A/N: Thanks to Flutterby Princess for my first review! This chapter is in James' POV so as you might guess the next one will be in Lily's.

Disclaimer: As much as I would like to, I don't own any Harry Potter characters they belong to J.K. Rowling.

The First Time I Saw Her

"Finally, I thought this day would never come! I'm going to Hogwarts! Oh yeah!", these were the thoughts that crossed James Potter's mind as he boarded the Hogwarts Express. See unlike Lily Evans James Potter was a pureblood and was waiting to go to Hogwarts his whole life. It was like a dream come true, but he would never say this, I mean he's a guy. His parents were so proud of him when he got his letter, it was almost a dream come true for them as well, since he was their only child.

"Hey James, we're in here!", that was the first thing James heard when he entered the train.

"Oh, hey Sirius. Give me a hand with this, would you.", James said to a boy with dark hair and gray eyes, motioning to his trunk.

"Yeah sure."

"Thanks mate."

"Hey Remus. Hey Peter.", James said as he entered the compartment. To a boy with light brown hair and gray eyes and to a boy with gold blond hair and watery blue eyes.

"Hey James."

"Hi James!"

"So did you see the girls yet, James?", asked Sirius with one of his eyebrows raised.

"No, why did you?"

"No, I just thought you would have by now. Because… you know… oh forget it."

James just blew it off.

Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. His best friends, his gang. James and Sirius have known each other their whole lives, he's known the other tow for about a year or two. All of them were pranksters or as some people called the, troublemakers. James didn't like that name, because he didn't see what was so wrong about what he and his friends did. The girls that Sirius was talking about were Allie Thomson and Rebecca Chang. They were alright, if you liked boring. Okay they weren't that boring but if they weren't careful they would become 'that boring'. Sirius had it in his head that Rebecca liked James, but eh totally did not believe it.

"So, down to business. This is our first year and we have to make an impression, a big one. We are going to be the biggest pranksters ever at Hogwarts and will ever be, okay. So, we're going to start here on the train, starting with Malfoy and his gang. Any questions so far?", James said taking the roll of the leader. Remus was taking notes of everything James was saying, Peter was eagerly taking in every word James said, and Sirius, well Sirius almost looked bored. "God ,this is going to be a great year.", James thought.

All of a sudden Peter's hand shot up. "What Peter?", Sirius snapped.

"So, what are we doing?", ha asked with a confused look on his face.

"He is so slow.", James thought. So instead of answering he just ignored him and continued. "I bought a book full of jinxes and hexes this summer with the counter curses… just in case.", he added smirking.

"Great, I mean we aren't going to actually keep the curses on the for too long, right?", Remus asked.

"God Remus don't be such a spoiler.", remarked Sirius.

"I'm not being a-", Remus got cut off by James.

"Do you guys hear that I think its Malfoy, and I think he's talking to the girls. Lets go see what's going on.", said James taking out his wand and a copy of Curses and Counter-Curses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying, and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian. The other three boys followed suit. When they left their compartment they saw Malfoy and an unknown boy bothering Allie and Rebecca and two other girls they didn't know. "What are they doing now?", was the thought that crossed his mind as eh quickly thought of a plan. James then took control, again. "Okay, me and Sirius will go first. You guys will be back-up, you'll know when to come." The guys nodded to show they understood.

"-lucky I don't have more people with me right now.", Malfoy was saying to the girls as the boys were coming up to them. "So I think we'll stay, if you don't mind."

"That's what you think Malfoy.", James thought. "Who's the cute redhead?"

"Actually I think they do mind, so get lost.", James replied for the girls. While thinking, "I wonder why I haven't seen her before?"

"And you too, slime ball.", Sirius added.

"Oh and what makes you think that we'll listen to you Potter, Black?", Malfoy sneered. Then Remus and Peter appeared behind James and Sirius.

"Do you need anymore reason?", James said, while thinking, "What a git!… hey is she looking at me?"

Malfoy just motioned to the still nameless boy and they left. James then turned to the girls and said, "Hello Allie, Rebecca, how are you ladies doing? And might I ask who your lovely friends are?"

"Hey you guys. Um, thanks for helping us with those jerks. Oh, and this is Lily Evans and Kerry Scott, we met them in Diagon Alley.", Rebecca answered him, blushing a bit, but James hardly noticed. "IS she looking at me again? Please let her be."

Then Rebecca was talking again, "-Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew."

"I'm very surprised we haven't met either of you before, James and Sirius here practically know everyone.", said Remus with a slight smile.

"Yeah, I'm very surprised myself, I would've noticed someone as cute as that before.", James thought.

"Well we're muggle-borns do that's probably why.", Lily answered for Kerry and herself.

"Oh yeah she looked at me! Score!"

"Well, we have to go and make some 'important visits' to some people we haven't seen in a while.", said James. "See you around, I hope."

"Really, really hope.", he thought stealing a quick glance at Lily before he left.

"Yeah it was nice meeting you.", said Remus and Sirius.

"I thought we had to go-", Sirius covered a confused Peter's mouth before he could finish and smiled that dazzling smile of his at the girls before leaving."

"God, Peter what is your problem!", Sirius hissed at him when they were down the hall.

"They seen very nice.", they heard Kerry say.

"Well she doesn't know us very well. The girls will fill her and Lily in.", James thought. "Cute name."

Their first visit went to Malfoy and his group. They almost looked like slugs when they were done. Okay so they weren't really pranked, more liked cursed. "They had it coming to them though."

After that the boys went and wreaked havoc all over the train for the next two hours. With pranks, not curses. Then, "Lets go see the girls. I think we should pay them a 'nice' and 'special' visit.", Sirius said smiling.

"Yeah they haven't gotten any of our 'hospitality' yet.", James added also smiling.

A/N: Okay the next chapter is when it starts to get good, the first two chapters were kind of slow because I needed to introduce the characters and the story. And please, please reveiw!