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have anything to do with the Harry Potter world.
Thanks to Crazylily54, Ethereal Dreamer and blackdragonofdeath13 for the reviews. Crazylily54 - they start talking on first name terms, maybe because James has grown up a bit and realises that he has to change (i.e. grow up a bit!) if he wants to get Lily to go out with him.
Chapter 2-Mischief and Betting
As James exited the thestral drawn carriages he saw Snivellus. Sirius had too and they were just about
to attack when James saw Lily. "No Padfoot, let's just leave it - unless he starts." Sirius was taken
aback. "What?! Are you joking? Are you ill Prongs?"
"No, maybe I've just grown up a bit." Sirius spotted Lily
"Or maybe you're trying to impress a certain someone."
James face turned red as he said, "Maybe I am."
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Lily wasn't sure what had changed about him, but something definitely had. He hadn't done anything to
Severus and maybe he wasn't as bad as she thought anyway-he had been picked to be head boy.
James waved a hand in front of her face. "Err, Lily-everyone else has gone to their common rooms-we're
meant to go and see Dumbledore."
Lily blushed - "Sorry, I was just thinking." she said rather dreamily. "How come you waited for me?
I thought you'd like to get one up on me."
"Oh" It was James' turn to blush. "I just..." he trailed off, too embarrassed to finish the sentence.
"Well, let's go then."
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By the time they had reached Dumbledore's office, Lily was bored stiff. James had talked and talked
about Quidditch and nothing else. She liked Quidditch, but James only talked about his own talents at
the game and by the time they had reached Dumbledore's office, she was struggling to stop herself
from using a voice extinguishing spell. They sat in Dumbledore's office and listened to what their
everyday duties would be and different events that would be happening throughout the year. The only
difference from last year was a Valentine's Day ball. They talked to Dumbledore for about half an hour
and then went back to their dormitories.
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James woke with a jolt. Crap, he hated sharing a dorm with Peter - his snoring was so loud. He just
did loud random grunts. James rolled out of bed and checked his watch, 7:30 - an hour left before
lessons. He pulled on his robes, laughed at Sirius who was asleep on the floor (as he had been when
James had got back last night), and walked down to the Great Hall. There were a few people already
there including, his heart jumped, Lily. Usually he got up at 8:25 and ran to his lesson, but today he had
time for a large breakfast. He decided to take his chances and sat down next to Lily. "Hi" Lily jumped
and Laura laughed at her. "Hello, P-James are you feeling okay?"
James answered "Yeah, you?"
"Yeah, I'm okay thanks-it's just you never get up for breakfast-not once in six years do I remember you
getting up for breakfast."
"Ah, so you've missed me!"
"No, I've enjoyed the peace actually." James looked hurt and was silent for a few minutes (a rare
occurrence). Lily and Laura carried on talking, then Lily turned to James and said "Are you sure you're
feeling okay?"
"Ha, ha very funny Ev - Lily. Time for Charms I do believe."
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They reached Charms early. Lily and Laura sat at the back. James sat down next to Lily. "What are
you doing, P-James?"
"Erm, sitting next to you."
Sirius reached the lesson five minutes late, complaining loudly of a backache. James couldn't help
sniggering. "What's so funny?" Lily demanded.
"Well, I'm not surprised he's got a backache, he fell out of bed and spent the night asleep on a cold
stone floor." Lily found herself laughing. When the lesson finished, Lily realised she'd forgotten her
books for History of Magic and had to go back to the dorms to get them.
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Everyone filed into the History of Magic classroom, Laura tried to save Lily a seat, but it was taken by
Remus Lupin who grinned at her mischievously. By the time Lily reached the classroom there was only
one seat left. She sat down rather grumpily between Sirius and James.
"Why hello Evans, didn't think you'd want to sit with us. Why have you graced us with your presence?"
Sirius said sarcastically. Lily ignored him and tried to concentrate on the lesson. Sirius gave James a
thumbs up. "I saw that!" Sirius pulled an 'I-don't-give-a-crap' face and Lily looked exasperatedly at
James. "For Merlin's sake James, don't you ever give up?"
"First name terms? Good one Prongs!"
"Shut up Sirius!" Lily looked at James, waiting for a reply.
"No, I don't think so, so if you could just agree to one date with me now..." Lily looked horrified and
tried to concentrate on the lesson once more. Her concentration was interrupted by James tapping her
shoulder. "You wanna make a bet?" Lily looked at James suspiciously.
"What kind of bet?" she enquired.
"Well, I bet I can get a higher mark on the homework than you can."
Sirius snorted. "You'll never win Prongs, don't be such an idiot." Lily considered, James had no chance
of winning so why not? "What do you want to bet then, Prongs?"
"If I win, you go on a date with me."
"Okay, then if I win you have to tell me why you're called Prongs." Sirius crashed his chair back onto
four legs and tried to intervene. "PRONGS! You'll never win, don't bet!" Sirius' eyes flashed
menacingly. "Done" James held out his hand and the bet was sealed.
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Please review! I think this chapter is rather weird. I might not be able to update for a few days. Thanx:o)
Thanks to Crazylily54, Ethereal Dreamer and blackdragonofdeath13 for the reviews. Crazylily54 - they start talking on first name terms, maybe because James has grown up a bit and realises that he has to change (i.e. grow up a bit!) if he wants to get Lily to go out with him.
Chapter 2-Mischief and Betting
As James exited the thestral drawn carriages he saw Snivellus. Sirius had too and they were just about
to attack when James saw Lily. "No Padfoot, let's just leave it - unless he starts." Sirius was taken
aback. "What?! Are you joking? Are you ill Prongs?"
"No, maybe I've just grown up a bit." Sirius spotted Lily
"Or maybe you're trying to impress a certain someone."
James face turned red as he said, "Maybe I am."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily wasn't sure what had changed about him, but something definitely had. He hadn't done anything to
Severus and maybe he wasn't as bad as she thought anyway-he had been picked to be head boy.
James waved a hand in front of her face. "Err, Lily-everyone else has gone to their common rooms-we're
meant to go and see Dumbledore."
Lily blushed - "Sorry, I was just thinking." she said rather dreamily. "How come you waited for me?
I thought you'd like to get one up on me."
"Oh" It was James' turn to blush. "I just..." he trailed off, too embarrassed to finish the sentence.
"Well, let's go then."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
By the time they had reached Dumbledore's office, Lily was bored stiff. James had talked and talked
about Quidditch and nothing else. She liked Quidditch, but James only talked about his own talents at
the game and by the time they had reached Dumbledore's office, she was struggling to stop herself
from using a voice extinguishing spell. They sat in Dumbledore's office and listened to what their
everyday duties would be and different events that would be happening throughout the year. The only
difference from last year was a Valentine's Day ball. They talked to Dumbledore for about half an hour
and then went back to their dormitories.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
James woke with a jolt. Crap, he hated sharing a dorm with Peter - his snoring was so loud. He just
did loud random grunts. James rolled out of bed and checked his watch, 7:30 - an hour left before
lessons. He pulled on his robes, laughed at Sirius who was asleep on the floor (as he had been when
James had got back last night), and walked down to the Great Hall. There were a few people already
there including, his heart jumped, Lily. Usually he got up at 8:25 and ran to his lesson, but today he had
time for a large breakfast. He decided to take his chances and sat down next to Lily. "Hi" Lily jumped
and Laura laughed at her. "Hello, P-James are you feeling okay?"
James answered "Yeah, you?"
"Yeah, I'm okay thanks-it's just you never get up for breakfast-not once in six years do I remember you
getting up for breakfast."
"Ah, so you've missed me!"
"No, I've enjoyed the peace actually." James looked hurt and was silent for a few minutes (a rare
occurrence). Lily and Laura carried on talking, then Lily turned to James and said "Are you sure you're
feeling okay?"
"Ha, ha very funny Ev - Lily. Time for Charms I do believe."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They reached Charms early. Lily and Laura sat at the back. James sat down next to Lily. "What are
you doing, P-James?"
"Erm, sitting next to you."
Sirius reached the lesson five minutes late, complaining loudly of a backache. James couldn't help
sniggering. "What's so funny?" Lily demanded.
"Well, I'm not surprised he's got a backache, he fell out of bed and spent the night asleep on a cold
stone floor." Lily found herself laughing. When the lesson finished, Lily realised she'd forgotten her
books for History of Magic and had to go back to the dorms to get them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Everyone filed into the History of Magic classroom, Laura tried to save Lily a seat, but it was taken by
Remus Lupin who grinned at her mischievously. By the time Lily reached the classroom there was only
one seat left. She sat down rather grumpily between Sirius and James.
"Why hello Evans, didn't think you'd want to sit with us. Why have you graced us with your presence?"
Sirius said sarcastically. Lily ignored him and tried to concentrate on the lesson. Sirius gave James a
thumbs up. "I saw that!" Sirius pulled an 'I-don't-give-a-crap' face and Lily looked exasperatedly at
James. "For Merlin's sake James, don't you ever give up?"
"First name terms? Good one Prongs!"
"Shut up Sirius!" Lily looked at James, waiting for a reply.
"No, I don't think so, so if you could just agree to one date with me now..." Lily looked horrified and
tried to concentrate on the lesson once more. Her concentration was interrupted by James tapping her
shoulder. "You wanna make a bet?" Lily looked at James suspiciously.
"What kind of bet?" she enquired.
"Well, I bet I can get a higher mark on the homework than you can."
Sirius snorted. "You'll never win Prongs, don't be such an idiot." Lily considered, James had no chance
of winning so why not? "What do you want to bet then, Prongs?"
"If I win, you go on a date with me."
"Okay, then if I win you have to tell me why you're called Prongs." Sirius crashed his chair back onto
four legs and tried to intervene. "PRONGS! You'll never win, don't bet!" Sirius' eyes flashed
menacingly. "Done" James held out his hand and the bet was sealed.
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Please review! I think this chapter is rather weird. I might not be able to update for a few days. Thanx:o)