Hey everyone this this is my second fanfic but really I'm still new to this so please dont be to harsh. Anyway this story tries to break away from the Lily / James mold current in most fanfics. I believe that James's pureblood heritage should be focused on more, the fascination of Lily still exists but I don't think it's out of the question for James to one have many admirers from his world, and two have an very close relationship with an pureblood witch during his hogwarts years. Please read and review thanks!
Disclaimer: I neither own the Harry Potter universe nor the characters they all belong to JK Rowling
"Moony I don't want to particularly sit in a room full of giggly girls for five and a bit hours."
"Well then maybe you and Padfoot should of thought about that when you were pranking the Slytherins last night when you should have been packing."
The four marauders made their way into the compartment which was occupied by four Gryffindor girls from their year; Emmeline Vance a tall brunette that was known for her giggly demeanour, Dorcas Meadows a petite girl with fizzy brown hair, Mary McDonald a black haired girl of muggle descent and finally Marlene McKinnon a relatively tall blonde haired witch.
"Hey Jamie",
"Hey Marly what's up?"
"Emmeline wants to know if her hair looks better straight or curled."
"This is exactly what I mean Moony, the conversation is going to be horrific, we haven't even left and they're talking about hair styles", expressed James.
"Shut up Prongs there are no more seats and while the prospect of sitting next to McKinnon is depressing, we'll just soldier on, by the way Em straight definitely makes you look hot" Sirius playfully added while winking at the brunette at the same time.
"Black you're so distasteful, Em does not want you drooling over her she wants a better bloke, one that doesn't sulk when he receives no attention for less than a minute."
"McKinnon stop playing hard to get you know that you want me."
"Black you're so deluded it's insane, anyway how are you Peter, Remus?"
"Oh Remus is more than just fine Linda Macmillan asked him out, didn't she Moony?"
"Prongs will you shut up I don't need that spread across the whole school I don't like attention unlike you and the narcissistic warrior over there"
"Mate Narcissa is my cousin I'm Sirius"
"Be quiet Padfoot, and Remus there is nothing wrong with going out with the goofy looking Macmillan girl if it makes you happy.", James said putting on a teasing smile.
"At least he's got a girl Prongs, you really need to start pulling your weight around here, I'm having to snog girls overtime to keep the marauders reputation in check"
"And what would that reputation be Sirius?", asked Mary.
"The players of Hogwarts to which all girls flock too."
"Haha you must be kidding Sirius, I mean there is you which only deluded girls would snog."
"Hey", shouted Emmeline.
"Anyway after that there is Remus whom is literally a one night hook up off sort of bloke that keeps his conquests pretty secret, Linda would be his first girlfriend if they get together, Then there's Peter who has snogged a few girls but only through the odd dare games and finally there is Mr Potter, while quite the looker he either has his eyes so much on our favourite red head or he just keeps his personal affairs very private, which again does not help with your case Sirius."
"Mary why do you have to be so harsh, you've wounded me greatly same with the rest of the marauders.", pouted Sirius.
"Not my fault that your comrades get little action from the opposite sex.", quipped Mary back.
"Can we stop fighting over this it's rather frustrating, I mean who cares that Sirius is the only player here, I mean not all of us need physical contact to boost our self esteem some of us can just rely on knowing that they look bloody good."
"Modest as always Potter, why don't you take your arrogant looks off to the bathroom, where you can look at that body of yours in the mirror without everybody near you suffering."
James turned around and was met with a red head standing in the compartments open doorway, "Nice to see you too Evans, looking beautiful as always, are you free over the summer? I could take you out somewhere nice."
"Piss off Potter!"
"Your presence is such a joy, may I ask why you aren't with the greasy snake?"
"His name is Severus, Potter, and for the record I have come to see my best girlfriends."
"Great at least we now don't have to talk about girly chit chat, you'd put a stop to that won't you Evans.", James's remark wasn't even met with a reply.
James had lived at Potter manor all his life with his mum and dad. Since his parents were relatively old when they had James, it was accepted that it was a blessing just to have one child. As an only child from a rich family he had lived a privileged life despite all the measures his parents tried to stop their only child becoming spoilt. Yet as an heir to a aristocratic wizarding family, it was almost impossible. James had enrolled in Hogwarts with the world at his feet yet the first train journey was an eye opener, meeting Sirius first did little in the way of reducing the boys esteem yet the next meeting with a little red head and a greasy black haired boy put him down a notch, of course James would later learn that the two individuals were Lily Evans and Severus Snape. Yet despite their attitude toward James, the red head had left a great impression. James over the next four years would often come into conflict with both, while Lily more so due to her being in close proximity to each other since she too was in Gryffindor. However despite the incessant teasing and arguments that ensued, James could never drop Lily Evans from his thoughts. By third year it had become a pain to James, the permission to enter Hogsmead and with the growing maturity it allowed for dating to become a large topic during each school year. While James the good looking boy that he was should have been happy about these events instead he was left frustrated, while he watched his best mate Sirius with girls every week, he could never bring himself to it. James couldn't seem to shake Evans from his brain.
"James! …James! Get dressed Marlene is coming over in half an hour, try and be slightly presentable, because that poor girl does not need to be subjected to the image of you in your pyjamas.", shouted Mrs Potter from downstairs.
James being the teenage boy he was just shouted back alright I will, before turning over on his side and dosing off again. Twenty minutes later James was woken up to cold water hitting his face.
"Argh! what the fuck is this!" shouted James, before jumping out of bed to get away from the stream of water. When he got his wits back he looked around and saw his childhood friend Marlene McKinnon giggling.
"Oh Jamie, you should really put on some clothes I'm sure your mum would not be impressed about your attire while in front of myself"
James looked down and remembered that he'd forgone his usual pyjama bottoms and top, to just boxers due to the summer heat. James walked over to his desk chair sat down and put a t-shirt on.
"Fuck Marly don't tell her she'll have my head."
"Don't worry it's perfect blackmail, you can keep dressing for bed like that"
"Are you sure it's not because you want to see this buff physique every morning Marly, rather than the blackmail opportunities."
"James Charles Potter the prude that you're you can't possibly be flirting with little me, I mean surely Lily would not be impressed."
"I'm not a prude Marlene, just because I'm not like Padfoot or Davies that Ravenclaw doesn't mean I'm a prude, for instance I'm not afraid of talking about sex."
"Oh and enlighten me Jamie what Davies and Black get up to?"
"You know what they get up to Marly it's not as if I have to tell you." to which James blushed.
"This is the very reason why you're a prude Jamie you can't even tell me about Blacks dalliances with the opposite sex."
"Yeah sure I can, I just can't talk about Padfoot's secrets I mean that's against the marauder tradition, it's not because I'm a prude Marly."
"Oh yeah because Black never projects to our group his conquests now does he?"
"I suppose your not going to shut up about this are you?"
"Oh you know me so well Jamie"
"Alright well other than his snogging sessions in broom cupboards, I did catch him in bed with Olivia Durham, I don't think they were doing anything though."
"Really it's Black, he would have been doing something, the dog that he is."
"I guess, but I talked about it so clearly no prude here!"
"Have you kissed a girl yet Jamie?" James froze and spun around to look at Marlene, completely taken back by the comment, quickly he regathered himself and said,
"We are not having this conversation Marly, I get it enough from Padfoot. I mean why do I need to have kissed somebody yet, it's not like I'm ancient, I'm only fifteen and anyway what about you?"
"Well Jamie I have"
"What! who you never told me, and this is something you would definitely tell me just so you could maybe one up me about it."
"Well it wasn't exactly great Jamie so I don't really broadcast the incident."
"What, was it horrible?"
"Not really it was kinda just average, which I've been told by Emmeline is not how it should be, plus I found the guy snogging a Puff the next night, kind of made me feel like an idiot."
"Shit it wasn't Sirius was it because if it was I'll kill him."
"No it was Davies, I kinda just got sucked in by his charm. I'm such a dipshit!"
"Hey I'll have none of that Marly your great and let's be honest you could get any boy to kiss you if that's what you want."
"Any boy?"
"Yeah why? Actually maybe not Padfoot you hate each other."
"What about you?"
"What me! What erm… Marly why!what! Eh!" Spluttered James taken aback by the question.
"It's just Emmeline said that for the kiss to mean anything or feel good you've got to at least know the person on a reasonably deep level"
"Like us?"
"Yeah so why not Jamie I mean I like you on a emotional level plus you're pretty hot"
"Thanks… I think, but Marly you know about Lily and.."
"They don't need to know Jamie come on it'll be fun" Marlene full of confidence walked over to James,
"Marly I've nev.."
"Shut up Jamie now I want a real kiss a gentleman would give me not what Davies did which was put me against a wall and drool all over me"
"Yuck I don't need to hear that Marly"
"Now get up prude I'm not kissing you down there"
"Why?"
"Because a real gentlemen would take me on a date and then when dropping me off at my dormitory or house they would kiss me goodnight, and I want this to be realistic, I want you to sweep me off my feet."
"Marly you have thought way too much about your first kiss."
"Shut up James" she giggled "now am I going to have to shove you against a wall and drool on you or are you gonna stand up be a man and kiss me"
"God you're so pushy" muttered James while getting up.
"Right now you have to look directly into my eyes tell me you had a great time and then kiss me"
"Alright alright" James turned his head toward crooked his head downwards and quickly pecked her on the lips.
"What the fuck was that?"
"Well I kissed you didn't I? you asked for that what merlin did I do wrong now, sweetie"
"Firstly none of that sweetie business, I would not allow any of my dates to say that next look into my eyes properly and then actually kiss me none of this chaste bullshit!"
"Alright it kinda feels stupid why don't.."
"James put your hands around my waist, draw me in and then kiss me like you mean it ok? I want to feel special, I want to feel like I'm hot and sexy, I want you to want me!"
"Em Alright"
James decided to clear his head and forget about the situation and just look at Marly, she was a beautiful girl, tall slight with long legs, the blonde was one of the hottest girls in their year. With this in mind James began to look at her more, then began to focus on the face her brown eyes, short pointy nose her glossy lips, she was the funniest girl James knew, all his life Marlene had been with him, she was ultimately a tomboy, they'd shared most of their best moments of their life together. Deciding this might be the only time he had the chance to kiss his alluring friend, James realised he wanted to kiss her, taste her just get close to her, to share something else with her, he leaned in making contact with Marlene's lips, there lips gently began to move along each other's, spurred on by the intimacy, Marlene began to slide her tongue along James's lips. James instinctively moved his mouth to allow for Marlene to deepen the kiss. They began to spar with their tongues, Marlene moaned into his mouth, James had been told often by Sirius how good snogging was, James always believed he was exaggerating not now, entwined with Marlene he began to get slightly bothered, James dropped onto the bed, Marlene below him, with the passionate kissing beginning to ebb away, James slowly withdrew his tongue and instead began to nip her bottom lip.
"James that was fucking! Wow!"
"Good eh!"
"I thought you'd be too nervous or didn't think I was good looking enough."
"Marly you are one of the hottest girls in the school, you're fucking sexy, that was amazing.",
James then buried his head into the crook of Marlene's neck, while still on top of her, and began to bite gently, down the nape of her neck.
"Oh James that's"
"What is going on here then?"James and Marlene immediately shifted apart to the extent James lost his balance and fell off the bed with a thump.
"Fucking hell Mum, you can't just walk into my room without knocking I could be getting dressed or something,… bloody hell!"
"James Charles Potter you will not talk to me like that do you understand" both Marlene and James were still flushed and couldn't hide their embarrassment, "yes mum"
"Now while I'm not one of those pureblood prudes like the Blacks I would like it Mr if you kept it in your trousers at home or at the very least when your father and I are out, understand?"
"Mum, we weren't doi.."
"I know exactly what you were doing Jamesie, remember I was your age once too, oh and one more thing I know that Miss McKinnon here is a very attractive young lady but please don't be too distracted to cast the contraception charm ok"
"Mum please just leave like now! your making me uncomfortable!"
"Alright have fun dears, lunch will be ready in ten minutes."
"God that was awful, now my mum thinks we're doing it, fucking hell Marly she might tell your mum and you know she's obsessed about us getting betrothed."
"Calm down James she knows it's not serious and she was just joking about the sex part"
"How do you know that?"
"Because if she thought we were having sex she'd separate us because while our families aren't prudes they still definitely aren't liberal enough to let two teens fuck around in their house all day"
"Thank god for that then, can you imagine if she thought we were shagging!"
"Why am I not hot enough for that Jamie?"
"You're just fishing for compliments now Marly, you know from what I said and my reaction down there that I think you're definitely hot enough to well erm.. well "
"Just say shag for gods sake Jamie"
"Yeah that…. Erm so Marly"
"Yes Jamie?"
"What happens now I mean.. we didn't really discuss what happens after kissing"
"Jamie, if I'm being honest I thought it was going to be a one time thing, I mean you fancy Lily and I never really looked at you as boyfriend material, if you know what I mean?"
"Yes absolutely! I was thinking the same I mean we don't have to tell anybody either!"
"Don't worry Jamie your amazing kissing technique will remain secret"
"And yours to Marly"
To which Marly nodded and skipped off to the kitchen to allow James to shower. Marlene had grown up with the Potters as next door neighbours, the two families were close, leading to Marlene and James spending a lot of time together. Neither had ever looked upon one another with anything other than chaste love. Yet Marlene believed that both their outgoing personalities would definitely mould them toward a more sexual relationship over time. While waiting for lunch she began thinking back and comparing Davies and James, while both were adored by the girl population at school only one fully utilised their status. Marlene if she were to comment on either boys skill in kissing, James won hands down, he'd actually made her feel great rather than just an object for use.
"Marlene have you seen James anywhere" asked Fleamont Potter.
"No Fleamont, I think he is getting a shower why may I ask?"
"Well Mr Black is asking if he can stay over for the weekend he's already it seems sick of his family. I just wanted to know if it's alright with James."
"Well if it was I sir whom was making the decision I'd tell Black to get lost."
"Haha I see that you and Mr Black are still very much at odds, I must say I thought I'd seen both of you get over needless hating by now."
"What makes you say that he's still a overzealous jerk, that only thinks about himself or his cock… shit, I shouldn't of said that in front of you sorry sir I am sorry"
"It's quite alright Marlene I unfortunately know Mr Blacks nature and how he thinks since he practically lives here in the summer"
"Yep unfortunately"
"But what I would say is that he must have some good bits in his personality otherwise my son would not be as close a friend as he is to him."
"I suppose so, it seems I'm just blind to them good traits then", just then James walked in,
"Hey what's up dad?"
"Sirius would like to know if he could come over"
"Sure, it would be great if Padfoot could come over unless.. I mean unless Marlene doesn't want him to come over you know and that would be fine too"
Fleamont Potter was slightly taken aback at no time had James considered Marlene's opinion with regard to Sirius's visits. Often James would just tease Marlene about how close friends her and Sirius actually were, with Marlene going along with James's decision.
"What? Of course you can invite Sirius I mean why would I make the decision when you've paid no attention to my opinion in the last three years!"
"Well… alright then I guess Marlene seems fine with Padfoot coming over"
"Alright then I'll floo call him in the sitting room, see you later"
"What the hell was that about!" Shouted Marlene after Fleamont Potter left the kitchen.
"What are you shouting about now Marlene"
"Why the fuck did you ask if it was ok for Black to come over?"
"Since I know that neither of you're particularly friendly, why wouldn't I ask you that Marly?"
"Well our distaste for each other hasn't changed since first year so why don't you enlighten me why you've suddenly grown a conscience with regard to Blacks visits"
"Well, i dunno it seems the polite thing to do, you know since like, like erm…"
"Spit it out Jamie"
"Well since we are like erm closer this summer"
"Fucking hell Jamie are you wittering on about our snog before"
"Kind of?"
"Jamie we both agreed that we wouldn't change our friendship after it, so don't start going soft on me or changing your attitude toward me especially in front of intuitive people!"
"What's that supposed to to mean, god you girls always seem to talk in code"
"What it means Jamie is that if you start acting odd in front of perceptive people they will try and identify what triggered the change which will eventually lead them to the snogging,..got that idiot?"
"Ok I'll bear that in mind anyway what do you want to do when Padfoot gets here?"
"Why do you call him that name?"
"Eh what?" James spluttered.
"All four of you call each other funny names like Padfoot, Wormtail, Moony and Prongs why?"
"I'm sorry Marly I can't tell you that by myself it's a marauder secret to which I can't possibly tell!"
"It seems I'll just have to fuck it out of you"
"What!"
"I was taking the piss Jamie come on we both no that's not going to happen anytime soon, I mean you could barely get over kissing me, can you imagine how you would react if I asked you to shag me?"
"Marly can we please drop this conversation like now!"
"Sure"
"Oh hello honey"
"Hello Fleamont, what brings you to the sitting room often your huddled up over that desk of yours in the study until about early evening, not that I'm complaining."
"I'm just going to floo Sirius to let him know he can come over."
"Ah good I love it when he comes over, he keeps James company" Euphemia Potter had met her husband late in life restricting the two partners from having a large family, to which Euphemia often felt guilty too with regard to James and his lack of siblings.
"Talking of James, he was acting strange before when I mentioned Sirius"
"How so?"
"He actually asked Marlene if it was alright with her if Sirius could come round."
"Ah I know why that is"
"I thought you might, please tell me why James is now so interested in appeasing Marlene McKinnon when he couldn't care less the last few years."
"Well our Jamesie has finally realised that Marlene is an attractive girl that can, hmm let's say make him feel particularly nice."
"What! he better not be doing what you are implying Euphemia. Mr McKinnon would cut off my left bollock if I let my son proceed in those activities with his teenage daughter"
"Haha don't worry honey all they're doing is kissing I caught them upstairs in his bedroom."
"Oh I see I'm still going to have words with James about relationships"
"Oh honey maybe you should talk to Sirius about them too, I fear that being brought up in that household of his, he lacks any guidance with regard how to treat a lady, instead he passes from one to another to try and fill the childhood gap of not receiving any love."
"Alright I'll talk to both of them later on today"
"What's up hot stuff"
"Oh I do love it Black when you acknowledge my attractiveness it makes me feel all warm and gooey inside" replied Marlene sarcastically.
"I know another way of making you warm and gooey inside McKinnon"
"Will you to give it a rest already I mean Padfoot you've literally just walked through the door and your already at each other's necks. I wonder how sometimes our friendship group survives with you two in it."
"What's that supposed to mean Jamie?"
"Well one of these days an argument is going to go to far, cross a line of some sorts to which the group will then start picking sides, which would clearly destroy the group."
"Not really I imagine the group would just split into girls and boys for a time no big deal"
"What makes you say that Padfoot"
"Well not being funny mate but you prefer Moony, Wormtail and I over Mary, Emmeline, Dorcas and McKinnon, obviously not including Evans because your obsessed with her, plus she doesn't hang out as much with the guys than the other girls"
"Hate to burst your bubble Padfoot but Marly has been my friend since we were little, I favour her over most people"
"What you mean over the marauders?"
"That's not what I said Padfoot, what I meant was it would be difficult to choose between you and Marlene for instance"
"Jamie while the sentiment is very comforting, I don't need you to lie"
"I'm not lying Marly you should know that doesn't matter who messes with you I'll never side against you doesn't matter what you have done"
"Jamie you better not be doing this because of what we talked about earlier because Merlin help you if I find out that this is because of that then.."
"It's not Marly, it's not!"
"Interesting what did you two talk about earlier aye?"
"Nothing!" Both Marlene and James snapped simultaneously.
"Doesn't sound like it, you might as well tell me I always find out anyway I'm very attentive to details you know."
"No your not you just get either Mary or Lily to help you when needed."
"Hello kids, Marlene my wife would love for some help baking a cake if that's alright, she thought you might like to get away from under the hair of two teenage boys"
"Oh, yeah I suppose that could be fun see you in a bit Jamie, Black"
"What do you and mum want?"
"Sorry James I'm not sure I follow."
"Well usually you only intervene in my friends time if you need to talk to me about something important now come on dad just admit and spit it out."
"You do know and I can imagine Sirius would attest to this that in a traditional pureblood household, if a son had talked to the head of house like that then they would likely been beaten or roughed up either the muggle way or through magic."
"Sorry dad, I'm just use to you allowing me to be treated like an adult."
"No worry now come with me to my office I do in fact need a word with the both of you."
And with that Fleamont Potter strides purposefully out of the games room toward the far end of the landing where a big oak door stood, James and Sirius followed behind a little further back
"You don't think he's going to give us the talk do you "
"The what?"
"The talk"
"What the hell is the talk Sirius?"
"Well Moony and Wormtail told me two years ago that their dads had cornered them in a room and talked about the ins and outs of sex, so I thought since your dad is basically mine he'd give us the talk at the same time."
"Fucking hell does he not know that we've already figured that out, I mean we're fifteen, shit this is going to be so embarrassing"
"This is hilarious I mean your dad is going to be great at this"
"Keep your trap shut and hopefully this will be over in less than five minutes"
"Alright"
"So boys your mother and I have noticed that you are maturing very quickly and therefore it is important for us to have a talk."
"What about Mr Potter?"
"None of that crap Sirius call me Fleamont, and it's about girls"
"Oh what about them?"
"Well they as you well know are different"
"Different how Fleamont, don't they have cooties?"
"Well erm Sirius that girls ha.."
"Dad he is having you on or winding the job up, Sirius has been around girls enough to know girls don't have cooties, you tit"
"Of course, right well your mother has asked me to talk about well erm sex so"
"Wait why? we know about it if that's what yo…"
"No your mother wants me to talk about safe sex I imagine"
"Dad please can we just go I'll look it up by myself I mean I'm not even been close to getting that far with a girl!"
"That's not what your mother said to me"
"Whoa Prongs you've been getting action without telling me yet you told your mum come on mate I tell you all about my…"Sirius stopped when he noticed Fleamont Potters inquisitive look.
"No go on Sirius I'd love to know what you get up to at school"
"Erm nothing Mr Potter sir"
"Well I'm not going to lecture you despite your mums wishes instead I'm just going to give you this book which has numerous spell charms and potions that work as contraception, alright?"
"Thanks dad"
"Oh and boys"
"Yeah?"
"For the love of Merlin please use them I don't want to be a grandad just yet yeah"
"So who've you been getting frisky with?"
"What are you on about Padfoot"
"Your mum told your dad that she reckons your in some sort of relationship with a girl"
"What!"
"Great cheers Padfoot"
"Your in a relationship and you didn't tell me oh fucking hell Jamie what does that make me!"
"Calm down McKinnon, I mean it makes it sound like Jamie's been playing you, come and help me figure it out who it is"
"No I think I'm going to go home, I don't see any point in staying, you've got enough company as it is it seems Jamie."
"Marly!"
But Marlene was already gone down the stairs and out the front door heading over the road to her home, James just shrugged it off trying not to add more to Sirius's suspicion. James did not see Marlene for three weeks, until the inevitable Potter, McKinnon holiday which had been a summer tradition for the last ten years. The holiday destination switched between a chalet in the Austrian alps and a villa off the Italian coast. This year it was Italy, to which James was relieved yet nervous. Last time in Austria he'd got enormously bored with the lack of activities, yet was nervous due to Marlene's lack of communication with him. It had been the longest neither had talked to the other making it harder for both to reconcile. James thought that if it weren't awkward enough already Marlene and James had shared the same bedroom last time they were here at the end of first year due to the small sized villa. What's worse was that in first year neither of them cared to much about the whole boy girl issue but now it was paramount in James's mind. The Potters entered the ministry and made there way to the department of transport where they could receive an international portkey. They met up with the McKinnon family and were swooped off to Italy. Once there the two mothers began to organise the sleeping arrangements
"Right Stephanie you're in the large bedroom attached to the lab whereas the youngest are both sharing the bedroom next door like last time."
"Erm Mrs McKinnon aren't we getting to old to be sharing a bedroom, can't I sleep in Michael's old room, I mean it'll be empty now."
"Nonsense my dear you can both change in the bathroom and your sleeping on bunk beds. So it shouldn't be a problem now should it, plus Michael will be joining us half way through the holiday."
"But mum how come Stephanie doesn't have to share?"
"Because there is no one here her age plus you two are not allowed in that bedroom because it's attached to the lab."
"But mum why.."
"What is wrong with the two of you, you've been off for the whole of last fortnight"
"Nothing!"the kids simultaneously replied.
"Sure"
James and Marlene made there way to their shared bedroom, it was exactly how he remembered it, the room was narrow and long, the bunk bed was placed in the corner on the left hand side wall when walking in to the room, it allowed for only a persons width between it and the right hands side wall. The back wall had a four pained window on it, allowing for a view of the sea. The room also had a small wardrobe hidden behind the opening door.
"Well isn't this great we've got the smallest room in the villa again, and Steph has the biggest for herself. I mean we don't even have proper beds and we have to share a wardrobe."
"Marlene, you knew that we'd end up in this room before you left England, so don't bitch to me about it please."
"Fine James I'll shut up but I know you're thinking the exact same thing"
"Maybe, maybe not, I don't mind the room to be honest it reminds of when we were younger and we'd try and enlarge it magically or, we'd blow up the window to let some cold air in."
"Yeah those were the days"
The two of them remained standing in silence for a minute before James broke the awkwardness. "Marly please just tell me why you're angry at me, I'm not sure I can cope with it to much longer"
"Ok Jamie I'll be straight with you, while our snog was supposed to be just for let's say fun, I'd still not approve if you were also getting off with another girl.
"Firstly I'm going to say Marly that you're the only girl I've ever kissed and second if I were to kiss someone else near the time I'd kissed you what would the problem be?"
"So you haven't kissed anyone else?"
"Merlin no, when have I had time to kiss somebody, I'm either with the marauders or with you."
"So what was Black muttering on about?"
"Oh dad sent you to bake with mum so he could give us the so called 'talk'. Anyway I asked him why he was giving it to us since I'm nowhere near that stage with a girl to which he replied your mum seems to think differently which led on to Sirius's questioning"
"Oh few"
"You haven't answered my first question why would it matter if I had kissed someone else"
"Because Jamie unlike your other friend I can get a guilty conscious if I helped somebody cheat on their partner."
"Ah so it wasn't because you were jealous, Miss McKinnon?"
"Are you teasing me Mister Potter?"
"Well if I were what would you do to me Miss?"
"Will you two stop flirting and come and help put the groceries in the kitchen?" Spoke Stephanie from the doorway.
"Where did the groceries come from?"
"House elves"
"And they couldn't put the groceries away?"
"Well Mrs Potter wanted you two to get off your backside and actually do something rather than just sitting in this small ass room" to which James got up and skipped out of the room whereas Marlene followed shortly after. When leaving the room Stephanie blocked the way with her arm.
"So you two kiss and make up?" asked Stephanie with one eye raised.
"Yes sis now are you gonna let me past?"
"What's with the flirting?"
"It was not flirting Steph I mean it was just banter."
"Alright Marlene I'll let you have a pass on this one but if I catch you flirting again, I'm not going to let you off the hook, I'm going to want to have details got it?"
"What did Stephanie want?"
"She was asking why her arse looked so big."
"Haha Good one, what do you want to do after we've put away the groceries, fancy swimming in the pool, its pretty hot out and we can't go to the beach since our parents have gone for lunch together"
"Yeah why not,"
"So James what's the plan next year to get Lily to go out with you?"
"Same as always use my good looks and unbelievably smooth talking, to get her to go out with me, plus Snape's nose will be so big by next year, she won't want to spend much time around that monstrosity, am I right?"
"Really James you know nothing about girls or how to charm them."
"Hey I refute that, I can charm you, or how else would you explain our remaining friendship?"
"Shut up you nugget, listen Lily doesn't like Snape like that, they're childhood friends like us, so don't worry about him and Lily concentrate on yourself" James's nose scrunched up in response to Marlene's statement.
"Why the face James?"
"We're childhood friends but we've kissed Marly"
"Shut up you fool they aren't like us"
"How so?"
"Well for one can you see Lily or Snape having a conversation that revolved around flirting, .. yep I didn't think so, plus we're what I would say as on a par in terms of popularity, looks and attitude thus compatible"
"Whereas we both know Snape has few friends unlike Lily, he's begun hanging around with Mulciber thus he's got a dark streak to him, furthermore not to be rude or nasty but Lily is gorgeous while Snape is average at best."
"While I understand your sentiments Marly, I'm not sure Lily thinks like that, she likes somebody for who they are not what they look like."
"Yes I know James and that should be the case all the time, but I'm being realistic you don't see beautiful people partnered to those that are ugly, its just a fact of life."
"I suppose, let's get changed and head to the pool"
James walked quickly off to the bedroom got out his swimming shorts from his trunk, told Marlene to take the bedroom while he got changed in the bathroom. James slapped on some sun cream and walked out to the patio with the pool at the bottom of the garden looking over the cliff. Marlene appeared a couple of minutes later in a simple white bikini and sauntered over to where James sat on a sun lounger.
"Shit!"
"What's up Jamie"
"Erm nothing doesn't matter"
"Go on tell us Jamie we've had over two weeks not speaking to each other, don't start doing that again, it was awful last time"
"Alright, alright it's just you look hot!" Outburst a red faced James.
"I'm not that hot Jamie I've just come out of the house"
"No not like that you nugget, I I I mean you look hot as in attractive hot"
"Oh, well thanks for noticing" replied Marlene sarcastically.
"What I always knew you were beautiful I just didn't think you were sexy"
"And what may I ask has changed Jamie"
James knew exactly what had changed to make Marlene hot rather than pretty, he wasn't going to voice the fact that her legs were longer and she'd finally grown some boobs. Nope he'd be strung up by his toes if he mentioned that to the bubbly Marlene. Marlene had always been rather flat chested but now her tits had grown to a b cup and were far more distinctive than last time James had seen her in a bikini.
"I think you've grown into your face a bit more Marly"
"Really and what else has grown Jamie?" Teased Marlene
"Erm erm maybe your legs?"
James was trying to look anywhere but Marlene, because every time he glanced over at her he'd focus on her budding breasts. Muttering in his mind don't look don't look don't look, he was broken from his trance by a clearing of a throat he looked up and Marlene was right above him now, fuck
"Are you sure it's my legs that you're paying attention too Jamie?
"Erm erm, why do you do this to me Marly."
"I want you tell me the truth Jamie please, pretty please" she said while pouting, which set James over the edge
"Ok ok your boobs are bigger alright it makes you look fit!"
"Haha Jamie believe it or not I knew what you saw differently beforehand"
"What how, wait if you knew already why tease me?"
"Well let's be honest Jamie ever since our snog, I've caught you staring at my boobs numerous times, and I teased you because you deserved it. I mean I was fit before I had any resemblance of boobs."
"If you say so Marly, by the way is there any particular reason why you're suddenly dressing in a bikini, you used to wear board shorts and a rash vest on top."
"Well as you've noticed I'm taller and filled out a bit more, making me slightly less self conscious."
"Anyway why have you still got your T-shirt on?"
"Don't want to burn my back and since my mum isn't here to help I'm being mature and stopping myself from getting burnt."
"Take it off you idiot, I can rub cream into your back"
James glancing at Marlene again, couldn't believe he'd missed how attractive Marlene really was with her golden tan, she looked incredible, which at any other moment would be fine but James was a hormonal teenage boy with little in the way of self control wearing swimming trunks.
"I'm not … sure that's a good idea Marly"
"Why?"
"well you know.."
"I'm waiting Jamie"
"Well you're not very good at rubbing in sun tan lotion, I mean remember last time you rubbed lotion on Stephanie, she turned up the next day looking like a tomato"
"That's all well and good Jamie but I know that you don't care since you let me put it on you in Austria last year, despite that incident"
Marlene being the impatient, mischievous girl that she was leapt on top of James in the sun lounger in an attempt to wrestle the t-shirt off him. With James lying on his back, he had little in the way of avoiding the onslaught. After a couple of minutes of wrestling James's top was lying on the warm patio, while Marly was on top of James trapping him.
"Haha I knew I'd get it off you now let's see what you've be… whoa"
"What" asked James timidly hoping Marlene hadn't noticed his problem in his swimming shorts
"When did you get this bod Jamie, it's hot"
"The same time as you got yours I reckon Marly"
Marlene being bold decided to touch James's stomach, James while still a lanky teenaged boy had filled out to the extent a six pack was beginning to form. While his arms and legs were nicely defined, entranced in his new body Marly decided to get a better view by planting her bottom down on James crotch.
"Ergh"
"Erm James?"
"Please don't hate me"
"Erm James?"
"Yes?"
"Is this from me?"
"Yeah, I mean your hot Marlene, and then you began rubbing up and down on me how else was I supposed to react"
"Like this"
Marlene bent over and encompassed James in a passionate kiss, initialled shocked James eventually began to work his way into it, he raised his head up from the sun lounger while remaining glued to Marlene's puffy lips. Marlene opened her lips, James slowly and gently darted his tongue into Marlene's mouth repeatedly with differing lengths, until James moved his head apart.
"You plan that?"
"Haha oh yeah I definitely thought after packing the groceries away that I'd come out here and seduce you, to the extent you got a hard on over me"
"Anything can happen with you Marly".. "Marly?"
"Yeah"
"Do you want to erm erm keep on doing this over the holidays?", James had timidly asked while now also nervously shaking inside wondering if he'd just made his relationship with Marlene weird.
"Yeah why not Jamie it's good, scrap that it feels great, now go and get us some lemonade"
"At your service Miss McKinnon"
James got up completely forgetting his hard on, to which jutted out inside his shorts. Marlene whom had watched him get up suddenly stared at the sight.
"Erm Jamie I know we're just snogging at the minute, but you've got a very alluring dick"
"Shut up Marls" blushed James while immediately moving his hand and arm to cover up his hard on. Once he turned around he came face to face with Steph, whom had began walking toward the pool.
"Alright James"
"Yeah, yeah erm see ya!" replied James and then scurried past her into the house to cool off. Stephanie continued and made her way over to her sister.
"You owe me details"
"Of what?"
"Oh I don't know, I didn't just see the illustrious James Potter running off with an erection and lost for words, and considering you two were the only ones out here it would seem tha.."
"Steph I told you before James and I are just friends"
"Oh I didn't know friends nowadays felt each other up"
"We didn't feel each other up Steph" responded Marlene who was blushing madly.
"Oh yeah, so I didn't just see you on top of him, moving your hands up and down his stomach?"
"I only did that too feel his…oh…. Well I didn't feel up his dick"
"Yeah but you want to don't you" laughed Stephanie.
"Yeah maybe" replied a red faced Marlene who looked back at her smirking sister. Stephanie being older had always teased Marlene about boys, being the elder sister she was, and James Potter was the main source of the teasing.
"So my randy little sister, are you going to go out with him?"
"What!"
"Go out as in date"
"Why the fuck would I do that merlin that's a weird thought Stephanie"
"Why? I mean you spend all the time with each other, you both clearly like each other, and let's be honest your both cute together"
"Firstly I'm not cute, I'm sexy or hot, not cute and secondly we don't see each other that way I mean, Jamie lusts after Lily so much it's hard to watch"
"What about you then who do you lust after Marly? And just because your snogging buddy says your hot does not mean it to be true"
"Steph I'm not lusting after any boy at the minute, I'm only just going into fifth year and who says we've snogged"
"Marly I just saw you two don't try and hide it"
"Fine we have but we're just messing around, we want to keep our friendship as it is"
"So he's going to be your fuck buddy then?"
"Aaah don't say that, did you not here what I just said I'm only going into fifth year"
"Well whatever it is that you're doing you're going to have to be more discreet about it, I mean if dad had walked in on the display that I just saw he'd probably faint, and don't even start on how mum would react. You would be walking down the aisle with a white dress on before you even knew it, you know how she is"
"So your not going to tell them are you?" Asked Marlene nervously.
"Haha don't worry Lena your secrets safe from our parents"
"And everyone else right?"
"I'm sorry I can't keep it secret from our dearest elder brother"
"What why the hell not? I mean if you can keep it from mum and dad why not him?"
"I made an unbreakable vow to him"
"What? Why? And how does this apply to the situation I'm in now?"
"Well as you know our dearest brother is a little too protective, so I made a deal with him when I got interested in boys?"
"What kind of deal"
"Well as you know Mikey and I always quarrelled back and forth while we also do not share the same interests like you two thus when I offered him a deal that protected yourself over me I'd knew he'd jump at it"
"What did you promise?"
"That if I knew or saw anything I'd have to bring it up too him."
"So you pushed all his protectiveness to me for Merlins sake Steph, he'll knock Jamie out if he finds out, how could you do this to me?"
"Would you do it to me?"
"No…. well yes probably but that's not the point"
"Sorry Lena I thought that he'd back off his brotherly duties by the age you started courting, honest"
At the dinner table that night the two families sat around eating florentine steak. The two sets of parents sitting at the far end had mostly enjoyed their own time throughout the day, but by dinner their attention was back on their children.
"So Stephanie, NEWTS starting this year what are your subjects you have chosen?"
"Well Mr Potter I have chosen, Muggle studies, Potions, Runes, Astrology and Herbology."
"Quite the mixture you've got there, what are your friends studying?"
"Fabian is studying four of them isn't he Steph" added Marlene cheekily.
"Oh he's a lovely boy"
"Remind me Dorothy who Fabian is again" asked Euphemia Potter
"Oh he's the elder twin of the Prewett family, you should meet him Euphemia he's quite a looker"
"Mum, you can't say that!"
"Why not Steph, I've heard you many a time talking to your friends about him" quipped Marlene.
"Oh Stephanie you didn't tell me that you were courting this young man, gosh this is great news isn't it Owen" asked Dorothy looking at her husband.
"Yes of course dear"
"You weren't even paying attention were you" this started a small argument concealed between the bickering couple. Giving Stephanie whom was sitting next to Marlene time to whisper,
"What the hell are you doing, why would you say anything to mum, she was already off her trolley about him I don't need her messing anything up"
"Remind me Steph what would she be messing up because if I remember correctly you and Fabian are mere acquaintances, not a romancing couple" laughed Marlene.
"You'll regret that my little Lena" smirked Stephanie.
"Mother"
"Yes Stephanie?"
"Marlene wants to tell you something"
"Oh what about sweetheart?"
"Well erm erm,…"
"Go on Marlene don't be nervous I'm sure mum would love to know about the boy in your life"
"Oh finally a boy! is he as good as young Mr Potter here"
"Well erm"
"Because if he isn't I'm going to have a healer look at you, I don't see why you would choose anybody over James Charles Potter"
"Well erm"
"I suppose it's nice though to know that you are interested in a boy, I had thought that maybe Stephanie here would be the only one whom married to another wizarding family and create a new alliance, so who is it sweetheart?"
"Erm"
"Is it that Black boy that you seem to endlessly talk about, and while I can see his appeal, James is better in every way Marlene"
"Mum will you stop it!" Asked an embarrassed Marlene.
"But darling I want to know about him"
"Mum, Steph was just making it up, and for the record Black is a cocky twit"
"Well that's a relief"
"James tell me what does a young lad do these days eh? I mean do you have a girl, or several, what was the name of that red head, Marlene told me about her."
"Lily Evans sir"
"Ah yes Lily Evans, it seems that the Potters love a red head"
"I think they like blondes too" muttered Stephanie quietly in a mocking manner. Marlene just stared at her viciously. Marlene was not the only one that noticed however as Owen McKinnon glanced between his two daughters.
"What was that Stephanie?"
"Nothing dad"
"No you definitely said something, now it is rude to whisper at the table it is Ill-mannered now please tell our guests what you were referring to"
"Well I've seen James with a few blondes, so I thought I'd be funny."All the parents gazes went to James whom was fidgety.
"I've not been with any blondes"
"What about Martha Phillips, she's always around you"
"Yeah unfortunately, she just doesn't leave me alone it's infuriating". After that Stephanie began to spout at names to prevent the parents from ridiculing her claims. After half an hour of questioning to which Dorothy McKinnon was embracing passionately, Fleamont Potter decided to dismiss the three children from the table.
"What was she on about, I mean the number of blondes I've been with, I mean it's not my fault half of them drape around me, I can't believe she said that, why would she say that?"
"Well the reason she mentioned so many names was that she was put on the spot by my dad, the reason for her sarcastic comment in the first place is because she knows about your affiliation with a certain blonde"
"What? Who?"
"Me you dummy"
"What she knows, .., shit she knows about us, shit shit shit … how does she know?"
"Well I imagine she saw us outside today"
"How she only appeared after I'd gotten up from the sun lounger"
"Yeah but your cock was sticking out for all to see including Stephanie"
"She she…. Saw that?"
"Yep"
"Great, the girl I consider my elder sister saw my hard on."
"I hope you don't see me as your sister"
"Merlin no, I wouldn't be snogging you if I did"
"Well then get over here and give us a kiss, all that talk of other blondes drooped over you has made me realise what a catch you really are" she chuckled, James walked over to Marlene and engulfed her in a warming embrace.
"Oh I see how it is, I'm just your trophy am I" he laughed
"Yeah a trophy that knows how to work his tongue now kiss me"
"I'm glad you like it," James teased.
Marlene stepped back and glared but there was no malice in it, "Well, it's my tongue that does all the work. You could've been anybody I mean it could even be Black if I didn't have to look at him afterwards or see him ever again."
James made his way over to the bunk bed."Don't say that. It's bad enough watching him slobber over half the female population I don't need any image of you being one of those girls."
James, acting the fifteen he was, then turned around and stuck his finger down his mouth and imitated gagging. James rather than letting Marlene respond turned his back and ripped off his t-shirt and then chucked them onto the floor.
"You can't just leave that on the floor like that, I'm already forced to room with you but I will not be subjected to your untidiness"
"Fine I'll put them in the washing basket", while James took off his shorts and then collected all his clothing draped on the floor, the room was full of a comfortable silence. Marlene with little else to think about or draw her attention, she focused upon James lazily tidy, dressed only in his boxers Marlene began to think dirty thoughts in particularly rethinking the conversation she had with her sister. James's boxers were small and were tightly constricted to his body, leaving little to the imagination of Marlene, Stephanie's conversation about feeling him up suddenly sprung to mind her cheeks quickly formed a slight tinge of red. This had been the boy whom had been her best friend since she was little, and yet she was attracted to him, in response she quickly looked away trying to conceal her blush and think of something else.
"Cooey anybody at home, hey Marly?" James's voice forced her too look back towards her, a tad bit too frantically, as her imagination grew wilder and sexier. A shirtless James was now standing in front of her, in his 6"0 frame, with still room yet to grow he was one of the tallest in the year, while she was happy to mess around with him she hadn't expected to react quite this way toward James, her head drifted again away from his face, his boxers were low on his hips, revealing a v cut lower half which progressed into defined abs due to the hundreds of hours he slogged on the quidditch pitch, as a chaser rather than a beater he was not overly big his arms and torso were defined and sleek. While Her eyes travelled up his body, her young hormonal brain that had very little experience with regard to half naked boys was on high alert.
"Marls if you continue to stare your going to start sendings me the wrong signals"
"Maybe that's what I'm aiming for" as soon as she said it she groaned, cursing her quick wit that had embarrassed her in this situation. The blush on her cheeks intensified she began looking anywhere but him, thinking about sexual situations and acting on them were very different Marlene now thought. When James hadn't responded after a while she looked back at him due to the lack of the expectant response. What she saw was James ogling her body. James who had been surprised by the response had become engrossed in Marlene. She was wearing a loose fitting summer dress over her bikini top, exposing a large amount of cleavage.
"Marls you can't say that not when you're wearing almost nothing"
"Jamie I'm only telling the truth you looking hot, come on Jamie lighten up, we both agreed we'd have some fun together this holiday, nothing wrong with flirting and ogling, eh?"
"Oh I see how your playing this", James stepped forward, and then tilted his head down so that he was only a couple of inches from her face, Marlene was determined now she could feel his warm husky breath on her lips, she began to get lost in how it would feel again to make out with James
"If you know very well how I'm playing this Jamie maybe you could push me in the right direction" Marlene's head now was balanced on James's forehead.
"Marls I'm not sure what you're getting at, I'm just a friend remember I'm no Davies or Black, maybe if you spell it out for me then, maybe I can help you" teased James in a coy voice, trying to encourage Marlene to blink first and give into the temptation. Marlene at that very moment made eye contact with James. His hazel eyes glinting between brown and green. The look he was giving her through his eyes was leaving her in a trance, coaxing her to gently lean up and immerse herself in James's moist lips, that were curled up slightly hinting at his playfulness, waiting for her to make the first move while also showing a hint of desire that James often kept hidden away.
"James Potter you arrogant hunk, you're forcing me to make the first move, so you better enjoy it while it lasts" her voice dropped several decibels with a hint of huskiness to her voice. Her lips moved up, and crashed against his, as their lips moved slowly against each other, Marlene had seemingly coordinated her leap onto the standing James. Her legs wrapping around James. His arms and hands wrapping around her lithe body and ending up clenching her bum. Seemingly stable in James's embrace, she moved her hands which had been entrenched around his neck lower by moving her arms around his broad shoulder then bringing them down slowly tracing muscles over his lower chest and then back.
Their embrace continued for an unending time, their young bodies exploring the gentle touch of each other's lips, James began to deepen the kiss, flipping his tongue from side to side of Marlene's lips, her feelings heightened from the embrace, she responded quickly by opening her mouth slightly, the movement of his tongue within her mouth caused a moan to emanate from Marlene, the continued battle between the two tongues was eventually won out by Marlene, the sensations left by her mouth caused James to groan his grip on her ass tightening.
James then moved away from her mouth her, dropped down on the bottom bunk dragging Marlene with him, pinning her too the bed underneath him, he began to trail quick pecks down her neck and shoulder, then playfully going back and nipping her on the way. Her position prevented her from reciprocating her hands were now behind the back of his neck, she began to coerce his head back down while she arched her back toward him, daring him to give more. James being the competitive horny bloke he was motioned downward his hand traversed over her body, brushing her nipples, he made his way to her summer dress and lifted it up and over her head, he was looking at Marlene in nothing but some bikini bottoms and top. He pushed his hand toward her waist gently massaging his way up moving in a fluid motion, he edged his hand underneath her top and began too skim them and occasionally flick over them, Marlene groaned loudly, James encouraged by Marlene's heavy breathing fumbled with her top giving him access to her nipple. His mouth took the bare nipple in gently sucking it and massaging it with his tongue, the sensations hit Marlene hard her inexperience magnifying her pleasure at once.
"Jamie!" She gasped loudly, the loud noise suddenly alerted James to whom he'd just entangled with and to how far he'd gone with her. He suddenly rolled off her, onto the floor, when getting up he stared back up at Marlene who was left in shock, she met her eyes with his horror filled ones, Marlene always knew what James was thinking and while most saw him as a cocky bastard who lived up his own arse, she knew that he was upset with himself and worried to the hilt that he'd overstepped. He quickly got up but was met by Marlene whom brought his face closer to him.
"James!"
"I'm sorry Marly I didn't me.."
"James Charles Potter look at me, look at me!"
"That's better now, don't you fucking shit the bed Jamie, you're not culpable to anything I didn't desire, you understand me?"
"James if you go into one of your ruts, you will wish Merlin that you looked like Peter Pettigrew you will be in so much pain"
James slightly eased nodded slowly still struggling to meet Marlene's eyes. She let go of him kissed him on the cheeks and wished him good night. James eased up into his top bunk still terrified from the whole ordeal.
