A/N: Sorry for the long awaited update! I've been really busy and I've had the worst writers block in the world!

September 1st

"Everyone go find a compartment! The sweets trolley will be around in a moment!" Lily called, stepping around some 4th years.

"Can all of the prefects please come to the prefect compartment? All prefects to the back!" She called again, walking towards the back of the train. Where the bloody hell is James? She thought, tossing her hair over her shoulder and walking into the prefect compartment. To her delight, James was sitting there talking to Remus.

"Hey Lil," Remus said, getting up to give her a hug.

"Hi! How was your summer?" she asked, sitting on the seat across from him.

"Good, good. Very relaxing. Yours?"

"Good! Great! Thank you for asking!"

Before their conversation could continue, the rest of the prefects filed in. Lily looked at James and the two stood up, getting ready to start their speech.

"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts, and congratulations on being chosen as prefects for this year! We're very excited to work with you all," Lily began.

"As you know, this is a job that needs to be taken seriously," James started, "And we're all here to make sure that no one goes too crazy," he said, winking at Remus.

"So, we're just going to go over the responsibilities and figure out who does what and when!" Lily said, sitting down and getting out some parchment. The rest of the train ride was actually very productive, and James felt himself getting even more excited for the year to come.

Once they got everyone situated back at Hogwarts, he and Lily made their way to their dormitory.

"Excited?" He asked

"Beyond! Just open the door already!" Lily said, bouncing up and down. He smiled, leaned down to give her a quick kiss, and opened the door. Inside there was a full kitchen, living room, and four doors. She gave him a curious look, and walked to the door closest to them. It was a "master" bedroom, with a full bathroom next to it.

"So which room do you want?" James asked, putting their trunks down next to the couch.

"I'll take the one over there," she said, pointing to the one farthest away from the door.

"Sounds good." He nodded, picking up her trunk again and bringing it to the room.

Lily, on the other hand, felt a little bit upset. She was kind of hoping that James would offer to share a room, but quickly shook her head. They hadn't done anything but snog, James obviously didn't want to share a room with a prude, regardless of their relationship status. Sighing, she walked into her new room.

"Like it?" James asked, sitting down on her bed.

She nodded, laying down next to him.

"You okay, Lil?" he asked, laying down.

"Mhm" she said, snuggling up next to him.

"This year is going to be really fun, you know." He whispered.

"I hope so."

"It will be."

X

"Everyone back to their dormitories! No wandering around!" Lily called, leading everyone out of the main hall. The welcome back feast was delicious, as always, and the sorting ceremony was fun as well. Their first day back at Hogwarts was amazing, and it gave Lily hope that the rest of the year would be just as good. After making sure that everyone was where they should, she went to her room and jumped in the shower. It was nice having a bathroom all to herself after 6 years of sharing with a bunch of other girls. After a relaxing shower, she pulled on some old sweat pants, threw her hair into a bun, and settled into bed with a book. She smiled as she felt herself drift to sleep.

James came back from prefect duties to find Lily asleep in her bed, which brought a smile on his face. Earlier he kind of hoped that Lily would offer to share a room with him, they were together after all. But clearly Lily wasn't ready to move forward in that part of their relationship, so they roomed separately. Regardless, he was happy to at least be living with his girlfriend. After a quick shower, James jumped into his new bed and fell right to sleep.

At around 2:30 in the morning, Lily was thrown out of her sleep by a terrible nightmare. Not wanting to sleep alone, she grabbed her wand and walked to James' door.

James heard a knock on his door and bolted to it instantly, hoping Lily was alright. When he yanked the door open, he found a disheveled looking Lily.

"What's wrong, love?"

"I had a nightmare, can I sleep with you tonight?"

James felt himself flush and silently thanked whatever was up there that it was dark out.

"Of course," he said, stepping aside to let her in. Lily ran to the bed, tucking herself under the covers and, when James joined her, instantly snuggled up to him.

"Goodnight Lil"

"Night James"

X

James woke up the next morning to an unfamiliar warmth next to him, but was pleasantly surprised when he found Lily there. Looking down at her sleeping form, he smiled to himself, thinking that he wouldn't mind spending the rest of his life waking up to this.