Lily Evans was tired of the deviance, trickery and destruction caused by the boys that liked to call themselves The Marauders. Particularly, she had had enough with James Potter and his arrogance. They needed to be avoided. With her last year at Hogwarts approaching, she must focus on her studies and to do that, she must avoid James Potter at all costs, but how can she do that when he so badly wants himself to be with her? What happens when her feelings begin to change? Does she really want to avoid James Potter that much? A fanfiction set in the Harry Potter world before his time. The beginning of how Harry came to be... Author Note: Going through minor editing that will not effect story.

James and Lily: It Took A While ••••••••• It's her seventh and final year at Hogwarts, and Lily is ready. ••••••••• Well, sort of. ••••••••• When James Potter shows a sudden change of heart, will Lily's seemingly permanent resentment towards him finally dissipate? ••••••••• And to top it all, Snape and his cronies are up to something. But what? Lily is positive it's something sinister. If she could only figure out what. . . ••••••••• All rights to JK Rowling. All characters are not mine except Sadie, Isabelle, Professor Carson, Stella, and Bailey. I hope you enjoy! ••••••••• PS: I know canon James and Lily are Head Boy and Girl at Hogwarts. This is fanfiction and in my version things don't happen the same way.... Thank you for trying to correct me:)

Life can't get any harder than it already is can it? hello, I'm Lily, Lily Evans, I suppose you know all about the tattoos that appear on your wrists, giving clues to your soulmate? I, was supposed to have the easier job, on the 30th of January, 1960. I was born the first girl to ever have words tattooed across their left wrist instead of your right, but as publicity would have it, I wasn't allowed to tell anyone. Eventually, I will find my soulmate and soon enough, another villain just had to arise alongside Lord Voldemort. (By the way. It can always get worse.) Of course all characters and places as well as creatures except the new villain are not owned by me but of course by J.K Rowling Ranked #269 in Jily in June 24, 2018 Thanks to @JaneConquestBackup for making my lovely cover!

james potter: arrogant toe-rag, "quidditch hero", and completely aware of it. lily evans: oblivious to his charms. what's different in their 7th year? everything.