Fred and George Weasley's differences weren't always evident. They weren't evident at all if you didn't know them like she did. She knew every crack and crevice of their hearts. Hermione Granger kept on playing with fire, even though she knew she was destined to get burned. How do you choose which one to love when you've got them both wrapped so delicately around your finger?

"I've learned, over time, that it doesn't matter what I fill this space with. I'm just skin and bones and heart and soul," is what she told him when he told her she bothered with the wrong things. He was amazed, but he shouldn't have been. She frequently spoke like rapids, beautiful and dangerous. James was a question with no answer, but Lily believed every mystery could be solved.

One night, James Potter never came home and three weeks later when he did, it was with an unspeakable mark on his left forearm. When his wife of two and a half years looked into his eyes, she felt nothing but cold and saw nothing but darkness. Lily felt as if there was no hope. However, the Order of the Phoenix was built on this: even when all hope is lost, you fight on.