This is my first fan fiction ever. Please review so that I can improve on future ones.
Lily hated James. He would always pick on her best friend, Severus, and constantly think all the girls wanted him. Lily thought his ego was too big; he pushed too many people around, and was arrogant. That's what she thought, but that all changed her last year at Hogwarts.
James had liked Lily from the start. He was always trying to impress her, doing magic on other students and proudly declaring his Seeker status, hoping she would notice and like him. But all he got from her were rude comments on how much of a jerk he was. But instead of them driving him away, he tried even harder to get her to soften up and go on a date with him.
By their seventh year, it was getting very annoying. He would wink at her in the hallways and always seemed to be where she was in their free time. One day in the library, he scooted next to her and asked about Defense Against the Dark Arts. Then he asked her out….again.
"Fine," she said with a sigh. He got an excited look on his face and hurried away, probably to go brag to his friends that he finally got a date with Lily Evans.
When she told her best friend Victoria later on, she wasn't very excited.
"He's been bugging me since our fourth year. I'm sick and tired of it and I'll go on a date with him just so he'll leave me alone. We're sixteen, and almost legally adults. I can handle one night with him."
The next time they went to Hogsmeade, Lily went with James. They went to the Three Broomsticks, and James ordered them two butterbeers. As they waited for their drinks to come, James wouldn't make eye contact with her. Lily was ok with that; she really didn't want to be there anyway. When their waitress came back with the butterbeers, James grabbed both a little too hastily, nearly spilling them in the process. Lily saved James from creating a disaster by quickly grabbing them and setting them on the table.
"So," James started in, looking very intently at the table, "Good weather, huh?" he stuttered out, but getting a grin on his face that faded as quickly as it had come. Lily looked outside. It was blizzard weather, with the snow so thick you couldn't see a person coming until they were two feet away from the door.
"Ya, it's amazing," she said, grinning. This caused him to give her a genuine smile. Wow, his smile is really cute. Oh wait….did I just say James is cute? I must be going insane, she thought. She took a sip of her butterbeer and noticed that James hadn't drunk any of his.
"James, you should take a sip. It would make you feel better," she said, pushing his drink closer to him. He looked at his drink like it was going to jump up and attack him, then slowly lifted it up to his lips and took a sip. He looked at her long red hair and thought, wow, she sure is beautiful. I don't know how I got a date with her. He was really nervous and Lily saw that, and even though she didn't want to admit it to herself, she was starting to like him.
Well, that is the end of chapter one. I really hope you liked it. Check back later for chapter two of "A Young Romance"