The Ladies' Man
a bout with insanity written by Marie McKinnon
"Padfoot, I need your help! C'mon, gimme a break," called a tall sixth year Hogwarts
student. His shock of black hair stuck up all over the place, and his eyes were wide with
helplessness. By most standards, he was actually quite handsome.
"What inow?/i" Another sixth year boy asked, from the uncomfortable position of
dangling over the side of his bed.
James sat up on his knees, begging. "I need help. You know the ball next week?"
Sirius snorted. "Who doesn't? Don't tell me you don't have a date yet. I would've
thought that the girls were crawling all over you."
"Oh, shut it. I've dated and dumped all the girls in Gryffindor, and I'm not going with
someone from another House. It'd be like saying the Gryffindor girls weren't good enough for
me, and they are, I s'pose. So who d'I ask?"
"Let me ponder this for a moment." Sirius' face lit with an insane, evil grin. "You haven't
dated and dumped iall/i the girls in Gryffindor," he said slyly.
James blushed bright red. "Don't start that, Sirius. I'm not going with Evans."
"It's not like she isn't cute. And you know you wanna ask 'er, Prongs."
"I do not! Why would I ask her when all the other girls are throwing themselves at my
feet?" He put on a smug look, which was quickly wiped away by a pat on the back from Sirius.
iHe hits too hard,/i James thought.
"You do, and you know it. Evans is drop dead gorgeous, and you better believe she'll
take you if you ask. Just ask her after class or something, she doesn't hang around with
anybody."
"No. I am not asking that pint-size ***** to go to the ball with me. Okay, so she's cute,
but not good enough for me," he snapped.
Sirius pulled out his wand, and aimed it at James's face. "Either you ask her or I curse
you. You just don't want to face the potential embarrassment if she shuts you out, which, I
guarantee, won't happen. So get your *** down into the common room and ask. You're the
ladies' man, she won't turn you down."
A minute or so later, James came in with purple skin and a large welt across his face.
"What'd she say?" Sirius asked, his back turned.
James turned him around. "What do you think?"
"Erm, 'yes?'"
"**** no! She hit me!"
"Good for her. You have too much confidence with girls anyway," muttered Remus from
the other side of the room.
As James walked over to throttle Remus, an imperious tut came from outside the door.
Lily walked away, smiling to herself. "So much for the 'ladies' man.'"
Disclaimer: Hee hee hee. I'm evil. I wanted Lily to refuse him in the end, or maybe
accept and have a good scene with them dancing--but no. She's feisty, and I won't write her any
other way. 'Kay, I don't own Lily, James, Sirius, or Remus, the Hogwarts Houses, Gryffindor,
the common room, etc. They belong to JKR, the All Powerful Authoress that brought us to our
knees, begging for more. REVIEW OR I WILL TRACK YOU DOWN AND EAT YOU FOR
BREAKFAST! With sugar, of course...
a bout with insanity written by Marie McKinnon
"Padfoot, I need your help! C'mon, gimme a break," called a tall sixth year Hogwarts
student. His shock of black hair stuck up all over the place, and his eyes were wide with
helplessness. By most standards, he was actually quite handsome.
"What inow?/i" Another sixth year boy asked, from the uncomfortable position of
dangling over the side of his bed.
James sat up on his knees, begging. "I need help. You know the ball next week?"
Sirius snorted. "Who doesn't? Don't tell me you don't have a date yet. I would've
thought that the girls were crawling all over you."
"Oh, shut it. I've dated and dumped all the girls in Gryffindor, and I'm not going with
someone from another House. It'd be like saying the Gryffindor girls weren't good enough for
me, and they are, I s'pose. So who d'I ask?"
"Let me ponder this for a moment." Sirius' face lit with an insane, evil grin. "You haven't
dated and dumped iall/i the girls in Gryffindor," he said slyly.
James blushed bright red. "Don't start that, Sirius. I'm not going with Evans."
"It's not like she isn't cute. And you know you wanna ask 'er, Prongs."
"I do not! Why would I ask her when all the other girls are throwing themselves at my
feet?" He put on a smug look, which was quickly wiped away by a pat on the back from Sirius.
iHe hits too hard,/i James thought.
"You do, and you know it. Evans is drop dead gorgeous, and you better believe she'll
take you if you ask. Just ask her after class or something, she doesn't hang around with
anybody."
"No. I am not asking that pint-size ***** to go to the ball with me. Okay, so she's cute,
but not good enough for me," he snapped.
Sirius pulled out his wand, and aimed it at James's face. "Either you ask her or I curse
you. You just don't want to face the potential embarrassment if she shuts you out, which, I
guarantee, won't happen. So get your *** down into the common room and ask. You're the
ladies' man, she won't turn you down."
A minute or so later, James came in with purple skin and a large welt across his face.
"What'd she say?" Sirius asked, his back turned.
James turned him around. "What do you think?"
"Erm, 'yes?'"
"**** no! She hit me!"
"Good for her. You have too much confidence with girls anyway," muttered Remus from
the other side of the room.
As James walked over to throttle Remus, an imperious tut came from outside the door.
Lily walked away, smiling to herself. "So much for the 'ladies' man.'"
Disclaimer: Hee hee hee. I'm evil. I wanted Lily to refuse him in the end, or maybe
accept and have a good scene with them dancing--but no. She's feisty, and I won't write her any
other way. 'Kay, I don't own Lily, James, Sirius, or Remus, the Hogwarts Houses, Gryffindor,
the common room, etc. They belong to JKR, the All Powerful Authoress that brought us to our
knees, begging for more. REVIEW OR I WILL TRACK YOU DOWN AND EAT YOU FOR
BREAKFAST! With sugar, of course...