Title: Opening Your Eyes

Summary: "Sometimes Ms. Evans, Love is blind." Dumbledore said. Lily laughed, "Are you saying that I could actually love Potter?" she asked. Dumbledore looked her in her eye, "Yes."

Disclaimer: I solemnly swear that I own nothing.

CHAPTER ONE

"Evans, Lily." A nervous little girl with curly red hair and eyes the color of an emerald made her way through the kids her age up to a stool with an old hat next to it.

She looked into the crowd and her eyes fell on a boy about her age with long black hair and brown eyes that shone a mile away. He winked at her and licked his lips and she sighed. She was used to guys hitting on her.

Her eyes then fell on a boy standing 2 feet from him with messy black hair and glasses. He wasn't half bad looking, and he was smiling at her. Lily smiled back and snapped back to reality as the hat started to talk.

"Ah, Ms. Evans." It started, "A sharp mind, good for Ravenclaw. You are kind and giving, a Hufflepuff trait. But your journey at Hogwarts will be based on your courage, braveness and dedication." The hat stayed silent for a moment, "You will be faced with the utmost challenges, and succeed in most things. Your charms and looks will take you only so far…" The hat once again stayed silent. "You have beauty inside and out…best be…GRYFFINDOR!" Everyone sat quite for a moment. The hat never said that much!

Lily got up, looking for her new house table. She smiled and looked around, "Aren't you supposed to clap for me now?" she asked. The Gryffindor table all stood up and cheered. She walked over and sat down.

After the sorting was over, Dumbledore stood and cleared his throat. "I would like to welcome you to another year at Hogwarts. To the first years, the Forbidden Forest is forbidden. You may not go out of school grounds unless you have permission. Mr. Filtch has a newly revised list of banned items, which is posted in all common rooms. There is only one thing left to say!" He raised his hands, "Let the feast begin!"

Lily smiled at the girl sitting next to her. "I'm Lily Evans." she said sticking out her hand.

The blonde smiled back and shook her hand, "Emily Jameson." she introduced herself.

A girl sitting across the table smiled at Lily. She had long black hair in perfect loose ringlets and red highlights with a punk attitude. Her eyes were a green- blue color and very captivating. "Hello, I'm Candice Brown." She said.

Lily recognized the boy she saw earlier sitting further down the table. "Who's that boy?" She asked pointing towards him.

Candice smiled, "Oi! Sirius!" She called. The boy stood up and walked over. Lily looked more closely and saw that his eyes were not brown; they were grey with flecks of every color. "Sirius, this is Lily. Lily, Sirius."

Sirius smiled and stuck his hand across the table. Lily suck her hand out, expecting him to shake it yet instead he took her hand and kissed it. "Lovely to meet you Lily." He said in a charming voice.

Lily smiled back at him, and felt her cheeks blush a slight bit. "I'm sure." she said back and took her hand away from his grasp. Sirius nodded and walked back to his end of the table.

Candice smiled, "Do you fancy him?" She asked.

Lily frowned, "No."

Candice frowned, "Too bad. You'd make a great couple." She sighed and dug into her food.

Emily looked over, "Now he is gorgeous." She pointed to a boy sitting by Sirius with messy black hair.

"Who, Potter?" Lily asked.

"You know him?" Candice asked.

Lily sighed, "He ran into me in Diagon Alley. Showed me around a bit."

Emily looked hopeful, "Tell me more about him."

"Well, he's cocky, and obsessed with Quittadge." Lily said.

Candice laughed, "He's not that bad."

Lily shrugged, "Never said he was."

"You ladies talking about me?" A smooth voice said from behind them.

They turned to see James Potter standing behind them. Lily smiled, "Now why would I do that?"

"I am James Potter." He said cockily.

Lily smiled, "Yes and I'm Lily Evans, your point?" She asked. She heard a few snickers.

James smiled again," You just wait Ms. Evans." He said and turned to walk back to his end of the table.

After desert and conversation a voice boomed, "First years, to your common rooms. Follow your prefects."

Lily got up and smiled looking around, "This should be fun."

6 YEARS LATER

"Potter, get away from me!" Lily yelled at the top of her lungs. James looked defeated and walked away to catch up with his mates.

Lily was joined by Emily and Candice. Together they were the three hottest girls in the school. "He just doesn't know when to stop!" She sighed and turned the corner.

"Lily, this is a new year! Our last year here. Please tell me that it won't be like last year." Emily begged.

Candice frowned, "Not everything is about Potter. Give him a chance!"

Candice chuckled as Sirius came beside her, "Hey babe." He greeted her.

She looked up at him, "Have a good summer?" She asked.

He smiled, "Yeah. Although one thing was missing." He said.

"What's that?" She asked confused.

Sirius smiled the smile he was so famous for, "Not seeing your beautiful face every morning."

"Aw, that's so sweet Sirius." She smiled. She realized that the girls had left her alone with him. She didn't feel comfortable this close to him. "See you later!" She smiled and ran away.

"She loves me." Sirius said as he was joined by his mates.

"Padfoot," Remus chuckled. "She loves you as much as Lily loves Prongs."

"Hey!" James exclaimed. "Lily loves me. She just doesn't know it yet." James shrugged and his eyes lit up. "LILY!" He yelled and ran to catch up with her.

Lily groaned in response and ran ahead, "Really-" Emily started, "after 6 years you'd think he would give up by now." She looked to see the Marauders joining them.

Remus put his arm around her, "Prongs never gives up."

Candice laughed and walked between Sirius and Remus. "They would look so good together."

Sirius smiled at the sight of Lily fuming at James, "I don't know why he wastes his time on her. I mean, he can get any girl he wants, why her?"

"I think it's cute!" Candice smiled. "One day she'll learn to like him."

"Love him?" Remus asked.

Emily laughed, "If it took 6 years to like him somewhat as a friend, how long will it take to fall in love?"

Remus smiled, "I don't know. They are both heads this year, so maybe quality time can help."

"Look at Candice and Sirius. She's known him all her life and she's never loved him like he loves her." Emily pointed out.

Candice jumped in, "Sirius and I are friends."

Sirius put his arm around her, "Well babe, maybe things will change this year."

"The day I fall in love with you Sirius, is the day Lily tells James that she loves him." Candice replied.

"Well then, Moony and I have to work double time this year." Sirius said.

"I'll make a bet." Emily said. "That by New Years Eve James and Lily will be madly in love."

Remus smiled. "10 gallons to say that by Christmas they'll be together."

Sirius smiled and said, "15 gallons by the time N.E.W.T.S. roll around."

Candice put in her input. "Well I say if I'm right you all owe me 20 gallons. Everyone agree?" They all shook their heads. "Okay then, by Christmas, they'll actually be getting along. James will still love her and all, but he'll be subtle about it. And then on New Years Eve, we'll have a masquerade and James will do something to mess their friendship up. While we're trying to prepare for N.E.W.T.S. Lily and James will be enemies and once again we'll be haring of how they hate one another."

Sirius looked at her like she was crazy, "What?"

She smacked him in the arm, "I'm not done yet!" He let her go on, "This school will be split in half, as we will be. But somehow by Valentines Day, Lily will trust James again but he won't like her. And then by Graduation, they'll have a fairytale ending and it will all be okay."

Remus laughed, "You are so going to loose."

Emily looked at her. "What are you a seer or something?" She asked.

Candice shrugged and walked in the common room, "Or something." she said. "Night boys!" She called and Emily followed her into her dorm.

Emily squealed and ran into the room marked "7th Years." She immediately ran and jumped on her bed. "I've been waiting for these dorms."

Candice smiled, "I know! These are so much better than the 6th year dorms. It was always so cold in there."

"It won't be the same without Lils." Emily frowned. "She gets the nice Head Dorms this year. Lucky bitch."

Candice laughed. "Speaking of the devil." she smiled upon seeing Lily enter the room in a huff.

"Err! Potter is so….so…." she tried to say, "I can't put him into one word!"

Candice smiled, "You can't put anyone in one word."

"Yes I can." Lily challenged.

"Fine, what's…" she thought for a moment, "Sirius in one word?"

Lily thought and then sighed, "I can't."

"See!" Candice said.

Lily laughed, "Yeah but Sirius is so, out there."

Candice laughed, "That's for sure."

Emily took her turn in the conversation, "Hey Lils, what's up with you and James? I mean, he can't be all that bad."

"I can't stand him!" She breathed.

Candice smiled, "It's been 6 years Lily, give him a chance."

"He had his chance 6 years ago!" She yelled.

"Aren't you the one to hold a grudge." Emily muttered.

Candice laughed, "Are you still mad at him for turning your hair pastel pink the first day?"

Lily fumed, "Yes!"

Emily laughed, "I remember that so well…"

FLASHBACK

"Bloody hell Potter! Change it back now!" 11 year old Lily Evans shouted in terror clutching at her once red hair which is now pastel pink.

James Sirius and Remus along with some chubby boy names Peter stood across from her laughing. "No." he said.

"Potter." She growled. "Change it back now."

"Or what?" He said carefree.

Lily smiled evilly, "Or you mate Sirius here will be bald." she threatened holding her wand towards him.

Sirius whimpered, "Come on mate!"

James smiled and twirled his wand trough his fingers, "No."

Sirius screamed upon seeing his hair fall to the ground. "My hair. My wonderful, soft, beautiful hair." he said clutching it. "James." he growled getting up, revenge in his eyes.

James smiled and stepped back with every word he said, "Sorry mate, I didn't think she could!"

END FLASHBACK

"I spent the next hour throwing every jinx I knew at him and then eventually he fell into the lake, only to be rescued by the squid. Never has underestimated you since then." A new voice said from the door frame.

Candice laughed, "It took you a month and a lot of potions to grow back your hair Sirius."

Sirius laughed and clutched his hair, "I'm sexy bald too." He said.

Emily laughed, "Well, I got to go." she said getting up.

"Where do you think you're going?" Lily asked.

Candice looked at her like she was the stupidest person in the world, "Remus, duh."

Lily smirked, "I'm Head Girl, you can't go out after hours."

Emily smiled, "Actually it's not right now."

Lily looked at her blankly, "You'll get a detention."

Emily walked out of the room and called out, "You'll just have to catch me."

Sirius smiled, "lily you'll never catch her."

Lily looked offended, "Why not?" Sirius laughed a bit, as did Candice, "What do I not know?" she demanded.

Candice smiled, "Good times Sirius, good times."

Lily gave up and re positioned her badge. "Got to go."

Candice said, "That's right. You got 'Head Pain in the Ass Girl' award."

Sirius smiled, "I'm going to have to remember that." he teased. Lily groaned and walked out. "She didn't even give me a detention for being up here."

Candice chuckled, "Just wait. 5…4…3…2…1…"

"SIRIUS DETENTION!" They heard Lily's voice yell.

Candice laughed, "Once a pain…"

"Always a pain." they finished in unison.

Candice look confused, "How did you get up here?" she asked. Sirius pulled his broom out from behind the doorframe. "I was wondering when you boys will come up with something."

Sirius smiled and walked into the room. "Want to go somewhere?"

"As in flying?" She smiled.

"Or-" Sirius started.

Candice laughed and got her broom out, "Save it." She opened her window, "Let's go." she said and flew away.

Meanwhile…

Lily opened the solid oak door with difficulty, and not accepting help from James. "Ah Ms. Evans, Mr. Potter congratulations."

James strode into his office and sat in a chair, as if it was marked his own, "Thanks."

Lily however walked gracefully to the other chair and sat down, "Thank you professor."

"Don't get to comfortable." He smiled. "It's very rare; if it's happened at all that the heads are in the same house." He stood, "Now, let's go show you your quarters."

He led them through numerous halls and stopped at a frame, with no picture in it. Lily looked confused, "Professor, why isn't there a picture?"

"Because we have to put one in there." James answered for her.

"Yes Ms. Evans, he is right. You two may select something to put in here, or you may just leave it empty. Now, let's go in." He turned the frame to the right. The frame expanded into a normal common room portrait and there was a walkway. "Mr. Potter, I trust you know the rest." He smiled.

James nodded to him and walked in, Lily in toe. "Potter, where are you taking in me?" she said angrily after seeing a dark corridor. "How do you know where we're going?"

"The marauders and I figured this out second year." He said like it was nothing.

Lily rolled her eyes, "Of course you did."

"Here we are!" James said coming to a dead end. He tapped on a stone and like Diagon Alley the stones made a doorway. He stepped inside over the threshold and offered his hand. Lily ignored this gesture. "Welcome home." he said.

Lily's breath was taken away by the scene. Their common room was at least twice as big as the other ones decorated in gold and red. Gold in red walls, gold and red sofas, book shelves made of cherry wood, everything she imagined it to be. She walked over to the book shelves and smiled, "All my favorite books." she said. she came across a book on Quittadge and smirked James. she thought.

"Ms. Evans." James said by a staircase. "If you would please follow me I shall escort you

to your quarters." He said holding out his arm.

Lily smiled and played along and took his arm, "Why thank you kind sir." she said.

James smiled at her gesture and walked up the stairs. He stopped at an intersection. "This way, will lead you to my room." She said mentioning to his left. "And this way, will lead you to your room." he said walking down the right hall.

He took a key out of his pocket and put it into the lock and turned to open the door. Lily smiled. It was just her dream room. "I'll leave you to unpack." James said and left.

Lily walked in to her oval shape room. It had 3 large windows on the far side of the room with floor to ceiling molding with gold accents on the top. Mirrors covered the spaces in between them with lamps over them for the perfect light. A king size bed with a pink silk cover accented with lace lined another wall with an elegant bench at the foot of it. Across from her bed was a marble fireplace with mantel and another big mirror hanging above. Complete with a custom library and many luxurious chairs Lily was on cloud nine.

She walked out of the room and down the hall James had told her was the way to his room. She found that her key also allowed her to get into his room. James turned around and saw Lily standing there. "Hey." he smiled.

Lily smiled back, "Just wanted to see what your room looked like." she said. It screamed James. His room was oval, like the pitch she assumed. It completed with walls decorated with his favorite team and posters of vintage brooks, players and pictures of him and his mates. Walking in to the right there's a case showcasing all of James' brooms. And of course, clothes thrown everywhere and nothing in it's right place. She chuckled.

"What?" He asked.

"It's just…" she said."Just as I imagined it."

James laughed, "Are you calling me messy?"

"I never said that." She smiled.

"But you were thinking it!" He claimed.

Lily laughed, "Yes I was."

He closed his magazine he was reading and turned to her and smiled.

"What?" She asked shy.

He shook his head, "Nothing." He said and went back to his magazine.

"What do you want in the frame?" Lily asked.

"Quittadge." He replied simply.

Lily sighed, "Why not a landscape?" she asked.

James smiled, "How about a landscape with a snitch running around?" he asked hopefully.

Lily thought about it for a moment, "Okay."

James smiled, "Cool. Wait! Did we just agree?" he asked.

Lily chuckled, "Yeah, I guess we did. Night Potter." She said and went to her room.

In the midst of all this, Sirius and Candice flew around Hogsmead a bit and were doing a cool down lap around the pitch.

"I love flying." Candice smiled and took a deep breath of the fall air.

Sirius who was flying next to her on his Nimbus 1000 which didn't come out until Christmas. "Yeah me too." he said.

Candice sighed, "It helps me think. You know, clears my head."

Sirius said in return, "It's like nothing else matters. Not my family, not classes, nothing."

Candice smiled, "Exactly."

"Hey Candice?" Sirius asked.

"Yeah?" She replied taking a turn.

"You said flying, it helps you think right?" He asked.

"Yeah." she said looking at him.

"Well, when I'm up here things become clearer." he pause and stopped, "Like this." he said and leaned over and kissed her. He was surprised that he was enjoying this and even more surprised when she kissed back.

She pulled away and smiled at him, "And things become clearer for me when I kiss you." She flew down to the ground, Sirius in toe.

"Really?"

"Yes. It helped me see that we are just friends." And walked away, leaving a sad and confused Sirius behind.

That night…

"Goodnight Lily-Flower!" James yelled.

He could hear Lily sigh in frustration, "Night Potter."

After a few moments, "Will you go out with me?"

"NO!"

James asked, "Why not?"

Lily groaned in frustration, "POTTER! When the sorting hat said it was going to be an eventful time here, I didn't think it meant this! NOW GO TO SLEEP!"

….

"I love you!"

"POTTER!" She yelled in warning, "GO TO SLEEP!"

…..

"I really do love you!" He said thoughtfully.

Lily sighed and wondered what she had gotten herself into.

There's the first chapter, I hope you all enjoyed it!

I tried to make this as detailed as I could.

Please review!

-KELSEY