Summary: Lily and James are at Hogwarts for their 7th year. After becoming Head Boy and Girl, they are forced to spend time together, much to the dislike of Lily. They soon fall in love, but will friends and family ties keep them apart?
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"Well . . . I'll see ya later, James," said Lily, grinning at him and Sirius. She started walking toward her friends, who she saw toward the end of the table.
"Oh, no you don't." Sirius grinned, pulling Lily toward where Remus and Peter were sitting.
"No - no, Sirius - I have to go sit with my friends - Siriussssssssssssssssssss!" Sirius picked Lily up and started carrying her toward the table. "Sirius, put me down!! SIRIUS!!" He set her down at the table, where she pretended to look angry. Her hair was messed up and her eyes were sparkling. She started laughing at the look on Remus's face.
James and Lily started talking, and continued throughout the Sorting and dinner as well. Stuffed to the brim, the exited the hall. Even though they had their own private living quarters, they followed their friends to Gryffindor tower. They all plopped themselves down on the couch in front of the fire. Lily looked at the fire, and was entranced by the flames.
"Lily - oi, Lily - LILY!" James shouted.
Lily looked over. She blinked. "Yes?"
"Are you okay?" James asked, worried.
"Yeah. Of course." Lily looked around and was surprised to see everyone but her, James, Sirius, and Kimmie had gone upstairs. Kimmie and Sirius were in deep conversation, looking very serious.
"So. What are you planning to be when you leave Hogwarts?" Lily asked him.
"I'm studying to be an auror." James said, a hint of pride in his voice. "What about you?"
"Well, i'm hoping to start a daycare or something...I love kids." Lily grinned.
"Awww - I actually do too." James admitted, blushing. Lily smiled at him. "Hey - remember when we first met in our first year?" James smiled.
Lily started laughing. "Only too well..."
- Flashback -
"Lily, we're in here!" Lily's friends called. She went in and set down her stuff, then went to the bathroom. When she got out, she saw the lady with the trolley a couple compartments past her own. Awww...I missed it! Lily thought. She ran to catch up with her, and just as she past a compartment, the door opened, and she tripped over her own feet and fell flat on her face. She pushed herself over and looked straight into the face of the cutest guy she'd ever seen.
"Are you okay?" He asked, concerned. He reached down to her hand and pulled her up. "I'm James, by the way."
Lily felt her face get warm. "I'm - I'm - I'm..."
"Lily!" Lily's friend Kimmie yelled down the hall.
"Erm - yeah - that." Lily looked down and realized she hadn't let go of his hand. She quickly dropped it and looked at the floor.
"But are you okay?" James asked, tilting her chin up toward his face.
She stared into his eyes. "Yeah."
James grabbed her hand and pulled her into his compartment. "Hey guys - this is Lily. Lily, this is Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew." Each waved at her when addressed by name. James made Lily sit down next to him.
The compartment door opened again and a pale-faced boy with very greasy hair walked in, not noticing any of them because his face was buried in a book.
"Who're you?" Sirius asked, standing up.
"Severus Snape." Snape growled.
"Hey, we know him, Sirius! It's Snivillus from down the street!" James grinned.
"You're right, James! How's it going, Snivillus?" Sirius laughed.
Snape frowned. "Thanks to you idiots, my summer was ruined and you got me grounded."
"Oh, sorry. We had a great summer, didn't we, Sirius?" James asked innocently.
"The best." Sirius grinned.
"You're all stupid idiots who like hanging out with..." Snape looked at Lily. "With mudbloods." He smirked.
James pulled out his wand, then thought better of it since he knew few spells and stuck it back in his pocket. "Say that again, Snivillus."
"She's a filthy, dirty, mudblood!" Snape yelled.
James jumped on him and they fell on the floor. Sirius held down his arms and Remus held down his head. James started punching him over and over again. Lily was sitting on the side, staring at James and Peter was on the other side cheering. Suddenly the compartment door opened and a prefect came in.
"WHATS GOING ON IN HERE?" The prefect yelled. He pulled James off of Snape by his collar and pushed him away, where he rammed into the wall next to Lily.
Lily made sure he was okay, then stood up. "You have no right to push him like that!!" She yelled.
"I am a prefect, girlie, so watch your tongue." The prefect smirked.
"So? It doesn't mean you can push and disrespect people!!" Lily yelled.
"They were fighting! I'm not just going to let them fight am I?" The prefect questioned angrily.
"Tell James calmly to get off this - this - this idiot boy here! James was just sticking up for me! Snape provoked him!" Lily cried.
"Detention! And one more word and you'll be in deeper trouble!" The prefect shot them a last look and stormed out of the compartment.
Sirius, James, Remus and Peter all looked at her in awe. First day of school, first day of MEETING, and she had stuck up for them. Snape just glared at her and muttered, "mudblood..." under his breath when he ran out of the compartment. Lily gave the guys a last angry look and also walked out of the compartment.
After what seemed like a little while, Lily checked her watch. "Oh wow - it's almost 2:00. I'm going to the room. You coming, James?"
"Yeah, I suppose I should. Oi - Sirius, i'm going. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" James said, a mischievous look in his eyes.
Lily and James went down to the third floor, down a private corridor, and stopped by the wall. There were two doors: one said Head Girl (on the left) and on the right the one said Head Boy.
Lily muttered her password (patronus) and opened the door. She grinned at James and went inside, shutting her down behind her. James watched her go in and then said his password (bubblebath). His door clicked open and he went inside.
Both rooms were big and nicely furnished. When you walked in the room, there was a side table with fresh flowers. On one side of the room was a deep burgundy desk. Next to it was a big four-poster waterbed. There was a dresser that matched the desk, and a matching wardrobe. In the middle of the room was a big rug. On opposite sides of the room were doors leading to a huge bathroom, which separated the two rooms.
The bathroom contained separate bathroom cubicles, two showers, and a bathtub, which resembled a huge 10-foot deep swimming pool with tons of different taps. The showers had showerheads, which sprayed different colored spray out, which smelled like fruit. Off to the side was a small staircase which led up to a small balcony type thing where one could lay out and tan, or sit up there and read.
Lily walked into the bathroom and checked out some of the taps. James suddenly came out and grinned at her. "I'm going to bed." James said, yawning. He slowly walked up to her and hugged her. "Night, beautiful." He walked away and went through his door, which he left open a tiny bit.
Lily fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. She had mostly dreamless sleep, and when she woke up in the morning, James was already gone. She went down to breakfast and sat with Kimmie and their other friends.
They got in a deep conversation about Quidditch right away. "Who's your favorite team?" Kimmie asked.
"I just love the Sandburg Sadies!" Victoria Carrillo answered. Victoria's curly dark brown hair with blonde highlights shone in the lights. Her hazel eyes glowed with the happiness she always possessed.
"Yuck! I like the Chudley Cannons, myself." Kimmie responded.
"I don't really prefer a team, they're all the same to me." Stacie Miller said, closely examining her nails. She had darker skin and exotic looking brown eyes, which perfectly matched her brown hair with layers. "What about you, Lily?"
"I like the Mendora Medeorites. They've always been my team. I've seen them in matches plenty of times with Kimmie and her family." Lily grinned at Kimmie, who grinned back.
"I still think the Chudley Cannons suck, though, Kim." Victoria grinned. Katrina Parker nodded in agreement, making her short blonde hair with brown streaks bounce.
"Me too!" She squeaked. She was by far the littlest of them.
"I think you suck!" Kimmie chortled, flinging some eggs at Victoria. She shrieked and threw a piece of toast back. Soon enough, there was a raging food fight all over the Great Hall.
The doors burst open, and Dumbledore strutted in. Everybody froze in place. "I have one question - who started this?" Everybody swiveled around and pointed at Lily, Victoria, Katrina, Kimmie, and Stacie. They straightened up. "Follow me." He said, turning and exiting the hall. The all followed him unwillingly. When they got to his office, he muttered the password (Sour Scarabs) and they followed him inside.
"Ladies, I am disappointed in you. Especially you, Lily. As Head Girl, I expected more out of you." Dumbledore said once he sat at his desk. Lily's eyes opened a little bit, and she struggled not to cry.
"Yes, sir." She said, looking down.
"I will assign each of you girls a detention, and 20 points will be taken from your house, each. You may leave."
The rest of their day passed quickly. At dinner, Lily struggled not to look too happy when James waved at her. What's wrong with me? She thought. Do I fancy ... no. I do! Oh my gosh . . . I fancy James!