Lily Potter could barely wait. She was a seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Lily and her best friend, Aden Longbottom, were meeting each other on the Hogwarts Express.

"Are you ready, Lil?" Asked her father, using his pet name for her. He looked at her with those emerald green eyes that always had a knowing look in them. Her father was Harry Potter. He was a legend. He defeated the Dark Lord when everyone else thought it was impossible. Who could choose a better role model or father?

"Yeah, Dad, I just have to go grab my book bag from my room. Can you load my trunk and broom into the car?" Lily asked as she scurried up the stairs towards her room.

"It seemed like only yesterday that we were seventh years, didn't it, Ginny?" said Harry to his beautiful redheaded wife.

"Yeah. I can't wait until she gets to leave school. Mum asked me the other day if I was going to cry when she went out to get her first job like I did with Albus and James. How the time flies! Harry, are you planing in taking Lily to King's Cross with me?" Ginny asked her husband. They gave each other loving looks, and each grabbed an end of the trunk.

"Mum! Wait! I forgot to put my Potions book in my trunk! Can you open it for me? I need to put this in there. I was reading it last night. It's really interesting!" Lily yelled across the house to where her parents were standing by the door. "I can't believe how good I am at potions. I mean, both of you weren't all that good at all. You were both better at DADA. I don't know who I got the potions genes from!"

"Well, dear, your uncles Fred and George were really good at Potions. That's why they were able to make so many candies, and get-out-of-classers! Just promise me that you will have a good, paying job, not making candies to get kids out of or into trouble. Now that I think of it, your grandmum was very good at potions as well."

"Granny Molly was good at potions?" Lily asked confused.

"Don't look so shocked. Your grandmum would have to be good at potions in order to be as good of a cook as she is, but I'm talking about our grandmum Lily. The one that you are named after. She was one of best, according to Professor Slughorn," Explained her mother.

"Now Ginny, Lily can have any job that she wants, but I think that she would make a very good Auror. She has the brains, and she has learned to grow up with two older brothers. I think those characteristics deserve to be shown!"

"Harry! She only had to grow up with two older brothers, I had six!" Ginny said in a teasing voice. She and Harry looked into each others eyes quietly for a few moments before Lily spoke.

"Mum, Dad, the train leaves in about twenty minutes. I want to be able to meet Aden before the train leaves. He says that he has something really cool to show me. I can't wait to see what it is!"

They picked up her trunk again and carried it the rest of the way to the Ministry car that they were taking to King's Cross Train Station. This was going to be the best year yet!

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Aden Longbottom was not ready for school at all! He had packed, but he still felt as if something were missing. Finally he thought of what was missing. Aden loved Lily Potter, but hd just didn't know how to express he loved her. His parents were amazing. They loved each other so much. They were just perfect for each other, but were he and Lily perfect?

"Come on dear," His mother called. Her long blonde hair fell down her shoulders without a streak of grey in it. Aden was surprised with how rotten his twin older brothers were.

"Mum, I'm almost ready. Is dad already at school?"

"Yes dear. Your father started working last night. Do you have everything?"

"Yes Mum. I have everything."

"Good. Now, have fun, and be good. Remember, you won't be a seventh year forever." Aden smiled at his mother, then left.

Aden apparated to the platform of nine and three-quarters without any problems. Just then, he saw Lily. Her fiery red hair was pulled back into a plait, just like she liked it. She was beautiful. Aden's head was spinning with daydreams when Lily finally saw him and came running over.

"Hey!" Lily cried, ceasing Aden in a large hug. Aden calmly gave in. The stood there for a while, just in each other's grasps. Aden wanted to tell her that he loved her, but just as he got up the nerve to whisper in her ear, she pulled away. She stood looking into his calm blue eyes with her lively brown ones.

"So... you said you have something to show me! Are you going to tell me, or do I have to guess?" Lily said with a teasing voice he knew she learned from her Mum.

"Why don't we get on the train first? Then we will be able to talk where it's not so loud." Lily opened her mouth to protest, but saw a clock and agreed.

They found a small compartment all to themselves at the very back of the train. They sat in silence for a minute, just starring at each other. Lily broke the silence first with asking again what Aden had to show her, then telling him that she had a surprise too.

Aden dug in his trunk to find his present to Lily. He hoped that she liked it. He pulled out a beautifully wrapped box. He adjusted the paper on the box, and handed it to Lily.

She stared at the box for a minute, and then with a questioning glance at Aden, opened it. Lily let out a very pleased squeal, and pulled the necklace out of the box.

"Oh Aden! Where on earth did you get this?" Lily said still holding the delicate chain of the necklace between her thumb and forefinger. The golden heart that hung from the necklace dangled in the compartment's dim light.

"It was my grandmum's. My dad said that it was the only practical thing that she had given him since... You know... He gave it to me last year, and I found it when I was packing for school." The last part had been a lie. Aden had been holding onto it until he was sure that he wanted to let Lily know that he loved her.

"Aden! I can't take this! You should give it to someone you love," Lily protested. Aden was going to comment that he DID love her, but was cut off as Kenny Goodrich opened the door.

"Aden, this is Kenny. He's a seventh year in Ravenclaw. He's my surprise. We started dating about a week ago. I was going to sen you an owl, but I thought that meeting him in person would be better. Kenny, this is Aden Longbottom. His dad is the Herbology teacher."

Kenny and Aden eyed each other suspiciously. Lily seemed to have a different boyfriend each week. Aden never thought that any of them were good enough fr her, but it was a choice that she dated.

Lily decided to go talk to Kenny out in the hall for a moment, leaving Aden all alone in the compartment. He thought to himself about Kenny.

'Well, he's not a bad kid. He's a Ravenclaw, which means he's smart, right? Dad was a Gryffindor and Mum was a Ravenclaw. The houses don't have to be segregated. Why couldn't I have told Lily I love her before someone else did! I am so stupid! I should have told her last year! It will be the same as always. One week one boyfriend, and the next week, a different one. A few days in between when she cries to me about him, then, next thing you know, she's dating someone else! There's no time to tell her that I love her. I should show her; yeah... That's what I'll do. I will show her that I love her.'

Aden heard yelling coming from the hall. He figured Lily and Kenny were fighting. She had a way of arguing with the people she was dating. HE figured that Kenny had tried to help her do something. She liked to do things for herself. That was one of the things that Aden liked about her.

Just then, Lily came back into the compartment. She looked very sad. Aden was about to ask what happened, when Lily started to cry. Out of instinct, Aden reached forward to hug her. She gave in at his touch. She sat there shaking in his arms until they were almost at school. She jumped up, mumbled something about using the loo, and left.

Once again, Aden was left alone. He wondered if she had been crying because Kenny had broken up with her, or if Aden hadn't told her that he loved her. He may never know.