Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

This is my first story in a long time. Some of the time in the story it goes off and explains some the characters in a greater detail.

Chapter 1

"Hey Lily, have a nice summer?" James asked as she arrived in their cabin.

"No, horrid as usual, Petunia and her fiancé were staying and they are just so vile."

Both Lily and James had been able to overcome their differences and have a civil relationship. Maybe it was due to them maturing into adults for their last year of school but then James wasn't exactly mature.

Lily looked deeply at his face as he fooled around with his best friend Sirius. She had seen a completely different side to James at the end of the last school year, he had expressed his deepest feelings about his family and about her. She had comforted him but also had turned down his advances saying they should be 'Just Friends' as she was not ready for a relationship yet and wanted to be sure before she destroyed a friendship.

James ruffled his brow and pouted his lips as Sirius taunted him with his glasses which were floating high above his head.

'He looks so cute' she thought as she watched them.

She gasped.

'Do I really like him?'

She bit her lip as she sat deep in thought. It wasn't until Sirius spoke that she woke from her trance.

"Hey, where's that friend of yours, the shy one."

"Amanda? She should be here already, she and Annie came together," Lily answered.

Her two best friends.

Amanda Grey, her name fit her a little too well. She was small and shy, with long brown hair and thick rimmed glasses. She was so quiet, she hardly got noticed, it was a surprise Sirius even knew she existed. Lily had become her friend back in second year and she had realised that behind the shyness and the books she was always reading was a happy, bubbly personality begging to be let out.

Very different from Amanda was her other best friend, Annie Lowry. She was energetic and full of fun and had short blonde hair and bright blue eyes which almost sparkled. She was always looking for something new and exciting to and could never sit still for too long it was a wonder the train journey didn't drive her mad.

"Why'd you ask, Sirius?" James asked who was now prodding his other friend Remus who was asleep in the corner of the compartment.

"No reason really, she's just normally here already and I have to ask her a favour," he muttered.

"Ah, young love," James joked.

Sirius punched him in the arm.

"Shut up no I don't, she's a nice person I just don't know anything about her and she's really shy."

"What the hell happened to you Sirius, when did you turn all serious, I didn't think any of that matter to you," James said him mouth hanging open.

All of a sudden the door slid open and Lily looked up. There stood Annie, she had dyed her hair black, which was strange but was still very sparkly and bright.

There was another girl with her who Lily didn't know but when she looked closer she realised who it was.

"Amanda?"

She stepped into the compartment transformed. She had defiantly grown and was now the same height as Annie, also her hair was now shoulder length which showed off her face more and she was wearing smaller glasses that showed off her beautiful brown eyes.

She looked so different and had let her beauty finally shine through.

"Woah, Amanda you look different," Lily said standing to greet her friends.

"Sirius, man, wasn't there something you had to ask Amanda?" James said nudging Sirius who was staring at Amanda.

"It can wait," He mumbled back.

"Ok Padfoot, but put away your tongue you hound," James joked.

James had learnt to use jokes to keep himself from breaking down. The last year hadn't exactly been great. His parents had been killed in a brutal attack by an insane wizard and Lily had rejected him even thought she still wanted to be friend 'Just Friends'. Maybe there was hope and he had to see if there was ever a chance she could like him as much as he liked her.

"James?"

"He's gone, wait let me just …"

"Ow that hurt Padfoot!"

"And he's back."

James rubbed his arm where Sirius had zapped him.

"Are you ok James?" Lily asked, the concerned look on her face made him melt.

"Yeah I'll be fine, Oh we should be going to the Prefects Cabin now shouldn't we?" he replied.

James stood up and followed her out the door.

Ok I'm going to stop the chapter there. Hope you liked it :)

Next chapter is a bit shorter as it is just the rest of the train ride and what happens in the two cabins.