So. Four years later I have decided to continue with this story. Hopefully this semester I'll have time to actually update this. If not, I apologize in advance.

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Disclaimer: Anything you recognize is from the work of JK Rowling and therefore belongs to her.

Or maybe he wasn't.

Before the train had reached Hosgmeade, she had had to tell him that using magic on the poor, innocent first years was strictly against the rules at least seven times. Not that it stopped him and Sirius from using a Bat-Bogey Hex on Severus Snape. Secretly though Lily hadn't minded that one. Ever since that time in fifth year when he called her that horrible name, she hadn't minded the pranks the Marauders had pulled on him. Some friend he had proven to be. Either way, James was head boy now. He shouldn't be pulling pranks on anyone, especially not first years.

"Honestly, Potter, you'd think we were back in third year from the way you want to hex everyone who walks past the compartment. You're Head Boy now, for goodness sake." He gave Lily a lopsided grin that would usually make a girl swoon. But not Lily. Lily Evans did not swoon. Especially not over James Potter.

"C'mon Lilikins, I'm just trying to liven up the role. Merlin knows how boring the past Heads have been. What do you say me and you shake things up a bit, eh?" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and Lily opened up a text book. "Well that destroyed the suggestion." Then he went on with the rest of the compartment about school and gossip.

So much for the maturity she had seen in him at the beginning of the train ride. He was probably just trying to pull one over on her, probably going to try to use his big head and intelligence to create the biggest prank in school history. Well. Lily wouldn't let him do that. Now that she was Head Girl she could definitely stop him.

The train pulled into the station and the seventh years gathered their small amount of possessions they had brought into the cabin. As Lily walked out, she gave it one last look.

"C'mon Lily! We're going to miss the carriages and have to walk all the way to the castle!" Holly yelled back as she saw Lily lingering.

"Hold on! I'll be right there!" She called over her shoulder as she walked back into the compartment. On the seat there sat a locket. She picked it up, and after quickly examining it, she found the catch in the side that opened it. The picture inside was of an older couple. The man looked exceptionally like James and the woman who was very pretty was smiling so her eyes crinkled in the corners, just as James's did when he smiled. She had found James's locket. How odd that he kept a locket of his parents, she thought, but put it in her pocket to return it to him.

She turned around and saw him standing in the doorway, watching her. When he met her eyes, he reached out his hand. She withdrew the locket and placed it gently into his open palm, but neither said a word. Not even as they walked out onto the platform and climbed into the carriage pulled by the invisible horses. Their friends, however, continued their incessant chatter. Lily was barely listening. She thought James's reaction had been sort of odd; the boy was never silent. In fact, since the moment Lily had met him he hadn't stopped talking. She smiled, thinking about that day in Diagon Alley. He had actually been sweet then.

The carriage came to a stop in front of the huge double doors and the teenagers stopped talking to stare up at the castle.

"Isn't it sad that this will be the last time we come back from summer holidays?" Peter squeaked.

"In a way." Remus said, getting down from the carriage. "What's more sad is that this is the last year I'll actually have before unemployment for me sets in."

"Moony, shut it." Sirius said, getting out and standing beside him.

"Well I personally am most upset that this is the last year where we get to eat the delicious food the house elves make us." Holly said jumping down. As soon as her feet hit the ground she started the walk up to the doors, following the other students.

Lily, Kylie, James, Remus, Sirius and Peter all followed suit and after entering the Great Hall, took their seats at the Gryffindor table underneath the red and gold hangings. At the table they were joined by countless other Gryffindors, each inquiring about one another's holidays. Lily turned to talk to Frank Longbottom, a rather clumsy boy, but sweet nonetheless.

"How was your holiday, Frank?"

"You know my mum. She's a little overbearing but other than that, it was pretty good. A lot of time to relax." Lily had only met Frank's mother twice, and on both accounts Lily had been absolutely terrified. The woman was quite intimidating. "But I passed my Apparition test. Have you taken it yet?"

"Yes. I passed it as well, but I haven't been able to do it much since I live in a house of muggles and it just seems a bit improper to use magic all the time, you know?"

"Not really. But I can imagine."

Abruptly the Hall became quiet as the first years walked in.

"Oi! I don't remember us being' that small." Holly whispered. "There's Henry!" She pointed to a little brunette boy in the front.

"I can't believe your little brother is finally here at Hogwarts. It makes me feel so old." Kylie whispered back. "I remember when he was just five years old and was following us around everywhere."

"Shhh!" Lily shushed them. The sorting was beginning.

James held the locket in his hands, switching it from palm to palm until the cool metal had become warm against his skin. That had been a very awkward moment between him and Lily. He probably should have said something instead of just standing there like an idiot. Something like, "hey, that's mine. I shouldn't have left that. Ha. Ha." But no, he just awkwardly stood there watching her open it and look at the picture inside.

Sirius nudged him underneath the table, startling him out of his thoughts, "James, did you Kate here was also in Spain this summer?"

James looked up to see the pretty blonde sitting beside Sirius, well really practically sitting on top of Sirius, nodding her head. "Oh yeah?" he said, leaning forward on his elbows pretending to be interested by what this girl had to say. "Where in Spain?"

"Well my family has a house in Barcelona, so mainly just there. But it's a wonderful place, don't you think?"

"I couldn't agree with you more." He smiled at her sweetly, looked at her uniform to see what house she was in, and then continued, "You know Kate, on the first night back at school we're supposed to sit at our house tables. As Head Boy, I wouldn't want to have to write you up for something so small."

"Then don't." Sirius growled, giving James a swift kick under the table. "Let cute Kate stay here for a while."

James smiled sweetly again. "Rules are rules, Sirius. 'Cute' Kate here should probably return to the Hufflepuff table." With that, James looked back down at the locket in his hands until he felt the ball of paper hit him in the head. "Really, Sirius? We're throwing paper at each other now?"

"Well I wouldn't want to hex you because the big ol' bad Head Boy will give me detention." James laughed. "Look, you bloody asshat, Kate is a nice girl. That was just plain rude and I don't see the point of making her leave."

James knew that by nice Sirius hadn't been referring to her table manners. "She was annoying. Not to mention she was actually in violation of a school rule."

"As I am every damn minute." He got up and walked over to the Hufflepuff table, probably trying to make sure his plans for the following week with her in some broom closet were still on.

"It kind of was unnecessary, mate." Remus said from beside him. "It was just one tiny rule that everyone breaks."

"I know. I just wanted her to go away." He looked over at Lily, watching her as she talked about something with Frank Longbottom. The Hall became quiet, and James looked over to see the First Years walking in.

The sorting began after a quick song about friends and keeping them close from the Sorting Hat. He didn't really pay attention to the sorting, he mostly watched the red headed girl a little down the table. She was smiling and whispering to her friends. Suddenly he remembered the first day he had met her. He had thought she had been pretty then too.

James walked into the wand shop. His parents had made him wait till last to get his wand, saying something about saving the best for last. He walked in, received an "In a moment Mr. Potter." And then caught sight of her. She was rather short for an eleven year old, but then again, James wasn't exactly the tallest kid for his year either. Her bright hair intrigued him for some reason and he took a step towards her.

"Hi." He said, trying to deepen his voice again.

She turned around and he was struck for the first time by her eyes. They were almond shape emeralds, and instantly his favorite gem stone changed. He ran a hand threw his hair, a nervous habit, and stuck his hand out. "I'm James Potter."

She smiled and shook his hand. "Hi, I'm Lily Evans."

Then her parents came in, obviously muggles by the looks of their clothes, so he said, "Muggle born are you?"

She instantly looked defensive. "What of it?"

"No! I just meant that you're muggle born! I was just saying. I'm not prejudiced or anything, I was just making an observation." He was panicking; she couldn't think he was like those Dark wizards.

She laughed, and James instantly decided he really liked that sound, and then smiled. "Well I best be off. It was very nice to meet you James Potter. See you at Hogwarts."

He smiled. She didn't think it had been nice to meet him after that day. He ran his hand through his hair, a habit he couldn't seem to break even though it always just made Lily angrier.

"James!" He was startled out of his thoughts by Lily's voice. "James! We forgot to tell the other prefects that they need to lead the first years to the dorms!" She was panicking.

He stood up, said something along the lines of "Guess we better go tell them" and walked around to each prefect he could find, letting them know. Not that any of them really needed to be reminded, they already knew. It was in their prefect letter. He just shrugged whenever they said this, saying the Head Girl was very adamant about reminders and eventually returned to his seat.

Beside him, Remus laughed. "Lily really needs to calm down. If she's freaking out about this, imagine the first time Sirius pulls a prank."

James laughed and piled food on his plate. "She'll calm down eventually. She's just freaking out because she doesn't want to screw up on the first day." He took a bite and looked around; he had been waiting for Sirius to say something about this being the first they hadn't executed a prank on the first day of school. "Is Sirius still at the Hufflepuff table with that Katie girl?"

"No, he was but he snuck out with her during the sorting." Remus shrugged and continued eating. "I still can't believe he agreed to that."

Peter squirmed in front of them, catching both Remus and James's attention. They stared at him, waiting for him to break. It didn't take long. It never did.

"Okay!" Peter squeaked. "Sirius threatened to hex me if I told you! You guys know I can't defend myself against him!"

"Peter." Remus growled. "What did you and Sirius do?"

"It's not a big one, I promise. Well it's a bit bigger than last year. Just don't eat the dessert." With that the dinner cleared away, leaving James hungry since he had spent most of dinner walking around letting the other prefects know about the first years. In the delicious dinners place appeared the delectable desserts. He turned to warn Lily, but as her name came out of his mouth she took a bite of her treacle tart.

All around him people were digging into their food, not realizing that as they ate more, their skin seemed to turn scalier and scalier, greener and greener. Sirius had turned them into some type of reptiles! Well made their skin look reptilian!

James couldn't help it. He started laughing and was soon joined by Remus and Peter, and a returning Sirius who was surveying his handiwork with pride. Within minutes, people were panicking, staring at the Marauders, or laughing. A good portion was laughing since this happened every year and they knew it wasn't permanent. Usually a quick shower washed it away. McGonagall wasn't one of the laughing though. The witch's lips were pressed into the thinnest line possible as she made her way to the Marauders.

"Really Mr. Potter, as Head Boy I expected better than this. Detention. The four of you be there tomorrow in my office. Nine o'clock sharp." With that she walked away and James directed his attention back to Lily.

She was glaring at him. If looks could kill, James would have been dead a thousand times over. "I tried to warn you, Evans!" He called and then dug into the dessert himself, smiling as his skin started to become scaly and green like everyone else's.

Eventually the food disappeared and Dumbledore stood to give his beginning of year announcements. "Welcome back to most of you, and to our First Years, welcome to Hogwarts." He said and the hall erupted into applause and cheers. "As most of you may know, the Forbidden Forest is off limits." His gaze lingered on the Marauders and then he continued, "I'd also like to welcome our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Thaddeus Olson. With that, I bid you all a good night. Pip pip!"

Remus stood up and went to join his fellow prefect, Abigail Wallace, leaving James to look for an angry Lily to head up to Dumbledore's office for their Head's meeting. He found her glaring up at him in her seat, apparently waiting for him to come find her.

"Look, Lily I'm sorry."

"James. Don't talk to me. Just don't."

He tried to suppress his grin, he really did. But it was of no use, it spread its way across his way and he quietly followed a green and scaly Lily out of the Hall, up a flight of stairs to the Gargoyle that jumped out of their way, and then they stood on the spiraling stair case until it came to a stop. Lily knocked.

"Come in." Albus Dumbledore's voice said.

James pushed open the door and held it open for a seething Lily.

"I see you were not exempt from your prank this year, Mr. Potter."

"No sir." James smiled at Lily, hoping that his own green skin would calm her down.

"Well, first off, congratulations for receiving the positions of Head Boy and Head Girl." The green headmaster continued. "Second, as Heads I expect you two to uphold the rules." He winked a James. "You also have your own living quarters, if you choose to use them you may. Your old beds are still yours though, if you wish to live in the tower instead. Other than that, I'm sure you know what you have to do. You have to plan the Hogsmeade trips, schedule the other prefects for their duties like hall patrol." He sat back in his chair, examining the two. "I suggest you two get washed up though, don't want to be green for your first day of classes. Off to bed!"

As James turned to leave, the Headmaster stopped him and said, "Mr. Potter, I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your father. He was a good man."

"Thank you Headmaster." He felt the heat spring to his cheeks. He hadn't wanted Lily to hear about his father. At least not from anyone but him. He walked out the door, ignoring Lily's stare. He knew what she was thinking. She pitied him. James didn't need her pity, and he didn't want it either.

"James!" He walked faster. Not that it mattered since they were going to the same place anyways. "James, wait!"

He stopped, took a deep breath, and turned around, waiting for the normal condolences.

But Lily never ceased to surprise him. "The Heads room is that way." She pointed behind her, in the direction of Gryffindor tower. "Since we're both in Gryffindor, the room has been moved closer to the common room."

James slowly let his breath out. This girl, he thought, will be the death of me.

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