A/N: Hi Everyone, Nethwen here! This is my first L/J fic. The beginning is quite short but it's just to start the story and introduce the characters more. Please review!

Italics- Lily's thoughts

Bold italics- James's thoughts

Opposites Attract- Chapter 1

By Nethwen

September 1st 1964 8:12 am

Brilliant. Today I start my Seventh Year at Hogwarts, ready to study for my NEWTs and put up with that immature prat Potter for another term. I can't wait. Better go... mum's yelling her head off telling me I'll be late!

Lily Evans sat at the Gryffindor table talking to her best friend Alice Pullman. The Hall was alive with chatter, all the Hogwarts students were talking eagerly and waiting patiently for dinner. Sitting next to Alice were three of the Marauders: Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew and James Potter.

A tall handsome boy with mid-length dark hair came striding confidently into the Hall flashing a smile at a group of besotted fifth year girls as he passed. He stopped, standing beside Lily and Alice.

"Good evening ladies, Alice".

The two girls turned around. Alice shot him a dirty look the moment she saw him.

"What do you want?" snapped Alice.

Sirius smiled at her, a way in which would have made any girl in Hogwarts faint.

"I was just merely wondering if you wanted to go out with me tomorrow night".

Alice scowled at him, "If this is one of your schemes so you can add me onto your list of girls you've dated, then think again".

Sirius's smile vanished and he quickly sat down next to James, letting out a big sigh.

"Too bad Padfoot" grinned James triumphantly, "You need one more girl to make it 150 you've dated. Better turn on the charm, my score's 154".

"But the smile always works," whispered Sirius staring at his empty plate as food started to appear, "How?"

"Stupid prat," muttered Alice after Sirius had sat down. The girls listened to James as he teased Sirius. Lily rolled her eyes.

"It's always a competition with them, how much do you think they exaggerate? All the time. Like they really went with more than 100 girls!" remarked the red-head angrily. Alice nodded in agreement but both girls really knew that James Potter and Sirius Black were classed as Gods by the entire female population of Hogwarts and weren't really surprised if they were telling the truth.

In the Gryffindor Common Room, all the students sat lounging about as the huge fire crackled, the flames dancing. The Marauders were sitting around a circular table. James and Peter were in the middle of a game of Wizard's Chess, James taking the head off Peter's Queen with his Knight. Sirius watched the game lazily as Remus had his head buried in a book about werewolves.

Lily and Alice walked down the stairs after unpacking and sat down on comfortable chairs wearily. James looked up as the girls entered the common room.

"Congratulations Evans!" he said cheerfully at Lily.

Looking puzzled, Lily turned around to face James.

"For what?"

"For being Head Girl of course! Just so happens one of the Marauders is Head Boy," replied James, his hazel eyes sparkling.

Oh god it isn't him... PLEASE don't be him.

"Who?" Lily whispered faintly, dreading what he was going to say.

"JAMES YOU TWIT! PETER'S JUST TAKEN YOUR CASTLE WITH A PAWN!" yelled Sirius interrupting the conversation.

"Padfoot, shut up," said James moodily who was enjoying tormenting Lily.

"Well whose Head Boy?" asked Lily getting impatient.

"It's Peter" said Sirius before James could utter a word.

"WHAT?" shrieked Lily. Peter wasn't exactly... intelligent.

This isn't true. I mean Peter doesn't even have a personality!

"What?" said Peter looking confused, distracted from the chess match.

"Never mind Wormtail," said Sirius sarcastically.

"Padfoot, you ars!" said James in a temper. Why does he always have to spoil everything. Evans was having a fit with worry and I had her attention.

"It's me, Lily. I'm Head boy. OK?" James blurted out in a hurry before his friend interrupted him again, "I'll not say anymore because I'll not be able too". With one last evil glare at Sirius, he hurried upstairs to the Boy's Dorm without another word.

"I was only kidding mate," called Sirius as the door slammed shut.

"At least you know now, at last," said Alice to Lily who hadn't spoken, "Let's go to the Girls Dorm. I'm shattered".

The two girls walked to their dormitory and got ready for bed. Lily was very quiet, lots of thoughts were playing with her mind.

As she lay there in the dark, Lily could not get to sleep. For what seemed like hours Lily lied there wide-awake hearing the faint heavy breathing of the occupants of the room as they slept. Finally Lily gave up and pulled her wand out from under the soft pillow.

"Alohomora," she whispered, a small glow illuminating her wand.

As her eyes adjusted to the light, she pushed her long auburn red hair out of her face and fumbled under her pillow for a leather-bound book.

Sep 1st 1964 God knows what time at night

Dear Diary,

Something Potter had said earlier made me think. Not the fact he is Head Boy (even though that is news). He actually called me, Lily. Not once has he ever done that but also we had a conversation that didn't end in an argument or me vowing to murder him the most brutal way possible. Weird. Anyway, better get some sleep so I'm not moody tomorrow.

Lily