One Reason to Die, Three Reasons to Live

As Lily is about to perform a charm to make it so she was never born, James makes a deal: if he can find three good reasons for her to have been alive, she won't do it.

Last chapter of this… Feedback for improvements would be very, very nice!

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Third Reason to Live: James

"Me. It's not life or death, but at the same time, it is. Without you, I would have no life," James said, forcing Lily to strain to catch his words.

It was true.

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In her first year, Lily hadn't been over-popular, but she was still happy-go-lucky and loved to make friends. Especially with those who didn't seem to have any.

There was one boy in her year, in her house, who never talked with anyone. He worked on his own in classes, sat by himself in the common room and at meals. That made her go to him.

"Hello!" Lily said cheerfully to the boy.

The boy looked up blankly, and said, "Hello. Who are you?"

"I'm Lily Evans! What's your name?" She might've been sounding too cheerful, too happy. But he didn't seem to mind like her other friends did.

"My name is James Potter," he said.

"Hello James Potter. What are you doing over here?" she asked curiously.

"Building a card castle," he responded innocently.

"But not with muggle cards."

Darn. She was too smart. "No, I'm using the cards you play Exploding Snap with."

"That just makes it more fun!" Lily exclaimed. Lowering her voice, she added, "Did you ever notice how 'Snap' and 'Snape' are spelt almost the same way?" James looked at her blankly once more. Unfazed, she went on. "Let's play a game of Exploding Snape! I'm certain Sirius and Remus could help us with the supplies."

"No need," James said, suddenly. "So, how are we going to do this? Dad gave me a ton of prank stuff, and told me I was to use it with my friends… only problem is, I haven't got any."

He looked hopeful, and she said firmly, "Yes, you have! I'm your friend. And I'm sure that Sirius, Remus, Mundungus, Arabella…" Lily rattled off a very long list of names, concluding with, "would love to be your friends! You just have to put yourself out more. Come on, I'll introduce you to… everybody!"

Lily had helped James get his friends. She'd been his first friend. Without her, he would still be lonely.

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Lily couldn't find anything to argue about with this, so she said something very stupid. "And a jolly old friend I was, wasn't I? Landing you on Sirius and Remus and almost never talking to you again that year!"

James nearly exploded with anger. "You were the first friend I had in this school! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been friends with Sirius and Remus. You didn't land me on them! You spent nearly as much time with me as they did! Don't put yourself down, Lily. I love you too much for that."

Lily gaped at him, openmouthed. {A/N: Gaping is openmouthed, isn't it? But it sounds better that way…} "Y-you love me?"

"Beyond words," James said softly, drawing her into a hug. Lily dropped the paper with the charm on it. It landed on the rock's edge, and a light wind carried it out onto the lake.

She tipped her head up to look at him, eyes full of wonder, and he claimed her lips with his as the rain began to fall.

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I know, very cliché ending, but I like them! R&R! Think there should be a sequel? Let me know, please! Otherwise, this story is done. I've no other ideas for it.