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James resumed sitting in the armchair by the fire, not really caring that Jess had yelled at him so. At about quarter of eight, the other three Marauders came down stairs.
"James, why the fuck did u get up so Goddamn early?" Sirius asked him. It was evident he had just got out of bed, most of his hair was sticking out at odd angles, rather than flowing like it usually did. Remus, on the other hand, looked like he had already showered and was ready for school. Peter looked somewhere in the middle, showered and dressed, but not quite ready for school yet.
"Say, Prongs, how about another rendition of the 'Drinking Alone' song?"
"The what, Moony?"
"Oh he's talking about this excellent song you were singing last night, James," Sirius said with a grin on his face.
"Go shower, Padfoot, so we can just go eat. I'm starved."
"Alright. Oh and if you see any likeable ladies down here, tell them I'm looking for a shower buddy upstairs."
Sirius walked back upstairs. James resumed reading his Transfiguration book. Remus sat down on a couch and Peter was looking for a pack of cards.
"Sorry, Moony, I can't find a deck. I did find some gobstones, though, want to play?"
"No, I never much fancied Gobstones."
"Alright, then."
"Hey Moony, are you going to get into trouble?" James asked in a nonchalant way.
"Trouble? Trouble for what?" Remus responded.
"Unless I'm mistaken, you definitely missed that Prefects meeting on the train. They probably went over something important."
"Oh, shit, you're right. Oh fuck, fuck, what should I do? I am so fucked!"
"Relax, mate, just go talk to the head boy. That git in Hufflepuff, wotsisname, Diggory."
"So, James, just wondering, do you no who that git is dating?" Remus asked, condescendingly.
"No, I don't. Who?"
"I'll give you a hint. You've been pining over her for over a year now."
"Not – Evans? Evans is dating that idiot Hufflepuff?"
"Apparently she sees something in him, though I do agree with you. He is quite the idiot."
"I swear, I'll kill him."
"Prongs, relax, please."
"That son of a bitch, I swear, everyone at this school knows about me and Evans."
"Well, you selfish prick, maybe they were confused by your shagging of every girl in this entire castle!" Lily shrieked at him. James' hand leaped to his hair.
"A little jealous are we? Has Brown let you in on all of the details?" James asked grinning. He thoroughly enjoyed provoking her. Sirius walked downstairs just in time to hear the previous comment.
"What exactly is that supposed to mean?"
"Well, see ya James, me, Moony and Wormtail are gonna head down to breakfast," Sirius said, quickly. He was all for provoking Evans, but not this early in the morning
"I asked you a question, Potter," Lily reiterated.
"Why don't you ask Brown about my previous relationship with her? And while you're at it, why don't you ask how I am in bed?" James was surprised that Jess hadn't told Lily yet. Of course she knew that they had dated, but she was apparently unaware as to the fact that they had shagged.
"You're lying, Potter."
"Am I now? Go talk to Brown then."
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James had his first two classes, Muggle Studies and Arithmancy, with Sirius and some other sixth years, he didn't really care to know their names. Their third class, DADA, was much more eventful. Remus, James, and Sirius all had this class together, along with Lily, Jess, and Gina, another sixth year Gryffindor.
"Hey Gina, where have you been? I haven't seen you yet this year," Remus said to her.
"I kind of missed the train. The next one wasn't until late last night."
"That really sucks."
It was then that their teacher, Professor Harris, walked into the room. He was a short, old Irishman. His thick, grey hair was rapidly receding and his thick mustache looked like a dying caterpillar on his upper lip. He was very forgetful, often losing his train of though mid-sentence.
"Settle down, class, settle down. I'm not going to beat around the bush; this is going to be a hard class. Some of you will be asked not to continue Defense Against the Dark Arts to the second N.E.W.T. level. It is important that you pay constant attention, take notes on every lecture I give…" Harris continued to drone on.
James wasn't bothering to even pretend to pay attention. He scribbled something down on a slip of parchment and threw it at Jess. It landed on her desk, just where he was aiming. James was, after all, the captain and star chaser of the house team.
Jess opened up the crumpled parchment.
Well, love, if your reading this then I've been proven wrong already. I thought that you would throw this away. Or maybe you just didn't see me throw it at you.
Jess had to smile in spite of herself. James was funny, she had to admit it.
"I'm sure that you just paused to think about what I wrote. I know you too well, Brown. Anyways, I have to ask you something. Why didn't you tell Lily about us? And I don't mean about us dating. I mean about us having sex. Look, I know you're not the type to kiss and tell, but can you do me a favor? I really like Lily, so I was thinking that maybe you could tell her I'm really good in bed. Lily might like me better that way. Jess, I really like her, so could you do me this favor. Oh and I have a date tonight, so could you wait until tomorrow to tell her? Thanks. And could you say something about how I'm not quite so arrogant? It would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Your good buddy,
(The) James Potter
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I thought that this chapter left something to be desired. I might not be able to update tomorrow, the next chapter is really long, I'm not done writing it yet.
