Author's Notes: These are related to my Court This Disaster / More Than Our Abilities universe but will hopefully make sense even if you don't know that universe.


James Sirius Potter

1.) His first kiss was from fellow Gryffindor Ruby Ness. It was during their fourth year and James would describe it as... underwhelming. This was followed by a disastrous first date at Madam Puddifoot's which was not followed by a second anything – kiss or date.

2.) Yes, he did want Al to be in Gryffindor with him and he certainly expected Rose to be. Yes, he blamed Scorpius Malfoy for the two of them being in Slytherin. And no, he doesn't understand how his parents can be so calm about this now after years of talking about all the horrible things the Death Eaters did and the Malfoys in particular. For all they know this could be some elaborate plot for revenge!

(He truly believes that it is an elaborate scheme for revenge for most of his second year and part of his third.)

3.) He never understood why Lily or Freddy (or even Al) would have problems with living up to their namesakes. Who wouldn't want to be famous for pranking the school or fighting Death Eaters or being one of the most brilliant wizards that ever lived?

And that was why, when Rose suggested it, he tried to become an Animagus during his sixth year. Part of the reason why he never far with it (other than it being tougher than he thought) was he freaked out when Al pointed out the green scales on his arm looked suspiciously similar to those of a snake. James wasn't going through all this to be a damn snake!

4.) If his dad had ever given any inclination that he wanted James to follow in his footsteps and become an Auror, he would have done it. Thankfully, Harry never did. While he knows being an Auror is an important job and he admires his dad and uncle for it, he can't imagine the thrill of catching a Dark Wizard ever surpassing that feeling when a Quidditch crowd is chanting your name.

5.) During his sixth year he realized what he'd been missing the first time around when Toby Moore kissed him.