Chapter Two: Mudblood and Potter
James stopped himself from wiping his mouth, after receiving a goodnight kiss from his girlfriend, Mandy Robins. She stood up and looked down at him as if she was waiting for him to offer to walk her to her dormitory. When he didn't move she shrugged her shoulders awkwardly and walked up to her dormitory. Opposite him sat Lily Evans, his enemy and Mandy's best friend.
Ever since last night, for some reason, he hadn't been able to get her off his mind. He'd gone to sleep dreaming of her intense green eyes and he'd woken up thinking of the way her flame coloured hair fell into her eyes every time she knelt to pick something up. He swallowed hard.
'Why can't I get her off my mind?' he thought.
"I'm beat," announced Sirius. "I'm gonna head up to bed. Anyone else? Lily? Care to join me?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye.
Lily looked up. "No thanks, Sirius," she said with a half smile.
"You sure?" asked Sirius.
"Tell you what, if I change my mind I'll come up and join you. Okay?" she said sitting up straighter.
"Fine. Goodnight, friends and roomies," Sirius said, walking off.
James became more aware of the fact that, apart from a few sixth years, they were very much alone.
Lily sat opposite him, her dark hair swept up in a loose bun. He got up and said goodnight before he could do something he would regret later.
He lay on his bed, wearing only his boxers, staring up at the ceiling.
"James? Are you awake?" whispered a voice in the darkness.
"Yeah, Sirius," he replied.
Sirius was silent. Then-
"James, do you like Lily?" asked Sirius.
He sighed. How could he answer that when he didn't know for sure himself?
"No," he said shortly. "Do you?" he asked.
Again Sirius was silent.
"I think so. She's beautiful, smart and she has a sense of humour," he replied.
James was speechless. He had never thought Sirius would end up liking Lily. They'd always flirted but Sirius had never said anything about dating her, at least not to him.
"But, Prongs, if you like her," he said, "I won't ask her out," Sirius said solemnly.
"It's fine. Ask her out," snapped James.
He turned over, pulling the blankets up around him.
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The next morning, James woke up in a very bad mood. It also didn't help when, as soon as he reached the Great Hall, Mandy came up and tried to kiss him.
'Right after I spend the night dreaming of her best friend' he thought.
He still hadn't gotten over what Sirius had said to him the night before. Sirius and him had been best friends since they could practically walk. They were the most sought out boys in the school and always had the most beautiful girlfriends.
He made his way to wards his Transfiguration classroom. He didn't notice that Lily was walking beside him.
At that moment Severus Snape, a greasy haired Slytherein walked by with his girlfriend, also a Slytherin, Syn Bloodrunner.
"Look who it is!" he shouted. "Mudblood and Potter," he said sneering.
"Shut it, Snape," snapped James. Lily just ignored Snape and carried on walking.
Luckily, Professor McGonagall walked by. James smirked. Snape was terrified of McGonagall, everyone knew it.
He walked into his Transfiguration classroom, a few minutes late, even though he'd been right outside.
He took his seat as Professor McGonagall began to address the class. The hour passed by quickly for James, as he had been daydreaming for most of the lesson, and before he knew it-
"You may all pack away your things. There is no homework." She said in her usual sharp voice.
"Oh, Potter and Evans stay behind," said Professor McGonagall.
Disclaimer: Anything you recognise belongs to JK Rowling. So far only Mandy Robins and Minderv, the house-elf, belong to me.
James stopped himself from wiping his mouth, after receiving a goodnight kiss from his girlfriend, Mandy Robins. She stood up and looked down at him as if she was waiting for him to offer to walk her to her dormitory. When he didn't move she shrugged her shoulders awkwardly and walked up to her dormitory. Opposite him sat Lily Evans, his enemy and Mandy's best friend.
Ever since last night, for some reason, he hadn't been able to get her off his mind. He'd gone to sleep dreaming of her intense green eyes and he'd woken up thinking of the way her flame coloured hair fell into her eyes every time she knelt to pick something up. He swallowed hard.
'Why can't I get her off my mind?' he thought.
"I'm beat," announced Sirius. "I'm gonna head up to bed. Anyone else? Lily? Care to join me?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye.
Lily looked up. "No thanks, Sirius," she said with a half smile.
"You sure?" asked Sirius.
"Tell you what, if I change my mind I'll come up and join you. Okay?" she said sitting up straighter.
"Fine. Goodnight, friends and roomies," Sirius said, walking off.
James became more aware of the fact that, apart from a few sixth years, they were very much alone.
Lily sat opposite him, her dark hair swept up in a loose bun. He got up and said goodnight before he could do something he would regret later.
He lay on his bed, wearing only his boxers, staring up at the ceiling.
"James? Are you awake?" whispered a voice in the darkness.
"Yeah, Sirius," he replied.
Sirius was silent. Then-
"James, do you like Lily?" asked Sirius.
He sighed. How could he answer that when he didn't know for sure himself?
"No," he said shortly. "Do you?" he asked.
Again Sirius was silent.
"I think so. She's beautiful, smart and she has a sense of humour," he replied.
James was speechless. He had never thought Sirius would end up liking Lily. They'd always flirted but Sirius had never said anything about dating her, at least not to him.
"But, Prongs, if you like her," he said, "I won't ask her out," Sirius said solemnly.
"It's fine. Ask her out," snapped James.
He turned over, pulling the blankets up around him.
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The next morning, James woke up in a very bad mood. It also didn't help when, as soon as he reached the Great Hall, Mandy came up and tried to kiss him.
'Right after I spend the night dreaming of her best friend' he thought.
He still hadn't gotten over what Sirius had said to him the night before. Sirius and him had been best friends since they could practically walk. They were the most sought out boys in the school and always had the most beautiful girlfriends.
He made his way to wards his Transfiguration classroom. He didn't notice that Lily was walking beside him.
At that moment Severus Snape, a greasy haired Slytherein walked by with his girlfriend, also a Slytherin, Syn Bloodrunner.
"Look who it is!" he shouted. "Mudblood and Potter," he said sneering.
"Shut it, Snape," snapped James. Lily just ignored Snape and carried on walking.
Luckily, Professor McGonagall walked by. James smirked. Snape was terrified of McGonagall, everyone knew it.
He walked into his Transfiguration classroom, a few minutes late, even though he'd been right outside.
He took his seat as Professor McGonagall began to address the class. The hour passed by quickly for James, as he had been daydreaming for most of the lesson, and before he knew it-
"You may all pack away your things. There is no homework." She said in her usual sharp voice.
"Oh, Potter and Evans stay behind," said Professor McGonagall.
Disclaimer: Anything you recognise belongs to JK Rowling. So far only Mandy Robins and Minderv, the house-elf, belong to me.