Evans

Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to any of the characters - however I created Isabella, Molly and Jess.

Chapter 1 - Lily

As she disembarked the Hogwarts Express, Lily Evans felt someone staring at her. Turning slowly she stared deeply into the eyes of a boy, the boy must have been her age too, his robes bore no house yet, but his eyes, his deep hazel eyes would not look away.

Lily was a normal eleven year old, she loved to read, she had a normal family, yet in other ways she was very separate to her peers, well the peers she had at home at least, she was a witch. On the day of her eleventh birthday, she received a perplexing letter, a letter stating that she had received a placement at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

A big burly man, who would more accurately be described as a giant, greeted the young children as they got off of the train.

"Firs' years this way" the man commanded.

She was walking beside a girl who she'd briefly met on the train - Marlene - and on her other side the boy with the hazel eyes. Entering the huge castle, all of the first years were lined up, alphabetically by last name, in order to be sorted into houses. A small, terrified looking girl was behind Lily.

"What's your name?" Lily asked.

"Isabella, most people just call me Bella though." The girl almost whispered.

"It won't take long, and then you get to meet your roommates." Lily stated, trying to calm her down.

"Lily Evans." A voice boomed, drawing her attention back to what was happening. She tentatively walked forward, up to the small stool, and the sorting hat was placed on her head.

"GRYFFINDOR" the hat roared. This led to mass applause from the Gryffindor table. Lily slowly walked to take her seat amongst her new house.

After taking a few minutes to calm herself, Lily looked back up in time to see the hazel eyed boy getting placed in a house.

"James Potter" came a shout, "GRYFFINDOR." More applause came from the table and this time lily joined in. The boy came and took a seat to her left.

"Hi." He whispered to her.

"Hello" she answered simply, turning her attention back to the ceremony.

"Evans right?" He asked.

"Lily Evans." She paused. "And you're James Potter"

"Evans, nice"

"Potter?" But he said nothing more.

Soon all of the first years were taken to their common rooms and then to the dorms. The Gryffindor common room was impressive, large arm chairs sat at the edges and a huge fire place burned on the left.

They were told the password that they'd have to remember in order to get through the painting that hung before the common room. And then led up the tower to the dorm rooms, they were warned that if they crossed the wrong stairway, there was a charm that would throw them back down stairs.

Lily was ushered upstairs towards a dorm and inside were 4 other girls. Marlene stood to the left, and then Isabella, and then two other girls that lily didn't know the names of. But soon introductions were made and it turned out their names were Jess and Molly. The girls struck up friendship instantly and it was apparent that they had a good dorm allocation.

Classes didn't start until the next day, so the girls went back to the dorm room to meet their classmates.

James was sitting in a chair by the fire, she saw him the second she entered the room, his hazel eyes meeting hers. He was surrounded by people already, some of whom she already knew, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, as well as the small boy who she'd saw on the train.

"Evans!" James shouted across the room.

"Yes?"

"Come here a sec" she slowly walked forward, as she did, she saw him smirk and she realised something was wrong. Suddenly a spark of light emitted from his wand. The room erupted in laughter. Tears welled up in her eyes. "C'mon it was only a joke, no need to get upset Evans."

"Firstly is Lily not Evans, and secondly, go to hell James."

As she ran back to her room, closely flanked by Marlene and Isabella, she could no longer hold back the tears and the fell furiously like a cascading waterfall from her eyes.

Three things she knew for certain; Firstly, she missed home. Secondly that she HATED James Potter. And thirdly that he didn't know what was coming for him, she was going to get him back and get him back good.

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