The Only Exception
Summary: Everyone love's James Sirius Potter, what's not to love right? He's handsome, charming, Qudditch captain, oh yeah and the savior of the Wizarding Worlds son. For all intents and purposes the golden boy of Hogwarts, well I guess you could call me the exception, why is this you ask , my name's Anna McCoy , and I can't stand James Potter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter , only the plot =)
Chapter 6:
James' POV
McCoy stood up a few minutes after our conversation ended and walked away with Dom, and I literally couldn't stop myself from watching her go. The realization I had about her being well, attractive , had been on my mind since the moment the thought entered my brain, I mean it's bordering on ridiculous, she has been on my mind nonstop the past few days, and to be perfectly honest with you, it's kind of freaking me out. Why can't I get her out of my head , I mean I can barely stand the girl, no seriously we can hardly stand in the same room together for more than a few minutes before insults or hexes start flying. The most recent thing I've noticed about her is her height , she's really pretty tall for a girl anyway , at least 5'9, making it so her head comes just about to my chin, I don't really know why I find this interesting , I guess it just makes her different from most girls , I mean she's one of the few in our school who can still look me directly in the eye, and recently, for some reason I've been finding this kind of striking and maybe a little bit sexy .I really shouldn't be thinking like this , it' s just going to get me into trouble , problem is I can't seem to control myself. As soon as McCoy and Dom left and I returned my attention to my meal , I noticed Freddy staring directly at me. I turned my head towards him and asked
"What?" he simply smirked at me, and I repeated the question "What?"
" You're too much mate" he replied as he got up to leave
"What do you mean?" I asked as I got up as well
"Obvious I think would be the word Fred's" Shannon suggested as she fell into step with Fred and I.
"More like oblivious" Lysander added as he came up behind us.
"Guys what the bloody hell are you talking about" I asked genuinely confused about what they were talking about as we left the Great Hall.
"Forget it, I think it's something you're going to have to work through by yourself mate" Shannon replied
"Fred, Ly , help me out here" I pleaded
"Sorry mate, you're going to have to figure it out on your own" Freddy replied, when I looked over at Lysander he simply made the gesture that his mouth was a zipper and he threw the away the key.
"Some friends you lot are" I grumbled Shannon just laughed and patted me on the cheek, while Freddy just clapped me on the shoulder, wrapped his arm around Shannon's shoulders. Lysander fell into step next to me and occasionally saying hi to passersby who he knew, I watched the pair of them walking down the corridor, Shannon's blonde curls swaying back and forth as she conversed with Freddy and Freddy's tall stature towering over Shannon's 5'8 form, as he pulled her closer to him , and the way he had his arm almost protectively around her, I'd never really noticed it before but there seems to be the possibility that two of my best friends have something going on or at least something is starting between them. I nudged Lysander and asked
"Hey Ly, is there something going on with Shannon and Freddy?"
"Uh I don't think so , I mean neither of them has said anything about it if that's what you mean" Lysander said as his twin brother Lorcan came into view going to opposite way down the hallway.
"Oh ,I have to talk to my brother for a moment , I'll see you later mate" he said and turned walked over towards Lorcan. It was almost comical how the Scamander twins looked so much alike but they were pretty much polar opposites of each other. Lorcan is quiet, reserved, and studious and hasn't quite grasped the concept of sarcasm, much like his mother Luna. While Lysander is fairly loud , puts pranks before his studies, he is a tad bit reserved but I mean most people seem reserved when compared to me, Fred and Pat, and sarcasm is his second language. They seem to be each other's yin and yang, they are still close even though they are in different houses, Ly is obviously in Gryffindor and Lorcan is in Ravenclaw. Moving on from the comparison of the Scamander twins , farther down the corridor I spot Freddy and Shan ,they walk up to Dominique and McCoy , who is laughing at something Dom is telling her. God I can't believe I blurted out that stupid thing about her laugh , I probably sounded like a complete wanker , made her blush though , I guess I can count that as a win. Now that I think about it , she looks kind of cute when she blushes , I mean humility is an interesting fit on McCoy and one that isn't seen often, oh my god I sound like a bloody chick , I need to go and do something manly and quick, because honestly I'm freaking myself out. I walked closer to them and right before I get to them, I spot my sister Lily in a full on sprint I catch her by the arm , causing her to fly back a little
"Whoa Lil's what's the rush?" I asked she looked up at me obviously startled by her sudden halt, she looked disheveled and definitely flustered
"Christ almighty James , a little warning would be nice" she replied "If you must know I'm beyond late for Care of Magical Creatures , I had off last block and me and Luke fell asleep.. oh never mind I have to go I'll talk to you later James" she said and she took off down the corridor before I had a chance to say another word.
"Wait Lily, what's this about Luke and sleep! LILY!" I yelled after her, not liking the idea of my baby sister sleeping, figuratively or literally, with anyone. I looked back up and her again she was walking backwards trying to keep a conversation going with Shannon and Dom at the same time, I just shook my head a little, that girl is seriously strange. All of a sudden she came to an abrupt halt , caused by one very big Slytherin. Her startled expression and the way he shoved her away pretty forcefully once again set me on edge , who did this guy think he was , it was clearly an accident. I walked over to them finally catching up,
"I'm sorry, I didn't see you" I heard her say to the boy.
"Watch where you're going, stupid Gryffindor" he grumbled back at her
"I said I was sorry, relax, it's not like I did any serious damage" she replied with her hand on her hip, I could tell this conversation was not going to end well. I walked closer to her. Her back was to me so she obviously couldn't see me. The rather large Slytherin did however, he eyed me for a moment, then looked back and McCoy and said "Whatever" and pushed past her. She finally turned around, a triumphant smile on her face, and then she caught sight of me. The smile immediately fell from her lips, and I looked down at her. Confusion and then comprehension dawned on her face and she stared at me and started to say "Potter.." but I really didn't need to have her yell at me again , so I just raised my eyebrows at her , and walked past her.
"Potter, I had it under control" she said as she caught up with me
"I didn't do anything McCoy, simply walking down the hallway" I replied
"Yeah, I …" she started and stopped, I turned around to look at her curiously, she was staring at me with a strange look on her face.
"What?" I asked a little concerned at her lack of argument, she just looked at me for moment her lips slightly parted
"You're right , sorry" she replied still with a strange expression on her face.
"Did you just apologize?" I asked her incredulously and gave her a completely startled look
"Yeah, don't expect it to become a regular thing though" she said and I just couldn't help myself , a big satisfied grin spread across my face.
"Wouldn't dream of it" I replied and smiled a little to myself as we continued to walk to class together.
A.N. chapter 6! Sorry it took so long had a little bit of writers block , I know nothing really happened so it was kinda a filler chapter , but I promise better stuff is to come! Review pleaseeeee!