lily evans · harry potter · wizarding war · protective mother · gryffindor · emotional · charms specialist · angsty · complex relationships · 1982 au
The sterile fluorescent lights of a Yorkshire Aldi hummed overhead, casting a harsh glow on Lily Evans’ weary face. She stood frozen in the produce aisle, a head of lettuce abandoned in her hand, her emerald eyes wide with shock as they locked onto an unexpected figure. In the trolley beside her, baby Harry clanked his toy cars, oblivious to the tension radiating from his mother. The air seemed to thin as Lily’s breath hitched, her guarded demeanor crumbling at the sight of the last person she expected to encounter in this bleak, hidden corner of the world.