What friends should be by: starblaze

Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize. a/n: its confusing now but it will get better!

Lily Evans sat down on her bed at Hogwarts. This had been her second and most horrible year at Hogwarts. She looked at the letter in front of her from her parents. They had been asking about James. She didn't know how to tell them or even write anything back. She closed her eyes and remembered back to the very beginning tears slowly escaping her face.

"James! James! Guess what??" A four-year-old Lily screamed.

James yelled back, " What happened Lily?"

"James...I... I just did something.. I mean.. ugh! Just come over here and LOOK!" Lily screeched.

James Potter jumped over the fence that divided the Potter's yard from the Evan's. He ran over to Lily and stopped dead in his tracks. There in front of him was a big pile of snow. Sitting as if it should have been snowing outside. James turned to Lily with wide eyes, "Lily! How did you get it to snow? I mean it's July"

Lily's green eyes sparkled. " I don't know. I just wished that I could have a BIG pile of snow to jump in because it was too hot outside. And then I turned around and this was here!" James ran to pile of snow and jumped in. Lily followed.

"hey Lily!" James called.

" Yeah James?"an eight year old Lily called back.

"Come here." James yelled.

"Ok." Lily shrugged and jumped over the fence. Lily always loved the Potter's back yard. It was huge with lots of trees and shrubs. And even in one corner of the back yard there ws a pool, surrounded by rocks and a little natural waterfall.

James climbed down a tree and said, "Lily! Lets make a tree house!"

Lily smiled widely, "Oh James! could we? It would be so awesome!"

James grinned, " I know! Let me go ask Dad if we can." James rushed into the house and Lily followed him.

"Ready or not, here I come!" Lily screamed. She and James had been playing hide-and-go seek. Suddenly an owl swooped down and she screamed. James ran out of the bush he was hiding in and his eyes opened wide with fright, " Oh god lily! Pretend that you never saw this! The owl, lily! Pretend it never came."

But lily had been occupied with the owl, "James! Its carrying a letter....."

James interrupted, " I know Lily. But Just let go of the owl and the letter then I have to take you to dad."

Lily continued, "JAMES! The letter is for me!"

James's head snapped up, " What???Let me see that"

He snatched the letter out of her hands and opened so they could both read it together. Their eyes scanned the page and Lily began to laugh, " This is some sort of joke!"

She took a quick look at James's face and stopped laughing. "Lily, this is not a joke! You are a witch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're coming to Hogwarts wih me!" James said excitedly.

Lily eyed him suspiciously, " What do you mean with you? You're a wizard?"

James laughed, "yes! And my parents are magical too!" Lily looked confused for a second then James dragged her into his house. "MOM!DAD!" James yelled.

His mom and dad came running in from the kitchen where they had been. "What's wrong James?" His mother asked looking concerned.

James looked up at his parents and beamed, " MOM!DAD! lily's going to Hogwarts with me!She got accepted!"

Mrs. Potter smiled, "Lily. Congratulations! Do you want me to take your letter and go show it to your parents? I'll explain everything." Lily grinned and nodded.

Mr. Potter was laughing," James, you got us all worried! Lily congrats! Hogwarts is the best school for magic learning than any other! Hmm we have to get your stuff along with James's."

"Hey James!" Lily called. "Hey Lils." James called back.

Lily and James had been best friends, since well before they knew the meaning of friendship. Lily smiled to herself and thought, "I am so lucky to have a friend like him." That afternoon the Gryffindor second years had off so Lily and James took them to a secret spot. There were two square shaped lots. One was a plain one with flowers growing around the edge of it. Lily and James had discovered it last year. James had made the second one this year and it was magnificent. There was a little bridge with a stream under it. He had caught a unicorn (purely by accident) and it was chained to one edge. Lily loved the unicorn; she'd feed it, nurse it, and take care of it. In turn the unicorn loved Lily. Around the edge of the newer plot were exotic plant and vines. There was a beach in it. The beach had whit sand and went along one of the sides of the stream. James had even put bushes around the plot in which he had placed fairies for twinkling lights. It was the prettiest thing Lily had ever seen. Lily went over to the stream not noticing James following her. She put her face right above the water. She felt a hand behind her and it pushed her into the water. When she got out of the water everyone was laughing at her. James whispered in her ear, "Go find some new friends!"

Lily opened her eyes to see a girl standing in front of her.

"Hi! I'm Melanie. I saw what James had done to you two months ago and wanted to let you know, that he's a jerk. Anyways, would you like to come to Hogsmeade with me tomorrow?" Lily nodded and thought, "I have found a friend James."

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