Ever Fallen in Love

James Potter sat on the far side of the lake, staring out over the still water. What had he done to deserve this? How bad had he been in past lives? But, the most pressing question, how did he fall for someone who would never like him back? What was wrong with him? He furrowed his rather delicate brow, messy black hair falling into warm, thoughtfully puzzled brown eyes. What answer could he possibly come up with? He wouldn't put it past Snivellus to have put some kind of charm on him and on Lily, causing him to love her dearly and she to loathe him with equal passion. But, Snivellus wasn't subtle like that- it was more his style to physically attack him. Maybe he should ask the other Marauders what they thought.

You spurn my natural emotions
You make me feel like dirt
And I'm hurt
And if I start a commotion
I run the risk of losing you
And that's worse

He hurriedly squashed the idea as ludicrous. Sirius would laugh until he coughed up something, most likely something vital. Remus would probably take him sincerely and think it over- for ages- and then come up with some simple, yet maddeningly difficult answer like, "Just tell her how you feel, I'm sure she'll take you seriously after that." Fat chance, more like she'd laugh in his face! And Peter, he was the hard one. What would he do? He would side with Remus or Sirius for sure, but which? James frowned again; all this thinking about unanswerable rhetorical questions was giving him a headache. He picked up a rock and lobbed it into the lake. As he watched the giant squid slightly surface to see the disturbance, his mind wandered back to his previous thoughts.

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

What had he done that was so awful that he was tortured like this? Surely teasing Snape wasn't that horrific- maybe it was the tricks he had played on all the Slytherins over the years. He smiled at the thought: letting pixies loose in their dormitory, bribing the house elves to turn their desert into toads, bewitching the carpets to trip an unwary Slytherin. None of that really was too terrible. Or maybe it was because he had forced Snape into his debt. But, surely, saving someone's life wasn't a bad thing to do! And anyway, it hadn't all been for Snape. If Remus had killed him, it would have broken the boy for life and James would never let that happen to one he loved as a brother! And even Snape didn't deserve to die that way- well, maybe he did, but that was not up to James. But, back again to the original problem.

I can't see much of a future
Unless we find out what's to blame
What a shame
And we won't be together much longer
Unless we realize that we are the same

Maybe it was because of his attitude. Maybe he was a tad conceited; though he was honest about his skills, not some first year who embellished his abilities to that of Dumbledore! But, it didn't seem to turn Lily on, a fact she made known to all by nicknaming him "King Fathead", yet only endearing her to him more. And another question- why would he have fallen for Lily Evans and not some other girl? She was lovely and smart of course, but there were other pretty girls at Hogwarts. And they all liked him! Maybe it was the thrill of a challenge that he liked about her, the only female that didn't worship his shadow. Somehow, he found that very attractive, her individuality. But that wasn't all about her that he cherished. She had a no nonsense aura about her, a quality of "If you mess with me, I'll hex you into next week!" She was just as fiery as that wonderful hair of hers, with spicy green eyes always full of life and laughter.

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

James stared dreamily off at the sky as he pictured her. In his sixteen year old heart, he knew that what his friends said wasn't true- it wasn't just some rather strange obsession or a gigantic crush. He loved her with all his heart, why he would die for her! One day, he would have to tell her the truth, or perish of unrequited love. And at that moment, James Potter vowed that Lily Evans would be his, no matter what he had to change for her to see him not as a conceited idiot, but as a man who cared for her like no other. She would see the light through those gorgeous eyes one day and so would the rest of the world…

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with
Fallen in love with
Ever fallen in love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

A/N: Another Lily and James! These are fun to do- be ready, I have a few in total done. This maybe isn't one of my better ones, but it's kinda cute. Again, I own nothing- charas go to the wonderful JKR, the song to Pete Yorn. As always, review! You know, I would stop asking if I was suddenly swamped with reviews... (winks obviously)