Hello Iris here! This story is pretty old...over two years in fact, but I thought somebody might like it, so I'm posting it again.

Changes a Lily and James Story

"Lily! Lily, is that you?"

A pretty girl with fire-red hair turned to look at who had called her name.

"Hannah! How are you? You look great!" Lily's emerald green eyes sparkled.

"Me? You're the one who looks good. What did you do this summer?"

"Nothing much...I went to the beach and Paris. You?" Lily asked looking at her friend. Hannah's golden hair was tied back away from her face and her big brown eyes shone as she related her summer to Lily. As Lily listened her eyes moved over the crowd of old students and new, looking for more of her friends. The long scarlet steam engine called The Hogwart's Express stood smoking behind her.

"Hannah," Lily interrupted, impatient to get on the train. "Sorry, but maybe you could finish on the train."

"Yeah you're probably right," Hannah said, trying to lift her trunk.

They began trying to load their trunks on the train, Hannah still talking a mile a minute.

"My God Hannah!" Lily exclaimed.

"I know two boyfriends!"

"No, though that is half of it, but your trunk, what's in it?"

Hannah smiled. "What do you think?"

"Sorry shouldn't have asked." Lily knew what was in her trunk. For as long as they had been going to Hogwarts, Hannah had packed big; shoes and clothes galore.

"How do you fit it all in there?" Lily had once asked.

"Magic."

"Of course, how stupid am I," Lily had thought at the time. You see, (if you haven't guessed or haven't known already) Lily and Hannah are witches, fresh and ready for their last year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Lily's thoughts were interrupted by a devilishly handsome boy.

"You need any help?"

Lily already frustrated from trying to get the trunks on the train said haughtily, "No Mr. Potter, we are just trying to see how long the Express will wait for us!"

"Okay," said the boy smiling, "I'll take that as a yes." Lily looked up at the boy stooping beside her to help. James Potter, Head Boy, Quidditch legend, and such a...such a...

"Jerk!"

"What? Dung Bombs not good enough for the brilliant Lily Evans?"

"Sirius Black!" Lily laughed. Sirius Black, tall, dark, and handsome, with dreamy gray eyes, was another of Lily's friends.

"Sorry bout that Sirius, at first I thought you were Snape."

"That was an insult Sirius, curse her," James piped up.

"Oh shut-up and help me." Lily, Sirius, James, Hannah, and Remus Lupin, who had just joined them, were best friends.

"Hey lookie lookie what the two ugliest boys in school drug in...two beautiful angels."

"Remus, I resent that comment," Sirius panted. Remus laughed.

"So what did you two do over the summer?" Remus asked Hannah and Lily.

"Don't get her started," Lily said, "She had two boyfriends. Can you imagine?"

Remus laughed. "Yeah I can imagine." Hannah blushed.

Meanwhile, James and Sirius had completed the task of the extremely heavy suitcases.

"Come on, let's get a compartment. The five of them found an empty compartment at the back of the train, and settled down. As everyone else sat talking, Lily looked out of the window.

"I am so lucky," she thought to herself, "I have the most...there is not a word for how important these people are to me." Lily looked at each of her friends in turn. Hannah was animatedly telling Remus about her summer. Remus, a sandy-haired, green-eyed boy, sat and listened to her with a sweet sincere look on his face. Sirius on the other hand was looking dangerously mischievous. Lily wondered who his next prank victim would be. Then lastly she turned to her closest friend, James. He has his head propped on his hand looking at her. His messy black hair, even more messed up then usual, and his vivid blue eyes staring intently at her. Lily realized that many a girl would love to have James stare at them like he stared at her now.

"Whatcha thinking about Lil?" Lily shrugged.

"Things."

"People," James countered; to him her face was an open book.

"Maybe." There was an awkward silence between them as everyone continued to talk.

"So how was your summer?" James said breaking the silence.

"Okay, I guess. A bit lonely, but you can't expect much when you have Petunia for a sister. You know she is getting married."

"Really? To whom?"

"Some guy named Vernon. I mean I've never even seen him before, and then there are other things..." Lily trailed off.

"How are you holding up?" James asked.

"Well," said Lily, "My parents haven't filed for divorce yet, so that's a good sign."

"Yeah it is. Hey don't look so sad. If you ever need anyone to talk to you have me, okay."

"Okay." James smiled at her.

"My summer wasn't all fun and games either."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah, I read this brand new book, and I had no one to talk about it with."

"Oh such torture." Lily joked. Not many people knew that James loved books, I mean most guys were jealous that all the girls were in love with him, and all the girls were to busy arguing about whom was cuter: Sirius, Remus, or James to notice that he was brilliant.

Sirius suddenly sat up with a start. "James, Remus, I've had a brainstorm!"

"Oh who's the victim now?" Sirius gave Hannah a wicked grin.

"Clarissa and her gang."

Lily grinned. "I so want to help."

"What are you going to do?" James asked suspiciously.

"We, James, We." Sirius whispered something in James's ear, and James's face also lit up.

"Evil Sirius. Count me in. What do I do?"

"Come on Sirius let us in."

"Okay. Here is what we do..."

Everyone knew that Clarissa had a huge crush on James, and though James had ignored her advances on him, she still thought she had a chance. Clarissa and her friends were in their compartment, gossiping about, you guessed it...Who was cuter: Sirius, Remus, or James.

"Remus is so dreamy," one girl was saying.

"Yeah," another girl said.

"No way, Sirius Black is so fine," said Michelle, Clarissa's best friend.

"Yeah but which girl hasn't he been with in the whole seventh year," Clarissa cut in, 'Now James is a catch..."

"Clarissa, sorry to break it to you, but James will never like you."

"You don't know that Holly." Holly sneered.

"Oh but I do."

"Oh really?" Clarissa said, standing up.

"Yeah," said Holly also standing. Before the two girls could curse each other however, there came a knock on the door.

Lily walked in. "Hello girls," she said giving them a winning smile, "You're wanted at the front of the train."

"Why," asked Clarissa suspiciously?

Lily who had been eaves dropping on their conversation said, "James."

"Oh," said Clarissa, her attitude changing immediately, "Come on girls." Clarissa began to walk up to the front of the train, a group of four girls trailing behind her. Clarissa smiled to herself and thought, "I'll prove Holly wrong. I knew he would come to his senses."

Meanwhile, back in her compartment, Lily, James, and Sirius were hurriedly carrying out the tasks set before them. Remus and Hannah were keeping watch. Lily was charming Clarissa's green and black robes to say 'I pick my nose' all over them.

Lily told James and Sirius over her shoulder, "I thought that fitting since she is in Slytherin and Slytherin's color is green."

"You know Lily I think you're about as evil and gross as us," said Sirius. James snorted.

"And what are you doing over there Mr. Potter?"

"Um, I'm transfiguring all of her shoes...so that they turn into giant spiders whenever she puts them on." Lily started to laugh uncontrollably. Sirius meanwhile was planting dung bombs everywhere.

Remus peeked into the compartment,"Their coming back."

"All of them?"

"No just Clarissa and Michelle." James and Sirius hurriedly snuck out of the compartment and back to their own. Lily meanwhile tidied up any mess they had left, showing that Clarissa's trunks had been disturbed, and was about halfway down the hall when Clarissa called her name.

"Lily Evans! He wasn't up there!" Remus and Hannah quietly crept up behind Clarissa and Michelle.

"Oh well I must have gotten my information wrong."

"Stall 'em!" Remus mouthed to Lily as he and Hannah began turning Clarissa and Michelle's hair different colors.

"Are you sure he wasn't up there?" Lily asked innocently.

"Yes!"

"Well, I'm s-sorry," said Lily trying to keep a straight face, and her voice level. Clarissa's hair was hot pink, and Michelle's was blue. Remus gave her the thumbs up sign and he and Hannah snuck off.

"Tell you what, you wait here," said Lily making sure Remus and Hannah were out of sight, "And I'll go look for him. I can probably find him quicker than you."

"Oh well hurry up!" Clarissa said, not even realizing Lily had insulted her. Lily slowly walked away and didn't break into a run until she heard Clarissa scream out in rage, realizing what Lily had said to her.

Lily closed the compartment door, panting for breath.

"Well how'd it look?" Asked James, Sirius, and Remus surrounding Lily.

"Guys give her some room." Lily sat down, trying to get her breath.

"Is she laughing or crying," Sirius asked James.

"Both it looks like," James replied.

"R-Remus what...what did you do? They...they didn't even notice their hair!"

"They won't," said Remus also laughing, "Until tomorrow at breakfast, and it won't come out for a week."

This statement caused everyone to fall down in hysterics. "Guys, that was way too easy," said Hannah, climbing back into her seat.

"Yeah well, Clarissa's dense. A real fruitcake," said Sirius. James laughed.

"What flavor fruitcake?"

"Booger," said Lily. This statement brought on another round of laughter.

This group, well only James, Sirius, Remus, and a friend of theirs named Peter, was called the Marauders. This group was known for their infamous pranks and jokes. In their fifth year James and Sirius had found out how to become Animagi, meaning they could turn into animals. You see, Remus is a werewolf, and he would disappear once every month, and naturally his best friends wondered where he went. Well James and Sirius figured it out and decided to become animals to keep him company. Peter could turn into a rat, Sirius a huge, black dog, and James a stag. They each have nicknames for each other. Remus is Moony, Peter is Wormtail, Sirius is Padfoot, and James is Prongs. Last year Lily found out what they were doing, but instead of turning them in, she kept their secret and they all became fast friends.

James had told Lily, "You and Hannah are like the official, unofficial Marauders...the Maraudettes."

Lily smiled to herself and again secluded herself to her sacred corner to daydream about knights in shining armor, and princesses in disguise.

Four hours later the train pulled into the station at Hogsmeade, the only all wizard village in Britain. James, Sirius, and Remus left while Hannah and Lily changed into their robes. Lily, Hannah, James, and Sirius were in Gryffindor, and their robes were red and black, while Remus was in Ravenclaw, and his robes were blue and black. Lily was glad she was in Gryffindor, though Ravenclaw wasn't bad either. Slytherin was definitely the worst house to be in. A tear threatened to drop. Lily would miss all her friends and teachers..."But no use crying now. We still have a whole year left. I might as well save the tears for then."

"You okay, Lily?" Hannah asked interrupting Lily's thoughts.

"Yeah let's go find the boys."

"Okay." Lily and Hannah got off the train and began looking for the boys. Lily spotted them first, and began to head toward them, Hannah following right behind.

James looked around the crowd of kids in their Hogwart's robes and finally spotted Lily. She was headed toward them her red hair bouncing as she walked. James smiled to himself; he knew what Lily did not. All the boys in school had a crush on her; he could see it in the faces of all the guys looking at her. James suddenly got a feeling of jealousy.

"What am I jealous of, she is my best friend," James thought to himself, but he couldn't shake that feeling.

When Lily had finally made it over to the boys, she noticed that Peter had joined them. Peter was in Hufflepuff, his robes yellow and black.

"Hi Lily," said Peter, admiration in his voice. James noticed Lily tense up and tensed up himself. Lily looked down at Peter. Peter was in no way handsome compared to the other boys; short, and a bit chubby, with light blonde hair and watery blue eyes. He was always sniffling like he had a cold, and he made Lily uncomfortable.

"Hello Peter," said Lily quickly, "You guys ready to go up to the castle?"

"Yeah," said James, "Come on Lil, let's get a carriage." James led Lily towards one of the many carriages that led up to the school. Lily, James, Remus, and Hannah climbed into one carriage, while Sirius and Peter climbed into another carriage with two other students. Lily looked out the moving carriage at the castle looming nearer. The carriages moved one by one through the gates pulled by either invisible horses or by magic. "Magic probably," thought Lily to herself, though she had never found out.

"I guess we'll find out this year Lil," said James.

"What? How did you-"

"Sometimes your face is an open book." Lily smiled. She and James were head boy and girl at Hogwarts, other than the teachers and headmaster, they were in charge. They planned parties, feasts, anything and everything. Lily smiled inwardly at the thought of being able to plan parties with James. Whatever the occasion the party would, should be interesting. She gazed out of the window at the castle's sparkling windows. Lily breathed a sigh that came from her soul.

"I'm home."

I am not trying to imitate et cetera Ms. Rowling and would like to tell those who try to go to therapy. There is one and only one J.K. Rowling. Period. Thank you for reading my story please tell me what you think.

Iris