A/N Hello! Now I know this couldn't happen because they didn't know each other. But I had a brain wave and read some fan-fics about James and Lily being best friends when they were little and decided to do one myself. I might add a bit more to this chapter but…

D is for Dance,

Lily & James.

The young Lily Evans poked her head out from between the curtains.

She scanned the audience for someone she knew.

Her parents weren't coming. Lily knew this, Petunia had asked them to come and see her school show. Petunia wasn't even in it, but Katy and Ollie Evans had to do it for their oldest daughter.

Seeing know one, Lily turned back to her dance class. For the past seven months, Lily and her class had been practising for the one night performance. One night only, and her parents hadn't come.

Lily had tried to persuade herself that she didn't mind, but she knew that she really wanted them to come and see her, so they wouldn't think she was such a failure.

Lily had been so proud that she had got into the dance class.

~FLASHBACK~

Four-year-old Lily looked around at the pretty girls in their ballet dresses, twirling around the room, their parents laughing at their daughter's antics. Lily was sat in front of James, who was doing her laces. Emily Potter sat on a chair, watching the best friends. Lily's mum didn't even know Lily could dance, let alone know that Lily was at a dance audition.

I pointy nosed women came to the door. 'Group H. Please follow me to the auditorium.'

'Your next Lils' James stated. Lily looked worriedly at him.

'What if I'm really bad? Everyone else is older than me and have done it before!'

Lily was right, all the other girls ranged from the ages 8-14.

James smirked, 'But those girl won't get in. My Lily Evans is going to thrash them! Because she is an amazing dancer and she is funny and always happy, she's clever and very pretty.'

Lily blushed and hugged him. 'Thanks Jamsie' she whispered.

The women returned ' Group J please.'

James winked at Lily as she left.

~3 days later~

'Lily!' James ran into the playground holding a letter.

'Lily!' Lily turned at his voice.

'You got in! Out of the seventy girls, your one of the four chosen ones!'

Lily rushed to James. She snatched he letter of him. Trying to read what was gobbledy gook to her.

'I told you! James smirked.

~END OF FLASHBACK~

The music turned on and the line of girls ran onto the stage, Lily near the front, being the smallest.

As the curtain came up, many girls waved to their families. Sat in the audience, cheering their talented children on. Lily wished that she had someone to wave to.

That's when she saw him,

Sat right at the front,

With his parents either side,

Wearing a blue shirt that brought out his eyes,

A programme in his hands,

A smile on his face.

It was James, of course it was. Because he was there for Lily at the beginning and the end. Just somewhere in between someone made a mistake.