Summary: Before Lily and James fell in love with each other and had Harry, they really didn't get along. In fact, they both down right hated each other at one time or another. So how in the world did these two finally get together and have 'the-boy-who-lived' if they hated each other for years? Could it have to do with timing? Being forced to actually talk to each other? Or could it have to do with their best friends manipulations? Here's a look at Lily and James through most of years at the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, some of their adventures, (ie: becoming illegal animagi, going through O.W.L.S.), and of course the introduction of the world's darkest wizard of all time, Lord Voldemort. So without further ado, here is 'Days in Avalon.'

A/N-The first couple of chapters are a prologue to this story. The actual story itself starts up around their fifth year.Days in Avalon

Chapter One: The New Girl

"Lily! Lily dear it's time to get up!" yelled Mrs. Evans

"Urgh! Come on mum. Just five more minutes, please!" groaned a still half asleep Lily.

"Lily Evans if you don't wake up you'll miss your train," hollered Mrs. Evans who was standing at the bottom of the staircase.

"Huh? Oh my gosh…I almost completely forgot!" said Lily who was now sitting up straight in her bed with her bright green eyes now wide open.

Lily Evans had almost forgotten that today was September 1st. The day she was to go back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to start her second year. All summer she had been dreaming of going back to the place that felt like her second home.

"I'll be there in a second mum!" shouted Lily as she jumped out of bed. She quickly got dressed in a green sweater and black pleated skirt. Lily then checked to make sure she had everything packed in her trunk, even though she made sure that everything was in there the previous night. After she finished brushing her teeth, and her shoulder length auburn hair, she made her way down the stairs to the kitchen. As she passed the family room, she noticed that her older sister Petunia was sitting on the couch talking to one of her friends from school on the telephone. Petunia glared at Lily as she walked down the short hall to the kitchen.

"Morning sweetie. Do you have all your things ready for when we leave?" asked Mrs. Evans as she placed some bacon from the frying pan on everyone's plate at the table.

"Yep, I'm all set and ready to go." chimed Lily as she sat down at the table and began to butter a piece of toast.

"Good. Petunia! Jonathan! Breakfast!" called Mrs. Evans as she finished placing everyone's breakfast on the table. She quickly brushed some of her brownish red hair out of her eyes as she finally sat down for the first time that morning. A few seconds later Lily's father, Jonathan Evans, walked into the kitchen. He was a fairly tall and handsome man with light brown hair and pale green eyes.

"Good morning all!" said Mr. Evans.

"Morning Jonathan."

"Morning daddy."

"And how is everyone this morning? Lily did you make sure you have all your things for school?" said Mr. Evans as he sat down and poured himself a cup of coffee.

"Yes daddy," said Lily as she began to nibble at her plate of food.

"That's my girl. Where is your sister?"

"I'm right here," said Petunia as she entered into the kitchen. "Sorry I took so long. That was Veronica again. She just can't stop talking about her new boyfriend. She really needs to get a life."

Lily bit her lip trying not to laugh at what her sister was telling her parents. She knew for a fact 'Veronica' was actually a code name for the boyfriend that she didn't want her parents to know she had, Vernon. Both their parents agreed that their daughters shouldn't start to date until they were at least sixteen, which is what Petunia would turn within a month. Lily found out about Vernon on accident earlier that summer, when Lily went to use the phone and heard Petunia talking to him. She let out a slight snicker, which she quickly covered by clearing her throat when Petunia gave her a warning glance.

"Is there something the matter, Lily?" said Mrs. Evans.

"Oh, nope. It's nothing mum. Just had something stuck in my throat, is all. Gee Petunia, Veronica sure has been calling here a lot lately. How come you never mentioned her before?" said Lily with a mischievous grin on her face. Petunia horse like face started to turn a lovely shade of pasty white at her little sister's remark.

"Now Lily, don't aggravate your sister. What she does with her friends is none of our business, so long as it isn't anything illegal. Am I right Petunia?" said Mr. Evans.

"Yes, daddy." said Petunia as she continued to glare at her little sibling from across the table.

"Good. Oh, Lily we'd better hurry up, now or you'll be late for your train," said Mr. Evans as he noticed what time it was on kitchen clock.

"What train? You're not going back to that freak school of yours, are you?" said Petunia as she took a sip of her orange juice.

"Petunia! How many times have we told you not to call your sister's school that? Apologize to her!" said a stern Mrs. Evans.

"Why should I?" said Petunia hotly.

"Don't take that tone with you mother, Petunia. You should be proud of your sister and what she is doing," said Mr. Evans.

"What's there to be proud of? My sister is a…freak! All summer it's been 'abracadabra' this and 'hocus pocus' that. Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is to have a sister who goes off to some crack headed school where they teach her and a bunch of other freaks like her how to do magic and stuff like that?"

Lily couldn't take hearing her sister berate her again. She had had enough of listening to her sister complaining about her school and doing her homework in broad daylight.

"Quite calling me that! At least mum and dad know what I'm doing when I'm at Hogwarts. Unlike with you. I bet you didn't even tell them that you almost failed your exams because you were too busy snogging with your boyfriend Vernon. Or should I say 'Veronica'."

"What?" said a highly surprised Mr. Evans.

"Is that true, Petunia?" said Mrs. Evans with an eyebrow raised. Petunia just stood there in a state of shock at what Lily had just said. Pure rage and hatred started to boil inside of her. Lily knew that by the look on her sister's face, she had definitely gone to far.

"You…little…witch!" growled Petunia as she started to lunge at Lily, but was stopped when Mr. Evans quickly got up and started to restrain her from behind.

"Calm down now, Petunia." struggled Mr. Evans as he fought to keep a hold of his daughter. "Lily, dear, go upstairs and bring down your things, and wait in the living room. We'll be ready to take you to the train station in a few minutes."

Lily didn't even need to be told twice. She quickly and eagerly got up from the table and ran up to her room, glad to be away from a very pissed off Petunia. As she closed the door and leaned up against it to catch her breath, feelings of guilt and regret started to form in her. She knew that it was wrong to blab about Petunia's boyfriend like that to her parents, even after she did promise her that she wouldn't say anything to them. It was almost hard to imagine that a little over a year ago, Lily and Petunia got along very well. In fact, they were the best of friends, until the day Lily got her letter from Hogwarts. After that Petunia started to become distant and slightly afraid of her. But now that fear became loathsome and hateful. Still to this day, Lily sometimes did wish that things would go back to normal, so that way she could have a sister again.

When Lily finally got her heavy trunk down the staircase, she could hear her parents and Petunia talking in the kitchen.

"…we're only doing this for your own good, Petunia. We just don't want to see you get hurt. That's all," came Mr. Evans voice.

"I still can't believe that I'm the one being punished. After what she did?" said an outraged Petunia.

"Darling you know better than to defy us. We set up these 'rules' so that we can keep the both of you safe. Besides, you shouldn't have put your little sister in that predicament," said Mrs. Evans.

"Oh, yes I forgot. Flawless little Lily. The perfect little…freak!"

"Petunia we have told you countless times not to call you sister that. You should be proud that we have a witch in the family. Now I want you to go upstairs and think about what you have done," said Mrs. Evans. A few seconds later, Petunia came marching through the kitchen door and stop dead in her tracks when she saw Lily waiting in the archway of the living room.

"Well I hope that you're happy now. Thanks to you, I'm grounded until I go back to school, and I can't use the phone. Now mum and dad want me to stay away from Vernon until they meet him," spat Petunia with such disgust in her voice.

"I'm really sorry Petunia. I didn't mean to blab like that. I just wasn't thinking," said Lily in a sincere tone.

"Just pray that you haven't ruined my chances with Vernon, because if you have I swear no amount of magic will save you once I'm through with you," growled Petunia. With that she ran up the stairs and slam the door to her room shut causing Lily to jump.

'So much for trying to smooth things over," thought Lily.

"Ready to go Lily dear?" asked Mr. Evans as he came out of the kitchen.

"Yes, I'm ready," said Lily in a low voice.

"Don't worry about Petunia, dear. She'll be all right, once she's calm down," said Mr. Evans as he went over and gave his youngest daughter a hug. "Come on then, let's get your trunk into the car."

After about another ten minutes or so, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, and Lily climbed into their car and drove away from their house to the busy city of London. By the time they reached King's Cross Station, it was already quarter past ten. They loaded the trolley with all of Lily's school things and made their way to platforms 9 and 10 of the station.

She said good-bye to her mum and dad and gave them both quick pecks on the cheeks. As she walked up to the barrier between platforms 9 and 10, she made sure that no one was really looking at her and then ran through the barrier to platform 9 ¾. When she got on to the platform she saw the bright red locomotive of the Hogwarts Express. As she made her way through the crowds of students and parents, Lily heard someone call out to her.

"Oy, Lily! Lily! Lily, over here!"

She spun around and saw her good friend Felicia Figg waving at her.

"Hey Felicia! Oh, it's so good to see you!" cried Lily as she gave her friend a hug hello.

"It's good to see you too," said Felicia. She was a little bit taller than Lily with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes, and a few freckles on her face. "Have you seen Kelly or Karen yet?"

"No I haven't. You?"

"Nope. So did you have a nice summer?"

"Oh, it was great! My family and I went to Italy. It was so much fun and educational too. The way wizards in the old days use to get around was so extraordinary," exclaimed Lily with her eyes all bright twinkling.

"Lily is that all you ever think about? Educational this, and that?" chuckled Felicia.

"Well…no. I was just saying…" said Lily quietly, but was interrupted by someone shouting.

"Hey, there you guys are. We've been looking everywhere for you. Kelly over here, I found them!" bellowed Karen Crane as she walked up to Lily and Felicia. Right behind her, fighting her way through a crowd of fifth years was their other friend Kelly Rocker.

"About time! Hey gals, what's up?" said Kelly brightly.

"Nothing much. I was just telling Felicia about my summer trip with my family," said Lily. "Oh, it's so good to see the both of you."

"Looks like Kelly got some sun, eh?" said Felicia as she looked at the brightly tanned witch now standing next to her.

"Yeah, my family and I went to the south of France this summer. It was great! The 'scenery' was very pleasant," said Kelly with an evil grin.

"Oh, I bet the beaches are beautiful," said Karen oblivious to what Kelly was talking about.

"No, not the beaches," chuckled Kelly. "Well, yes they were gorgeous, but I'm talking about all the good looking guys there."

"Really? Just how good looking were they?" asked an eager Felicia.

"Oh, you two. Can't you both think of something else besides boys?" exasperated Lily.

"Yeah, really. I mean come on, there are other important things to think about." said Karen.

"Yeah we know but…uh oh," said Felicia as she looked over Lily and Karen's shoulders.

"What? What is it?" asked both Karen and Lily at the same time.

"Trouble," said Kelly who could also see what Felicia was looking at.

Lily and Karen both turned around to look at what their two friends were looking at. Suddenly, Lily caught what Felicia and Kelly were both looking at. Through the crowds of students and parents, Lily could see two boys with jet-black hair. One of them was a tall, good-looking, second-year with long straight hair. The other boy had really untidy hair, glasses, and was a few inches shorter and skinnier than his friend. Lily felt her stomach slightly turn with disgust at the sight of Sirius Black and James Potter.

"Urgh, not those two," griped Karen with a disgust tone.

"Oh, and here comes the other two," said Kelly as she motioned to the two boys coming up behind James and Sirius. One was a short chubby boy named Peter Pettigrew, and the other was a slightly pale, but taller boy with light brown hair. His name was Remus Lupin.

"I still can't believe that Dumbledore didn't expel them for all those pranks they pulled last year," said Felicia with a slight fierce look on her face.

"Yeah. Come on then, let's find a compartment before they start up again," said Lily as she started to push her trolley to the train. The four girls then got their trunks, and bags on to the train and stowed them away for a bit. They got off the train and said good-bye to Felicia's parents and to Karen's dad, aunt and uncle. After they received last minute hugs and well wishes, the four girls got on the train and waved good-bye as the Hogwarts Express pulled away from Platform 9 ¾.

"All right then. Let's go find an empty compartment," said Felicia as she started down the hall.

"Yeah, before we run into the 'Prank Pack'. " said Karen as she rolled her eyes.

The girls started down the corridor looking for an empty compartment. They ran into a few more friends in different compartments, but they couldn't find a compartment for themselves. As they got toward the back of the train, Lily could hear James and Sirius talking loudly through the closed door of their compartment. She quietly walked past the door trying hard not to make a sound to signal her presence outside their door. She glanced over her shoulder and saw that her three friends were talking to some third years in another compartment. When Lily reached the second to the last compartment on the train, she noticed that it was almost completely empty. All except for one girl who was resting her chin in her hand as she gazed out the window at the traveling buildings and homes. Lily guessed that the girl sensed that she was there because she turned around and looked at Lily with a puzzled looked upon her face.

"Umm…hi. Can I help you something?" said the girl in a polite and concerned tone.

"Well…umm…yes. See I was wondering if my friends and I could join you. Everywhere else is full," said Lily.

"Oh, sure! By all means. It'd be nice to have some company," said the girl happily with a smile. She had slightly long blond hair that was pulled back into a ponytail, and was wearing a pair of bell-bottom jeans and a white t-shirt. She was a fairly pretty girl with slightly chubby checks that she had almost out grown, and bright blue eyes.

"Thanks! Hey gals, over here!" called Lily as she waved for her friends to come to the back of the train, before she turned back to the girl. "Oh I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself. My name is Lily, Lily Evans," she said cheerfully and extended her right hand to girl.

"Miranda. Miranda Starmenter. But everyone calls me Andy," said Miranda as she stood up and shook Lily's hand. By then the three girls had arrived at the compartment.

"Ah, about time. My feet are killing me," said Kelly. "Oh! Who's this?" noticing the blond haired girl next to Lily.

"Hey gals, this is Andy. Andy this is Felicia," she said pointing to Felicia with her dark brown hair, "Kelly," she said directing toward the witch with short black hair and caramel eyes, "and Karen." pointing to the hazel eyed, witch with medium brown hair that had natural blond highlights.

"Hi," said Miranda awkwardly to the three girls who were beaming at her.

"Hello!" they all said together.

"So, Andy what year are you in?" said Kelly as all the girls settled themselves into their seats.

"I'm a second year. You?"

"Same for all of us," said Felicia. "How come we've never seen you in any of our classes last year?"

"Well, you probably didn't see me because I didn't go to Hogwarts my first year. My family and I just moved back to England from America this past July," said Miranda.

"Wow! So you went to an American Wizarding school?" said Karen with a highly impressed look on her face.

"Yep, I went to Sikeston's School for the Gifted Children. It's just outside of New York City. I still couldn't believe how close it was to my house and I didn't even know it was there!" chuckled Miranda.

"So what brings you back to England, Andy?" said Lily who was starting to get interested in her new friend's story.

"Well, my dad really. See he's a lawyer for a company and he was sent to America to help start up a new division in the company, and that was about twelve years ago. It was suppose to take longer to set it up, but my dad was able to shave off a couple of years. So now that he's done, we moved back to London."

"Cool!" said Kelly

"Interesting." remarked Felicia.

"So how do you like England so far?" said Karen.

"It's great! I've been here before, mostly to visit my grandfather. I've always wanted to live here ever since I was a little kid. Unlike my sister." said Miranda as she rolled her eyes.

"Oh, you have a sister?" inquired Kelly.

"Yeah, two of them; and a brother, also. I use to have an older brother, but he died a few years ago."

"Oh, I'm sorry," said Karen and Kelly together.

"Yeah, me too," said Miranda sadly. "Tyler, my brother, was a wizard too. The first in our family for nearly five hundred years."

"Wow!" said Kelly.

"Really?" expressed Lily who was highly impressed and curious about the new girl's family history.

"So then you're a muggle-born then?" inquired Felicia.

"Is it that obvious?" alleged Miranda in a surprised tone.

"Oh, don't mind her. Felicia a pure blood. She's never really been around muggles before," said Lily.

"That's not true!" said a slightly miffed Felicia. "My sister Arabella is a squib."

"Squib?" inquired a puzzled Miranda. 'Is that even a word?' she thought.

"It means she's born into a wizard family without a drop a magic in her. It's like the opposite of muggle-born," replied Felicia.

"Yeah, well at least your sister isn't a pain like mine," huffed Lily.

"You have a sister who's a squib too?" asked Miranda who was now getting into learning about her new friends lives.

"No, I'm a muggle-born like yourself. So is Kelly, and Karen's half muggle and half wizard. My sister, Petunia is such a pain. We use to be the best of friends, but now…urgh, she is so irritating." said Lily through clenched teeth and rolling her eyes.

"Kinda sounds like my sister Jen, although she's a witch. Her and my other brother Jason will be coming to Hogwarts next year. Although Jen would prefer not being a witch. She's a little sensitive about being different then other people…but she'll grow out of it," said Miranda brightly.

"So, how come there hasn't been a wizard in your family for almost five hundred years?" asked an eager Karen.

"Well, it's kind of a long story," said Miranda awkwardly while turning a little bit pink.

"We have plenty of time," said Kelly who was gaining interest.

"Yeah, we shouldn't be arriving at Hogwarts for at least of a few more hours," chimed Lily as she checked her watch.

So Miranda told the foursome about how a dark wizard named Mordar had cursed her family and how he killed her great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Michael Marshall. She told them about how Michael's wife Andrea married another man by the name of Richard Callaway in order to protect their children when her husband was murdered. She also told them how she met her when her and Miranda's grandfather, John, came to their house in New York and told Miranda and her parents that she was a witch.

"Whoa! That's an amazing story!" remarked Kelly.

"Yeah, that was totally wicked!" exclaimed Felicia as she opened a Chocolate Frog that the girls got off the trolley cart.

"I know. I'm still not sure if all of this is real or just some really strange dream," giggled Miranda as she helped herself to some Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. "Mmmm…Cherry and Dirt." All of the girls began to laugh at Miranda's remark, including Miranda herself.

"I should send some of these to Jason. Bet he'd love to try a booger or ear wax flavored bean," said Miranda.

"Ewwwww!" giggled all the girls. As all five of the girls continued to laugh, joke around, and blow some of Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, they suddenly heard a slight explosion and several boys laughing very loudly.

"Ha ha! Way to go James! That'll teach 'ol Snappy a thing or two," chuckled a boy.

"Thanks mate." said another boy. All of the groaned and drew up disgusted looks upon their faces, except for Miranda who was looking at her new friends slightly confused.

"Not again!" groaned Karen.

"I can't believe those guys!" exasperated Felicia as she rolled her eyes.

"You'd think that they'd learn their lesson by now. But noooooooo! They still continue to act like a bunch of three year olds!" exclaimed Kelly.

"Who are you guys talking about?" said Miranda eagerly.

"A couple of guys who are in our year. They are notorious pranksters," said Lily with the utmost disgust in her voice.

"Really?" said an intrigued Miranda.

"Yeah, they pull the worst sort of pranks ever," said Karen who was slightly miffed as the boys started up another round of laughing like a bunch of hyenas.

"What sort of pranks?"

"Well let's see…there was the time the charmed everyone's seat in History of Magic to collapse every time someone sat on them," said Kelly.

"Then their was the time that they set off dung bombs right outside the Great Hall just as everyone was leaving after dinner. Oooh, McGonagall was mad at them," said Felicia.

"Oh, and let's not forget the time they charmed everyone's hair to change different colors when ever someone walked through the port hole, and they didn't even perform the right spell. They used the hair dying charm that doesn't have a counter curse for it," said Lily.

"Wow! How many of them are there?" inquired Miranda who was slightly skeptical of the stories the four of them were telling her.

"Only four, but most of them were pulled off by only two of them: James Potter and Sirius Black," said Lily with a slight shutter. Miranda also noticed the other three shuttering too at the mention of those two names. She even thought that Felicia was possibly going to be sick but look on her face. "Oh some days I just can't stand them!" added Lily.

"Yeah but the other two aren't really that bad. Their names are Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin by the way," said Karen. The moment she said the name 'Remus Lupin' her three other friends were trying hard to suppress a fit a giggles that came upon them. "What's so funny?" asked a very confused Karen.

"It's nothing Kar. Oh but don't worry though," said Felicia directing back to Miranda. "I'm sure you'll meet them. Especially if your in Gryffindor."

"Er-Gryffindor?" said a puzzled Miranda.

"One of the houses you'll be sorted into. There are four of them: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Karen's in Hufflepuff and the rest of us are in Gryffindor," said Lily.

"Oh," said Miranda drawly.

"Just hope that you don't get into Slytherin. Almost every wizard or witch that has come from that house, that has turned bad," said Felicia.

"Well, I guess we'd better change. We should be there shortly," said Lily as she looked at her watch to see what time it was. With that, all the girls went and changed into their uniforms and black robes.

When thy finally arrived at Hogwarts, they all heard the giant of a man, Hagrid, call out for the first years. Lily and the rest of the girls pulled Miranda along toward the horseless carriages. When they got in, Kelly pointed out a small group of guys waiting for a carriage.

"That's them," she said.

Miranda could see a short mousy looking boy, a slightly pale faced boy, a boy who's raven hair looked liked it hadn't been combed in ages, and another dark haired boy who had bent down to tie his shoe. 'They don't look that bad,' she thought.

As the carriages pulled them along, they chatted eagerly about the new school year and what would happen at the Welcome Back feast. In no time flat, the carriages stopped right at the grand stone steps of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"Wow!" said Miranda breathlessly as she got out of the carriage and gazed at the massive castle before her. "It's amazing."

As the five girls climbed the steps to the school Professor McGonagall met them up at the Entrance Hall.

"Excuse me…Ms. Starmenter?" she said in a sort of stern tone.

"Y-yes?" said Miranda a little shaky as she looked at the severe looking witch before.

"I'll ask that you come with me for a moment before you are sorted into your house," she said in a businesswoman like tone.

"A-alright." said Miranda sheepishly. "See you gals later."

"Good luck." said all four girls as they watched her follow Professor McGonagall into another room.

"She looked really nerves," said Karen.

"Well we all did last year, remember?" said Lily as the group walk toward the Great Hall.

"Ah, don't worry. She'll be all right," said Felicia. The girls then went into the Great Hall and took their seats at their respected houses.


Disclaimer: I do not own nor did I think up of anything to do with the original Harry Potter. It's all J.K.'s doing. I merely borrowed her characters. I only own this story and the characters I made up.