The Power of Last Names

Disclaimer: I am not and never will be the owner of Harry Potter, though I do own all 8 movies and several of the books!

James's POV

I'm popular. Plain and simple. But it's not because of who I am. It's because of who my father is. He is Harry Potter, "The Chosen One." He was the defeater of Voldemort. He is a hero. Sometimes I wish he weren't so famous. I mean, I love my dad and all, but you get tired of all the fame sometimes.

I'd been used so many times, too many times. I'd been used by people who just wanted to get to my father. By people who just wanted me because I was the heir to the Potter fortune. The only people who actually liked me for me were my cousins, the Weasley family; Lorcan and Lysander Scamander, Luna's children; and Destiny Longbottom, Neville's daughter.

And maybe that's why I took a liking to her. She had never really spoken to me before, but she didn't like me just because of my last name. In fact, she hated me because of it. Even her fellow Slytherins somewhat tolerated me. Except Scorpius and Lyra Malfoy who detested me, but that was to be expected considering our parents were sworn enemies in school.

But, she's forbidden to me, as I am forbidden to her. Our last names don't belong together. Lestrange and Potter. Her grand-mum killed my father's god-father. She is so wrong for me, yet she feels so right. I can imagine it now, Hailee Lestrange becoming Hailee Potter. Too bad that can never happen. And it's all because of our last names.

A/N: I just recently reread this and I found so many mistakes in it, it's not even funny! I wrote this nearly a year ago and I have improved my writing so much since then I cringed as I read this. My seventh grade writing teacher as done so much for me in a year! Anyway, this is my first fan fiction so tell me what you think! I'm probably going to post a new chapter in Hailee's point of view. I was going too originally, but I couldn't think of what to write or how she should view James. So if you have any ideas or see any horrible grammar mistakes please let me know!