Chapter 1-The Deal

James Potter was walking through a park in the Muggle world, in London, England, where he lived in the summer. He ran one hand through his shaggy jet black hair. He stood up straight, while he searched for her. James liked Lily Evans, though she did not feel the same for him. Then, he saw her.

"Hey, Evans, go out with me?" He asked, rushing over to her.

"Get away from me, Potter! Honestly, why won't you just leave me alone?" She asked, her piercing green eyes looking furious.

"Because… I… I… I like you…obviously!" James responded.

At just that moment, James' best friend, Sirius Black came up from behind them.

"Oh, hello, Evans…James…" He said politely. Sirius' mysterious face looked excited. He was always excited when he saw his best friend.

"Black…won't you tell your friend toget the heck out of here?" Lily bellowed.

"Nah… that's no fun… Hey, James, have you seen Remus lately?" Sirius asked.

"No, now that you mention it… You don't think—."

Lily interrupted James with a loud sigh.

"You guys are so dumb! Don't you pay attention to the skies? It was a full moon last night!" She retorted.

"Oh… yeah… that'd explain it!" Sirius exclaimed.

"Anyways, I had better get going… since it's only two days before we have to leave for Hogwarts. And we have O.W.L.s this year!" Lily said, her face glowing with happiness. With that, she skipped off into her house.

"Ah, bad luck, Prongs. This year's going to be tough… Everyone always says sixth year is hard. I hate being sixteen!" Sirius said as the best friends walked back towards the Potter's house.

"I hear you! I mean, Evans won't go out with me still, and now we have to go to Diagon Alley. When're you going?" James asked.

"Probably tomorrow…you?"

"I'm going whenever you are!" James replied.

Sirius laughed.

"No duh, Prongs! I live at your house, remember?"

James and Sirius were practically brothers. Sirius had ran away from home just a few years ago, and decided to go live with the Potters.

The next day, James woke up at 8:45 a.m. to get ready for Diagon Alley. He was to meet Sirius, Remus, and Peter at the robe shop at 9:30.

"JAMES! GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE! YOU'VE GOT A PHONE CALL!" James heard his mum call up the stairs to him.

"COMING!" He called back down.

James got up, pulled on a T-Shirt, and walked barefoot down the stairs. He picked up the phone.

"Hello?" He asked into it.

"James?" A voice asked back.

"Yes… Who is this?"

"Oh, sorry. This is Lily…uhm… Evans."

James suddenly got extremely happy. Evans was calling him!

"Do you need something?" He asked, hopefully not sounding rude.

"Oh, sorry…again. Uhm…I just wanted to say that… I'm sorry if I act like I hate you…" She muttered into the phone.

"But…don't you?" James was really confused.

"Well, I guess it'd help if you wouldn't bother one of my good friends… But you choose to do that." James knew too well that she was talking about Severus Snape.

"Sorry about that…but he's a special case…I mean, he's Snape. He's a special case."

He knew that Lily was rolling her eyes.

"Well…if you just stopped doing that, then I might like you."

"I will…try…" James promised.

"Good… Uhm… I've got to go because I'm heading to Diagon Alley today…"

"Me, too! Maybe I'll see you there!" James probably sounded too excited.

"Yeah… maybe… err… I'll see you."

"Yeah…see you." And they hung up their phones.