Chapter 1: Post Summer

Lily Evans was walking through a platform crammed with people. Where are they? She thought to herself as she stood on tip toe looking over the crowd. Suddenly she saw a familiar brunette head and she ran towards her.

"Hey! Evangeline!" She shouted. "Over here!"

Evangeline Wright turned to turn to look at whoever was yelling her name. When she saw her friend she grinned and started to walk towards her.

"Hey," She responded giving Lily a massive hug. "Good summer?" She asked letting her go.

"Horrible! My sister Petunia got married to a real jerk named Vernon Dursley. So all in all, my summer wasn't exactly a picnic in the park. " Lily shrugged. "What about you?"

"Pretty much the same. Sorry about your summer though." The two girls headed towards the scarlet steam engine. "Where do you reckon-" She had barely gotten the words out before another voice was heard calling out their names.

"Charlotte, mon amie!" Lily shouted giving her a giant hug. "We've ya been?"

"Got caught up first what's up with the French?"

"I took a French course in the holidays." Lily said. "What held you up?"

"Mum refused to let me leave without getting Katelyn on board first" Charlotte rolled her eyes.

"Well it is her first time going to Hogwarts." Evangeline reasoned as they began walking towards the scarlet steam engine.

"Yeah well you didn't hear her," Charlotte imitated her mother's voice. "Make sure she makes it to Hogwarts okay, make sure she knows where all her classes are, make sure she is okay. Man, you think she was scared!"

They all laughed.

"Well we better get aboard!" Lily said clapping her hands together.

They all jumped aboard the train and headed down corridor looking for an empty compartment. Half way down they found James Potter and his friends sitting in a compartment. James was staring out the window while the others were obviously plotting something that Lily didn't want to know about.

"Let's keep walking." Lily muttered when she noticed Evangeline wanted to stop and talk.

"Seriously, what is your problem?" Evangeline mumbled with a sour expression but didn't push it any further.

"Potter." Charlotte said out of the corner of her mouth.

Evangeline gave that "Oh yeah!" look before following her best friend down the corridor with her other best friend trailing behind. "The infamous couple! Bet you ten gallons they get together by the end of the year!"

"I'll take that bet my friend and I think that the others will take it as well!"

"Goody!

Lily glared at them.

"Well I'm betting you will lose that bet because the time I get together with Potter is the day hell freezes over!"

"Well, aren't you touchy!" Charlotte said.

Unfortunately for Lily, the only available compartment was the one next to The Marauders. Lily didn't stop muttering until she had sat down and put away her bag. Evangeline, still looking a little sour, got out the Daily Prophet and began to read the front page.

"So, where is Katelyn going to sit?" Lily asked Charlotte, almost laughing.

"Probably with Jade, our next door neighbour's kid." She added when she saw the puzzled expression on Lily's face.

They heard a whistle and the train began to move.

"Off to another year of Hogwarts!" Charlotte yelled happily while clapping her hands.

"Do you have to say that every year?" Evangeline asked behind her newspaper.

"Yes, I do. It's a tradition." Charlotte said pointedly.

And like always, Evangeline didn't have an answer to that.

After a few minutes, Lily remembered her Head Girl duties.

"Uh, guys, I gotta go." She said standing up.

"Why in Merlin's name do you have to leave your two best friends?" Charlotte asked while Evangeline looked at Lily over her paper.

Evangeline rolled her eyes. Charlotte always liked to make things more dramatic, even the simple things. It was often very entertaining.

Lily, however, was getting out her Head Girl badge.

"Didn't I tell you that I was made Head Girl?" Lily asked in disbelief, showing them her badge.

"You may have mentioned it." Evangeline said, obviously thinking about it.

"Well, I got to go and meet the Head Boy." Lily said.

"Who do you reckon Dumbledore made Head Boy?" Evangeline asked.

"Remus Lupin? Frank Longbottom?" Charlotte suggested, shrugging her shoulders.

"Well, guess I'm about to find out." Lily said sliding the compartment door open.

Outside, Lily could hear someone standing up in The Marauders compartment. Maybe Lupin did get made Head Boy, Lily thought as she walked down to the front of the train. She recognised a couple of other people walking down the hallway: Arnold Mackinnon, Andy and Amelia Bones and a few others. Clearly, these were this year's prefect but where was the Head Boy? Lily slid the Head Compartment open and sat down, waiting.

A minute later the compartment door open and Lily felt her mouth drop at who was standing it the doorway.

James Potter was sitting in his compartment, staring out the window. This was the year he thought; this was the year that he was going to prove to Lily Evans that he is suitable enough to date her. He had messed up plenty of times before but this time it was going to be different. He had a plan and it was going to be put into motion as soon as he saw her.

"Are you even listening to us Prongs?" Sirius Black asked pulling James out of his daydream.

"What?" James said sitting up to face Sirius.

"Not even listening, that's low." Sirius said shaking his head.

"Probably thinking about Evans." Remus Lupin said quietly not looking up from his potions book.

"What was that?" Sirius said sharply, turning his head to look at Lupin.

"Nothing." Remus said quickly.

"I heard him!" Squeaked Peter Pettigrew from the corner. "Something about Lily…" He trailed off.

"What?" Sirius demanded. "Thinking about a girl while planning? That has never happened before!"

"Padfoot my friend, this isn't any girl: it's Lily Evans!" James snapped.

"Prongs, if I haven't said it by now, I'll probably never do it," Sirius said with a sigh. "That girl is not into you. She's made that quite clear."

"One day she will." James muttered darkly. "I haven't given up hope."

"As well you shouldn't." Sirius said slapping him on the back.

"But you just said a minute ago-" James started but was interrupted by Sirius.

"I never said I wasn't hoping you two wouldn't get together. You make a fine couple!"

"Yeah," James said leaning back into his seat with a grin. "We do, don't we?"

The train started to move. It was about then when James remembered.

"Uh guys, I gotta go!" He said quickly standing up.

"Good luck." Remus called from behind his book as James left the compartment.

As James moved along the corridor his thoughts returned to Lily. Maybe if he found her compartment he would be able to strike up a conversation with her. This year he had something on his side that will prove to Lily that he had matured.

Once outside he noticed Evangeline Wright and Charlotte Derwood sitting in a compartment by themselves. Evangeline was reading the Daily Prophet while talking to Charlotte. As James watched them, Charlotte let out a laugh, it was then when he noticed Lily's things sitting next to Charlotte. If they were there, then were was Lily?

As he opened the door, both of them looked up.

"Hey Potter." Evangeline said pleasantly.

"Hey, I was looking for Lily. Have you by any chance know where she ran off too?"

"Yeah, she left about a couple of minutes ago. Some stuff to do." Charlotte said.

"Thanks you two." James said sliding the door shut.

As he slid the door shut he could have sworn he heard Evangeline asked Charlotte something. Something along the lines of "Do you think he is going to ask her out again?" with Charlotte shrugging.

James continued along to the front of the train and slid open the Head Compartment. The Head Girl was already sitting there. It didn't take another look to know who was sitting there. He would recognise her any day.

It was Lily Evans.

A/N: So this is my first HP fanfic. I hope this is a good start. This is in honour of the last HP film (which I saw today, v good). I know the first chapter is short but bare with me. I hope you will enjoyed this chapter and will contiune to enjoy the rest of the story which I shall upload soon. So please review!