"Where has that boy gone?" asked a frightened looking Vernon Dursley.

Petunia scanned her spotless kitchen cautiously and slowly approached the empty hallway to continue her search. When she came across the front door of her home she heard a tapping noise. As Petunia rounded the corner to find out what the peculiar tapping was, her horrified eyes met an outraged pair of emerald eyes.

Lily observed the look of disbelief in her sister's eyes. She prepared herself for this very reaction knowing that Petunia thought she had been dead for the past fifteen years. She grimaced at her older sister's wide eyes filled with doubt.

"L-Lily?" Petunia stammered as her baby sister had some how come back from the dead. It can't be. No. It's impossible! Petunia thought to herself.

Petunia suddenly touched her cheek and realized the wetness coming from her eyes. Petunia was a hard person and rarely ever cried.

Lily looked at her distraught sister and her face softened and the sight. She came closer to comfort her big sister, but Petunia stumbled back nearly tripping over her own feet. Lily couldn't help but laugh, Petunia's eyes widened with even more with shock.

"Tuney, calm down I'm really here." Lily said with a smile.

"B-But your d-dead." Petunia's words came out barely a whisper. Even though she would never admit it, she missed Lily dearly and was torn apart when she heard the news of her death. Though she despised Lily's 'kind' she was still her little sister.

A sad smile came across Lily's face.

"Maybe, in this world."

Petunia was beyond overwhelmed and could no longer hold in her tears at the sight of her sister healthy and alive. She closed the distance and embraced Lily in a tight hug as she sobbed on her shoulder.

"I m-missed you." She cried between her tears.

Lily was bewildered at Petunia's strange behavior, her sister never showed this much emotion. Lily only hugged Petunia tighter.

A gasp at the doorframe interrupted Lily and Petunia's reunion. Vernon stumbled in the small hallway and looked at Lily with a mortified expression, he then stared at his teary eyed wife.

"Is that…" Vernon couldn't even say Lily's name. It was impossible.

Lily stiffened at the sight of Vernon, she never liked him, but managed to control her emotions.

"Yes Vernon. It's me. Lily."

Vernon nearly choked on his tongue at the sight of the dead sister-in-law.

An awkward silence came across the hall and Lily's eyes scanned the room. As she looked at the cupboard under the stairs she remembered the reason why she had come. Lily broke away from her sister's grasp and gave her a hard look. Petunia looked astonished at Lily's expression.

"Lily? What's wrong?" Petunia looked at the cupboard Lily was still glowering at. She blushed and looked completely abashed. Petunia suddenly realized why Lily came.

"Tuney. I know how you have treated my only son in this world. You treated him like rubbish! Why? Why Petunia? When I saw him he looked so fragile, and malnourished!" Lily tried to control her temper, but even Petunia could see Lily's calm composure was slipping.

"You know I never liked… you know, your lot." Petunia looked away from the hurt in Lily's eyes.

"My lot?" Lily asked, "if I'm not mistaken you were the one that wanted to be in my lot!"

"It wasn't fair what you did to me!" Petunia was nearly yelling, "You ran off and married that Potter boy! What was I suppose to do? Ugh! Potter! He was the one that completely changed you! He was the one I hated! He took you away from me Lily! And then I hear you were murdered and I'm left with his son at my doorstep with only a letter!" Petunia's eyes dried immediately as she spoke of James Potter.

Lily looked outraged she could barely speak. How could her sister still feel ill towards James? He hadn't done anything to her. Lily loved James with ever fiber of her being, and she considered an insult to him was an insult to her as well.

"How could you even possibly say that? James never did anything to you! Harry is my son as well! Have you forgotten that, Petunia? Locking my Harry in a cupboard is no way to treat him! I will not allow it, Petunia! You are my only sister and I would expect you to treat Harry with as much love as you do with Dudley! I am so disappointed! And you still blame James? I don't even believe it! Even after we've been murdered you still can't find it in your heart to take care of our only child." Lily spat the word murdered.

"But Lily! Potter stole-" Petunia was interrupted by Lily's cries.

"His name is James! And he did not steal me! I decided to leave, Petunia! Why can't you be supportive?" the hurt in Lily's eyes were crystal clear, and soon tears began streaming down her face. "Why, Petunia? Was I that terrible of a sister to you! Please tell me! I want to understand why you were so cold to my son! To my blood! And yours as well!"

Petunia looked ashamed at her sister. A lump in her throat told her not to speak or else angry tears would surely flow freely.

Lily's knees buckled and she fell to the floor still clutching at Petunia's hands.

"Please" she whispered, "please tell me, Tuney. What did I do to make you treat Harry like you have! And if you value my sanity don't blame James he hasn't done anything to you and you know it."

"I-I don't know." Petunia managed to choke out, barely audible.

Lily's rage exploded at her sister's answer.

"You don't know?" she rose to her feet, "you don't know! If I were alive to tell you one thing before I died it would be, to take care of Harry and show him love that I would have! What is it, Petunia? Your prejudices to strong to even fulfill my death wish?"

Lily began to reach for the door, but was suddenly stopped by a teary Petunia.

"L-Lily! P-Please! D-Don't go! I-I'm s-so sorry! Please!" cried Petunia. "I d-don't want to l-lose you again!"

Lily looked at her sister, even though she was still furious with Petunia she could only imagine what she had gone through with her murder. Lily took Petunia's hand in hers and kissed it gently.

"Petunia, you will never lose me. As long as you have Harry, you will never lose me." She said with a sad smile.

Petunia gave her sister a weak smile, "I am sorry about Harry."

Lily could only nod, she still wasn't sure if Petunia apologies were sincere, but she could easily tell the regret in her eyes. Lily turned to open the door, but as she reached for the doorknob, it suddenly opened wide.

"Lily?"

Lily looked at James and saw him give a murderous glare towards Vernon and Petunia.

"James…" Lily knew James would explode at the Durselys.

"You!" he spat at Petunia, James turned around quickly his back facing them, "I can't even look at you. I am only here to find Lily. I had a feeling she would be here."

"Pott- James, I-I'm sorry." Petunia could barely hide the disgust she felt towards James, but for the sake of Lily she did the best as she could.

James was shocked to here the apology come from Petunia's mouth. His eye's widened with surprise.

"What?" James asked.

"I know we have had our m-misunderstandings but I am s-sorry for treating Harry poorly." Petunia stuttered.

"Poorly?" James said in disbelief, "Poorly! That is a huge understatement! You nearly starved my son!"

Petunia looked at the ground. She knew she couldn't take James glares. Lily couldn't help but notice how similar James and Harry looked, she smiled at the thought.

"James, I think that's enough." Lily said softly, but she could tell James was not satisfied.

"Enough? Lily they treated our only son like dirt! You saw how different Harry looked!" James said angrily.

Lily still couldn't believe that Damien didn't exist in this world. Harry was there only child in this world and Lily's own sister treated him like an animal. The thought outraged Lily again, but she controlled her temper and tried to convince James that Petunia tried to make amends. But being as stubborn as James is, he didn't back down that easily.

"Lils. They could have killed him! You saw how small that cupboard was! How dare they!" he yelled in frustration.

Lily put a hand on James's cheek and looked at him sadly.

"I understand. How the treated Harry was astonishing, but we need to forgive them. She did apologized." James smirked, he didn't think that Petunia's apology was nearly as genuine as Lily thought.

"James. Calm down. I know it's terrible. But we need to return to our world and figure out solutions to the problems there as well."

James seemed to ease a bit with Lily's words but was still angry with his in-laws. He looked back at Lily and decided to not cause any more trouble for his wife. He nodded sadly and quickly returned to 12 Grimwuald Place to return to their home.