Chapter 2

"Another year" Lily Evans stated to herself. She had just walked through the barrier and was now staring at the scarlet steam engine. She loved this place, it was her home, at least it was more of a home then that place she stayed in the summer. Sure her parents loved her and they were nice to her but her sister, Petunia, hated her. She considered her sister Lily to be a freak, an abnormal freak and she didn't think that she belonged in her family. It had been that way ever since she had received her acceptance to Hogwarts, I mean sure they fought before but nothing compared to what it was like now. Now they fought constantly it didn't matter what they fought about everything mostly about Lily's school and "special" powers as her sister called them.

"LILY" lily's thoughts were interrupted as her best friend, Janice Beakmen, pounced on top of her causing her to fall backwards.

"Oh my god" she yelled, "I'm so sorry lily" but before she had time to help her friend up a hand reached out and lily took it not knowing whose it was. Lily stood herself up and started to brush herself off.

"Thank…" she said as she looked at the person who had helped her up. "Potter?"

"All right there Evans?" James asked Lily.

"Fine why would you care?" Lily said very rudely.

"Just being polite" James answered "Won't do it again" and he walked off to leave Lily wondering what the hell had just happened. Was he really being nice to her? Why didn't he ask her out? He always asks her out when ever he gets the chance it had been that way since 3rd year. So why sudden change? Maybe he had changed. What the hell this is Potter! He will never change.

The ride to Hogwarts was uneventful. Lily sat and chatted with Janice most of the time, until of cores she had to go to her prefects meeting. She was pleased to see that Remus Lupin the only somewhat normal and intelligent marauder had been made prefect. Lily patrolled the halls during a small amount of the train ride. But eventually went back to her compartment to sit with Janice. Lily ended up falling asleep.

"Lily" someone said in a hushed voice as she was shaken out of her sleep. She figured that it was Janice waking her up but then she noticed that it was definitely not a girls voice, too deep, a guy. She opened her eyes to find a pair of dark chocolate brown eyes staring back into hers. JAMES?

"James?" Lily said in a quiet voice. Oh my god, did she just call him James? Maybe he won't notice…he noticed. He looked at her questionably, had she just called him James?

"Yeah it's me Lily" he said following suite and calling her by her first name, "Janice sent me to wake you up because she still had to change"

Lily had changed before she had fallen asleep. So she got up and looked around for her robe. She slipped it on over her uniform and turned around to face James.

"Thanks for waking me up, Potter" she added Potter as an after thought to show him that they were not on a first name basis.

"Anytime Lily" He said quietly as he turned away "anytime"

Lily sat down at the Gryffindor table. Janice had convinced her to sit next to the marauders because she had a thing for Sirius. But with Lily's luck she wasn't just sitting next to the marauders, but she was sitting next to James who had made it a habit to call her Lily and not Evans which was just annoying her even more. Janice tried to start a few conversations as they waited for the first years to arrive in the Great Hall, but failed miserably so she decided to just shut up.

The sorting took place as normal and after all of the first years had been introduced to their houses Dumbledore stood up to speak.

"I welcome you all to another year at Hogwarts, I expect that it will be as good a year as my last 67 years have been. Mr. .Filtch, our care taker, would like me to remind you that no magic shall be used in the corridors. He would also like me to announce that sever punishments will be given out for pranks, jokes, and gags of any kind." He looked at the marauders as he spoke, "The forbidden Forest is off limits to ALL students, and no matter what the circumstances"he smiled gently "Now as we have waited far to long for this feast, let it begin". As he said the last words food of all kinds appeared on the table and everyone started to eat.

"Hey Lily did you drop any classes this year?" Janice asked.

"How long have you known me Janice" Lily asked.

"About 4 or so years, why?" Janice said

"When the hell was the last time I dropped a class" Lily said forcefully making it more of a statement then a question.

"Oh yeah sorry" Janice laughed as she spoke.

They continued to eat until they could eat no more food. The tables were cleared and the headmaster stood up to speak one last time before all of the students went up to bed.

"Another successful start of term feast. Now I think you all should head up to bed so you can be well rested for the first day of school" he said with much enthusiasm. Groans could be heard all through the great hall. "Prefects show the young one to their dorm, oh, you know the drill. Goodnight all."

"First years over here" Lily shouted out to all the Gryffindor. A small group formed in front of her and she started leading when she heard someone call her name and she turned around. She saw James running towards her carrying something black.

"Sorry Lily you left your cloak" James said between breaths "you left it and I thought you might like it for tomorrow's classes"

"Thanks James, you right I might need it, see you later" Lily said mentally kicking herself for using his first name again. Gosh twice in one day, what's wrong with you Evans?

"Night Lily" said James.

"Night" answered Lily. Maybe he has changed. She thought as she led the 1st years up to their dorm. Nah he can't change, that's impossible.