The reason this has an HBP warning is because I used acreature fromHBP.Please review. Chapter four should be up before long.

"First years, follow me!" yelled Lily. James and Lily were leading the first years to the lake that they crossed to get to Hogwarts every year. The rest of the students took carriages.

"Hello there fellers," said Hagrid the gamekeeper as they approached with the first years behind them. "You fir's years will be cross'n this lake here," said Hagrid. The first years looked at Hagrid with fear and shock on their faces. "Oh don't worry," Hagrid said to the first years, "Me, Lily, and good o'l James here will be with you."

"Uh, no Hagrid, James and I take a carriage to Hogwarts," said Lily

"Nope, Not this year," said Hagrid "Dumbledore specifically said that he wanted you two to come with me. He wants as much security as he can get, and he thought this would be a good idea," said Hagrid.

"W-What," said James "Are you telling me that we have to go through that lake again?"

"Oh c'mon it's not that bad. Now hurry up and get into a boat." Said Hagrid

"Ladies first," said James gesturing for Lily to get into the boat with his hands.

"Everybody in a boat?" yelled Hagrid "Alright, Lily n' James you two take the back and I'll be in the front. FORWARD!" All the boats started towards Hogwarts.

"I can't believe we have to be out here in this boat getting all wet while our friends get to be nice and dry in their little carriages," said James realizing that the bottom of his and Lily's robes were drenched in water due to the water at the bottom of their boat.

"Well I can't believe that I'm stuck here with you," said Lily "I still find it hard to believe that you're Head Boy."

"Lily, Lily, Lily," said James shaking his head "Dumbledore would have to be crazy NOT to make me Head Boy. I mean, I'm a genius!" said James ruffling up his hair in a conceited manner.

"You're so full of it Potter!" said Lily although she could not deny the fact that he was a genius. Every year Lily and James had been the top of their class, always receiving top marks. No matter how hard Lily tried she could never outsmart James Potter. Lily didn't know how James did it; he never even lifted a book nonetheless read it. Lily on the other hand could always be found in the library researching or furiously working on an assignment days in advance.

"What was that?" James asked

"What was what?" said Lily

"I saw something moving in the water. There's something in there."

"Oh Potter, come off it! You're not going to scare me," said Lily.

"No seriously, there's something in there."

"Oh really?" Lily said sarcastically.

"Look. There it goes again," said James pointing to a spot in the lake behind Lily. Lily turned around and saw nothing. Surely James was just playing another one of his stupid pranks on her. If something was really there she would have at least seen ripples or some kind of movement in the water. She was determined not to fall for his lousy prank.

"You're such a prat. There is nothing there. Now can you please get over yourself and start acting like Head Boy?" said Lily

"Are you kidding me? I can't believe you! There is something in there, you just looked too late," said James.

"Okay. Whatever you say," said Lily, and she rolled her eyes at him before turning around. Just then they arrived at the dock. Most of the first years were already out of their boats. They had no desire to stay in the lake any longer.

"Alrigh' there guys?" asked Hargid as he helped Lily out of the boat.

"Yea, we're fine. James is just seeing a thing, that's all," said Lily. Hagrid

frowned. "Oh don't worry, he's always been a little off his rocker," said Lily.

"Hey!" said James defensively

"Well...Err…I'll be taking these fir's years ter McGonagall. Can you two secure these boats to the dock fer me?" asked Hagrid.

"Sure thing Hagrid," said James standing upright, apparently very proud of himself for being entrusted with this responsibility. Lily nodded her head.

Lily and James were each standing in a different boat securing it to the dock. The carriages with the rest of the students still had not arrived. The atmosphere was a quiet, dark one. It was very black outside except for a torch that shone some distance away, and they were alone. Neither Lily nor James spoke not wanting to disrupt the eerie atmosphere. It was almost as if they were out of place. All of a sudden a paranoid feeling swept over Lily.

"Something doesn't feel right," thought Lily "I don't want to be here. I don't want to be here." Just as she was thinking this she felt an arm brush her own left arm. Lily flinched slightly, but did not turn to see what it was. She knew it was James. A couple seconds later she felt the same thing rub her arm and then take firm hold of it. Something felt odd about the arm this time though.

"That doesn't feel like Potters' arm." Though Lily.

"P-potter?" said Lily, her voice higher pitched than usual. She stopped tying a knot in the rope of the boat and turned to see the most horrid thing that walked the Earth.

"What now?" thought James. He turned around and realized that he and Lily were no longer alone. "Oh holy shit!" said James taking less than a second to whip out his wand. Lily struggled to escape the grasp of the creature that she knew was called an inferi. It's pale face stood out from the darkness, and it's solid black eyes captured Lily's. Staring into these eyes she saw death starring right back at her. She knew it wouldn't be long before she was dragged under water and lead straight to her death.

"Petrificus totallus!" yelled James firing a spell at the creature. The inferi stumbled backwards, wavered for a moment, and then fell into the depths of the water. Lily coming back to her senses could not believe how slowly she had reacted when it had taken James about a second to whip out his wand and fire a spell at the inferi. She didn't have much time to scold herself though, because no longer had the inferi fallen into the water than another one's pale, limp body emerged from the surface of the water. It grabbed hold of James' boat making it tip over, but James was too fast. Just before the boat completely flipped over James leaped to Lily's.

"Incarcerous!" yelled Lily. The second inferi was bound by ropes and it too fell into the water, but the first inferi and several more were coming towards Lily and James. Lily and James were firing spells like crazy.

"Impedimenta!"

"Petrificus Totalus!"

An inferi grabbed hold of Lily from behind and gave her a jerk causing her to lose her balance and fall to the floor of the boat. It took hold of her leg and pulled her into the water. Another inferi helped take her under the water.

"James!" Lily screamed

"NO!" yelled James. "Not her! Not Lily! I love her!" Anger arose in James. His heart pounded furiously. He no longer cared about his life. That didn't matter anymore. All that mattered to him was Lily.

"Argh!" James lunged at the two inferi landing violently upon them just as they managed to get Lily's lower half under water. They immediately let go of Lily, and she struggled to get back onto the boat. James threw punches and thrashed his body about in a violent manner making it very difficult for the inferi to take him under. Lily knew James could not hold up any longer though, and she was not going to sit there and watch him die. She looked around desperately and then she saw it; the light. Of course! In a moment Lily had a fire going from the tip of her wand. The inferi, being afraid of fire, dived into the water leaving their prey behind.

Lily helped James clamber back onto the boat. He stood up and shook his head shaking the water out of his messy hair, letting it sway about.

"He looks just like a prince" thought Lily.

"I thought I'd lost you for a second there," said James his voice very serious. "But I would never let anything happen to you." He pulled Lily to his chest embracing her. His confident touch swept away all of Lily's fearful feelings and calmed her. Inside she wanted nothing more than to hold onto him forever. She loved the way he held her close to him, and the way he calmed her without saying anything. She held him tighter than ever afraid once she let go everything would go back to normal. He lowered his head and planted a soft kiss gently upon her lips. It seemed as if time had stopped just for this perfect moment as their lips were intertwined. It was sweet, gentle, and compassionate. It was as if the world was revolving without them, leaving them still and perfect. Just still and perfect.

"Nothing can be better than this," thought Lily and James.