Author's Note: I know this really messes up the plot of the real Harry Potter books, but isn't fan fiction a way to find out "what would happen if…" Also, in this fic, the boys can get into the girls' dormitories.
Chapter 1 – James' Mistake
James Potter stood nervously outside Lily Evans' 7th year dormitory door. He had come upstairs to apologize for taking a picture of her, bewitching it so that she looked like a showgirl, and then posting it all over the castle. He looked back down the stairs at Remus Lupin, who was standing at the bottom, as if to say 'Do I really have to do this?'' Remus simply nodded; James gave a long – suffering sigh, and gave Remus one last imploring look. "Do it!" Remus hissed, and James swallowed the large lump in his throat and knocked tentatively.
"What!" screeched an angry voice – Lily's voice.
"Lily? Can I come in?" asked James.
"Fine," grumbled the voice, James pushed open the door, and stepped inside, shutting the door carefully behind him. The mere sight of his face was enough to make Lily's blood boil; James blanched.
"I-I just wanted to say sorry," he stuttered. "I'm sorry, and I'll never do that again."
Lily gave a snort of derisive laughter. "You're sorry?" You, James Harold Potter, are sorry for a prank you pulled? Did perfect prefect Remus tell you to do this?"
James was steaming. "Lily?" he asked in a carefully controlled voice. "How do you know that, just this one time, I might be telling the truth?"
Lily shot him an exasperated glare. "Uh, maybe because Remus is standing at the bottom of the stairs? Are you so thick that you think anyone who isn't you is stupid?" James felt color rising to his cheeks. Busted. But then, he felt a rage like he had never before.
"Why you little –" and then he dove at Lily.
"You wouldn't hurt a girl!" she yelped, throwing her hands over her face, but eventually started fighting back. In the tussle, something was knocked off of Lily's nightstand. It rolled over backwards three times. Suddenly, both James and Lily felt like they were spinning very very fast. All they could here were loud noises and screams, and all they could see were flashes of green light, and each other, both wearing the same terrified expression. Then, suddenly, the spinning sensation stopped, all was quiet, and everything went black.