Toying with Potter

A/N: Yay! New story up! I had to modify this a lot because I didn't want it to be too cliché. I don't think anyone has done this plot line yet. At least, I haven't read any stories like it. Ok, enjoy the story now!

Disclaimer: Um…if I was J. K. Rowling, I'd be spending lots of money on relaxation instead of writing fanfics! I only own anything you don't recognize.

Chapter 1: The Long Train Ride Back

"Lily, Lily, over here!" a voice behind a girl with dark red hair and green eyes shouted. Lily Evans turned in time to find herself on the ground with two girls on top of her. The two girls apologized profusely and pulled her into a rib-breaking hug. Lily smiled at her two best friends, Lauren and Kari. It had been a long summer.

"Come on, let's get an empty compartment before they're all gone," Kari said, her blue eyes gleaming in the sunlight. She tossed her chestnut hair over her shoulder and started pulling Lily towards the Hogwarts Express.

"Just a sec," Lily said. She turned and waved to a woman with similar red hair. "Good-bye, mother."

"Good-bye Lily darling! Have a wonderful year!" Mrs. Evans called back.

"Ok, now we can go."

Once they had settled themselves down into a compartment, Lily was bombarded with questions about her summer vacation. The three had become inseparable from the day they became friends in their first year. It was hard to believe this was their last year here.

"So Lily," Lauren said as soon as they sat down. "How hot are the guys in Switzerland?"

Lily laughed. Lauren, the biggest flirt out of all of them, would of course ask about guys. Her blonde hair and blue-gray eyes attracted guys like bears to honey.

"Mmm…" Lily said aloud, pondering the question, "about as hot as Sirius Black!"

"So, do you have any idea who the Head Boy is, Head Girl? Because we know and we aren't telling you until you guess."

Trust her friends to be evil about it. Lily thought…it was kinda hard when Lauren and Kari were smirking at her like that. Why would they smirk? Unless of course the Head Boy was going to be someone she hated…

"Please do not tell me its James Potter!" Lily said.

Her friends blinked, "How did you know?"

"With you two smirking like that, it was hard not to know."

"Oh Lily," Kari said in an exasperated voice, "try not to kill him. He is very sweet you know! You just have to get to know him better."

"Kari, you're only saying that because you have the biggest crush of Sirius. Anyway, I'm not going to kill him. I'm going to act as civilized as possible and hope that he doesn't prank me this year. I better get going; I have to tell the Prefects what to do. I'll see you two later."

Lily left Lauren and Kari with confused expressions on their faces. She laughed out loud and found the Head's compartment. She took a deep breath and pushed the compartment door open. There was only one other person in the compartment besides her, James Potter.

James looked up from the book he was reading and grinned. Lily Evans had graced him with her presence. He jumped up, took her hand and began to lay kisses on it while Lily looked disgusted.

"Lily darling, how are you?" he asked in a dramatic voice. "I've missed you so much dear. Please, never let us be that far apart again! I don't think my heart could stand it!"

Lily snorted and pulled her hand out of his grasp. She made a mental note to have it sterilized before the feast. That was James for you. He was the same immature prat who would never grow up.

"So, Lily," he said, "aren't you going to ask what I'm doing here?"

"No. I already know you're Head Boy, James. We must have gotten a new Headmaster. Dumbledore would never pick you!" she exclaimed sarcastically.

James blinked. Was that all he was going to get? Just some sarcasm? No yelling at him or calling him a stupid prat? No cursing him into the next millennium? No slaps for being Mr. Arrogant? He was very surprised, but decided not to think much of it.

"Let's just wait for the Prefects to arrive, shall we, Potter," Lily said. Almost at once, there was a knock at the door. James opened it to admit the school Prefects. They sat down looking slightly apprehensive.

"Welcome," James started out, "I'll be your Head Boy for this year, James Potter, and my beautiful assistant over here, Lily Evans, will be your wonderful Head Girl."

Lily rolled her eyes. "I hope you all had a wonderful summer. All we have to do today is to patrol the aisles occasionally. All passwords have been pre-arranged and were stated in the letter you received. You will of course need to change it once every month. That's pretty much it. Anything you want to add, Potter?"

"Oh yes. As you may or may not know, the Head Boy and Girl are allowed to do things you all can't. For instance, we allowed in each other's dorms whenever we like. Being in cupboards and empty classrooms is perfectly ok for us, and if you walk in on us doing something, we'll have to modify your memory. Any questions?"

"Disregard everything Potter has just told you. He's not well in the head. Off you go now. Have a good term. We shall announce upcoming meetings soon. Congratulations to all new Prefects. It is quite an honor to be chosed. " In pairs the Prefects left and Lily turned angrily at James. "Well, it was a good try," he said grinning.

"You are the most insufferable prat that I have ever known. You're so…ugh! I'm so mad at you right now, I don't know how to describe you."

"Charming, clever, exquisitely good-looking…"

Lily looked livid. She pulled out her wand and threw all the curses that came to mind. James just laughed and ran around the compartment. Now this was the Lily he knew. This was the Lily that always wanted to mutilate him

"Come on, my Lovely Lily, let's go patrol the aisles." He slipped an arm around her waist and grinned at her. Lily quickly pushed his hand away, "Don't call me that," but she found to her surprise that she was smiling.

"Lily I'm bored," James whined. "Let's go do something else."

It was the 5th time James had complained that he was bored. They had finished patrolling the halls and they were now in the Head's compartment. They had both changed into their robes, and were supposed to be "getting to know one another," as Dubmledore put it.

"Potter, in the name of Merlin, shut up! Entertain yourself with something."

"Like what?"

"I don't know, now quit badgering me!"

"No, come on, you don't seem bored. What are you doing anyway?"

"If you really must know, I'm getting a head start on planning the upcoming Christmas ball."

"What!" James exclaimed. "Lily, the school year hasn't even started yet, and we've got loads of time before Christmas!"

"There's no harm in being prepared!"

"You just care to much."

"So?"

"It's bad for your soul!"

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!"

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!"

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!"

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!"

"Children! Please behave yourselves," a new voice scolded. Lily and James looked up to find Lauren, Kari, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew standing outside the compartment. "Merlin!" Sirius exclaimed, "This is what are Head Boy and Girl are doing? Arguing? Aren't you supposed to be setting an example for little trouble-makers like me?"

Lily rolled her eyes. Sometimes Sirius was too much. Remus was all right; he was the only sensible one. Peter really didn't bother Lily all that much. Out of all the Marauders, Remus was the closest to being what Lily would define as human.

(A/N: Does anybody get the irony? Remus being closest to a human but still being a werewolf? Ok, I'll stop now.Lily finally felt the train slow down.

"Finally!" she exclaimed while jumping out of her seat. "It's been too long of a train ride!"

A/N: I do hope you all like it. I had to change it about a bazillion times! I know I should be posting a new chapter of my other story "Remembering Lily," and I feel guilty for not doing so, but I really wanted to get this one up. Anyway, please review.