Brief snapshots of the relationships of our favorite Hogwarts couples, I.e. James/Lily, Harry/Hermione, and Draco/Ginny.
Disclaimer: Not mine. This should be obvious because the above pairings are mostly not canon. Curse you, J.K.!
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It had all begun in first year, on that very first train ride on the scarlet behemoth. James Potter had squirmed away from his mother's hug, his father's hand on his head untidying the already messy black strands, and nearly run for the train. Once inside the boy, cocky even at eleven, had nearly run into an absolutely tiny head of red hair that had looked up at him with brilliant green eyes and asked with a small voice if he knew of an empty compartment. James had jerked his hand at one he had just passed in his search for other students and the girl flashed a tiny grin, hurrying off in the direction he had indicated.
A year and a summer passed, and James was somehow not surprised to see the girl who he now knew was called Lily Evans on the train again, pausing momentarily to watch her bid goodbye to parents and a sullen girl—a sister? Third year James knew her as more than a red-haloed face, and was quietly glad to see her run to meet another girl, obviously a close friend, as she crossed into the Hogwarts platform. Fourth year house elves were dancing a jig in his stomach when her face appeared, and he approached her to say hello with a cocky, borderline smug grin that showed none of his nervousness at talking to his crush. Fifth year he inwardly marveled at the strong-willed beauty that had taken the place of the shy little first year, and when he said hello he added a offer for a date as well, half in jest, half in heart-in-throat hope. Sixth year he didn't bother to approach, weathering her glares with an indifferent face and a temper that earned him an empty apartment for the first time. And seventh year he held hope in his hands again, and sat beside her in her compartment making small talk about the books she loved, and when the train stopped it was with long-anticipated joy that James held Lily's books for her and was rewarded with a sweet smile as they stepped off the Hogwarts Express and into the year.
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