A/N: Much love to all the lovely reviewers who review this story the first time around. Well this story is going through a makeover. Some parts are going to be rewritten, redone and maybe some will stay the same but it will be finished. The titles like last time are all songs used while writing this fic. As always if you enjoy this story please review.
I'm not in love, this is not my heart,
I'm not going to waste these words about a girl
- About a Girl by The Academy Is... -
Lily Evans had just arrived to King's Cross and very shortly she would be on her way to Hogwarts. She just needed to make her way to platform 9 ¾ first. There was a good breeze today, not too much but not too weak either. It was perfect. Lily had no doubt in her mind that the day would be just the same.
Her long, red hair swayed in the breeze as she paused to glance at her parents behind her. They insisted on seeing her every time she went to Hogwarts, she was entering her fifth year and her parents had never been anything but supportive of her being a witch. Her parents smiled warmly at her while Lily was certain that her sister Petunia was glaring from the car. Petunia was probably forced to come. Petunia and Lily had been close once before she started to go to Hogwarts. It seemed so long ago that they were friends.
She gave one final enthusiastic wave to her parents before going through the barrier that separated the two worlds from each other.
She looked around the platform, looking for any familiar faces. Her eyes lit up when she saw someone with long ebony hair walking on to the train. She smiled and tried to pick up her trunk to race over but she couldn't budge her black trunk.
"Sirius!" She shouted but to her dismay he didn't response.
Lily looked slightly crestfallen from being ignored. Did she do something to upset him?
Lily sighed and ran her hand through her long hair, looking around to find Sirius but he was already gone. She sighed and sat down on her trunk with her chin in her hands.
"Just great, how am I going to get onto the train?" she muttered to herself.
"With my help of course," said a confident voice from behind her. Lily turned around slightly to see James Potter.
"James," she said smiling slightly.
"I was wondering when you were going to show up."
James gave her a double glance and replied, "You actually wondered?"
This caused her to laugh. James smiled gently at the redhead.
"It is great to see you," he commented as they made their way onto the train.
"So," Lily began, "where have you been and where are your companions?"
James smiled. "Causing trouble, I bet."
"Without you?" Lily asked grinning.
"Once again," James commented pretending to be heart broken.
Lily shook her head. Some things never changed she thought to herself as they went down the different halls on the train looking for an empty compartment or at least one that had the rest of their friends in it.
"It seems, the train gets smaller every year," Lily mused.
"More students come each year," replied James as Lily nodded her head in agreement.
James glanced at Lily and Lily caught his eye. She titled her head at him and he smiled at her. James sighed. Lily looked at him.
James turned to Lily as he opens another door of a pair making out. He rolled his eyes. Lily smiled and raised an eyebrow at James.
"I wonder if there are any compartments left that are empty," wondered James.
"I'd be surprised," Lily commented dryly to James, smiling.
James laughed and turned to Lily with an evil grin on his face. Lily's smile faded and her eyes narrowed with caution.
"James Potter, wipe that grin off your face. I know that grin means one thing, trouble!" Lily hissed.
James turned to Lily and placed a hand over his heart, he went onto his knees. With his other hand he grabbed Lily's left hand. "Lily, how can you say that about me? Say it isn't true!" James exclaimed.
Lily rolled her eyes at James. James laughed at her expression.
If their expressions were serious, it would have look like he was asking her to marry him. This shouldn't take that long well, according to Bellatrix Black anyway.
"Get up, Potter," Lily replied annoyed.
James smirked and got to his feet, still holding Lily's hand.
"Do you mind letting go of my hand, James?" replied Lily.
"I don't know," began James. "Your hands are nice and soft," finished James.
Lily stared at him as if he was insane.
"I'll give you the hand crème I use than," replied Lily.
"If I must," James said sadly. Lily laughed at his fake sadness.
James stopped by a closed door.
He smiled at Lily hopefully. "Perhaps there will be an empty compartment," he replied with, hope in his voice.
James opened the door and Lily peered over his shoulder. They glanced at each other as James quickly closed the door.
Lily blushed slightly as she replied, "Perhaps not."
"Touché," James said and winked at Lily.
Lily showed her lovely smile before laughing. James looked thoughtful which cause Lily to calm down.
"What is it James?" She questioned.
"You know…" began James.
"Yes?" Lily replied looking at him.
"I have an idea," he said.
"Which is never a good thing," Lily added.
James shot her a glare. Lily smiled sweetly.
"We should give it a shot," James replied, stepping closer to her.
Lily laughed and moved an inch to the left before saying, "maybe in your dreams Potter."
The train sent both of them crashing against the wall. Lily landed perfectly against the wall; James however hit the wall and then landed on the floor.
Lily looked at James with a glare; "you timed, that didn't you!" She exclaimed.
James stood up and laughed.
"Perhaps," he said suggestively. "You'll never know," he finished.
Lily stepped from the wall and rolled her eyes James offered his arm to Lily, grinning at her. She looked at his arm and snorted at him. She threw her head back, with her nose in the air she walk away with James at her heels.
Once he caught up with her, he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and chatting with her. Lily laughed at his comments and acted like herself again and leaned against James in search for an empty compartment.
James smiled at Lily and exclaimed, "Onward!"
Lily laughed at him, and replied, "To where, pray thee?"
James winked at her. "To an empty compartment, fair maiden," James exclaimed.
Lily laughed at his reply.
James titled his head at her.
"What!" He exclaimed.
This caused her to laugh all the more. She leaned against James for balance. James mouth started to twitch into a bright smile. The two fifth year Gryffindors stood there laughing in the hallway of the train.
James grabbed Lily's wrist and winked at her and pulled her down the hallway. Lily laughed and smiled cheerfully at James. Once they reach the place, James smirked at her and looked at a compartment he stopped at.
"Well here we are, Lily. The compartment are fellow companions are supposed to be," explained James happily.
"Keywords-supposed to be," commented Lily.
James grinned and Lily smirked.
"How true," added James.
Lily paused as she realized what James had just said and crossed her arms over her chest and glared at James.
James blinked at Lily's angry stare.
"What did I do?" James asked innocently.
Lily eyes narrowed.
"You know," she replied.
James looked shocked.
"Lily, darling I didn't," James said.
"James Potter," Lily began. "Don't you dare even think of lying to me." She exclaimed sounding furious.
Lily threw her hands up in the air at James' clueless expression.
"You just don't get it, do you James," Lily hissed.
"Get what?" James replied.
Lily pointed an accusing finger at James. "You knew where the compartment was the all time, didn't you!"
"Oh that," began James like the thought had slipped his mind. "Perhaps, but you may never know," James concluded.
He winked at her and opened the door and walked into the compartment letting the door close behind him. Leaving a fuming Lily Evans behind the door; debating if strangling James Potter was really worth it in the end. Lily grumbled and walked in, closing the door behind her.
Her anger quickly left being welcomed by her friends. She saw that Remus and Sirius were sitting together. Peter sat by himself and James saved her a place beside him. She seated herself beside James and returned Remus' greeting.
She smiled at Sirius and paused, remembered earlier when she saw him and tied to get his attention. Was he upset with her?
"Sirius, are you mad at me?" She questioned.
Sirius looked up surprised and replied, "No, why?"
Lily eyes widen when she thought of someone else who had black long hair at Hogwarts in their year.
"When did you get on the train?" Lily urgently asked.
"With me," replied Remus.
"Is there a problem Lily?" James questioned.
Lily laughed. All the other occupants of the compartment looked at her as if she was insane.
"Sirius, I think I mistaken you for Severus when I got on the train," Lily replied.
Lily burst into another fit of laughter.
James raised an eyebrow at Sirius.
Peter stared at Sirius.
Remus smirked at Sirius.
Sirius looked insulted.