1Chapter 1. Turned Down

This is my very first fan fiction and I would really appreciate reviews (if anyone reads it that is!) Thanks a lot and enjoy! Georgiapotamia

James pressed his forehead against the foggy glass window of the Hogwarts Express. He watched the mountainous landscape flash by, thinking. He pressed back off of the window in agitation, and looked around the compartment at his friends. The Marauders as they called themselves. James grinned to himself as he looked at them all. Sirius, doing silly little tricks with his wand and mostly looking bored, but very handsomely so. Sirius just had that look about him, and with his personality, it was no wonder girls just fell at his feet. Then there was Remus, nose buried in a book as always. He was always so calm and level headed, it almost made it funny to watch him get angry. And finally came Peter. He was curled up in the corner seat, fidgeting with his little hands, and glancing nervously about the compartment. Not at all popular, and quite the opposite if Sirius(and all ladies men in general). Sirius looked up, a crooked smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

"Hey Prongs, see who's outside?"

Sirius said, full out grinning now. James craned his neck to look out the small window in the compartment door. Directly across from their compartment stood a petite, slender female with a cascade of auburn hair falling down her back. Lily Evans stood there talking to her friends. James knew that this would be the year he would win her over. Sure he said that every year, but this year it was really going to happen. He had deflated his ego a lot over the summer, and the fact that he and Lily were going to be head boy and girl together this year was sure going to help too. After all they were going to be spending a lot of time together, whether Lily liked it or not. Grinning, tousling his hair, and standing up, James strutted out of the compartment and went to lean against the wall where Lily was standing talking to her friends. A group of fourth year girls gave James looks of admiration, which he ignored, his eyes set on Lily.

"Evans."

He said playfully. She looked up at him, and gave him a quick once over before coldly replying back.

"Potter."

James was slightly crestfallen at her sharp tone, but he quickly recovered, and replaced his boyish grin with a more serious look.

"Miss Evans I think it's about time we go give the prefects their instructions."

He said with a slight flourish of his hand. Lily narrowed her bright green eyes as though she was trying to detect some deception in his words. Finally she gave in and said goodbye to her friends.

Lily and James walked down the aisle a bit until they came to a relatively deserted stretch of hallway where Lily grabbed James by the arm in order to stop him.

"Now listen Potter," she said glaring him straight in the eyes. "I know that we have to spend a lot of time together this year, so I want your word that there'll be none of your asking me out business. I hope that we can be friends, but that's it. All right James?

"You just called me James."

He pointed out with a grin. Lily closed her eyes and muttered something that sounded a lot like "hopeless", and then continued walking down the hallway. The fact that Lily had just flat out said she wanted to be friends, nothing more, had hurt James beyond belief. He had been rejected by Lily Evans once again, but this time he hadn't even asked her out. It was well known at Hogwarts that James Potter had been after Lily Evans for years, and she was still to date, the only girl who had ever turned him down. Why she repeatedly turned him down, no one knew. After all, he was one of the most popular, smartest, and handsomest boys in school, and the fact that Lily tried so desperately to get rid of him only confused him more. James was ripped away from his thoughts when Lily pulled open the prefects' carriage door. James merely stood there while Lily gave out all of the instructions. He was utterly bemused. Lily had both told him to give up on her, and called him by his first name in one breath. That was probably the first time she'd ever done that, and the dearest she'd ever referred to him. "James, James," her voice saying his name was playing over and over in his mind.

"JAMES!"

Lily shouted. He jerked himself out of his trance and looked back at her.

"Since you can't even pay attention Potter, I'll ask you to just return to your compartment and change into your school robes."

Nothing but cold anger filled her eyes. James nodded somberly and headed back down the hall.