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Peter and Remus had stayed for two weeks, and were packing to leave the Potters' household. After fun filled days and nights, the boys weren't exactly thrilled about leaving.

"Stay at least one more week?" James pleaded.

"Yes, please don't leave me alone with Prongs." Sirius said, putting on a face of mock dislike as he glanced sideways at James.

Remus chuckled softly and latched his suitcase. "Since you're so depressed about our departure," Remus began, smiling slightly. "Why don't we meet in Diagon Alley?"

"Yeah," Peter chimed in. "We could all get our books together, and maybe get something to eat."

"Ah Peter, I see you've been taking after Sirius." James laughed.

"Hey!" Sirius said defensively, "I don't eat that much."

There were several none believing snorts and muffled laugher following this statement.

"Anyways," Sirius said over his friends' laughter, "I think it's a good idea. Owl Prongs and I sometime and we'll see if we can find time to pencil you guys in."

"Pencil in? What are you going to be doing? Eating and trying to find out what to do for the rest of the summer?" Remus teased.

There was a loud pop, signaling one of the boys parents had arrived.

"There's one." James said, sighing. "Now we just have to wait for-"

As if on cue, another loud pop sound throughout the house.

"…the other one." James finished. "Come on."

The four boys trudged down stairs, once to the main floor, they began hearing voices. They followed their ears and wound their way to the living room, where Peter's mother and Remus' father were seated, talking to James' parents.

"Well, I'm so glad it's a Saturday and we didn't need to work, it's been too long." James' mother said, placing one hand on either side of the armchair and heaving her small body off.

"It most certainly has, Linda." Remus' father agreed.

"Well, I best be off." Peter's mother said. "It's so good to see you all again, come over sometime for dinner, will you?"

"Most certainly."

"Come along Peter."

Peter turned around to face his friends. "See you." He said with a wave of his hand, and with that he disaparated.

"We better get going too." Remus' dad said reluctantly. "Nice to see you again." He shook the Potters' hands and then dissaparated.

"Bye guys." Remus said, and with that he was gone.

"Well, what should we go do?" Sirius asked. "Eat?"

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Two weeks later, the girls were ready to depart.

"I'll see you in Diagon Alley?" Sara asked her friends.

"Definitely," They agreed.

A few moments later, the girls had followed their parents home.

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Sirius and James were seated at the kitchen table playing a game of exploding snap when they heard a peck at the window. They both looked up when beaming smiles crossed their faces.

"Hogwarts letters." Sirius said, leaping up and heaving open the window. He gave James' to him, before eagerly ripping open his own.

James looked for a while at the books he needed to get. Most of them were the same, but there were a few extra in order for them to be prepared to take their N.E.W.T.S.

"Man, they're really going to be hard on us this year, huh?" Sirius said. When his friend didn't reply, he tilted his head up to look at James' baffled expression. "What is it, Prongs?"

For James had opened another letter, and was staring at it blankly.

"Prongs, hello?" Sirius asked again. "Earth to Prongs!"

James looked up and Sirius, he had something in his hands, and he handed it to him. It took him a while before understanding hit him. "Prongs, is this-?"

"My head boy badge, I've been made head boy." James confirmed weakly. They sat in silence for a while.

"Wow." Sirius breathed.

"Tell me about it."

"James? Sirius?" Rang Mrs. Potters' voice. "Did I hear you say you got your Hogwarts let-?" She broke off abruptly when she saw Sirius and James' bewildered faces. "What is it?"

"I'm head boy." James said, this time with more understanding. "Bloody hell…"

"James!" Mrs. Potter squealed.

"Sorry. It's just…I can't believe it." James said, a smile slowly spreading across his face.

Linda Potter threw her arms around her son, holding him tightly to her. "Oh James, I'm so proud of you!"

Sirius leapt up from his seat. "Do you know what this means?" When James continued to look blank Sirius continued. "You'll be able to get us out of loads of trouble this year. We'll be unbeatable…unstoppable…un-"

"Definitely not." Mrs. Potter said abruptly. Sirius' face drooped and they both turned to James. "James is not going to abuse his head duties." She said firmly. "Are you?"

"No, I suppose not." James agreed. "If Dumbledore trusts me to do this, I'm not going to let him down."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Sirius said glumly, returning to his seat at the kitchen table.

"This is unbelievable. I'm going to go tell your father." Mrs. Potter said proudly, and with that she swept out of the room to spread her news about their son.

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Lily was seated in her room, where she had taken to locking her self into ever since she returned from Sara's. Petunia was the same as ever, and that was why the reason Lily had taken refuge.

A loud shriek sounded up to Lily's room, interrupting her from her thoughts.

"What now?" She muttered to herself.

She was halfway down the stairs when she met Petunia, who flung her small body out of the way of her in fear.

"You!" She spat, pointing a slender, shaking finger at her. "Are a FREAK." And with that she pushed past Lily and into her own room.

Lily shook her head slightly. Petunia had called her a freak so many times, but no matter how much she did it, it still stung. Lily made her way to the landing and found her way to the kitchen where an owl was perched upon a chair.

"Oh…so this is why she screamed." Lily murmured to herself, smiling slightly. "Hm…" She said, patting the wind swept feathers of the grey owl. "I don't recognize you, where are you from?" She took her hand away from the feathers and felt her eyes widen. "Hogwarts! My letter is already here!"

She snatched the letter away, gave the owl some water, and then bounded up the stairs to her room, in a considerably better mood than when she left it. She sat down on her soft bed and tore open the letter carefully. She placed the seal on her bedside table, as she had taken up to collecting them.

"Lils?" Came her mothers' voice from the hallway.

"Come in Mum! I just got my Hogwarts letter! I get to go to Diagon Alley soon." Lily sang, pulling out two pieces of parchment. "That's funny…"

"What is?" Her mother asked, sitting herself down on Lily's bed.

"I usually get one, I don't know what this one could mean-" Lily began, but broke off abruptly. Her eyes widened even more and she began shaking her letters vigorously.

"Lily Evans! What are you doing?" Her mother asked.

And then it came, glittering in the lamp light of Lily's room. She stood there, dumbstruck. This was what she had always wanted since first year, and yet, she still couldn't believe it had come.

She bent down slowly to pick up the fallen badge on the floor. She grasped it tightly in her small palm and straightened up, caressing it gently.

"What is that?" Her mother asked, watching as her daughter held it so happily.

"Oh Mum!" Lily said, her voice unusually high. "I've been made head girl!"

"Head wha-" Her mother began, before a light bulb seemed to take residence above her head. "Ooo darling, isn't that what you've wanted since you started Hogwarts."

"Yes mum, it's the highest position a student can get." Lily said, her face glowing.

"I'm so proud of you! Let's go tell Petunia and your father." Her mother squealed, embracing Lily closely before grabbing her wrist and dragging her down the hall to tell the others.

Lily laughed at her mother's happiness. Nothing could dampen this school year.

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"Owl at the window, Prongs! Owl at the window," Sirius sang, leaping down the stairs two at a time.

"Hurry up, Padfoot," James called after Sirius who was already quite a bit ahead of James.

Sirius turned a corner, and James followed him before skidding to a halt.

"It's Moony's owl!" Sirius declared, opened the window and allowing the bird to flitter happily inside.

They detached the letter from the owl and read the letter inside the envelope.

'Dear Prongs and Padfoot,'

First of all, let me say congratulations on making Head Boy, James. That's quite an achievement, and I'm sure you'll be great at it.

Sirius stopped reading and looked at James, "So you owled him and Peter about it then?" He asked. James nodded and Sirius turned back to the letter.

Secondly, Peter and I have been owling back and forth, and we decided that a week from today at 3:00 p.m. works for us just fine. If it works for you too, owl us back as soon as possible. We could meet at someone's house and floo there. (Peter isn't all that comfortable about aparating.) Well, talk to you soon.

-Moony

"Let's owl him back and tell him it works for us just fine." James offered. Sirius nodded and the boys went upstairs to receive parchment.

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"Are you all set?"

"Yes, Mrs. P." Said Sirius, adjusting his cloak and giving her a broad smile.

"James, your father and I aren't all that comfortable about you boys aparating there or flooing by yourself, so once your friends get here, we'll go together."

James opened his mouth to complain when he caught Sirius' eye. She was worried about Voldemort. He was taking over everywhere, and, though neither of them would admit it aloud, they were glad to have more numbers in their group.

When Peter and Remus arrived, they all ran to the fireplace, and, one by one, were engulfed in green flames.

"Okay, what is it you need first?" Mrs. Potter asked as soon as their feet hit the solid ground of Diagon Alley.

"Mum, we can take care of ourselves. How about we meet you and dad outside Olivander's in two hours?"

Mrs. Potter looked hesitant. "One hour, no exceptions."

The boys agreed and set off in search of their supplies, their lists held high in front of them.

To store and store they went, their pockets emptying considerably, and the mound of weight they held in bags were making them slouch.

"It's been about an hour." Remus said, flipping his sandy hair out of his eyes and adjusting his bags. "Let's head back."

The boys nodded and wound their way through the throng of Hogwarts students and shoppers, their feet kicking up dust as they passed.

"There you are." Mr. Potter said when the boys were in sight. He leapt up from his chair and went to help them with their bags.

"Do you need anything else?" Mrs. Potter asked, glancing from boy to boy.

"I don't think so." Peter said.

"No, I think we've got it all." Remus confirmed.

They nodded and after a while of window shopping, set off for the Potters' house.

"Thank-you, Mr. and Mrs. Potter." Remus said, smiling.

"Yes, thank-you," Peter repeated, his face turning a slightly abnormal color from the weight of his bags.

They sat in the Potters' living room, eating crumpets and talking about what the school year held in store for them, when two pops signaled the arrival of their parents.

"Well, I guess we'll see you guys in a week." James said. "Hogwarts, here we come…again."

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"Come on, come on! We're going to be late!" Lily cried frantically.

Petunia's bony frame appeared in the entry way and she gave Lily a disapproving look. "Leaving again are you?" She sneered, standing up straighter and walking towards Lily.

"Yes, Petunia. I do every year." Lily said slowly.

"I know. I just can't believe it's really happening, your stay this summer was plenty long." And with that she gave Lily a superior glare, and she swept out of the room.

Lily shook her head after her. "We were so close." She whispered. "What happened?"

Lily's mothers' voice interrupted her thoughts. "Okay, we're ready, you go ahead and hop in the car."

Lily nodded and sprinted out to the car, her parents following closely after her.

And off they went, their car bumping and winding down the road towards the train station. After a few moments silence Lily spoke.

"Why didn't Petunia come?" She said, trying her best to keep the hurt out of her voice.

"Oh, she has a date with Vernon." Mrs. Evans said with a wave of her hand. "She needs to get ready."

Lily wrinkled up her nose in distaste. "Vernon? She's still going out with him?"

"Of course." Her dad said, and she thought she could here his voice tightening considerably.

Vernon. A whale sized man who had as much dislike for Lily as Lily had for him. He was perfect for Petunia, and Lily wasn't sure whether to be happy or scared for her.

The train pulled up at the station and her parents pulled Lily's luggage out of the truck and made their way to platforms nine and ten.

Once next to platforms 9 ¾, Lily swung around to face her parents. "I can take it from here." She declared.

"Oh Lily, we want you to know how proud we are of you. You never seize to amaze us." Her mother said softly, her eyes suddenly very bright.

"Thanks mum," Lily said, her own eyes bright. "I better go, I love you both so much!" She gave her parents each a hug and kiss, then turned to walk to the Hogwarts train.

"Write to us, Lils!" Her father called after her.

"I will!" Lily called back. "Love you!"

She casually leaned against the barrier, then tumbled through. The train was steaming and she could hear the faint sound of people saying good-bye to their parents. She smiled as she laid her eyes on the Hogwarts Express.

"Hey, Lily." Said a soft voice behind her. Lily smiled and swung around when she recognized it as Remus'.

"Hi Remus!" Lily sang, and they both began to tow their luggage to the train. Then a sudden thought struck her. "Y-you don't know happens to be Head Boy, do?"

Remus looked at her carefully, as if weighing what he were about to say. "Do you?" He asked finally.

"Nope," She sighed, so Remus wasn't Head Boy. "Oh, I hope it's not someone terrible." She said at last.

"Why would you care, unless you're…" He smiled. "You're Head Girl, aren't you?" It was more of a statement than a question.

Lily nodded, cheering up almost at once. "I'm sorry Remus, I was almost certain you would be Head Boy!"

He shook his head. "No, they're usually from different houses, and if it had to be one of us, I'm glad it's you."

They had reached the train, and they heaved their bags up into the hallway were students were already busing themselves with all sorts of tasks.

"So, you don't know who it is then?" She asked one more time.

Remus opened his mouth, then thought better of it. "There's the guys, see you Lily!" And he took off for the last compartment.

"What isn't he telling me?" She muttered quietly to herself. Familiar voices began drifting towards her.

She walked a few more compartments down, until the noise became louder and louder. Finally, she slid open the door flipped her thick hair out of her eyes and set down her suitcase just before Marlee had flung her arms around her.

Her eyes were alive with excitement and her normally shy personal was gone. "Lils!" She squealed, pulling her even closer. "My little Head Girl!"

"Let the girl breath." Katherine laughed, placing down her book and standing up. As soon as Marlee released her though, she pulled Lily into an embrace tighter than Marlee's.

"Move aside, move aside," Sara said, using her quidditch strength to shove Katherine out of the way. All four girls laughed and Sara pulled Lily close. Once all the hugs and laughs were over, the girls took their seats in the compartment.

"I just saw you girls a few weeks ago," Lily said, trying to get her breathing back to normal and massaging her throat where three pairs of arms had nearly strangled her in excitement.

"I know," Katherine admitted, "But we haven't seen you since you told us you were Head Girl, and we thought we'd congratulate

"Thanks," Lily smiled. "Oh no, I'm Head Girl!"

"You are too smart for your own good." Sara teased.

"No, no, I mean I forgot I need to go to the Head's compartment to give the prefects instructions." Lily said, already standing up and heading for the door. "I'll come back when I'm done!"

Lily began her walk down the hall towards the prefects and head's compartments, often readjusting the glittering badge on her chest. "Please, please, please, have it not be a horrible Head Boy."

Before she knew it, she was right outside the compartment. Taking a deep, steadying breath, she slid open the door and disappeared inside.

'Don't open your eyes, don't open your eyes.' She thought to herself over and over. 'Then you wont have to face who the Head Boy is.'

So, with her eyes clamped shut, Lily took a step forward, her arms held out in front of her. 'Eyes closed, eyes closed.' She reminded herself over and over again. She took a few more steps, and, just when she thought she was getting the hang of it, her shoe came in contact with something hard, and she felt herself falling forward.

"Eek!" She squealed, trying to brace her fall.

It was then that a pair of strong arms caught her just in time. Lily took a deep breath and tilted her head up to see who had caught her…to see who was Head Boy.

"Woah there, you okay?" The voice was deep and soothing, and Lily felt her mouth drop open when she saw James Potter's arms wrapped around Lily protectively. They stood like that for a moment, until Lily felt her face grow red and she pushed back from him.

"I'm fine, Potter." She snapped, readjusting her badge. "What are you doing in here, this is for Head Girl and Head B-bo-" But she didn't finish her sentence, because it was then that she saw the gleaming badge on James' chest. "No, it can't be." She muttered none believingly, wrenching her eyes away from his badge and looking into his face. "You're head boy?"

"The one and only." James grinned.

"Has Dumbledore gone off his rocker? You, head boy? It can't be. What kind of prank is this, Potter?" She shouted, her voice rising with every word.

James looked startled but recovered quickly. "It's not a prank, Lily." He said, "Come on, let's go talk to the Prefects, they're right out here."

"I'm not going anywhere with you." She said determinedly.

"Lily, come on, you're being ridiculous." James pleaded.

Lily shook her head before following him to where the prefects were. James handed her a sheet of parchment, telling her what Dumbledore wanted them to say.

After thirty minutes, Lily and James told them they could go. The prefects nodded and stood, before Lily rounded on James once more.

"What did you do?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" James asked, watching the prefects filing out.

"How did you get that Head Boy badge?" She shrieked, pointing at the badge, glimmering on his chest. Many of the prefects had turned to stare.

"Lily, come on, I swear, I'm Head Boy." He looked at the prefects who were watching with interest. "You can go."

Once everyone had left James looked at Lily with hurt in his eyes. "Are you serious, Lily?" He asked. "You think I stole this?"

"Yes, well-no." She finished, looking at him with wary eyes. "I guess it just came as a shock, that's all." She turned to leave, but stopped herself. "I'm sorry, James."

"Lily, I haven't been anything but nice to you for a while, what do you have against me?" He asked.

"Potter, don't you remember before you began to like me? You used to hex my friends and I, anyone who wouldn't get out of your way. You were a bully, to me and everyone else." She said.

"I've changed. This summer I was nice to you, only asked you out that one time, I just gave you space." James said, running a hand through his hair. "You just embarrassed me in front of all those prefects."

"I know," She said angrily. "I said I'm sorry, okay?"

"Sorry helps with a lot, Lily," James said quietly, "But it doesn't cut for everything."

Lily felt her eyes grow wide as she watched James leave the compartment, leaving Lily to her own, confused thoughts.

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A/N: I know Lily sounds really mean right now, but James was mean to her earlier in their Hogwarts careers and I guess she's just having trouble seeing he's changed. She'll lighten up though. Haha, anyways, I hope you liked this chapter! I'll try to update as soon as a can! Love you all, X0X0 LillY