Prologue
James POV
When I was second year, I named her Carrots after what happened one night in September when she was reading after helping Peter (yet again) with his Homework for all subjects. She was reading Anne of Green Gables with hair in braids, I just happened to be peering over her shoulder when I read the words
'Carrots carrots'
It only occurred to me then that SHE had red hair like Anne of Green Gables, thus I did what Gilbert Blythe did and lifted one of her braids and whispered into her ear
'Carrots, carrots'
Turning quickly, she screamed
"You RUDE, HORRIBLE, GIT!"
And with that she smashed a glass bowl over my head.
Just like Anne did (but not a slate).
Since then I took to pranking her, insulting her (especially with the name carrots head) and making her ALMOST rip out her red hair. And still I kept calling her carrots.
I hated her as much as she hated me.
It was great fun to see her get so worked up. It gave me such a thrill, for some reason
It was at the end of year feast in fourth year I realised that I'd fallen for her. I was looking over at her and I was suddenly mesmerized by her beauty. The floating candles with her red hair gave a kind of aura so she looked like an angel with a red hallows. Her green eyes sparkled, her full pink lips twisted in a coy smile as she listened to one of her friends.
Since that night whenever I saw Lily my heart would start racing, I began to sweat and my legs felt like jelly and I could feel myself begin to blush whenever I was around her.
I realized that I wanted her.
A lot.
She had to be mine.
Or at least go out with me.
At least once
Some How.
Some Way.
Somewhere.
Sometime.
What do you think?