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A/N: Before I begin, I would like to add a bit of a summary here. There wasn't much room on the other thingy (excuse my lack of vocabulary please), but I forgot to put it on the 1st,2nd, and 3rd chapter:

Summary: Inspired by the song "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden. James had always had these weird dreams about a mysterious girl with red hair and beautiful green eyes. And when he saw the girl (Lily), he fell madly in love.

Chapter 4

Time went by fast. Before Lily knew it, it was September 1st. Lily woke up early that morning, very excited. She had a quick breakfast and was soon putting her trunk and Cherry's cage (who returned before the trip to Daigon Alley, of course) in the trunk of the car. Lily had asked Petunia if she had wanted to come with, but Petunia just flat-out refused, not to mention throwing in some free insults. It went a little something like this:

"No. I wouldn't go anywhere with a freak like you, even with a ten-feet broomstick. By the way, can you stay there for both Christmas and the summer?" And she left before getting the respond, leaving Lily near tears.

When Lily reached King's Cross, her father went to get her a trolley, while her mother was hugging, kissing, and reminding her to write.

"Oh Lily," she cried (literally). "Remember to write, okay? And don't get into trouble…what am I saying? You never get into trouble…Well, have fun, dear." And with one final kiss from her mum and a last hug from her dad, she was left alone. Lily entered the train and found Arabella, already in her Hogwarts robes, sitting in their usual compartment.

"Hey, Lils," Bella said.

"Hi," Lily replied, as she pulled on her robes and Head Girl badge.

"Hey, have you heard who's the Head Boy?"

"No. Have you?"

Before Bella could answer, however, the compartment burst open, and the mystery was solved. Standing in the doorway was Peter, Remus, Sirius, and James wearing his school robes and Head Boy badge.

"Hi," said Sirius. "Do you mind if we sit here? Everywhere else is full."

"Sure," said Bella, as she scooted over leaving spaces for them to sit. "By the way, I'm Arabella Figg and this is my friend, Lily Evans."

"Hi," Lily said, giving each one of them a small smile.

"I'm Siri--"

"We know who you are," interrupted Bella. "You guys are the infamous Marauders, Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew."

"Right," said Remus, with a rather cheeky grin.

James sat down next to Lily and stare at her for awhile, looking at her bright green eyes. *It must be her!* he thought excitedly.

Lily suddenly feel like she was being watched and saw James looking at her. She looked down and blushed a deep crimson.

*She looks so pretty when she blushes* thought James, without realizing what he just thought. *Why is she blushi--oh no. I must be staring.* He quickly looked away, blushing as he did so.

"Anyone up for a game of exploding snap," asked Bella all of a sudden.

"Sure," said Sirius, and they started a game. Remus and Peter were talking about Quidditch and James was just sitting there, throwing Lily a small glance every once in a while. Lily, seeing that Bella is occupied, took out a book and started to read. Things were quiet for awhile, with the exceptions of the explosions and laughter from the card game. Then, James broke the silence.

"So, erm, Lily, what are you reading?" he asked.

"What? Oh this. Erm, it's a muggle book called A Walk To Remember," she replied quietly.

*The way she said that was so nice* James thought. Lily had a very sweet voice that just attracted James so. But it wasn't a sweet-sickening voice, like some of the sluts in school. It was a soft-sweet voice that can melt peoples' hearts. And it just melt James'. *And the way she said it with that smile* James' thoughts continued. James only wished that her beautiful smile could widen. After all these observations, James came up with a conclusion: Lily is perfect. And he is in love. James doesn't care that he had just met her. He felt as though he had known her all his life, through his dreams. In fact, James thinks that he had dreamt her into life, this perfect girl for him.

The train ride passed by quickly and soon, the train pulled into Hogsmeade's Station. James heard the usual "Firs' years over here!" and saw Hagrid standing over the crowd, gathering the "firs' years."

"Hi Hagrid!" called James, and Hagrid waved back happily. Then James and the Marauders entered a horseless carriage, followed by Arabella, who dragged Lily in with her. They were heading towards another year of adventures at Hogwarts.

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A/N: All right, how was that? Let me know my reviewing please. Thanks.