Written for Hogwarts' Around the World Event: Andorra - Song: All the Small Things - Blink 182.
Word count: 228
The Little Things
It was the small things that truly made Lily fall in love with James. The sound of his laughter, when it was true and shared with his friends after a prank had gone well. She had used to hate that sound, once, because it meant that they'd probably hurt or humiliated her friend again, but now that they've stopped targeting individuals, Lily can appreciate the genius that goes on behind the doors of the Marauders' pranks.
She liked the way he lisped, just a little, when he got too excited, and the way he squinted behind his glasses when he was tired. James hated it and had Sirius had made Lily swear she'd never bring attention to it, but she found it kind of cute. She thought about telling James that, but Merlin knew he was insufferable enough without knowing she found him cute.
She loved the way his wand danced through the air when he cast some particularly complicated spell in Transfiguration, the way his eyes glowed with pride when it worked and Professor McGonagall congratulated him and gave him points for his success.
He looked far more graceful then than Lily ever could and she felt like she could watch him for hours.
But more than anything, she loved him. James Potter, with all the little things that made him who he was.