And so it goes, this soldier knows
The battle with the heart isn't easily won
But it can be won
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It's late October, and Lily Evans has just agreed to marry James Potter.
The woman in question is sleeping, lovingly covered with a blanket by her new fiancé, her red hair splayed out over her pillow.
This very same fiancé is across the street at a pub, having a celebratory drink (or five) with his mates.
Needless to say, they are very drunk.
"To James and Lily!" Sirius Black, James Potter's best friend, shouts for the eighth time, holding up his glass. "Cheers!"
The four friends clink their glasses together and down their drinks. James signals to the bartender for another round.
"I reckon I've had enough," Remus Lupin says, slurring his words. "My hangover's going t'be bad enough without another drink."
"Live a little, Moony!" Peter Pettigrew says, clutching the table in an effort to sit up straight. "Our Prongsie's just won a war!"
"The greatest war since… er, the last greatest war!" Sirius adds. "The battle for Lily Evans' heart!"
"He's a soldier!" Peter tells Remus, who is still struggling to process their words through his alcohol-induced haze.
"A soldier!" James repeats, tuning into their conversation. "Wait, I'm a soldier?"
"A soldier!" Peter shouts.
"Indeed!" Sirius chimes in. "A soldier for all men in pursuit of unattainable women!"
"A soldier for the battle of the heart!"
"Everyone thought it was impossible!" Peter cries. "Lily Evans, agree to marry James Potter? Impossible! But he proved them wrong! He did it!"
(It would be a good time to point out that when the Marauders are drunk, there is an abundance of exclamation points in their dialogue.)
"The battle of the heart is not easily won, my friend," Sirius says to James. "But you have proven that it can be won!"
"You and Lily will marry, and have ten kids, and live until two hundred," Peter says. "And be a beacon of hope for all the blokes in the world who despair of ever getting a girl!"
James snorts. "Ten kids?" he says, because really, that's the most ridiculous part. "Lily'd never stand for it. Impossible."
Their drinks arrive. Remus contemplates whether another drink will really worsen his hangover the next morning. He shrugs, grabs a glass, and says, "Lily Evans just agreed to marry James Potter. Anything's possible."
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A/N:(Ingrid Michaelson again for the title and lyrics above.) Just experimenting with a different style. What'd you guys think? :)