war is coming. no one is safe. you aren't promised tomorrow. you make today the best day. and you let now be the start.

Lily Evans has hated James Potter since the moment she laid eyes on him in their first year at Hogwarts. It seemed he enjoyed making fun of her. But now, it seems Potter has decided he has a crush on her. Even worse, his constant attention is making it harder to to keep a secret her crush on him. So when, come seventh year, the year Lily hoped would be the beginning of her life, James Potter publicly declares his undying love for her, she wonders if, maybe, she should give him a chance. Will the Prankster and Miss Perfect work out? Or is Potter still too immature to think about forever, the only kind of relationship Lily is interested in at the moment? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I own nothing. All characters belong to Queen Jo except for the ones I made up.

It was common knowledge that even in the Wizarding World, coming back from the dead was unheard of. However, when it comes to the Potters, people have learned to expect the unexpected. The threat of Voldemort continued to loom over Great Britain, despite the Ministry's insistence that it was all false, an ingenious plan by Dumbledore to take over as Minister of Magic. From finally being able to get to know his parents, being hated by most of the Wizarding World and developing powers he didn't know he was capable of, Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts was bound to be his most perplexing one yet. (Note: the original version of this was written several years ago when I was much younger, so I am currently in the process of editing the existing chapters before I try to finish it! Thanks for reading! x)

(Companion story to The Next Great Adventure) Cassie Jones is a typical witch; she joins Hogwarts at the age of eleven after looking forward to it her entire life and quickly makes a number of friends, the closest one being Lily Evans. Her loyalty to Lily leads her into many things, including enmity with the Marauders, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter but eventually it asks the greatest price of all.