Chapter 1: Meeting New People

Lily was a sweet, innocent angel with auburn hair and forest green eyes. She never got into any trouble and was the teacher's pet. James on the other hand was the opposite. He was popular and had a mischievous attitude. He loved to play pranks on everyone. He was part of a group called the Marauders. They were the most popular boys in the school not mention the cutest. Lily was packing for her 4th year at Hogwarts as she remembered the time she met the Marauders.

*Flashback*

It was their first year at Hogwarts and they hadn't even met yet. They went to Diagon Alley to get their supplies. Lily was coming out of Flourish and Blotts with many books in her hands. A young boy with brown hair and chocolate brown eyes approached Lily.

"Hi, I'm Remus Lupin. Do you need some help?" the handsome boy asked.

"Yeah. Thanks. That is very thoughtful of you," Lily replied, "By the way, I'm Lily Evans." Just as she was about to hand some books to Remus, a boy with jet-black hair and crystal clear blue eyes came running into her and sent the books flying everywhere.

"Remus, you aren't going to believe this but…"the boy started to say as he was panting for some air. He looked around to see whom he had bumped into and apologized as he helped her pick up the books.

"I'm really sorry, by the way, I'm James Potter," he said.

"No problem, I'm Lily Evans," she replied.

"Well, see you around, "Remus said. The two boys walked off as Lily stared at Remus. She checked her supply list to see what else she needed. Just then her friend Crystal came.

"Lily, is that you?" Crystal asked.

"Oh my gosh, what are you doing here?" Lily said.

"I got accepted into Hogwarts, "Crystal said proudly. The girls went on talking as they bought the rest of their supplies. The next day they started boarding the Hogwarts Express. They climbed on and search for an empty compartment. They found a compartment and went inside. They sat down and began talking. Lily looked outside the window and saw Remus and James, whom she had met earlier, along with two other boys.

"Crystal, those are the two cute boys that I was talking about," she said as she pointed to Remus and James.

"They are cute, but who is that?" Crystal asked as she pointed to a boy with jet-black hair and gray eyes who was standing next to James.

"I don't know, I didn't meet him," Lily said.

"He is the cutest of them all," Crystal declared.

"No, Remus is," Lily argued. Both girls argued about which boy was cuter as they giggled. Then, as they were arguing, the boys ran into their compartment.

"Is it okay if we sit here," they asked while panting for air.

"Sure, "said Crystal said while blushing.

"Nice to see you again Lily, "Remus said while giving her a smile, "these are my other friends, Sirius and Peter. You already know James." Sirius smiled at Crystal while she blushed. They began to talk about the Sorting Ritual. They changed into their robes as they arrived at Hogwarts. In a crowded bunch they went to the edge of the lake. Everybody climbed into a boat. Lily, Remus, Sirius, Crystal, and James shared one boat. Peter got stuck with some other kids. When they first caught sight of Hogwarts, they stared in awe. After the boat ride they went inside the castle. They started to talk excitedly about the Sorting Ritual. Then it began.

"Lupin, Remus," a teacher called out. Remus nervously went to the stool and sat down. After a few seconds the hat shouted, "Gryffindor!" James, Sirius, Peter, Lily and Crystal were sorted into Gryffindor. "Attention students! Let the feast begin," Professor Dumbledore shouted. Suddenly mounds of food appeared on the tables. They ate fairly quickly. As Crystal was talking to Lily, she couldn't help but notice that Remus couldn't take his eyes off of Lily. The prefects led all the students back to their dormitories. Over the next couple of weeks, Lily and Crystal hung out with the marauders a lot and they became best friends.

*End of flashback*

Lily came back to reality as she realized that she was already at the train station. She gave her parents a hug and they said they're goodbyes.

"Don't forget to write every week. We will be expecting from you," her parents said.

"I won't forget. I promise," Lily answered with a smile. She picked up her bags and headed for the train when she ran into Crystal.

"Crystal!!" Lily screamed as she ran in her direction. The girls gathered their stuff and headed in a compartment where they found the Marauders.

"Hi!" Lily said as he walked to Sirius giving him a tight hug. She walked over to Remus giving him a hug and then to James. Lily didn't like Peter. There was something about him that gave her the chills.

"So what prank do you want to do at the Sorting Ceremony?" James asked.

As they became good friends, Remus developed a liking for Lily, and she noticed this. Then one day before the Halloween dance, Remus approached Lily while she was reading a book. He had finally mustered up enough courage to ask her to the dance.

"Um…Lily? Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure," Lily answered perkily.

"You know about the Halloween Dance next week, right?"

"Yeah," Lily said.

"So, are you going with anyone?"

"No, not yet."

"I umm… I was wondering…umm…-"

"Remus? Are you asking me to the dance?

"If you say yes then I am asking you. If not, then this conversation never happened," Remus said while grinning.

"Yes, I would be happy to go with you!"

She flashed him a beautiful smile as she got up and left Remus to ponder if that had really happened.