James was so excited. He had been waiting for this day all year. The day he would finally get to go to Hogwarts. Sitting on his bed looking out the window in front of him he barely heard his mothers calls.

"James Christian Potter if you want to leave for school you get your butt down here right now!" His mother called.

James knew his mother was not fooling around and he scurried down the stairs at top speed. Sliding into the fire room to see his mother studying her watch while tapping her foot, James gave his mom an expectant look.

Susan Potters' hard exterior look melted away to one of a brilliant smile, "A new record, 25 seconds flat!"

James collapsed in a heap on the floor as his mother gave into her laughter. James' mother was beautiful. Not only in her looks but in her personality. Everyone knew when Susan Maria Potter walked into a room. Her beautiful red hair fell around her face in smooth layers. Her pale pink lips full and luscious gave away her contagious smile. Even if Mr. Potter had left when James was two, James felt no anger towards him. He now had his mom all to himself. So many memories of games of Quidditch, or late night ice cream parties. James loved his mother more than anything in the world.

As he stepped onto the other side of platform 9 ¾ James looked around the crowd eagerly for his best friend Lily Evans. Lily was muggle born but his mom had babysat since she was 2 and they had become close friends, even better than James and Sirius.

He spotted her walking in a daze towards the train. Dressed in all black and bulky clothes. This was not like Lily. He immediately ran over to her.

"Lily-beans! Wha…" Was all James got out before Lily screamed.

"Get away from me!"

"Lily what's going on?" James questioned taking a step back.

"What's going on! WHAT"S GOING ON! I HATE YOU! THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON! Get the heck out of my life James…We don't belong together at all… Just leave me be…" And that was it. Lily ran off in tears.

James stood there in shock. This could not be the same Lily he had known since he was 2 years old. Tears streaming down his face he couldn't get the look in her eyes out of his head. The fear and anger that filled them was like something he had never seen before. Staring at the spot she had last been standing, he realized as people whizzed past him towards the train that life had changed and he was never going to see Lily again if she had any say in it. Leaving his thoughts and memories of her at that spot by the second brick support James walked to the train. Never to look back again at his childhood love…