Year 3! Please enjoy, and remember: reviews are greatly appreciated!


However, James's attention-seeking pranks did not stop there. No, throughout their 2nd year, James and his friends, who called themselves the Marauders, pranked Lily and her countless times. However, the only product of their rapid jokes was a very angry Lily, and the occasional retaliation, usually planned by Leila. However, when James learned over the summer after 2nd year that 3rd years were allowed to visit the wizarding community Hogsmeade, an idea began to bloom in the teen's mind. We join James a few days before the first Hogsmeade trip, on a hunt for a certain red-headed girl with green eyes that James often found himself dreaming of.

3rd year

James broke into a jog. Quidditch practice had just ended (he was Gryffindor seeker), and it was about 5:00 in the afternoon. James had already checked the Quidditch pitch (he'd hoped a certain girl had come to watch him practice. He was sorely disappointed.), the library (her usual haunt) and most of the halls. The only place left to check was the Gryffindor common room.

He reached the portrait of the Fat Lady and gasped out the password ("Puffskein!"). Sure enough, Lily Evans, Leila Phillipa, Alice Edwards and Emmeline Vance were lounging in the armchairs closest to the fire, chatting and working on homework. James straightened his glasses, ruffled his hair and started towards the girls.

"All right, Evans?" He asked, grinning cockily. She looked up and scowled. Ever since the incident in Potions last year, she'd held a grudge against him. Well, maybe the other pranks he and his friends had pulled had helped that grudge a little bit. She hadn't seemed too happy to hear that her new book on the history of merpeople was currently in the hands of Hogwarts's very own merpeople, at the bottom of the lake.

"What do you want, Potter?" She asked. James's grin widened. "Well, we go to Hogsmeade this weekend." Lily nodded slowly. "And, luckily for you, I don't happen to be going with anyone. Care to join me, Evans?" Leila's jaw dropped. Emmeline let out a little squeal and covered her mouth with her hand while Alice fell off her armchair in shock. Lily was staring at his incredulously. "Excuse me?" She asked in a voice so low, it was almost a whisper. James grinned even more. "I know, hard to believe, isn't it? Having James Potter ask you out. But I wouldn't mind you saying yes, Evans. You're a pretty girl." Leila mock-fainted. Lily continued to stare at him disbelievingly. "Well, Potter, I've got one thing to say to that." Lily said slowly. James grinned and leaned forwards. Lily suddenly leapt to her feet, grabbed her wand, pointed it at James and cried "Levicorpus!" James was immediately jerked into the air by his ankle. He gaped at Lily. She gave him an evil grin. "That's a no, Potter." James hoped that the reason his face was bright red was that all of the blood was rushing to his head. "Put me down, Evans." He grunted. Lily's evil smile widened. "As you wish." James landed with a CLUNK. Standing up and rubbing his head where it had connected with the ground, James saw Lily and her friends head towards the staircase to the girl's dormitory. However, before she started up the stairs, Lily turned around to face James once more. Hope rose in James's chest. "I almost forgot, Potter. Nice boxers." And she disappeared up the stairs. Blushing furiously, James dropped into an armchair. "Tough luck, mate." James jumped at the sound of Sirius's voice. Apparent ally, he had witnessed the whole thing. James winced. All he needed was his friends to witness his rejection. "She was right about one thing, though." James turned to face his friend, a puzzled expression on his face. "You do have nice taste in boxers. Snitchs and Gryffindor lions. Nice." With that, Sirius dissolved into a fit of laughter, leaving James to wallow in his misery, rejection and humiliation.


Lol, poor James! I'm pretty proud of this chapter; I think it's my favorite so far. Any ideas for the future about what you'd like to see? Here's a hint: in one of the later years, Lily is going to meet James's Animagus form. Please keep an eye out for further updates! I'm on a roll today, I think I may finish it by Thursday at the latest! Thanks for reading and, hopefully, reviewing!