Marauders AU: No Voldemort or war, nothing to distract James Potter, new quidditch captain, from his true goal, winning the cup two years in a row. Well, at least he thought nothing would pull focus until a gorgeous redhead comes waltzing into his life. Now he has to figure out if she will help or hinder him, one thing is for sure, his heart won't stop beating at this insane pace.

"Mischief managed," James whispered to the map. He stuffed it into his back pocket as the ink faded. He had found what he was looking for. There, standing in the middle of the covered bridge, staring into the rocky canyon, was Lily Evans. Her beauty and grace struck him like he was seeing her for the first time. But it was not the first time, it was possibly the last. One-shot.

The Marauders were notorious for throwing the best parties. "Best" did not even describe them accurately. They were off-the-broom, transfigure-your-head, jinx-you-into-next-week incredible. Even the one thing that could derail a Marauder party like no other appeared to be in order that night too, Lily Evans. Or so James Potter thought. One-shot.