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How They Came to Be

Chapter 1: Head Boy

Prongs, Padfoot, Moony and Wormtail, they were known as the Marauders, top pranksters at Hogwarts.

Prongs, also known as James Potter, was considered the leader of the group, he has messy, jet-black hair and wore round glasses, his vision really was quite awful. He was usually behind all the pranks involving boys who were getting too near to a certain red-haired, high-tempered girl in their year. He didn't care at all about his studies, though he was really smart. He was an animagus that takes the form of a stag.

Padfoot, also known as Sirius Black, was the best mate of James; he too, has messy black hair, though not as messy as James, which fell to his shoulder. He was really behind all the pranks the Marauders did. Like James, he didn't care about his studies but was exceptionally bright. He was also known as the playboy in the group. He too, was an animagus and transforms into a big, black dog.

Moony, also known as Remus Lupin was considered as the most mature and most normal in the group, in fact, people didn't know why he hangs around with them. Unlike his friends, he was never an animagus, he was a werewolf though. His friends knew of course, that was the main reason why they were animagus, to accompany him during his transformation.

And finally, Wormtail, also known as Peter Pettigrew, he was not really that smart, unlike his mates; he follows them around everywhere they go and was the most coward in the group but his friends accepted him. Like James and Sirius, he too, was an animagus in the form of a rat.

The three were laughing about some joke Sirius made, but James had no idea what they were talking about, he just sat there, looking out of the compartment's door, oblivious to his friend's half-confused, half-curious stares. It was the first time that James didn't laugh about something Sirius said, even if it wasn't funny; they always found a way to make something that wasn't funny, funny. Sirius was about to call James' attention, when James saw a red-haired girl, who practically took his breath away and that was saying something when it comes from James, she has a huge smile on her face.

Lily Evans. James' continued to stare at the spot where she walked; he promised himself that he would make things better this year with his relationship with Lily. For the past six years, Lily considered him as her enemy but he considered her as the girl he fancies so much that he can't really consider other girls as beautiful. James had received several rejections from her; people actually thought that he will give up on her eventually, especially girls, but James' just can't give up on her. He constantly tries to speak to her in a mature way but every time he looks into her emerald-green eyes, his mind goes blank and without meaning to say it, he'll just ask her the question that irritates her most, "Go out with me?" It was pathetic really but he can't control the way true loves works.

He promised himself that he would do everything that he needs to, to finally win her heart, no matter what it takes. He'll deflate his head, whatever that means, like Lily said.

He heard a quiet cracking sound in front of him and he saw Sirius fingers in front of him, he was snapping his fingers together to get his attention, which was clearly not with his friends. "Prongs, aren't you supposed to be with the Head Girl in the prefects compartment? Honestly, staring at the place where she walked isn't going to help you to win her heart over, whatever that means," he said, rolling his eyes, he was really tactless when it comes to this stuff, he only snogs girls just for the pleasure of it.

Remus shook his head and Peter let out an unnecessary girlish giggle. "Oh- Oh yeah! See you later," he said, ignoring Sirius' comment, "James! Wait up!" Remus called after him as he walked out of the compartment, James' forgot, Remus was the seventh year prefect, he didn't even know why he became a Head Boy, he was never a prefect and Remus was the responsible one.

Together, he and Remus made their way to the prefect's compartment, James had a grin on his face, he just realized that he, as Head Boy, would be spending more time with Lily, who was obviously the Head Girl for she was the best in their year. Well, patrols were not really that romantic, but at least he will be with her and he has the chance to talk with her.

Once they were near, they heard a familiar shriek from the door. "Then who's Head Boy?" Lily Evan's panicked shriek cam out from the compartment.

"Er- I think I should go in first, to break the news, I don't think she'll react fine…" Remus suggested as he entered the compartment. James grinned to himself, wondering how Lily would take this. James just stood there, smiling to himself. He can hear Remus' quiet and calm voice.

There was silence.

"WHAT?!" Lily shrieked. Believe it or not, this was one of the things that James likes about Lily; she always blows up in unexpected ways. Like this one. James stifled his chuckling and chose the moment to enter.

"Hey Evans! Fancy meeting you here! Miss me?" He greeted her, staring at her half-bewildered, half- angry face, grinning as he sat down in the seat beside her. However, Lily still stayed standing looking at him as if this was the first time she saw him. James patted the seat beside him. "What are you going to sit or not?" he asked her.

"What are you doing here?" she asked with her eyes on him. James gazed deep into her eyes. For a moment he just sat there, lost in her emerald-green eyes. Then images of him and Lily came in his mind's eye, kissing in the corridors during patrol. Lily raised her eyebrows at him; it took a moment for him to register in his mind that Lily was waiting for his answer to a question he doesn't remember. He could see the other prefects looking at him.

"Er- Sorry, What- What did you say?" James asked her uncertainly, embarrassed. Lily rolled her eyes, "How did you become Head Boy?"

"I dunno, ask Dumbledore," James answered; honestly, he didn't really know how he got Head Boy. It was really unexpected. Lily let out and exasperated sigh and finally sat down beside him. Lily really took the time talking because James didn't know what to say, he never attended this kind of meetings before. Lily talked as he stared. Every year he was getting desperate that he would completely zone out whenever he saw Lily, daydreaming about him and Lily, like he did a while ago. He had the feeling that this year, his desperation will start to grow more. Remus kept on shooting glances at him, which meant something that James doesn't know.

When the meeting was gone, Lily let the prefects go to patrol the corridors. "So Evans, what are we going to do now?" James asked her but Remus cut in,

"James can I talk to you outside?" he asked him, giving him a stern look, "I promise that he will do the patrols here, I just need to talk to him," he added to Lily who looked suspiciously at them, well, actually at James because Remus was the most normal in the Marauders and was like Lily, though he was second in our year and he was the responsible one and Lily trusts him, unlike the other Marauders. Lily nodded at them.

Remus pulled James out of the compartment, "Honestly, James, if that was the way to win over Lily's heart, then I assure you that it's not going to work," Remus said, half-stern, half-concerned.

"Why not?" James asked him, slightly confused.

"Really, James, you need to deflate your head, I'm not saying that because I agree with Lily, well actually I do, but I don't want you to hurt your feelings, so I'm warning you now," Remus explained.

"What are you my parent?" James asked, sarcastically, "And how exactly does deflating my head mean? My head is perfect shape," he added touching his head.

"I didn't mean that literally, James. I mean, stop thinking high of yourself! Maybe if you don't do what Lily doesn't want you to do, then maybe you should stand a chance," Remus explained at James.

"What do you mean?" James asked once again, still slightly confused. Remus sighed before putting an arm on James' shoulder before saying,

"Stop hexing people just for the fun of it, stop showing off with the snitch, and stop ruffling your hair,"

"Remus, you know that that's a habit whenever I'm nervous or angry or something and for you information, my hair is naturally messy!" James protested, thinking of what Remus just said. Maybe he was right. Remus rolled his eyes at his friend's reaction.

"Fine," James said when Remus gave him a look. Remus smiled at him and said, "Good luck, mate, I really don't want to see that you're hurt,"

"You flatter me, Remus," James said in a falsely sweet voice, batting his eyelashes. Remus rolled his eyes and walked away, "And be responsible! You're Head Boy!" Remus called from behind his shoulder.

"Yes, daddy!" James called back in the same falsely sweet voice. He heard Remus chuckle quietly.

He entered once again at the compartment. Lily was sitting there, reading a book and was totally focused on it that James didn't think that she noticed his presence. He was about to walk up to her and say "BOO!" when he remembered what Remus said to him. He was the smart one, maybe he was right. After all, he was the only one of the Marauders to whom Lily talks to, she considers him as the most mature of them all. Instead he said, "Evans, aren't we supposed to patrol the corridors?" as he sat beside her, looking at the book she's reading. It was Hogwarts, A History… again.

"No, we have to wait until all the prefects come back before we patrol the whole train," she said, not even looking up from her book.

"Oh, so we're stuck here together?"

"Sadly," she answered, still not looking up from her book. James sighed, Sirius said that it was a lost cause but James' isn't giving up, so he continued to talk to her.

"What do you like about that book, anyway?" he asked her, trying to make small conversation. Lily finally glanced up. "It's interesting," she said quickly before plunging back into the book.

There was a moment of silence.

"Why can't you even look at me for even a second longer?" he blurted out. Actually, this fact really hurts him more than he shows other people. He tried to put all the emotion in his eyes. Lily looked up; there was a flicker of something in her face, before James could identify it, her expression quickly changed into irritation, "Because- you- are- an- arrogant- bullying- toerag," she said, emphasizing every word. These words actually went through him like a sharp knife. He really was turning desperate, these words never stung him like this, well, it did a bit, but that was before, it never stung him this much. He took a deep breath; it felt like he swallowed a bludger.

"But, I-I never called you a- a… Mudblood," he spat the last word out.

"Yeah, you never did, but you're as bad as him," she said, knowing exactly what James is pointing out, "keep ruffling your-!"

"Hair because I thought it would cool if I looked like I've just gotten off of my broom, hexing people just for the fun of it, playing with that stupid snitch," James said, looking straight into her eyes, "Yeah, I know, do you want to add anything?" James asked sarcastically, he felt an odd feeling in his stomach, like an invisible hand was squishing his insides. He tried to keep all the hurt from his voice but he didn't quite manage it, judging by the look in Lily's face.

Suddenly the prefects entered. Others were shocked by the looks on the Head Boy and Girl's faces. "Come on, Evans," James said in a dead voice as he stood up and walked out of the compartment, ignoring Remus' concerned look, and started to patrol the corridors without even waiting for Lily. He didn't know why he was feeling like this, the odd feeling was still there, getting worse. "Potter!" He heard Lily call as she caught up with him, "Look, I'm sorry for what I said. I'm not really having a good day. My sister was babbling on and on about how much of a freak I am on the way here," She added when James merely nodded to acknowledge her.

This made James feel a little better. He had heard stories about Lily's sister and it was awful. He completely understood.

"Yeah, never mind, I understand," he said to her with a smile on his face. The fact that Lily actually talked to him without insulting him or being sarcastic drove all the hurt and pain away, he loves the effect she had on people. Well, on him, at least.

They did the patrol in comfortable silence. Nothing really happened that much except from Lily and James, quite hesitantly, told others off for bullying first years and lower year levels. James got nervous when they were nearing their compartment. Sirius would surely laugh at his face for telling him off because of a prank.

When they were close to the Marauders' compartment, James let off a sigh of relief, there was no sound coming from it. When they were exactly across the compartment, he glimpsed what was happening inside, Sirius was laughing, if possible, with no sound and Remus and Peter was grinning broadly, before he tripped into a tree root out of nowhere and fell on top of Lily Evans.

That's right, on top of her.

It felt like an electric charge was going through his body. For a moment they just stayed where they are. James was staring at her, his mouth slightly opened. Lily had a shocked expression on her face, until there was a cough from the Marauder's compartment. Lily's expression turned from shocked, to angry, she was flushing, but not out of embarrassment but out of anger. James, though, still looked into her eyes, images of him and Lily flashed through his mind. "Potter! Get away from me!" Lily said, bringing James back to earth.

"Er- Sorry," He said as he stood up and held his hand for Lily. But she didn't take it, he could feel his face heating up, Lily stood up, "Whatever it is that you're planning, I assure you that I'm not going to fall for it," she said menacingly, glaring at the four boys.

"You already fell, Evans," Sirius said, still laughing. Lily rolled her eyes exasperatedly and without even a glance at James, though she glared at the other three Marauders, even at Remus, she walked away. "Patrol's over Potter," She said in a cold voice over her shoulder.

"You set that up!" James said to Sirius as he sat on the seat beside the window, Sirius was still laughing, this time, with sound, while Remus and Peter was chuckling lightly.

James didn't pay attention to his friends, looking outside the window. He was going to make his seventh and last year at Hogwarts worthwhile. He didn't know how but he's sure that he'll make it… somehow.

The train ride at Hogwarts was short; James was still ignoring his friends for what they did. Once they arrived at the Hogsmeade station, they heard the familiar call of Hagrid, the Hogwarts' game-keeper, "Firs' Years, Firs' Years here,"

The Marauders, James still ignoring his friends, found a stagecoach pulled by thestrals, even though they couldn't see it. The journey to Hogwarts was really quiet because James determinedly ignored them.

"Come on, Prongs, it was just a laugh," Sirius said as they entered the Great Hall, James still ignoring his friends, "Yeah right!" James said as the four sat on the Gryffindor table. Just then he saw a certain redhead, entering the Great Hall, with her friend, Mary Macdonald. The two were giggling and James couldn't help but stare at the redhead, mesmerized. When she caught him staring her expression turned from happiness to anger and if possible, disgust.

"Hey Evans!" James called out to her which Lily gladly ignored and sat far away from the Marauders.

"Thanks a lot Padfoot," James said gravely, glaring at his best friend, "What?" Sirius said innocently, as if he did nothing wrong.

"Because of that prank of yours, Lily won't even talk to me!" James accused his best friend; he never really understood this kind of thing. Love wasn't his thing.

"It's not like she says something nice when she talks to you," Sirius reasoned, shrugging. Remus sighed at Sirius' attitude. Then, the first years entered, gazing around the Great Hall, some, obviously Muggleborns, stared at the ceiling in awe.

"I swear, they're getting smaller," James' whispered to Sirius, indicating the first years, forgetting that he was supposed to be mad at him, he can't really hold a grudge against Sirius, and he was after all, his best mate. "I know," Sirius said, grinning, glad that his best friend finally talked to him properly.

Once the sorting was done and the new students were already with their Houses, Dumbledore stood up.

"To the new students, welcome! And to older students, welcome back…." James stared where Lily was seated, intently listening to what Dumbledore was saying, though they always hear it every year. He sighed, he thought that the end of her friendship with Snape would finally bring her closer to him, but he guessed wrong. He doesn't really know why she preferred Snape to him, he was a Slytherin and he hangs out with those Death Eaters, at least that's what they call themselves. "…. Dig in!" Dumbledore said as delicious food filled the table.

James quickly did what Dumbledore said, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lily staring at them and saw her mouth move to form the word, "Boys." Well, he couldn't blame her; it really was hard to resist the temptation of food, for him at least. When the feast ended and Dumbledore was done with his usual speech, James and the Marauders made their way to the Gryffindor Tower. James was thinking of how comfortable his four-poster was when he heard a voice, calling his attention.

"Potter! Potter!" It was Lily Evans, her hands on her waists, a stern look on her face. "Oh," was all James could say, he was really tired and he forgot that they were supposed to guide the first years. James sighed as he said goodbye, reluctantly, to his friends, the thought of leaving his four-poster a little while longer made him even more tired.

Guiding the first years to Gryffindor Tower was not as easy as it looks. Others were actually bouncing in excitement, making it hard to get their attention when making reminders and others tried to wander off alone. Lily didn't speak to him throughout the way to Gryffindor Tower making him think that she still remembers that Lily prank that Sirius had set on them.

Once they already arrived in front of the Fat Lady, they informed them of the new password, "Tapeworm," and once they already knew their dormitories, Lily quickly made her way to her dormitory without any other word to James.

"Goodnight, Evans!" He called out to her. But the only reply he got was,

"Goodbye, Potter!" With that, she vanished inside the staircase leading to the dormitories. James stood there, looking at the staircase desperately, as if Lily would suddenly come into view and finally talk to him.

When he convinced himself that Lily was not going to show up, he dragged his feet up the staircase to the boy's dormitory. When he came inside, he saw that Remus was already in his bed, reading, while Sirius and Peter was talking. "How did it go?" Remus asked as James made his way to his bed. He shrugged, not wanting to tell them how desperate he was.

"G'night," James said as took of his glasses and closed his eyes, dreaming about Lily, Quidditch and Lily.

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So, here's chapter one, review please! Chapter 2 will be up either later or tomorrow. :D