Hey everyone! Anyways, sorry for the delay and all…I was so busy with school and stuff. Anyways, I decided that its time I came up with a plan on when to post. And I was thinking that if all goes well, ill try my best to post every 3 weeks. If I don't, then please forgive me.

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And this chapter is going to be a bit different. I thought that I'd switch from the third person point of view to the first person, just to give more information about James and how he thinks. Hope you like it!

Also, I wasn't sure about how the whole NEWT thing worked. I thought it would be something along the lines of Higher Level classes, or AP subjects. So, sorry if I made a mistake in this assumption.

Chapter Three:

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A James perspective on matters

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Girls. They drive me crazy. They're the smartest, most gorgeous, funniest, and interesting beings. No man will ever understand their way of thinking. However, this doesn't mean that we don't love them for what they are.

I, James Potter, consider myself to be quite the womanizer. After all, what girl wouldn't fall in love with my great looks, or my charisma? I live for women, and women live for me.

Unless you count Lily Evans, of course.

Lily Evans in the most extraordinary being I have ever met. She is pretty, sweet, and smart, or "PSS". Whenever she walks down a corridor, many people turn to view her. She has a natural aurora which attracts people of both genders to herself. Her presence is felt, even when she is silent. The first time I had seen her, I knew that she would soon be mine.

That was 7 years ago, and I still have not gotten her to go out on a date with me.

Now I am not the shy type at all. If I am attracted to a girl, I wont hesitate in asking her to have butterbeer at Hogsmeade or take a walk along the lake shore with me. However, in Lily's case, it's different. I have tried to ask her to go out with me many times, and have been rejected over and over again. Why? Let me explain it in plain words: She Hates Me.

It all started when we were on the Hogwart's train in our first year. I had accidentally stumbled into a compartment filled with girls while searching for Sirius, and Lily was the first person who noticed my presence.

"Uh, hi. Can I help you?" she asked politely. Even back then, I thought that her voice sounded like an angel's. She was busy talking to another girl (which I later found out to be a klutzy and vivacious girl named Gabriella) when I entered the compartment. When she addressed me, a few of the other girls turned to look at my direction. One of them (who Remus later introduced me to her and said her name was Elina) raised her eyebrow questioningly at me.

"Not really. Unless you have Sirius hidden somewhere underneath your skirts", I commented, smirking. That was the biggest mistake I ever made.

Lily scowled at me. "No, we don't. I suggest you look somewhere else for this Sirius person" she said, trying her best to still be polite. She was doing a very poor job at it.

"I looked in all the other compartments, he must be in this one."

"Are you implying that I am lying?"

"No. I'm merely commenting on the fact that he is no where-"

"Can you leave?" Elina interrupted me rudely.

"No", I replied harshly. She opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the entrance of the one and only Sirius Black.

Sirius was a bit shorter than me. He had light brown hair that was a bit longer than mine, and had mysterious gray eyes. He flashed a smile at the girls and grinned at me, a grin that meant something very awful was going to happen. "Why hello there! Potter, I think we hit the jackpot!" we both laughed in unison, while the girls glared at us.

Lily scolded again, this time at Sirius. Boy, did she look cute when she did that. "Can you two please leave? You're disturbing us greatly." That was her biggest mistake. No one, and I mean no one tells Sirius and I to stop doing something. We do whatever we like.

Sirius smiled at her, a smile that meant nothing good. "We'll leave…under one condition."

"What's that?"

"That you go out on a date with me or Potter", he smiled broadly.

Lily opened her mouth to object, but closed it immediately. Instead, she put her hand in her pocket and took out her wand. She aimed it at the two of us. "Get out or else", she threatened, her voice barely above a whisper.

Although Sirius and I were both "tough", we didn't know any magic. And what was the use of taking out our wands and pretending we did? So we chose the cowards way out and left the compartment. As we closed the door, we heard the girls laughing and high-fiving each other.

That, however, was seven years ago. And she still hates me. Whenever I ask her out, she makes some sort of rude comment towards me. For example, the first time I asked her out was when we were in our 3rd year. It was the week before our first Hogsmeade trip. I had casually asked her if she wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me after our Arithmancy class.

"No", she said plainly, raising an eyebrow. It was a good thing that none of her friends or my friends were with us to see the embarrassing look on my face. I quickly said something and walked off.

The next time I asked her out it was in a very different type of situation. It had happened halfway through our 4th year, when Lily and I had to do a Potions project together. I had asked her if she wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me so that we could "work on our project". Her answer was that it wasn't good to lie, and a white lie at that.

The third time I asked her out was at the beginning of our 5th year. This time she accused me of stalking her and threatened to hex me if I didn't leave her alone.

The fourth time I asked her was at the end of our 5th year, after our exams were over. This time I had asked her in front of everyone in our year. Her answer was much harsher, too. She said that she would prefer to go with the giant squad then me.

Ouch.

After that, I can't remember how many times I have asked her. In our 6th year, I was constantly asking her to be my girlfriend, and I was rejected each and every time.

One time, however, her close friend Nada tried to persuade her to go out with me (she was with Lily when I had asked the latter to go to Hogsmeade with me). Lily gave her a cold look, said no and walked off. Nada stayed a bit longer and told me that she would try her best to help me get Lily, but I knew it was no use.

According to Sirius, the womanizer in our group, Lily hates me more and more each time I ask her out. This, of course, I don't believe. Personally, I don't think I'll ever understand women. Especially Lily.

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The first day of school began with an abrupt start. I don't remember exactly how or when I had woken up, but the first thing I saw was Sirius with a pillow in his hand that was aimed towards me. I yelled.

"Potter, calm down! You're going to scare the mice away!" Sirius said, his voice barely above a whisper. His hair was untidy and muddled for a change. He also had a very insane look on his face. I noticed that everyone else was out of their beds, including Peter.

"What are you talking about?!?!" I shrieked.

Sirius raised an eyebrow but did not say anything. After what seemed like a minute of pure silence (with no one moving at all), Sirius let the pillow fall to the ground. "I'm warning you", he said, talking to no one in particular, "this is the very first last time you will win against me, Sirius Black."

The strangeness of it all had reached me after Sirius finished his little speech. "Who are you talking to?"

"The mice", Sirius replied mysteriously. I glanced at Rami who was standing a few feet away from me, and received a confused look from him.

"Black, there are no mice here. I think you saw them in perhaps a dream you just had", I replied, running my hand through my already messy hair. Brad Smith, one of the other guys in our dormitory, started laughing at this comment.

"Yes, the mice are here", he raised his voice and looked up at the ceiling, as if expecting it to know where the mice were, "you have won this time. Black-0, Mice-1."

I sighed, and gave Sirius a pitiful look. Although he was my best mate, he was a tad bit strange at times. I quickly looked at Remus, who was standing a bit behind Sirius. He looked like he was going to laugh, but was trying his hardest not to.

"I'm going to head towards the Great Hall, anyone want to come?"

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"So, what class do you have first?" Remus asked me once we received our schedules from Professor McGonagall, the Transfigurations teacher. I looked over it quickly and noticed that I had most of my classes with Slytherin and Ravenclaw students. I handed Remus my schedule.

Remus quickly scanned it and smiled. "We have the exact same classes."

Sirius looked over Remus' shoulder to see my schedule, and grinned as well. "This is great! The three marauders have the exact same classes! Now we can cause hell in them, and no one can stop us!" This, indeed, was a very pleasant thought.

I noticed that Rami was looking at his schedule with a look of confusion on his face. "Need help?" I asked, remembering how hard it was for me to understand my schedules in our first year. He shrugged, and handed his schedule to me. As I scanned it, I noticed that he was in almost all my classes, except that instead of Arithmancy NEWT level, he was taking Divinations NEWT level.

"Ill go with you to all your classes, except Divinations, since I don't take that class", I told him. He smiled and muttered quick thanks.

I quickly looked over to where Lily and her friends were sitting. She had a piece of bread in one hand and had her schedule in the other. She was reading it carefully, and taking bites from the bread at the same time.

We had a few minutes to spare before we had to head to our first class, Potions. I quickly drank some tea (A/N: ok, I don't have my book right now, so I was wondering, what DO they drink besides Pumpkin Juice?), and had sausages and bacon. After a while, some students started heading towards their first classes. I stood up and the other marauders (including Rami, excluding Peter) followed my suit. Then, we started heading towards the dungeons where the Potions classes always took place.

On our way there, I couldn't help but wonder what class Lily had first. In our 6th year, she also happened to be taking Potions NEWT level. She was the best student in our class…after me, of course. I remember her getting mad on several occasions when she didn't understand what to do and I would help her. She never wanted to admit she didn't know something or that she was wrong. However, I didn't mind it much when she got mad, because she looked cute at those times as well.

However, my thoughts were soon interrupted with us reaching the dungeon. Sirius opened the dungeon door and entered first. Then Remus and Rami entered, and finally me in the rear. Sirius quickly went and got our seats in the back of the class. That's where we always sat in each and every class of ours. Everyone knew we sat there, too, so they never took our seats. As Rami, Remus and I made our way there, I looked around the class, trying to see if Lily happened to be in it. My heart beat faster as I saw her sitting one seat in front of my usual seat. Our eyes even met for a brief second. Then, of course, she frowned at me, and looked away.

After a few minutes, Professor Davis, our Potions master, entered the room. He raised an eyebrow to the students. I think he was surprised to see so many students willingly take his class. Personally, the only reason that I took Potions again was because I need it for my life after Hogwarts. You see, I plan on becoming an Auror; the best Auror there is, for that matter.

"Welcome to my class. As you all without a doubt know me, I'm Professor Davis. I will have to teach you Potions this year", he began. The way he said "I will have to" made me and Sirius smirk.

"Indubitably", Sirius muttered under his breath.

"First, I would like to begin this class by giving you a test. Nothing too big", he said, his lips curving into a very disturbing smile. He was a sadistic bastard, if I ever saw one. Hated everyone in our class…including me.

Severus Snape put up his hand. "Professor, I believe that there is no need for me to give the test. After all, I know everything there is to know about Potions." Snape gave Davis the same evil, disturbing smile. Davis grinned maliciously at him. In my opinion, Snivellus was Davis' little heir of teaching Potions. He loved Potions and everything that had to do with the dark arts.

He was a sad, pitiful creature.

"Yes, yes, you're an exception, Severus. However", he now turned to the rest of the class, "the rest of you have to take it."

Everyone quickly took out their books and started reviewing. I looked in front of me and saw Lily had two fingers covering each of her ears and was trying hard to study. She then tossed her hair, which had gotten in her view, back. Since I was sitting behind her, I felt a few of the strands gently touch my face. I smiled to myself. However, I was soon drawn back to reality when Sirius told me that I better study.

After what seemed like less than a few seconds, Professor Davis started handing out the test papers. He gave everyone a paper except Snivellus. He then instructed us to turn them over and start writing.

I turned over my paper and read the questions. The questions were easy stuff. I quickly wrote down the answers and was the first to hand in my paper. After a few seconds, Lily also got up and handed in her paper, too. She caught me staring at her as she was heading back to her seat, and she mouthed "what?" to me.

The next person to hand in his paper was Sirius. He smiled slyly at me as he walked back to his desk. "It was too easy", he stated. After him, the rest of the class handed in their papers one by one.

Once the last paper was handed in, Professor Davis got up and smiled evilly. "Great. Like I said, that wasn't too hard. Next thing on my agenda before we start is a change of seats that must occur." He smiled even more. He then started picking random people and asking them to change their seats. After he changed a few Slytherin and Gryffindor girls' seats around, he looked over to my direction.

"Potter, move next to Miss Evans. Sirius, quit smirking and go and sit beside Miss Vedit." I couldn't have been happier! Instead of hating him, I actually started liking the man. Although I was now separated from Sirius (who was sitting with Gabi), I was sitting beside Lily Evans instead. And Lily was worth more than Sirius any day.

I quickly got up and grabbed my bag and my book. I put them on the desk that Elina was sitting in. As she got up, she muttered, "you better not hurt Lily" under her breath. Like I would! I smirked at her and put my bag on my new desk. I quickly sat down and turned to see what Lily's reaction was to this new seating arrangement. She had her arms crossed over her chest and was looking straight ahead, avoiding my eye.

Professor Davis then went on giving the rest of the class their new seats. He made Rami go and sit somewhere in the corner with a Slytherin girl, and made Remus sit beside Elina. Poor him.

However, the worst change of seating he had done was to Snivellus. He made Severus go and sit on Elina's other side, but after Snivellus had gotten out of his seat, Davis changed his mind and made him come and sit on Lily's other side. Oh damn. I looked over to see what Lily's reaction was, and saw that her jaw dropped. It must've been the worst thing that a teacher had ever done to her.

"Aw, Lily, it's not that bad. After all, you're sitting beside me," I said, trying to cheer her up. It obviously didn't help. She scowled at me and rolled her eyes. She then turned to Severus and started a conversation with him about how he thought he was doing in the class.

Women. I'll never understand them.

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