedale Road
Little Bookham, Surrey
KT2 3ST
Please see attached, and I'll see you then also to discuss the wedding.
Hoping you are well,
Petunia Evans

A thicker piece of card falls out, and I pick it up, smiling at the invitation.
"She's invited me to her wedding."


I'm halfway through folding up my clothes and laying them in my trunk when James comes running up the stairs and bursts into my bedroom, a triumphant grin on his face.
"Ha ha! Lily! Guess what?!"
"You're going on holiday to Croatia!"
"What? No, I'm-"
"You're going to buy a new broom!"
"No, my broom is amazing, I'm-"
"Going to buy me a Christmas present?"
I'm struggling to contain my laughter at the confused look on his face.

"Yes, I am, but that's not...Anyway, I owled my mum, and she said, if you want, you can come to mine for Christmas!"
"Really?!"
I'm beyond shocked.
"Sure. Sirius stays at mine in the holidays anyway, and my mum said that she would love to have you. She likes you, I think."
"Well, I like your mum. Thank you James."
"It was no problem. I'd love for you to come."
"I'd love to come."

He pulls me into a kiss that makes weak at the knees, and it takes a great deal of self-restraint for me to pull away.
James, however, is having none of it.
"Lily..." He whines, leaning in to kiss me again, and I blink to try and clear my light-headedness.
"James, I have to pack..."
"OK. One second. Sit there."

He points at my floor, and I raise my eyebrows, unable to stop the smile that's spreading across my face, and promptly sit down.
James moves his wand in a sweeping motion, and all of my stuff flies into my trunk, shoes at the bottom, books and school supplies on top of my clothes.
"Now, wear this tomorrow." He points at a blouse and skirt that are still on the bed, and I smile at him.
"Yes sir."

"Now, snogging."
I laugh at the eagerness in his voice, and smile, leaning up so that his lips touch mine.

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