Disclaimer: Although i wish i was the amazing JK Rowling, sadly i'm not, so i completely give credit to JK Rowling for providing me with the basis for this story :)

Authors Note: Hey everyone. This is actually my first ever story - so please go easy on me! its kinda a credit to the marauders - who are easily, without a doubt, my favourite characters in Harry Potter. I really hope you like it!

Chapter 1: To the other side

Excitement was coursing through her veins as Lily Evan's pulled up to the parking lot of King's Cross station in London. Her dad, Richard Evans, parked the silver Volvo, and hopped out of the car, taking Lily's bags with him.

"Richard, you forgot the keys, again! What would we do if a thief came and stole the car?" Isabel Evans exclaimed.

That was her mum, Lily thought, paranoid as ever. She silently laughed and shook her head, walking towards the brick barrier of Platform 9 and ¾.

"JASMINE!" Lily called, running to throw herself in her best friend's arms.

"Hahahaha," Jasmine giggled, "I missed you too Lily!"

"Where are the others?" Lily questioned, worrying about her other friends. "I mean I really hope Marly's alright. She must have been really cut up about her parent's death," Lily sighed.

Marlene McKinnon was quite a tall girl, with waste length chocolate brown hair, and deep blue eyes. Although lately her normally cheerful eyes had been puffy and red, after witnessing her parents being tortured to death by Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

Her best friend, Jasmine Cunningham, was a tall, tanned girl with shoulder length, thick black hair and brown eyes, although these were usually covered up by the presence of her bright red glasses.

Lily on the other hand was average height with flowing red hair and tanned skin. Her bright greens eyes were her most recognisable feature, although Lily was self-conscious and thought they clashed horribly with her hair.

"Alex!" both girls screamed together, and then noticing Marlene standing behind her, ran to form a group hug with their best friends.

Alexandra Willis was amazingly pretty and often the attention of most guys' eyes. Even though she was extremely popular she was still waiting to have her first boyfriend, claiming that she 'just hadn't found the right guy'. Her eyes were soft blue in colour and her blonde hair flowed down to her shoulders. Her skin was tanned, and her eyelashes long and thick.

"Marly, you're looking heaps better!" Jasmine noticed.

"Yeah I know," Marlene replied, "my grandma told me that I might as well live life to the fullest, you know and make my parents proud of me. So I'm just trying to put it behind me," she finished.

"That's great," Alex replied, "but you know we only have two minutes 'till the train leaves."

"Ok, ok," Jasmine replied. "Party pooper," she added under her breath. Unfortunately Alex noticed and shot her a death glare.

Together they held hands and crossed through the wall to their final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They crossed the wall to one of the best years of their lives. They crossed the wall to the other side.

Meanwhile in a compartment on the Hogwarts Express, four teenage boys were readily anticipating their final year at Hogwarts, and of course their big welcoming prank to the school. One of them – James – was off in another world, imagining Lily as her girlfriend.

"Prongs! Prongs! PRONGS!" Sirius Black called frustrated at his best friend's dreaminess.

"Don't disrupt him Padfoot, he's in Lily World," Remus Lupin calmly explained, "it'll take something big to bring him back to reality," he finished.

"Bu…bu…but Moony," Sirius stuttered, "He's not even paying attention to the PRANK."

"Let it go, Padfoot!" Remus finalised, turning back to Peter and engaging him in conversation about their holidays.

Just then James snapped back to reality and remembered his promise to arrive to the Prefects meeting on time.

"Coming Moony?" James questioned, "We're going to be late!"

"Oh and of course we wouldn't want THAT, would we Prongs?" Sirius sarcastically replied.

"Padfoot…I'm really sorry I have to ditch you guys, but I promised myself, that this would be the year Lily would finally go out with me! We can plan the prank later ok?" James pleaded.

"Yeah don't worry 'bout it Prongs," Sirius laughed, "I was only joking!"

James and Remus walked down the corridor past all the compartments, where girls flirtatiously winked towards James. He just turned his head and continued down the train. He only had eyes for one girl, unfortunately the only one in the school that couldn't stand his presence.

They briefly passed the trolley lady and bought some pumpkin pasties and Bertie Bott's Every Flavoured Beans for later, when they got back to the compartment.

Finally they arrived at the Prefect's Compartment and walked in to discover Lily Evans already sitting there reading Hogwarts, A History yet again.

"And I thought we were early, Evans," James laughed.

"Potter, I know you think that it's fantastic that you got Head Boy, but some of us disagree, and I would immensely appreciate it if you just be quiet until the rest of the prefects have arrived," Lily snapped, her eyes glittering with anger.

James knew that from that moment, he would do anything to win Lily's heart. He was so used to the looks of anger he received, that he would do anything to see a look of love in her emerald eyes. He would cross to the other side, and change. For the better. He would come to the side of responsibility and kindness. The other side.

Author's Note: So yeah, there's the first chapter :) I hope you liked it. I do actually have a couple more chapters prepared but i don't think ill upload unless people want me to. So yeah PLEASE COMMENT! thanks guys :)