Voldemort's rising reign of terror, NEWTs, death attempts, a Headship, a tangled affair with James Potter, hilarity, grief, love, secrecy, maddness... it's almost hard to believe that I've survived to graduate. I am Lily Evans, and this is my 7th year.

She was dramatic. He was dynamic. She was precise. He was impulsive. He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart require time.

Lily has always considered herself ordinary. But as she enters her 7th year, things start changing and Lily starts going a bit mad. Suddenly, she's Head Girl, her mates are acting strangely, and there's a new James Potter she can't seem to get rid of. PRE-HBP

This is a story about a girl, the choices she made, and the people she loved. This is the story of how a girl and her best friend fell apart, and how a girl and a boy fell in love.

Since the fateful night in sixth year, Lily and James had made no secret of their mutual loathing. But when their new positions as Heads forces them into unwilling cooperation, old wounds reopen and new truths are brought to light.

Head Girls aren't supposed to make this many mistakes, are they? On top of failed Transfiguration exams, skipping Head duties, and befriending Sirius Black, I think I've made the worst mistake of all. I think I may, perhaps fancy James Potter. Just a bit.

"I think you're an arrogant, selfish pig, and I think you'd be doing both of us a favor if you just left me alone!" Potter stared at me for a moment, an unreadable expression in his hazel eyes, before uttering a single word: "Okay." J/L, Lily's POV.

The rules were simple. Provoke each other. Scream at each other. Snog each other. Do this as frequently as possible, but don't ever, ever kiss and tell.

Every year is the same, we get on the train and it starts. James Potter begins announcing his love towards me. I roll my eyes and ignore him, but something changed this year. James has a new girlfriend, and boy did it throw me for a loop.

Potter was going to say that he wasn't my boyfriend. I couldn't let him do that. For the love of Merlin, I could not let him do that. I had to stop him. He couldn't tell her the truth. So I did the only conceivable thing I could think of. I kissed him.

UPDATED. Through a series of vignettes describing experiences that are all tied to the dormitories, this JP/LE outlines the little events that brought James and Lily together.

The fic about nothing. Complete.

The prose behind the dialogue. The thoughts, actions, and revelations that surrounded Lily and James during my alldialogue piece, Redundancy. It involves butter. And dinner rolls. And other stuff. Mmhmm...

“Lily, getting you to go out with me is not a challenge. It’s an impossible feat that will only result in death or dismemberment. Or castration, though hopefully you’ll be kind enough to stick with the other options. But I have my doubts.”