Curly Haired Three

Disclaimer- Ummmm…my name doesn't start with a J, and doesn't even have a K in it but wait I got like 2 R's! Doesn't that count for anything? (Can this be my last disclaimer, everybody get it? I don't own Harry Potter- any of it! Got it? Good! I'm so proud…)

Dedicated- Once again to the HMS Marauders (who better review) Tori, Kelso, and Allli from Tajy!

Another lovely JUST TAJM BY HERSELF CHAPTER! (Just got an e-mail from Rimmal saying if I want I can go solo on the story- will call her to talk in a while.) OMG my whole document just erased and I don't know how to get it back- I honestly feel like crying- and believe me I am not a crier! I really liked it and it was 3 pages I'll never be able to make at as good (I mean I found it good)… Well so here I go (screaming my lungs out trying to get to you, you are my only one… (Sorry I love Yellowcard- darn that I-pod…) Thanks to some really nice reviews I feel like continuing! I know chapter 2 wasn't exactly very good- and yes I'm sorry about that, so please keep reading- it was my first try and I think that this is a bit better, and well now I'll have to write it again from scratch… So please continue reading there is so much more left to go that it isn't even funny so, there are so many chances for it to get better! Hope you agree! Thanks to the reviewers at the end like always! – TajM (Oh- yah this chapter GOES BACK TO WHEN EVERYONES GOING TO THE PLATFORM, BUT STARTS FROM Lily's PERSPECTIVE AND GOES PAST WHERE THE OTHER CHAPTER LEFT OFF)

A seventeen-year-old Lily Evans turned around for the last time to wave good-bye to her family, wondering what was going through the mind of her older sister. But, Lily didn't have to long to drawl on that thought as she reached the other side of platform 9 3/4 and was greeted by a loud shriek-

"Liiiiiiilllllllllly!"

Lily turned to see a tall seventh year Gryffindor witch come her way, Amelia, her best friend. The curly haired brunette was a pureblood and had been Lily's friend since they first met in their first year when they ended up in the same compartment. Lily smiled, "Hey Mia! How was Madrid?"

"Oh Lily it was beautiful," Mia said starting to walk by Lily's side and leading her to the compartment where she had already dropped her trunks, "Oh I wish you could have come Lily!"

Waiting for them in the compartment was a tall curly sandy haired boy (some may say he was even cute- but Lily and Mia would never) with his nose intently in a book propped up titled, "A History of the Ministry's Aurors." He looked up and smiled as he put the book down, "Hey Lils, sorry I couldn't see you this summer as much as I'd have like to, but," he tapped the book, "you know, training."

Lily smiled sympathetically, "Of course Frank, that's okay. I managed to make it through the summer somehow!" She knew Frank had wanted to be an auror since forever, and had spent the summer following his uncle to get a jump start on the tests he'd have to take after school (you know- if he got enough N.E.W.T.'s that is). "So how was it Frank?"

"It was really cool!"

"The training?"

"No of course not the training, I don't really care about the job itself," he started as Lily snorted, "I was talking about meeting all the girls, Lils."

"Oh of course Frank," she said with a serious face. This was a routine- a tradition, and Lily was a stickler for tradition. "You know that's why Mia and I are so interested in this whole Ministry businesses. For the guys, and who knows, we may be able to get one!"

Mia laughed, "Oh no Lily, I'll be the one doing that, you wouldn't have to look any further then your fellow head to find someone willing to take you out on a date- be your boyfriend, heck even be your husband 'till death do you part!" She erupted in giggles and only laughed harder once Lily grabbed one of Frank's pieces of parchment and rolled it into a ball to throw at her.

"Oh shut up," she scolded a giggling-fit like Mia as she muttered, "I really don't know how many people he had to jinx to get that position anyways…" Frank chuckled quietly.

It was no secret that Lily hated her fellow head. The fact of who he was minimized her happiness on being pointed head girl to come extent once Mia responded her letter. Okay when Remus (a fellow Gryffindor) responded to Frank who responded to Mia who broke the bad news to Lily. The head boy was the one and only James Potter.

James Potter, just the name sent shivers down the spine of everyone in Hogwarts. For many different reasons though. For girls (other then Slytherins- heck- even the Slytherin ones) it was of awe and amazement at his "looks" and "charm", for guys it was probably respect for his ability to maneuver around the Quiditch field and his role as co-class clown. For teachers it was for a mischievous student who was charismatic and highly intelligent at the same time and for his friends he was loyal and a fun-loving guy. For the Slytherins (despite some of the girls that is) it was for pure loathing for the auror's son and Quiditch star. But they would never usually dare to say that out loud, because another thing they hated about him was that he could jinx you faster then you could get the swear words out.

James Potter was Hogwart's royalty all right, but Lily's feelings about him were much closer to Slytherins. To her he was a self-conceited, obsessed, nuisance whose head was too big to fit through the castle doors. He always thought he was better than everyone else which made it even worse for Lily. She hated that he thought he had the right to treat everyone else like crap, and she wouldn't put up with it at all. She already had too much experience with that before… And about the part of no one insulting him on the risk of being jinxed- well, Lily was the exception.

But, the reason she hated him more than his friends who carried most of the same traits was, wait that wasn't fair. Remus was a sensible and nice guy. That was true, and Sirius (the co-ringleader if you will), he was a jerk through and through and a bit of a Rico Suave (as Mia would say) if she ever knew one, but he was charming when he wanted to be. And Peter- well, Lily didn't know too much about Peter, seeing as he always tagged along with the other three like he was born without a backbone. Anyways, the reason she hated Potter so much was that, well he didn't hate her!

Weird, yes but true. Since her first year the four pranked upon her, some pranks that where practically unforgivable, and yet when he wasn't turning her cups into spiders or putting firecrackers in her bed he was asking her out on a date. She knew well enough then to think he actually liked her, he only wanted to take her out on a date to prove he could have every girl in school if he wanted, and she wasn't going to let the prat win.

Yes that was another thing about him- he couldn't keep a girlfriend for very long at all, not that he ever tried. Really, this annoyed her so much especially back last year…

"If you go out with me Lily, come on, Lily, go out with me…"

"Potter can't a day go by without this nonsense, really?

"A day doesn't go by when I don't think of you Lily Flower…" he grinned.

"Oh shut-up, you haven't had a relationship- ever."

"Now that's not true Lily," he frowned.

"Oh yes it is- unless you where dating before eleven that is now that I think about it, it wouldn't surprise me very much…"

"I've been friends with Sirius, Remus and Peter forever." He stated like a stubborn two year old and then over dramatically he continued, "and it hurt dear Lily Flower that you don't count that as a ligament relationship- I am a good friend you know…"

Lily sighed, he may be a prat but he was a good friend (maybe not as much to Peter though), "Why do you have to do this now?"

"Because I lo-" he began to tease.

"You don't know what love means Potter!"

"Love," he stated liking a spell bee participant," an intense feeling of tender affection and compassion, a passionate feeling of romantic desire, something that elicits deep interest and enthusiasm in somebody, I dare say Lily you are all those to me."

She groaned, she could never beat James Potter.

"What time is your meeting anyways," Frank stopped her from her train of thought, which was a good thing. Hating Potter was hard- it meant she had to think about him, and she really didn't want to do that no matter how negatively, it was almost as bad as giving in to his little game really.

Checking the time on her watch she said, "Oh in about thirty minutes, and I want no talk about my other collogue, until then, or after- and while I'm gone too! Don't talk behind my back," she moaned.

"Right Lils,"

So the actually listened to Lily this time, and Frank read, while Lily and Mia talked about anything from Spain to Quiditch (Lily hated Quiditch) to the color of their nails (or length) to some Petunia bashing to for the next ten minutes until a knock cam on the door. A fellow seventh year girl popped her head in.

"Can I come in guys?" she asked.

" 'Course you can Byrne." Mia answered,

'Thanks so much –really its disgusting being in there with Allie and that Ravenclaw Cameron, really it is."

" Don't loose your breakfast!"

"Shut up! Wait what did Allie do- wait oh you mean that type of gross, don't need to know."

"Really, no need for details," Franks stated.

Some minutes later Lily was shoved out of the compartment to go do her duty, whatever that was.

So she headed to the heads/ prefect compartment- the prefects where to arrive a while later- hoping to get this over with soon and continue there insightful discussion on Professor Levitt's (an evil potions teacher and the head of Slytherin) non existent love life. So she waited and ten minutes later she knew she'd have to find him. Now this was NOT something she wanted to do- go around to random cabins and say "Is James Potter in here?" not at all- because certain questions along the lines of "why do you care?"

"Think Lily," she told herself. Boys where amazingly simplistic creatures, now where would one sit? In the first compartment they ever sat in! Now, don't ask how Lily knew- let's say it had a lot to do with when they met for the first time- but she stomped her way grudgingly to the back of the train.

She opened the door, and with her hands on her hips, she started, "Okay, I don't know why I'm stuck with you Potter- but just don't hold me back this year- and you've started already, the meeting was suppose to start ten minutes ago."

James gulped as he hastily hid a paper quickly which Lily managed to see said something about "Padfoot" and "steps" and managed to smile hastily, "Nice summer, Evans?"

She rolled her eyes- this was too annoying really.

"Oh Lily, love," Sirius started "you have managed to grow more radiant since the last time I saw you! You must tell me-"

"Oh, stick a sock in it Black," she snapped "Potter come on- hurry up."

James put a finger up to tell her to wait a second as he put something away, and Lily tapped her foot impatiently, " 'lo Remus," she managed.

"Hi Lily," Remus said looking up from his book. "How are Frank –and Mia?"

"Yes, Lily," Sirius began, "How are the fellow two from the curly-haired three? Especially a Miss Amelia?"

Lily couldn't have rolled her eyes more this summer then she had for the past two minutes. "Perfectly fine, I'm sure I'll have to tell her you cared to ask, I'm sure she will be pleased Sirius."

"Of course," Sirius started to rant on, "who isn't? Well anyways maybe not Levitt, or my dear ole mum- but other then that- who of the female persuasion isn't?"

Lily raised her hand.

"Oh come- you don't feel that way? Prongsies she as mean to me as she is to you! Maybe its' contagious or is it by association!" Sirius groaned as he pantomimed himself brushing of debris from his robes.

The four boys laughed, and James made his way to Lily's side as she opened the door, "Follow me."

"To the ends of the earth Lily Flower." James replied.

Really, Lily was doing way too much of that eye-rolling thing lately.

REPLIES FOR AWESOME REVIEWERS (urgh- computer is so stupid so I am typing this for the second time- darn it apples hate me!)

Ayesha- So you like it! Awesome- so much that you want to write it for me… hmm what does that tell us? Lol, A cliffie? (Says to herself, wow- I wrote a cliffie- righteous!)

Lillian- I know humor is definitely key In this story and I like chapter one better as well! Glad you like it and thanks for the reviews! Is there some more humor in this chapter? I tried and promise it will get better!

Cyclobaby- Yup- I'm not the biggest fan of chapter 2 either, I know there are so MANY mistakes- my grammar is atrocious! Is this chapter better? I hope it is, at least slightly! I love Sirius too- do you still? Thanks for the in put!

Spygirl4747- Thanks for the revies- I plan on updating a LOT- I hope you plan on reading too! Lol!

Catch-a2ff- Yes I don't think the steps will be very successful either, we'll have to see (okay I gotta decide-but have big plans for the next two chapters- when they finally start!) But I do hope they are entertaining! You like my summary- I'm so happy!

Adoring- THANKS SO MUCH! PLEASE keep reading! I don't like Peter very much- and let's hope this anger will help with some creativity… Thanks for the reviews! You have a Cyprus? Awwe.

Rimmal- Awwe- are you sure? Well, thanks! But I'm still gonna bounce ideas off of you!

A/N- I have now learned to save every few seconds- but that wouldn't really make a difference in what happened but oh well! Live and learn… Is this chapter better? Please tell me by reviewing, yes I know chapter two sucked badly! How do you like Frank as one of Lily's best friend? I think it will work, especially the Potters and Longbottoms seemed to be like friends when they where adults and it wasn't because of James's relations, and Alice would be to boring… Oh well to those who say Lily doesn't seem the type to have a guy friend- I will be apologetic on about everything except that! I'll explain later why if necessary! Okay- um, oh about the name Amelia being Mia, it isn't copied from the Princess Diaries (never read them) it's from a sister's friend! Please read and review! I really love reading reviews and they really help- next chapter is the opening feast (thingy) and their first day (or more) of classes- I may even post later today (really late!) Because I really love this story so I hope you will continue reading and reviewing to help me improve! I already have some ideas for later chapters- sometimes I wish I could just fast foreword… Oh well! Don't worry I won't! SO PLEASE REVIEW- I LOVE REVIEW'S SO MUCH!

Like Always.

TajM