It had been a rather uneventful Summer for one Lily Evans. Other than her sister Petunia having her current boyfriend Vernon Dursley over almost every week for dinner, there wasn't much going on in the Evans house. Mainly Lily kept to herself (especially when Vernon was over, lest her beloved sister blow a fuse) and read as many books she could. Granted most of those books happened to be novels and not particularly educational (other than the few kissing excerpts) but at least she was reading something. She couldn't find motivation to read ahead in her studies this year, after all it was her last year at the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; she needed to savor it.

So instead of filling her head with a seventh year's knowledge before she was officially in school, she was laid out on her bed in an odd, but comfortable, position reading a muggle novel. This particular novel wasn't keeping her attention very well however, because she knew that at any moment she would be receiving an owl regarding the school supplies she would need and she would get to see if she made Head Girl as Professor McGonagall had insinuated.

As if on cue with her thoughts, she heard Petunia shriek which meant something magical was here. Lily jumped up off her bed and threw the book on it, not bothering to mark her place. When she arrived downstairs Petunia stood in a corner pointing a feather duster looked at the owl sitting calmly in their living room.

"Petunia, calm down. You know this happens every year," commented Lily with a roll of her eyes.

"It doesn't make it any less freaky," Petunia scowled, staring the owl down.

Lily crossed the room and took the letter from the owl's beak, petting the owls head softly before it hopped out the window and flew away.

"Why don't you just send letters like normal people?" Petunia asked, and Lily could tell she was asking out of curiosity despite her judging tone. In all honesty Lily didn't even know the reason why. She shrugged her shoulders in response, and headed back up towards her room to leave Petunia to her cleaning.

Upon reentering her room, she plopped down on her bed and tore open the letter. A badge immediately fell out of the envelope into her hand, bringing a grin to her face. She quickly scanned the letter and read the quick note Headmaster Dumbledore added to her standard school supply list that congratulated her on her achievement of getting Head Girl.

Smiling she ran back downstairs to the kitchen to find her mum, who was making sandwiches for lunch.

"Hullo sweetheart," Her mum greeted, not looking up from the sandwiches.

"Mum! I got Head Girl!" Lily announced, jumping around in excitement. Her mum put the knife she was using to speed the condiments and grinned at her daughter.

"Really? That's great sweetie!" She exclaimed, moving to hug Lily. "Does this give you any perks at school?" She asked, letting Lily go.

"Only if you count being able to give students detention, take points, and boss prefects around," Lily listed, smirking with each perk.

"So, this is a definitely a good thing," Her mum observed, returning to her sandwiches.

"Yes, very very good," Lily nodded.

"Isn't there a Head Boy in your year too?" Her mum asked.

"Yeah, but they don't tell us who the other Head person is until we get on the train. I have a feeling it's Remus Lupin."

"Oh the nice boy who was a prefect with you last year?"

"Yes. He's the most responsible boy I know in my year, so it just has to be him," Lily commented, sure of it.

"I'm glad that you will be paired with someone that you'll get along with." Her mum finished the sandwich, and handed Lily one.

She took a bite before answering, "It is a bonus." She nodded, happily imaging her seventh year duties and how easy they would be. Not to mention fun. She could give detention to those rude Slytherins and the Marauders if they even so much as thought about pranking her, which she knew was a given.

Now far more excited about the ending of Summer and the beginning of school, Lily bolted upstairs to look over her supply list. Tomorrow she would buy her books, and hopefully run into Remus to talk about Head duties. For the past 4 years, she and he would run into one another at Flourish and Blotts and usually trade Summer stories and talk about classes they were taking that year. After about 10 minutes or so of talking they were usually interrupted by James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, which is usually when Lily took her leave so she wouldn't be tempted to jinx the lot.

As much as she got on with Remus, the other three liked to push her buttons to see how far they could go before she lost her temper. Naturally, Lily kept her composure most of the time, but whenever James decided to try to get under her skin he most always succeeded in flustering her.

'Not tomorrow, he won't,' Lily thought to herself, determined to once and for all ignore James Potter and not allow him to get under her skin