Simple Dreams

By Danie

Disclaimer: Sigh, if I could I would but I don't and you know it... All of these Characters belong to J.K. Rowling...and if I win the lottery I may be able to ask her if I can buy them...but I highly doubt she'll sell them to me...

Summery: "In my last year of Hogwarts, my world turned upside down. My sister got married to the wrong guy and my crazy grandmother moved it... My parents split up and then the worst thing of all happened, I met him."

"Mei," Lily stated, her eyes glancing down at the time table she had just received from the Potions Professor as he walked down the Gryffindor table, handing them out. "Mei," she stated again, trying to get her friend's attention as her eyes quickly read over her timetable. "Something is seriously wrong with my timetable," she added, holding it out for her best friend to read.

Mei rolled her eyes at Lily before shaking her head and standing up, "Go ask Professor Connolly," she remarked, slinging her bag over her shoulder, "He'll help you, and he just handed them out." She shrugged slightly before turning to head out of the Great Hall, "I'm going to be late, see you second period Lils," she added, before making her way out of the Great Hall.

"No you won't see me second period because it's all messed up," she muttered, scowling slightly, letting her red-head temper get the best of her at the moment. Taking a deep breath, Lily sighed and slung her bag over her shoulder before making her way up to the head Table at the front of the Great Hall. "Er, Professor," she began, addressing him, not sure how he was going to react. Most of the other professors had left already.

"Yes Miss Evans," He nodded, looking up from the book in his lap, no smile on his face. Clearly he wasn't happy for being interrupted.

"My timetable is messed up, which is a sign that nothing is going according to play this year," she remarked, an unsure tone to her voice.

Professor Connolly took the time table from her and glanced over it, then shook his head. "I don't see anything wrong with it Miss Evans," he said, handing it back to her and turning back to his book.

"But Professor," she repeated again, holding it up and pointing to a class subject. "I'm signed up for 3rd Year Divination," she remarked, knowing there was no possible way she could have sunk back that many years for having passed her OWLs with top grades in the year and ready to take NEWT Classes.

Sighing, the Professor looked back up at her, "And Miss Evans, your point?" he stated, taking the time table from her once again and shaking his head, "Why don't you just give it a try before making any decisions..."

Lily scowled and took the time table away from him and stormed out of the Great Hall, leaving a couple of the few students left wondering why their Prefect had just argued with a Professor.

Pushing the doors open to the Entrance Hall, Lily slipped out and ran right into a boy, sending her stumbling backwards due to the blow. After a moment of trying to catch her balance, she landed on the floor due to the weight of her bag.

She sighed again, pushing her auburn hair out of her eyes, now staring up into blue orbs. Sapphire. Blinking for a moment, she shook her head, "Er, sorry," she began, turning around and beginning to pack her bag with the books that were now scattered around the floor.

James smiled as he picked up a book from the floor and handed it to the girl.

Pushing another strand out of her eyes and behind her ear, she stared at him for a moment again before taking the books, "Thanks-"

"James," he cut her off, "James Potter,"

"Thanks James," she repeated, standing up and brushing off her robes. Now, she probably looked like a mess and she knew it.

"And you are?" James asked, raising a slight eyebrow at the girl. He knew she was in Gryffindor but just couldn't match her face with a name.

"My name?" she asked, almost stumbling over her words slightly. After she had realized what she had said she mentally slapped herself. 'What's your problem Lily?' she asked herself, shaking her head as a small smile appeared on her face, still staring at James. 'It's not like you to get nervous in front of guys,' the voice added before another one responded back. 'A Very cute guy though...' She was going crazy and having a conversation in her head.

"Yes," James stated, slightly puzzled for a moment.

"Oh, I'm Lily, Lily Evans," she remarked, the look of being in thought now having disappeared from her face.

"Well, it was nice meeting you Lily," James stated, giving her his charming smile before nodding and strolling off, towards the Muggle Studies classroom, or at least that's where she thought he was going.

Muggle Studies was a class Lily didn't take due to being a Muggleborn and not wanting to waste such time. No wonder she thought twice about asking to walk to class with him.

The lost in thought look appeared on Lily's face again as she stared after his retreating back. He was cute, wasn't he? Tilting her head to the side, she held the book he had picked up in her arms tightly, her others in her book bag which was slung over her shoulder. A Midnight Summer's Dream. The book was special now, maybe she would ask the Librarian if she could buy it. Maybe, just maybe.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Lily tucked the book into her bag and began on her long journey up to 3rd Year Divination. "Bloody Potions Professor," she muttered, shaking her head as she rested her hand on the hand rail, "3rd Year Divination..."

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Next Chapter: Lily runs into James again in second period and chats with Mei about him, finding more about him then she wanted to know.