This is a story I wanted to try out for quite awhile. It totally contradicts a lot of what was written in the HP books.

Summary: Lily is participating in the Olympics. She meets James Potter, the handsome Quidditch player of England who's guts try as she might she cant tolerate. But then what happens when his smile simply won't get out of her mind.

Disclaimer: All the recognizable characters belong to J.K Rowling. The rest are a figment of my imagination.

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

This story is dedicated to my elder brother Nivin; annoying prat that he is

Chapter One

Lily Evans looked at the clock with the deepest frustration. She pulled back some stray stands of hair, which had come loose from her ponytail. Ok. If the stupid car doesn't arrive in five minutes, I'm not going.

She looked around her apartment to see if there was anything she could do to pass the time by. Hmm…this place is filthy. Sure enough it was, her two-bedroom apartment was looked like a hurricane had struck it. Clothing, accessories, lingerie, and innumerable other things she couldn't recognize were scattered all over the floor of the living room. Eesh, you cant even see the floor. Well, its not like anyone ever comes to visit. Well, anyway, I think I'll clear this place up a bit.

Not that it makes any difference; Kay barely needs an hour to make this place the same as it was before. Hmmm…speaking of which, I wonder how her interview went.

Lily took out her wand, which she always kept in her pocket and gave it a wave. Instantly the room became spotless. She knew it was worthless doing so though. Her friend Kay had an incurable allergy with neatness.

Kay was not here tonight because she was attending an interview for a job in the same establishment Lily worked in. Lily worked in Daily Prophet, the most reputed daily of the wizarding world. She was a journalist, covering International Events, both muggle and magic. She had started working there about two years ago, if you exclude the six months trainee period. Lily loved her job. She sometimes felt she was cheating people, doing what she truly loved the most in the world – writing. And she was good at it, one of the best.

As she stretched her legs on the couch, she wondered how the people in her department were doing. It was the peak time for her department, for both the muggle Olympics and the World Quidditch Cup Finals were due in the following weeks. The Olympics were due to begin in two days and the Quidditch Cup Finals coincided with the last day of the Olympics.

She would not be there however, for at least three weeks.

For Lily, was an athlete competing for the Olympics .

Lily was very young, when her parents realized she had extraordinary reflexes. When she was seven, her sister Petunia who was a 4 years older , attempted to push Lily into their pool, perhaps in the hope that she would drown. Lily, at the final moment dodged Petunia's arms, and gave her a tiny push on the back. The push, small enough to have escaped attention from her parents was strong enough to make Petunia fall into the pool herself.

Also her brother Andy, who was 2 years older than her , used to fight a lot. They used to pretend they were wrestlers for the World Wrestling Federation. Small as Lily was, Andy was almost never able to aim a proper punch at Lily.

Andy was her everything. He was her brother, best friend, guide, mentor…everything. Until……….

DING DONG!

Recollecting her thoughts, Lily got up from the couch. She walked towards the door and peeked through the peephole.

"Let me in, Lily! These bloody bags I'm carrying aren't filled with feathers, you know.", the sweet, melodious voice of Kay sounded through the door.

Lily smiled. Kay was always fun to be around.

"Cool it, don't sound the bull horn. I'm opening….Hmm…. which key was it that opened the door again ?" replied Lily, who loved to annoy Kay.

"LILY!"

The door opened and tall, slender woman entered. She had short black hair, fashionably cut till the shoulders and deep brown eyes. She was dressed in a suit and was over laden with bags.

"These things weigh a ton.", said Kay, as she set the bags on the floor.

"Couldn't you just have used the lightening charm on it? " asked Lily, a grin playing on her lips.

Kay turned rather pink and mumbled, "I forgot."

Lily began to giggle.

Kay was beginning to her look up to down. She said "Lily ….Lily……What am I going to do with you?"

"What? What are you checking me out for?"

"You call yourself a professional athlete, so why don't you dress like one."

"What? You want me to wear my track suit then?"

"Lily Evans, you know perfectly well what I meant. When going to international events like this, you got to look the part. Because you cant tell who's going to be watching."

"I don't give a damn if the Prince of England is watching. This is what I'm going to wear."

Kay looked at Lily's attire and frowned. Lily was wearing a white tee shirt that said "I prefer mayhem over maturity" and a pair of baggy blue jeans. She could see the faint outline of her wand in her right pocket. Her hair was tied up in a tight ponytail, although some strands had managed to come out. As for makeup, Kay doubted Lily knew anything besides mascara and lip-gloss. Kay shook her head in exasperation. Some people did not what they had. Lily was blessed with a clear, ivory skin. Her teeth were near perfect and her eyes!….. Her eyes were something Kay envied Lily for more than anything. They were a deep green colour and sparkled with such intensity, a person could get lost in them. And not only that, Lily face was accentuated by a deep dimple on her right cheek. Some people have all the luck, thought Kay.

"But Lily……you look like you're some sort of hooligan.", said Kay with exasperation.

"Am I not? Kay, no matter what you say I am not going to change. This is who I am. I have repeated this countless number of times, I do not care what people say."

Kay sighed resignedly.

"How come you're not gone yet?", asked Kay.

"The stupid car hasn't ……"

HONK.HONK

"Oh my God…Its here…..I can't believe I'm actually going. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God…" said Lily , hyperventilating.

"Lily…chill. You'll be fine. You're a witch. You were Head Girl. You passed you're NEWTS with outstanding in all you subjects. You were seeker on the Quidditch team. You have won innumerable track team events……..But most of all, you're Lily , everyone's favorite redhead. Weren't you the one who was just saying you don't care what people say? Everything will be fine."

Lily took in a deep breath and said, " I don't care what people say. It's just that I've worked so hard for this, winning has become like an ultimate challenge for me. ……………………You're right, Kay. I should relax. I'm going to do my best. And if I don't win, it'll only be because I'm not good enough……….Well, I better get going then."

" Give the other girls hell from me. Okay?…….I love you.."

"I love you too although most of the time I'll like to stuff a broom up your ………well, anyway…Miss you loads. Do write often."

They hugged. Lily noticed that tears were beginning to form in Kay's eyes. She decided to leave immediately. A hysterical Kay was a frightening one.

HONK HONK

Lily and Kay walked downstairs and saw a car waiting. Lily jumped in after keeping her baggage in the rear. The driver began to drive as soon as the door was shut.

Lily waved goodbye to her dear friend, since school, and noticed that tears were freely falling down Kay's cheeks.

After waving till Kay was out of sight, Lily prepared herself for a long journey.

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

James Potter, member of the English National Quidditch team, voted 'Most Eligible Bachelor' and 'Most Sexiest Smile' by Teen Trends, heir of the multimillion Potter legacy, ringleader of the legendary pranksters 'Marauders' was at present rather bored. He could not explain how much practicing Quidditch was tiring him. Its not like he hated Quidditch. Hell no, he loved it. He considered Quidditch his sole purpose for living, after his family and friends of course.

James Potter hated repetition. He thrived on the unpredictable. Which is precisely why he hated practicing Quidditch tactics over and over again.

"Alright boys, we've got just a week left for the semi-finals to begin. I want to see all of you training hard. Ill be damned if we don't win the Cup this year."

The England Quidditch team had formed a circle in the air and was listening to the coach's tactics lecture. Nearly all of them looked like hell.

"Coach, please can we go back to the hotel now. We've been practicing for 6 hours straight." said Frank, the seeker for the team. His face was drenched in sweat. The rest of the team also murmured their assent .

"Goodness I cant believe its 8 already. Alright boys, pack up."

James let out a huge sigh in relief.

"Amen to that brother.", said Jesse, grinning at him.

The team landed on the grass below and walked to the hotel, which was accommodating two of the teams due to play for the matches. The other was France.

James was so tired; he later couldn't even recollect his walk back to his hotel room. He promptly fell on his bed and fell asleep.

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

"WAKE UP JAMES. THE BUILDING IS ON FIRE".

James jumped out of his bed and reached for his glasses and wand, which he had placed on the bedside table. Struggling to regain senses, he began to run to the door. He suddenly stopped.

Wait! We're wizards. Wouldn't somebody have thought to put out the fire with their wands?

He turned around and saw a man laughing his head off while another was smiling.

Remus Lupin, the smiling man, said, "You would have thought that after 10 years with this idiot, you would have had more sense than to fall for that."

"SIRIUS, you filthy dog….. Ill kill you.", said James angrily. But this didn't seem to have much effect on the laughing man, for on hearing his words he only laughed harder.

"Honestly. That was not funny.", said James, still groggy from his sleep.

Eventually Sirius's laughs subsided. But he was still unable to keep a smirk off his face.

"I know, mate. But I just couldn't resist.", said Sirius, his face still having that annoying smirk.

James fell back on his bed to sleep once more when Sirius jumped on his bed and began jumping.

"Twenty two, Sirius! You're twenty-two!", said James, his eyes still closed. He was pretty used to Sirius jumping on his bed.

Sirius pretended to not have heard him. He began jumping on James's bed with renewed vigor.

"Wake up Prongsie. Its time for breakfast. , the most important meal of the day."

James didn't even give an indication that he had heard him.

"Okay, then. If you're going to sleep, then move over. Honestly, I'm feeling pretty sleepy myself.", said Sirius, a sly grin on his face. "You won't mind being a little crowded will you? Coz I need something to cuddle every time I go to sleep."

He made to push James a bit to the side and was just about to get into the bed when James suddenly rose and said, "You know, I don't think I will sleep anymore."

"Didn't think you would.", smirked Sirius. "We'll meet you at Cocos , you know, that café opposite this place."

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

"I can't be here for long, guys. Practice at 9." , said James.

They were seated at Café Coco, a small café that was famed for its sumptuous food. Even though it was only 8, the café was filled with people.

"You're always busy, Prongs. You rarely have any time anymore.", said Sirius , motioning for the waiter.

"You know I can't help that, Paddy. Man, I wish this whole thing would just get over. I love Quidditch and all. but this tension is what's killing me.",said James ,browsing through the menu.

"Leave it, James. You just have to bear it for a few more weeks, that's all." , said Remus. "Hey, I nearly forgot. I'm sorry but I can't be here for breakfast tomorrow morning. I've got some papers to submit to the Ministry and I guess I'll be up all night sorting things out."

"Awww…..now Moony too." , said Sirius, looking put out.

Remus worked as a Law Enforcer in the Ministry. A Law Enforcer is the equivalent to a muggle lawyer. And Sirius worked as a Curse Breaker in Gringotts.

"Hey, where's Peter by the way? I haven't seen him in nearly a month.", said James.

"Well, he sent me a mail last week saying he was in Singapore. He didn't say much. Something work related I guess. ", said Remus.

"Who would have thought that Wormtail would end up in Muggle Relations? Sheesh.", said Sirius.

"Hey. I nearly forgot. He sent me a couple of tickets for the Olympics opening ceremony, which is this Saturday. Apparently, he got it through a couple of muggle contacts.", said Remus, looking excited.

"Oly..what?", both James and Sirius asked at the same time.

"Honestly, don't you two read? Olympics. You know the International tournament for muggles. Track events. Swimming. Hockey……."

"Oh yeah. I've heard about that. So are we going?", asked Sirius.

"Saturday, huh? I think I can manage that.", said James thinking.

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

That's it for chapter 1. I know that I contradicted a lot of what was in the books so I don't want people reminding me about that. So come on, review. Tell me what you think.