Chapter 1-And the Head Boy Is...
Lily Evans had hated James Potter since the day she met him. James Potter had been in love with Lily Evans since the day he met her.Naturally, this caused quite a bit of conflict between the two. Lily was a redhead, so her temper was almost always bubbling just below the surface. Thus, she usually took her temper out on James in the form of various hexes, spells, and curses. James never retaliated if he could avoid it. However, his three best friends,
Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew, found it harder to resist, especially Sirius.
This was their seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
and Lily had been named Head Girl!
"Have you heard about the new Head Boy yet?" asked her friend, Alice.
"No, I'm supposed to find out who it it today. I bet its Remus Lupin," she added.
"Or, maybe you'll get James Potter," Alice suggested jokingly.
"Oh, god I hope not!" Lily exclaimed. Alice laughed.
They had reached the magical entrance to platform 9 3/4. They both leaned against the barrier and entered the platform where they saw the scarlet Hogwarts Express.
"I have an announcement to make" called a slightly older boy as they climbed on to the train. Lily recognized him as last year's Head Boy. "The new Head Girl is.
Lily Evans!" Everyone in the compartment applauded politely. "And, the new Head Boy is James-"
"POTTER!", Lily shouted as a spell zoomed past her ear.
"Get down Evans!", Potter shouted. Lily obliged. "You'll pay for that one Snivellus!", Potter shouted.
"Its not my fault the filthy mudblood got in the way!", Severus Snape shouted back.
"You'd think six years at Hogwarts would have taught you. DON'T CALL HER A MUDBLOOD!", James roared with anger.
Lily and Alice caught their chance and crawled into the Head's compartment.
"That immature, big-headed, PRAT!!!", Lily burst out. "He could have done either of us a serious injury."
"Well, you do have to admit that he's grown ten times more handsome over the summer", Alice replied with a slight giggle.
"Oh, NO! Not you, too, Alice!" Lily cried exasperatedly. "Please don't tell me you've joined the Potter fan club."
"No," Alice replied matter-of-factly, "I just think that you should admit to yourself that you think he's handsome. Its not good for you to keep these things bottled up inside." Lily threw her transfiguration book at her in response.