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335 Bonanza Pairings: James Potter/Nearly Headless Nick

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James Potter ran frantically through the halls on his very first day of classes. It was his first year at Hogwarts, and he had gotten lost as they headed to Transfiguration. He'd been distracted by a tapestry and hadn't realized Sirius had left him behind. Now, he was lost somewhere in the Dungeons, and he didn't want to be late!

Crashing around a corridor, he felt a chill run down his spine as he ran through something damp. "What the bloody hell-?!"

"Hey! You, young man! How dare you run through me like that!" An angry voice shouted at him, and James skidded to a stop. He turned.

"Who are you? Are you a ghost?!" The man scoffed at him, and James looked down to see his feet floating a couple inches off the floor. He was also pearly white in color, which was a sure sign James was right.

"Of course I'm a ghost, dimwit! I'm floating of the ground. What else does that?"

James thought for a moment. "A wizard on a broom?"

For a moment, the ghost looked shocked at the young boy, then he burst out laughing. "That was an amazing answer! HA! A wizard on a broom! Ha! Ha! That's so funny!"

"Uh... thanks, Mr... Ghost? What's you're name?" James asked skeptically.

"Oh, forgive my manners. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, at your service." The ghost swept his hat from his head and bowed theatrically, causing his head to flop off his neck.

"AH!" James leapt back in shock.

"Oh, dear me, so sorry. I never could get my head on straight," Sir Nicholas tutted as he flipped the offending head back onto his neck. "Now, who might you be?"

"I"m James Potter. You must be Nearly Headless Nick! My dad told me all about you!" He grinned excitedly.

"Yes, yes, I'm Nearly Headless Nick. But I much prefer-"

"Dad said you were the most exciting ghost in Hogwarts. He said you had an amazing arsenal of stories from when you lived in court. He also said you knew your way around the castle amazingly. And that you knew all the secret passageways."

Sir Nicholas drew himself up. "Why, yes, I do know them all. Never was anyone better at guiding lost souls around the castle. Are you lost, good sir?"

James smiled meekly. "Why, yes, I am. I was trying to get to Transfiguration, but I seem to have taken a wrong turn."

Sir Nicholas smiled. "Well, follow me! I'll show you the way. And I'll escort you in, so Professor McGonagall won't yell at you for being late. How's that?"

James Potter beamed. "Oh, that would be amazing! Thank you so much Sir Nicholas!"

As the ghost drifted off, James smiled to himself. Having a ghost for a friend would be amazing - in all the time he'd been dead, Sir Nicholas must've picked up some good pranks!