I've read a lot of fanfics about how Lily and James got together, and this is what I think happened. It's a bit different from most I've seen. The rating is for mild language and character death(it mentions someone dying), just to be safe. This is only my second fanfic, please respond if you're nice, I don't like hate mail.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is property of J.K. Rowling, not me. All recognizable Harry Potter stuff is not mine, but Maia and the plot are mine. Hope you enjoy!

"What do you mean he's head boy?" I said outraged to one of my best friend Maia.

I had just gotten to platform 9 3/4 and Maia had just told me I wasn't going to like the head boy, and she was right. She gave a plaintive look, "You know him, he's parading around with that stupid badge of his like he's a king."

I pulled my own head girl badge out of my pocket, and Maia realized how bad this was for me. I had only told her and Severus that I wanted badly to be head girl, make a name for myself. Now my dream had been ruined by him. I mean, he was never even a prefect. He had been getting in trouble since first year with his friends, only one of which I could stand to talk to. Remus Lupin, who had been prefect with me for the last two years.

"Lily!" I heard across the platform, it was Severus. I liked him since I was nine, as a friend only, partly because of the horrid group he hung out with.

"Hi Sev," I said sadly.

He cocked his head to the side, "What's wrong, aren't you head girl." Maia whispered in his ear.

He felt my pain and put a gentle hand on my shoulder, "Sorry, Lily." Severus was probably the only one who hated him more than me.

The train gave it's five minute to departure warning and the three of us climbed on to the train and began trying to find a compartment, and were lucky enough to find an empty one at the very back of the train. I slumped down by the window watching the station slip away, Severus across from me pretending to be watching out the window, but when he thought I wasn't looking he would stare at me. Maia was reading another of her weird books, I think it was called "100 ways to charm a wizard" or something silly to that effect.

Usually I rather enjoyed the train ride to Hogwarts, the excitement of new classes and spending time with Sev and Maia, but I was dreading the return. Having to talk to him on a regular basis was going to be torture worse than 'Tuney complaining about how abnormal I am on a daily basis. I wanted to go to the headmaster and ask to be replaced as head girl, but then I would have to tell him why and 'I hate his guts' probably wouldn't be a satisfactory answer.

There was a loud knock before four boys burst in, the last closing the compartment door after him. The boy in front who was tall, lean, wore glasses and impossibly messy hair spoke loud, "Sorry to intrude, but every other compartment is full." It was him.

The other three I didn't have to look at to see. One was a bit taller than the first, black hair and a laid back way of looking regal, Known as the hottie of seventh year and Sirius Black. Next was Remus Lupin, a smart yet shabby looking boy who tried to keep the first two out of trouble but never quite managed to. The last was a small nervous looking boy who treated the others like gods and reminded me of a rat in a way I couldn't explain, and this was Peter Pettigrew.

I pointedly looked out the window, Sev snarled in disgust and Maia couldn't seem to keep her eyes off of Sirius. Remus and Peter sat next to Sev, Sirius (to Maia's delight) set next to Maia, and he sat next to me.

"Hey Evans, you hear that I'm head boy?" He said with a cocky grin I could see reflected in the window's glass.

"Who hasn't heard you're head boy?" I muttered under my breath.

"What was that Evans?" He asked putting a hand on my shoulder.

I pulled myself away from him and said, "I said, I don't think there's anyone who doesn't know because you've told everybody." Severus laughed, but a sharp look from him and Serius silenced him.

"That isn't very head girlish of you Evans." He told me.

"You aren't exactly perfectly behaved yourself, Potter." I snapped.

He just grinned, "We're going to have to get along better than this now that we're head boy and girl, have to set a good example."

"I'll get along with you, Potter, when hell freezes over." I spat.

"Actually, I visited hell this summer, icicles everywhere," James said beaming putting his arm around my shoulder.

"Don't touch her!" Sev cried, and six wands were drawn. Severus' on James, James' and Serius' on him, mine at Serius, Remus' at me, and Maia's and Remus. Peter was cowering in the corner afraid someone's wand would be pointed at him. No one dared to move afraid of being hurt by another person's curse.

Then the door opened and the lady with the sweets called in, "Sweets for sale, anyone want to buy sweets," Her voice dropped seeing all the wands out, "I'll just go…" Then she closed the door and left.

We continued to stand like this a while until Severus put away his wand and left before James and his friends could do anything, and everyone but me put their wand away. He turned to see my wand inches from his face and seemed shocked, "What's wrong Evans?"

"Out." I said sternly, Sirius was about to object when, to my surprise, James motioned for all of them to leave. Remus and Serius were surprised as well, but left with James and Peter anyway, James left last and closed the door without looking back.

Maia was staring at me in awe, "Lily, you just told the head boy, the biggest prankster and egotistic jock in the school to leave and he listened to you!"

"So?" I said still angry at him for threatening one of my friends.

"James Potter doesn't listen to anyone, his fellow students, teachers, prefects, the headmaster, even his parents say his a bit wild, and he just listened to you, Lily!"

I didn't Like where she was going with this, "Meaning?"

"He likes you, Lily, he fancies you!" Maia cried, "And you two will make such a cute couple!"

"Maia, are you insane!" I shouted, "I'll never be friends with that pompous jerk, much less date the prat. You know I've always loathed Potter."

"But he doesn't loathe you.

"I don't care Maia, I will never like, nor love James Potter." I told her resolutely. She said fine and went back to reading her book, and I continued staring out the window until we got to Hogwarts.

I know it's a bit short, but this is just to start off with, more fun with the Marauders, Lily Severus, and Maia to come. Please respond if you are so inclined.