On the first day of school, Lily walked into her potions class. (Slytherin and Gryffindor had this class together) She sat herself down in the middle of a table close to the front but not too close because the teacher spits. The other flowers sat on her right and they began to talk about the year to come.

"Second year is going to be so great!" said Chris (short for chrysanthemum)

"The boys look so much better!" said Lily.

"Speaking of boys Lil... there's James Potter. Rumor has it that he's infatuated with you."

"Please!" Lily spat "I have better boys to look at than that," she was interrupted

"Loud, immature, and completely irrational Potter boy?" asked a very confident James behind her. Lily smiled and retorted, "I was going to say pompous, arrogant, and immature but, loud and irrational fit nicely thanks." The flowers giggled and kept to their gossip as James and the rest of the marauders took their usual seats in the back.

The class began and droned on, as usual, and the students drifted and daydreamed, as usual. The flowers continued with their gossip until it was suddenly interrupted by a floating piece of parchment. The girls looked about to find the culprit as none other than James and the marauders. Lily snatched down the parchment and read:

Dear Ms. Lily,

your presence is requested in the courtyard during lunch. Please R.S.V.P. A.S.A.P.

James Potter.

All of the flowers giggled to themselves save Lily who promptly replied:

Dear Mr. Potter,

Reuest granted but do not expect for me to arrive alone. I consier you a danger and will be accompanied by one of the other flowers.

Lily

She floated the parchment back to James sent another reply reading:

Dear Ms. Lily,

Good. I consider you a threat also.

James

P.S. Bring Chris. Sirius fancies her

Lily did not send the parchment back. Instead, she back a look of complete disapproval. Lily may have pretended to be completely turned off to James, but she actually found his wit quite humerus. Maybe she might give him a chance.

Lily's next class was charms without Gryffindor but that class went by far too fast and before she knew it, it was lunch time.

After a quick bite, Chris and Lily started for the courtyard and were met by the arrogant, yet charming pair, James and Sirius. To Lily's surprise, Sirius and Chris soon left( No doubt to find a nearby broom closet) leaving her alone with James.

"Is there a reason behind why I am here or might I have a chance to finish my lunch?" she pretended to be disinterested.

"Oh yes of course. You may have heard the rumor floating around about me...," he wait for a reply but she gave him the I-have-no-idea look, "me and you?" he looked confused. (Lily liked that power over him)

"Oh yes! I remember!"Lily waited, "Well?"

"Well what?" and with that, he went off into the school smiling. Lily was in shock. This whole time she thought he had been flirting with her he really wasn't. She sort of stood there dumbfounded for a moment then shook it off and went on.

Meanwhile, James and Sirius were in the Gryffindor common room laughing and joking.

"I think she might still be standing there in daze!" laughed James

"And she bought it?" Sirius scoffed, "This better work!" they looked at each other and then burst into another fit of laughter.

"Don't worry." said a nearly out of breath James, "this is only the beginning!"