"Are you starting Hogwarts?" His voice pulled her out of her gaze at the bird and she nodded again. "Do you speak?" She nodded again and then let out a small laugh. He laughed too before running through a hand through his already messy hair. "Sorry, I must be scaring you. I'm James, James Potter." He stuck out his hand and she shyly shook it. "Lily, Lily Evans." - Chapter 1