Why do birds suddenly appear?
This was it. James had finally thought of the perfect way to ask out Lily. He just had to wait for the right time. And apparently, that time was during her Potions class.
Lily Evans was sitting in her Potions class, covered in black soot. Her ever so brilliant Potions partner had put in too many horned slugs which caused the concoction to explode. Although Professor Slughorn had still given her a good grade for her past excellence, she was still in a horrible mood. There were footsteps heard in the back of the room and when Lily looked to see who it was, she let out a groan.
'Oh no! Not him. I'm really not in the mood for him.' Lily thought as James walked over to her.
James took Lily's hand and was about to begin but was interrupted by Professor Slughorn.
"Potter! What are you doing here? You're not in this class. Leave this minute!" the Professor exclaimed.
James looked over his shoulder at him (still holding Lily's hand) and looked pleadingly at the Professor. Having a soft heart, Professor Slughorn decided that he was suddenly in need of something in his office and left the room. With the Professor gone, James turned back to Lily.
"Potter, what do you-" Lily began, but James cut her off.
"Lily this is hard enough, please just listen."
Lily thought this over and then decided to hear him out. Maybe he would make a fool of himself and she could get a laugh out of it. And much to her surprise (as on key as he could), James Potter began to sing her favorite song to her.
Why do birds suddenly appear Why do stars fall down from the sky On the day that you were born
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.
Every time you walk by?
and the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust
in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.
That is why all the guys in Hogwarts On the day that you were born
Follow you all around
and the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust
in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.
That is why all the guys in Hogwarts
Follow you all around
When he finished, James promptly let go of her hand and left the room as if nothing had happened. Stunned, Lily just sat there while everyone else was abuzz about what had just happened. Coming to her senses she got up and ran after him. She saw him as he was making his way down the hall.
"Potter!" She yelled.
No answer.
"Potter!"
Again no answer.
"JAMES!"
Now that got his attention. He stopped in his tracks and turned around to face Lily. She stopped to catch her breath and then looked up at him.
"What you said back thereā¦did you really mean it?" Lily asked, blushing slightly at how close they were.
"Yeah." He said simply.
She couldn't explain it but she suddenly saw James in a different light. She didn't see him as the childish prankster she had seen for so many years. What she saw now standing in front of her was a sweet, daring, handsome guy. Without thinking, Lily leaned up on her tip-toes, and kissed him square on the lips. After a few seconds, Lily broke away and began to walk back to class.
As he watched her walk away, James felt he had to ask "So, what happens now?"
Looking over her shoulder, Lily called to him "Hogsmeade, this weekend. See you, James."
After she left, the only thing James could think to do was pound his fist in the air. Sure, he would mocked for eternity by Sirius and his other friends. But he didn't care. For today was the day when James had finally caught Lily. And as for Lily, she was happy she was.
