Seducing Lily Evans

written by: the young lady of legends

disclaimer: JK Rowling is the genius responsible for these wonderful characters. They aren't mine I'm only borrowing them, the plotline (however unoriginal) is mine so please ask if you want to use it. I'd be only too happy to lend it.

ChapterOne:You'd Make A Pretty Little Servant

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She hated him. There was no other logical explanation for the feeling of heated disgust that rose in her throat every time she saw him. She hated everything about him from the top of his messy head to the bottoms of his big feet. It amazed her that they had been back at Hogwarts for no less than a single day and already she was having a screaming match with James Potter.

"What makes you think that I, for one second would even consider going out with you, Potter?" she demanded.

Always in control, James simply shrugged and gave her a lopsided grin. "The question is, why wouldn't you want to go out with me?" He knew the grin he was giving her melted most girls' hearts, but not for one second did he believe that this trick was going to work on the fiery-haired angel before him. After all, Lily Evans was not most girls. In his opinion, Lily Evans was THE girl. The only one to ever grace the planet. The rest? His best friend Sirius Black could add them to his collection.

Her green eyes flashed in anger. "Because you're an arrogant, self-centered, self-righteous, jackass!"

"Ah Evans. That hurts. Really, it does." he said, faking pain as he clutched his heart. Truth be known, it rather did. Not that he'd ever admit that of course... He just couldn't understand why she had to blow up at him every single time he asked her out. You'd think it'd come as less of a shock after three years of continuous hounding, begging, pleading...

"Hah! Nothing hurts you Potter! Criticism simply bounces off that fat head of yours!" She didn't know why he insisted on asking her out every single time he saw her. Couldn't he see that it unnerved her? Or maybe that was his point. This thought only further angered Lily. "Can't you understand that I am never going to say yes?"

He winked at her flirtatiously, "No."

Her eyes narrowed. "PRAY TELL! WHY NOT?!"

He smiled radiantly at her. "Because dear sweet Lily. I think that deep down you really care about me. I think that you really secretly love me but..." he heaved a heavy sigh. "are just too blind to see it."

The Gryffindor Common Room only paid even closer attention to the show that they were fortunate enough to witness first hand. At James' words, everyone took a collected breath, knowing he'd just provoked Lily as far as it was possible to go. In the corner, Sirius and Peter Pettigrew were grinning like maniacs, desperately trying not to laugh. They knew if Evans heard them they'd be in for it, and even they weren't that thick. Remus Lupin, sitting at a long table, was trying to study with his book in front of him and his fingers in his ears. He'd been on the same page for twenty minutes.

Lily reached into her robes. This didn't go unnoticed by James but he was sure she wouldn't...after all she was the Head Girl and much more responsible... she couldn't...

would she?

"Impedimenta!" she screamed as she pointed her wand at him. He was instantly knocked off of his feet and hit the floor with a heavy thud. "AND LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU POTTER!"

She stormed up the stairs to her dormitory leaving the rest of the common room staring wide-eyed at James. After all, their Head Girl had just sent a not-so-friendly spell at the Head Boy and everyone wanted to know just how he was going to come out of this one on top. As if on cue, James quickly jumped up, beaming, and took a bow. Everyone began cheering and laughing.

Half-way up the stairs, Lily heard this and turned back to see how he'd covered. She saw him shaking his clasped hands in the air as if he just made the winning play of the Quidditch World Cup.

Lily wanted to throttle him.

He looked up at her and cried, "And for our next trick!"

She glared icy daggers at him. "What now Potter? Going to dazzle your fellow Gryffindors with how much of an arse you can be?!"

He shook his head and tsk-tsked. "Now sweet Lily, is that very nice?"

She began descending the staircase very slowly. Finally she reached him and was mere centimeters from him, prepared to tell him off and to give him the hexing of a lifetime.

"See! I knew you truly liked me. Why, you've come back down just to apologize for the way you've mistreated me." he smiled, making an all-around prick out of himself. He knew it. He really didn't care though. "Don't bother groveling. A kiss will do just fine."

"I do not like you." she said, dangerously calm. This unnerved James a bit. He hadn't been prepared for this reaction. "Forgive me for not being a brainless ditz who sees someone decent-looking and gets all weak in the knees. Pardon me for having a bit of taste."

"Evans. Be reasonable, please. The girls you so fondly refer to as 'brainless ditzes' don't like me because of my good looks. While we're at it, they don't even like me for my spectacular Quidditch talent-"-he ignored her snort of sarcasm when he said this-"-they like me because I made them like me." He leaned forward and kissed her nose quickly before she had any idea what he was about to do. "Just like I'm going to do to you."

"I'd really love to see you try Potter. You couldn't make me fall for you if your life depended on it." she sneered confidently.

"Care to make a little wager on that?" he asked.

"A bet?" she asked, uncertain.

"Yeah. A bet. If you fall for me...you have to be my slave for a month and do whatever I tell you to do." he emphasized the word 'whatever' so she was clear on the fact that he meant total control. He wanted her to know that if she lost his word was law.

"Okay Potter. And if I don't fall for you?"

"The same terms apply to me if I don't make you fall in love with me by..." he thought hard. He didn't want to have a shortage of time but he also didn't want to sound unsure of himself either. He had a reputation to maintain. "Christmas holidays." he decided.

Lily raised her eyebrow. She could do this, she thought as she extended her hand to shake his to make their deal official. This was going to be too easy.

James grinned ear to ear as she shook his hand. Poor girl didn't have a clue what she was getting herself into. This was going to be too easy.