Author's Note: I'm reworking this story because it seemed a bit rushed. I'm going to be adding a few scenes and build character relationships. I'm hoping that these changes will make your reading experience more enjoyable :) Please be patient with me.

Disclaimer: The plot is mine, but the characters you recognize belong to J.K. Rowling.

Chapter One

Lily Evans smiled brightly as she walked down the long corridor of the Hogwarts Express, only stopping when she reached the Heads' compartment. She inhaled deeply as her left hand went up to touch the Head Girl badge pinned neatly onto her robes, as if to check that it was still there and this was not a dream. Feeling the small, cool metal beneath her fingers, Lily nodded and beamed as she reached to open the compartment door, eager to meet the Head Boy. The smile melted off her face instantly when she saw the messy-haired boy asleep on one of the seats. "POTTER?"

James Potter bolted up from his declined position and had his wand out the next instant. His body was rigid and his eyes alert as they scanned the scene before him. He relaxed when he saw the red-head standing in the doorway. "Alright, Evans?" he greeted, pocketing his wand and smiling at the girl.

"What are you doing here?" Lily asked, enraged.

"I'm Head Boy," James replied simply. He turned slightly so that his badge was in view; his Quidditch Captain badge sat adjacent.

"You must be joking!" Lily shrieked. What was Dumbledore thinking? James Potter in NOT Head Boy material!

"But I'm not, Flower," James replied, a smirk playing on his lips. A soft knock on the door turned James' attention away from the angry Head Girl.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I just wanted to remind you both that the meeting was supposed to start five minutes ago," a sandy-haired seventh year said. Remus Lupin smiled warmly as Lily, who returned the gesture. "How was your summer, Lily?"

"Rather enjoyable, Remus," Lily replied. Remus Lupin was the only Marauder Lily could ever stand being around. Unlike his friends, Remus was considerate of others' feelings and did not feel the need to go around hexing random people. Lily glared at James when the incident with Severus Snape during their fifth year replayed in her mind. "Remus, please tell me that Potter's lying. You're Head Boy… aren't you?" Lily asked hopefully.

"No, no. I'm only a Prefect this year Lily. James really is Head Boy." The shock was apparent in Lily's eyes as she stood there staring at the two friends. "This can't be happening to me…" she muttered quietly.

Remus glanced at his friend, who looked quickly away from him. Even so, the werewolf did not miss the hurt look in James Potter's eyes. "We should probably go…" Remus suggested, breaking the silence. "The other Prefects –"

"Let's go," James muttered, pushing past Lily and Remus. Remus looked at Lily before following his friend out of the compartment, Lily following closely behind him.

The Great Hall was filled with chatter and laughter as the students of Hogwarts exchanged stories of what happened during their summer vacation. Lily laughed as she listened to Emmeline retell her various experiences during her vacation. Lily Evans, Emmeline Vance and Alice Prince have been inseparable since their first year – much like the Marauders. She smiled to herself as she looked at her friends; she was finally home again. Her eyes wandered a little further down the Gryffindor table and lingered on James Potter. He was laughing maniacally at something his partner-in-crime, Sirius Black, had said. Lily rolled her eyes before returning her attention back to her friends. How Potter became Head Boy, she would never know.

The chattering quieted as the double doors of the Great Hall opened and Professor McGonagall led a line of curious first years in. When the last first year was sorted into Ravenclaw, all four tables muted their clapping and celebrations and turned to look at the Headmaster. "To all new students, welcome; and to all returning, welcome back," he said, his eyes twinkling. "There are just a few words I would like to say before we all dig into an undoubtedly delicious feast. First, I would like to introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Wilkinson." A raven-haired woman stood as the Headmaster said her name. "As most of you may have been aware, a certain dark wizard has been striking fear into the hearts of many within the past few months. Many great witches and wizards have disappeared by the hand of Lord Voldemort," a majority of the Great Hall flinched when Dumbledore spoke the name. "However, I would like to remind each and every one of you that as long as we stick together, no harm can be done. For nothing is stronger than the bonds of friendship. We must all unite within so that we can defeat the evil outside our walls. I would like to stress how important it is that no student" Dumbledore's eyes flicked towards the Marauders, "goes off grounds after hours. Also, would the Head Boy and Girl meet me after the feast? Now, dig in."

Chatter started again as food began to magically appear onto the tables. Lily looked over towards the Marauders, curious as to why Dumbledore seemed to have aimed the last part of his speech at them. She knew that they were trouble-makers, but not even they would be stupid enough to run around after hours while a dark wizard was on the loose, would they? James eyes made contact with hers and Lily immediately looked away as blood started rushing to her face. No, I am NOT blushing. Potter should not have this effect on me…

Lily Evans stood and waited as the Prefects of each house gathered the first years and led them off towards their common rooms. She stole a quick glance over at James Potter, who was getting up from his seat and saying goodbye to his friends. "I'll see you guys later," Lily said to Emmeline and Alice as she also got up and walked cautiously towards Potter. She noticed Sirius Black nudged the Head Boy before smirking and walking away.

James took a deep breath and turned around to face Lily. "Ready to go, Evans?" he asked, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. He felt her stiffen and immediately dropped his arm, not wanting to cause a scene the first night back. The two walked to the Headmaster's office in silence. James would steal quick glances at the red-haired girl every so often as they walked. He remembered the suggestion Remus had given him during the summer about easing off Lily. According to his werewolf friend, doing so would help James a lot more than his constant pestering of the girl. Both Gryffindors stopped in front of a rather old looking gargoyle. "You don't happen to know the password, do you?" James asked, inspecting the statue in front of him.

"If I did, don't you think I would have said it by now, Potter?" Lily retorted.

"Cauldron Cake," came a voice from behind the two, and immediately the gargoyle moved, twirling upward to reveal a spiral staircase.

"Professor Dumbledore!" Lily exclaimed.

"My apologies, Miss Evans. I did not mean to frighten you," the old wizard said before leading the way up to his office. James motioned for Lily to go and followed her up the stairs. Dumbledore settled himself into the large red chair behind his desk and motioned to the two chairs opposite him. Both students sat, waiting patiently for the old man to speak. "First off, I would like to congratulate both of you. I expect you will both work hard and respect your duties. The other reason of our meeting is so I can show you both to your new living quarters." Dumbledore got up from his seat and both James and Lily followed suit.

Lily looked over at James curiously as they followed the Headmaster down the hallways. Living quarters? Did Dumbledore really expect her and James to live together? Alone? James did not at all seem surprised about this bit of information. They stopped at the portrait of a knight in black armor. "Sir Callaway," Dumbledore greeted, and then turned to the two Heads. "It is up to you to come up with the password for your common room. Good night."

James watched as Dumbledore turned the corner and disappeared. "So…erm. What should our password be?" he asked quietly.

Lily looked at him briefly before turning towards the black knight. "Carpe diem," she said and walked into the room behind the portrait. James followed her into the room, only to find it to be a smaller version of the Gryffindor common room. Straight ahead, an identical portrait of the Fat Lady hung; Lily guessed it led to the Gryffindor common room. On either sides of the common room were doors. James walked over to the door on the right and read the plaque on it:

James Potter

Head Boy

Gryffindor Quidditch Captain

"Prongs" the Marauder

Lily walked towards the door on the left and read her much shorter plaque:

Lily Evans

Head Girl

Lily sighed as she opened the door to her room and stepped in, gasping at the sight that welcomed her. There were green sheets on her bed, and two of her walls were covered with books. An oak desk was positioned on the opposite side of her bed. Lily smiled. Her room was perfect. She walked over to her trunk at the end of the bed and changed before crawling into the comfortable sheets and falling asleep.

The Head Girl woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. She grabbed a towel and left her room for the bathroom, only to find that it was already being occupied. "You've got to be kidding me!" she said, annoyed that she was expected to share a bathroom with James Potter. She turned to walk back to her room and noticed James' door was open. Curiously, she walked over and pushed the door open even further. James' bed was Gryffindor colors. His walls were covered with pictures of Quidditch teams. On his desk was a picture of the Marauders, one which Lily guessed was of his mom and dad, and one of… Lily. She heard the water turn off and rushed out of the Head Boy's room. Just as she moved the door to the position it was in prior, the bathroom door opened and a half-naked James Potter stepped out. Lily couldn't help but stare. She had to give it to him, he sure was fit. What are you thinking, Lily? This is James Potter we're talking about! Lily shook her head slightly and walked past Potter into the bathroom, determined to keep hidden the pink that was creeping onto her cheeks.

James Potter greeted his friends before taking a seat besides Remus Lupin. He looked over at his best friend, Sirius Black, who sat opposite him and Peter Pettigrew who sat next to Sirius. "What's so funny?" he asked, raising his eyebrows as Sirius began to snicker.

"How'd you sleep last night, Prongsie?" Sirius asked, winking at his friend. James laughed half-heartedly when he realized what his friend was implying.

"Nothing happened, Padfoot. She still hates me." The Head Boy turned when he heard the voice of the Gryffindor Head of House behind him.

"Your schedule, Mr. Potter," she said, handing his the paper. "I see Miss Evans is not present at the moment, so if you wouldn't mind giving this to her as well," the professor said, handing James a second schedule. James nodded and looked over at his classes, groaning when he saw that his first class was Potions with Slytherins. He looked up to see Lily walking towards the table.

She looks like an angel. James got up and walked over to Lily. "Hey James!" Alice greeted him, offering a welcome smile. Emmeline waved enthusiastically as she struggled to swallow the large amount of food in her mouth.

"Mornin' Alice," James replied, returning the smile. "Em," he said, nodding in her direction. The messy-haired boy turned to look at Lily, who seemed to be focusing all of her attention on cutting her pancakes. "McGonagall wanted me to give you this," he said, holding out Lily's schedule. She took it without reply. James shrugged at the two girls looking up at him sympathetically before turning and walking back over to his friends.

"You really should be a lot nicer to him, Lily," Alice said once James was out of earshot. "He really is a good guy."

"HA! Yeah, and all good guys go around hexing people for fun," the redhead retorted.

"Alice is right, Lils. Why don't you just cut the crap and admit that you love him already," Emmeline added. Lily did not answer, but instead glanced over at the Head Boy. He was laughing at something Sirius said. She shook her head, unwilling to believe that such an egotistical prankster could ever grow up.

"I don't and you know it, Em. Hell would freeze over before anything like that would ever happen."