The Art ofFalling.

Brushing away a tear that started to run down my cheek at its own accord, James placed my hand over his heart. Then taking both of hishands and placing them on either sides of my face and lacing his fingers through the strands falling to the front, he tilted my head up to look at him in the eyes. Emerald against Hazel. Taking a deep breath he whispered, "I love you," and kissed me. Then I stopped worrying about breathing all together.


"JAMES POTTER I CAN'T STAND YOU!" screamed Lily once again at James, "I DON'T WANT YOU ANYWHERE NEAR ME! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE"

Everyone in the Hogwarts hallways were beginning to become used to this, well they already were mostly, but the first years were catching up quickly. Not a single person in the school didn't know of the Lily/James "Relationship". There wasn't much of one. James loved Lily. Lily hated James. James thought the world of her, thought the God himself must have made sure that she was made with extra care. Lily was convinced at time James was Satan's spawn. She didn't want to be friends with him and his arrogant friends, she also didn't even want to try to have a civil conversation with him.

"Why is it that I can't even compliment you once without you ripping my head off Lily?" asked James.

"BECAUSE YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PRAT!" screamed back Lily for the hundredth time throughout their stay at Hogwarts for 6 years now moving onto 7.

James wasn't really sure what made her dislike him so, he figured it was all the pranks he played on her during their first and second years when he didn't realize that his joy in teasing her was actually the fact that he sort of loved her in a way. Thats why he continued to do it, because he knew that she eventually got over every prank he ever pulled. From making her think that her Potion's Essay was due a day before than its due date, to turning her hair pink at breakfast everyday for a week. It seemed that no matter what she forgave him for it all.

James knew better than to try to calm her down, so he just walked away. This time he wasn't even walking away from a prank, he was walking away from paying her a compliment. They weren't even too Hogwarts yet and they were already battling. Sad part about it was that lily had no idea that she was going to have to deal with James all year more than she had before, considering that she was Head Girl and he was Head Boy and it was a notorious fact that the Heads had their own dorms seperate from their Houses. To James, this was a gift, to Lily it would be about 9 levels of Hell.

Lily watched James walked away, then turned and walked back into the compartment that she had came from. The compartment where she had met her 2 best friends in the world on her first trip to Hogwarts 6 years before.

She and her friends weren't the popular ones, the beautiful ones, the cool ones, the funny ones, or the overly smart ones. Well Lily was at the top of her class, but that's besides the point. They were the normal ones. Most people wouldn't have called them Normal judging by the way 3 out of the 4 Marauder's chased after them, but they didn't want it. Any girl in Hogwarts would have loved the attention they recieved, but they found it all slightly annoying. All of them however, found it sercretly entertaining though.

"Ah, I see you and James are off to an early start this year," stated Lily's friend Laura. Laura was simply stunning in her own way. She had dark auburn hair that fell in a lightly coating down to the middle of her back. Her eyes were the enchanting part, with dark blue eyes that would make a saint forget his ways in life, she was in a simple word, unique. She had a smile that could light a room, a laugh that could break any amounts of tension, the figure of a model, and a brain that had lots of knowledge, but enough common sense to keep her head screwed on.

"Could you hear that all the way down here. God, I just can't take much of of his, 'Lily, you're looking sexy today' comments," whined Lily. Lily was also just as stunning, or if not more, than Laura, although, she had different attributes to it. With long fire-red hair to almost her waist, that curled ever so slightly, the most peircing emerald eyes, and a tongue and brain that were quicker than a whip, she was in total...what you would call a Handfull. She had the personality you could loved and envy at times, and then at other times, not handle at all, save one person, James Potter. He would do anything just to earn a smile from her, she knew this, and that's what kept her from killing him these past few years. She knew he meant well.

A snort of laughter was heard from the other seat across from Laura, this coming from Kristina. The fun-loving person of the group. Never would you hear of a person disliking her at school, maybe finding her a touch odd, but never, ever mean. She had room for everyone in her life. No matter their name, age, race, house, friends, foes, looks, or IQ. Kristina had a crazy aura around her. She had the waist length, straight brown hair, glasses, a slight dusting of freckles, fair skin, and a set of eyes that had every color you could imagine in them.

The three together were a trio, and nothing could break them apart. Simple as that. No matter how much school got in the way, boys charmed them, or how they tended to disagree on some things, they always stayed friends. It was something that they had grown to love and cherish. Of course, things would change in the years, such as, this year Lily wouldn't be sharing a dorm with them seeing as she was Head Girl and would obviously be sharing with the Head Boy (who she didn't know yet).

Slowly, the time went by during the afternoon, and soon it was time for Lily to go meet the Head Boy to address the prefects on their duties of the upcoming year. Standing up, she said goodbye to her friends and made her way down the corridor of the train to the front. When she arrived at the compartment, she found it empty...deciding she was lucky, she took the seat facing the window and waited. After a while, the prefects started to file in, all chatting about their summer loves, falls, vacations, and homework.

"Nothing ever changes with this school...right Lily," stated a tired looking Remus Lupin upon entering the compartment, sitting across from her.

"You're very much right...seriously, you think they would really start caring about something else other than who dated who over the summer. I'm glad to see that Dumbledore chose you as Head Boy."

"Oh, that. Uh...you see Lily, I'm no-" started Lupin before he was interrupted by a burst of laughter from the hazel eyed boy standing in the doorway.

Lily felt herself go pale, then red, "WHAT! You have to be kidding me. Dumbledore made you Head Boy?"

James just smiled, "Lils...I knew you would be happy to see me, love."


A/N: Ya...this first chapter was told in 3rd person...the rest will be through the eyes of James/Lily on alternating chapters. I do beg of you to REVIEW...just don't tell me how bad my grammar is...I already know. 3 Me.

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