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A/N: Alright, this story is complete AU. And heads up about the story, Peter is an ugly, nasty little rat in the books, but in my story, I made him the complete opposite to help match the story, so just a heads up just in case you start thinking to yourself that, that is not how Peter is. Just saying, AU:D CrimsonEmeralds

Chapter One

"Mom please!" Lily pleaded on her knees. "Don't make me go! I don't want to transfer, please!!"

"Lily there is nothing I can do." Hannah Evans said reluctantly. "It just isn't in the budget."

"Mom...please, I like it here!." Lily cried.

"Lily, I'm sorry, we have to move back to London. We can't afford living here anymore." she said sternly. "With your father- with him not here anymore, we just can't afford to stay in this house."

"But..." she said softly.

"You will attend the other school, you know the other magic one." Mrs. Evans tried reasoning.

"But I like Beauxbatons, all my friends are here, in France!" Lily shouted. "And I'm in the middle of my sixth year! How do you expect me to handle this!"

Mrs. Evans took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "You will just have to deal with it Lily." she walked out of their small kitchen to continue packing.

"Mom! Mom!" she called for her, but she didn't answer.

Lily Gwendolyn Evans, a sixteen year old with vivid emerald green eyes and fiery red hair, let her head fall to her hands as she silently cried.

She had been born in London, but moved to France at the age of nine with her older sister Petunia and her parents, Hannah and Gregory Evans.

At the age of eleven, she was accepted to the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and thats where she stepped into the world of magic.

Lily had lived comfortably, and happily for the next six years up until her return visit during Christmas Break.

Lily was on her way home, expecting to have happy holidays, but got just the opposite. She came home to her parents screaming at each other. She knew they fought sometimes, but this was unlike anything she had ever witnessed.

She fled to her room to try to block out the constant screams, but just couldn't. Then to her absolute horror, her father had had enough.

"This isn't working out!" he screamed to his wife.

"It never seems to work out Greg!" she yelled back.

"No! This isn't working out anymore Hannah!" he shouted. "I can't take this any longer! I'm leaving!"

Then nothing but silence was heard.

After Christmas, her parents had gotten divorced, and left Lily with only her mother. Her father had taken Petunia and had moved out of the house.

Lily's mother was a stay-home mom, while her father was a big-shot in business management. So without her father, both Lily and her mom could not stay in France, they had to move back to London where her mom could find a job. But right now, they were living on her mom's savings.

Lily slowly stood up and wiped away her tears. She sadly looked around the kitchen, remembering every happy memory she had had in this room with her family, but that only brought on more tears. Minutes later she silently walked up to her room where several big boxes were scattered across the floor. She was suppose to gather the things she needed and sell the other stuff. She sighed loudly.

Her mother had told her earlier that she had sent an owl to the Headmistress of Beauxbatons, Madam Maxine telling her of their situation and anything they could do about Lily.

Madam Maxine replied back saying there is a school that teaches magic, named Hogwarts and she would recommend Lily to go there.

Lily sat on her bed. They were leaving in two days and she just couldn't take it. "How could everything go so wrong, in such a small period of time?" she said softly as she started gathering her stuff.

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"Lily!" Mrs. Evans called out as they exited the airport. Lily stood rooted to the floor looking miserable. "Come on! And don't give me that look." she walked back to the glass doors of the airport and pulled Lily out of the airport to the yellow taxi.

Lily and her mom sat in the back as they got onto the freeway.

"Lily...you're going to love the apartment." she said smiling, but sadly.

"I'm sure I will mom." Lily turned to look out the window.

"I got a great deal, because you know Aunt Deana knows a guy who is looking for someone to rent the apartment, and it comes fully furnished." she said.

Lily glanced at her mom and gave her a small smile. "Sounds nice." she said sincerely.

Hannah Evans gave her daughter a happy smile as the taxi came to a stop. Lily looked out the window to see a nine-storee old building. Lily quickly looked to her mom who just shrugged as they both stepped out of the taxi.

They walked into the lobby which wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. A small beat up brown leather couch on the corner. Two vending machines that are practically empty, marble green tiles which were dirty, stairs, and one elevator.

"Great." Lily said sarcastically. "The elevator is out of order."

"It's alright Lils, we'll take the stairs." Hannah Evans said happily.

"What floor are we?"

"The Seventh."

"Oh joy." Lily said as she picked up her bags and they struggled up the stairs with their luggage.

They had finally reached the seventh floor and Lily was more than happy to sit on the floor until she looked at it and decided not to. For health reasons.

"Come on Lils, were apartment number 730, I think its this way." Hannah said as she led Lily down the hall.

Lily caught wif of a strong odor and scrunched her nose in disgust. It passed quickly as she heard a yell from one of the doors. She then stopped in front of their new apartment.

"Ready?" Hannah said.

"Ready when you are mom."

They entered their new apartment and were quite shocked at what they found.

"Aunt Deana said it would be fully furnished." Hannah Evans said confused as she looked around the small apartment.

"Mom! Does this look fully furnished." Lily said shocked. "A beat up old couch which probably smells funny and-and a moldy looking fridge! This really doesn't classify as fully furnished."

Hannah Evans sighed and smiled awkwardly at Lily. "Well, we do have some of our furniture coming with the movers."

"But we only brought my desk, your bed, and dresser."

"Don't forget I stuck in our kitchen chairs, you know I couldn't get rid of those." she said.

"But mom..."

"Lily, it's okay. We'll work this out. We just need to tidy up a bit, so let's just take a look around. See there's a nice view outside!"

"Yeah, mom, the view outside is better than it is in here."

"Lily..."

Lily sighed as she followed her mom around the tiny apartment. It was a three room apartment consisting of the main room where the kitchen and living area was, one bedroom and bathroom.

The living room had the beat up coach and mahogany brown floorboards. The kitchen had the moldy looking fridge and turquoise blue tile counters and an old sink and stove. The oven looked ancient and the cupboard looked as if they were about to fall off its hindges.

Lily and her mom looked to the bedroom which was quite small and smelled funny. There was a beat up wooden bed frame, which had a full size green matress.

"See, we have a bed." Hannah Evans smiled.

"Correction, you have a bed, because I am not sleeping on that unless I've known where it's been."

"Lily." she laughed.

"I'm gonna check out the bathroom." Lily opened the wooden door leading to the bathroom and held her breath.

"Mom!" she yelled.

"What??" Mrs. Evans ran into the bathroom and held her breath also. "Oh, gosh, what is that horrid smell??"

"Appartently, someone doesn't know how to flush!!" Lily said pinching her nose as she ran back into the living room.

"Mom, we can't live here, its not sanitary!" Lily said as she pointed to the rest of the room.

"Lily, I've already told you, there is nothing I can do about it. I got a call yesterday and I start working sunday at the grocery store 7am til 5pm, then I applied for another job at the local coffee house and bakery down the street that works from 6pm to midnight."

Lily crossed her arm as she looked out the window sadly. The sky was orange, as the sun was about to set.

"Please Lily, for me, will you just help me by understanding my situation, our situation right now. Please." she said.

Lily turned to her mother and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry, we'll be fine." Hannah Evans kissed her daughters forhead. "Plus you wouldn't really be needing to worry about living here since you'll be at that school for the remainder of the year."

"What?" Lily pulled back from her mother.

"It's a boarding school also. That is what Madam Maxine had told me. Hogwarts, is it?"

"But mom, I don't want to leave you here by yourself." Lily looked to her mother in horror.

"I'll be fine, knowing you'll be fine. Oh and I was also informed that you start on Monday." Hannah Evans smiled.

"Already? But I don't even know what I'm suppose to do? What books, I need, since my old one's are in french, what's their curriculum, are their grade levels the same? And how am I suppose to get there-"

"Lily, Lily please calm down. Madam Maxine has taken care of all of it. Everything is already arranged, and all you have to do is show up at the train."

Lily nodded slowly as she looked at the now set sun. "So monday?"

"Yes, Monday."

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