Hi! Emerald YingFa5 here! This is my first story ever and I appreciate all feedback and suggestions but not too many flames please. :) Thanks! And if there's anything in this story that's like other stories, it's merely COINCIDNENCE! And special thanks to my wonderful editor Rae! Also…

DISCLAIMER! I do not own Harry Potter (though I wish I did) but I do own Lina, Nicola, Laura, and Justin. NOW ON WITH THE STORY!

A beautiful red head looked around the crowded train platform. 'I can't believe I'm already in sixth year…' she thought sadly. 'Only one more year until I graduate'

Lily Evans was a very beautiful girl. And very special. You see, unlike many girls her age, Lily was a witch. She even went to a school just for witches and wizards: Hogwarts. She had had gorgeous, wavy, red hair with natural highlight of faint gold throughout it that reached past her shoulders and beautiful emerald eyes. She was around 5"7 and very slim. She wore a pair of bell bottoms, one of the newest "muggle" fads, and a white peasant top. Even on the muggle side of the station, guys had been eyeing and staring at her.

"Lily! HURRY UP!" yelled one of Lily's friends.

With one last look of the platform, took her trunk and owl and got onto the Hogwarts Express. Lily followed her friend to their compartment they had used since first year. As soon as the girls got the door closed, they instantly began to talk about their summers and what they did. Lily had had a pretty boring summer, staying home and enduring her sister Petunia. Petunia and Lily had never been very close but ever since Lily found out she was a witch, Petunia hated and constantly called her a freak. Even though she was used to the insults by now, Lily couldn't help but be a little hurt by her sister's hateful words and actions towards her.

"Earth to Lily. You there?" Lily looked up seeing a hand waving back and forth in front of her face and realized she hadn't heard a word her friend had just said. "Sorry. What?"

"I said, doesn't Justin look great this year? Maybe he'll ask me out. I hope he does. I saw him looking at me on the platform and he's very popular…."

This came from one of Lily's best friends, Lina Hayes. Like Lily, Lina was also muggleborn or "mudblood" as the Slytherins liked to call them. Lina had semi wavy/semi straight dirty blond hair with streaks of blond that reached her shoulder though it was almost always in a ponytail. She had blue-grey eyes and was 5"8, making her the tallest of the girls and was a beater on the Gryffindor quidditch team. She was very energetic/hyper, a little crazy (especially over boys), and very friendly.

"Yeah, but just be a little careful. You know his reputation for being a player and having a lot of girlfriends. The last thing we need is you out for revenge on him for breaking your heart."

This came from Lily's other best friend, Nicola Powers. Nicola preferred to be called Nikki and had long straight blond hair and bright blue eyes. She was Lily's size, intelligent, and very friendly though also strict. Unlike Lily and Lina, she was pureblood but she, nor her family, cared about purebloods or half bloods and such. Nikki lived on a beautiful mansion due to her parents both working important positions in the Ministry of Magic. However, the girls rarely went there due to the fact that Nikki lived right next door to James Potter. James and Lily never did see "eye-to-eye" but more on that later.

Lina playfully slapped Nikki on the arm and relied, "Don't worry. I would NEVER go that far."

Lily replied thoughtfully, "What about that time where you set Will Hunter's robes on fire for cheating on you with that 6th year Hufflepuff?"

Nikki added on, "Or when you hexed Chris Stoner so he would be afraid of his own shadow because he broke up with you saying you were "too perky" for him?"

As Lina was about to respond, the compartment door opened to reveal Lily's final best friend, Laura Calloway.

"Sorry I'm late. I had to get past those stupid Marauders. They were picking on some first years." Laura said rolling her eyes.

Laura had long slightly curly brown hair reaching her mid-back, chocolate colored eyes, and was the shortest of the group at the height of 5"4. She, like Nikki, was pureblood but her parents were extremely strict about being seen with muggleborns in public. Laura's one favorite thing to do was to read and she would've liked to be a part of the quidditch team with Lina but she had a terrible fear of heights. Also, out of all the other girls, she was probably the most down-to-earth.

"Ugh. I don't how those prats even stay in school with all their pranks and detentions." Lily said icily.

"Maybe they bribe the teachers and Dumbledore to let them stay. You know 10 galleons a month or something like that. I mean, they certainly have the money to. Or maybe they use blackmail." Lina suggested.

Nikki nodded in agreement. "Knowing them, that's exactly what they would do."

As they continued complaining about the Marauders, the trolley lady came by. "Anything off the trolleys dears?"

Lina instantly jumped up, tool out some of her money, and grabbed all of her favorites. As, the trolley lady left, Nikki and Lily sighed exasperatedly at the armful of sweets and candies Lina had. "You know how unhealthy all that candy and sugar is?"

"But it's SOO GOOD!" Seeing the looks on her friend's faces, Lina gave candy to them as well while keeping a good amount for herself. "There. I'm not eating it all."

With that the girls went back to talking about their summers and what the new year at Hogwarts would bring. After a few hours, they changed into their robes and got ready for a new year. When the train stopped, the girls got off and saw the wonderful castle that was Hogwarts across the lake. Lily glanced at the others and they all smiled.

"We're home."

The girls made their way to the carriages, but Lina started to fall behind. She saw her new crush laughing with his friends right outside a carriage.

Justin Michaels.

Justin was a fifth year in Hufflepuff. He had brownish copper hair and brown-green eyes. He was popular, nice, but said to be (as Nikki stated), kind of a player. Lina however believed that if they ever went out, she could change him. Lina had first met him first year when he stuck up for her after being called a mudblood by the Slytherins.

Lina continued looking at him when he suddenly turned and saw her. He smiled at which Lina waved and smiled at him. She quickly turned and went to got catch up with her friends before they noticed she was gone.