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Chapter Seven: Go Out With Me, Evans? - Part 1

"Third Year." James announced. His friends looked up at him expectantly.

"Hogsmeade Trips." He clarified. They were on the train speeding towards another year at Hogwarts.

"Mate, we've been to Hogsmeade or don't you remember finding that passage at the end of last year." Sirius said, referring to the great headway in their exploration of the school.

"I know, "James replied, "but I couldn't ask Evans to go with me then could I?"

"Evans?" Sirius teased, "Oh you mean Lily, pretty little red head. Big green eyes. Hates your guts." James punched him. "She doesn't hate me," he said confidently, "you'll see."

Remus and Sirius exchanged looks and silently decided to leave James to his daydreams.

"Have fun at James, Moony?" Sirius asked, "I wish I could of come."

"Why didn't you? It was great fun. Mr and Mrs Potter are awesome."

"I bet they are. My parents hate them so they must be." Sirius muttered. Remus looked at him questioningly, "Blood-Traitors," he explained, "all Potters are. I should be upholding the family name not gallivanting around the countryside with trash like them."

"James is not trash!" Peter protested.

Remus and Sirius sniggered, "I know, that's just what my worthless parents think." James looked up, "What do your parents think?"

"Never mind mate, go back to daydreaming about Evans." More chuckles.

Lily

The Gryffindor girls sat together gossiping about their holidays. Lily felt a little guilty leaving Severus. But as she had explained to him: They had spent the whole summer together. Avoiding Petunia.

"I can't wait to go to Hogsmeade!" Alice squealed, "I wonder if Frank will ask me?" They all groaned.

"Do we have to go with a boy?" Emily, another of Lily's roommates, asked nervously, "I don't like boys they're mean."

"Of course we don't!" Lily said, "We can all go together."

"I like boys!" Mary MacDonald declared.

"Talking about Hogsmeade?" a voice asked from the door, they turned and saw James Potter standing there with a goofy smile on his face. Mary turned red.

"Yeah. We were." Emily replied suspiciously.

"Wanna go with me Evans?" he asked, glancing at Lily nonchalantly.

"NO! Go away Potter I hate you!" Lily yelled turning bright red. He stared at her, surprise etched across his face. He turned abruptly and walked away. Mary stared at her, "what did you do that for? He is so dreamy!"

"WHAT! POTTER?" Lily shuddered.

"You could have been nicer," Alice ventured. Lily's flashing eyes signalled the desperate need for a change in topic.

"So do you think Frank will ask me?"

James

James returned to the Maurauder compartment, dejected.

"Oh mate, it's alright." Sirius took one look at his friends face and decided now was not the time for teasing.

"I don't get it." James moaned, "She said she hates me!"

Sirius coughed and held his hand out to Peter who dug in his pocket and handed over a galleon.

"You bet on me??" James asked.

"Get used to it," Sirius replied, "especially if you don't plan on giving up on Evans."

"Of course I'm not giving up. I love her!" James cried indignantly. Remus patted him on the back. "Give her a bit of time and some space before you try again." He advised, James nodded, "yeah time, space, got it"

…."James half an hour is not giving Lily time or space."

"Sorry Moony."

New Rules for The Maurauders Code of Honour:

Help James get Evans to go out with him.

Never insult Evans (in front of James)

A/N: sorry it's so short but I wanted it to be it's own chapter.

The Chase has began. :)