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The Hogwarts Express

When she landed she found herself in James' room. Just great, this is the exact opposite of what I need right now. Ignoring the looks and questions she got from Potter she bolted trough his closet, and the bathroom emerging in her room. She locked the door and flopped on her bed in tears. Her best friends now hated her because of her new friends. What else could go wrong? She was not about to dump her very first boyfriend. He was so sweet to her. Sure they played pranks, but who didn't? Dani and Sarah now were friends with the Marauders and they played pranks! Loads of them. All of them directed at everyone in the school, especially the Slytherins. Not all of them were bad! Lily had four friends there including Kevin. None of them hated her because she was muggle born or that she was a Gryfinndor. Why should Dani and Sarah be any different? If they were going to treat her friends like that then Lily didn't need them. No! What was she just thinking! They were her best friends! Now who was she going to hang out with in the tower? Sure there was Isaac and Matt, but she couldn't just have them! The only other sixth years were Jessica and Ashley. They were prissy popular girls. The ones most (not Lily and Dani and Sarah) were jealous of. Lily could never be able to join with them. They hated her! Lily wasn't pretty, she didn't have the right clothes, she… Lily stopped where she was thinking. Thank you Mrs. Potter.

Lily of course didn't want to be friends with Jessica and Ashley but it was the only way for her not to be the outcast of Gryfinndor. All she needed to do was a) use a lot of makeup to make herself look nice b) wear all the prissy clothes that Mrs. Potter had gotten her and c) start acting a little more cheerful all the time and get rid of her attitude. All thanks to Mrs. Potter steps a and b were no problem. And Lily was SURE that she would be able to take care of part c in time. If she managed that MAYBE Dani and Sarah would come up to her and apologize. Hopefully they would anyway; Lily wouldn't be able to take not having their friendship to carry her through everything for very long.

For the rest of the summer Lily stayed in her room, never leaving it except to go to the bathroom. She spent the time getting over what Dani had said and she worked on using makeup and figuring out what to pack for school. She wasn't going to pack any of her original clothes, just the ones Mrs. Potter gave her. She packed several fancy dresses and many skirts. She packed lots of tops, short-sleeved, no sleeved, long-sleeved. No sweet-shirts though, nothing anywhere close to what she usually wore. She had picked out the perfect outfit for the train ride to Hogwarts. It was a pair of tight (but not too tight) khaki pants with rather tight black top that had two small white and beige stripes on it. (Black (top) White Beige Black Beige White Black (top)). Lily had to admit though that most of these shirts and stuff were really cute.

She had also perfected the way she did her hair and makeup. She had Dani had been mocked for wearing makeup but that was because they had used noticeable stuff. The makeup that she had now perfected was barely noticeable but it added so much more color to her face. Her face was no longer pale and her eyes not as dull. They now sparkled twice as much as before. And when she woke up September 1st she was ready to face it all.

James however was confused. When Lily had gotten back from Dani's house she had tears pouring down her face, then she locked herself in her room. The house elves brought up food for her and they had been asked how she was and they responded that they were told by Miss Lily not to say anything. So they were no longer questioned. They did however say that she barely touched what they gave her.

James immediately had owled Dani asking what had happened and got a shocking reply.

James,

Do not ask what is going on. Lily and I are no longer friends and it is her fault, no one else's. Just leave her alone and she'll get over it. If she is so depressed tell her to owl her Slytherin boyfriend who with his friends seemed to have replaced me. I have nothing more to say she is no longer on any of concern to me.

Dani

James had been more than shocked. Something really bad must have happened if they were no longer friends. Of course this was the reason that James was looking for to figure out what was wrong with Lily. And James had thought of the perfect birthday present for Lily from him, and hopefully this would also distract her from Dani when she saw her again.

James woke up on September 1st anxious for the day ahead. He would of course be going to platform 9 ¾ to go to Hogwarts, but that was not what he was anxious about. He couldn't wait to see Lily again. She would have to leave the confines of her room and face the world. She would be going to the prefect meeting with Remus, but most importantly she would be riding with him to the platform.

When James got downstairs he was shocked to see Lily's trunk and a couple of bags in the hallway by the front door already. Boy she was an early riser today. But he got the biggest shock when he walked into the dining room to eat breakfast.

Someone, a beautiful someone, was sitting at the table. James just stared not moving until the person spoke.

"Potter stop looking at me. You disgust me when you do that."

James snapped back and realized something. That was Lily Evans! She looked so beautiful! She wasn't wearing her normal clothes, and her face had changed. It wasn't ghastly like it used to be it had more color and her eyes, wow. Her eyes were sparkling a lot more now; they looked like they had more joy in them.

"So Lily, you all set for the station?"

"Yes." She responded curtly, not wanting to talk to him. She just wanted to get to the station and be with her friends Kevin, Matt, and Isaac. They were the only ones who understood her and it had only taken them a month. They didn't care who else she was friends with, it didn't matter to them like it did to some people.

Lily quickly finished her breakfast and went in search for Mrs. Potter to see when they would be leaving. She found her by Sirius' room banging on the door trying to wake him up.

"Hello Mrs. Potter." Lily said cheerfully.

"What? Oh hello Lily! Why, don't you look lovely this morning! Do you mind going in there to wake up Sirius? We have to leave in forty-five minutes and he still isn't awake!"

Lily grinned, "No problem, I'd be more than glad to."

Mrs. Potter thanked her and quickly walked off leaving Lily to her task. Lily smirked and opened the door. There was Sirius still sleeping in bed.

She walked up to his bed and yelled in his ear, "WAKE UP YOU SLEEPYHEAD! YOU'RE GOING TO MISS THE TRAIN!"

Sirius bolted up and scowled. "Who are you and why in the world did you scream in my ear! I can barely hear out of it now!"

"Well at least I got you up. We are leaving in 40 minutes for the train Black, and Mrs. Potter doesn't want to be late." Lily smirked as she left leaving a befuddled Sirius behind to tend to his ear.

Thirty-five minutes later everyone was settled in a ministry car and on the way to Kings Cross Station. Lily sitting sulking next to Potter by the door. (That means that Potter is in the middle and Black at the other door) Lily was glaring at James Potter more than usual because he was sitting abnormally close to her.

"Potter, can't you please move farther the other way? I don't have any room whatsoever."

"Sorry Lils, Sirius here loves his space and every time he sits near a window he sits as far from it as he can. So you see, I can't move over the other way anymore without sitting on Sirius' lap." James replied smirking.

"Potter you disgust me, you know that?"

"Yes my dear Lily, you have told me that twice this morning already even." James said his smile broadening.

Lily didn't say another word for the next 15 minutes it took to get to the station. She didn't want to give Potter another chance to make her mad. She needed to appear happy in order for her plan to work.

When the car finally stopped, Lily was the first one out and the first to grab her things and head towards the station. She didn't even look back as she passed through the wall to get onto platform 9 ¾.

Immediately she spotted the Jusketeers and she headed right over to them, giving Kevin a hug when she reached them.

"Hello everyone!"

"LILY! Where were you? We were so worried! We had no idea where you went!"

"What? Oh that Potter! I could kill him! He told me that he told you!"

"Told us what?"

"Well, apparently I collapsed in the Leaky Cauldron. Potter brought me to his house and I stayed there for the rest of the summer. I hated it. I went and saw Dani and, and…"

"Shhh, Lily, sweetie, its ok! You're here now with us. We won't let anything happen to you. Are you going to be alright now?"

"You don't understand. Kevin, Dani… Dani said that she wasn't going to be my friend anymore just because you guys were my friends, especially you Kevin. She has a big grudge against you. Did you know that?"

"Yeah, yeah we did. She doesn't forgive easily. We DID try to apologize though! Please trust us!"

"Oh I trust you guys." Lily brightened up and smiled.

"Oh and Lily, did I tell you that you look very beautiful today?" Kevin said as he kissed her lightly on the cheek.

Lily giggled. "Thank you Kevin. Well, I am sorry guys, but I must be going! Prefect meeting on the train and I need to say hi to someone before I go there."

The boys nodded and waved her off as she left. She quickly had spotted the two heads that she had been looking for and made her way over to them.

"Hello Jessica and Ashley! Nice to see you again." Lily said. Short and sweet, just as she planned it. She kept on walking.

"Lillian Evans? Is that you?!"

"Yes?"

"Wow Lillian! You look really nice." Ashley said.

"Yeah! It's great to see you after such a long break. Anything interesting happen?"

"Well, not to much, same old same old. Not much changes lately. Well, I got to go to the prefect's meeting. Nice seeing you guys again!"

"Nice to see you to Lillian! Why don't you find us after the meeting? You can come sit with us in our compartment." Jessica suggested.

"Sure! Why not? See you then!"

Lily smiled as she got onto the train and head up front to the prefect compartment. Part one of plan A was accomplished. Now she wasn't completely alone. She was still smiling as she walked into the compartment and sat down next to Remus Lupin her fellow Gryfinndor sixth year prefect.

"Nice to see you again Remus! How has your summer been? Besides well the obvious."

"Lily? Is that really you?"

Lily laughed and nodded. "Everyone has been saying that lately. Have I changed that much?"

Remus shook his head, "Not really, well sort of. Oh I don't know. Sorry, I am useless in that type of thing."

Lily laughed, "Remus Lupin lighten up! Well, the prefect meeting should be starting soon. Shh."

Lily looked ahead and paid attention to the new two head students, Alice Godfry and Frank Longbottom. She had no idea how those two got to be heads. Especially Frank. He was the biggest klutz in classes, mostly in Potions.

"Hello and Welcome! Ok, I am going to make this as short as possible for you so that you can get back to your friends. Fifth year prefects, you will be patrolling the corridors of the train today and most of the time you will patrol at Hogwarts as well. We are well aware that you have your O.W.L.S. this year and will take that into consideration when you are assigned your work. Sixth years, you are going to be in charge of the ball this year. It will be for Christmas; the night before everyone leaves for holiday. Don't over abuse your privileges, but don't be afraid to hand out detentions. You will only be able to hand out a detention if the person you are handing it to deserves it. If we, or if any of the Professors find this otherwise, you will be stripped of you prefect duty, lose 250 points for your house and given a months worth of detentions. We don't want innocent people to serve detentions, so don't forget to do your duties well. Any further instructions will be given to you by post. Prefect meetings are every other Wednesday. The first one is the second Wednesday of this month so that you will be back in the swing of things for school by then. Have a great start of term. Fifth years patrol the corridors and sixth years you may go back to your friends." Frank said.

Alice looked at him; "You forgot something! There are some transfers into sixth year this year, two Gryfinndors, one Ravenclaw, one Hufflepuffs, and two Slytherins. Please make them feel welcome because it will be hard for them to come into a new school not knowing very many people. So please, include them and make them feel at home. Well, that is all we have to say so, Ravenclaws and Gryfinndors come see me for your password and the rest see Frank. Remember the prefect meetings! There will be a reminder for you in the post that day. Have a nice term!"

Lily got up and smiled. That was shorter than last year's speech at least. Frank and Alice were really nice but they always seemed like they didn't know what was going on. She and Remus told the fifth years that they would get the password and for them not to worry about it, then they went up to Alice.

"Hey Alice! How's it going?"

"Lily Evans? Is that you? You look great!"

Lily blushed. "Thank you Alice! Well, what's the password?"

"Let's see Gryfinndor password… ah, yes here it is, Chocolate Apples."

"Thanks Alice! Well, got to go! See you at the prefect meeting!"

Lily and Remus walked away smiling. Lily always wanted Frank and Alice to get together and now would be their perfect chance.

"I wonder who all the transfers are." Remus said.

"I know who four of them are. There is Isaac Anderson and Matt VanRynn for Gryfinndor. And then there is Tom Kikkert for Ravenclaw and Kevin Kikkert, his twin, for Slytherin."

"How in the world did you know that? I mean I knew the Gryfinndor's cause it was in our letter but the others?"

"Well, I spent the summer with Issac, Matt, and Kevin. Kevin and I are actually going out."

"You, Lily Evans, are going out with a Slytherin?"

"Oh don't you start it too. I am sick of all this separation between the houses nonsense. Why do you all have to be like that!?"

Lily was fuming as she walked away to find Jessica and Ashley. Remus had no right to act like that. She had already lost two friends because of this. Remus wasn't exactly a friend but he wasn't an enemy like Potter either. She found the compartment she was looking for and entered it, a fake smile plastered on her face.

"Hello Lillian!" Jessica said as she entered the compartment, "How was the meeting? I heard that the sixth year prefects plan the ball! What can you tell us!"

"Well, it is going to be the night before everyone leaves for Christmas Vacation. That is all we have planned really so far."

"Oooh! How exciting! A Christmas ball! I can't wait!" Ashley squealed.

Lily smiled again. This was way weird, they were treating her like they knew her all her life. This was defiantly not what she expected, but it would work!

"Oh! Lillian, I have an idea! It could be a muggle type party. You know, with muggle dresses for the girls and muggle tuxes for the guys! That would be a whole lot better than robes."

"Oh yes! My parents are both muggle and they have taken me to several muggle balls. I could get them to send me some dresses!"

"That sounds like a good idea! I love it! I will defiantly mention it at the next prefect meeting. But did you know that there is a muggle clothing shop in Hogsmeade?"

"There is! Where? I have been looking for one for ages! Can you show me the first visit we have?"

"Sure, it is close to the opposite side. I'm not surprised that you never noticed it. We could go there for sure!"

The girls all squealed and talked about clothes for the rest of the trip. A boring topic if you asked Lily but well, she didn't exactly have a choice. When they were getting close to Hogwarts they quickly changed into their uniforms and got ready to leave.

"Lillian," Jessica started, "Where did you get all of your new clothes from? You've never worn them to school before."

"Well, my parents sent me to live with someone else from now on and they didn't like the shape of the clothes that my parents had always made me get so they took me shopping!" Lily said. It was the truth, well except for the part about Lily going shopping… but well this way Lily didn't have to lie too much.

"You are so lucky. My parents would never do that! You don't have to live with real parents anymore who bug the crap out of you and you got a shopping spree! How much more lucky could you get!?"

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