Hey guys, so this is my first fanfic, so go easy on me please. Review & tell me what I should do to make the story better & what you want to see in it. I plan on updating every 2 days & I look forward to exploring this story as I write it. Now a little heads up, I plan on this staying true to canon all the way till the night Voldemort comes to Confront James & Lily but I don't think I'm going to stick to Canon once I get there.

Lily's P.O.V

"Mum! hurry up, please!, I'm going to be late & the train will leave without me!" Lily complained as she waited for her mum to finish her coffee.

"Oh Lily calm down, it would never leave you! & I'm almost done." her mum exclaimed while sipping the last ounce of coffee and searching for her keys.

Lily was now patiently waiting in the car while making a mental checklist in her head of things she needed to do before she got on the train.

1. Find Marlene & Mary

2. double check that nothign major was forgotten

3. Find & apologize to James

4. Congratulate yourself for being mature & apologizing to him

Now usually Lily's checklist would of had "Avoid Potter at all costs" as one of the main points, but ever since the incident last year after O.W.L.S, when Severus had called her a mudblood, Lily had gone out of her way to reinvent herself and her outlook on people.

For one she planned on being a lot nicer to everyone, specially James. She was going to loosen up a bit & not be Hogwarts uptight perfect prefect girl, everyone expected & knew her to be. No this year was a year of transformation & transition for Lily. She was still going to be #1 in her class, but she was determined on enjoying her last 2 years at Hogwarts.

With her new outlook came a new look for Lily. Everyone knew Lily was one if not THE prettiest girl in Hogwarts. She had a natural beauty that made all the girls jealous & all the boys crazy for her. What earned her this title was her unique but striking feautures. She had the most gorgeous dark red hair, that stood out against her flawless porcelaine skin, Emerald green eyes & long dark eyelashes that made her eyes stand out even more, & the fullest of lips. She also had a figure that turned all the male heads at Hogwarts, but she usually kept it hidden by her long, loose school robes.

It was a known fact that Lily never used makeup, but this year was different. By adding the smallest of makeup she became even more striking. She had applied mascara that extended her eyelashes longer than its natural length which made her emerald eyes pop out even more & a warm pink lipgloss that made her lips fuller if possible.

Lily checked her naturally wavy hair in the passenger mirror when she snapped out of her thoughts & noticed they were already at the train station. She hurriedly hugged her mum & asked her to give her love to her sister & dad, she kissed her mom goodbye & rushed out. As she walked towards platform 9 & 3/4, she casually checked her outfit over. She was wearing long black boots that ended right below her knee, a black short (but not too short) skirt & a lovely purple sweater that hugged her small waist. She knew her outfit was probably a bit too much but she wanted to a statement that this was a new & improved Lily.

She walked to the barrier & crossed like she'd done all 5 previous years, & just like always Lily couldn't keep the smile off her face as she welcomed magic back into her life. Lily had barely taken a couple steps toward the train when she felt 2 bodies hug & embrace her.

"Lily we've missed you so much!" cried both Marlene & Mary, Lily's 2 best friends.

Marlene was a stunning 5'6 girl (Same height as Lily) with legs for days, Long blonde hair, captivating light blue eyes, rose pink lips & a feisty attitude that almost macthed Lily's.

Mary on the other hand was 5'5 with medium light brown hair, hazel eyes, natural red lips & a shy attitude.

All 3 of them were Hogwarts smartest & most stunning girls.

Once the shock of seeing her best friends for the first time since summer started passed away, Lily started telling them all about her summer & how excited she was to get back to Hogwarts.

Somewhere in between of her telling them how horrible Petunia had been that summer & how happy she was to have been made a prefect once again, Lily felt a pair of eyes watching her. She turned around quickly & met the gaze of none other than James Potter, He blushed at being caught but smiled and looked away. She didn't even notice she smiled back when

" Oh, the Lily fest starts early this year" Marlene teased since she had caught James staring at Lily with his lovesick eyes.

"Drop it Marlene, let hims stare all he wants. Potter knows Lily can't stand him" Mary casually said, but Lily didn't miss the small smile Mary had given her.

Suddenly Lily saw this as the perfect way of crossing off #3 on her checklist of things she needed to do.

"Hey I'll meet y'all in the train I've got to go & talk to James real quick" She said as she prepared herself to walk towards him before her friends noticed how she had referred to James as James & not as Potter as they were so accustomed to hearing.

Unfourtounetly for Lily neither had missed it & Mary rushed to her side at once & raised one hand to her forehead & worriedly asked

" Lily are you feeling okay?"

Lily couldn't stop her eyes from rolling as she sternely said

"Yea I'm fine, I just need to apologize to him real quick" as she batted away Mary's hand.

"Yea lets just let her go, for all we know this could be the year Lily falls as hard for James as he did for her in first year" Marlene said in a teasing tone.

"Oh drop it both of you" Lily hissed as she walked away ignoring the sound of her friends laughter.

Halfway there she noticed that James wasn't standing alone, he was standing with his parents & all of a sudden Lily felt anxious.

What if they asked her to leave? Since she had rejected their son for 5 straight years. What if they demanded her to not talk to him since she proclaimed infront of everyone that the giant squid was a better alternative for a date than James.

Somewhere lost in her thoughts Lily stopped paying attention to where she was walking till *BAM* she collided with a strong body that would have sent her falling to the floor, if it wasn't for a pair of strong arms catching her in the last second by the waist.

She opened her eyes that she had closed in fear of falling & looked straight into the shocked but pleased face of none other than James Potter.