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Summary: L/J fic set in their 6th year. Does not follow the plot in the fifth book. Lily is a mysterious, unhappy soul who almost no-one takes interest in. James, on the other hand, is popular, handsome; good at Quidditch- everything a girl would ask for. So what does James find so appealing about Lily? And what sort of person IS Lily? But most of all, what is the fate that connects the two very different people together?

CHAPTER 1- Two Different Worlds

It was well past midnight and Lily Evans walked silently down the cold, stony passageway. She wore a black cape with a hood shadowing over her determined, fearless face. She knew if she was caught, it would be more than a detention, now that Voldemort was steadily rising. All of a sudden, her foot caught in something strange. She knelt down warily and her hand touched another hand.

"Lumos!"± A light flickered on her wand.

She could now see clearly that a person was lying down unconscious, just as she predicted. On a closer look, she recognized him as James potter- thank goodness not a slimy Slytherin.

I can't just leave him there; he is in Gryffindor after all. But if I take him to the Hospital Wing, there won't be enough time to find out what the vision means.

After several arguments with herself, she decided that she could always find out the vision another time. So Lily levitated him and headed for the Hospital Wing. She glanced abruptly at his handsome face before turning away. Checking to see that Madame Promfrey had fell asleep, Lily placed James on a bed and left.

James woke up with a pain on the back of his head. He rubbed it, and there was a swollen lump wrapped in bandage. How did I get here? Who knocked me out? Why? If it was Snape, I'll rip his guts out and feed it to the Giant Squid. Peering outside the window, he realized that it was late morning. The sun was shining brightly and he could see people playing Quidditch. QUIDDITCH! The name rang sharply. Practice is on!

And I'm supposed to be a responsible captain; James scowled bitterly, forgetting that it wasn't his fault. A glint of gold flashed brightly before him. James blinked. He picked it up and saw a gold bracelet. It belonged to a girl, that's for sure.

I wonder whom this belongs to? Could it have been the patient before me? No, surely Madame Promfrey would find it earlier. Madame Promfrey's? Nah, she never wears jewellery of any kind. But what about the person that brought me here? The gold bracelet was so beautiful and delicate. Tiny figurines hung down gracefully from the chain and jingled softly. James didn't know why, but he treasured it in his pocket safely.

Lily scurried off quickly, for she could sense Sirron (the caretaker's cat) lurking nearby. No doubt trying to catch a student after curfew. Now if there was something less than ordinary about Lily, it's definitely senses. You could say that she was born with it. Sensing danger and evilness had always been part of her. And sometimes visions too. Visions of the past and future. Good visions and bad visions. Maybe it was because of these gifts that always got her out of tricky situations. The fact that she could sense the environment around her.

Let me tell you a little more about Lily. She is actually quite beautiful, but always covers her beauty with her hood and unsmiling face. So almost everyone in the school would agree to her as silent, cold, weird and unapproachable.

Except for Remus.

He was her only friend. But the fact is that Lily isn't as bad as everyone thinks. Sure, she is mysterious and a little too serious- but maybe that's because she has a heavy burden that no other teenager would ever face. Behind the ruthless mask, there lays a young, helpless girl struggling to find her soul.

Suddenly she stopped in mid-tracks. She realized that she had lost her bracelet. Her only piece of hope and treasure.

"My bracelet!" she cried out in vain, not caring about getting caught anymore. She blinked back a tear. Lily Rose Evans must not cry, for Lily Rose Evans never cries. After a few moments of deep thinking, she decided to check the Hospital Wing the next day.

"Jamesie!" Sirius waved his arms madly.

"Hey doggie!" James grinned foolishly. The twosome always acts like 5 years olds around each other. The pain on his head had eased away and he had changed for Quidditch.

"What took you so long, Captain?" Sirius narrowed his eyes in suspicion.

"Nothing, just a late night." James lied guiltily.

He wasn't going to make himself sound like a loser saying that some idiot had knocked him out. Besides, Sirius would've been too busy having a pash fest to notice anything.

Sirius snorted then laughed heartily.

"Not out with some chick?" he chuckled.

"Nah, not in the mood." James made a face.

"Then I guess you wouldn't care what Lin said to me about you." Sirius gloated proudly. He KNEW James"s weakness- a girl by the name of Emiko Lin! He watched as James's face perk up in interest and his face turning a little flustered.

"All right, what do you want?" James snapped in annoyance.

"Nothing much, old buddy, just MY Filibuster Fireworks back, thank you very much!" Sirius replied hotly.

Then it was James's turn to laugh.

"Deal!" Sirius cleared his throat loudly.

"This is what she said- Hi Sirius, have you seen James anywhere? I said: No, but I'll carry your message for him. Oh no, it's all right. She turns as red as a beetroot and runs off."

"Is that all?" James tried to hide his disappointment.

"What did you expect? Oh Sirius, tell him that I wanna go out with him!"

"You know she's shy!" Sirius mimicked a girly voice.

"Be back in a flash!" James sped off, in search for the girl in his dreams.

"What about Quidditch?!" Sirius called out, and tutted disapprovingly at James.

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