This is a sort of prequel story to my fic Impervius going into detail about how James and Lily got to the point they were in that one shot and then beyond. Bear with me on the updates for this one, I'm in the middle of exam season and I'm notoriously perfectionist so I like to make sure each chapter is just right before I update. Thanks.
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Lily and James. James and Lily Potter. When they married one quiet spring day, everyone in attendance noted how they couldn't imagine them ever being apart. But before they were together, their friend's said they couldn't imagine them ever being together. It's not that you shouldn't be together, it's just you're both so different. She's too uptight. He's too careless. She's never liked him. He's just too desperate. They argue too much. They never agree.
"I swear to Merlin, the two of you will be the death of me!"
McGonagall glared at the unfortunate pair stood before her. James seemed to be torn between laughter and fear. Lily's mouth was set insolently to one side, staring daggers at James. "Never have I had two students who fight so relentlessly in my lessons."
"I'm sorry professor, but-"
The older woman raised a hand, "No buts, Miss Evans. You cannot blame everything on Mr Potter here, it takes two to create an argument."
James sniggered behind his hand, unknowingly bringing attention to himself.
"And you, Mr Potter. I thought you and Mr Black were enough to turn my hair grey, this constant disruption has to stop."
"I'm sorry, Minerva, sincerely. I wouldn't want you to lose your youthful good looks before we leave next year, what eye candy would I have to get me through the day?" James raised an eyebrow in what he perceived to be a charming and attractive manner, then switched his gaze to Lily. "Other than Evans, of course."
"Potter!" Both woman barked angrily.
"Stop acting like a petulant child with his first crush on a girl." McGonagall ordered, "And Miss Evans, stop lowering yourself to his level."
"I will, sorry," Lily muttered as James expressed similar respects.
"Now get out of my office."
As soon as they were back in the corridor Lily shot James a scathing look and turned away. He watched as her red hair bounced down her back and she stalked down towards the Gryffindor common room, "Evans wait up!" He set of at a run and then slowed to a job beside her, "You don't think I'm a petulant child, do you?"
Her green eyes flashed, "You know I do."
"But a petulant child in an adorable, friendly way – right?"
"Wrong." She snapped, picking up the pace so he had to run to catch up with her again.
"Come on Evans, you know you like me really. I see the way you look at me. I get under your skin; it's okay to admit it. And all you truly want to do with me is throw me into an empty classroom and have your wicked way with me." He described, putting his arm around her as she stopped to mumble the password to the Fat Lady.
"Get off me!" She shouted, struggling out of his grip. "The only wicked way I want with you is the Avada Kedavra."
James clutched his heart in faux-heartache as Lily marched into the common room and straight up the dormitory stairs.
"You've really pissed her off this time, mate," Sirius informed him, as if James didn't already know Lily would never want him.
"It wasn't even my fault!" He exclaimed, crashing down onto one of the maroon sofas, "She started the argument!"
"It's all his fault." Lily moaned, lying on her bed next to Marlene. "Why does he have to aggravate me so much?"
"You did charm her transfiguration book to sing love songs," Sirius reminded James.
"I thought the book thing was kind of sweet!" Lily shot Marlene a look, "okay not sweet, but it was funny!"
"It was funny, just a joke to brighten her afternoon," James explained, staring at Lily's dot on the Marauder's Map.
"You'd think after six years he'd have understood I don't find his "jokes" funny!"
"You'd think after six years you'd have cottoned on to her sense of humour, Prongs," Remus piped up.
"I just wish he'd grow up, or leave me alone." Lily sighed.
"I just wish she'd just see the better side of me." James sighed.
Yes, on that evening at the beginning of sixth year all seemed lost for James and Lily. It wasn't yet obvious to anyone that their constant fights were not in fact because of James' immaturity, nor Lily's irritable nature. It was the amount of chemistry between the pair which caused such emotive collisions when they came together. After all, who would waste that much time and energy on someone they didn't like?
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Feedback would be delightful, especially on the last few lines or so and the general styling, like I said in the original oneshot I'm just getting back into writing so I need all the help I can get.
Thanks again.
