Just Lily

Lily Evans was never the pretty one, the smart one, the nice one, or the funny one. She was just Lily. She was, in fact, pretty, smart, nice and funny. But not many people really noticed her. She wasn't the most popular girl at Hogwarts, but she wasn't a complete loser either. She didn't use that much make-up or care that much about her clothes, but she always looked nice. Obviously she would dress-up now and then for fancy events, but she wasn't the type to spend four hours getting ready each morning. She had her four best friends whom she could always count on and her grades were amazing. Many would think her life was perfect. But there was something Lily didn't have. Something that she desired so much, but she didn't think she would ever find it. Lily Evans wanted romance. She wanted to be swept off her feet by a courageous gentleman. But, she had never even kissed a boy. The only boys that she even ever talked to were Severus Snape and James Potter. But Snape had changed. He was hanging around with all the creepy Slytherins and had begun to act like them too. And James…was James. He was a self-absorbed, cocky, arrogant, Quidditch captain who asked her out practically every day. Everyone in the school thought that he and his best friend, Sirius Black, were the two most attractive boys at Hogwarts. Lily agreed. But just because James was gorgeous did not make Lily want to go out with him. He was not her idea of a perfect gentleman. Someday, Lily hoped, she would find the perfect man. She hoped that day would hurry up and come.

Lily's mom woke her up bright and early on September First to catch the Hogwarts Express for her sixth year at Hogwarts. Her parents were fascinated by witches and wizards and everything having to do with the world her daughter had been living in for the past six years. They drove her to the Hogwarts Express and after goodbyes that took much too long, Lily dragged her trunk towards the shiny train to look for her friends.

"LILY!!!". Lily saw a flash of bright blonde hair before she was suffocated in a hug.

"I haven't seen you in soooo long! How've you been? Wow you grew taller! My little Lily is growing up! My summer was great, I met all these hot guys on the beach in the Caribbean, I think they were muggles. They were the hottest guys I have ever seen, even hotter than James and Sirius! How was your summer?" Lily's friend Mackenzie squealed.

"Hey Kenz, My summer was pretty good. It was boring, but relaxing. Where are the others?"

"We already got a compartment, come on!"

Lily followed Mackenzie's bouncing yellow head and tanned body to a compartment, where she saw here three other best friends, Kira, Hailey and Claire. Kira had long, silky black hair and piercingly blue eyes. She was short and thin and always looked good. She was the quietest of Lily's friends, and was always compassionate and ready to listen. She was extremely conscientious and received good marks for her hard work. Hailey was Lily's best friend, they met on the Hogwarts Express their first year and had been friends ever since. Hailey had wavy brown hair and was about the same height as Lily. She had big brown eyes that were like doors to her heart. Lily could tell what Hailey was feeling just by looking at her eyes. Hailey was somewhat shy, and was quite smart. She got good grades, but always left everything until the last minute. She was always fun to be around and loved doing spontaneous, crazy things. She was very similar to Lily, and was the one Lily went to when she had a problem. Hailey had had a few boyfriends over the years, but nothing very serious. Claire was….interesting. She was fun to be around…sometimes. But she often got annoying and obsessive. She had a different crush everyday, but never had a boyfriend. She never really matured after third year. She was very touchy-feely and always wanted to know everything that was going on. She had straight brown hair and hazel eyes. She was a little bit chubby, but by no means fat. Lily and her friends were often annoyed by her, but they were friends with her nonetheless. And of course, there's Mackenzie, aka Kenzie. She was the most outgoing and probably the prettiest of Lily's friends. She was tall and slim, with beautiful straight golden hair and tanned skin. Lily was jealous of her natural beauty. Kenzie had boys hanging off her with every step she took, but she never really had a serious boyfriend. She always said there was someone that she actually liked for more than just a hook-up buddy, but never told who it was. Lily had a suspicion, but would wait for Kenzie to tell.

The other three girls jumped up to hug Lily and ask her about her summer. Soon they were all giggling and laughing in the compartment on their way to Hogwarts, their home. Lily had to leave to go to a prefect's meeting during the train ride. Once there, she saw Remus, her fellow Gryffindor prefect, and the other prefects waiting.

"Hey Remus" Lily said.

"Oh hello Lily, how was your summer?"

"It was good, what about yours?"

"Oh it was fine. Not that interesting though".

Lily had always liked Remus as a friend. He was polite, kind, caring and mature. She never understood why he hung out with such James and Sirius, who were such arrogant snobs. The meeting was quick, and Lily returned to her compartment. Before the five girls knew it, they were approaching the school and they quickly put on their robes.

Lily stepped off the train and started to head for the waiting horseless carriages to carry them up to the school when someone jumped in front of her. Uggg it was James. He'd never stop, would he.

"Hello, Lily doll, how was your summer? You look more beautiful now than you did last year, if that is even possible."

"Hi James, shut up and move so I can get to my carriage."

"Oh, what is getting my fair lady down on such a wonderful evening?"

"You. Move. Now."

"How about I accompany you?". James stuck out his arm for her. Lily darted past.

"Lily, Come Back!" James yelled after her. Lily kept walking.