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Lily hadn't left the house ever since she had got back from Hogwarts. Almost every part of the neighbourhood held memories of hers and Snapes friendship and it was too painful to think about them again. Lily was getting over their fall out and she didn't want anything ruining that.

Lily ignored Petunia who was ignoring her back. She was used to this kind of treatment from her sister; she had been receiving it for the past four years. She stayed in the confines of her room and only left it for her meals. She wrote to all her friends regularly and was just counting down to when they were going to meet. They had planned to go shopping for their school supplies together.

By the third week of the term break, Lily was much happier than she had been in a while. She would lounge in the back yard with a book, just soaking up the sun, enjoying the feel of the warmth on her skin.

Lily heard some sounds coming from some distance. She looked up to see an owl flying towards her, carrying a letter in its beak. Dread filled her stomach. She knew what the contents of the letter were. She waited patiently for the bird to reach her. It landed softly on the chair beside hers, dropping the letter there. Lily carried the barn owl to the little bird bath and gave it some water after which it took flight again.

Lily watched the bird fly away, wondering what it would be like to be able to soar like that; Lily had always been too afraid to fly on a broom. For those blissful moments Lily had temporarily forgotten about the letter that lay on the garden chair.

Snapping out of her reverie she snatched up the letter and went inside through the back door. She took a deep breath before tearing it open. She completely ignored the first two parchments and went directly for the third.

FIFTH YEAR O.W.L. RESULTS

Name: Lily Evans

SUBJECT RESULTS

Arithmancy O

Astronomy O

Charms O

Care of Magical Creatures O

Defence Against the Dark Arts O

Herbology O

History of Magic E

Potions O

Transfiguration E

Lily couldn't believe her eyes. She knew she had done well but she never I her wildest dreams did she imagine that she would get seven Oustandings. She her chest swell up with happiness. She couldn't help but do a little jig around the kitchen table before she stormed into the living room, where she knew her mother was sitting.

"My results just came in," she said excitedly. Her mother looked up at her daughters grinning face.

"And by the look on your face I'm going to guess that you've done well," said her mother warmly to her younger child. She stood up from the couch and walked to Lily. Lily nodded enthusiastically.

"I got SEVEN outstandings!" she cried out in joy, hugging her mother fiercely. "I'm going to write to Alice," she squeeled before running up the stairs to her room, leaving her mother beaming with pride after her.