A/N: hey guys! Ok, this is just another story I decided to write. It's gonna be long-ish. Um…it's an AU story about L/J. They're friends in this one, not enemies. So there won't be any love/hate going on. Ok well..enjoy!
***************************
James Potter was your average seventeen-year-old wizard. He loved playing pranks, hanging out with his friends, and just enjoying life. Standing at about 6 feet tall, James was extremely good looking. With his unkempt black hair and warm hazel eyes, James was easily one of the best looking guys at Hogwarts, where he would soon be starting his seventh and final year.
As flattering as all the attention was, James tried not to get too seriously involved with any girl. If he dated, it was only for a short amount of time and never got too attached. See, the thing is that James doesn't believe in love. He feels that it is a waste of time and energy. He has no intention what so ever of attempting to figure out the female species. In his mind, it's hopeless case. Nope, James is much better of alone, with no one to worry about but himself.
Too bad his parents had other plans for him. They were constantly bothering him about finding a girl to love and marry. Now, he loved his parents very much, but enough was enough! James knew that he had to marry one day, to "carry on the Potter blood-line" as his father put it, but he had decided to leave that up to his parents. He would marry, but only if it were arranged.
Escaping this insanity was one of the reasons why he was looking forward to going back to school so much. That and also he would see his three best friends again, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. Yup, life was good for James Potter. He had just been made head boy of Hogwarts, he was the top student in his year, and he had three of the best friends a guy could ask for. At the moment, James was attempting to shut his trunk, which was haphazardly packed with clothes, books and other school supplies. Just as he heard the "click" of the top, he heard a loud voice bellowing up the stairs.
"Oh Jamsie-boy! Come downstairs so I can see that spiffy new head boy badge of yours!" yelled James' best friend, Sirius Black.
Sirius had lived with James' family ever since their second year at Hogwarts until last summer, when he had bought a flat of his own. Along with James, Sirius was easily one of the best looking guys at Hogwarts. With his black hair that fell irresistibly into his entrancing dark blue eyes, it was no wonder that he had girls throwing themselves at him constantly.
It would be a lie to say that he didn't enjoy the attention. Sirius seemed to always be with a different girl and didn't really mind his reputation as a player. No, Sirius' philosophy was that you're only young once and should enjoy life while you can.
At hearing Sirius' words, James just rolled his eyes and made his way down the hall and down the stairs.
"I still can't believe that Dumbledore made you head boy. What was he thinking? Was he even thinking? I mean, we've been in detention almost every week since first year! You weren't even a prefect! You're about as responsible as I am…which is not at all…" James just laughed at Sirius' confusion.
Truthfully, James had had the same thoughts when he first received the badge. He always thought that Remus would get it. Remus had been prefect since fifth year, and was always the rational one among the group of friends. He was always the voice of reason if Sirius and James were getting too out of control and always made sure their pranks didn't cause any harm to anyone.
Remus was a great student and also quite a success with the ladies. He went for the polite, gentleman approach. With his sandy blond hair and comforting light blue eyes, all the girls were drawn to him. He didn't date as much as Sirius did, but always had longer relationships. He treated all the girls with respect and was always very kind to them. Remus was also at James' house a lot over the summer. Right now, however, he was probably at home packing for the train ride back to school tomorrow.
As James reached the bottom of the stairs, he could hear noises coming from the kitchen. "Typical Sirius," he thought with a slight chuckle, "always heads straight to the kitchen." As he rounded the corner and entered the kitchen, James saw Sirius perched comfortably on the counter munching on an apple.
"Took you long enough" he said through a mouthful. "What the bloody hell were you doing up there for so long? Putting on make-up? Merlin, prongs! My sister takes less time to get ready!"
"Ok! Ok! Calm down! I was just finishing up packing for school. There's just so much stuff to take, I don't know where to put it all!"
"Ya, I know what you mean. " Sirius replied. "so let me see that badge just so I know it really is true, and you really are the head boy." James rolled his eyes and retrieved the badge from his back pocket. Sirius took it from him and held it as if it would break any second. Suddenly, his face lit up with a huge smile.
"James! This is brilliant! With you being head boy, we can get away with anything! No more detentions! No more curfews! No more…"
"Woah, woah, hold on padfoot. I think you're forgetting something."
"What? No I'm not. And don't give me that shit about you having responsibilities now and having to grow up. Please, a piece of plastic pinned to your robes is not going to change you."
"No, its not the responsibility. But think about it…I'm head boy…so naturally, there has to be a…" Sirius just stared blankly at James for a few seconds. And then it dawned on him.
"Since you're head boy, there must be a head girl." He said dejectedly. He had not seen that one coming. "So we're still going to have to watch our steps? Well, that just took all the fun out of you being head boy. Hmmm…I wonder who the head girl could be" he pondered, momentarily forgetting his disappointment. "do you have any ideas James?"
"I haven't really thought about it, but now that I do, it's probably going to be Lily. I mean she's the smartest witch in our year and she has always been a great role model for the younger years."
Lily Evans was one of the girls in James' and Sirius' year at Hogwarts. His family has been very close friends with Lily's family for a very long time. Though wizarding families normally didn't become close with muggle families, the Potters and Evans' were exceptions.
James and Lily had always been pretty close friends ever since they were kids. She was almost like a female version of Remus, responsible and sensible, but still fun to be around. Lily was a stunning girl. She had fiery red hair, bright, almond shaped emerald eyes, and all the right curves in all the right places.
Lily and James could not have been more different. While James avoided love at all costs, Lily was patiently waiting for her prince charming. She dreamt of the perfect guy that would sweep her off her feet and take her away. Lily had no problem finding guys to date, as she was almost always surrounded by them, but had yet to find that one guy that made everything seem perfect, that made her go weak in the knees, and made her feel safe. No, Lily Evans was still looking for true love.
"yeah, you're probably right" Sirius answered, looking thoughtful. "Well Lily's not bad, she would let us get away with stuff…wouldn't she? I mean she usually doesn't care when we do pranks …she even helps out sometimes"
"That's true. If I had a choice, I would definitely pick Lily as head girl. She would do a great job."
"Ooooo what's this…does my Jamie have a crush on someone?" teased Sirius with a sly smile on his face.
"Please Sirius, how many times do we have to go through this? Lily is my friend. I've known her since we were in diapers. And I don't get crushes. There is no such thing as love and I refuse to think otherwise. Falling in love is just not for me. " James said defiantly. "And don't call me Jamie!" he added as an afterthought.
Sirius sighed in defeat. There was no arguing with this one. James was probably the most stubborn person in the entire world…maybe with the exception of Lily. Even as he sat there, munching on his apple, watching James closely, he realized how well they would go together. James and Lily had always had this connection that was impossible to duplicate. Sirius couldn't come up with a name for it, but maybe, somehow, it would turn into love. He was interrupted from his thoughts as James suddenly jumped up.
"Come on. Let's go play quidditch. It's the last day of summer vacation and we should enjoy it…besides…I have to get ready for the season, and so do you." James and Sirius had both been on the Gryffindor quidditch team since second year, James as seeker and Sirius as beater. James had become captain during his sixth year.
"Ok, let's go. We're going to have to hold try-outs. We need a chaser and a beater, since Adam and Kelly graduated last year. They were excellent players, very hard to replace.
"Yeah, you're right. Hopefully we'll find some new talent that will fit well with the team. We need to win the cup this year. It's our last year and I refuse to be beat" James said with determination. "Let's go. We have lots of work to do." So out they went, onto the quidditch field in the Potter's backyard, completely oblivious to the fact that this year, their lives would be turned completely upside down, and everything they thought would never happen, will happen.
*********************************************
A/N: k well there it is, the first chapter. Review with suggestions/comments!! Please no flames! I'd much rather prefer constructive criticism. It's nicer and helps me improve. Thanks guys!
-->