The 7th Year

The 7th Year
A James Potter and Lily Evans fan fiction

As I have mentioned in my other stories this is not written by J. but by a teenager who isn't making any money from this all that I want is for people to read what I think happened when James and Lily were in their final year. This story connects with Max and Hogwarts since I decided that I would write about their other years since I couldn't find a big plot. I have included a recap at the beginning of this story though so it won't seem like a big gap between the two stories. Sorry if you wanted to know more but the ideas for James and Lily's 7th year came to me before idea's for their second year did.
Hope you enjoy it and please Review, don't be too mad at me because I decided to jump straight to their 7th year but I'm hoping this will make up for it.
SpringBabe.

Chapter 1: Before the year starts.

(Lily's POV)

"Mum, Dad! It's arrived!" I shouted from my room down to my parents in the kitchen.

I flipped my 7th and last Hogwarts letter over and over like there was some mistake and that it was for someone else not me, only if it was from someone else I never would have gotten the first letter that told me I was a witch. I kept the first letter for proof just in case I woke up and it was all a dream. The letter was hidden under the pull out floorboard with all my photos of my friends at Hogwarts. I knew who was in the photos, there was my favourite one of me, Kerry Scott, Alice Smith and Max Ride who was my best friend until she left after the disaster with her boyfriend Nick who was her adopted brother at Hogwarts so that no one would think their family was weird. Max and Nick along with Dylan, Monique, Amelia and Hamish had the biggest secret in the whole school. They were brought up in dog cages in a lab in Arizona, America. Scientists meddled with their DNA so long story short they were 98% human and 2% bird. Out of the 98% human they had 50% magic in them and Max was a witch along with her adopted sister Monique and cousin Amelia who isn't really her cousin. Then the boys Nick, Dylan who was her cousin and Hamish who is Amelia's brother and cousin of Max and Dylan. They all lived with Dr Martinez and her daughter Ella next door. Max was Dr Martinez's daughter but the others had no relation to Max, Dr Martinez and Ella at all. To hide the weirdness the pretended that Dylan's mum along with Hamish and Amelia's mum were sisters to Dr Martinez and they both died in the same car crash Dr Martinez pretend to take them in since she couldn't split them up from Max after what they had been through. Nick and Monique both had dark skin so Dr Martinez pretend said she'll adopt them when really she adopted them all except Max and Ella.

Well anyway Max, Nick and Dylan were the oldest and the same age as me, Monique and Ella were two years younger and then Hamish was three years younger and Amelia would have just turned 10. Max was my best friend and in our group of 4 she along with Kerry were the trouble makers, pulling pranks on the Marauders (James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew) or with them. Then there was Alice the quiet one around everyone else but with us girls she wouldn't shut up but then she was the best at getting us out the sticky situations Max and Kerry got us into. I could relate more to Alice since she wasn't so keen on breaking the rules as me but would join Max and Kerry when detention was on the line. Then there was me, I'm the one that kept Max and Kerry from breaking the records of detentions that the Marauders, Nick and Dylan set.

In our first 3 years of school Max and Kerry hung out with the Marauders, Nick and Dylan then Max and Sirius got close and started dating. They broke apart in our third year when Max started to see Nick more than in a brotherly way. Then we drifted away from the guys much to my liking since it stopped James Potter from asking me out every spare second of the day we had. Max and Sirius tried to stay friends but it didn't work since Nick was Sirius's roommate. Then in the middle of the 4th year Max and Nick started dating, everyone in the school was confused as to why they were going out since they were told that Nick was Max's adopted brother. Then their story was out in the open, they had hidden it from the whole school since they didn't want people constantly bugging them about having wings and being able to fly. Of course once everyone knew they were always approached by students asking if they could see them flying. Anyway one night towards the end of 4th year Max and Nick were flying around in the forbidden forest when Nick was hit with the killing curse by one of the 7th year Death Eaters(If someone is hit by the killing curse they don't survive). Max was an emotional wreak since Nick was her soul mate. Everyone tried to cheer her up but we were all grieving. Dylan, Monique and Ella tried to get her out of our dorm room but she wouldn't move from her bed. She stayed there for a week and we all left her to give her some space, even the Cummin twins knew not to bother her and were grieving as well. Then a week before the year ended she left, didn't take her stuff a small bag with a change of clothes I think and flew out the window. Then she left the rest of us worse than we were before. She was like a sister to me, Kerry and Alice and more than a sister to Sirius since he never got over her. The four of us had a few cheerfully conversations with the Cummins Twins and were friends but they were never as close as the four of us were but they were the only ones that got me, Kerry and Alice through it all and got us through the shook of her bed being left alone in the 5th year. Without knowing it I was looking at all my photos in the last year, there was only one that Alice had managed to take where I was laughing at something that James said the rest of them that involved me and James had me shouting no at his requests to go out with me. I stopped at the one where Sirius was hugging Max, Kerry was getting a pigging back by Dylan, James and Remus were pulling faces, Nick was shooting glances at Max and Sirius, The Cummins Twins were in-between me and Alice while Peter was taking the picture. I glanced next door where the rest of Max's family and flock as she called them lived. They were down to members since Nick was murdered and Max ran away. I wished that she would come back when I looked next door and knock on the door or come and see but she never came back and I never heard from her since she left our lives.

"Well did you get it?" Mum asked as she stood in the doorway of my room.

"Huh," I said as I was pulled back into reality.

"The Head Girl badge, did you get it?" Mum repeated again trying to hide the excitement in her voice.

"Oh right that." I replied.

It had been half an hour since I shouted to mum telling her my letter was here. "Sorry got side tracked."

"Oh hunny I know you miss her but I'm sure it would have been the hardest on her with what happened." Mum said as she saw the photograph I put aside of me and Max laughing and smiling days before the incident.

"I know I just wish she would come back, not to school but back home next door." I replied.

Mum nodded and sat there on the bed next to me. I knew she wanted me to open my letter but she didn't want to push me when I was thinking about Max.

"Well do you want to open it with me?" I asked since I didn't want to disappoint her. The envelope was heavier and bulkier than usual but I didn't want to think I got Head Girl in case I didn't and I didn't want to be disappointed. Now that the war started I started to prepare for the worst and a silly thing like Head Girl didn't matter to me as much as it used too.

I tipped the envelope upside down and the scarlet and gold badge with Head Girl written on it fell out along with three pieces of parchment and the scarlet train ticket that never got used. I had wanted to be Head Girl ever since I got my prefect badge and now I wanted it less since what I really wanted was for Max to come back and James to stop being so arrogant, asking me out all the time but I was still excited and happy that Dumbledore chose me.

Mums squeals of delight covered mine and we were both jumping up and down that we didn't her Petunia come in after spending the whole day with her boyfriend Vernon Dursley.

"Has the freak been made the geek of the school," Petunia sneered as she past my room. I saw a flash of silver on her left hand as she walked into her room.

Ever since I got back from school in my first year Petunia had been calling be a freak, mainly because she was jealous that she never got to go and that Mum and Dad were proud of me since I put in more effort than Petunia and tried harder. They were ecstatic when my owl result came and I got Outstanding for everything.

"Did she get it?" Dad asked as he came to see what we were fusing over.

"Yep." I replied with a smile. Not a huge smile but big enough to make my parents happy. I was happy that I got the badge I really was but with the war nothing seemed to matter except for surviving and being with the ones you love.

Mum and Dad left to cook tea while I read the book list, instructions saying the same thing they normally did like the train leaves at exactly 11:00am on September the 1st from Kings cross station. Dumbledore had added an extra letter congratulating me.

'Dear Miss Lily Ann-Marie Evans,
Congratulations on getting the Head Girl badge and all the other teachers agree with me when I said you were the best candidate for the job since you are a wonderful role model and a top student in all your classes. You will be given special privileges with this badge such as your own dormitory, own carriage to share with the Head Boy and the ability to dock and give points to houses as well as detentions. I ask that you and the Head Boy will hold the meeting for the prefects on the train to Hogwarts and give them instructions for patrols.
Looking forward to seeing you this year and don't forget that dazzling smile I knew you have since the other students will need you to wear it during these dark times, remember if you need to see me use the words Bertie Bolts.
Sincerely Albus Dumbledore.'

I placed the parchments back in the envelope with my ticket and placed the badge on my chest of draws since I didn't need to wear it till I was on the train. I went downstairs to the kitchen to help prepare for dinner which was my favourite, lamb casserole. I was allowed to use magic this summer after turning 17 at the end of January and I was able to set the table quickly as well as keeping the casserole warm after it was taken off the stove. Petunia kept glaring at me with every mouthful she ate.

"Oh Lily we must get you a present how about a car since you can now drive." Mum said as she helped herself to her second serve.

Petunia stopped with her spoon halfway to her mouth. "How come she gets a car and she hasn't even finished school yet. I had to get a job to save up so I could buy my own car and no one even asked how my date went since it is more important than a stupid badge for freaks." Petunia roared standing up.

"Petunia darling, it's not nice for you to call your sister that and besides Lily has tried hard in everything she does while I hardly ever saw you studying in your last year." Mum told her.

"Well it can't be hard with what she has to do all she has to do is wave that bloody stick and she gets outstanding results well this is why I'm marrying Vernon, to get away from all of this." Petunia shouted as she pushed her chair back.

"You're getting married to Vernon?" Dad asked surprised. Mum and Dad didn't like Vernon and I had never met him because I was at school when they first met and he was never at our house.

"Yes, he took me on the most romantic date and proposed, he also gave me this wonderful diamond ring." Petunia held out her hand and showed mum and dad the ring.

Mum got up and congratulated her with a fake smile then she took her into the living room where they planed the wedding. Dad didn't look happy and just sat in his seat finishing his plate. I took my plate, mums and Petunias and put them in the dishwasher since mum preferred it that way instead of my cleaning them with magic. I got rid of the scraps and rest of the uneaten casserole with magic though since it was such a waste to go in the bin.

I talked with dad for a bit and he asked me about, Hogwarts, classes, friends and boyfriends then someone he asked about James Potter. I excused myself and went to bed.

(James' POV)

"OMG! OMG!" I gasped as I tore the envelope opened and tipped out everything in it. Three pieces of parchment floated out as well as two badges. I knew I was getting the Quiditch Captain badge since I got it last year, but I defiantly didn't expect the Head Boy Badge. I pulled out the two way mirror I shared with Sirius from my pocket and called him by saying his name.

Sirius' face appeared in the mirror, "what's up Prongs? I was just about to open my letter."

"Come do it in here you need to see something." I told him and in five seconds Sirius was in my room with a pop. "You could use the door you don't need to apparate." I told him.

"No way Dumbledore has completely lost his marbles, why would he make you Head Boy instead of Remus or me." Sirius laughed and I rolled my eyes since there was no way Sirius could be Head Boy.

Sirius laughing so much that he ended up on the floor rolling around. Mum and Dad came up since they could here Sirius from in the kitchen.

"Prongs, made Head Boy." Sirius said standing up and started laughing again.

Both mum and dad looked surprised, they didn't expect this neither of us did, then dad started laughing along with Sirius.

"What are you going to do when Remus finds out his badge is missing when he gets his letter." Dad joked since we all knew that Dumbledore wasn't going to make a mistake like slipping a badge into the wrong letter.

"It's actually mine." I said showing them the letter Dumbledore wrote to me as proof.

"He has defiantly lost his marbles." Sirius said as he opened his letter. "Hey Prongs I've been made assistant Captain to you so now you can't boss me around." Sirius said showing me his shiny new badge.

I inspected it and it was the same as mine except it said assistant Captain not Captain.

"Well we better go met Remus in Diagon Alley," I said grabbing my cloak.

We had all made plans to meet up in Diagon Alley the day we got our letters then Remus was going to stay over for a week before going home since the full moon was two days before we left. Peter told us he couldn't since his mother was sick or something so the three of us got to joke around. Sirius and I were taking the same classes; Remus was as well except he was also doing Muggle studies this year.

(Lily's POV)

I looked around the platform since it was going to be the last time I was to board the train to Hogwarts unless I was coming home for Christmas but mum and dad had already told me that Petunia was inviting the Dursley's over and she didn't want me there. It was crowded with kids dragging trunks towards the train, and hugging their parent's goodbye. I was trying to spot Kerry, Alice, Perri and Mellissa but I couldn't see much with the smoke coming from the train. I hugged my parents goodbye and pushed my trunk onto the train. I had ten minutes to find my friends before the train left.

"Lily." Someone called from behind me.

I saw Monique and Ella with Amelia waiting for Dylan and Hamish to appear through the barrier. Dylan used to be best friends with James and Sirius but after Max left he became quiet, never pulled a prank, joke or got a detention since. Ella was wearing a prefect badge on her tee since she didn't want to wear her robes until she got to Hogwarts.

"Congratulations." I said to Ella, "I had no idea which one of you was going to get it."

Dylan and Hamish appeared followed by Dr Martinez. I forgot that Hamish was starting this year but I was surprised that Dylan wasn't wearing a prefect badge since I thought he would have gotten it when Remus got the Head Boy badge since I was certain he would get it. Dylan helped Hamish and the two girls put their trunks on the train and said hi to me but that was it.

"Still haven't heard anything?" I asked Dr Martinez referring to Max when the others left. She shook her head and went to say goodbye to the others. I spotted Kerry and Alice by the train and approached them.

"Congratulations." Kerry said, "I knew you would get it."

"Have any off you seen the twins?" I asked.

"No Perri sent me an owl yesterday telling me she got the prefect badge and thought I was going to get it and their getting dropped off at the station since their brother as some speech to make today." Alice told me. "Any idea who Head Boy is?"

"No, I think its Remus but I thought his prefect badge would go to Dylan but as long as it isn't Potter I'm happy." I said.

The whistle signalling everyone to get on the train was blown and the three of us hopped on dragging our trunks to an empty compartment. I left my trunk by the window and went to the Prefect meeting promising them that I would make it as short as possible. I was walking down the train when I saw James and Remus come out of the compartment they were sharing with Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew. They saw me and Remus smiled while James stared.

"I knew you would get it," Remus told me as I walked up to them.

I was surprised when I saw that Remus still had his Prefect badge. "I thought you were going to be Head Boy." I said shocked.

"No James stole that from me." He joked.

I glared at James who glanced nervously down at the ground, "well let's go then." I said.

I hoped you liked this chapter, the next chapter will hopefully be up soon since I still have 3 weeks of holidays to go then I think my school year will be too busy for me to update often so I will try to get as much done as I can.

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