He'll try
I guess I had it coming from then on. It was fate! After that day, James was determined to have Lily. He'd show off whenever she came by during quidditch practice. The Marauders' pranks started to become more and more risky and reckless. He'd talk to her whenever he got the chance.
It was one of those days again. We were walking down one of the corridors when he spotted her. "Hey Lily!" he exclaimed with a cheerful smile.
"Hey James!" she replied.
She looked behind him. "Hey Kerry!"
"Oh hey!" I replied trying to sound enthusiastic with the best smile I could put on.
"So what are you doing this weekend?" he asked hopefully.
"Oh me and Sev are probably going to Hogsmeade," she replied.
I chuckled at his attempt to hide his disappointment and disgust. "Why do you have to - ?"
"Oh hi Sev!" Lily greeted the scowling boy, who was approaching us.
He looked at her with a smile. "Hi Lily."
Once falling into step with her, he and James had a scowling competition behind Lily's back. I rolled my eyes. "Boys!"
"Well Sev and I have to go study in the library," said Lily bringing their attention back to her.
She and Snape headed out toward the library entrance. "See you two later!"
"See you Lily!" I replied with a smile.
"See you Lily," replied James with less enthusiasm.
"You're such an idiot!" I told him with a laugh.
He pouted. "No I'm not!"
"Oh no?" I asked.
I peered around at the people passing us by, put on a cheeky grin and called out, "James Potter is in lo - !"
He looked around in panic. "Cut it out!"
His hand on my mouth was so warm. I growled, "Fine, fine just let go of me!"
I noticed his reddened face and chuckled. "Well you're still an idiot!"
The rest of the 3 Marauders approached us. "Hey guys!"