Note: I might not be able to post new chapters for the next few days because it's spring break and I'll be away. I'll be sure to to add a couple tonight and tomorrow to tie you over until I get back:)

Christmas was in the air at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, students all over the castle were packing up their things and getting ready to go home, for classes had just ended and it was the started of the Christmas holidays. By later tonight all of Hogwarts would be gone, except for Lily. Lily would be staying for the holidays this year because of her sister. Sure during her time at home, her and Petunia would get along the best she could, but they were still every distant. This year was different however, because Petunia's boyfriend would be spending the holidays with her family. His name was Vernon Dursley and she wanted nothing to do with him what so ever. He was a horrid person, he was completely boring and liked nothing out of the ordinary. No wonder wonder Petunia like liked him so much. Another thing was that Vernon wasn't so found of her, the had only meant a couple of times over the summer and right away he could tell that she was different, he didn't even know that she was a witch.

Marlene had offered for Lily to spend the Holidays with her and her family, but Lily decided, by saying that she would be fine here and would just work on some homework.

"But, it's Christmas!" She argued, "I can't leave you alone on Christmas, I'll just stay here then." she concluded.

"No, Marls, go home. I'll be fine here and I'll seen you when you get back." Lilly stood firm.

This argument had gone on a little longer before Marlene realized it was useless to argue with Lily. Even though Marlene did kept trying throughout the rest of the day. In the end Lily came to see Marlene off of the Hogwarts express.

"I'll write to you, so you don't get too bored." Marlene said with a smile.

"You better." Lily teased and hugged her best friends goodbye for the holidays.

After the train pulled away Lily walked back to the castle and up to the Gryffindor common room, where she found a something that she wasn't expecting. James Potter, sitting in a chair by the burning fire, reading a book.

"Potter?" She said looking at him in surprise.

James jumped and fell off the chair, his book landing with a thud, on the ground, "Evans?" he asked raising an eyebrow, "Did know you were going to be staying for the holidays."

"Neither did I..." she said her voice now indifferent. She now wished that she had taken Marlene up on her offer and she almost would rather be home with Petunia and her boyfriend.

"What can I say?" James said with a shrug, "I didn't want to go home this year.."

"What about your little friends? What do you call yourselves now? The Marauders?" She questioned, crossing her arms.

"They went home." He said simply, even though he tried to convince Sirius to stay, but he said that he needed to take care of something. He wouldn't say what, but James was worried about his best friend.

Lily gave him a look, "What?" James asked confused, "We aren't connected at the hip. We do do things on our own, you know."

"I never said that." She countered.

James sighed, "Listen Evans, since we're probably the only students still in the castle, we could at least try and get along. Unless you want to go hand out with the Bloody Barton or someone, maybe Morning Myrtle.." he added with a slight smirk.

"Not going to happen, Potter." She said and glared at him and turned to go up to her dorm, but stopped at the stairs, "I'm impressed, Potter, your book had no pictures." She smirked before continuing up the stairs. This was going to be a long holiday...

James sighed, "Why couldn't things ever go right?" he asked himself once she was gone.

Note: Ok, I know that things didn't go so well between them. Also I don't think that James is stupid or anything and Lily will realized that there is more than meets the eye with James very soon. I promise that more will happen and things will get better between them in up coming chapters. Please, please, please, please, review! Thanks:D