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Obviously I'm not J.K. Rowling nor do I own HP. My writing is too terrible : )

** I've made some changes so if you've been reading might want to do a quick skim to catch up.

It was snowing upon the grounds of Hogwarts as the students began to wander off towards the small village of Hogsmeade. It always snowed on the first visit to Hosmeade, but many of the kids did not care. Snow balls were being whisked back and forth by the simple flick of wands. James Potter and his three best friends, Remus, Sirius, and Peter trailed along towards the Three Broomsticks. Inside of the building it was nice and warm with the lingering smell of butterbeer in the air. The four boys collapsed into chairs at a table in the back corner.

"I hate the snow," Peter stuttered as he rubbed his arms trying to warm up.

"Oh come on Peter, it's not THAT cold," Sirius chuckled as he grabbed the attention of the barmaid, who readied 4 butter beers. "This is the life," Sirius claimed as he put his snow covered feet upon the table, much to the dismay of a scowling Remus.

"I suppose you could say that," Remus said as he cleaned the dirty snow from Sirius's feet and the table with a his wand. Sirius muttered a "sorry" under his breath as the four butterbeers were placed upon their table. They drank and talked through a few more glasses of butterbeer before they decided to head off towards Honeydukes and Zonkos. James and sat silently in the Three Broomsticks mulling over his Butterbeer. It wasn't till they had left the pub that Remus asked James what was the matter. "You were as silent as the grave in there mate? What's eating you?" Remus asked James as they made their way through the snow to Honeydukes.

"I dunno," James said nonchalantly as he kicked at the dirty snow beneath his feet.

"Common mate," Sirius butted in," usually we can't get you to shuttup!" The four laughed as they walked into the sweet smelling shop, which was completely packed full of students. James ruffled his jet black hair," Sorry guys, just got a lot on me mind I guess."

The four raided the sweet shop cramming as much as they could into their hands, stocking up till the next Hogsmeade visit. Their next stop, Zonkos joke shop, was a bit more brief as it was more of a browse than a purchase. The four began their travel back up towards the castle until Sirius punched James arm to grab his attention," OUCH! You stupid arse-"

Sirius shh-ed him and pointed toward the shop, Madam Puddifoots, the usual spot where couples meet to serenade and cuddle like a bunch of gits. James stopped mid sentences when he saw where Sirius was pointing. A flash of red hair had erupted from the door of the fluffed up building followed by the shadow of greasy darkness that James had vowed to hate for the rest of his life.

"Oh common Severus, it wasn't THAT terrible!" Lily said as she and Severus Snape began to walk towards the castle. Severus Snape merely raised his shoulders at Lily's remark. James hated every fiber of that Slytherins being. His greasy hair stuck to his head like a tick to an animal. His dark cloak dragged along the ground picking up black snow and dampening his robes. James had an idea at this sight. He threw his bag of sweets at Remus who caught them rather easily and then he whipped out his wand. He had become quite the whiz of speechless spells as he formed a small army of snowballs in mid air, and then pelted them at the greasy youth. They each hit with a loud thud and almost knocked the boy over. But James did not exactly get the reaction he had wished for.

"James Potter! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Lily Evans yelled at him from where Snape held onto his knees trying to catch his breath.

"Common Evans, a mere joke for old Sevy!" James said with a smirk upon his face.

"A mere joke?! If that was a mere joke, then I can't wait for the day that someone plays the most brilliant joke ever upon you! How could Dumbledore, the most brilliant wizard ever have put you as head boy?! Grow up Potter!" and with a flash of her red hair Lily was gone as she and Snape rapidly made their way back to Hogwarts.

"Nice one Prongs!" Sirius exclaimed as they too began their traipse back. James gave a laugh but Remus knew what lingered upon James' mind.

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James, Sirius, and Remus sat in the comfy couches of the Gryffindor common room surveying their essays which were due in Transfiguration the next morning. "And that is why one must not attempt to transfigure a human into a piece of fruit," Sirus said with a wide smile as he finished his essay and signed his name at the top. Remus laughed," And how are you taking NEWTS in transfiguration again?"

James had finished his essay awhile ago and sat with his friends merely for company. He snacked on a pumpkin pasty while Remus fixed Sirus' essay. He hoped Remus would edit his because his mind was most definitely not on the worst scenarios in transfiguration when he wrote his essay. What am I doing wrong!? James thought silently.

Sirius yawned and rose from his seat, "Well boys, I'm off to bed, I can't stay up for another moment." The remaining two watched as Sirus made his way up to the dormitory stairs and once they were the only ones left in the common room Remus made his move. " Do you really think you are going to get her attention by beating up on Snape?"

James looked quite shocked by his friend's remark and stuffed his mouth with the rest of his midnight snack. "I haf no idee waft ju are talkin abou," he muttered through bites as he began to scramble his things together to escape Remus.

"James…" Remus always had a way of prying things from James Potter, and he had no idea why it always worked. He would make a great teacher, James always said.

"Fine. Sit and I'll spill out my heart like a prat." James threw his stuff back down and took a seat by Remus.

"Obviously she is not attracted to your teasing of her friend. So why do you continually do it?"

"I dunno, I hate Snape, and I hate seeing him with her. Why the hell were they in Puddifoots together!? I think that's what set me off today. I dunno why I do it, it's just a way to grab her attention I guess." James ran a hand through his hair, making it messier than it was before. "Not only does she do the whole GROW UP POTTER, she insists on pulling the head boy crap. She's lucky I chose not to sleep in the Head Boy dormitory next to hers."

"Well, forget about that and try to think of a different way to grab her attention, because you are not making a good impression on her," Remus patted James on the back. "Just show her that you're more than just a prankster and an asshole!" Remus laughed and could see that he wasn't exactly cheering up his friend. "Because you're more than just a prankster and an asshole," he threw in quickly.

"It doesn't matter. I doubt I'll ever have her. You know, I've had my fair share of girls, but none of them are like her. With others I've never thought of them as playing any sort of role in my future. But Lily… she … I dunno."

James rubbed his eyes and rose to pick up his things. "Let's head off. I think this is enough emotional hogwash for the day."

As the two boys made their way up to the dormitory only Remus caught sight of the red haired girl that was buried into a seat that was across the room from where Remus and James just sat.

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Short I know. Sorry.

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