Full Summery: It's Lily and James' final year at Hogwarts and James has yet to win over Lily's affections...so he decides to change himself for her, but only problem is that someone is out to ruin his chances. Who can that be? Can the marauders help James win over Lily and figure out who's stalking who? Contains back-stabbing friends, drama, and major hissy fits from James...read to find out the tale of Lily and James coming together and Lily finally admitting her love to James!

Chapter 1

Of deflating heads and mean girls

Disclaimer: Belongs to J.K. Rowling. Characters and situations you don't recall reading in books belongs to me.

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"This concludes this weeks meeting," Head Girl Lily Evans finished. She had thick, long, dark red hair. She had the most beautiful emerald, green eyes any girl would kill to have. She had a friendly disposition, and she was the eye-candy of almost every guy in Hogwarts.

She was standing at the end of a long, narrow table in the library. The other Prefects were standing up to leave and probably returning to their common rooms to finish homework or relax.

At the other end of the table sat a very tall, well-built, dark messy haired boy. He wore round wire-rimmed glasses perched upon his nose and had a look of pure boredom on his face. This boy, James Potter, was new to the whole Prefect business.

As Prefects started to walk out of the library, whispering to themselves, James heard Lily.

"Oh, bugger." James looked up from where he was sitting to find Lily cursing silently to herself.

"Potter, stop day dreaming and help me gather my papers. You should at least try to look like you pay attention during the meeting, " said Lily. Her papers were everywhere and she seemed to have dropped her over-stuffed notebook.

"Oh, yes! Sure, I'll get them. And for your information, I was paying perfect attention to you," replied James rather proud of his come back, standing up from his seat and walking over to where Lily was crouching over, trying to gather as much papers as she can.

"I meant paying attention to what I'm saying, not at me physically, you prick," she snapped. She tried to fit as much papers in her wearily notebook, which was about to fall apart again.

"Well, either way I get to see you," shrugged James. He bent over to a pile of papers and started to gather her papers. He noticed Lily's neat and tiny writing, and how she never wrote on the back of her parchments.

Her notebook finally gave, and all her papers were back on the floor again. "Ugh, bloody hell."

"Why on Merlin's Beard, do you carry so much papers in one notebook?" asked James, bewildered. He had never seen Lily so stressed out. As he looked closely at her face he realized that she had slight bags under her eyes, and her once radiant green eyes had a faint glow. She didn't reply, she just kept on picking up her papers from the floor.

"Accio Papers," James said, as all Lily's papers came to James' hand in a neat pile.

"Thank you, Potter," she said as she let out a breath of relief.

"I guess I'm useful at helping others in need, rather than just pranking them, huh?" asked James. James had realized this summer that showing off in front of Lily didn't quite increase his chances of getting a date with Lily and decided a new approach: Being less arrogant, being helpful, stop hexing Slytherins, overall be a good little boy.

"Potter, I'm just so tired right now and I don't have time to answer your questions," Lily replied rather tired of James.

"Oh, alright then," James had a look of disappointment in his face and tried to cover it by smiling. His smiling came out as grimace.

"You changing yourself for me is a waste of time, James. Move on with your life," sighed Lily as she walked passed him, with her arm carrying a pile of papers. Lily looked rather tearful as she walked out of the library.

James stood there putting his hand through his hair, looking more confused then ever.

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"Check."

"Oh, damn it!"

Remus grinned as Sirius looked frustrated.

"Rematch Moony. And this time no more tricks, you got it, mate?" Sirius said pointing his fingers at Remus.

"What tricks? The moves I make are simply obvious, you just don't notice them."

"I think Moony's right, Padfoot, I mean the move he was about to mak-"

"Wormtail, if you open your mouth one more time, I will stuff this knight down your throat." he said holding up a knight piece and looking threatening. Peter gulped and went back to finishing his essay on trolls.

The portrait door swung open and Lily entered looking straight ahead and walking stiffly to the girl's dormitories.

"What's up with her?" Sirius asked perplexed as the other Gryffindors.

"Donno, she was fine at the meeting," Remus shrugged.

"Hmm…talking about meetings, where's our Head Boy Prongs?" As if on cue, James entered the common room looking down right puzzled.

"Prongs, what did you do now? Asked her to another date again?" asked Remus. James shook his head.

"Then what happened?" asked Sirius impatiently.

"I don't know. I mean first she asked me to help her pick up her papers and next thing you know she stomps out of the library," he said throwing his hands up in the air in defeat.

"I'm sure there was more to it then that," Remus added.

"Yeah, like Prongs trying to snog Evans into persuading her to go out with him," Sirius sad absent-mindly.

"I'll have you know Padfoot that I have come up with new strategic plans to get Lily to go out with me," He said haughtily.

Sirius snorted, "Oh, yeah? Like what?"

"Like trying to be nice, don't show off, and stop hexing kids in the hallways for no reason."

"Say what! You are giving up pranking so Evans will go out with you?" Sirius asked disbelievingly.

"I think it's great Prongs. You have finally decided to deflate your ego," Remus said nodding approvingly. "It shows mass maturity."

"Mature my arse; you can't just change your whole personality just so you can get a date with some girl who doesn't even like you."

"And why not?" James asked indignantly.

"Because, if a girl doesn't like you for who you are, then they are not worth it," Sirius huffed crossing his arms and settling into the armchair.

"You think?" James asked softly.

"Listen Prongs, I think Padfoot does have some points there. If you're whole changing your image doesn't change Lily's mind, then just move on," Remus said.

"No! I will get Lily to go on ONE date with me, if I have to die trying!" James shouted. He then stomped up to the boy's dormitory.

"He won't give up won't he?" Sirius asked.

"I highly doubt it, Padfoot," Sighed Remus.

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"Lily dear, what's wrong?" asked one of her dorm mates, Marlene.

"Nothing, nothing, just Potter being Potter, you know?" Lily replied.

"Is that boy still bothering you, Lily? I mean come on Lily, you're Head Girl, throw him in detention, his second home," Felicia said, as the Marlene started to laugh.

"I could, couldn't I?" Lily pondered, putting her papers on her bed.

"Sure Lily, give that sad excuse of an animal what he deserves," advised Elaine lazily, filling her nails and not looking up.

"Yes, I will. The next time he bothers me or tries to make moves on me, and then I'll put him in detention." Lily said. "Now, I'll take a shower, see you later girls," Lily walked over to her trunk to pull out her night close and walked over to the bathroom.

"Yes, Lily, give James hell." Elaine said softly as Lily slammed the bathroom door. "Sooner or later James will give up on you and he'll be mine." Felicia then started laughing along with Elaine.

Marlene couldn't exactly hear what Elaine said to make Felicia laugh, but she had a bad feeling about this…

A/N: Thanks for reading!