Okey-dokey, here is chapter 3!!!



*FLASHBACK*

As Lily made her way towards the table that was cheering the most, she failed to notice the unusual twinkle that was held in Dumbledore eyes...

Or the suspicious and immediate loathing look a certain brown-headed, ruby- eyed young girl gave her when she strodded past her......

*END FLASHBACK*



Chapter 3

THE ENCOUNTER



NORMAL POV

The sorting was finally over, Rupert Rogers became the last Slytherin.

Professor Dumbledore stood up, his silver beard shone brightly, almost as bright as the ghosts. He cleared his throat to get everyone's attention, and as the hall quietened from the talking, he exclaimed,

'Welcome to another year of Hogwarts. And to those who just came, I would like to say a huge WELCOME. Please make yourselves at home in your time in Hogwarts. Ok, on to business then. First of all, I would like to-'

Out of nowhere, a giant balloon suddenly appeared on top of the Slytherin table, and ... POP! It bursted and a combination of red, yellow, blue and green slimy paint fell onto every single Slytherins' robes, drenching then in a mess from head to toe.

The hall exploded into laughter, the only ones who didn't join in were the Slytherins (no surprise) and Professor Beetle who was the Head of the Slytherin house. Professor Dumbledore looked surprised and his blue eyes twinkled merrily at the scene before him, Professor McGnagall simply sat there with her eyes wide open. But the faint trace of smile cannot be missed on her usually grave face.

A certain young Slytherin by the name of Severus Snape growled angrily as he yelled,

'POTTER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE! YOU COME AND FIX THIS RIGHT NOW!!!'

Now, all the eyes turned to a young boy no older than eighteen on the Gryffindor table.

[THAT BOY IS JAMES POTTER???] Lily screamed mentally as she stared at the boy who was sitting right opposite her.

Even though Lily never knew his name, she recognised the face. This boy was known for his naughtiness with girls at night in the Astronomy Tower and the constant pranks he pulls with the Marauders each week.

James was an expert womenizer, he was probably the most wanted guy ever in Hogwarts. He had unruly black hair that stuck out to all directions, warm and devious caramel eyes surrounded by long, dark, curled lashes. A cute small nose and forever grinning lips that were definitely 100% kissable. He had the body to die for, which was not surprising considering he had been playing Quidditch all his life (he was a Gryffindor Chaser). In all, James Potter was definitely a guy whom many girls would want to get their hands on. And he was known for never having a girlfriend longer than one month.

He and his so-called gang sat there grinning, and the mutual high-fives that they were giving each other were visible in their eyes.

Lily stared in shock as she watched James gave everyone a casual shrug followed by a I-am-innocent-so-what-are-you-looking-at-me-for grin.

[THAT IS JAMES POTTER! Oh my god, how did he ever get to be the Head Boy? With the constant pranks he pulls, I'm surprised he even had time to study anything.]

The laughter died down as Professor Dumbledore flicked his wand in the Slytherins' direction. And within seconds, their robes were cleaned, as good as new.

Many of the Slytherins were still giving the Gryffindor table the death- glare, particularly the James-gang.

[What did they call themselves again? Martians or was it Marmalades?] Lily searched her brain, trying to remember the name.

'Anyway, as I was saying. I'd like to introduce you to our new Divination teacher, Professor Trelawney. She will be teaching Divination in the North Tower.' Dumbledore stood up again as he introduced the new teacher but not before giving James and his Martian or Marmalades gang a warning glance.

An insect-like middle aged woman stood up, her huge round glassed enlarged her abnormally green eyes three times its original size. Her body was covered with bangles and rings, the jewellery made her more glittery and somehow more ... errr ... insect-like.

The students clapped politely as Professor Trelawney nodded curtly and said, 'thank you, thank you. Ahhhh, yes I am privileged to be here, to share the exciting voyage of learning with you in your years at Hogwarts. However, I can see that many of you will have dangers in your way as well as successes. But have no fear, you will overcome those difficulties and will become a powerful witch or wizard if you just face them. I know that many of you will encounter challenges that seem to be impossible, but my inner eye tells me that the faith you have in yourself will help you master the things you find difficult. I believe and I am sure that everyone of you will become a powerful witch or wizard and will have a bright future.'

Dead silence followed the unusual speech Professor Trelawney declared. Dumbledore seemed to notice this and broke the silence by continuing his announcement.

'Yes yes, thank you too Professor Trelawney. Now, I would like to introduce our new Prefects and Head Boy and Head Girl. For Gryffindor, the new Prefects will be Melanie Lodge and Benjamin Beard; for Hufflepuff, it will be Wendy Damon and Robert Strew; for Ravenclaw, it is Steven Strew and Fatima Fazel; and last but not least, Lucius Malfoy and Nacissa Nalmes will be the Prefects for the Slytherin house.'

The applause rang in the Great Hall as the Prefects stood up and bowed.

The clapping eventually died down and Dumbledore opened his mouth once again,

'This year, our Head Girl and Head Boy will be Lily Evans and James Potter. Both of who are in Gryffindor!'

The Gryffindor table exploded into applause. James turned to take a look at who was his partner. A young girl about his age stood up as well as him and gave him a genuine smile. The girl had long wavy hair, fiery was the perfect word to describe it. Her large clear emerald eyes held nervousness and innocence. She had pale skin, but this only brought out the colour of her hair and eyes more. A few pink freckles were scattered around the bridge of her nose, giving her a childish yet sweet complexion.

As usual, James' dropped almost instinctually onto her chest, where the clothing showed nothing no more than two tiny, almost unnoticeable bumps. James didn't need to see it, to know that this girl - Lily or whatever her name was - hadn't hit puberty yet. She had yet to bloom. She just might grow into a beautiful woman, but James wondered how long that would take.

Lily stopped her smile as soon as James lowered his eyes onto her chest. She knew his reputation and could guess pretty much what he was thinking. [He probably wants to see if I'm pretty. And if I am, he'll probably try to get me in bed with him like the way that the other girls have.]

Lily was kind of right, because James was thinking along the same lines. [Awww, man. I was hoping to get stuck with some kind of hot chick and instead I got a studious bookworm who probably doesn't know anything about anything.]

They walked up to the top to receive their badge (A/N I know they should get it in the mail, but this was about 30 years ago from the books, see!). Dumbledore smiled at them nicely and almost expectantly, 'congratulations to both of you, I am sure that you will be able to reach something good this year.'

As Lily shook hands with Dumbledore, Dumbledore whispered so gently that only she could hear it.

'Good luck, Lily. You'll need it!'

This left Lily surprised, [what does Dumbledore mean? Have I done something wrong? Has it got to do with Potter? That's it, I'm going to ask him later!]

Lily and James shook hands and smiled at each other painfully, their smiles didn't reach their eyes though.

Their first encounter turned out to be a disaster. James thought Lily was a studious freak and Lily thought James was a sex-obsessed jerk.

Is it possible for the most popular guy in Hogwarts to get along with a practical nobody like Lily?

We will find out soon ...... won't we?



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