Chapter 1: Falling For You.

Lily Evans awoke from a dream. A dream where she was at peace, at rest, and yet...so incomplete. Being a hormone-confused teenager can do that to you. She was a young, 16 year old girl with bright, penetrating, green eyes and thick auburn hair that fell straight to her shoulders. She had a dazzling smile and had a magnetic personality, although her subconscious was clouded with regret. For what had been the umpteenth time, James Potter had asked her out. She was being constantly pursued by him. She never had a moment's peace, and she never will as long as she remained the object of his affection. Trying to get some of the confusion out of her head, she slowly turned her head to look out her window, and gazed into the golden dawn.

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James Potter was in his dormitory, asleep. He had dreams too. Dreams of Lily. Of kissing Lily. Of marrying Lily. He wanted her for his very own, and he wasn't going to give up, even if it took him forever. It was a beautiful Saturday morning, and his best mate, Sirius, was already awake and ready to greet the dawn. He slowly and stealthily climbed on top of James's bed and began to bounce up and down yelling, " JAMES! JAMES! JAMES! JAMES! JAMES!" James woke up and saw Sirius, his maniacal best mate, jumping up and down on his bed. James tugged on the covers and Sirius fell off, landing on his head.

"You know," said Sirius angrily," you could have done me a serious injury!"

"Oh, really? Like what?" said James with a smile.

"You could've ruined my beautiful face, or given me a head injury!"

"I think you already suffered a head injury. Didn't your mum say she dropped you on your head once or twice?"

"I can NOT believe you just said that!" said Sirius loudly, and he began to fake cry. James punched him in the arm.

"Padfoot, why are you up at 7:00 on a Saturday morning, anyway? There's no Quidditch practice."

"Well, my dear Jamesie..." Sirius began.

"DON'T CALL ME ' JAMESIE '!" yelled James.

"Whatever. Like I said, I am up because I am going on a double date tonight with my best friend. I need to get ready."

"Why in the hell did you wake me up for then?"

"Because you are my best friend and you're going with...DUH! Now come on and get dressed. I've got a hot date and so do you."

"How come you get to know who my date is? I want to know!"

"Well, you can't know, because I am setting you up with someone and I want it to be a surprise. You'd be pretty amazed at who I bagged for you tonight." Sirius grinned devilishly.

"Fine, and if it's Prudence Midgen, I'll be mad."

"I never knew you to be shallow, Prongs. I mean, she's not that ugly. She's semi-ugly. And she's got a great personality!"

"Then you go out with her." snapped James. Sirius shut his mouth. Just as he did, Remus Lupin came in through the portrait hole with Lydia Manson on his arm. They were talking and laughing all the way up to the fire place, where they spotted Frank Longbottom.

"Hey, Frank!" yelled Moony.

"What's up?" said Frank.

"That party was GREAT last night, wasn't it?" An evil grin crept up on his face. "And, Frank, you should know that EVERYONE saw you and Alice Rosier snogging last night! It was soooo funny!" Just then, they heard a loud thump, and Sirius Black came crashing down the stairs. And not only Sirius, but Lily Evans.

"Black, watch where you're going! You nearly broke my neck, you bloody lunatic!"

"Evans! Quit trying to fall into me! Evans! Quit studying so much, it's freaky! Evans! Go out with James! EVANS EVANS EVANS EVANS EVANS!" Sirius shouted.

"Oooooooooh, Jamesie! Guess who's been sitting on my lap foe the past 5 minutes? Lily Evans, your one true love!"

"Sirius, that isn't even funny!" and with that, James ran promptly downstairs to find his best mate and his one true love sitting on his lap.

"Sirius, leave her alone, she's mine!" He saw that Sirius was laughing.

"Don't worry, Prongs. I know she's your girl." Then an impish grin spread across his face and he turned to Lily. "You know, love, that I honestly don't care if you sit on my lap, though." He grinned once more, and Lily got off his lap and said, "James, let's get this straight. I am not your girl. I am not and I never will be. And Sirius, you are a big dork! There, I said it!" she proceeded to giggle and she ran to the portrait door and exited.

"Wow, Padfoot, she's amazing. Just amazing. Such rich and beautiful hair. Such penetrating green eyes. Such a beautiful smile…"James's voice trailed off. Sirius left James to his thoughts of Lily and walked over to the couch where Moony and Lydia were laying. Lydia was asleep and Moony had his face in his hands.

"Moony, are you crying?" said Sirius. Remus looked up at him defensively and said, "No, I am NOT!"

"Then what's wrong? Are you o.k.?"

"No Padfoot. I'm not o.k. I miss her. I miss Anna."

Of course, Sirius thought, Anna Beante. Anna was a foreign exchange student from Beauxbatons Academy. She traded living space with Eliza Humphrey, and resided in Gryffindor Tower. She had beautiful blue eyes, long blonde hair, and soft, creamy skin. She was Moony's first girlfriend, and she was gone. She had to go back to Beauxbatons because the F.E.S. program was over. However, she refused to leave. Her parents had to come from France and drag her home. She knew that Moony was a werewolf, and she didn't care. But she vowed that she would be back some day. He loved her so much that it hurt. But she was gone, and now just a distant memory.

Moony went down to breakfast, leaving Lydia in the common room. He didn't know why, but he had a funny feeling that something was going to change. Something very big and important. Just then, Lydia came down into the Great Hall, looking for him, and looking upset. This is a great chance to run,he thought,and he took off faster than a cursed broomstick.

A/N That was the first chapter. Please review.