*****Authors Note February 17, 2013:

I began writing this when I was like 12. Looking back at it now, I can see how juvenile and poorly written it is. I was considering revising it, but at this point I'm past this story... I can tell you that the writing quality improves the further you go, and hopefully so does the storyline. I was going to take this story down, but I decided not to... It kinda shows how I've matured as a writer. (Where I was when I started vs. where I am now.)

I hope you give this story a chance, it is finished now. That is all.******

I'm not JK Rowling, I don't own anything. Except for Taylor, Avery and Mia... But they're not important 8P

ohkay, soo this is my first story ... i apologize if it sucks ! and sorry if there seems to be way too much dialogue ! lol

ugh .. ! i hate this chapter ! with a passion.

I suck at beginning stories, so i apologize for this crap !

oh well ... heres the chapter for all you mental people who think there might be something worth reading here ... 8P

Lily waved goodbye to her parents and then set off to find a compartment where she knew her friends would be waiting. On her way there she found her friend, Taylor Lowney, who was extremely beautiful in that sporty kind of way. Her long blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail, her electric blue eyes alight with excitement for seeing her friends again. As usual, she had a smile on her face that got even bigger as she saw Lily walking towards her.

"Lily! How've you been?"

"I've been good. Have you seen Avery and Mia? I can't seem to find them anywhere…"

"No I haven't. I was hoping you had? Anyways, lets keep looking!" Taylor said, smiling all the more.

On their way there they ran into Hogwarts most wanted band of mischievous delinquents: The Marauders. Well, that's what they liked to call themselves. Lily looked at each one, taking in their appearances and how much they had changed over the short summer months. Peter had definitely gotten chubbier, that's for sure. Remus had gotten a lot taller, and was now the tallest of the four boys. Next to him stood James, who had also grown over the summer, much to Lily's annoyance, and was now taller than her. He also seemed to have gotten more … muscular? No, Lily surely wouldn't have noticed something like that… at least not about James Potter. And lastly,Sirius. Sirius also had grown quite a bit over the summer holidays, but was still shorter than James by about half an inch.

Even if Lily had wanted to take the time to inspect each one more carefully, she wouldn't have gotten the chance. Why? Because Taylor and Sirius had started one of their usual shouting matches, thus beginning another long year of listening to them fighting.

"Hey, Lowney… Every girl has the right to be ugly, but you abused the privilege…"

"That's rich, coming from someone like you, Black."

"What's that supposed to mean? Because we both know you will never even be close to being as perfect as I am."

Lily was tired of the same old argument so before Taylor could reply, Lily grabbed her by the arm and briskly walked away, without another word said to the marauders.

Once they finally found the compartment with their friends, Avery Brooks and Mia Shite, they slid open the compartment door and took seats opposite the two of them. Taylor explained why they had taken so long to get to the compartment, then they all launched into stories about their summer holidays. Avery, being a pureblood, spent most of her summer conversing with fellow witches and wizards and visiting Diagon Alley. Taylor, being a half-blood, played quidditch a lot, hung out with some of her muggle friends, and mainly just slept until noon. Mia didn't really say anything about her summer, other than the fact that it was good and that she finally thought she made a friend outside of Hogwarts. Lily mainly just fought with her sister, and went for walks in the woods near her house.

After that, Avery took the time to tell them all that she had been made a prefect this year, and that the other Gryffindor fifth year prefect was Remus Lupin. At this, her cheeks heated up and she let her curly blond hair fall in front of her light brown eyes. Avery had a small crush on Remus, but she didn't like talking about it – or him for that matter. So the other girls pretended not to notice and just congratulated her. She then said that she had to go find the prefect compartment near the front of the train, and that she would be gone for a little bit while she was told the duties of being a prefect and that she would return as soon as she could. With that she said a faint farewell and left the compartment.

The three girls lapsed into a comfortable silence. Lily would've taken this time to think about the new school year – OWLS, essays, and tons of homework. It was definitely going to be a stressful year – she was sure of it. But before she could put some serious thought into all of that, a knock on her compartment door interrupted her train of thought. Of course… I should've known thought Lily. She should've known that she wouldn't last a whole train ride without James Potter showing his face and trying to flirt with her. Lily sighed heavily, and James interpreted this as an invitation into the compartment. Of course, that's not at all what Lily meant, but there was no stopping him once he entered. He took a seat disturbingly close to Lily, and she instantly regretted sitting next to the window as there was no space to inch away. Mia and Taylor just watched with amused eyes as this exchange happened.

"Hey Firecracker!" James said cheerily as he sat down.

"What the hell are you doing Potter? And do NOT call me Firecracker."

"Just coming to catch up with my favourite redhead… and why not? You don't like the name? I thought it was pretty creative…"

"No. I don't like the name."

"You love the name?"

"NO. I hate the name. Now get out."

"If Firecrackers a problem I can always just change it…"

"And what would you change it to, may I ask?"

"Hmmm… Lilyflower!"

At this, Lily snorted. She couldn't believe he had that quick a mind to think of another name. Although knowing Potter, he probably had a list of them for situations like this.

"You don't like it?" James hesitantly asked.

"Uh, not really. But I don't have a choice do I?"

"Nope, you don't! You catch on fast Lilyflower."

"Can you leave now?"

"Why Lilyflower? You seem to be warming up to me. You haven't yelled at me or threatened to hex me since I sat down. You must be realizing your undying love for me!"

"I'm not realizing anything! Just leave. Now!"

"Alrighty then… See you at Hogwarts Lilyflower!"

And with that he left with a smirk on his face. Once he shut the compartment door Lily breathed a sigh of relief. She was just about to go back to thinking when Taylor started laughing.

"What is so funny?" Lily exclaimed.

"Ohh, I don't know… maybe the fact that he has pet names for you! And that you totally just loved every minute of that conversation!"

"I did not!"

"Did too! Admit it Lily, you have an "undying love" for James Potter!"

"You're so annoying! Why can't you believe me when I say I hate him?"

"Because you so obviously do NOT hate him … but don't worry, its only noticeable to about everyone but you."

"You just encourage him don't you?"

"Not all the time… But I have once or twice, not gonna lie."

"You WHAT? You told him that I like him?"

"So you do? Because if you didn't you wouldn't be reacting like this."

"I do NOT like him! I'm reacting like this because now he's NEVER going to give up! And its all YOUR fault… I never thought I would live to see the day that my best friend goes and turns against me…. For JAMES POTTER."

"Awww, Lily… your head over heels! Just admit it and then we can move on in life!'

"I will not admit something that is NOT true!"

"But it is true! I saw the way you blushed when he called you "Firecracker" and "Lilyflower"… and I bet he noticed it too."

"I did NOT blush! I hate it when he calls me Firecracker… and Lilyflower isn't any better!"

"Ohhh Lily… what are we ever going to do with you? You keep sending him mixed signals… You yell at him to leave, but really you've been blushing the whole time he was talking to you! And then you refuse to admit it to yourself…You're all over the place."

"No I'm not! I absolutely loathe James Potter. End of story."

"Whatever. But we both know the truth."

Just then, the compartment door slid open to reveal a frazzled looking Avery. She quickly shut the door behind her, and took a seat, clearly unaware of the confused stares she was getting from her friends. When it was obvious she wasn't going to explain herself, Taylor hurriedly resumed her conversation with Lily.

"Why won't you just give the poor boy a chance?"

"He's not a "poor boy" and he sure as hell doesn't deserve a chance."

"You don't even know him Lily!"

"And you do?"

"Um… Well sorta… Yes. Seeing as I live next to him… and have lived there for as long as I can remember. Me and him used to be friends up until Hogwarts."

"Well he clearly changed at Hogwarts. He's an arrogant, pig-headed, mischievous, no hearted git! He doesn't deserve a chance, as far as I'm concerned."

"You're impossible Lily! He isn't that bad!"

"And how would you know? You aren't friends with him anymore."

"So? I used to know him…"

"But then he changed, right?"

"Umm… It wasn't so much that he changed, we both just went our separate ways…"

"Why?"

"Because… I don't know just because, okay?"

"Whatever. I know that I hate him and NOTHING will change that. Ever."

"Sure Lily, whatever you say."

Lily, entirely fed up with this conversation just took a deep breath and looked away. She knew that she didn't like James, so why was Taylor so convinced she did? Taylor didn't know what went on in Lily's mind… Unless she secretly knew legilimency… which would just be plain creepy. Lily knew she shouldn't let this get to her, but she was starting to think that there was a slight – very, very, extremely slight chance she might not hate Potter as much as she let on.

But no – that was just plain mad. He was arrogant, over-confident, so full of himself… the list goes on and on. But there was also something that Lily kind of found… attractive by that? NO. That's just not right. Lily wouldn't let her mind take that train of thought any further… She couldn't bear the thought of having to admit to her friends that she might have slight feelings towards James… Especially after that conversation she just had with Taylor.

Then they arrived at Hogwarts, and any serious thinking that Lily would be doing would have to wait until after the feast… When she was lying in bed that night.

wow. I'd like to say that sucked, but im not really sure if it did or not ... so R&R ! 8D

and sorry if this chapter was really really short .. I know its just the beginning, but i hope im able to write longer chapters soon ... like siriusly i hate short chapters. they bother me.

I also had some major issues writing this chapter... i had the worst case of writers block and i haven't even started a story yet ! well, now i have ... but still lol

well thats all i can think to put here sooo...

ta ta for now ! 8)

-HazelEyes8D

PS. again, im sorry for that. it was a completely uncalled for form of torture ! but please R&R and let me me know what you think so far ! 8)