James had always liked Lily Evans and she had always thought of him as an arrogant
prat. James knew this year was his last chance to show her that he really liked her
possibly love her and cared for her. So he decided that he would change just for her he
knew she would have to spend time with him on patrol duty. Because everyone knew she was going to be head girl this year, but what know one besides the marauders knew he James the notorious troublemaker at Hogwarts was head boy. So they would have to be civil to each other as they would be working together a lot this year.
As the Hogwarts Express whistle blew James was talking to Sirius told James to
hurry up in the heads compartment so they could get some prime pranks in before they got to Hogsmeade station. "Ok I'll meet you say in an hour or so" James told him. When James arrived at the heads compartment and no one was there he was glad. About fifteen minutes later Lily arrived when her emerald green eyes looked down on James Potter she was shocked that he would come into the heads compartment even though he wasn't head boy.
"Potter get out of here this is only for the heads" "relax Ev-Lily I am head boy. "No
your not you the guy who thinks it is fun to jinx people in the corridors could never be
head boy" "well why would I have the badge then"? "Well, Remus Lupin was probably made head boy and as a prank you thought it would be funny if you borrowed his badge and fooled me into thinking you were head boy or something".
"Well Evans maybe if I wasn't head boy I would do something like that but I am so
for once in your life don't act like a know it all". "You think I'm a know it all well
Potter at least I'm not the worlds biggest rat like you". James fell silent at the last
comment it had happened he had made her think he was a prat again. When a while past in silence Lily finally said "well we should go give the prefects there instructions" James
was still mad at himself for making her think that so he just shook his head. Lily
seemed to pick up on this and felt bad so her next words put a grin on his face "maybe
you aren't the worlds biggest prat but you are sure close to it sometimes" even she
couldn't believe it she hated Potter. Then Lily and James left for the prefects
compartment, on the way there they started to talk a little just stuff like "how was
your summer" the stuff you asked just to be polite.
When they finished there they walked back to the compartment and James did
something that surprised Lily he opened the door for her to go in first some what like a
gentlemen would do. Then James said "well I have to go meet up with Sirius see you at
the feast". "That reminds me I have to go say hi to Janet and Katie so yeah I guess I
will see you later Potter" (Janet Tolly and Katie Burns Lily's best friends). When Lily
finally found her friends' compartment she sat down and sighed it still hadn't sunk in
about who was head boy and how. "What's up with you Lily"? Janet asked. "Oh well the
head boy shouldn't be head boy just guess who it is" Lily said "um lets see Sirius
Black" Katie replied "NO!" "How about Peter Pettigrew" Janet tried "NO!" "Oh I give up "Janet exclaimed "who then?" "James Potter".
"Oh well he is good at transfiguration and not to mention quidditch oh and he is
hot" Janet replied with a grin on her face it was known to the girls in the compartment
that she had a huge crush on James. "Janet so what if he is good in one subject that
doesn't mean anything and last I checked being hot and good at quidditch didn't mean
anything to becoming head boy" Lily snapped at her. "Geez Lily I didn't know you were
that sensitive, or is it because you secretly love James?" Janet said "Janet you know
that isn't true, I despise him" Lily replied with a glare on her face". Then Katie piped
in and said "cool down you guys lets just play some wizard chess, ok" both the other
girls nodded yes.
"Prongs so how is all the responsibility going" Padfoot greeted James with this.
"Shut up Padfoot" James snapped at him. "Oh so touchy so what happened to put you in a
fowl mood Prongsy" Padfoot said. "Never mind my love life but lets talk about something else" James replied "oh so its Lily who has you all upset prongs if I may give you my expert opinion give up it's a hopeless case that Lily" Sirius said in response. After
that there was silence when Moony finally said "who's up for a game of wizards chess"
Peter who had been quite silent up to this point gladly said yes so he wouldn't have to
put up with the awkward moment. Since Prongs and Padfoot were best friends though they couldn't stay mad for long so with in the next half hour they were talking about pranks again. By the time they had arrived at Hogwarts the two were already for a year filled with pranks they had to plan ahead this year since it was there last at Hogwarts. The first prank they had planned to pull was on Snivellus.
When they started to slow down James decided to go find Lily, because as heads they were supposed to help Hagrid round up the first years for the boats then get on the carriages. About five minutes later he found her she was talking with her best friends Janet and Katie. "Hello again ev- Lily I just came to make sure you didn't forget that we are supposed to help Hagrid ok" James told her. "Yeah I know, I'm surprised you didn't forget or not want to do it though" Lily replied. "Oh well it seems that I haven't" and at that the train finally stopped completely. "Ok lets go" Lily said she reached up to get her trunk and then James said "no I'll get it for you so" so he reached up and carried his and hers trunk. When they got off the train they easily spotted Hagrid. When they reached him they said there hello's and got to business calling the first years. "First years this way" they all shouted till it seemed all of them were there so Lily and James took them to the boats with Hagrid and then made there way for the carriages. They had just made it before they pulled off. They didn't even bother look for there friends so they just took and empty carriage for themselves.
Lily picked up on the fact that James was trying to impress her, as he lifted both there trunks into the carriage he also got the door for her. Lily usually wasn't won over by this stuff but when it was James Potter it kind of worked because she had never see him be so nice to her ever. She was starting to think maybe he had changed, but then she remembered who it was and almost immediately dismissed that thought.