A Quirk of Fate

Summary- Life for Lily Evans is full of so many unexpected paradoxes, especially when James big-headed Potter is concerned. Told in the form of Quiditch commentary, fiery arguments, dating profiles, Slug Club conversations, cheesy love-songs, lame-jokes, diary entries, detentions, pranks, and notes passed during class along with a lot of humor and romance you learn just exactly how come.

Disclaimer- If I owned Harry Potter believe ME what happened at the end of numero six would not have happened! Well JK Rowling (who happens to own it) thinks differently… (Along with Warner Bros… and well everyone else who happens to have rights to it!)

AN- Yes I know I should be writing chapters for other stories… but the idea of writing another classic-but not so classic- LJ story was just way to appealing! Darn those bunnies!

Quite tall Tajjy M M hopping through the forest collecting all the plot bunnies and whacking them on the head…

Chapter One- Lily Marie Evans

Her name just so happens to be Lily Marie Evans, the most likely to become head-girl, perfect prefect, mature but with a good sense of humor (not at the least stuck up) sixteen-year-old, with the curly shocking sort-of red hair, and a shocking sort-of red head attitude. Very witty really. She was quite tall and had above average features, (making the male population like her above average as well) and had the deepest and most memorizing green eyes possible.

It also so happens Lily Evans lived by her own set of guidelines. Her own rules/laws for life. Come on, if Newton could have three after an apple dropped on his head, Lily Evans surely could have one as well.

And no she wouldn't take the names Flower, Christmas Tree, Carrot Top or whatever idiocy you could come up with from anyone. (Evans Law: 'My parents worked hard enough to come up with a name, the least you do is use it.')

Not that a certain someone didn't try.

A certain over conceited, big-headed, show-offish, look-at-me-I'm-so-cool, grudgingly smart- but used it for evil (other wise known as pranks), guy with a detention record the size of Everest, messy haired git someone. Who in polite company is otherwise known as James Tristin Potter.

But he doesn't exactly keep polite company. His 'company' insists of his three best friends (a fan club, a flavor of the week, and who ever else he manages to charm- which unfortunately tends to be a lot of people) who make up the 'Marauders' and they happen to call him 'Prongs'.

These three best friends are also made up of the also-highly-arrogant Sirius Black. The slightly off-balanced Peter Pettigrew and the polite and nice enough (but not as polite and nice as the teachers think he is) Remus Lupin.

And though Lily was quite polite (and charming herself whenever necessary) she called him 'Potter'. Well better his surname then some other things that she has in storage for another row which they are most guaranteed have very soon.

And it's not that she likes holding an on-going dislike for anyone… it was just that he was so darn annoying. He nagged the living daylights out of her. On purpose- and he totally and utterly enjoyed it… the jerk.

In first year it was the simple pranks that increased into more hideous ones by second grade as his skill increased. By third year he could transform anything (and that really does mean anything) by will into something most distasteful. This means along the lines of things with too many legs for their own good or something that it really shouldn't be for Lily's own good. Like when he turned all her text books and reports for all her subjects into ones for Divination (which thanks to her ability to 'see' knew well better then to take the irksome subject).

And the teasing never really bothered her, training from elementary school (I mean come on she had BRIGHT RED HAIR and FRECKLES). Nothing juvenile Potter could say really bothered her. (The Evans sticks and stones rule applies). But the repeating and constant chirpiness of his voice was so annoying! So of course, naturally, she had to retaliate.

Then by fifth year he pranked on her, they had a row, and then he asked her out to Hogsmeade. That's where Lily drew the line. She would never be used as such- a flavor of the week- or some sort of catch or prize for anyone, anyone. And James Tristan Potter just didn't get it, she no longer was just ticked off- she was furiously mad.

I mean if she hated him (which she does) but he even in the smallest amount liked her (as in a crush) then maybe it would make sense… and be a bit bearable to just say 'no', but the thing was he hated her just as much as she did him… he just did it to get her agitated.

It was no more then a joke for him- but really the idea of Potter and Evans dating was really laughable.

So by the middle of her fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry she made it her most followed and crucial rule to live by: never have a crush/date/or have any other then a strictly business like and or adversary like relationship with James Tristan Potter no matter how 'charming he is' etc. And that was what she planned to stick by.

But of course like the fact she never expected to receive a letter to attend a school founded thousands of years ago for students possessing magic- or that she would ever become a witch herself, so many things have happened and continue to happen in the life of Lily Evans. And with all the paradoxes going on, maybe our dear Lily should have come up with a rule: 'Never say never'.

Okay then! EEKS! It's a new story… and it was so much fun to write! Since SS is past 'hate' and onto the 'love' part of the LoveHate relationship thingy (which is so much fun for me to write!) I couldn't resist starting this as well! I'll try my best to not slack off with updates even after school starts!

I cannot wait to continue this story… but the thing is like usual I need to know people are reading in order to do so! So if you'd be so kind please leave me a review with any opinions and or constructive criticism!

A review from you to me takes so little time and would be so nice,

And isn't my happiness worth such a small price?

To come!

James Perspective on everything… more sixth year happenings…. and some more fun-fun-fun!

Like Always,

TajM

Also Like Always this is dedicated to the three other HMS Marauders! I miss you tons and tons and tons… Here's another shot at a LJ bit! I hope to make it well thought out so it won't be 'I love you-m marry me!' then the next chapter 'Get out of my way slime ball.'

I just realized 'Tristan' is the middle name of James in 'Kissing the Enemy' (which is a great story…! EEKS! I swear I didn't mean to copy you in any way Kissing-the-enemies-author! Please forgive me:)