Author: Laurahonest

Prologue

Post date: 6-1-06

Edited post date: 6-16-06

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any other aspect of the series. It all belongs to J.K. Rowling. If you don't realize this maybe you should read the books before you read this.

Authors Note: The typos were irritating me.I had to fix them. Thank Bluejello for editing for me from here on out.

This is the story of James Potter and Lily Evans. This is not the whole story. We will not delve into the complexities of their whole story for that would take a very long time to tell.

James had finally deflated his head. He had matured and grown over the last two years. Lily had finally opened up her eyes and realized this about James. They had decided to give up their silly squabbling and attempt to become friends. Over the first term of their final year at Hogwarts they had gone from a tenuous truce to a full-fledged friendship. It was amazing really. They had stopped fighting soon after becoming Head-Boy and Head-Girl. The staff at Hogwarts was still getting used to the idea of the two as friends. They still jumped when they saw the two together in the hallways and rushed to break up a conflict, but there never was a conflict anymore.

Professor Dumbledore was not surprised in the least and was very glad that the two had become friends. Professor McGonagall was heard saying that Dumbledore should have forced them into a position of teamwork years ago. Professor Slughorn thought that they had become friends secretly the year before when he had begun pairing them in Potions. The other Professors kept their opinions to themselves, mostly content to watch and wait.

We will simply start at Christmas in 1977. James' parents had decided that, as his Christmas gift, they would open their home to all of his friends and their families. In early November they sent out invitations to all of James' close friends to visit for the two week Christmas break and join in the festivities.

Most of his friends immediately sent return owl to accept the invitation. Lily's parents sent the invitation to her and allowed her to make the decision.

James' parents sent him a list in the first week of December.

Accepted

Sirius Black

Remus Lupin

Peter Pettigrew

Marlene McKinnon

Broderick Bode

Declined

Bertha Jorkins

Undecided

Lily Evans

Frank Longbottom

Alice Harper

James immediately went to each of the people whose names were in the undecided category and began an attempt to convince them that they should accept, because it just wouldn't be the same without them.