Chapter One: Darleen
"James? EARTH TO JAMESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!" shouted Sirius. James had stopped dead in the middle of the hallway when a girl passed by. Obviously he was daydreaming. Sirius shouted again " James!!!!!!!!! Look who's here!!! Our dear pal Snape. Remember you were going to get him back for the toad voice? Here's your chance!" Still James didn't budge. "JAMES!!!!!!! Mcgonagall will kill us if we are not in transfiguration in 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!" he shouted again. James snapped out of his trance. "Oh what? Yeah, transfiguration. A ha." he said still a bit dazed. Sirius just sighed. "He's in love with none other than Darleen. Geez." he thought. And ran off to transfiguration.
They made it, but barely. They slipped into the class just in time. They sat down next to each other as ususal. Sirius was exasperated. James always was in love, luckily his crushes went away in a day or two, but none of them had impressed Sirius so much. This was the third day James was daydreaming after Darleen had passed by. Sirius was tired of it, so he sent a note to James.
Prongs, meet me in the common room in the small corner with the couches near the window at 5:30 pm sharp. We need to talk.
James scribbled a Fine on the paper and sent it back to Sirius.
Later that day at 5:30 pm in the corner of the common room...
Sirius sat in one of the two couches, sulking and cursing James for being to dazed. He had missed an important prank on Snape ( they made him look like a pig for a week but he wouldn't notice anything was wrong with him ), but because he had taken a wrong turn and had gone to the library instead of the great Hall where Snape was he had missed the prank. Luckily for Sirius, Remus had been with James the rest of the afternoon and would deliver him straight to Sirius. Just then, Remus appeared dragging James along and James had that dazed expression he had had for the past 3 days. Remus threw him on the couch. "Here, I don't want to hear a thing more about DARLEEN or I will suicide by throwing myself out of the highest tower of Hogwarts." said Remus annoyed. Sirius was surprised. Remus was always patient and tried to get along with anyone, and for him to be annoyed at JAMES, the problem with the crush James had on Darleen was a BIG one. Sirius sighed. "Thanks Remus. I'll try to do something." he said calmly. Remus nodded and went away.
Sirius glared at James. James was grinning like a fool. "What?" said James still grinning. "This has become a problem Prongs. We have to find an answer." said Sirius still glaring at him. "I just love her. She's sooooooooooo pretty and she seems nice and..." said James, but Sirius finished the sentence for him " She's a Slytherin." James was surprised for a moment, but not for long, for in a minute after the shock he had his dazed expression back again. "I don't care. Maybe she was placed in Slytherin by mistake." said James hopefully. Sirius shook his head. "But James, I've heard she's really hard to win and impress." he said. He knew because a friend of his in Ravenclaw had tried to date her unsuccessfully. "Oh. But Padfoot I really want to date her! Maybe someone can tell me about her or introduce me to her! Please! I just NEED to." pleaded James. Sirius looked at him and got an idea. "Yeah, I just think there might be." he said. James jumped with joy. "Really? When can I meet them?" "Tomorrow, at the tree near the lake at this same time." said Sirius. "I'll be there!!!" cried James. "Great." thought Sirius. "Now I just have to convince her."
Next day at the tree near the lake, 5:30 pm...
Sirius paced around the tree uneasily. "What if Lily didn't want to help James? No. Lily ALWAYS helps ANYONE with information. She doesn't have many friends, only me and Lindsay Lee, but Lindsay is in Ravenclaw and spend most of the time with Troy, her boyfriend; but she had lots of contacts and people who think she is nice, but aren't really her friends. Oh, well." thought Sirius as Lily was walking over to him. "Here goes nothing." Lily started to run. She stretched out her arms and collided with Sirius giving him a big bear hug. "Si!!! Nice to see you!" she said. Sirius hugged her back. "You too! How've you been?" he said. "Fine. And you?" replied Lily. But just then lover-boy James appeared on the scene. "OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Padfoot, got yourself a gorlfriend?" teased James. "At least he isn't thinking about Darleen." thought Sirius. "Oh. You should talk. I'm not the one crazily in love with Darleen! And this is NOT my girlfriend. This is one of my best friends. This is L-" Sirius said, but was cut off by Lily. "Lily Evans. I'm the one going to get you information." Lily stretched out her hand and James shook it, surprised and embarassed. "Well, James, I'll leave you to Lils. She'll help you out. Bye Lils!" said Sirius. He quickly hugged Lily and went up to the castle.
Lily sat down and James followed suit. "So, what do you want information about?" said Lily diplomatically. James looked at her in astonishment. "Why do you act as if this were your job?" asked James. Lily looked at him expressionless. "Because it is." she answered flatly. James was uncomfortable. "Hey. Let's make a deal. Let's treat each other as friends. Let's start over." he said. Lily sighed. "Fine." She realxed and put on a new tone of voice. "Hi! My name is Lily Evans. I can help you get any information you need." she said in a friendly tone. At first James thought she was acting, but then he saw a real smile on her face with the eye twinkle and everything ( A/N: Anyone, read Danny The Campion of The World when he describes what real smiles are supposed to look like?). "I am James Potter. Well, Lily. I need information on Darleen Harper." said james firmly. Lily looked up at him, surprised with shock, but quickly hid her surprisement. "Er, what do you want to know about her?" Lily said still sounding a bit dodgy. "Everything. Like what she likes and how i should act for her to date me." said James casually. "Sure. But you'll have to come here at the same time for a month or so, I can't teach you everything about her in a day or even in a week." said Lily gritting her teeth. "Ok. It's a deal." said James. Lily stood up, said good-bye and walked away. She thought "I don't like this. I don't like this one little bit".
"James? EARTH TO JAMESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!" shouted Sirius. James had stopped dead in the middle of the hallway when a girl passed by. Obviously he was daydreaming. Sirius shouted again " James!!!!!!!!! Look who's here!!! Our dear pal Snape. Remember you were going to get him back for the toad voice? Here's your chance!" Still James didn't budge. "JAMES!!!!!!! Mcgonagall will kill us if we are not in transfiguration in 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!" he shouted again. James snapped out of his trance. "Oh what? Yeah, transfiguration. A ha." he said still a bit dazed. Sirius just sighed. "He's in love with none other than Darleen. Geez." he thought. And ran off to transfiguration.
They made it, but barely. They slipped into the class just in time. They sat down next to each other as ususal. Sirius was exasperated. James always was in love, luckily his crushes went away in a day or two, but none of them had impressed Sirius so much. This was the third day James was daydreaming after Darleen had passed by. Sirius was tired of it, so he sent a note to James.
Prongs, meet me in the common room in the small corner with the couches near the window at 5:30 pm sharp. We need to talk.
James scribbled a Fine on the paper and sent it back to Sirius.
Later that day at 5:30 pm in the corner of the common room...
Sirius sat in one of the two couches, sulking and cursing James for being to dazed. He had missed an important prank on Snape ( they made him look like a pig for a week but he wouldn't notice anything was wrong with him ), but because he had taken a wrong turn and had gone to the library instead of the great Hall where Snape was he had missed the prank. Luckily for Sirius, Remus had been with James the rest of the afternoon and would deliver him straight to Sirius. Just then, Remus appeared dragging James along and James had that dazed expression he had had for the past 3 days. Remus threw him on the couch. "Here, I don't want to hear a thing more about DARLEEN or I will suicide by throwing myself out of the highest tower of Hogwarts." said Remus annoyed. Sirius was surprised. Remus was always patient and tried to get along with anyone, and for him to be annoyed at JAMES, the problem with the crush James had on Darleen was a BIG one. Sirius sighed. "Thanks Remus. I'll try to do something." he said calmly. Remus nodded and went away.
Sirius glared at James. James was grinning like a fool. "What?" said James still grinning. "This has become a problem Prongs. We have to find an answer." said Sirius still glaring at him. "I just love her. She's sooooooooooo pretty and she seems nice and..." said James, but Sirius finished the sentence for him " She's a Slytherin." James was surprised for a moment, but not for long, for in a minute after the shock he had his dazed expression back again. "I don't care. Maybe she was placed in Slytherin by mistake." said James hopefully. Sirius shook his head. "But James, I've heard she's really hard to win and impress." he said. He knew because a friend of his in Ravenclaw had tried to date her unsuccessfully. "Oh. But Padfoot I really want to date her! Maybe someone can tell me about her or introduce me to her! Please! I just NEED to." pleaded James. Sirius looked at him and got an idea. "Yeah, I just think there might be." he said. James jumped with joy. "Really? When can I meet them?" "Tomorrow, at the tree near the lake at this same time." said Sirius. "I'll be there!!!" cried James. "Great." thought Sirius. "Now I just have to convince her."
Next day at the tree near the lake, 5:30 pm...
Sirius paced around the tree uneasily. "What if Lily didn't want to help James? No. Lily ALWAYS helps ANYONE with information. She doesn't have many friends, only me and Lindsay Lee, but Lindsay is in Ravenclaw and spend most of the time with Troy, her boyfriend; but she had lots of contacts and people who think she is nice, but aren't really her friends. Oh, well." thought Sirius as Lily was walking over to him. "Here goes nothing." Lily started to run. She stretched out her arms and collided with Sirius giving him a big bear hug. "Si!!! Nice to see you!" she said. Sirius hugged her back. "You too! How've you been?" he said. "Fine. And you?" replied Lily. But just then lover-boy James appeared on the scene. "OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Padfoot, got yourself a gorlfriend?" teased James. "At least he isn't thinking about Darleen." thought Sirius. "Oh. You should talk. I'm not the one crazily in love with Darleen! And this is NOT my girlfriend. This is one of my best friends. This is L-" Sirius said, but was cut off by Lily. "Lily Evans. I'm the one going to get you information." Lily stretched out her hand and James shook it, surprised and embarassed. "Well, James, I'll leave you to Lils. She'll help you out. Bye Lils!" said Sirius. He quickly hugged Lily and went up to the castle.
Lily sat down and James followed suit. "So, what do you want information about?" said Lily diplomatically. James looked at her in astonishment. "Why do you act as if this were your job?" asked James. Lily looked at him expressionless. "Because it is." she answered flatly. James was uncomfortable. "Hey. Let's make a deal. Let's treat each other as friends. Let's start over." he said. Lily sighed. "Fine." She realxed and put on a new tone of voice. "Hi! My name is Lily Evans. I can help you get any information you need." she said in a friendly tone. At first James thought she was acting, but then he saw a real smile on her face with the eye twinkle and everything ( A/N: Anyone, read Danny The Campion of The World when he describes what real smiles are supposed to look like?). "I am James Potter. Well, Lily. I need information on Darleen Harper." said james firmly. Lily looked up at him, surprised with shock, but quickly hid her surprisement. "Er, what do you want to know about her?" Lily said still sounding a bit dodgy. "Everything. Like what she likes and how i should act for her to date me." said James casually. "Sure. But you'll have to come here at the same time for a month or so, I can't teach you everything about her in a day or even in a week." said Lily gritting her teeth. "Ok. It's a deal." said James. Lily stood up, said good-bye and walked away. She thought "I don't like this. I don't like this one little bit".
