Okay this is my first ever fanfic so I really, really would appreciate so reviews. I want to say a HUGE thank you to my big sis! Cos if she hadn't helped me so much this wouldn't be up here so thank you!

Well I couldn't get this to work through the fanfic website thing so the other two chapters don't have disclaimers or anything so just to clear it up I don't own anything you recognise.

The day started off as any normal day in Hogwarts, breakfast in the Great Hall and then all the students and teachers went their separate ways to the varies classes starting off the day.

James, followed by his fellow marauders entered the classroom just before the bell sounded for the start of class and as usual they slumped at the back of the room to either fall asleep in the theory class or stay half awake for the demonstration classes.

Lily, followed by Katie entered the class five minutes before the marauders and so got the seats in the middle of the room, close enough to the front to stay awake but far enough away to daydream half your time away.

"Good morning class."

"Morning miss."

It was always the same in the first class on a Monday morning, the class was transfiguration, the teacher, Minerva McGonagall.

"I have some news today so if you could all listen up that would be helpful." Pausing for effect to look around at her class she continued, raising her voice to say, "That includes you Mr. Potter!"

"Five more minutes mom." James mumbled into the arm he was resting his head on.

McGonagall walked down the aisle to James' desk and slashed her wand down on the desk in front of him wakening him abruptly.

"Mr. Potter if you do not wish to listen in this class I can and will provide other activities for you to participate in, for example I'm sure Mr. Filch would love some help cleaning up the mess in Myrtle's bathroom. Shall I call him?" McGonagall asked tight-lipped as ever.

"No professor it's just I didn't get much sleep last night-" James started to say before McGonagall put in "Mr Potter you should know by now that your amount of sleep at night is not a concern of mine. Please listen up this is very important for your end of year exams."

Walking back up the aisle McGonagall said "You will all have a project to do this year, partners will be required, but" she replied to the murmurings beginning to break through throughout her class, "I will be choosing the partners for you." She stated looking around at the class's reaction, they looked horrified.

"Miss you can't do this what if we get stuck with someone who does none of the work but gets all the credit for it?" Lily asked worried about her studies.



"Yes I can and am doing this Miss Evans, if after a week you would like to change partners I shall consider it and decide what shall be done. I will pick the names out of a hat and when your name is called you shall go and sit beside your partner, you shall sit this way for all of my classes. Ready?" McGonagall asked her class, her lip slightly curved at the edges at their faces.

"Okay then, Amelia Burke...and...Thomas Finnegan. Lily Evans...and... Sirius Black," McGonagall started only to be interrupted by Lily saying "Miss please, you can't actually expect me to work with him?" Lily asked astonished.

"Actually Miss Evans I can now will you please be quite and Mr. Black if you could sit beside her please, Katie if you would stand until I choose your partner." McGonagall answered Lily exasperatedly.

Sirius went to sit by Lily grumpily, blushing when his hand brushed Katie's as they passed.

"Okay then, James Potter...and... Katie McDonald at the back beside James please Katie." McGonagall continued.

"Miss could I talk to you in private for a second?" Katie asked nervously.

"Excuse me?" McGonagall asked astonished that someone would ask her that in this type of situation.

"I just really need to talk to you about something please miss it's important." Katie pleaded.

McGonagall sighed before saying "Read through chapter sixty eight, I will continue the partners after I come back, there will be a quiz on the chapter for homework. " McGonagall said through pursed lips as she walked to the end of the classroom and stood with the door open waiting for Katie to go through.

"This had better be good Ms. McDonald."

"It is miss, I can't work with James."

"And why not?"

"There's a history between us. A bad one." Katie mumbled the last part to the floor before looking up and saying "Please miss can I just have another partner? Please?"

"I'm sorry Katie I can't do that just yet. Try the week out and come back to me then okay?" McGonagall said rubbing Katie's arm.

Katie looked disappointed but said "Yes miss." And walked into the classroom to sit as far away from James as the bench would let her.

After the class was over Lily ran up to James saying "If you hurt her I will personally hang, draw and quarter you!" poking a finger accusingly into his hard chest.



James brushed her finger away saying "Wow, I think this is the first time you have come after me instead of the other way around. Isn't that strange?" He asked, throwing her his famous lop-sided grin.

"If you-"

"Yeah I know, don't worry I won't do anything o her. God knows Sirius would kill me." James said mumbling the last part incoherently.

"What?" Lily asked confused about what she had just heard.

"What?" James asked confused about how she could have heard and understood what he had just said.

"You just said that Sirius would kill you if you hurt her. Why would he kill you?" Lily asked.

"How did you hear that?" Jams asked astonished, "I mumbled that so low I couldn't even hear it?"

Lily smiled in spite of herself, "I have good ears, now what did you mean?"

"Just that he cares about her. They got close after me and Katie broke up." James answered truthfully.

"Yeah I guess they did." Lily mumbled before she walked away to go talk to Katie about some very important guy.

Okay then there's the third chappie! Hope you liked it and please review!!