Lily Irene Evans wasn't really what you'd call a complete original, but there are very few even remotely like her. This is her story intertwined with the stories of those who were closest to her.
Lily was born July 1, 1968 and the second child of Camellia and Brian Evans. Born two months early, she was small and sickly and her doctor gave her a small chance of survival. Her arents refused to believe the doctors verdict and took her home, vowing to do everything in their power to help her, often shamelessly spoiling her. The problem with doing this was that the first child, Petunia, began to resent Lily for the attention she received, a problem that would be between them for the remainder of their childhood. On Lily's first birthday the Evans' moved from the city to a small town in the country.
A few days after they moved one of their new neighbors, a woman named Rose Evans came to welcome them and brought her son along. James Potter was the first living son of Rose Harold Potter and was their pride and joy. He and Lily got along from that first day and become inseparable. The two were so attached to each other that they often refused to part for meals or bed and their parents would have to either drag them apart or else let one of them sleep at the others house. On her fourth birthday Lily was given a clean bill of health by her doctor, the same doctor in fact who had predicted her death just four years earlier. However, even with this assurance, her parents continued to worry about her and continued to indulge her every wish. When they were nine years old Lily and James where separated when James' family moved away, finally separating the troublesome duo.
Then, on her eleventh birthday Lily received a very unexpected letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry inviting her to attend. There she and James ran into each other (literally) and after recovering from their shock James introduced her to Sirius Black whom he had met in Diagon Alley just after he had moved away. After this they met two Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. The five of them decided that they where going to be best friends forever..
Or so they thought...