This one's a bit shorter than the other, but I couldn't think what else to add! Please review my story and please no flames!

James' POV

James and his friends, Sirius, Remus and Peter were all grouped on platform nine-and-three-quarters. They were contemplating boarding, but hadn't quite finished their discussion, so they waited.

'So, Mr Head Boy, sir,' Sirius said as he leaned against a pillar. 'You reckon the lovely Lily is going to be your opposite number? Imagine that,' he grinned. 'Sharing a dorm with her for an entire year. Oh, the possibilities!'

'Shut up, Padfoot,' James replied with a grin. 'And get your mind out of the gutter. It's got to be her, hasn't it? Who else would it be?'

'Emma Wandsworth?' Sirius said.

'Eurgh!' James squealed. 'Imagine having to share a dorm with her for an entire year! I think I'd hand back the badge, to be honest!'

'It's definitely Lily,' Peter piped up.

'What do you mean?' Sirius and James said simultaneously.

'I heard her talking to Danni and Tarragon when I came through the barrier. She's Head Girl.'

A wide grin spread over James' face. Sirius whooped.

'It's gonna be your year, Prongsie!'

Remus smiled too, though he had a little bit of apprehension.

'But she still doesn't like you, James,' he said. 'Remember what she said to you at the end of term last year? 'And don't even think about asking me out this summer, Potter, because it's not going to happen! It's not ever going to happen!' Remember?'

'You're such a killjoy, Moony,' Sirius whined. 'James' grown up so much over the summer, he just has to show that to Lily and she'll be all over him. I know she likes him really, all this rejection stuff is just her denial.'

'You didn't write to her over the summer, did you Prongs?' Remus asked.

'Yeah I did,' James admitted. 'Not very much though, not like the last few years. Only once a week or so. Once every two weeks, perhaps.'

'Perhaps you should try something else, Remus said sagely.

'What do you mean?' James asked.

'Well, that particular line hasn't been working for years,' he said. 'You've been cocky and trying to impress her with all these stunts; flying arrows, banners, flowers, perhaps you should let it go a bit.'

'You mean give up?' James said hotly.

'No,' Remus replied calmly. 'Give her space to breathe and realise just how much she likes the attention you give her. Then she might be more accepting towards you. Try to be her friend, rather than a boyfriend.'

'That's not a half bad plan, Moony,' Sirius said with approval.

'Yeah, trouble is, I've only got a year,' James said.

'Yes, but you'll be spending it mostly together, won't you?' Remus pointed out. 'Plenty of time for her to notice 'the new James'.'

'Hmm,' James said. 'I think I might like this plan. How come you didn't mention it earlier?'

'I didn't think of it earlier,' Remus admitted. 'It was something Lily said in a letter over the summer; I asked her how her holiday was going, and she said it was nice to have some breathing space, and time to relax after the exams.'

'You've been writing to Lily?' James demanded, not quite liking the sound of this.

'She wrote to me, Prongs,' Remus said a little coolly, 'asking about some Arithmancy homework. Nothing more. You know we were Prefects together and sat together in that lesson. It's nothing more.'

'Sorry,' James said. 'It's a bit stressful. Bloody girls, eh?'

Suddenly, Sirius started laughing.

'What is it, Padfoot?' James asked in slight annoyance.

'Imagine the look on Evans' face when she sees you as Head Boy!' he laughed. 'Man I'd pay for a picture of that! You gotta tell us about it when you come back!'

'Oh, shut up,' James said.

At that moment, the whistle blew, and the four friends got onto the train. James took one last glance around the platform, trying to see if he could see Lily. He spotted her bright red hair at last, she was getting on into the next carriage along. He noticed she had already changed into her Hogwarts robes. Should he have done the same? Were Head Boys and Prefects supposed to do that? He looked around in a panic to see if any prefects he could see if they were in their robes. Then, he laughed as he remembered Remus, dressed in a casual pair of jeans and a t-shirt. He was worrying about nothing.

'Guys,' he said when they were safely on the train, 'I've got to go down to the Head's compartment, I'll see you later. Remus, I'll see you in a moment.'

They all bade him goodbye, and as he walked towards the front of the train, meandering past various other students, they walked back towards the middle to grab their usual compartment.

James finally found the compartment he was looking for (he had never been this far towards the front before), and was relieved to see that Lily wasn't there yet. He took a seat next to the window as the train began to chug away from the station and waited.