The Rise and Fall of James Potter

Disclaimer: None of the characters, places, etc. that you recognize are mine. They belong to J. K. Rowling. The title, the title of each chapter, and the inspiration for this story are all from David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. So all of that belongs to David Bowie.

Chapter Four: Starman

Okay, so Lily thinks I'm conceited.

But even if I am, it's really not my fault.

I swear, it's not!

Well, I've been thinking about it, and it may not be entirely James' fault that he's so arrogant and conceited. I mean, it's still 99 percent his fault, but I suppose others can be blamed as well.

But just a tiny bit.

I started playing quidditch in my third year. I was the youngest chaser on the team. Actually, I was the youngest player. And I was good.

I still am. Amazing in fact. A kick-ass quidditch player, if I do say so myself.

Does that sound a bit conceited?

I swear, he thinks he's amazing at quidditch. And even I have to admit (grudgingly) that he is quite good. But I'm sure people have been telling him his whole life that he's incredible, so naturally he got quite bigheaded.

Really. I'm surprised his broom can take off with his giant head on it.

Well, my father had always told me I was great at quidditch. Then, I started winning tons of games. And last year, they made me captain of the Gryffindor quidditch team. Basically, I'm a superstar.
And of course, he has to be intelligent, too. The boy may be lacking in common sense, but he aces almost all of his classes without even trying (fortunately, there is some justice in the world: he's dreadful at potions).
I generally do really well in my classes, too.

I know, I know, I'm amazing.

And it's a good thing I'm so naturally intelligent, too, because I can't stand studying. I've seen Remus and Peter do it, and let me tell you, it sucks all the fun out of the room.

And of course, there's the girls. So many girls swoon over him. They think he's so attractive, and funny, and charming...

And I suppose he could be considered those things...

Oh Merlin! I didn't think that, I swear!

I must be coming down with something.

And there plenty of girls who are just dying to go out with me. Lily really doesn't know how lucky she is. I could have chosen any one of them, but I picked her.

Okay, I really didn't have a choice in it. As I explained before, there she was, and I fell hard.

And flat on my face, apparently.

And then, to top it all off, all the teachers love him, even though he's always causing trouble.

He's got charisma coming out of his ass. It's really not fair.

And even though the guys and I pull all those pranks, the teachers can't help but love us.

I know, life isn't fair.

So you can see, it is really no fault of mine that I may have a slight ego.

"Hey James, who're you talking to?" Sirius asked when he walked in the dorm.

Damn. I've got to stop thinking out loud.

A/N: Honestly, this chapter probably has the least to do with the song/chapter title. Okay, that's not entirely true: Suffragette City and Rock n Roll Suicide were also hard to tie in.

Well, this is the "rise" of James Potter, so to speak. Hope you liked it.

I'm sorry it's so short, but the next chapter will be up soon, I promise!