Meant to Be
Chapter One
A/N: hey guys. I really didn't like the way this chapter was before so I changed it to coincide with this really good idea that I've got in my head. I'm gonna try and get the next chapter up really soon. Promise.
James POV
We lay by the lake on a checkered blanket and a picnic basket. She had a dazzling smile on her face from some compliment or comment or…something I'd given her.
With a laugh we recounted most of my in-complimentary mis-adventures. I love her laugh, full of life and sunshine. It lights up her eyes, those beautiful, amazing eyes.
With that laughing smile she said, "James…wake up." Why was McGonagall's voice coming from that gorgeous mouth? "Potter, I know Ms. Evans is nice to look at, but you must-"
:CRASH:
"-WAKE UP!" Sighed an exasperated Transfiguration professor. "Potter, you get an extra essay on today's topic. I want two feet by Wednesday. Class dismissed."
As the class packed up their belongings of various shapes and sizes and filed noisily into the hallway. James asked, "What's with McGonagoll? She's never talked to me like that before, much less give me an extra essay. She PMS-ing?"
"Well, I-" Sirius was cut off by a melodic voice behind him. The three boys turned (A/N: Peter's in a different class. He couldn't handle NEWT level Transfiguration.) to find the Lily Evans standing, arms crossed and stern look on her face.
"Just because she yells at you doesn't mean that she's PMS-ing, you idiots. Not everything is about you morons." Lily threw her glossy hair over her shoulder and brushed her long bangs from infront of her eyes, a move, which James watched avidly, and walked away with her best friends. Lindsey, who was from America and was half-and-half, and Riley, who was exactly what her namesake implied, she was a pure blood from London. (A/N: use your imagination to imagine what they look like. That's your assignment as you read this. PaJamas over and out.)
"What is with her?" James sighed as her pushed a hand through his hair.
"Prongs, I've said it before and I'll say it again: that girl does not like you. Not one bit. It doesn't and won't matter that you've been changing yourself for her all bloody summer. It won't matter until she sees that you've done it for her and only her. You, man, are blind and dumb."
"Thank you for the observation Padfoot." Thanked Remus as they continued down the hall to their next class, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
For the rest of the day James Potter thought of only the beautiful Lily Evans and how he could get her attention. The day sped by with Lily glaring at the Marauders and laughing with her friends.
Seven o'clock rolled around and Lily went to her Heads' meeting with Amos Diggory. An hour later she came storming back into the Gryffindor common room muttering something about Amos Diggory being even more dense and self-absorbed than James Potter and his big head…
Hearing this seemed to perk James up a little bit, but it still made him sad to think that there was actually someone out there more stupid then himself that was drawing Lily's attention away from him.
Lily sighed and flopped down on the couch next to her two best friends. They looked at her and smiled. "What's up, Lils?" was the question directed at her from Riley.
"I cannot believe that there is someone more dense then Potter. It's insane. Really, Amos is…well, for lack of a better phrase, a self-absorbed idiot who has no concept of the real world. Even Potter know that he can't be the center of the world forever."
"Sounds to me that someone is gaining a little respect for a certain Quidditch captain." Came the singsong reply from Lindsey.
"No! Don't say that," groaned Lily, "I'm gonna go to bed. Are you guys done with all your homework?"
"LIL!" cried Riley; "I'm surprised at you. It's the first day of classes and we got homework in every class and yours' is all done. That's crazy. I'm gonna wait until inspiration strikes."
"Yeah? When do you usually get that?" questioned Lindsey.
"Well, I like to call it 'last minute panic.' It's really quite handy." Riley grinned at her friends.
With a sigh and a roll of her eyes, Lily said," I'll see you two in the morning. Dealing with Amos is very tiring. I might have to try and get Dumbledore to make someone else head boy. Someone that doesn't make my brain hurt just listening to them."
"All right. See ya Lil." Was the response from her two best friends who had decided that Lily's speech was too long for their liking…or attention span.
A/N: Hey everyone, I'm doing this fic in present time, because I never lived in the 70's. And if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me.
See ya on the flip side!
PaJamas!
