jilyevans:

Marlene McKinnon, who is 6 years old, playing outside in the winter with her best friend James and is giggling as she unknowingly enchants her snowman to make faces at her.

Marlene McKinnon who is 11 years old, dancing with joy as she opens her Hogwarts letter. She hopes with everything in her she is sorted into Gryffindor like her Auror parents were.

Marlene McKinnon, who is 14 years old, listening to muggle music on the radio with her best friend Lily and dressing up a little too old for her age. She wears red lipstick and has stolen nearly all of the boys hearts in her year.

Marlene McKinnon, who is 17 years old, and being a lot more scared for her life than any 17 year old should be. She sees names in the paper everyday, and prays at night that when she wakes the next morning, it won’t be her parents or younger siblings.

Marlene McKinnon who is 19 years old, joining the Order of the Pheonix in an attempt to fight for what is right. She stands alongside her best friends. She watches James and Lily get married and she sings and dances but it does not erase the fear in her mind that they won’t have many days like this left.

Marlene McKinnon who is 21 years old, being tortured by death eaters for information on The Order, and of her best friends Lily and James. She is left laying lifeless in her home, being killed after watching her parents and siblings die.