The Calm Before the Storm

Lily Potter sat straight up in her bed. She was breathing heavily and covered in sweat. Lily had dreamed of a little boy with tufts of dark hair and green eyes. The thing she remembered the most, though, was a scar shaped like a lightning bolt on his forehead. He was sobbing in a heartbreaking way and Lily, for some reason, felt like it was her responsibility to help him, but her arms and legs wouldn't move no matter how hard she tried. (A/N: Sorry if that was a little too much but I love foreshadowing!) Lily shook the memory out of her head and tried to go back to sleep. After a few minutes it became apparent that she was wide awake. With a sigh, Lily climbed out of her four poster, careful not to wake up her friends, and went down to the common room. She brought her books with her and intended to get some studying done before breakfast. She walked up to her favorite couch and saw that it was already occupied. James Potter lay on his side, sleeping with his mouth slightly agape and his glasses askew. Lily slowly stepped back knowing that if he woke she wouldn't get a moment of studying in. BANG! Lily cursed under her breath, she had run into the table. James shot up wand in hand.

"Oh, it's just you Lils!" he said cheerfully, once he saw her.

"Only my friends can call me that Potter!" Lily retorted. James winced and, for a second, lost his confident smirk, but it came back so soon that Lily wondered if she had imagined it.

"Fine, Evans!" James replied with his trademark lopsided grin.

"Just call me Lily, or better yet, don't call me anything at all!" Lily said with a frustrated sigh. This is always how it was with Potter. He was so immature that he couldn't even have a normal conversation with someone.

"Were you going to STUDY? On a Friday night?" James yelled looking at the books in her hands. Uh oh.. he noticed. Lily quickly tried to change the subject.

"What were you doing here anyway, Potter?"

"Detention. I had to mop the floors! Without magic!" James said, grimacing from the memory, "By the time I got back it was 2 a.m. and I was too tired to go back up to the dormitory."

"Well, you probably deserved it." Lily said stonily, even though she didn't think anyone should have to stay out that late for detention.

Lily noticed James staring at her and looked down. She was still wearing her pajama shorts and a, uh, not-so-covering tank top.

"Stop staring, you pervert!" James jumped and looked offended.

"Actually, Lily, I was looking at your necklace," James told her.

"Oh. Sorry. My mum gave it to me for my birthday." Lily fingered the diamond, heart-shaped necklace. (A/N: Go to my profile to see Lily's necklace!) Lily shivered. It was freezing and she wasn't wearing much.

"Lily..can you just give me a chance?" James said abruptly and continued talking before Lily could say anything, "You always expect the worst from me, but I'm really not that bad. Please, just try." Lily was about to walk away, but she made the mistake of looking up. His hazel eyes were large and pleading.

"Fine, Potter bu-,"

"Call me James!" The cocky grin was back. Lily scowled.

"Fine, James, but you have to grow up!" She said sternly.

"I'll will! I really will, Lily." James said earnestly, sitting back down. James patted the spot on the couch next to him ignoring Lily's narrowed eyes. "Come on, you said we could be friends, and you're not going to sleep anytime soon! Let's talk."

Lily considered it for a moment and realized he was right. It's wasn't like she could go back to sleep now, and she had said she would try. She plopped down on the couch next to him. Wow, she thought, he was really warm. Lily was about to snuggle closer to him, but then she realized that friend or no friend, this was James Potter. He turned his head to face her, and she noticed his eyes again. They were like endless tunnels. Lily suddenly realized that her hair must look terrible, but she wouldn't give him the satisfaction of fixing it. It's wasn't like she cared what he thought anyway!

"Soooo…" James said, trailing off. His breath felt hot on her face. She shivered again, but this time it wasn't because she was cold.

"You must be freezing!" James said. Then he out his arm around her. She tried to shrug it off, but he held it there. "I'm being friendly Lily, there are no blankets around here and you're as cold as ice! Just relax for once." What did he mean? She could relax! To prove her point she settled into him. He really was wonderfully warm. Maybe, this friendship wouldn't be so bad! Potter really did seem a little less egotistical than before. Lily stifled a yawn.

"You're tired. Go to sleep." Lily was about to protest, but James started moving his thumb in small circles around her shoulder where it rested. It was oddly calming. Oh, whatever. She buried her face in his chest and closed her eyes.

A/N: So what did you guys think? Please review and I'll give you credit in the next chapter and probably reply! Every review literally makes my day! Sorry if there are errors, but I wrote this on a whim and didn't really feel like editing! Thank you so much for reading and if you like PJO definitely check out my other stories!