It always ends like this.
Lily Evans peered curiously out of the window of her train car. The countryside that passed by her looked so alive and free. The colors of the fall lit up the beautiful countryside. She sighed. It reminded her of the window in her room at home. She spent all summer looking out that window at the beautiful roses in her neighbor's garden. And what a dreadful summer it was. Petunia insulted her every chance she got. The words echoed in Lily Evan's head. "You're nothing, but a freak. They used to burn witches at the stake. I don't see why they stopped. "Her sister would grumble. The words hurt Lily more that Petunia would ever know. The fresh smell of the train, the soft cushions of the seats, and the smell of magic reminded Lily that it wasn't bad to be different. She sat alone in her car right now folding a piece of parchment in her hand. She still could not believe it was real. Lily read over the words one more time in her head. (insert head perfect note here) Her heart skipped beat reading the last few words. It would only be a moment now before she would leave for the first meeting. She wondered who the Head Boy was. It could truthfully be anybody. There was a knock on her car door. I stand corrected lily thought to herself. There was one person who would never be Head boy. James Potter stood on the outside of the glass window waiting for permission to enter the compartment. Lily tilted her head in Disgust. She nodded giving the Maurder permission to enter. As soon as he stepped in Lily noticed that his hair was longer than last year. He was also a little taller. He still had that mischievous gleam in his eyes. "Hey Evans, What time does that meeting thing start?" he asked. Lily was a little bit surprised by his question. He must have been asking for Remus. "In 5 minutes." Lily replied. James looked around the compartment. "Where are your loyal minions?" he asked. Lily stood up. That was James Potter aragant as ever. "Sarah and Alice went to go get something to eat.," she said calmly. James snorted. "That's funny. I saw someone who looked just like Alice snogging Frank in the other car.," he said. Lily felt her face turn bright red. She didn't understand why. It was just Alice. Lily was aware that she had feelings for Frank Longbottom. Lily was quite Jealous of her friends more outgoing personality. She tucked the letter away in her robe. "Now if you will excuse me I have to go to the meeting." She started towards the door. James allowed her to leave. As soon as she was out of the door, she felt James behind her. She turned around quickly to face him. "Are you mad or do you just enjoy following girls around all day?" she snapped. James grinned. Lily's face burned with anger. Who did he think he was? It was bad enough that he had taken a fancy to her fifth year. Just as soon as she thought, she had gotten rid of him. He was back again. It wasn't any different this time then the last. "Actually, Evans, I'm heading over to the meeting. I am head Boy. "He said proudly. Lily's jaw dropped. "You?" she spat. James pulled a piece of parchment out of his robes. Lily had received the same letter only with James' name on it. Lily laughed. "Dumbledore's not stupid. What charm did you use? Or did you just copy it?" Lily asked. James laughed. "Think what you want, Evans, but we are going to be late." he said. For once, James was right. Lily dashed through the corridors of the train almost knocking over several first years. James was right behind her. They burst into the meeting a little too loudly the other Heads of the Houses looked at them a little strangely as they walked in. Lily took her seat quickly while James slowly walked over. The meeting was short and boring. As soon as it was done, Lily wanted to leave. She had to go find Sarah and Alice. She left the compartment with James on her tail again. After him asking her out for the past years, Lily was use to him following her. She half-expected him to ask her now. He did not. As they walked through the Slytherin car something caught Lily's eye. A familiar slick black haired boy sat in one of the compartments. His lips stuck to another girl's. He seemed to be enjoying himself quite a bit. Lily swallowed with disgust. She couldn't believe that she used to be friends with that snake. Best Friends. She could here his voice echo in her head. "Mudblood. " Yes, Severus Snape was horrible. James noticed her expression. He followed her eyes to the compartment where Snape sat his lips still attached to the other girls. "Don't waste your time. He's a foul git. " James spat. "You're not much better." She said hatefully. Lily turned and walked away with James closely at her heels. Tears stung her eyes. As much as she hated that boy, he was once her best friend. That feeling was hard to shake off. She felt James behind her, and that was the last straw. She didn't know how much more of this she could take. "Please stop following me, James," she said impatiently. Her face was red and blotchy from the tears. James shrugged. "My friends are sitting in a compartment near yours. I wouldn't be following you unless I had to, Evans." James said defensively. Lily felt bad. That was the second time she snapped at James for no reason. "Sorry, I'm having a bit of an off day. " She mumbled. James didn't seem to hear her. He walked in front of her now. They passed by Alice and Frank sitting in a compartment. They weren't snogging yet, but it looked close. When Lily got to her compartment, it was empty. She couldn't possibly imagine where Sarah was. Her friend was always particularly shy. She poked her head out her door. Where was Sarah? Then, Lily spotted her. She was sitting in a compartment next to the all-famous Maurders. Lily felt her face bloom with anger. She left lily for them. She watched as Sarah's face lit up as sirius talked to her. Then Lily understood. She grinned to herself. Lily knew it was wrong to assume, so she decided to go and find out for herself. she poked her head into the compartment. The Maurders were surprised to see her. Well, Sirius was. Remus looked at James who looked at Sirius. It was very dramatic. Wormtail sat on the floor under the window. James and Sirius sat on one bench and Sarah and Remus sat on the other. "Can I come in?" Lily asked. Remus nodded. The rest of the boys were listening to James. "Geez, Evans your just following me everywhere today. " he joked. Lily smiled. She sat on the other side of Sarah. "I suppose you've seen Alice. " She told her friend. Sarah nodded. "She will be with him by the end of the year. "Sirius said. Everybody turned to face the boy. He was the only one in his family to get griffindor. Sirius looked just like the rest of his family though. Same dark hair and eyes. Same mischievous gleam. Sirius' hair hung low in front of his face. It made him seem more rebellious. "Speaking of the end of this year, I'm willing to place a bet that Avery and Mulciber will be Death-eaten by the end of school." Sirius said. The other Maurders nodded. Remus almost started laughing. James looked at Lily to see how she would take it. He knew Snape was best friends with Avery and Mulciber. She didn't seem to distressed. "Now Padfoot, I'm sure Dumbledore wouldn't have them here if they were." Remus said. Sirius and James laughed. "Dumbledore will see the good in anybody. He's not going to kick them out without proof. "Lily said. The four maruders looked at her. "That's why your head girl. "Sirus said matter of factly. Remus snickered. "It's not much of a comparison since Prongs is Head boy. "The whole campartment cracked up. Lily didn't laugh. James didn't even seem offended by the remark. Then Lily caught Sirius's attention. "Hey Lily, Looks like you've been crying. Did Prongs ask you out again? Let me guess she turned you down this time. Just like the other 50 times. " Sirius said. Nobody laughed. Lily and James felt the eyes of everybody else in the compartment. Lily looked down at the floor. James shoved his best friend. "Shove off, Padfoot. " He said. The rest of the Maurders laughed. Lily didn't think ti was funny. She could tell that Sarah was trying not to laugh. "So, is Slughorn still teaching potions?" Sarah asked. Lily smiled. Slughorn was her favorite teacher. He really seemed to understand her need for knowledge. She was sure that he would be back. If he wasn't Lily didn't know how she would bare the year without him. Surely, no one had taken slughorns place. "He is. And mooney and Lily will be in his slug eaters group. "Sirius joked. James raised an eyebrow. "Slug eaters? You mean the Slug club. Jeez, padfoot you make it sound like they are death eaters. "He said. The mood of the compartment had turned very serious. "It's horrible the things he does." Lily whispered. Everybody knew she was referring to Voldemort. Even though Dumbledore did not fear the name, the other wizards did. Especially Lily. Next year they would be out in the world on their own. Voldemort could show up on their doorstep any day and kill them right there. Lily tried not to picture the face of dead Remus or Sirius. Or even James for that matter. The boy's arrogant behavior often annoyed Lily, but she didn't wish him dead. She would never wish somebody dead. That was just plain cruel. Sarah smiled as Alice returned to the compartment. The young witch's curly hair was scattered around her face. She had dark curly hair (which she threatened to cutting off every day) and brown eyes that reminded Liky of chocolate. Her face was a bit more angular then the other two girls. "Hey boys. " she said happily as she took a seat next to Lily. Sirius took this as an excellent opportunity to brighten everybody's mood. "So tell me,Alice, have your lips been doing anything important lately? "He asked. Alice grinned. Lily was particularly interested in her answer. "Well, Padfoot, You would just love to know that Wouldn't you? Unfortunately for you, I don't song and share. Alice said haughtily. She shrugged here shoulders as the whole compartment burst into laughter. Sirius grinned. "I wasn't asking you to share Frank." he said mischievously. This only caused more slaughter throughout the compartment. Lily looked out her window again. This year was truly going to be memorable. She sighed as the train chugged across the countryside.