Sorry i haven't updated in a while. I was hoping to get more reviews. but you can't always get what you want. plus i was starting feel guilty about not posting what i already had typed up.

HPF: i'm really glad you like my story! Hey! how did you know where it was going! lol. here's more! thanks and enjoy!

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James Potter had always been such trouble to me.

I never knew if he was telling the truth.

His personality was so complex, I wasn't sure if it was an act he put on for me or if that was just his natural arrogance.

But at the beginning of Seventh year, something was clear to me, James had changed, and I wasn't sure if I could handle it.

I was on the Hogwarts Express, after a particularly gruesome summer, thanks to Petunia's blessing of kindness to me. But I had gotten a confidence booster with my letter from Hogwarts. I was Head Girl. And I was sure that this year was definitely going to be memorable.

I had been wondering who the Head Boy would be, there were so many good choices like Remus Lupin, Amos Diggory, and Frank Longbottom.

Any of them would be okay to me. (well maybe except for Diggory, he was quite bothersome)

I carefully put my school trunk and my owl, Artemis, in the luggage compartment. My midnight black owl hooted at me angrily for leaving him there.

"Yeah, yeah." I muttered I didn't have time; I was headed for the Prefects' compartment, and I wanted to be early for the meeting.

I gazed into the familiar atmosphere of the chamber. But somehow it seemed different.

I was no longer going to be ordered around in here. No, I would be giving the commands.

I became aware of the sweet tastes of success and power in my mouth, as I stepped over the threshold of the room.

I sat down in the left-hand corner of the booth, where all the previous Heads' before me sat in their 'thrones' giving orders. I couldn't help but grin to myself of how far I had come since I had turned into a fifth year prefect.

The Heads' were my idols, and almost all I dreamed of being at Hogwarts.

I was suddenly snapped out of my thoughts by the loud banging of the door.

My fellow Head had walked in. But I was unaware that such a prat could get that kind of title.

I stared up into the face of James Potter with his untamed hair, and warm hazel orbs. But that was not what had held my gaze, I warily eyed the shiny Head Boy badge in his hand.

"Oh, no," I stood up so quickly I hardly missed conking heads with him, "Potter, you need to go back and give that badge back to the poor bloke you took it from!"

"Evans, I didn't take it," he calmly responded to me.

The tiniest part of me saw a change in him already, but like I was going to listen to that insignificant thought in the sea of voices.

Besides, I didn't want myself to want him to be Head Boy.

Okay, I'm babbling.

Serena is right.

But not about me babbling when it's about someone I like!

"Uh-uh. You can't fool me," I replied getting a little carried away. I was thinking of all the silly pranks he had pulled on me before, and I wasn't getting sucked into this one.

"Evans, get over yourself I am Head Boy," he proclaimed, now proudly pinning the shiny silver badge on his robes.

"It's not fair!" I pouted childishly crossing my arms. "You have caused so much trouble, who would have ever thought that you of all people would be Head Boy. Oh, Dumbledore must be out to get me."

"Lils..."

"Don't call me that!"

"Okay...umm...fellow Head," I was stunned he was actually treating me like an equal. "I am completely aware of our previous history, but could we put that aside, and just treat each other civilly? I mean, when I think of all the stupid things I've said and done to you..."

Oh my gosh! My mind shouted. Something is wrong with Potter!

I started circling him slowly. "Hmm...yes...definitely."

Potter put on a goofy face. I forced the laugh, started because of the look, to die halfway up my throat

"Mmmhmm, just as I suspected," I said, he had obviously changed, for the better, but I wasn't about to tell him that. "A total self-conceited git. I sense something is up your sleeve!"

He put his hands up his sleeves and started feeling around, and he pulled out a long thin wooden stick, "So that's where my wand went! Thanks a bunch Lily!"

I stifled a giggle and sat back down, staring blankly at the wall. James walked in the opposite direction and sat in a chair about seven feet from me. I knew he picked that chair specifically so he could watch me without my noticing.

Yes, even from this far away, it was quite obvious that Potter had changed.

He hadn't asked me out...yet...and he seemed content just sitting by himself.

He hadn't brought his menacing friends along to show off in front of me.

I assumed his arrogance must have died during the summer, and then I remembered about halfway through last term.

He had ceased talking to everyone, even his best friends. He had stopped asking me out, he had stopped... oh what was it...(it was on the tip of my tongue)...oh yes... he had stopped being happy. (A/N: you will find out about this in a couple of chapters! Don't' get too mad!)

I knew he really liked me, and now that he changed that should make it okay for me to like him back. Right?

I mean, isn't that how it's supposed to be? You find two people who like eachother, bada bing bada boom! They are meant for eachother?

Nah! There was some tiny part of me that wasn't ready to accept him, but there was a different part, a bigger part, that wanted me to welcome him.

I would recognize this later to be my heart, but let's not get too far ahead.

Slowly, but surely, the prefects started filing into the compartment. I greeted them with a toothy grin on my face, I was excited.

James came over and sat next to me.

Yes, definitely a change (it even seemed okay to call him James in my mind now).

"Now that everyone is here," James started without me, "I would like to introduce your new Head Girl... the exquisite Lily Evans."

"And for those of you who are looking for a living practical joke, he's right there, your Head Boy James Potter," I jokingly proclaimed.

"Wow, Lils," he said pure amusement taking over his face, "I think that's the first time you have actually said my first name! Well done!" He said this while giving me a mock hug.

I glared at him while the seventh year prefects laughed at us.

"Hi Remus," I greeted the tired looking Gryffindor.

"Hi Lily," he chortled.

"Well, down to business," I said becoming serious once again. "Congratulations fifth year prefects. Welcome. You will be in charge of patrolling the hallways in one hour and then five hours after that, Sixth years in an hour after each of the fifth years rounds, Seventh years an hour after both of the Sixth years patrols. Now James," I said, turning and talking to him as if he were in kindergarten, "we will after both of the Seventh year prefect's! Okay?"

"Yes, Miss Evans," he exclaimed, nodding his head violently, he looked just like a little kid.

"All of us will be in charge of showing the first years, of your corresponding houses, the location of their Common Room, and what the password is." James was born to give directions, was all that flashed through my mind.

I started handing out stiff pieces of parchment, with the passwords on it, to the Prefects.

"To activate the special ink on the parchment, breathe on it! That is all," I finished, "you may go!"

The prefects slowly dispersed through the door. I relaxed back into my seat, it was so comfortable.

Then it hit me. If I wanted the Heads' compartment I would have to beat Potter and his friends to it. I jumped up and jogged out into the hall to search for my friends.

One thing I knew for sure, it was that, Beki, Serena, Alice, Krizz, and I were going to get the Heads' compartment. I would just have to kick James and his cronies out.

"Lily!" I heard four girls shout as I passed by an unusually empty compartment.

I walked in and saw excited faces. My blonde friend, Alice, was the first to jump up and race over to me.

"Hi, girls! I missed you soooooooooooo much," I told them while hugging Alice, then Beki, Krizz, and Serena in turn.

"Quick," I said without warning, "We have to beat the Marauders to the Heads' Compartment."

They quickly followed me. But to my dismay, we sprinted up to the door, only to see James, Peter, Remus, and Sirius, were already settled in.

We decided to turn back before they saw us, but too late. Once Sirius had caught sight of us, there was no chance of escape.

"Oi, Lily Evans! Beki! Serena! Alice! Krystle!" He excitedly shouted to the five of us.

Everyone knew he had a major crush on Krizz, but she wouldn't believe that one of THE Marauders would fancy her.

He slyly put his arm around Krizz's shoulder steering her into the compartment, forcing us to follow. After all, I couldn't live with myself if I abandoned one of my friends with the likes of the Marauders.

The compartment was amazing.

It was filled with many comfortably squishy couches and arm-chairs. I decided to sit next to Alice on an ivory couch. Situated right infront of us were Beki and Serena on separate brightly colored chairs. Next to the couch I was perched on, was none other than James. He was sharing the red plush couch with Remus. Back in the corner was Peter on a small uncomfortable looking chair. It didn't really look like he wanted to participate in the conversation. Directly infront of his chair was a gigantic black fabric couch that sank in when Sirius had forced Krizz to sit on it.

On the walls, were a couple of moving portraits, talking excitedly amongst each other.

To my delight, Krizz shoved off Sirius's arm with a complementary eye roll.

Sirius then, killed the precious silence following it, "I'm starving! Where is that witch with the food?"

"I think you can wait a couple of hours," I inputted exasperated.

"Oh...no," he clutched his stomach.

"Oh goodness," Krizz started with a bored tone, "watch him waste away in front of us."

"Need...food..." And with that he collapsed into the lap of Krizz, who in her own way welcomed it, by slugging him in the shoulder.

He opened his eyes, and that charming smile crept across his face, as Sirius stared up into the golden eyes of one of my best friends.

Serena broke into silent giggles, forcing me to be unable to contain my laughter as well. Then Alice's blue eyes lit up and she caught it too, soon followed by Beki, Krizz, Sirius, Remus, and James. The only one not laughing was Peter. I didn't really care, I had never liked him.

I glanced over into James's almond-shaped pools of hazel, they were glazed over with tears of laughter. I have no clue why but this made my smile grow larger. The only person who noticed though, was Beki. She now had a mischievous look in her bluish grey eyes.

We laughed the rest of the way to Hogwarts, not about the same thing of course. But, James, Remus, and Sirius were natural comedians, so that's where the serious bonding began.

An hour after James's and my patrol, in which we inspected opposite sides of train so we could get back to our friends faster, the numerous sets of train wheels screeched to a stop.

I looked out the window to see a clear deep blue sky, with tiny diamonds scattered all around. It was flawless. That was just how I wanted to my last year at Hogwarts to be perfect.

"Umm...," Beki stuttered, "I'm going to go put my robes on."

Without another word, Alice, Beki, Krizz, Peter, Remus, Serena, and Sirius, did a mad dash out of the room.

"Hmm...," I started saying, to no one in particular, "well, I was completely oblivious to the fact that it takes seven people to put one person's robes on!"

James chuckled, "You know I think that's a new rule starting this year."

"Oh yeah?" I stuck my tongue out, but couldn't hide the huge grin that had just snaked its way onto my face.

"Yeah. You of all people should know. I mean being the top student of our class and all."

"Sorry, I must of missed the memo," I replied, the smile now fading slightly.

We both suddenly felt the need to stare out the window, and with that a content silence fell about the room.

I looked to my left and saw a thousand horse-less carriages parked at the edge of the platform, just waiting to carry cheerful students up to the mammoth castle.

To my right I saw the ever-so-familiar Rubeus Hagrid. Behind him, you could see a small fleet of boats in the moonlight.

Hissssssssss, I was startled by the sudden hissing of the train, that I jumped up exactly as James was standing up, and hit the top of my head on the bottom of his chin.

We were just the perfect height for eachother. No! Where did that come from?

"Ow! Sorry," I sheepishly apologized, as my face grew hot. I think that was the worst I had blushed before. I could have died of heat stroke, I was so hot.

Noticing that his face was turning slightly pink too, only made my blood go to my face faster, "No, I'm sorry."

I was suddenly aware of how close we were to each other. My heart started thumping loudly, pounding in my ears.

Inwardly I scolded that confounded fluttering of my heart rate. This was going to be a long year!

James caught my attention and gestured to me that I should go first. I then exited the chamber and scarlet train flanked by him.

My face had grown slightly cooler, as I climbed into a carriage with Krizz and Sirius. To no surprise of mine James followed suit and sat down next to me.

Nervousness took over my body, and I anxiously fiddled with the plush seat.

With a slight creek, we lurched forward into the many a time traversed path.

i hope you liked it! and im terribly sorry if i didn't live up to your standards, either way i wrote something, for you! But i think, you should write something for me! like....maybe....a....REVIEW! yes brilliant idea!

i might only be able to update once a week because of school. sniffles i know its sad, i don't like school! ah well, i'll get over it. lol. face breaks into a huge smile, for recognising im a dork

-melyssa