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Summary: My Name is James Potter and I go to a School called Hogwarts. It's not your average school you see. This is a school for witchcraft and wizardry. Wicked huh? Well I'm not your average kind of guy either. If you're ever looking for me you could find me at the Quidditch field, my love my life. You see I'm the Gryffindor captain and best Seeker around. If you can't find me there you will probably find me with Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, either that or you'll find me in detention with McGonagall again. Who's she you ask? I'd have you ask her yourself.

I'm slick and I'm fast and I'm the one that will have you melt at my feet. But don't get your knickers tied up in a bunch, cause I've only got my eyes set on one girl, and one girl only. Her name happens to be Lily Evans and I can tell you, she's not your average walk in the park, not even close. You won't believe what I have to do for this girl; well I can't believe it myself. If it is worth it you'll have to come up with the answer yourself after you find out What I Gave Up for Her!

I'd do anything!
Just to hold you in my arms,
To try to make you laugh
But somehow I can't put you in the past!
I'd do anything!
Just to fall asleep with you,
Will you remember me? Because I know
I won't forget you…
-Simple plan, I'd Do Anything

Potter Charm

A girl with flaming red hair and extravagant emerald eyes came tearing down the spiraling staircase that lead her from the girls dormitories. Lily Evans was just your average witch. She attended Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, did all her homework. She was even made a Prefect and with her magnificent grades and reputation she was ought to be Head girl in no time. She was also popular and many admired her for her beauty though Lily Evans was always the quiet one. The quiet little bookworm.

The Gryffindor fifth year skidded to a halt beside a girl and sat down beside her, "Hey Alice!" she greeted with a smile. Alice looked up to her best friend and smiled, "Hey Lils! What's up?"

Lily shrugged, "Just trying to spend my last days being happy you know. Nothing boring, nothing embarrassing and no, and I mean it NO James Potter."

Alice grinned, "Then I think you spoke to soon," she said pointing to the common room portrait that had just swung open to reveal four boys falling through, laughing their heads off. The first boy had dark hair that was unbelievably messy and stuck up at the end. He also had black rimmed glasses that framed his deep hazel eyes.

The other boy who came right after him was almost an exact carbon copy, except with longer hair, did not have glasses and his eyes were a darker brown. The boy that had stopped laughing first stood up brushing his robes. He had sandy brown hair while the other boy was a bit plumper and had mousey brown hair. The marauders they called themselves.

Lily rolled her eyes, "Just great"

Alice laughed, "Look James is coming toward us"

And sure enough he was much to Lily's displeasure. "What do you want Potter?" she hissed before he could get even two meters away from her.

James shrugged grinning, his hazel eyes sparkling with an insane glitter, "Can't a guy say hi, Evans?"

Lily gave him scowl and rolled her eyes, "What do you want?"

James smirked, a smirk that Lily hated, "Evans, Go out with me"

Lily scoffed, "Yah, In your dreams, Potter" she spat.

The boy known as James Potter had started asking her out since 3rd year. Didn't he ever learn to give up? Clearly not Lily thought with a bitter bite.

Another boy came up to James and leaned on him with his shoulders his gaze looking down at Lily and shook his head and shrugged, "Bad luck again Prongs,"

James just grinned, "Don't worry, she'll cave in soon enough." James said and winked to Lily before he turned and walked back to his friends. " See yah later Evans!"

Lily growled and shouted after the messy haired boy, "Go to hell Potter!"

Alice had watched in silence as the four boys disappeared to their dormitories. "Jeez Lily. I think that guy really fancies you. You ought to at least give him a chance and maybe some credit for sheer determination"

Lily let out a long and high pitched laugh, "HA! Fancy? You're kidding me right? He just wants me to sleep with him. I know it. I can see it in his eyes. I'm not just going to be another trophy in his sex life"

Alice raised an eyebrow, "So you're telling me… he's been asking you out since THIRD year just to sleep with you?"

Lily nodded, "That's about it."

Alice sighed, "Your hopeless" Alice said and looked down at the daily prophet she was ready, "but you'll see in time."

Lily looked to her best friend, "What?"

"Come on Prongs, your not gonna let some words from Evans ruin your day!" It was Sirius yelling as he sat on the edge of his bed, munching on some chocolate cauldrons.

On the next bed lay the form of James Potter. "Well what else is there to do?"

"You could try again!" Sirius barked.

"He's been trying for two years already" It was Remus this time who stated that fact.

"And he's not getting any where is he?" Peter spoke.

James spun around and threw a pillow at Peter who squeaked and ducked just in time. "I think I know that already Wormtail!"

"I know but maybe you're going at it the wrong way" Peter suggested finally lifting his head when he felt it was safe from James' wrath.

James lifted another pillow just when Remus interjected, "Wait Prongs! I think Wormtail has a point."

James gave him an 'oh is that so?' look and pursed his lips in frustration. "Well go on then Moony!"

"Well obviously she has to hate you for a reason and-"

"She does not hate me!"

At this comment Sirius started laughing but tried hard to stop his cackles as he was choking on his chocolate, "Sorry mate but..." Sirius said and wiped his eyes, "She obviously isn't sprawled at your feet admitting her undying love for you is she? So that leaves us with the word 'dislike'"

James muttered something under his breath about 'what friends are suppose to be for'

Remus grew agitated as he yelled over Sirius's stifled laughter; Peter's ignored suggestions and James moping, "Oiy! Shut it!" Remus called as all heads turned to him. "Alright, so we all know Lily despises Prongsie here. But why?" Remus looked to James, "Have you ever wondered why?"

James opened his mouth to retort but Sirius had hit him on the head with a pillow. "Stop denying it Prongs, you know she hates you."

James sighed, "Alright fine. What do I need to do?"

Remus grinned, "Step one, find out why she hates you."

Sirius gaped, "That's it? THAT is the holy plan? 'Find out why Evans hates Prongs? Anyone could have came up with that!"

Remus smirked, "Then why didn't you?"

Sirius made a low growl and ignored Remus for the most part as he silently stuffed chocolate cauldrons in his mouth.

James closed his eyes and thought hard, trying to see if he could find out why Lily hated him so much. She could see Lily's face in his mind. She was beat red with anger and her hair seemed to be on fire and her emerald eyes looked with a poisonous stare. James grinned, he had always loved to see Lily when she was angry, and usually she was always mad at James. But the words 'arrogant, toerag' and prick came to mind. James winced she had always called him those names. But sticks and stones may break his bones but words never hurt. James thought determinedly and anyways, Lily was only mad when she said that. Right?

"Oiy Prongs, hey Prongs.. PRONGS!" Sirius bellowed and shook James.

James started flailing his arms at Sirius and turned around, "What?"

"Come on and stop daydreaming! We're gonna miss the end of the year feast!"

So the boys accompanied by a moping James followed his friends into the Great hall which was already filled with chatter and students all ready for the feast and the end of the year festivities. But James sighed he had failed at yet another year with Lily, another year wasted. James then looked up to the Gryffindor table and nudged his fellow Marauders. "Look there is empty seats next to Evans and the Alice girl" James said and began to walk towards them

Lily sighed as she looked over to Alice. She was waving to someone who had waved back. It was Frank Longbottom. Lily groaned, "Why don't you just ask him out?"

Alice shook her head feverishly, "No! What if he does not like me! And besides, its usually the guy who makes the moves."

Lily rolled her eyes, "You'll regret it Alice, we're going into our 6th year, and you'll have only two more years left!"

Alice scoffed, "Should listen to your own advice Lily. You'll regret ever rejecting James. You only have two more years left!" She said mocking Lily's tone as she waved her hands in the air in front of Lily's face.

Lily hissed, "If you're thinking that he has a chance with-"

"Who has a chance Evans?"

Lily turned around to see James sitting in the seat right next to her, "No one, none of your business!" She spat as Sirius sat next to James and Remus and Peter took seats across the table from them.

"Oh I think it has something to do with a certain James Potter?" Sirius suggested as Lily threw daggers at him with her eyes. "What do you guys want now! Can't you leave me alone? You've embarrassed me, harassed me and annoyed me from dawn till dusk for three years straight!" She then turned to Potter, "Especially you!"

James shrugged, "What can I say? I'm addicted to you Evans"

Lily gave him a disgusted look, "Right Potter" she said turning away from him.

James sighed and rolled his eyes and nudged Lily on the shoulder.

"Hey Lily!" James called beside her. Lily turned surprised for a moment that he had called her by her first name but when she saw the smirk on his face that he had actually surprised her Lily frowned and glared, "What Potter! What part of leave me alone do you not get? Or is your skull so thick that you can't understand a word I'm saying?"

James grinned and shrugged, giving the red haired girl a nod, "Your right I don't understand what your saying. Well I only understand the words, I, Love, You and James."

Lily scoffed but James didn't seem to be finished, "Evans go out with me. Come on, I know you want to, Go out with-"

"Never! "Lily bellowed, "Will I ever go out with a prick like you!" Lily hissed, "You think your so smart James Potter! You think so highly of yourself! That you are the coolest freaking wizard at this school! You think you can get whatever you want! You think your so irresistible with that little snitch of yours that you take out just to show off with, and always ruffling your hair up so that you look like you just came off of your broomstick that I'm surprised can even get off the ground with that big fat head of yours! Hexing people around the halls for no reason! Why? Because you can! You are a fucking Prick Potter! A Prick! And never in my life time would I EVER go out with an idiot like you!" And with that Lily got up slamming her hand in the table and stormed of to the opposite end of the table, somewhere far away from James and his friends who were just sitting there with wide eyes. James looked like he was going to cry.

Alice sat there, her feet shuffling as she got up looking at James who whined back to Alice, "She didn't mean that did she?"

Alice nodded, "Every word James. Sorry there but.." She said as she noticed the devastated look on James' face. "I gotta go see Lily." She said and turned around and walked over to where Lily sat.

James wailed and flung himself onto the table, "What a great thing to end the year off" he said and started to hit his head against the table. The marauders looked at each other and Sirius patted James on the shoulder, "There there Prongs. You'll get her! Use that old Potter charm!"

Remus snickered, "And you think that would get him anywhere?"

James would have hit his friend but on his account was to devastated to react with anything but a glare. "What do yah mean?"

Remus sighed, "What she told you Prongs! Weren't you listening? That's why she hates you."

"Oh.."James managed to grumble, "What did she say?"

Remus sighed and nudged Peter who handed James a piece of parchment that had their whole conversation written down, including everything Lily had said. "How do you guys write so fast?" James muttered and Remus laughed, "You're a wizard Prongs, you have wands, you have magic" Remus said as if he were talking to a 5 year old.

James muttered and read over their conversation. The words that Lily had yelled out were underlined in bold. "Prick, Prick, Prick, Prick" James said as he put the parchment down. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Sirius patted him, "That means, Evans thinks you are a prick, Prongs"

James winced, "You think I'm a prick?"

Sirius shrugged, "I don't think you are"

Remus then cleared his throat, "But Lily sure does." He said motioning to the parchment. "I'm sure that's good enough proof?"

James shrugged, "I guess so…"

Remus then clapped his hands, "Good! So at least one thing's settled. Now step two."

James then perked up, "How I get to shag her?"

Sirius grinned but Remus looked deadly, "Do you want to go out with her or not? See that's the pricky stuff!"

James shook his head but the part about going out with Evans intrigued him.

"Well then you'll have to start now. You've had your whole business of the 'Potter Charm' for two years. Hasn't gotten you anywhere has it?" Remus asked with agreeing nods from Peter and Sirius

James argued though. "But Moony I'm not a prick! And I highly doubt the Potter Charm has not done anything"

"Your right Prongs. The Potter Charm hasn't done anything but blunder you for the past two years." Sirius padded James on the shoulder. James still looked unconvinced. "Fine what ever! What is your way Moony?"

Remus then grinned, "Well it's time to do it 'Moony's Way'"