DISCLAIMER: I do not own of JK Rowlings wonderful work. Only the characters that you may not recognize from the original story.
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A new year brought some new faces, but also many old faces returned with the genuine smile, that couldn't help but happen when you entered into the school of magic. With every echoing footstep that entered the castle their was a thought of welcoming, of finally after two long months, they were once again, at home. The warmth feeled many students hearts as they looked up to see their headmaster, at the head of the table. He looked over his glasses watching each young child walk in. A smile creeping across his face.
Lily breathed in the smell that she had grown to love. Tears enveloped in her eyes as she realized that this was truly it. This was the last time she would be returning to Hogwarts, to start a new year of learning. She was growing up. Maybe too fast.
Kela put her arm around her best friend. "Come on, slow poke. I'm hungry."
Lily smiled and wiped away the stray tears, then went off after her best friend.
From afar James watched the red head, thinking that she truly was a goddess.
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Professor Dumbledore stood up looking over the mass aray of students. "Welcome back to yet another year of learning. First and foremost let the sorting begin." The sorting progressed giving each house six to ten new pupils to feel their minds with. Lily clapped along happily when a young girl was pronounced to be a Gryfinndor, she had looked very nervous, somehow Lily thought the girl reminded her of herself. Soon it was over and once again Professor Dumbledore took the potium and McGonagall went and took her seat beside his now vacated seat. "As these years progress we see the darkness that we hold so deep down in ourselves become bigger as we think that there is no one. That is not true. Look around you, at your peers, or Professors, we are all here to help. We are here to fight the long on going battle that we have come to know. Look deep inside yourselves and decide what you truly feel should be the outcome..."
Lily sat down between her two best mates, with the ruthless marauders across from them. She watched her beloved headmaster speak, realizing his words, as if it were the first time she heard them. As they get older, they are know in more danger then ever, after this year they'd be out in the real world. There they'd have to fight and defend themselves and the ones they love. They no longer would be in the safe walls of the castle.
She looked across from her to see, that for once that she could ever remember the marauders were listening. Not uttering a word, each had a look of determination on their faces. Lily smiled softly. Thinking that they really weren't as bad as she had imagined that they were. Actually they seemed like the best friends someone could have.
James looked over at the beautiful red-head to see her starring right at him. He smiled, causing her to blush and look away. 'Ten points to Potter, for making Evans blush.' He thought to himself as he turned his head back to the still speaking headmaster.
"... This year is going to be like none other. We as the staff of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with our new head students, Miss Lily Evans and Mr James Potter, both from Gryfinndor, we promise you that you are safe as long as you lie within the school rules. With that, tuck in."
James clapped loudly along with the others as the food appeared before him on the table.
"Man, I don't know aboot y' gius bit i mushed vis' fud." Sirius said stuffing his face with anything imaginable.
Kela looked up from her plate with a look of disgust. "When your sitting here with us, your going to learn to have some manners. Meaning, chew your bloody food before you speak! It's revolting. I honestly don't know what those bimbos see in you."
Sirius was about to retaliate when Remus kicked him under the table. "Neither do I, Keke." Remus laughed.
James ate his food silently, looking every so often at the girl across from him. She seemed to be in deep thought, probably about what Dumbledore had been saying, he too thought that it was unimaginable what might happen to them after they leave this school.
Dumbledore stood over the students, letting them stop their speech mid-converstaion. "Would the Prefects please lead first years back to their common rooms, and would the other students head back as well. A good night sleep is needed to begin your studies tomorrow. And would our head students please meet me at the doors in five mintues."
Lily was puzzled on what their headmaster wanted them for. Surely she wasn't in trouble. She hadn't even done anything. She turned her attention to James. "What do you think he wants with us?"
James shrugged. "Probably going to give us chocolate or something for being chosen."
Lily rolled his eyes at the dark-haired boy. "That's ridiculous Potter. Come on. I don't want to be late."
"Yes ma'dam." James said following his dear.
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"You are probably wondering why I asked for you to wait for me." Professor Dumbledore walked up behind the newly pointed head students.
"Yes, Professor. We did everything right on the train ride here. I mean..." Lily began.
"Miss Evans. I have asked you here so I could take you personally to your new head rooms.
James slapped himself on the forehead. "I totally forgot about those."
Lily smiled releaved. "Head rooms?"
"Yes. Since you are the new head students, you will recieve your own common room along with each of you will have a bedroom and a shared bathroom. There are some perks, to working hard, Miss Evans." Lily smiled. "Come along." Professor Dumbledore began to walk, for his age he could move pretty fast. "Now, you can tell your friends if you wish to where the common room is, but that is entirely up to you. Each of your rooms, has been nicely decorated according to your individual likes, thanks to the house elves."
They came to a stop on the fifth floor in the right corridor. "Here we are." A portrait of a prince and princess stood before them.
"Password?"
"Lollypop."
Lily smiled, remembering the professors weird sweet tooth for muggle candy.
"There you are. Now enjoy. Good evening." With that Dumbledore walked off with a slight jig to his walk.
Lily smiled. "This is so exciting. I can't believe that we actually get our own house. I mean. Oh my god. I hope the beds are big and squishy." Lily walked in first, closely followed by James. Their common room was similarly decorated to the Gryfinndor common room, since both had belonged to that house.
"This is gorgeous." Lily touched the couch across from the fire. Going further back their was two desks, one for each of them. Towards the right was Lily's bedroom and the left James'. "See you in a bit."
James smiled and went into his room. He opened the door to see that once again the colors were red and gold. Just as he liked it. Across the walls were quidditch pictures. All his favorite teams. He had a queen sized bed, with gold and red bed set. On one of his night tables, there was the picture of him and Lily during the summer. The picture showed him and Lily flying into the pool and then coming up for air, laughing. It was one of his favorites. On the other table was pictured of the Marauders and a couple of his parents and him when he was younger. This room was perfect. Just what James could ever imagine he'd want.
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Across the hall, Lily stood taking in her room. It was lilac and green. Her two favorite colors. She had a wooden vanity, that had all her make-up and hair things out on it. A stacked book shelf, with both muggle and magical books. Her bed was also a queen size. She jumped on it. It was perfect. She sighed looking up at the roof. This would be her last year, and she always imagined that it would be with her two best friends sharing their dorm, like they had for the last six years.
Lily got up and headed out her door. "James?"
James popped his head out the door. "Yeah?"
"I'm going to Gryfinndor to get Kela and Marcy. Wanna come?"
James smiled. Lily was asking him to come somewhere with her. "Love too."
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Marcy and Kela sat on the couch in front of the fire. "Where's Lily?"
"Probably off with James, doing who knows what.." Sirius said coming and sitting down on the ground in front of Kela, since Remus decided to sit on the couch beside his girlfriend.
"Is that all you think about?"
"No. I also think about you. Then "that" and you. It's a nice cycle." Sirius smirked.
Remus rolled his eyes. "Their probably talking to Dumbledore."
"They'll be back soon." Marcy said.
"Do you think that Lily will finally say 'yes' this year?" Kela asked looking at her best friend.
"I hope so. She seems happier now, that he's around more. They sure are cute together." Marcy giggled.
"James and Lily?" Remus asked looking between the girls.
"Yeah." Kela said shaking her head.
"We should decieve a plan to get them together, I mean we all want them together and I think their just to stubborn, well Lily's to stubborn. James is too, open about what he wants." Everyone laughed, agreeing what Sirius said made sense.
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The common room door flung open, to reveal Lily and James.
"Where have you been?" Kela asked.
Lily smiled. "We were in OUR head common room. It's so nice. You have to come and see it."
Kela and Marcy jumped up along with Sirius and Remus.
James looked around. "Where's Pete?"
"He's sleeping. I think he ate too much." Remus explained.
Sirius smirked. "So you get to share a common room, along with some lovely bedrooms with Evans all year."
James smiled. "Yep. All year."
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The girls went around the common room looking at everything, while the boys sat on the couches.
"This is pretty sweet, man." Sirius commented looking around.
"It's gonna be nice, not having to be in the gryfinndor common room all the time, ecspecially when the first years start seeing each other for the first time." James laughed looking at Lily who was headed over to them. She took the vacated seat beside him, while Kela reluctantly sat in between Lily and Sirius. And Remus and Marcy took up the love seat.
"This is nice. Having this area." Kela said. "It's pretty big too. It would be so much fun to have a party here."
Lily bit her lip. "It would be, just... I don't know if I want everyone knowing where this is. 'Cause then they might come here all the time and what not. And I really couldn't stand that. Sometimes the fourth years drive me insane."
Everyone laughed. "Why don't we just invite our close friends and have a party. I mean it doesn't like say that it has to be huge." James said looking at Lily.
She bit her lip once again. "I guess. Just don't let us get caught."
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A/N: Yay! Another chapter done. Hope you liked it. Be sure to REVIEW it makes me happy :-) and then that makes me want to update even faster!! Haha