Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter…If I did, I would be so rich…eyes glaze over…that would be nice…
As soon as Lily Evans got off the train, she found herself near her friend, Amy. Amy Nydia was a girl of average height and build, with blue eyes and dark brown hair that fell in curls down her back. "So, did you figure out who's head boy?" Amy inquired.
"Yeah, it's James Potter." Lily said grimly.
Amy stifled a laugh. "Really?" she said, trying to keep her face straight and failing miserably.
"That's not funny. Really, you could be a little more sympathetic. I know that you are amused by his little antics at me but, honestly…" said Lily starting to become cynical.
"I'm only amused at watching you too fight, its funny!" said Amy honestly.
"Yeah, its hilarious" said Lily sarcastically.
"Well, look on the bright side! Your own common room! I heard that the head room is simply stunning!" said Amy smiling.
"No, I prefer to stick to looking on the dark side. It's much more realistic. I have to share an enclosed space with a teenage git named James Potter" said Lily.
James jumped down from the train and proceeded to walk towards the castle with Sirius, Remus, and Peter.
"So how did your romantic train ride with Lily go?" said Sirius, winking.
"They had a romantic train ride? I thought the only reason Lily was sitting with James was because she had too…" said Peter, confused.
James, ignoring Peter, went on. "Well, it would have gone ok if she didn't hate my guts…" said James.
"So what if she hates your guts? It's a challenge, that's all!" Sirius said, slapping his back.
"Yeah! Your right! I'm gonna have to show Lily that I'm not that bad!"
"Ha!" Severus Snape jumped out of a particularly greasy corner of the castle. "I've got you now!" he said with his wand outstretched.
"Rictusempra!" said James tiredly. "I just know that this year has to be different," he said pushing Snape to the floor. "I mean, after all, I get to share the Heads room with Lily, and that's good right?"
"Depends," said Remus. "It depends on if you are willing to make a real effort to prove that you really like her, instead of coming off like your just trying to annoy her."
"I don't know, its just, whenever I'm around her, I can't seem to think straight… its like she is controlling me, and I don't mean to be a prat, but I don't know…" said James.
"Oh, what do I do?I just love Lily so much and I can't stop! Help me, I don't know what to do!" Sirius mimicked James.
James punched Sirius hard. "It's not funny, I need help."
"Well, I know that I haven't had a lot of experience with girls, but if you ask me, I think you should just calmly talk to Lily and explain that as Head boy and girl, you two need to be able to communicate with out tearing each other to pieces. Simply say that you would like to start over and be friends" said Remus calmly.
"That's why you don't have any experience with girls," said Sirius. "You become friends with them, and then yes, maybe you do have a chance for something more, but usually not. You become a guy version of a girlfriend. They do stuff with you yes, but they drag you out to go shopping and other disgusting girly little pastimes…"
"Lemme guess, that happened to you?" asked James.
"Yeah, it was awful," said Sirius bitterly.
"Well, all I'm saying is that the only way you, James Potter, have a chance with the said Lily Evans is if you attempt to become her friend first. Then you have a chance to advance the relationship into something more," continued Remus.
"I dunno," said James looking at Sirius.
"Oh, come on! You have been taking Sirius's advice on getting Lily since the first year, and that hasn't gotten you anywhere! All I'm saying is that you might as well give my plan a try," said Remus.
"O.K. Fine. I'll try it. But if I end up only being Lily's friend…" said James
"As opposed to what you have with her now? Oh come on, from where you are, you can only go up with your relationship with Lily.
"Yeah, your right," said James. "Come on, lets go inside already, I'm starving."
The beginning of the year feast was fantastic, as usual. However, although he was hungry, something else caught James's eye. There she was, green eyes twinkling, red hair shining, her lips parted in a half smile…
"Hey! Snap out of it!" Sirius was shaking James.
"Right!" said James quickly.
"Honestly, if your going to gawk at her all day, at least don't block the doorway for all the ickle little first years," said Sirius. There was indeed, a small group of first years standing directly behind them, looking, like first years always do, bewildered.
The feast was excellent. James didn't realize exactly how hungry he was until he tasted his first bite of Yorkshire pudding. Every once and a while, he would look up from his dinner plate to where Lily was, he didn't want to stare, but she was so pretty, sitting there laughing with her friends. She looked in his direction, smiling. Could she be smiling at me? Thought James, incredulously.
"Hi Sara!" Lily's voice rang out. A rather tall girl from Ravenclaw walked right past James.
Nope. He thought sadly. Why would she smile at me, anyway?
"Ach I Thas thaking, Ju boing ed Oy is ood!" said Sirius, chewing on his steak and potatoes. He swallowed. "After all, you get to spend all that time with her!"
"Your right. I'm going to take advantage of that." Said James.
Soon, the feast ended, and all of the groggy and full students of Hogwarts began to make their way up to their dormitories. Professor McGonagall walked up to the two Heads in order to direct them to their dormitory. "Come, follow me, and I'll show you where your new dormitory and common room is," said McGonagall.
After a short journey around the castle, McGonagall showed them the entrance to their dormitory. "This is the Heads room," she said, opening the door. Lily gasped.
"It's so…wow!" she said, looking around at the currently roaring fire and the two armchairs situated by the fire. She walked to the door labeled Lily Evans and walked in. She smiled. When she opened the door, she found an exact replica of her room, just as she left it.
She walked out and saw James. He was still walking around in the common room. She saw him walk towards the door labeled James Potter. He opened the door and chuckled.
"Very funny," he said, to no one in particular.
James found an exact replica of his room, complete with a huge mess of clothes in the corner, a sloppily made bed and Quidditch posters that were peeling off the walls.
"Somehow this doesn't surprise me," said Lily walking through the hall.
James quickly shut the door. "I didn't know that they were going to give us our rooms from home, or else I would have tidied up a bit…"
"Why?" Lily said. "It's not like I care what your room looks like."
"Hey Lily, can we talk a little bit?" James said, gesturing to the common room.
"Fine, James." Lily said brushing past him.
"Listen, I know your not exactly pleased with me being head boy…"
"No, really?" Lily commented sarcastically.
"But, I just think that if we have to work together for the whole year, we might as well be nice to each other, I mean, were both Heads, and I think that maybe it would be a good idea if we work together, instead of just next to each other," said James.
Lily rolled her eyes. Now James wants to reconcile? "Fine," she muttered.
"Friends?" said James putting out his hand.
Lily snorted. "I wouldn't go that far," she said. "But not enemies, neutral," she said.