DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING THAT IS FAMILIAR TO THE WRITINGS OF J.K. ROWLING. I OWE THIS STORY TO HER AND FOR THE WONDERFUL IMAGINATION THAT SHE HAS.. INSPIRING ME TO WRITE ONE OF MY OWN

SUMMARY: YOUR TYPICAL LILY EVANS HATES JAMES POTTER WITH A PASSION. 7TH YEAR COMES AROUND, AND LILY IS LIVING LIFE IN BLISS... UNTIL SOMETHING (OR SOMEONE) HAPPENS TO MAKE HER WORLD GO UPSIDE-DOWN AGAIN.

Chapter 1: Past Events & 7th Year Beginning

Lily Marie Evans trotted through Platform 9 3/4 with pride and joy, unloading her trunk and boarding the Hogwarts Express. Yes, this was the 7th and final year, the year that Lily has been anxiously awaiting for 6 long years. 6 years of magic, of friendship, of life, and of love. Through those 6 years, Lily has grown up to be a beautiful 17 year old, looking as lovely as an angel. Her brilliant green eyes sparkled as she walked to her usual compartment, where she knew the loves of her life would be waiting for her arrival. As she neared the last compartment at the end, she caught a glimpse of 2 boys chatting in secret with each other, and immediately a small scowl dawned upon her face. That scowl soon vanished as she opened the door to reveal her friends... and yes... her love.

Six pairs of eyes looked up at Lily with happiness. Rachel Kannon shot up from her seat and wrapped her slender arms around Lily's neck, happy to see her best friend again, her dark black hair shining perfectly with the rays of the sun outside, and her puppy brown eyes glowing with ecstasy. Soon after Rachel came Lauren McCann, joining in with the two girls in the hugging. Reuniting with her two best friends were always the most exciting part of the whole train ride for Lily, but this year, she had someone else to look forward to.. and that someone stood up and was now walking towards her, a smile planted on the handsome young face of the lovable Christopher Johnson. Lily pulled away from the two girls and planted her lips firmly on Chris's, whilst at the same time jumping into his arms as they shared a special moment together.

"Lily, my love, you're as radiant as ever." said Chris

"You don't look to shabby yourself, love," responded Lily.

"Now if you two can stop being all gross and icky-sticky, let's go get some chocolate from the cart lady!" chimed Rachel, always the energetic one.

Lily, Chris, and Lauren just smiled as they each ordered their usual sweets from the cart lady.

As the train pressed forward, Lily was lazily slouched in the arms of the now sleeping Chris, and sighed happily as she looked around. Rachel and Lauren were currently caught up in an intense game of chess. Although Rachel's extravagance and Lauren's calmness served the two to be complete opposites to each other, they did have one thing in common: they LOVED to compete. Neither of them backed down from a challenge, a quality that Lily admired about them. They were like the three female musketeers... "all for one, and one for all." She will never forget the day they all met in the exact same compartment 6 years ago. Lily had been shy back then, her being a muggle-born and such. Stepping into the magic world was very scary for her, but her fear was quickly removed when she met Rachel and Lauren. They accepted her warmheartedly and the three have been like sisters ever since.

Lily brushed her hair back and her gaze came upon Chris. She had met Chris a year ago, and has been happily going steady with him for the past 7 months. Chris was a Ravenclaw, very intelligent and open-minded, an all around nice guy. When Chris had asked Lily out, she was ecstatic. He was the 'man of her dreams' as Lily would often say whenever she told the story to anyone that asked of her and Chris. He has been as loyal, sweet, and charming as ever, never failing to make Lily smile. Lily watched Chris sleeping, she felt a sense of warmth inside of her. She felt in love... safe and secure in her boyfriend's arms. Lily smiled to herself. She had the perfect life. A great boyfriend, 2 awesome friends for life, and of course, as she looked down at her robes, the coveted position of Head Girl. Her hard work of 6 years has paid off, and her dream of being at the top of the class has come true. She was now in charge of the student life, along with the Head Boy of course. Lily wondered who it was going to be, but figured she would find out soon enough at the meetng she would be attending later on in the day.

However, not everything was all hunky dory in the life of LIly Evans. She did have some enemies, or nuisances of some sort. Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape, two Slytherins with horribly bad vibes, were constantly taunting Lily, calling her a 'mudblood' whenever they got the chance. They were her worst enemies, but they were nothing compared to her arch-nemesis... the almighty James Potter. Boy did Lily hate James with a passion. James Potter has been a thorn in her side for the past 6 years, constantly tormenting her with pranks, and then suddenly developing an annoying little crush on her in 5th year. She tried to put a stop to his infatuation with her right away, embarrassing him in front of the entire school after the OWLS testing, but that only enlightedned James to lust after her more. It was because of James Potter that she grew to despise the likes of his best friends, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew the Marauders. Sirius was the exact twin of James Potter, the best of friends, just like Lily and Rachel. Remus Lupin, a studious but care-free person, wasn't as bad, but his job as a prefect disappointed Lily, because he never bothered to stop his friends from their endless pranking and mischief around Hogwarts. As for Peter, well Lily didn't have any particular reason, she just didn't like him. For now, she could care less about her troubles, because she was happily cuddling with Chris. She suddenly looked at her watch and got up.

"Chris, love, I have to go to my meeting now. Head Girl stuff, you know."

Chris stirred awake and smiled at LIly. "Okay, I'll be waiting for you back here when you're finished. Congratulations on Head Girl by the way, I had a feeling it was going to be you." he finished kissing her on the cheek.

Lily flushed and muttered a "thanks" and a "see ya" to Lauren and Rachel before walking out of the compartment. Before she even took a step she heard an explosion from another compartment and walked over to see what was going on. Sure enough, there was one half of the infamous Marauders covered up in smoke and snickering a bit. Lily rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms and scowled at Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew.

"I told you the pixi-weeds came first, you nitwit." said Peter with a smile.

"Well, EXCUSE me for being mistaken, what with you stuffing your chubby face with chocolate frogs, anybody could've understood you completely." said Remus while rolling his eyes. They both laughed some more before noticing the presence of the redhead in thier compartment. Remus was the first to speak.

"Hello Lily."

"Remus Lupin, you had best clean that up. You're supposed to be the sensible of the bunch. You, as a Prefect, should know better." said Lily.

Peter raised and eyebrow while Remus grinned and said, "I"m sorry your Majestic Girl of Headness, I shall clean this rubbish and be on my merry way in a jiffy."

"That didn't sound right at all." laughed Peter. Lily just rolled her eyes and suddenly got a thought.

"Where's the other half of you four anyway?" asked Lily.

"They come back from their internship today. I don't think you will be seeing those two until the Welcome Back Feast." said Remus. Peter nodded and both had a longing look in their eyes. Lily could see how close the Marauders really were from their faces. Remus and Peter looked as if they were lost without the other two.

"Well, give them my regards when they return, but I have to go to a meeting now. Remus, I'll see you in a bit."

Remus nodded as Lily left and looked at Peter. "Boy, she hasn't changed."

"Tell me about it. She still hates us." said Peter.

"Well, I think she hates just James, but she takes it out on us cause we're his best friends." said Remus.

"Point taken... but anyway.. the way that James and Sirius' letters have been written through the summer, I find it difficult to even believe that it's actually them writing."

"Yes, their manner seems to have evolved somehow... you don't think anything's wrong do you?"

"No, I think it's just the whole Auror environment, you know?"

"I guess so.. but still... they don't seem very... very..."

"James and Sirius-like?"

"Exactly... well I guess I'll see ya in a bit, Pete. Got Prefect duties," and with that Remus walked out and left.

'This year is going to be very interesting', predicted Remus as he walked into the Heads Room, his mind stll pondering on his two best friends.