The Fourth Marauder
By: Lily Independence Evans
Rating: PG-13
Ships: J/L, S/OC, R/OC
Spoilers: SS, COS, POA, GOF, OOTP
Summary: James Potter has loved Lily Evans since the first time he set eyes on her... Now, after dating for two weeks... they break up. It is up to Moony, Padfoot and a few of Lily's friends to get them back together, and get dates for the Halloween Ball at the same time. Will they succeed? Alternate Universe.
Author's Note: This is kinda an Alternate Universe fanfic. Yet, there are still spoilers, because, this is only partially Alternate Universe. If you get confused, keep reading, you'll understand later on, most likely. Peter isn't considered a Marauder is this fic, you'll find out what happened to him later on. :o)
WARNING: These people swear A LOT!
Disclaimer: I only own what you don't recognize.
Introduction: Up until this point
A/N: I'm explaining this in Ingrid Potter's (OC, James' cousin) POV:
James Potter and Lily Evans were always rivals. James was top in his year, apart from one little pureblooded girl. (A/N: AU :)) He was Quidditch Captain. She was Head of the Gryffindor Cheerleading Squad. You might be thinking, well, why are they rivals then? Some Gryffindors came to watch the cheerleaders (mainly just Lily) do their (her) thing, cheering on her brothers, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin, (beater, and keeper) who were members of the Quidditch team. When it came to money, Lily was the richest in the year, except, we left out one Potter we've learned to love. The two never got along (to the dismay of Sirius and Remus) maybe because they had learned to hate each other from all the rivalry that they were put under. Lily was a prefect, who pulled several brilliant pranks with her friends, (Hogwarts' Ladies) and they got by with it (thanks to Lily's way with the teachers.) This group consisted of the whole year of girls in Gryffindor. (69) The Marauders were of only three, (23x less than 'Hogwarts' Ladies') but also had a few ingenious pranks.
Sure, they were also kinda destined for each other. Mostly for the reasons they were rivals... but most of all, because of Lily's bloodlines to the Marauders (via Sirius & Remus) this automatically made Lily the most likely heiress to the Marauder's throne. These two were also most eligible bachelor/bachelorette. Everybody's dream couple was James and Lily. (except for maybe the ones where they were paired up with one of them...;-)) If they were together, they'd have it all, the looks, the wealth, and the brilliance of wizards/witches twice their age.
Everybody in the year could see that James Potter really liked Lily Evans... but nobody could tell how Lily really felt about one particular Potter. One moment, she acted like she was crushing, the next, she hated him! Sure, I know the two of them rather well, (I'm close friends with Lily) and I could read James like a book, but, Lily's always been a mystery. Nobody knows much about her, but that she's had a hard life, and doesn't like to talk about it. The only way we know that, is because several people have overheard Sirius and Remus talking passionately about this... several of these 'fangirls' they have put them together (damn slash writers!) if I hadn't made my point clear.... that is just wrong! Snape and Malfoy on the other hand... :-) Uh, yea.
Well, there are too many weirdoes at Hogwarts!! ::grins evilly:: OKAY! Sorry, off the subject... way WAY off the subject!
Well, as for Sirius... he's kinda liked me for a while now. I don't know what to think anymore. At first, hey, it was cool. Now, uh uh... EEEWW! Can't you tell I've talked to Lily for awhile? If you ask me, Sirius is just as arrogant as Lily says my cuz is!
Sirius and Lily have never really gotten along. If I didn't know better, I'd say that Sirius has a thing for Lily. Everybody in the Ladies (Hogwarts') has figured it out.
She has that ability to make you want to reach out and comfort her, though. She never smiles. She never laughs. She doesn't have that light in her eyes like so many other girls it the Ladies do. That light of laughter, mischief. Sure, Lily's the leader of our mischievous group, but, you can never tell what she's thinking... unless it's hatred. She looks so mournful. If she smiles, it's a sad smile, never a genuine smile... never.
All of us most girls in the year feel this is what makes Lily popular... we all wanna get to know her... to help her out. I feel she has even more to reveal to us this year.
Every year, we find out one or two more things about Lily. We get closer to understanding why Lily is the way she is.
A couple weeks ago, Lily started going out with James... only to break up... well, yesterday. I don't know who, or what happened, just that they're not together anymore.
Trust me, it's weird when Head Boy and Girl start ignoring each other...
I feel that Lily still likes James... I know James likes her.
That's why... oh, you'll see.
A/N: I know this was a short chapter... promise the next one will be twice as long as this one, or longer. Well, please R/R.