This is my first Harry Potter fic, so please R&R! WARNING! THIS STORY MAY GIVE OUT SOME SPOILERS OF THE 5TH HARRY POTTER BOOK!

Disclaimer: All of the Harry Potter character, except for some made up characters to make it seem more real, all belong to J.K. Rowling.

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15 years ago, the son of Lily and James Potter survived Lord Voldemort's attack, and became known as the Boy Who Lived. But this story does not involve the present, but it will show events leading up to it. Harry Potter discovers in Professor Snape's pensive that his father wasn't as perfect as he seemed, and his mother disliked him a lot. This is their story.

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"Hey Evans!"

Lily Evans rolled her pretty green eyes and ignored James Potter for the 20th time today.

"C'mon Evans, please go out with me?" James's voice came out in a pleading tone.

"Will you stop FOLLOWING me?" Lily demanded finally, twirling around to face her personal stalker.

"Not until you go out with me! Besides," James added when he saw Lily giving him a very nasty glare, "we're in the same class, remember? I really don't think it's fair to accuse me of going someplace where I'm supposed to- "

"People who are innocently walking to class don't shout at a girl's back at least twenty times a day!" Lily retorted, her red hair bouncing off her shoulders.

"Fine then, I won't talk to you. Ever." James said. He fell back to converse his friends.

"Wait, that's not-arg! Potter, you make me so mad!" Lily stomped her feet in anger. "Fine! See if I care! I'm just wondering who'd want to date an air headed, show off, coincided jerk like you!"

James kept his determined look up until he faced his 3 best friends with his back to Lily. His expression was crestfallen. He was pretty upset.

"Wow. She really did you in, didn't she? You must really have bad luck when it comes to women." Sirius said, laughing a little.

"Hey, don't laugh at him. Wait until you make an idiot of yourself around a girl and THEN who will have the last laugh?" Remus pointed out wisely.

"Who're you calling an idiot?" James asked incredulously.

"You, who else?" Sirius barked with laughter.

They entered their Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom with Sirius still laughing, and James still mourning.

Professor Harrell was sitting behind his desk, spectacles on the bridge of his nose. He didn't look up until every last student was seated before beginning.

"Wands out, people, and make it quick!" He ordered. "Today is a different lesson. I've just received word from the headmaster that I may have a day specifically focused on dueling."

There were cheers, and some frightened looks among the students. James looked determined. "This may be a way to impress Lily!" (This is all in their thoughts)

Sirius had a laid back expression on his face. *Yawn*

Remus had an interested look. "This may come in handy in the future."

Peter just looked downright scared. "I'm going to die, ah!"

Lily looked uneasy, but determined all the same. "I'm a Muggle-born, but I'm just as good as any other witch! "

"Let's pair off, hmm, let's see-how about Mr. Black and Mr. Snape-"

"Oy, Snivellus! I can't wait to cream you, can you?" Sirius sneered at Snape.

Snape looked at Black with a very loathing look.

"God, you just can't pass a day without bullying someone, can you?" Lily demanded.

Sirius ignored her, or otherwise didn't hear her.

Lily and James bowed to each other. James was determined to prove himself to her.

I'll show that arrogant, bullying toerag! ("Arrogant, bullying toerag" is actually how Lily described James at one point in the book. ^_^0)

They faced each other, both determined to win, but for two very different reasons.

"Scourgify!" James shouted.

"Petrificus Totalus!" Lily shouted at the same time.