Title? Believe

Rated? PG13 for what I like to call the two S's- Swearing and Snogging. ^_^

Main characters? A love/ hate Lily/ James-in-seventh-year fic.

Supporting characters? MWP, Arabella Figg, Brigit Wooley , Nell Ovenka.

Disclaimer? Okay. Think logically. If I owned Harry Potter, which I don't, do you REALLY think I'd be writing this on FanFic? That's what I thought. ;) I DO however own "Brigit Wooley" and "Nell Ovenka". The rest is the Great JKR's. *Bows down to fave author*

Author 's Note? Okay, I must admit that this story is pretty damn straightforward. I'll tell ya, (and highly doubt ANYONE will be surprised,) that this story takes place primarily at Hogwarts. Lotsa senseless bickering, love mistaken for hate- and I'm rather ashamed to admit- some substantial fluff O_o. Hope you all enjoy my little fanficcie- tis mah first! Love you like..like .. someone who reviews my work !

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Chapter Two- Reunions

Lily breathed a sigh of utter happiness at the thought of being away from Petunia's bullshit for and entire year. And better yet- she was going to the place she recognized as home- Hogwarts. This year was going to be better than ever, she thought, with the shiny Head Girl badge pinned to the pressed Hogwarts robes in her bag. As she stepped onto platform 9 3/4, She noticed a familiar Raven-haired girl about 20 paces away. It was her best friend, Arabella (better know to her friends as Ella) Figg. Just one second later, Ella noticed her and gleefully yelled "Lils!" And ran (as fast as she could) in her high-heeled leather boots. When she finally reached her destination, Ella gave Lily a big hug. Lily hadn't realized up until then just how much she had missed her friends. Now that she had reunited with Ella, she scanned the crowd for her other best friends, Brigit and Nell. Arabella was the kind of person that would stop traffic with her beauty. Her tawny complexion, her raven hair, her slim figure, and what Lily thought was her best feature- her spectacular blue-gray-gold eyes. Next to her, Lily felt anything but beautiful. But she was. Lily was a rare sort of beauty. She had flaming red hair with more toned- down auburn streaks in it- framing her face in soft, silky waves. Her skin was milky and utterly flawless, and her eyes were such a bright green that she looked positively goddess-like. She had soft curves, something even Ella wished for. Ella knew this was why Lily's sister Petunia ragged on her so much- Lily was So much more beautiful than Petunia. Arabella was determined to get Lily to know how stunning she was.

James Potter was probably the biggest flirt of all time, and he would basically sweet talk anything female on two legs. This was one of the reasons he was so popular. Another was that he was charming, humorous, and down to earth and yet extremely egotistical at the same time. He had an extremely cool head too. Well, except with Lily Evans. She knew how to push all his buttons, and throw him into a blind rage at a single glance. He knew that he hated her, and that he always would. But his best friends, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin knew better that that. As James waltzed onto the Hogwarts Express, his Best Friend, Sirius caught up with him. "Hey, James." Sirius said.

"Yeah, hi Sirius."

"What's going on?"

"Was looking for you, and now that I found you, I'm looking for Remus."

"Ah."

"So ,how have y-" Sirius stopped mid- word as the most beautiful girl he was sure he had ever seen walked passed. He had her name in the back of his mind, but he was too intoxicated with the look of her that he didn't even want to fish it out. He knew it was Araschmella or something of that sort. He came back to earth when Remus and James simultaneously flicked him on either side of his head.

"OW!" he yelped. Remus chuckled.

"And who the new flavor of the week?" James ventured- earning a glare from Sirius and a guffaw from Remus.

"I was just distracted, that's all. Like I'd have a crush on Araschmella Wigg. " James and Remus looked at each other and started laughing hysterically, holding on to each other's arms to keep from rolling on the floor laughing.

"And WHAT exactly do you find so amusing?" Sirius. James was laughing still and was gasping for air.

" You- called Arabella Figg *guffaw* Araschmella Wigg!" He began laughing mercilessly again as Sirius blushed with embarrassment. As the two calmed down, they decided to find a compartment to sit in, seeing as the regular seats were full. Being as it may, all of the compartments were full, too. They decided to sit with Lily,(much to James' disappointment), Arabella, (much to Sirius's happiness), along with Brigit and Nell. As the train started up, a classic Lily and James fight started, too.

((Shei's note- do you like it *looking hopeful* I worked on it for a while, and again apologize for it being so short. I like short Chappies. ( Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW!!! I word sincerely appreciate it, and hope you all like it! (chapter Three due out tomorrow, August 15th.) ))