CHAPTER 1

JANE EDWARDS

After waving good-bye to his parents James sat down with his friends in their overflowing compartment. "how was your summer wood?" he asked his best friend Gordon Wood (son of Oliver Wood and Cho Chang.)

Gordon shrugged and said,"Ah, You know the usual quidditch with dad. My sister went on some trip with my mum for beauty products not sure entirely, but it was just me and my dad. You?"

James smiled wickedly as he said,"Preparing my brother and cousin for Hogwarts. Oh! My uncle gave me a whole bunch of stuff and ideas to pull tricks on them and the slytherins!"

Gordon grinned and replied,"I still can't believe how lucky you are to be related to THE FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY!"

James frowned slightly, "I know ,but you would never know its the George he is different...But when he talks about pranking he brightens up a bit and there is still an old spark ya know? It's just most of the time he is depressed...Dad said he never used to be like that. I guess it's when Fred died..I just wish i could have met him...They were the all time best pranksters!"

"What about the marauders? You know Teddy's dad and his gang?"

"Well prongs was my grandfather you know? So I guess I guess we got some work to do to get a memorial like Fred and George and the marauders." James grinned mischievously along with Gordon.

"JAMES! GORDON!" exclaimed a tall lengthy black-haired boy with glee.

"RYAN!" Both boys exclaimed as they bear hugged Ryan Jordan(son of Lee and Alicia Spinnet)

After the three let go James remembered something and pulled out an old piece of parchment from his bag and waved it towards his best friends. who both looked questioningly to him until Ryan said,"Okay I give up what is it?"

James rolled his eyes and said,"My uncle George hinted to me of a map of the entire school that showed where everyone was all the time...He also mentioned it was in my fathers nightstand and of the password for it..."

they all exchanged grins and crowded next to each other. James put his wand to the parchment and said,"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." the map quickly revealed itself and the two other boys shocked. James added,"My dad helped make it. The marauders made this when they went to school. My uncle said that him and his brother stole it and gave it to my Dad. That's how he knew he had it. My dad also gave my dear younger brother the cloak...Said I'd get into trouble with it, but I wouldn't get into trouble that implies us getting caught in one of our pranks! An insult really I was quite hurt.."

Ryan was about to say something when a group of girls walked past the compartment and James shot up and ran to the door.

Once in the hallways he fixed his hair and straitened his put a devilish smile on his face and strut towards the girls.

"Well, hello ladies. Enjoy your summer?" James said smoothly winking at the girls. They returned with small giggles except one who only rolled her eyes. James sighed and said,"How was yours Edwards?"

The girl who rolled her eyes said," Oh it was quite enjoyable Potter thank you." The girl began to walk away leaving her friends and James scurried after her desperate for a conversation.

"Why's that?" He said. The girl laughed wearily as she said,"Because I had a long break from you harassing me. All though I couldn't forget you seeing as though you owled me once every 2 weeks."

James ears turned slightly pink and he said,"I... I don't harass you."

"oh really Potter and what do you call this now?" the girl asked expecting him to be flustered and leave.

James wasn't giving up yet and smiled mischievously as he said,"An awkward conversation between a stubborn devilishly handsome young man and stunningly beautiful girl." He gave her slight wink and rejoiced internally when he saw the corners of her mouth twitch up for only a moment.

"Nice try ,Potter" she reached an empty compartment and went to close the door ,but James caught it and used the frame of the doorway to lean on it.

"So I suspect to see you soon Jane? Sit with me in the great hall?" He practically pleaded the girl giving her his best puppy dog face.

Jane observed him for a moment. she grinned slightly at his stubbornness. He asked her to sit with him every year since when they first met on the Hogwarts express and every year she said no. He asked her to every hogsmead weekend. She never replied with yes. He asked her to dance with him at every school dance or party in the common room. Asked her to go on many MANY dates with him every time she said no. He was stubborn. Big headed and he thought he could have any girl because of how he is related to the trio. The fact that girls threw themselves at him also had something to do with it, but Jane Edwards was one girl who never seemed interested in him.

She dared one glance up at James and saw his pleading eyes. She couldn't suppress a smile any longer and said,"Maybe next time ,Potter." James face fell and he turned to give up this round.

Jane went to close the door and her wrist was exposed along with a charm bracelet with the letter J a snitch. James caught her wearing it and beamed at her saying,"Quite Lovely charms on that bracelet...Where'd you get 'em?"

He knew very well where she had gotten them. He had given the J to her as a Christmas present. WELL, he put it in a box and had to pay a girl to put it on her pillow along with a note so she couldn't refuse to accept it. He also owled the Snitch charm to her for her Birthday that was July 2nd.

The girl smiled and said," They were presents mostly. I wear the bracelet everywhere and recently got a few more charms on my birthday and decided to just add them all on...Now, GOOD-BYE POTTER!" she closed the door on him and left him smiling widely. Feeling a sense of pride in himself.

Quickly he fixed his hair straitened his tie and strut away. To his friends once more. He walked past the giggling girls that were walking to find Jane. "Ladies." He said with the satisfied grinned still on his face.

"Any luck James?" asked a brown-eyed girl with Curled hair that was perfectly done. She was quite pretty.

"She turned me down, but I think I've almost gotten through to her. Put in a good word for me Maddie." he told her the giggling girl with a wink. She was Madison Vane(daughter of Romilda Vane.)

The girl blushed and said,"I always do James, but You know I'm still free and you could put a word in with Ryan."

James smiled widely at her,"Will do Maddie. Make sure to make her sit by us in the great hall and I'll make sure you won't be going to Hogsmead alone" Madison grinned and the group of girls all shared whispered giggles and left to find their friend.

Once Maddie found Jane in an empty compartment playing with her bracelet.

"Oh My Godric Gryffindor! You have to be the most confusing an utterly insane girl i have ever met!" Madison exclaimed to her friend.

Jane replied whining,"What did I do?"

"Your Madly in love with James, yet you continuously turn him down!"

"I-I am not madly in love with him." she said as calm as she could fighting her blush that was trying to creep onto her cheeks.

"Oh Please! All you do is talk about how Big headed and stubborn he is. About how girls love him only because his entire family is famous. Blah blah blah and... Jane whats that? I didn't know you liked quidditch." Madison pointed to a magazine that was inside Jane's trunk. Most of it was Inside her trunk but only a quarter of it that read QUIDDITCH in big letters.

Jane blushed and jumped up to tuck it in further, but her friend Maria(muggle-born) took it before she had the chance.

Maria's bright blue eyes widened in surprise and she read the page out loud for all the girls to hear, "oh its an article of tweenwitch...it says, HOW TO WIN THE HEART OF YOUR QUIDDITCH STAR. The next page says, THE PERFECT PRESENT FOR YOUR QUIDDITCH CRUSH. My my Jane why would you want this? You wouldn't happen to be falling for him?"

Jane mistakenly let her blush show and she grabbed the magazine and said,"No! I was reading it and that's where I left off!"

"You circled the pages... and your blushing. AND you're wearing the charms he bought you!" Shouted Madison who was looking at the magazine over her friend's shoulder. All the girls stared at the bracelet. She had never taken it off since they met her. Not even to add new charms, but now she has two more charms on it?

"Did he get you that snitch too? Is it real gold? It's your only gold charm. Oh my that's so sweet!" Shouted one particularly freckled girl.

Jane gave up and the blush had rushed from her cheeks to her ears and neck as well,"It's real. I know and he sent a note with it. Not like the one he sent with the one from christmas... I think.. I think I might actually say yes..." The group of girls squealed and giggled demanding to read the note. Jane dug through her backpack and pulled it out handing it to them shutting her hazel eyes from embarrassment and twisting her straight strawberry-blonde hair in her figures nervously.

Madison grabbed the note first and read it out loud,"Dearest Jane, I have tried everything. I had even resorted to asking my father and uncles about girls. Finally after all failed I had asked my mother. She said to suck up my pride and admit defeat. I can't give up. I'm a gryffindor. So as a last resort I have decided to put the grins and mischievous glances aside and be serious, but only for the letter of course. Well Jane Edwards, I know I'm stubborn ,big-headed, a troublemaker, a nusance, an annoyance. I know I am too self consumed. I know you think I am this devilishly handsome gryffindor who can get any girl in the world, for a while I thought that too. Then you come along with your flowing hair and sparkling hazel eyes. They change with your mood you know? When your really mad they get this green-brown where they are green in the middle and they turn brown around the edges. When your happy they are more blue, when you're consentrating they are a light brown and when your embarrassed they get darker brown. I am too familiar with the green-brown glances you send me. I am sorry for being so what you call 'self-absorbed'. I deserved every name you ever called me. I never understood why you wouldn't like me (My family are all war heros.)Then I realized it. You're the only person who actually made me realise I am my own person, not just Harry Potter's son. or The trio's children or The next marauders. I don't want to be any of those things I don't know what I want to be... Well, That's a lie. I do know what I want to be this year. I want to be THE JANE EDWARDS BOYFRIEND. And I hope this year you can let me prove that it won't be a living hell if you want to be THE JAMES POTTER'S GIRLFRIEND. Don't expect anything mushy on the train though. NO worries love, I will be all mischief next time you see me. Love James Sirius Potter (If your still not sure remember I'M HARRY POTTER'S OLDEST SON AND A FABULOUS QUIDDITCH SEEKER WHO HAS NEVER MISSED THE SNITCH! Not to mention my charm and modesty)"

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