Just as the annual Beginning of School feast was coming to an end,
Zachary Jenson, this years head boy, stood up to give their routine speech
on this years rules and special activities for the seventh years. James
tried to pay attention, but his eyes slowly wandered over to Lily. Her
beautiful eyes sparkled as she whispered and laughed with her friends.
James' heart did a flip and he knew he could never live without her, if
only she felt the same. He had to impress her this year; it was his last
real chance.
"But what could impress this girl?!" he thought, "Is it not enough that I'm on the Quidditch team?! What can I do?"
He needed a fail-safe plan, but his mind was blank. He needed to ask for help, something James rarely did.
"Tonight," he decided, "tonight I will talk to the Marauders." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
As always the feast was delectable, and the atmosphere in the Great Hall was perfect, but something else was bothering Lily. As she listened to Zachary's speech she could feel someone watching here. Turning around as if she was just talking to her friends, Lily stole a glance at James. He sat there transfixed in his chair, staring at her.
"Look, he's doing it again!" she told her friends around her.
"Who?" said Alice, looking around, "Oh, never mind. You should really be flattered Lily! He's not so bad, just give him a chance."
"Not so bad! Have you ever seen how he treats Severus?!" said Lily angrily.
"Oh! As if Severus is any better?! Come on Lily, just give him a chance. You'll see what I mean."
Lily thought about what Alice said but couldn't really get past James' bad qualities; she had never seen this other side of him that everyone has told her about. But, she just couldn't help but think that maybe James Potter did have a nice side, just maybe. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
As the Gryffindor members walked up to the dormitories, James leaned over to Sirius, Remus, and Peter.
"Hey, meeting, tonight, you know where," whispered James.
The three guys nodded but didn't ask questions. They had learned not to talk about this kind of thing in front of other people, you never know who's listening. As everyone filed into the common room and went up to bed, the four Marauders walked up the winding stairs to the dormitories. Pretending to go to sleep, they all waited silently until everyone else had left and gone to sleep for the night. One by one, they silently crept out of their beds and down to the common room. James being the first, he stood with his trusted invisibility cloak in one hand and the Marauders Map, the ingenious invention of James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter, in the other. When the four of them where finally together, they silently slipped on the invisibility cloak and walked down the stairs and out the Great Hall. They found themselves at the Womping Willow. With a flash of light, Peter changed into a rat and crawled over to a small knot on the trunk of the tree. With his tiny paw, he pushed the knot and the tree's swinging branches suddenly froze. Transforming back, Peter motioned the others over to a large space between the roots of the tree. Climbing in, they walked in the dark for some time until they came to their regular meeting spot, inside Shrieking Shack. Checking the map, James nodded to signal that all was well.
"So James, what is this meeting for anyway? It's only the first day and you already have a problem?!" asked Remus, sarcastically.
"It's Lily. I don't know what to do." said James, almost blushing.
"Lily again! I thought you were over her James! I always thought you were smart Prongs but I was obliviously wrong. Sorry, but she doesn't like you," said Peter, annoyed.
"I know she doesn't like me! That's why I called this meeting, I want that to change but I need help. How can I change her mind?!" practically yelled an embarrassed Prongs.
Over the next hour or so, they discussed and fought and "Finally," James thought, "I have a plan." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
A/N- Hey everyone! I hope you're enjoying the story so far! I'm sure enjoying writing it! lol. PLEASE review and give me suggestions for upcoming chapters! Thanks for reading and I hope you like it so far! I know its short but this is just the introduction! The upcoming chapters will be a lot better, I promise! Hehehe....
"But what could impress this girl?!" he thought, "Is it not enough that I'm on the Quidditch team?! What can I do?"
He needed a fail-safe plan, but his mind was blank. He needed to ask for help, something James rarely did.
"Tonight," he decided, "tonight I will talk to the Marauders." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
As always the feast was delectable, and the atmosphere in the Great Hall was perfect, but something else was bothering Lily. As she listened to Zachary's speech she could feel someone watching here. Turning around as if she was just talking to her friends, Lily stole a glance at James. He sat there transfixed in his chair, staring at her.
"Look, he's doing it again!" she told her friends around her.
"Who?" said Alice, looking around, "Oh, never mind. You should really be flattered Lily! He's not so bad, just give him a chance."
"Not so bad! Have you ever seen how he treats Severus?!" said Lily angrily.
"Oh! As if Severus is any better?! Come on Lily, just give him a chance. You'll see what I mean."
Lily thought about what Alice said but couldn't really get past James' bad qualities; she had never seen this other side of him that everyone has told her about. But, she just couldn't help but think that maybe James Potter did have a nice side, just maybe. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
As the Gryffindor members walked up to the dormitories, James leaned over to Sirius, Remus, and Peter.
"Hey, meeting, tonight, you know where," whispered James.
The three guys nodded but didn't ask questions. They had learned not to talk about this kind of thing in front of other people, you never know who's listening. As everyone filed into the common room and went up to bed, the four Marauders walked up the winding stairs to the dormitories. Pretending to go to sleep, they all waited silently until everyone else had left and gone to sleep for the night. One by one, they silently crept out of their beds and down to the common room. James being the first, he stood with his trusted invisibility cloak in one hand and the Marauders Map, the ingenious invention of James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter, in the other. When the four of them where finally together, they silently slipped on the invisibility cloak and walked down the stairs and out the Great Hall. They found themselves at the Womping Willow. With a flash of light, Peter changed into a rat and crawled over to a small knot on the trunk of the tree. With his tiny paw, he pushed the knot and the tree's swinging branches suddenly froze. Transforming back, Peter motioned the others over to a large space between the roots of the tree. Climbing in, they walked in the dark for some time until they came to their regular meeting spot, inside Shrieking Shack. Checking the map, James nodded to signal that all was well.
"So James, what is this meeting for anyway? It's only the first day and you already have a problem?!" asked Remus, sarcastically.
"It's Lily. I don't know what to do." said James, almost blushing.
"Lily again! I thought you were over her James! I always thought you were smart Prongs but I was obliviously wrong. Sorry, but she doesn't like you," said Peter, annoyed.
"I know she doesn't like me! That's why I called this meeting, I want that to change but I need help. How can I change her mind?!" practically yelled an embarrassed Prongs.
Over the next hour or so, they discussed and fought and "Finally," James thought, "I have a plan." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
A/N- Hey everyone! I hope you're enjoying the story so far! I'm sure enjoying writing it! lol. PLEASE review and give me suggestions for upcoming chapters! Thanks for reading and I hope you like it so far! I know its short but this is just the introduction! The upcoming chapters will be a lot better, I promise! Hehehe....