Authors note: I'm so sorry that it's taken me a while to update! Just so you all know I have been working on the chapters, I've just been extremely busy and haven't had much time to type. I'm doing the best I can, so I hope you enjoy this chapter and hopefully another one will be up soon when I have time. Thank you to all who reviewed the prologue, leave another review and let me know what you think, any constructive criticism is always welcome 

Blackheart09

Chapter 1

"Lily? Lily…?" James said waving a hand in front of her face. "Lily, you still there?"

"Huh?" Lily said snapping out of her thoughts. "Oh, um, sorry. What did you say James?"

"I asked if you remembered the last time we were in a play together. Wait a minute, did you just call me James?"

Lily blinked. "Well, it is your name isn't it? Unless you prefer I call you 'prat' like I normally do?"

"No! James is fine. But…why the sudden switch?" James didn't know whether to grin or not.

"Well, no one at the moment is around and if I recall correctly, you actually addressed me as 'Lily' instead of the usual 'Evans'. Thought I might return the gesture." She said with her eyes averted to the ground. James grinned. Just as he was about to say something, another boy with wavy black hair poked his head into the compartment where both Lily and James were sitting.

"OIY MOONY! HE'S IN HERE!"

"No need to yell Padfoot, I'm right here." A third boy with sandy hair and tired eyes entered the compartment next. "Lily." He said inclining his head towards her.

"Remus." After Lily acknowledged him in return, she turned her attention back to the book that currently occupied her attention.

"Awe, Lily flower! You're not going to say hi to me?" Padfoot pouted.

Lily just rolled her eyes at him. "How many times, Black, have I told you not to call me that?"

"Hmm…only about…. over…. nine-hundred and eighty-seven times." Padfoot told her grinning from ear to ear. "So, Prongs! Glad to see that our own Lily flower hasn't put any boils on your face yet, and its only been…what? Five minutes since we finally found you after our (mine and Moony's that is) long, perilous, agonizing journey from train compartment to train compartment." He finished with an exaggerated sigh.

Remus rolled his eyes as Sirius dramatized their short walk to find James.

"Sirius, must you always be so overdramatic?" James said laughing.

"Me? Overdramatic?" Sirius said with wide eyes. "Prongs, I'm surprised that you would even think that!"

"Oh stuff it Black. We haven't even left the station yet and you've already managed to irritate me!" A girl with short chestnut hair entered the compartment. Lily grinned as her best friend took a seat beside her and Remus.

"Well, how lovely it is to see you too Alice Dallas."

"How many times have I told you not to call me that?"

"Hmm…nine-hundred and eighty-five times." Sirius said with a grin. He just loved to tease Lily flower and Alice Dallas.

"Just ignore him Alice," Lily began, "It's no use! He just won't quit!" she cried throwing her hands up in the air due to exasperation. All three boys stared at Lily in shock. It wasn't like her to throw in the towel. Alice sent a grin to her best friend, which went unnoticed by the marauders.

"Maybe you're right Lils." Alice sighed, and then the boys turned their attention to her. "There's no point anymore!"

"I don't know Alice, maybe we should."

"Give him Jelly legs!" Alice said, and before Sirius could react, Alice had quickly brought out her wand from her pocket and hit Sirius with the jelly legs curse. Lily, Alice, James, and Remus broke out in laughter at the site of Sirius who was glaring at Alice.

"That was mean Alice, you gave me no time to mount a defense!" Sirius pouted.

"You have to admit though mate," James said as he did the counter curse, " that was bloody hilarious." Just as he said that none other than Lucius Malfoy entered the compartment along with Narcissa, Bellatrix, Regulus, Crabbe, Goyle, and Snape.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Malfoy sneered, "Blood traitors and a mud-blood."

All at once, four out of five wands were raised in Lily's defense.

"Call Lily that again and you'll regret it." Snarled James. Lily then immediately brought out her own wand and stood up and as she did that all the Slytherins raised their wands.

"Everyone. Put. Down. Your wands now."

All eyes turned towards Lily and the Slytherins mainly eyed her wand for Lily was well known for her charm work and hexing ability.

"But Lily" James began

"No James. Put down your wand. I appreciate you defending me, but they aren't worth it."

Reluctantly James put down his wand, the two marauders and Alice followed suit. Bellatrix spoke next, a nasty grin playing on her lips.

"Hmph. that's right, listen to a piece of filth, Potter. Show exactly how much you lack superiority. You've been contaminated by your worthless parents since day one." Before she could say another word Bellatrix was hit with a number of hexes and curse. Sirius stared at his cousin with disgust.

"Leave the compartment. Now." Lily said coldly.

"And pray tell, why should we mud-blood?" said Regulus. "Why should we listen to you?"

Lily sent a piercing glare his way, which sent a chill down Regulus's spine. "Make no mistake, this will be reported, Black and points WILL be deducted."

For the first time, Snape spoke, "You can't deduct points Evans. Prefects don't have that power." All Slytherins shared a smirk (except for Bellatrix).

"You're right Snivellus. Prefects can't do that." James said, "But Head boy and Head girl can. Now, who could they possibly be? I know for a fact that they're both in this very compartment."

This time the Gryffindors shared a smirk, which annoyed the Slytherins. Instantly all heads turned towards Lily and Remus, but when they saw Remus staring at James all eyes looked to him in surprise.

"Prongs! You're head boy?" Sirius asked. James grinned in response.

"So, Lils, how many points do you think should be deducted?"

Lily was a little shocked that Potter was head boy, maybe it was a joke of some sort, surely it had to be Remus and if not Remus then it was probably Amos Diggory from Hufflepuff. For now though, she would play along.

"Oh, I'm not entirely sure. I think I'm feeling a tad bit lenient…" she said slowly, "If you leave this compartment now, no points will be deducted."

"And if we don't?" Lucius leered.

"Lets see, that foul term has been used three times. That's fifteen points. Care to loose any more?" Lily asked.

"Idunno Lily, shouldn't that be thirty points?" James suggested. He received some of the dirtiest glares.

"Hm…no, I think fifteen points should do." Lily said.

"Tut, tut, fifteen points already deducted from Slytherin house before we even leave the train station." James continued, "What will Professor Slughorn have to say about that?"

"Shut your mouth Potter." Snape spat. "How you came to be head boy is beyond me."

"Anything is beyond you Snivellus." Said Sirius. Before anyone could make another remark or throw another jinx, the trolley witch came by, but with no trolley cart. All the seventh years seemed to have wanted to come early.

"Is everything alright dears?" she asked with a note of concern. She was all too aware of the house animosity between Slytherins and Gryffindors. Without breaking eye contact with James, Malfoy answered the witch.

"None what so ever. We're just leaving." With out saying another word, they left the compartment (Bellatrix with some difficulty from the leg locker curse, jelly legs, and the bat bogey hex). After asking one more time if things were okay, the trolley witch left as well. The train started filling with more and more students as they arrived on platform 9 ¾s. The compartment remained silent for a few more minutes.

"Well, I'm going to the heads compartment, I'll see you all later." Lily grabbed her robes, wand, and book then left.

"Hey Lily, wait up!" James got up and left the compartment as well. Sirius blinked then looked at Alice who looked at Remus who looked to Sirius who grinned.

"Did Prongs just call Evans by her first name?"

"Padfoot, I believe so," said Remus, "But did Lily really call Prongs by his first name?"

"Lupin, seeing as how you're the sensible one," (Sirius gave a look of annoyance), "Would you say hell just froze over?" Alice asked.

"Why would hell freeze over, Alice?" A tall slim boy with brown hair and blue eyes just entered. "What did I miss?"

"Oh nothing really Frank, just a little run in with Malfoy and his little friends. Oh and Lily and Potter actually being civil towards each other instead of bickering and biting the other's head off like an old married couple." Alice grinned.

"…How do I always manage to miss the action before we even leave for the school?" Frank asked with an incredulous look on his face. "Oh and if Lily ever heard you make that statement you would be-"

"Not here right now!" Said Alice.

"Well Frank, to answer your last question," said Remus, "You decided to come late."

"What do you mean? I'm early. The train doesn't leave for another thirty minutes." Frank said a bit confused.

"Frank, Frank, Frank! You're right on time, which means you're late!" Sirius told him as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Frank just rolled his eyes.

"So Alice how was the rest of your summer?"

"Oh it was alright. A bit dull without you and Lily, but oh well!"

"Speaking of Lily, where is she?" Frank asked Alice, but instead of Alice answering Sirius decided to do the honors.

"Probably having a good ole snog fest with Prongs in the heads compartment!" he grinned. Everyone looked at him with raised eyebrows. "What? You all saw the way they defended each other!"

Alice and Frank both shared a look and silently agreed that Sirius had finally cracked and lost his sanity…if he even had any to begin with. Remus just shook his head. "Yup! They'll be together before the year is out."

Alice and Frank just started laughing.

"Actually Padfoot, you might finally be right about something." Said Remus. All heads turned towards the sandy-haired boy. "Well if you think about it, one, Prongs has calmed down quite a bit, two he's extremely persistent, and three he's James. He and Lily will be married within a two year time span."

This time Frank and Alice decided that after all the time Remus spent with Sirius, Sirius was rubbing off on Remus and Remus was loosing his sensibility. He was supposed to be the sensible one after all!

"Finally Moony! You've seen the light of day!" Sirius grinned. "Who'd like to place a wager for when they start dating?"