Disclaimer: You'd have to be really gullible to believe that I actually owned Harry Potter.
Author's Note: So I know the first chapter was dumb, but I promise if you just stick with this it'll all get better. Also italics are people's thoughts. Happy reading!!
Chapter One: Project LoveJames Potter was a very good looking seventeen-year-old wizard. He came from a prestigious pureblood family. James was quite tall for his age; he also had black hair, which to his disgust, stuck out in every direction. He had amazing hazel eyes that lay behind round glasses. Many girls found him to be extremely attractive with his untamable hair and cute glasses. He never gave girls much attention. The only girl that ever truly got to him was Lily Evans.
James and Lily had been enemies ever since the train ride on their first voyage to Hogwarts. James had spotted the young redhead and thought her to be an angel. But James, being the eleven year-old that he was, knew of only one way to show a girl he liked them. He teased Lily mercilessly about her red hair. She took the insults personally and ended up getting extremely angry and kicked James in a not-so-very-nice area. James from that moment on knew that beyond the beautiful exterior, there was pure evil. Heck, there had to be if she had the nerve to kick him, James Potter! Nobody hit James Harold Potter. Ever since, the rivalry had continued.
James was to be entering his final year. He knew he had to do something to finally beat Lily Evans once and for all. He knew that she was sought after by the majority of the male population. Although she had many admirers, she had never dated. In order to totally humiliate her, he would have to do what no man had ever done before. Make Lily Evans fall in love.
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James and his best friend Sirius Black had put in a lot of time and effort into Project-Love, as they liked to call it. James and Sirius were so much alike in personality and appearance that they were sometimes mistaken for brother. Anyways, they had found out from Sirius's girlfriend Lynn that Lily was going to Hawaii for the summer. Lynn just happened to be one of Lily's best friends. So they knew the information had to be true.
"PADFOOT!!!!! Where the bloody hell are you?" James screeched.
"Oy, what's the matter, Prongs?" Sirius yelled in return.
We're never gonna be able to pull this off. My hair will never stay put, Evans isn't dumb, ya know! She knows that I'm the only person in the world with hair like this!" James replied.
"Don't worry mate! Moony found this great book all about cosmetic charms! We'll be able to make ya as sexy as me!" Sirius said.
James rolled his eyes. Sirius was always so full of himself. At least he had finally settled down with one girl instead of his new flavor of the week. Of course settled down means he'd been dating the same girl for a period of a month. A month was like an eternity in Sirius's mind.
After long hours of redoing James appearance, Sirius announced that he looked magnificent!
"Awwww, my dear wittle Prongsie is all grown-up!" Sirius wiped away an imaginary tear before they both burst out laughing.
"Padfoot, ol' buddy, Evans won't know what hit her!"
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It was true. Lily wouldn't know what hit her the next day. It was a beautiful summer afternoon in Hawaii. Lily was out trying to learn how to surf, but she was failing miserably.
"Agh, Lynn," Lily whined at her best friend, who had come along for the trip. "I'm never going to be able to do this! It's impossible!"
"Come on, Lils. It's not like it's Transfiguration!" Lynn replied back.
Transfiguration was Lily's worst subject. It was the only subject that Potter topped her in.
"Lynn! Don't you dare mention Transfiguration! It only reminds me of that big-headed, git Potter! I know you're dating his best friend and all, but I can' stand him! Let's not talk about the Mauraders. The whole point of summer is to get away from them!" Lily replied.
"Whatever, Lils. Let's go and try again then, shall we?" Lynn suggested.
"Ah, I guess."
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James and Sirius had just arrived in Hawaii. They knew exactly where Lily and Lynn would be staying. Sirius had also disguised himself, just in case Lily or Lynn saw him. James whose hair was usually black was now blonde, and his normal hazel eyes were now brown and no longer behind the usual glasses. Oh yes. Evans definitely wouldn't know it was him.
They checked into the same hotel as Lily and quickly headed out to the beach.
Once they spotted Lily and Lynn, they decided to also go out surfing near them. Hey, they had to start somewhere right? Right. They were sitting and watching Lily and Lynn, when an enormous wave was coming their way. They knew that the girls would not be able to avoid it. James seeing this as the perfect opportunity to make himself known to Lily began to swim over.
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Lily continued to have trouble surfing. Lynn had just done it perfectly and yelled at Lily to try once more.
"Come on, Lils! Just try this one last time and if you don't get it we can go back to the hotel and wash up!"
"Ok, you promise this is the last one?" Lily replied.
"I swear on Godric Gryffindor!" Lynn yelled back.
Lily waited for the next wave to come. She realized too late that this one was going to be enormous!
Bloody hell! I'm never gonna surf this wave! It's gonna kill me! were Lily's last thoughts as the wave completely engulfed her.
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James made it over in time. He saw Lily being sucked under. He waited a few moments to see if she would come up. When she didn't he quickly took matter into his own hands. He dove underneath the water in search of the redhead. He saw her and grabbed her around the waste and swam to the surface.
Wow, she's so tiny and fragile. James thought to himself. Whoa, snap out of it, James! This is Evans we're talking about! James quickly brushed away his thoughts and swam with Lily in his arms to the beach.
Lynn came running over. "Oh my God!! Lily! Lily! Oh my goodness, is she even breathing!?"
Lily coughed up a bit of water and then began to breathe.
"Lily, Lily! Oh, I'm so sorry I made you do it! I should have known you wouldn't have been able to do it! Oh, I could have gotten you killed! What would-"
James quickly cut in on the girls babbling. "Whoa, Whoa. Calm down. She'll be fine! Just give her a sec to regroup!"
Lily slowing sat up and turned to look at the guy that had saved her. Merlin, he's not bad looking at all.
"Are you alright?" James asked.
"Oh yes. I'm fine. Thank you for saving me, may I ask what your name is?" Lily inquired.
James suddenly remembered. He completely forgot to think of a name. Shit, James. Why didn't you think of this earlier!? James thought to himself.
"Jason." Was the only reply he could think of.
"Jason what?" Lily asked.
"Jason..Peterson. Yeah, Jason Peterson." James replied. Smooth, James. Real smooth.
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Author's Note: There you have it! So I don't know if I'm gonna continue. I want to know if anyone likes the idea of this story. Please review! I would LOVE to get some feedback on this.
Lots of luv, BohemianPirate