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Lily couldn’t help but to snort out a laugh. It always seemed that James and his friends— well, Sirius mostly— always seemed to go to the fact that Lily always was a stickler for the rules. It was the only thing they seem to hold against her and she guessed if that’s all they can find, she can’t be too mad about it. She lifted her drink to her lips and had a sip before she brought herself to give him a response.

“It’s occurred to me as many times as it has occurred to you that life isn’t as boring as you think it is when you follow a rule or two now and again,” she said and wrinkled her nose for good measure. “Now, if you’re nice, then you can come along with me as I get my school things.”

James hated rules. He had been born a rule breaker, never really saw a point to the rules, or following any of them. It had never been his style and never would. He teased Remus mercilessly about being a Prefect. It was something that he always did and probably always would.  He took a drink of his butterbeer that he found useless and sighed.

“That works for you, okay, but that doesn’t work for me.”  He groaned. “I am always nice. It is you who is not very nice.” 

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“I don’t have to do anything,” Lily replied with very little effort to the speed to at which she responded to him. She ignored his eye roll and his stature because she knew that he was trying to get under her skin. She was trying to be nice and if he didn’t see that, she wasn’t going to make him to. “And I didn’t ruin anything. Butterbeer is just as good as what you ordered but you’re actually allowed to drink it.”

Reaching into her bag, Lily pulled out the wizard money that she had saved and paid for both the drinks before she turned back to him. “Have you gotten anything on the school list yet?”

“Nor do I.”  He could do anything he wanted, even if that included trying to get alcohol before he was old enough.  “Has it ever occurred to you that most people don’t really live their lives only within the structures and rules of life? Some of us actually manage to get through just fine, without dealing with rules.”  He rolled his eyes again.

He shrugged. “Nope not yet. You?” 

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Lily searched around the room; her eyes scanned each face in the small room but only found one recognizable face. Her smile faltered when she realized it was James Potter sitting at the bar. No doubt doing something he probably shouldn’t be. At the end of last years term, they didn’t exactly end things off on a good note. Not that they normally did, but this past year was the worst by far. In the end, she lost a friend that she never thought she would ever lose. Not that it was entirely James’ fault. He didn’t make Severus say what he said.

With another hopeful glance, Lily made her way to the bar in time to hear what he had ordered. And before she could stop herself, she smiled at the bartender. “What he meant to say was two butterbeers please,” she said and took a seat next to James.

He would be lying if he said that he hadn’t noticed the look on her face, but he had avoided rolling his eyes, at least.  Sometimes, he rolled his eyes when she was ridiculous, which likely didn’t help his situation with her.  But things hadn’t ended the best way and he still thought he was right, even if it had made him consider his actions for the first time.  He had felt bad for her, but he also knew that friends didn’t call friends that word. That word was poison, but then again, so was the person who said it.

He rolled his eyes again and put his hand on his hip. “You know, if you are going to ruin my plans, you at least have to be nice to me.” 

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Lily stepped out of the motorcar still reeling from the disdain that the driver had for her. Petunia had been in a mood the whole drive into the city and it was completely directed at Lily. It wasn’t exactly Lily’s fault that their mother had asked Petunia to give her a ride but yet, Lily’s sister still found a way. Shutting the door behind her, Lily turned to watch the car speed away. She took in a deep breath and pushed down the lump that had formed in her throat. She had other things that needed her focus. Like her school supplies. 

With a cheerful enough smile, the young girl stepped into the Leaky Cauldron and looked around in hope for a familiar face. No one wanted to shop alone and neither did Lily.

James always enjoyed all the routine that surrounded getting ready for a new term. It wasn’t that he was overjoyed at the idea of classes again, but he loved Hogwarts. He loved being popular, loved Quidditch and loved getting back there. Sometimes, home was so stifling and he found himself hating everything about that.  So, getting back was always something he enjoyed. What he didn’t enjoy was the Floo. It did things to his hair that made it more unruly then it was, usually. 

He decided he needed a drink first, trying to decide if he could charm someone at the Leaky Cauldron around. He moved to the bar and tapped the bar. “I’m thinking I need a firewhiskey.”