Disclaimer: I own nothing except my sanity, which I have lost a year ago along with my CD collection.

Author's Note: I may get a lot of "James didn't think that way, OMG!" reviews from this chapter, but oh well. This is before James's head deflated and he and Lily fell in love. I'll say…his and Lily's fourth year. Remember that James was a jerk before he became attractive to Lily. This is also before 'A Lily in the Rain' so I think I may have to rearrange these rambles a little bit.

From Rambles with a Magical Flare

A Challenge for Prongs

"Lily, will you go out with me?"

I had asked her this at least eight hundred and forty five times this year. I knew what the answer was going to be. But I asked anyway.

"For the four hundred and seventy eighth time this year, Potter, my answer is no."

I knew it! She still hates me! Clearly she does because she obviously isn't counting.

Why does she hate me? Why can't see just see me for whatever all these other girls who hang around me see?

Those girls are incredibly annoying. They push their cleavage out to enormous, unbelievable heights and smile and laugh at everything I say, just to get me to notice them. And even though I'm a guy and I don't mind that thing, I'd much rather have a girl who I can talk to, a girl who challenges me.

That's what I see in Lily anyway, a challenge. I know that I should see a girl as so much more than a challenge or a thing to tame, but it's better than putting on a fake face and saying, "I care about you, (insert random girl's name here), even though I know nothing about you except your physical attributes."

Maybe I should try becoming Lily's friend first and get to know more about her. It seems to work real well for Remus; he could have any girl he wants. He knows a lot of them and I know for a fact that at least half of them want to be more than friends. I've told him this too, and he just smiles and shakes his head at me, saying that he's not ready for a girl friend yet.

Nah, becoming Lily's friend would take too much time and effort, considering that I'm already on her bad side.

Maybe Lily forgot that I asked her out. It was morning the first time and now it's suppertime. I could probably get away with asking her out again if she forgot. I doubt she would forget, though. Oh, well, I'll try again.

"Lily, will you go out with me?"

"NO!"