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The Last Train Home

By Nicecupoftea1107

But there's still tomorrow

Forget the sorrow

And I can be on the last train home

Watch it pass the day

As it fades away

No more time to care

No more time, today

But we sing

If we're going nowhere

Yeah we sing

If it's not enough

And we sing

Sing without a reason

To ever fall in love.

James sunk into the red velvet covered chair in the Head Boy and Girl compartment of the Hogwarts Express. It had been a tiring day. He had been busy threatening second years because they had set off dung bombs in a second year girl compartment. It had sounded like he would've done…did do. He closed his eyes, he hadn't gotten much sleep the night before. His dreams had been haunted lately, but he could never remember anything after. A few minutes of sleep wouldn't hurt.

Lily strode into the Head Boy and Girl compartment, already in her Hogwarts robes. James was still clad in the jeans and white sweater he had been wearing when he had first got on the train. His eyes were closed behind his thin-rimmed glasses, which were slightly askew on his face. He was having a fitful dream, his face contorted in pain.

"No…not her. Take me, please. It was all my fault…NO!" He jolted awake, his hazel eyes wide with fear, his breathing quickened. His eyes scanned the compartment and he saw Lily watching him.

"Potter, are you ok?" She took a step toward him, feeling odd emotions of tenderness.

"No, fine." He stumbled out of his chair and took a few steps back. He was visibly shaken.

"Bad dream?" She smiled encouragingly at him.

"Yeah…are we nearly there?"

"Yes. You better start getting ready."

"Righto." James strode toward his trunk and popped it open. He pulled out a set of robes. "Would you mind leaving while I change?

"Sure." Lily walked out of the compartment and closed the door. She waited a few moments, then decided it was safe to go in.

James stood with his back facing her, he had changed into his school pants, but not into the white button down shirt and tie. A long scar traced along all of his back, the flesh still red and puffy, signaling it as a recent wound.

"Potter. What happened to your back?" Lily stepped briskly toward the shirtless James. Her fingers traced along the scar, which started at the back of his neck. Her fingers stopped at his waist, where the wound dipped below his belt.

"Oh…um…yes. That…Quidditch accident." He flinched away from her fingers. "No big deal really." He tugged an undershirt on and the scar disappeared. He slid on his long sleeved white button down shirt and his nimble fingers quickly buttoned it up.

"Hey. Evans. Will you tie my tie for me? I always was rubbish at it." James had his gold and scarlet Gryffindor tie draped around his neck.

"Sure." She tied the tie with expert fingers as he slid on his long Hogwarts robes and pinned his Head Boy badge to the front of them.

"How you ever got twelve O.W.L.'s, I'll never know." She finished tying the tie and looked at his badge.

"What, you don't think I study, Evans?" He grinned at her.

"No, I just always thought you were too busy pulling pranks to study." She smiled back at him as the train pulled to a shuddering halt.

"Well, I'll see you at the feast then?" Lily stepped out of the compartment and into the crowded hallway.

"Right. See you, Evans." James watched her step off the train and onto the platform to join her two friends, her red hair slowly disappearing out of sight.

"Hey Jamsie." Sirius had walked up behind him. "Ready?"

"Yeah…where are Moony and Wormtail?" James's eyes scanned the crowd quickly for their two other friends.

"Oh, they're coming." Remus and Peter showed up quickly and the four of them found a carriage together.

"So, how were your summer, mates?" James asked of Peter and Remus.

"Oh fine, went on holiday with mum and dad after I came to stay with you. Went to Hawaii, you know that island that's a part of the states?" Remus shrugged. "It was ok, there was a lot of interesting wildlife."

"Only you would shrug off hot American babes Moony." Sirius elbowed his friend and grinned. "What about you Peter? What'd you do over the summer?"

"Oh nothing really. Stayed at home." He shifted his eyes, looking slightly suspicious.

"Look! We're coming up on the castle!" Remus stuck his head out of a window, and James did the same. The castle was lit in all its glory. James smiled. He was home at last.