Chapter One- Head Students

It was nearly time. Time to board the Hogwarts Express. It was Lily Evans' seventh year and she was determined to make it the best. As she boarded, Lily kept thinking about how good this year had already turned out to be, and school hadn't even started yet. First of all, she had been made Hogwarts new head girl. She had been working towards this her entire Hogwarts career.

Not to mention the different possibilities for head boy. There was Remus Lupin. He had been her fellow Gryffindor prefect; Lily was partially convinced it had to be Remus. However, if it weren't, there was always Ben Garret, a kind, smart and not all together bad looking Ravenclaw. There was also Daniel Smith, the quiet but very nice Hufflepuff. Any of the three would be excellent choices and Lily was confident whoever Dumbledore chose would make a great head boy.

"Lily!" A voice called suddenly from behind her. Lily turned to see her best friend Alyssa Jones rushing towards her.

"Alyssa!" Lily cried excitably as she was engulfed in a hug.

"I've missed you SO much Lily!" Alyssa said in a shrill voice, "but enough of that, we really need to find a compartment."

And before Lily had time to think, she and her belongings were being dragged onto the train and into the first empty compartment they found. Once they were settled, Alyssa began rattling off once more.

"You got head girl, right?" Lily nodded, "I knew it! I just knew it! Do you know who the head boy is?"

"No, but I should find out soon. We have to meet with the prefects and explain everything to them."

"Hopefully he's someone good looking. You don't want to be sharing a common room and everything with someone ugly," Alyssa said.

"Or annoying," Lily added. Just then, she felt the train lurch into motion. "I think I'm supposed to go meet him now actually, before the prefects show up."

"Alright, I've got my fingers crossed!" Lily giggled as she left the compartment and made her way down to the front of the train to meet the head boy and prefects.

Lily was the first one to arrive in the compartment and spent the next several minutes sitting in silence. Finally, she heard the compartment door slide open. She looked up and saw Remus Lupin standing in the doorway.

"Remus!" Lily shouted, jumping up and hugging him briefly, "I just knew it had to be you! I knew it! I knew it!"

"It's great to see you too, Lily," he grinned, "Knew what, exactly?"

"That you'd be head boy, of course!"

"Umm, I'm not though…" Lupin said.

"What?"

"I was coming in here to tell you that the actual head boy was running just a little late and will be here in a few minutes."

"Who is he?" Lily asked eagerly.

Before Lupin could answer, he was interrupted by a loud voice Lily knew all too well. A voice that belonged to the most annoying prat she had met in her entire life.

"Oi, Evans!" Shouted James Potter happily.

"Potter, you have no business being in here!" Lily shot at him.

"What? Of course I do. I'm head boy, after all," James said, smirking at Lily.

"You lying prat, there is no way Dumbledore would make you head boy!"

"Lily, he really is head boy," said Lupin quietly as James reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out his shiny new head boy badge.

"It was a shock to me too; I thought Padfoot must have switched my letter with Moony's." James explained with a laugh.

"What on Earth was Dumbledore thinking? Not only are you completely and totally irresponsible, it's common knowledge that we hate each other! This will never work!"

"Sure it will, even Dumbledore knows we're made for each other," James said, taking a seat in the compartment.

At this moment, however, they interrupted by the first few prefects arriving . Remus waved goodbye to his two friends and left. Lily put on a smile and greeted the prefects. Once all of the prefects were in the compartment, it was time for them to begin. Lily did all of the talking and didn't so much as look at James. Just as they were about to finish James stood and began speaking, cutting across the conclusion Lily was just making with his own.

"Remember, you can set a good example without being boring like Evans here. Stick with your duties and the rest is a piece of cake. Alright? Now, out with ya," James ended with a smirk at Lily who stared back incredulously.

When the last prefect had left the compartment, Lily slide the door shut again before James had the chance to get out.

"Let's get something strait here Potter, just because we're head students together doesn't mean we're friends. You have responsibilities and if you slip up in the least I will go straight to Dumbledore and report you. Is that clear?" Lily said acidly.

"Evans, I must remind you that you are not above me," Said James, remaining surprisingly calm, "We are both head students and are equals. I like you; you don't like me, as always. I get it."

James left the compartment dejectedly and went to sit with the other Marauders. Lily, still fuming, returned to the compartment where she had left Alyssa, who had been joined by their other friend Alice Brown.

"You are never going to believe this!" Lily shouted as she entered the compartment, "Dumbledore made James Bloody Potter head boy!"

"You've got to be kidding me!" Alyssa said.

"That's outrageous!" Alice agreed.

"I know! Dumbledore has finally lost his marbles! Why wouldn't he choose Lupin or Garret or Smith or anyone else in the school, really?" Lily's rant went on and on for what seemed like hours. No matter what Alice and Alyssa tried to bring up, it always seemed to lead back to Potter.

It seemed to take ages for the Hogwarts Express to reach its destination, but when it finally did Lily could only groan with disappointment. All of her hopes for the best year ever were gone, replaced by what was, in Lily's opinion, impending doom. The only thing James ever managed to bring to Lily was misery and anger. Now she had to spend the entire year with him.

The three girls hurried off the train so they could get a carriage to themselves, and were successful. Alice was also able to lead their first conversation that didn't involve James Potter in hours.

At long last, they reached the castle. Lily stepped out and smiled. She was finally home.