You know how when you see a rather attractive guy you get those butterflies that make your stomach turn into one giant knot. Well my stomach does that every single time I see him. James Potter.

I wont be first to admit that I like him, seeing as the entire student female population seems to adore the very aspect of his name, much less his broom or his eating habits, it's quick sickening really. No, I see myself as not even the last person on earth who would admit that she liked James Potter. It's not that I wouldn't stand a chance, but I don't see the big fuss over him.

He's good looking, smart, intelligent, top of the class, athletic, humorous as ever especially when he's with the Marauders. James also owns quite a bit of England, that is when his grandfather passes away, but don't ask me how I know this. He has a lot of luck with girls, even has had a date to everything since first year.

I'm not jealous of the girl he's dating at the very moment. Why she is also the top of her class, and has a slim petite figure, and is intelligent above all else as she is also clever, and the best in the potions (but she's not in Slytherin) because if she was James wouldn't dare date her. She's also on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team which in my opinion isn't bad, but yet again does my opinion count?

It didn't count with James until we were in fifth year. That's when I became Prefect, and he wasn't for the first time PERFECT James. Honestly one can get sick of his parading of money, and perfectionism rather quickly. He was rather sore about it too, and especially the time that I awarded him detention for being out in the corridors past nine o'clock.

He wasn't doing anything like snogging with his current crush Emily Woodsworth, playing a trick on Severeus Snape, or disrupting anyone. He was merely coming back from Quidditch practice. Michael Wood seemed to ran practice late sometimes, because he would get carried away with his prep talks or post practice talks or whatever kind of talk he was giving, it would make the team late in practicing or returning. So as I was prefect then I had to seize the moment, so he would know who I was, so James would know that I actually existed.

Well it was 9:02pm I could've said that my wristwatch was fast or that he had the right time, but I didn't. I wanted to get James in trouble, something he was always seemingly getting into. Remus Lupin had been on Prefect duty with me also, and had seen James and Sirius coming down the corridor , he however claimed that he heard a noise around the corner and went to check on it. I think he just didn't want to be harassed by James and Sirius in the dormitory about being prefect.

"James do you know the time?" I asked simply.

"It's five minutes past nine" he replied talking to Sirius again about how he had made that spectacular save.

"May I ask what time Fifth years are supposed to be in the Common room"

"Bout 9 or so,"

"And you're still outside the common room"

"Well because we've just finished Quidditch Practice, Wood gave us the run around again as usual" snapped Sirius.

"Sirius if you want detention also, I shall be more then happy to give it to you, otherwise shut your mouth"

"Detention? did you just say detention?" choked James.

Sirius suddenly became interested in the Fat Lady. Lily however argued with James about her assigning him

detention.

"I'm talking to McGonagall" said James.

"Oh really? she would be interested in knowing why you were in the corridors at this hour also"

"Look, you, just because you're a prefect doesn't me that you can give me detention when you please"

"I'm not doing it as I please, do you honestly think I enjoy giving detention out to people? NO"

"Oh really, then why didn't you give Sirius detention also? Remus wouldn't have given us detention"

"That's because Remus is your buddy, your friend, your partner in crime, your fellow marauder"

"Evans, don't speak of the marauders like it's something silly as your face is" spat James.

"That's 3 detentions so far would you like it to be everyone this week from after dinner until midnight cleaning the toilets in Slytherin's dungeons, because everyone knows those haven't been touched in fifty years" Lily retorted. she had become red in the face, and very upset indeed.

"I'm going to speak with McGonagall about this you are abusing privileges that Dumbledore foolishly gave you"

"ME? you're just jealous that you weren't mad Prefect this year, and that is was Remus. It's good that you didn't succeed at something, no one is PERFECT James, NO ONE" and she walked off to see Professor Bones about Potter's detention.

"That Evans" was all James could say. Sirius said the password, and entered the common room behind James. Remus appeared a few moments later.

"Remus where were you? I could of used some support from you?" questioned James.


"I was in no mood to be the monkey today"

"Even off the battle grounds you're not much help"

"I left, when you two approaching I knew Lily would try to use me to her defense"

"At least he knew she'd use him, she's vile specimen of the female population of this school"

"I have some work to be getting on with so if you'll so kindly as excuse me from your ranting this evening I would be more then very much obliged." said Remus getting up and walking to the Boy's Dormitory.

You think that was the end of that night's encounter with James Potter? I think not. James and Sirius were happily talking alone by corner, no doubt trying to plan a slew of pranks for me. I approached James from behind Sirius saw me coming but said nothing, thankfully. James had 4 detentions with Bones, 2 with Dumbledore, and 1 with McGonagall. It hurt me inside to actually have to tell him that he had 7 detentions.

"James, I've come to tell you where you'll be serving detention"

"Alright just tell me so I can get it over with tomorrow night, and that'll make you happy" he spat still looking something up.

"Well tomorrow you have detention with Professor Bones, you'll be cleaning Slytherin toliets in the dungeons, without magic."

"Without magic? that'll take like four days to do that"

"That's why you have four days of detention with Bones, and then you have two nights of detention with Dumbledore"

"What? Dumbledore! doing what?"

"He'll tell you when you get there, it's after dinner also til midnight"

"Well thank you for informing of my schedule in Hell for the next week"


"and you have a detention with McGonagall reviewing, and grading papers"

"Anything else you want to tell me"

At this point Sirius had be thrown into convulsions at the fact that James had managed to land himself in 7 detentions in one night.

"Sirius, I still have time to go arrange detention with McGonagall or Filch if you'd like, I'm sure you can scrub the Trophy room, the Muggle way."

"No thanks, I'll pass, but thanks for the offer"

"Now if you'll excuse me i must be off to bed. Good Night" she said sweetly.

That was the most I had ever talked to James Potter, I think it was a success.