At First Sight

Chapter One: Homecoming

Lily's Point of View

Lillian Evans had no idea what it was about James Potter that repulsed her. Looking at his profile from across Platform nine and three-quarters the only thing she could notice was a particularly handsome man who was telling a story to his best mates, Sirius and Remus, causing them to double in laughter. When had James Potter become a man? She hadn't the faintest idea. But there he was. His boyish awkwardness had disappeared over the summer. His messy black hair had been cut short in a manner that emphasized the square of his jaw. Without messy bangs covering his eyes, his blue-green eyes were the highlight of his face. Ocean eyes. That's what they were. He had yet to change in to his robes and his hard-earned Quidditch biceps were peaking out from under the short sleeves of his T-shirt. He was tall and muscular from his four-a-week Quidditch practices for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, of which he captioned And of course, there was his dimples. His adorable dimples that appeared each and every time he smiled, which he happened to be quite keen on.

"Lily, what on earth are you staring at?"

"Why, she's practically drooling!"

"She so is. Lil? Are you staring at Sirius Black?"

"Understandable. What a gorgeous man."

"But that James Potter is a pretty nice specimen himself."

"Certainly. I wouldn't mind catching him in a broom closet."

"Alas, that can't possibly be who Lily is looking at!"

"No way. She hates James!"

"Despises is more like it."

"Take your big word and choke on it, you prick!"

Lily was overwhelmed by the rapid-fire conversation between her two closest friends. She giggled softly and tore her eyes away from the lovely sight that was James Potter. Her two friends grinned widely at her, and Lily had to smile.

Riley Dante had been Lily's first friend at Hogwarts. They had met on the train on her way. Riley was the type of girl who had always been so ravishingly beautiful that all other girls immediately assumed that she was stuck-up bitch. Her compartment had been empty and it had taken Lily a good five minutes to work up enough nerve to ask the petite blond if she could sit there. Of course, when she had Riley and Lily became instant friends.

Riley was simply beautiful. She had long blond hair that was naturally straight that just grazed the small of her back. Her thin straight bangs fell in to her ice blue eyes. Her eyes were as cool and clear as James' were deep. Her full, plump, naturally pink looked almost constantly swollen, like she had spent the night kissing. Her thin, willowy body left her with legs that seemed to go on for smiles, and what she lacked in her 34B chest she made up for in a rather plump backside and hourglass hips.

Christina Vance had met Lily and Riley at Hogwarts. They had been sorted shortly after each other and Christina took a seat beside Riley, across from Lily. And they clicked. Christina was an exotic beauty, having been born in Brazil. She had moved to England shortly after she was born, so Christina had all the beauty of a Brazilian woman without having a language problem.

Christina was permanently sun-kissed, a golden color all year round. She had shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes that were so dark they almost appeared black. Her body was curvaceous and Christina worked a large chest and wide hips. She had an attitude about her that dared any one to argue with the fact that she was beautiful. People never did. She was, and they knew it.

"Ladies!" Lily cried, pulling them in to a hug one after the other. They hadn't seen each other at all during the summer and even though the owled on a regular basis, they had a lot of catching up to do. Giggling and gossiping the whole way, the three girls boarded the train and walked all the way to the back without even checking the other compartments. They snagged an empty compartment, the one they took every year for every trip, and settled in for the ride ahead.

Lily was extremely excited to head back to Hogwarts. In the summer, she was confined. Her parents didn't know what to do with a witch and her sister, who she had once been so close with, wanted nothing to do with her "freak" of a sister. Hogwarts was her home, the only place she could be. And she was ready to come home.

"Chica's, congratulations are in order." Riley announced, breaking Lily's train of thought. "I am now a woman, if you catch my drift." She said, giving her two friends a satisfied grin. She settled back in to her seat and crossed her arms over her chest, ready to study the reaction of her friends. They were both extremely predictable.

"You finally did the deed!" Christina cried, ecstatic. "It's about time! You're seventeen for God's sake. You've got a lot of catching up to do." Christina wasn't chaste by any definition of the word and had the mindset of a stereotypical boy when it came to love and sex. They were separate, she maintained. Boy's knew the difference, and if girl's did to they would never get hurt. Personally, Lily thought that was a load of bullshit, but whatever pleased Christina.

"Riley! With who?" Lily asked. She would now be the only virgin among them. Hell, she was probably one of the last virgins in the seventh year. It didn't really bother her - much. She was saving it.

"One of my brothers friends." Riley said. Her eyes got a dreamy look to them. "He was older, more experienced. And he knew exactly what to do with me. Oh, guys, I wish you had seen us. We made the perfect couple. He was big, muscular, you know. Looks real tough. Got a couple tattoos. And I was like his perfect little country-club wife. It was amazing."

"Was it good?" Christina asked. That was simply the way with those three girls. They all spoke their mind, not caring about being embarrassed or any such thing. They told each other every thing.

"Well... Not the first time. It hurt a little, more the next day then any thing. And I didn't... You know! The second time was better, but still not great. But the last couple times we did it was amazing. God, Chris, nothing has ever felt better!"

"Believe me, honey, I've known the thrill of a good lover for some time now." She responded, winking slightly and looking quite smug.

"My virgin ears!" Lily cried, covering her ears with her hands and laughing.

"Well, I definitely like whatever conversation you guys are having in here!" A instantly recognizable male voice cried as he threw open the door.

The girls tried to cover there smiles with a groan as Sirius Black swooped in like a Superhero pulling them all in to hugs. He gave Lily a kiss on the cheek. Remus Lupin followed in behind them and did the same. As did Peter, as did James. The Marauders, those fabulous boys. They were always causing trouble, but they were so warm at heart Lily and her friends tried to put up with them on a regular basis. In fact, James was the only one she had ever argued with.

And was it just Lily, or could she feel James tighten his grip around her?

James' Point of View

He could see her out of the corner of his eye while he was telling Sirius the story of the busty blond "escort" who had mistaken him for his dad, not noticing until after she had slept with him. My, was she ever beautiful. And she got more beautiful each year. When he first saw her, he literally stopped in his tracks and sucked in her breath. His beautiful, red-headed sole mate.

To bad she didn't notice him.

From where he was, James could see her sparkling green eyes. They were green like emeralds, a deep green not some puny grass colored green. And then there was her hair. Her auburn hair fell in loose waves down her back,. He couldn't help but notice that her bust size had increased over the summer. James had to catch himself before he started to drool.

"Prongs!" Sirius Black, coming up to James and patting him on the back. Immediately Sirius knew who James was looking at. "That Evans is looking pretty fine this year. I wouldn't mind shagging her."

"Don't!" James exclaimed. "Talk about her like that. What's your problem, man?"

"Easy, Prongs. He's just kidding." Remus Lupin added. "But she did get more attractive over the summer."

James had to smile at his two best friends. They were suck pricks, the lot of them. But he loved them like brothers, he truly did.

Sirius and James had met a month before school started, a random meeting with a mutual friend. They instantly liked each other, and when it came time to go to Hogwarts James and Sirius met up so that they wouldn't have to be alone. Though it wasn't some thing they had to worry about, there was safety in numbers.

Sirius was vain and self-centered but he made up for it with a brilliant sense of humor and a strive to help his friends. He was constantly skipping class and hearing about how he wasn't "living up to his full potential". He though that was bullshit. He was so hot, he knew he'd get rich some one. Probably on a Quidditch team. Sirius was tall, tanned and muscular, even more so than James. He had very unique gray eyes. When he was angry or upset they gave the appearance that you could look right through his eyes and see in to Sirius. He tried to prevent that from happening. He didn't like to wear his emotions on his sleeve "like a pansy". His dark hair, which he kept long as a sort of act of rebellion, fell in to his eyes with a sort of casual elegance. He owed his aristocratic good looks to the Black family, the family he despised, but while he had no interest in the dark ways of his family, he appreciated their good looks.

Sirius and James had meet Remus at Hogwarts. He had ended up being in his dorm. Sirius and James tried to prank their new roommate by putting a selection of dead rodents in his four poster. When Remus saw this he remained cool and simply used magic to switch his bed with another unaware student, the rodents removed. This kind of behavior immediately got the attention of the two boys and they welcomed Remus in to their band of brothers.

Remus was the intelligent one, the only one who attended class on a regular basis and a prefect. His plain brown eyes had the occasional gold speck in them, a perfect metaphor for the way people were constantly underestimating him. At first, he looked like a tag-a-long with the Marauders, but like the gold specks in his eyes, Remus had his own "golden" qualities that made the group welcome him. He kept his light brown hair cut short in order to look constantly neat without putting effort in to it. He wasn't as tall as the others, nor as lanky. He had square shoulders and a strong body. Remus Lupin was also a werewolf.

As his best friend, the Marauders quickly became aware that once a month, near the full moon, Remus became sick or went to go visit his sick mum. When they finally got the truth out of him James, Sirius and their friend Peter, were determined to do some thing to be with Remus at the full moon. Of course, they couldn't go as humans. In there fifth year, the Marauders - with the exception of Remus - became Animagus. James became a stag, hence his nickname Prongs. Sirius became a large dog (which both James and Remus considered very fitting, given his life style), hence the nickname Padfood. Remus was Moony, for obvious reasons, and Peter, who became a rat, was given the nickname Wormtail.

Another remarkable feat of magic the boys had was Marauders Map. It was a magical map of Hogwarts that showed the entire castle and grounds, secret passage ways included, of Hogwarts. It also shows the location of people in Hogwarts. The old piece of parchment only became the map when one tapped their wand against it and said "I solemnly swear I am up to no good", and disappears once the words "mischief managed" are spoken.

"How was your summer, Prongs?" Sirius asked, a mischievous smile on his face. James had already told Sirius, who lived with James, the story but they both knew Remus would get a kick out of it.

Some time during his considerable long story, Lily and her friends boarded the train. The Marauders were some of the only people still on the platform. "Where the hell is Wormtail?" James muttered.

As if on cue, a petite and slightly overweight boy with thin, almost colorless hair, ran up to them, his eyes small and watery. "Sorry!" He squeaked, eager to apologize to his popular friends. "Sorry!" He repeated.

"Chill, Wormtail!" Sirius said with a bark-like laugh. "Let's just get a cabin."

"Let's find Lily's cabin." James suggested.

"Sounds good. That Christina is... Wow." Sirius said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Riley's more my type." Remus said softly, smiling slightly. He had his eye on Christina for quite a while. While he didn't shag as much or as often as Sirius and James did, Remus still got more than his fair share. Much more than Peter, at least.

When they found the cabin Lily and her friends were in, Sirius just stormed in, disrupting what appeared to be a very private conversation. James lingered outside, wanting to be last in. He wrapped his arms around Lily and gave her a long, tight hug. And it meant so much more than hugging any of the other girls.

Why didn't she feel that?