Chapter One-

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James POV

I set Snape down as Lily requested, but surprisingly he went after her. "Thanks, Lily, you save me" he said.

"Oh really? Even though I am just a filthy mudblood?" she snapped at him. I could see her watery eyes shooting daggers at him.

"I didn't mean that" Snape said a bit harshly.

"Then why did you say it" she said lowly and fiercely said, so quietly that I hardly heard her.

She stormed off and I saw Sirius stalking towards Snape out of the corner of my eye. "Padfoot" Remus said warningly.

"Moony, don't. I know you want to beat that git just as bad as I do" Sirius said.

"Of course I do, we all do, but violence won't solve this" Remus scolded

"Coming from-" Sirius began, but lowered his voice, "coming from the werewolf"

"Moony, Padfoot, calm yourselves!" I ordered

"James is right, let's go back to the Common Room, with any luck Lily will be there" Remus said, being as sensible as always.

We nodded and started off for the castle.

Once we made it to the portrait Remus told the fat lady the password and she swung open. We stepped inside and Padfoot nudged me. "There. By the windowsill" he whispered.

I nodded and walked forward, towards Lily. She was facing the window and I could hear her whimpering slightly. "Lily?" I said softly.

"What do you want James?" she said quietly.

"To be your friend" I said.

"Why?" she turned to me and her face was streaming with tears, her eyes puffy and her nose red.

"Because, you could do better than that prat, Snape" I told her.

She giggled once, "I wouldn't fit in with you and the...Marauder's, is it?"

"That's us" Sirius said, walking closer. "And FYI, you would much better company than this dork" he said and pointed at me.

"Hey!" I said

"Well, it's true" he said

"You want to duel, Black?" I asked

Lily began laughing and Sirius and I smiled. "See? Anyone who wouldn't run away scared for their life would fit in with us" Remus said

"Why would they run off?" she asked

"James Potter and Sirius Black, the two best duelists at Hogwarts going for a row? That's pretty scary" Sirius boasted.

"Sure, as scary as Frank Longbottom" Remus mumbled.

"He's pretty scary" I defended. Everyone gave me a dubious look, "Remember Potions yesterday? He was pretty scary"

"He saw a bug, aimed for it, missed, and burned off Professor Slughorn's eyebrows" Sirius told me.

"Did you see ole' Sluggy's face? That was scary" I joked.

Lily began laughing again. I smiled at her, "Come on, it's time for lunch" Remus said.

"Coming Lily?" Sirius and I asked at the same time; we always seemed to be thinking on the same level.

"Really?" she asked.

"We meant it. You can be the first Marauder Girl" Remus suggested.

"I don't think so. I am not much of a prankster" she confided.

"Don't worry, neither is Remus, but we can make you one" Sirius said with a wicked grin.

"Oh great" she sighed as we all headed for the portrait hole.

"Lily, I think this will be the beginning of a great friendship" I said to her

"My sentiments exactly" she said to me.

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