Title: That's what makes life interesting
Pairing: Lily/James
POV: Lily
Rating: K
Word Count: 332

A/N: This is from a collection of old bits of L/J I've got on my computer, this ones pretty much complete but I'll be updating sporadically as I finish others. I hope you enjoy, and please review.

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James Potter seemed to personify everything that was wrong for me. He was rude, crude and seemed to deliberately misunderstand everyone around him. All of my pet peeves were drawn together in one person; attracting unwanted attention, being made flustered, not having the chance to explain, people who choose ignorance. The love of my life, when I first met him, was the worst human I could ever imagine meeting.

This was at 11, I wasn't that naïve, I hadn't heard about Voldemort but I knew there were some truly terrible people out there; the difference was I could empathise with most of those people, I could understand while condemning their actions. I could never understand James.

He could never understand me.

Looking back I think that's why I'm still with him two years later, why he's the man I'll marry and spend the rest of my life with.

He never understood my 'diddly-dee' music, my love of the wind, or my unwillingness to enter casual relationships, but he accepted them. My boyfriend has no opinion on Nuclear power but was brought up by conservative (though fair) parents. When it comes to current affairs we argue over everything- and I wouldn't have it any other way.

A perfect relationship is fine; a partner that agrees with everything you say is a dream to some people. I need someone who will challenge me, who, if I die tomorrow will be able to say we had a great time. My mother warned me that minds and energy go stale, she told me to find a man who will accept my faults but also help me improve on them. James, even when I hated him, has always done that. He makes my life interesting, like that odd umbrella at the station, or the street art off a side alley. People say our relationship gives them hope, I'm just glad we're here together.

Me and James are just because.

And a non-existent reason will last for ever.

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A/N: 'didly-dee' music refers to Irish folk, these pieces are really just developing the Lily character I have in my head, in the hope that one day I'll have the patience for more than a one-shot.
Please review,
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