That night, Lily told the girls that she was going to bed early. All of the girls in Lily's dorm knew that Lily was meeting James in the common room, as did all of the boys. However, to advert suspicion, they had to make it look natural. James pretended to get into a huge fight with Peter, and the he stormed up the stairs. He was quite convincing.

Lily set her witch-alarm to eleven fifty-five, then waited patiently for the rest of the girls to come up. No one was planing on sleeping until Lily came back from her midnight stroll in front of the fireplace, but the clock was set so that they wouldn't loose track of time.

As Lina closed the door behind the other three girls who entered before her, a mischievous grin played across her face. "Makeover time!"

Lily hesitantly pulled back. "Wouldn't it look like I was trying to hard if I went down there and my hair is curled and my face is smothered in make up?"

"She is right," Mary said to the group. She turned to face Lily. "But can't we put on just a little bit?"

"Just nothing too fancy," Lily groaned.

Soon, in what felt like no time, the alarm went off. The other girls were planning on going to bed, but Lily promised to tell them everything in the morning. Lily looked in the mirror. Even she had to admit it to her self- she looked gorgeous. Her outfit wasn't too special; Hogwarts' robes with a pair of jeans and a simple black tank top. Lily smiled, then quietly slipped down into the common room where she saw James.

He smiled at her. Lily was surprised; he looked like he had made an effort to comb his hair. "Lily… wow."

Lily just grinned.

"Well, hey…" he said. "Come sit next to me on the sofa. I need to talk to you."

"Well, I figured that's why you wanted me here so late."

He chuckled as they sat down. Suddenly, his face turned a pale white, and he began to stutter. "Well, you see… I… I have something to tell you."

Lily did not like the way the conversation was going.

James bit his lips. "I have a girlfriend."

"YOU WHAT?" Lily jumped up.

"I have a girlfriend! Lily, listen to me! I am really sorry. I really like you… I do! You are the sweetest girl ever! When I kissed you that night, I couldn't help it!"

Lily had tears flowing out of her eyes. "I can't believe you! I HATE YOU, JAMES POTTER!" With that said, she ran back to her dorm and flung herself on her bed. Her friends obviously weren't asleep yet, because the all ran over to her.

"Lily… Lily! What happened?" asked Lina,who had reached her first.

"Lily, tell us!" said Maria.

"Yea, go on Lily! We're here for you!" whispered Mary.

"He-he has- he has a girlfriend already," sobbed Lily.

The others gasped.

"How could he? HOW COULD HE?" asked Lina. "Hold on, I'm going to be right back."

"Where's she going?" asked Maria.

"What's she doing?" Lily and Mary asked together.

They all crept to the bottom stair where they were still hidden from view. Screams echoed up through the rooms.

"You awful boy! HOW COULD YOU DO THAT? She really liked you! You jerk! Not only does she hate you, but I hate you! You are pure evil! How could you take a girl's heart and twist it to your liking like that?"

"Lina, listen, I had to! I have a girlfriend!"

"Oh, you have a girlfriend, so you sit there and make out with other girls when she isn't around? Is that it James?"

"N- no, it's not! Lily is wonderful! I didn't mean to kiss her when I did! I was just drawn to her!"

"Oh, so you just sit there and play with her heart to make up for your guilty feelings? And, if you do have a girlfriend already, then what was with the kissing her on the cheek thing this morning?"

"I… Lina, what is this all about?" James asked angrily, avoiding the question.

Then at the top of her lungs, so the whole Gryffindor house could hear, Lina yelled, "JAMES IS A DOWN RIGHT PLAYER! IF YOU'RE HIS GIRL FRIEND, GETS THIS: HE'S KISSED ANOTHER GIRL TODAY AND YESTERDAY! JAMES POTTER IS A TOTAL JERK! HE IS DOWN HERE IN THE COMMON ROOM! HE PLAYS WITH GIRLS HEARTS! JAMES POTTER –IS- A- TOTAL- PLAYER- A JERK- A LOSER- JAMES POTTER IS A TOTAL IDIOT! HE TAKES GIRLSHEARTS AND RIPS THEM INTO PIECES- HE-" whatever else James was, they never really found out, because James had come to his senses and clapped his hand over her mouth. She licked his hand, and when he didn't remove it, she bit his fingers. He yelped and let go.

Some people had come down stairs, not too happy about being awoken during their first night at Hogwarts, but still curious to see who had been screaming. Lina turned around to face him. She glared then spat right into his eyes.

Lina rushed past the girls to their dormitories, and they quickly followed. As soon as the door was shut, Lily jumped on Lina.

"Oh my gosh, Lina, that was so amazing! I love you so much!"

They talked about, laughed at, and made fun of James before they fell asleep.

••••

The next morning, when they entered the Great Hall, every table applauded Lina, including the Slytherins. Obviously, the story had traveled far during the night.

"Oy, Lily!" Sirius called. "Over here!"

She was about to sit next to him when she saw James close by.

"Hold on a second," Lily whispered to the group behind her. "I've got something to do."

There were no teachers in the hall, so Lily took her chance. She walked over to James and smiled. "Hey, James about last night. I wanted to give you something because I feel really bad…" She leaned closer to him, to where their faces were merely inches apart, then raised her hand and smacked him across the face.

The Slytherin table howled with laughter.

"You really deserved that," Mira scowled, following Lily to the other end of the table.

"Yea, you really did." Mary said, as she too, followed.

"Oh, don't even get me started, boy." Lina said with a smirk. The Hufflepuff table busted out cheering one last time. By the time the laughter sub-sided from all four tables, Lily had already piled her plate with food, and she was deep in conversation with Mary.

That morning, they had potions.

As soon as they walked in, Slytherin applauded Lily and Lina again, and a few Gryffindors joined in. Lily noticed there were only a few open seats. Unfortunately, they weren't good choices. Her options were either next to James, or between Malfoy and Snape. Lily told her friends to go give James a good kick in the butt, and she would sit with Malfoy and Snape. The girls were shocked.

"Er, excuse me, can I sit here?" Lily asked.

"Hey, you made fun of James in public, of course you can!" Malfoy said. Lily smiled and took the seat next to him, earning her another look from not only James, but also Sirius, Peter, and Remus. Immediately, Lily knew why she got the looks; Malfoy and Snape were their biggest enemies.

Lily shrugged to Sirius, and she started talking to Malfoy.

"So why are you in here?" she asked, trying not to sound rude. "I thought you were in your seventh year."

"I am," Lucius said between gritted teeth. "But I never learned how to make the Total Conformity Potion, and I need to know it to graduate; to make that, you have to know the basics, and since I've already taken seventh year potions last year, I'm taking first years this year. It's actually rather embarrassing, but easy."

By the end of the class, the two boys had helped Lily get an 'E' in the class, and Lily had gotten two new really good friends.

When Lily exited to go to enjoy her thirty-minute break, she had made plans to sit with the two boys at lunch on the Slytherin table. She had not taken one step when James approached her and said, "What was that all about?"

"What was what all about?" Lily asked, truthfully confused.

"I thought you hated the Slytherins as much as I did!"

She glared at him. "Don't you ever compare me and you in the same sentence again. How dare you even talk to me!"

"But Lily, I my thought we were at least friends!"

Lily scoffed. "Me, your friend, after what you did to me? Forget it!"

"Well, if you're not my friend, I at least thought you were Sirius, Peter's and Remus' friend!"

"I am!" Lily shrieked. "But me being friend with them doesn't mean I can't be friends with other people that they have problems with!"

"Is there a problem Lily?" asked Malfoy, who had just walked by her side.

"Yea, this great blunder head thinks I'm his friend!"

"Do you want us to do anything to help you?" Snape asked, approaching her other side.

"No, it's okay, lets just go to break. Meet me in the library?" Lily asked.

"Of course," said Malfoy.

With that, Lily walked away, her nose in the air, not bothering to turn around and give James a final glance.