((A/N: Well, I've gotten a few reviews, which is more than I thought I was going to get. I know that the first chapter was beyond boring, but I needed to explain stuff. This chapter will be much better, I promise!))

Disclaimer: Do I look like J.K. Rowling to you? No? Then I don't own any of the characters from her books. Got it? But I do own characters that are not from the books, such as Alex and Callie! Hehehe…

Ch 2- The Ride to Hogwarts

"Where are they?" Lily Evans thought to herself as she sat down on the Hogwarts express. She was waiting for her friends to show up, so at the moment she was sitting alone in a compartment. This would be her 5th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"Lily!" exclaimed two voices. The voices belonged to Lily's two best friends in the entire universe, Alex and Callie. They ran into the compartment, smothering Lily in hugs and "great to see you"s before they finally sat down. The three girls immediately started talking about their summers and what they were looking forward to in the coming school year.

Alexandra England was a tomboy in several ways. She absolutely hated her real name, and made everyone call her "Alex." She wasn't a girly-girl, and didn't really care what people though of her. She had vivid, crayon-red hair. She and Lily had become immediate friends in first year. They were both muggle-borns, and they both had red hair. Lily's was a darker shade of red than Alex's, but everyone teased them both about it anyway.

Callie Collins was your typical preppy girly-girl. She took forever to get ready every morning. She always tried to be "in" with the "latest styles." Her reading collection consisted of fashion magazines and notes that were passed in class. She became friends with Alex and Lily, since they all shared the same dorm. The three of them got along well most of the time, even though they were all very different.

"Hello, Ladies and Evans. You wouldn't mind if 3 funny, good-looking guys joined you, would you?" asked a somewhat-gloating voice as the door to the compartment slid open. The voice belonged to none other than James Potter, who had two friends with him.

James had unruly, jet-black hair and chocolate brown eyes that made girls melt. His two friends were Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, the other two most popular guys in school. Sirius had long brown hair that fell into his dark eyes, but his quirky charm was what girls fell for. Remus had dark-blonde hair and dark eyes. He was the most sensitive of the three, and that's what girls liked about him. Callie had a huge crush on Sirius.

Lily opened her mouth to say something, but Callie said something first. "Sure, you can sit with us, guys!"

"Callie!" Lily exclaimed, with her mouth practically hanging opened. Callie knew how much she disliked James Potter, so why was she letting them come in? "Oh, yeah, she likes Sirius. That's why," she reminded herself.

"Awww, calm down, Evans. We just need a place to sit, that's all. We promise not to bug your Majesty," James said to Lily with a smirk. Lily crossed her arms across her chest and stared out the window.

"She's even cute when she's mad…how does she do that? Wait…I did NOT just say, I mean think, that!" James thought to himself.

Remus and Sirius sat next to each other, between Alex and Sara. Sara looked extremely happy about it, but Alex looked like she didn't like being that close to people. This seating arrangement only left one more seat for James: next to Lily.

"I get to sit by Lily! Yes! Wait…I mean…Darn, I have to sit by Evans," James thought as he sat down.

"Gosh he's cute…even when he's being annoying…Wait! Lily, get a hold of yourself. It's POTTER," Lily thought to herself as he sat down, unusually close to her.

"So…uh…how was your summer?" James asked, trying to find something to talk about.

"Horrible…as usual. Of course, that is expected with a sister like mine. Rotten muggle if I've ever seen one. I can't stand her. How was yours?" Lily replied as casually as possible.

"He's talking to me…and we're not fighting! This is a first…a very good first…AAAAA, I mean, Why aren't we fighting?" Lily thought to herself.

"It was alright. Not much goes on in the Potter Mansion…it gets very boring, very quickly. So, what makes your sister so terrible?" James asked, also trying to act casual.

"Lily- oops, I mean Evans- is pretty nice. Wait, did I just think that? No way…but it IS fun to talk to her…" James thought.

In the mean time, Sirius, Remus, and Sara were having a whispered conversation on their side of the compartment. They made sure to talk soft enough so that the others wouldn't hear. Alex had moved to the space between James and the door, so that she wasn't so squished. She fell asleep fairly quickly.

"Oh yeah, James definitely likes Lily. He even says her name in his sleep sometimes," Sirius whispered to Remus and Sara.

Sara giggled. "I think Lily likes him too. All she ever talks about is James, but she tries to make it sound like she hates him."

"So, any chance of them getting together?" Remus asked them in a low whisper.

"I dunno…they always act like they hate each other. I don't know if it's even possible. Vut I'm sure we could find some way…." whispered Sirius with a mischievous grin.

"Oooh! A plot!" Remus exclaimed, still whispering. A mischievous gleam had appeared in his eye.

"Oh yeah. The hardest thing we've ever done, but it'll be worth it," replied Sirius.

"Okay, what's the plan?" Sara asked. With that, the Great Get-Lily-And-James-Together Plan was started…

((A/N: I know, I know, it was a short chapter…I'm sorry. But it WAS better than the last one!!!))