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Chapter Two: Meeting Lily

"We've looked in every compartment, Prongs," Sirius complained, "And no luck yet, our best chance was that Lucy Pullman, with the dorky teeth."

"No," James replied, "I want to prove that git that we've got the geekiest girl that can be popular."

"We do as well," Remus said, "but I actually want to sit down today."

"OK, OK. We'll go in that last compartment at the end."

They walked the last metre or so and were about to open the door until Alexis Pryne came running up to them shouting, "Hey guys!"

Alexis was smart, and she was the 'little miss know it all'. But she was also wild, sweet and nice. She had long brown hair with highlights and large hazel eyes. She was going with Remus, for the last year.

"Hi, Honey," she said, kissing him on the cheek. Remus blushed and went off to 'la la land' for a moment. "And you!" She turned to Padfoot; "You need to calm Krista down. She's being having a fit for the last hour because of you!"

"OK," Sirius grinned widely, "bests talk to her. Prongs are you coming?"

"Nah, thanks," He knew that Sirius would try to set him up with someone, "Anyway, I need to finished off some homework."

"Homework! Dude! You're supposed do to homework at home. That's why it's called home-work. And you call yourself head boy!"

"Oy! You know that it's a Potter curse!"

"Anyway, are you sure you don't wanna come?"

"Yeah, See ya." James walked in and saw that the compartment wasn't empty. A girl, with fiery red hair, reading Big Book of Magic, was sitting by the window.

Who is she? James thought, closing the door behind him. She jumped and looked around and saw James standing there, staring at her. "Hello," she said, and returned to her book. James sat opposite her and there was an awkward silence for ten minutes, but it seemed like two hours, to James.

James saw a badge on her chest saying 'Head Girl.'

"You're head girl?" he asked.

"Yes," she said, eyes glued on the book.

"Cool, I'm head boy."

"Congrates." James could tell that she wasn't in a mood of talking, as she didnt even look at him in the face.

Another awkward silence.

"What house are you in?"

She looked up at him and said, "Gryfinndor, why?"

"I've never seen you before. I'm-" He put a hand on his chest, and was about to say his name, but the Fiery Head interrupted.

"James Potter, I know." She returned to her book, her glasses nearly falling off.

"Can I know your name?"

"Lily Evans." She said, simply shrugging her shoulders.

"Pretty name." he replied, truthfully.

"Thanks," she said blushing.

"So, how come I've never seen you around before?" James asked.

"I spend all of my time in the Library. It won't be the last the I've fallen asleep in the library." She laughed. He smiled weakly and let out a fake laugh, which Lily took as a real one.

"Well, it was nice talking to you." James stood up and walked to the door, "See ya around, I guess."

"Yeah, bye." Lily said and began to read her book, thinking, well, he was nice.

As he closed the door, he thought, OK, glasses were so thick, they make her eyes huge! Braces and a lisp! A big Bookworm! A laugh of a donkey and top girl student, as she's head girl! James said, "Yes!" We have our geek!

"Lily Evans?" Sirius asked, in the Gryfinndor common room, when everyone else had gone to bed except Padfoot, Prongs, Moony and Wormtail. "Never heard of her."

"Me neither," said Remus, scratching his head. "Are you sure you didn't just imagine her, because if there is a girl out there that hasn't been out with Sirius, well, knock me over and call me a monkey's uncle." So, he did so. James pushed him out of his chair and said, "You're a monkey's uncle, you know that, Moony."

They laughed for a long time, but not loudly so not to wake anyone. Peter squeaked, afterwards, "Two things. One James, show us this girl and prove to us that you don't need to do to Wizard's Most Insane."

"Well, dur!" All three of them said at the same time.

"Two, I think we should get going." Peter pointed at his watch.

"All right then," James covered them with his invisibly cloak and they all made their way to the Whomping Willow...

The next morning

Lily wept the sleep from her eyes, whilst letting out a loud and long yawn. She quickly got dress, brushed her hair into a ponytail and had her way to downstairs, into the Great Hall.

There were a lot of people already in the Great Hall. Obviously want to get to classes early, I know I want to, she thought.

She grabbed a plate and was about to put some sausages on it when...

"Hey Lil!" someone shouted. She was puzzled, who want to talk to her? She looked around and saw that boy from the train walking up to her, with three other boys. He actually remembers me?

"Hi," she said, not knowing what to say next.

"You OK?" he asked, sitting next to her. Eek! She thought.

"Yes, I suppose. You guys OK?"

"God! How stupid of me!" James said, slapping a hand to his forehead. "This is Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew."

"Nice to meet you," she said, and returned back at her breakfast. She picked up her timetable and read it, whilst eating her toast. "It's free period for me."

"Ah, me too," said James, looking at his timetable also.

"Not for us. We have Divination, double! Help me!" said Remus, helping himself with a third helping of eggs.

"Well, maybe," James said, ignoring Remus, "Maybe, Lily, you'll like to, you know, study with me?"

Lily took a moment to think but then smiled, "I'd like that. Meet me outside Library in twenty minutes, OK?"

"OK, cool," James said, a wide grin spread over his face.

"See you there then. Bye!" She left, without a backward look.

"All right, step one completed," James said, slapping Sirius hand.

"I've got to go. Promise Alexis I'd meet her soon," said Remus.

"Yeah, ditto with Krista!" Sirius said, and both of them walked out.

Not soon, afterwards did James leave for the Library.

Meanwhile

Lily kept looking at her watch, every ten seconds. She couldn't help it; she was so nervous. Even more nervous than when was doing her O.W.Ls!

"Calm down, Lily," she muttered to herself, "It's only James Potter, for Christ sake." Now she was pacing up and down. "He just happens to be the most popular boy in the school, head boy and Quidditch Captain and that I have a huge-"

"Hey, Lil," she spun around and there stood James. They both smiled at the same time.

"Hi," he had called her 'Lil'. She liked it. "Where're your books?"

"This is a Library, remember? It's full with books."

"Oh right, yeah, silly me." She let out a laugh, which made James wince a bit.

"C'mon!" And they entered the library, both as nervous as each other.