A/N: Finally, I give you Chapter 2! SUPER THANKS to my beta, WHITEPAW!! What would I do without her?! CHECK OUT HER LILY/JAMES STORY CALLED Their Journey To Realization. Her pseudonym is whitepaw. Now, on with the sory!!!!

Chapter 2: Home Sweet Home

"Hey Potter."

James spun around at mention of his name.

"Oh hello, Evans! I was just about to come look for you..."

Sirius fake-coughed and the others sniggered to themselves.

James ignored them and turned to Lily.

"You're late," she prompted him.

"That's our fault, Lily. We were just, erm..." Peter tried to save for James.

"Telling James here not to--" Remus was interrupted by an outburst from Sirius.

"...Daydream about you in class so much!"

"NOT TO," Remus went to finish what he was saying. "be too hard on this GIT over here when he's Head Boy and can give him detention and all!!!" He directed this more towards Sirius, who gulped.

"RIGHT," said James, before his friends could 'help' him out anymore. He gently pushed Lily out of the compartment, turning to mouth "WHY?!" to the other Marauders.

Sirius was laughing audibly as Lily and James made their way into the prefects' car.

"What were they on about?" asked Lily (as if she didn't know).

"Well—I," James faltered. "I haven't the slightest clue... as far as I was concerned, we were talking about those Cannons! Somethin' else, eh?"

Lily appreciated Quidditch; as a muggle-born she found it fascinating. However it seemed every time she spoke with James about Quidditch, something happened. Last year, a few weeks after the Snape incident, she and the Marauders were celebrating Christmas. She and James were having a conversation about Quidditch and there was a loud CRASH—one of the first years staying for the holidays had managed to knock down a big Christmas tree and kill Lewis Demshaw's frog, Cadbury (Lewis was a muggle-born too).

"REMEMBER CADBURY!" warned Lily, not wanting to start a Quidditch conversation as they entered their car.

Lily and James debriefed the prefects and James held his tongue to keep from making snide remarks (which had been especially hard when dealing with Slytherins), to prove to Lily he could do this job.

They then patrolled the cars. They'd managed to stop one Hufflepuff girl from changing a Ravenclaw boy's robes bright pink, and help a third year Gryffiindor finish a tricky Transfiguration assignment from the summer. Now they were walking through a car composed mainly of frightened and unsorted first years.

"I heard you gotta take a test."

"Nuh-uh, I heard you gotta battle a giant troll!"

"There are really giant trolls?!"

"Duh, I mean I knew you're a muggle-born and all but geeze!"

"...so my summer," Lily was saying, "was fantastic."

"Was she really that bad?" asked James, tearing his ears from the conversations of the first years.

"Believe me, Potter; I am so happy Petunia moved away! She was always, I dunno—jealous I guess, of me. She always came over to me and whispered 'freak' whenever Mum wasn't listening."

"Did you ever get along with her?"

Lily sighed, "Yes. We used to get along quite famously...that is until Hogwarts. Before Hogwarts, I adored her. She used to take me to carnivals (you've learned about them in muggle studies?) and she'd win my toys every time we went. I still have them... I really miss that side of her; I need my big sister..."

James nodded, amazed at what a good conversation they were having: Lily was really opening up to him. "So, erm, what's this fella she married like?"

"He's a great prat named Vernon Dursley. He hates me too."

James was so shocked that two people could hate Lily Evans! One was her own sister! "What for?!"

"I dunno. I think it has something to do with this one time he was over for dinner... Petunia told him I went to some nutter school, right in front of me! And normally, I don't have a bad temper, but...let's just say: I didn't react too well to that."

"Oooh, how 'not too well?' Are we talking Marauder-style ramifications?"

"Well, actually, you'd've been proud!"

"You've definitely got my interest!"

"Picture Petunia, bony and sharp-features, in a white dress. Now picture a big punch bowl's contents being dumped on her."

"WOW! Hey, didn't you get a warning from the Ministry?"

"What for?"

"You know, underage magic and all?"

"Oh no," she smiled evilly. "There was no magic involved."

James beamed with pride.

Just then they were entering a car of some of the seventh year Gryffindors. A skinny one with dark hair and gold-rimmed glasses, Lewis Demshaw, was walking over to them.

"'E—'Ello, Lily!" James and Lily could both tell that he was nervous, stuttering like that.

"Hullo Lewis," greeted Lily.

"Alright, mate?" asked James.

"Oh, right, a'course!"

"And, erm, how were your holidays?" Lily asked.

"Oh they were wonderful!" he actually blushed. "I see ye've made Head, eh? Brilliant!" Give him some gold face paint and he could've been a Gryffindor mascot, he was blushing so much.

"Oh, why thank you, Lewis," said Lily.

"Cheers, Demmie!" winked James.

"Right," said Lewis, with finality. "See you at supper then!"

"Cheers!"

When they were out of earshot, James whispered, "supper??" to Lily.

"Oh, he's a very sweet boy!" she defended.

"You think?"

"...I feel bad for Cadbury!"

James smirked.

"What are you smirking at, Potter?"

"Oh, c'mon, Lily!"

"Honestly?!"

"He adores you!"

"What are you on about?" she said, turning her face away so he couldn't see she was blushing.

"Guy nature. A guy can tell when another guy likes a girl!"

"Lewis.Demshaw.Does.Not.Like.Me.!!"

"Hmm... you wait and see..."

"Hmph."

5 minutes later

"So, where're you and Demmie having the wedding?" James questioned, in a mock serious tone.

"Well," if ya can't beat 'em... "You should've seen this place my sister's wedding was!"

"Where's that?"

"Hawaii!"

"Hawaii? Expensive tastes, I see... well, I have always wanted to go there..."

"Well, as long as I have my Lewie-poo!" Lily put her head to her side, her two hands over her heart, and sighed.

James stuck his tongue out at her as the Hogwarts Express came to a stop at Hogsmeade station. A very broad smile came to Lily as she took in the sight.

"Ah!" she breathed, as she and James stepped out of the train.

"Home sweet home..."

A/N: So, how'd ya like it?? It gets better, I promise! I'm actually up to chapter 4 at the moment but it's written down on looseleaf and I'm too lazy to type... Reviews will make me type faster!!!!! :-P Just Playing. Love, Ella