Disclaimer: As much as I would love to, I don't own these characters.

A/N: This is my first story so please let me know what you think.

Lily Evans was walking to Transfiguration when she heard his voice yelling to her from the other end of the corridor.

"Evans! Hey Evans!"

James Potter was following her. He was the most annoying and arrogant person in Hogwarts, or at least that was how she used to think of him. He had been acting different recently, he had changed. He was nicer now and less obnoxious.

James was tall, 6' 1", and had black hair and hazel eyes. He was handsome and funny. He was amazing at Transfiguration and all the girls loved him.

Of course his two best friends were with him.

Sirius Black, a tall, dark-haired boy who believed that he was the most suave and charming guy in all of Hogwarts. He was also James' right-hand man. Sirius was handsome and mysterious and had girls falling at his feet.

Also with them was Remus Lupin. He had sandy-colored hair and a kind face. He was Gryffindor prefect, bookworm and one of the smartest people in the school. Remus was the most responsible of the three of them and the only one that Lily was friends with.

Together they made the Marauders; Hogwarts group of pranksters.

Both James and Sirius could have almost any girl they wanted. However, the difference between them was that Sirius loved the attention and dated someone new every week, but James had eyes for only one girl.

Lily Evans, the picture of perfection according to James. With her red hair, emerald green eyes and fiery temper, she was truly unusual. Lily was unlike any girl James had ever met and he was completely in love with her. The only problem was that he thought she despised him.

James had tried everything to get her to notice him over the past three years. He pranked people to get her attention, followed her around daily and asked her out every chance he got. Finally he realized that wasn't working and stopped doing it as much. But sometimes he couldn't resist.

Which brings us back to their current situation.

As soon as James called her name, she started walking away as fast as she could. Lily could hear him running up behind her.

"Evans can I walk with you to class?"

"Will you be quiet if I let you?"

"Of course Lily flower, whatever you wish."

Lily turned to him and glared.

"Don't call me that Potter."

"Can I walk with you?"

"You already are."

James glanced around and noticed that Sirius and Remus were not in the corridor with them. He silently thanked them.

"Hey Evans?"

"What James?"

James was shocked. She never called him James, always Potter.

"Y-y-you called me James." He stuttered out.

"Yes, I did. Would you rather I called you Potter?"

"No, no. Does this mean that I can call you Lily?"

Lily looked at him with a strange look on her face.

"You never needed my permission, you could've called me Lily anytime you wanted."

James was confused. If she hated him so much then why was she letting him call her Lily.

"Lily, do you hate me?"

Lily sighed and stopped walking. They still had a while before class and she sat down against the wall so they could talk.

James looked down at her and after a moment of hesitation sat down near her but left some room between them.

"James I don't hate you. You just aggravate me when you prank innocent people and follow me around and constantly ask me out."

"But Lily, I've stopped doing all that as much as I used to."

"I know and that is why I called you James and walked with you."

James was happy that she had noticed but one thing still weighed heavily on his mind.

"Will I ever have a chance with you?" he whispered.

Lily said nothing and James began to wonder if she had even heard him at all.

"You've changed, maybe it is time for me to give you a chance."

As he heard her words, his face brightened.

"So you will go out with me?"

"James, I said a chance. I'll make a deal with you."

The smile slid off of his face.

"What kind of deal?"

Lily looked up at him.

"You have three chances, three tries, three dates, to convince me that I should date you."

"What would you like to do during our dates?"

Lily laughed.

"James you've been watching me for 3 years. If you like me as much as you say you do then you will be able to figure it out."

Lily stood up as James sat there thinking. She reached her hand down to him.

"Come on James, we have to get to Transfiguration."

He quickly grabbed her hand and let her pull him to his feet.

They walked to the classroom in peaceful silence.