That One Thing

Disclaimer: I own nothing.'cept for a few new characters.the plot.maybe some corny jokes. But please- don't sue- J.K. is the mastermind here.

A/n: Well a full author's note is at the bottom. A basic L/J hate/love fic.but trust me- better than most haha!! Well..that's a lie, I'm trying to get u 2 read it! PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! Also- this doesn't exactly fall into OotP, yet why it's called FANfiction. Lol. Read, Review, leave lots of little sprinkled cookies. Adios.

Chapter 1 - A Background Look

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It was a dark night, a cold night, you know.the kind where you can't get to sleep? The wind was howling, blowing the limbs of the trees in all different directions. The sky was overcast, no stars were to be seen. A faint outline of the moon could barely be made out, a full moon at that. It was 9:24 at night, and in Surrey, England, in a regular two story house was a girl. At the top of the stairs, last door on the left. A regular teenage girl, wait no.she wasn't regular, not even at all.

Lillian Michelle Evans, also known as Lily, lay on her bed, wand twirling in hand, watching the limbs on a nearby tree outside sway from right to left. She closed her deep emerald eyes, and let the wind sing to her. Her red, auburn curls of hair fell around her. Her pale, clear complexion, dim from lack of light in the room. Her slender figure was curled slightly, with a red and gold blanket over her toes. She sighed, and opened her eyes, piercing the blackness with the light of her eyes.

Lily was a witch. A 16 year old witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was July, in the summer before her sixth year at Hogwarts. She thought of her friends, her professors, her Gryffindor common room, and even of her enemies. Lily was a fairly popular girl. Her name was known, by good standards of course, minus that fact everyone feared ' The Red Head Temper Tantrums' she was known to throw. She hung out with three other girls, who were fairly popular just like her.

Rachel Karen Daly, was at the age of 15, and also a Gryffindor soon- to-be sixth year. Rachel had brown hair, straight hair that fell to mid back. She had blue eyes, which held specks of gold. She was Lily's height, of 5'5", and was a few pounds heavier than Lily, only weighing around 125 lbs. She was known for her sparkling features, which shone with laughter and delight almost all the time. She was a pureblood witch, the opposite of Lily who was a muggle-born. Also like Lily, she was wanted by a lot of boys, but never acted on it. No, that was Alex's job.

Alexis Marie Basil, also known as Alex, had bright blonde hair, cut in a cropped style that bounced frequently. She has hazel eyes, which were known for her 'lingering looks' she gave to the guys who she was interested in that week. Not being the fastest broomstick of the bunch, but definitely the one to catch the most eyes. She was a Gryffindor, sixth year like her friends. Only, her reputation wasn't quite the same. Her name was widely known to be spit out of the mouths of the female population, and rolled of the tongues of the males.in different ways than just one.

The quietest of the group of girls, and definitely most innocent would have to have been little Melanie Grace Owens. She was definitely little, reaching the height of only about 5'0". She had short blonde hair, and dark blue eyes. She contained a quiet voice, soft features, but a quick mind. She was with Lily at the top of their classes, and thought to be the next Head Girl. She rarely had boyfriends, and rarely was spontaneous. Melanie, known as Mel to her friends was a very unique witch though. She had moved from the states, Ohio to be exact, when she was 13. She transferred from her magical school there, and found a new home with Lily and the gang.

As Lily sat there and smiled at the thoughts of her friends, her smiled altered a bit when she thought of 4 boys. Two of them which she couldn't stand, one who she thought was sent to annoy her, and one who she couldn't figure out ever hung with the other ones. She laughed slightly, The Marauders, prankster kings, and heartbreaking flirts.

Mr. Sirius Black, a name known to everyone who set foot inside Hogwarts' castle. He had black hair, that fell slightly into his eyes, in a very attractive way of course. Everything about Sirius Orion Black was attractive. He had dark brown eyes, that usually shown with mischief of some sort. He had a toned body, a tanned body, and a terrific body that reached six feet at height. His winks were widely known to make the females of Hogwarts weak in the knees, and his laugh was known to make you smile, even if you hated him. He was smart, very clever.although he couldn't have proved the professors of that.

Remus James Lupin, quiet and studious. Remus had blondish/brown hair, that was cut short, like Sirius'. He was barely shorter than Sirius, and but wasn't quite as built. Remus had a mysterious air about him, of course he would.don't all werewolves? Yep, that's right. Remus was a werewolf, and his three best friends were animagi. Now, Mr. Lupin wasn't a heart braking fool, but he held his place with the Marauders for a reason more than just one. He still had his slickness about him.

Peter Kyle Pettigrew. One of the ones Lily hated with a passion. He didn't seem like the 'Marauder type' but he was one, all the same. He was short, maybe 5'5". He was a kind of stalky and beady blue eye that seemed to water most the time. He was quiet, and seemed to be a follower.he was at his friends' beck and call. He wasn't brave, and wasn't very bright. No one understood how he was Gryffindor, but hey- he's a Marauder.and that counts as something.

Alas.James Mathew Potter, prankster extraordinaire, a tease (a very handsome tease), a bright kid, and someone who Lily Evans loathed. James was the little ringleader of the Marauders, and popular beyond belief. Being quidditch captain, and playing chaser, with Sirius on his side, as beater.there was never a better pair. James complimented Sirius in a lot of his looks. James had black hair, which fell to his eyes. only it was untidy and stuck up in every which way. He would always ruffle it, and make it worse.which seemed to drive the female population crazy. He had light brown eyes that sat behind round oval glasses; he could have been described as irresistible. He reached 6'1" and was built like his best friend. If there was anything, just one thing that Lily Evans hated.it was James Potter.he was that one thing.

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Lily sighed, and rolled on her side. ' Just two more weeks until school, only two more weeks and I can go home.' She thought. She loved her family, well.she loved her parents, but her sister Petunia was about to kill her beyond belief. Lily got up and opened her closet door. She pulled out some parchment and a quill and sat at her desk. She began to write.

Rachel,
Bonjour! How's it going? Well, nothing's new here. Pet's got a new boyfriend. Vernon, what kind of name is that? Anyways, he's a real prick. I can not wait until school! For the love of sprinkled cookies! I need to get away from it all! Hehe. So, that's why I was wondering.you think it'll be ok with your mum if I come and stay with you until school? Pleaseful Rachel! Full of please! I'll send you a burrito! You know how you just love burritos.can't you smell them? MM. ok I'll stop.you hate burritos so Bleh. Well write soon!
Stars Be Kind, Love Be Kinder,
Lily

Lily folded the note and attached it to a snowy white owl.

"Take this to Rach, will you?" She asked as she pat the owl. The owl hooted and nipped her finger sweetly. "Thanks Trixie." And with that the owl flew off into the cold, windy night.

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Some odd number of miles away, in a place called Godric's Hollow, was a boy. A teenage boy by the name of James Potter. He lay in bed thinking of school, and trying not to hear the snores of his best friend Sirius. The snores were almost ear shattering.

"Oh bloody hell Padfoot!" James yelled and a pillow collided with Sirius' sleeping face. Sirius grunted and rolled over. "It's no use.I'm never going to sleep again." He whined. Sirius raised his head.

"What? You want Lily to give you hea-" another pillow hit Sirius in the face.

"You finish that sentence and you're dead." James laughed. Sirius ran a hand through his flat hair.

"Cool it Prongs, I know of your love for the Lily- of -the- Valley." Sirius said through a laugh. James' ears went red.

"Ok Padfoot, once again.I do NOT like LILY EVANS! I asked her to go out with me as a joke! You know, haha funny funny?" James looked at his friends.

"Oh yes James, that was priceless.a true knee slapper that one." Sirius said as he rolled his eyes. " And you carved a 'L.E.' in your desk for the laughter of it too huh?"

"For the love of everything magical! I do not like Evans! Repated- I DO NOT LIKE LILY EVANS!' James shouted, he finished heaving.

"Whoa- hold it Prongs.no need to get in violent mode, I'm only jokin'." Sirius said with a grin that clearly stated, 'Aren't I an arse?'

"Whatever.go back to sleep Sirius." James said laying back down.

"Yes sir, captain sir!" Sirius said saluting nobody and lying back down. " You know Prongs, it's a pure shame you don't like Lily. She is one fine piece of as-"

"SIRIUS!" James cried, a pillow flying from his bed.

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A/n: Okie doke, well.that's chapter one. IN case your wondering, this story KIND OF follows OotP, but not completely! After all. its FANfiction right? Well, second chapter should be coming out soon. ALSO! The 'stars be kind, love be kinder' deal, belongs to my friend!! It's Karen's! Not mine! See that button? The one that says 'Review'? CLICK IT NOW!

*melissa