James wearily walked into the small bathroom he shared with Lily in the Head's Dorm. It had been a long day and Lily had rejected him yet again. He reached for his toothpaste when he realized something that he had never realized before: Lily's toothpaste. It was red and held in a strange-shaped plastic container. He read the label.
"2 in 1 Kids Colgate. Strawberry Flavor."
Interesting. He had never heard of strawberry-flavored toothpaste before.
About half an hour later, he trudged down the staircase to the Head's Common Room only to find Lily curled up in an armchair, reading to that wretched Tare Panda. He shook his head to rid himself of the absurd jealousy that came over him and strolled over to her.
"Lily," he stated.
Her only response was glance up in his direction.
"Did you know that your toothpaste was strawberry-flavored?" he inquired.
"Yes," she replied, "I am very well aware of the fact that my toothpaste is strawberry-flavored, Potter. Have you got a problem with that?"
"Nooo," he said carefully, so as not to upset her, "I just thought it was strange. I've never heard of strawberry toothpaste before."
She slowly put her book down and walked toward him, although she still carried that blasted stuffed animal. She kept walking until they were nearly nose-to-nose. James was surprised he was even breathing. She had never come this close to him on her own free will.
"You should try it," she breathed, "It tastes very good, actually. I can't stand regular mint toothpaste, you see, it burns my mouth. I'm not a huge fan of the basic bubblegum flavor either. I find it quite disgusting, actually. I managed to find this flavor toothpaste and decided I would try it. Now, it's the only toothpaste I'll use."
"I would be glad to try it," he started, "but I already brushed my teeth tonight."
"Oh, that's too bad."
"I think I know how I could taste it," he said devilishly.
"Oh, really?"
"Yup."
"And how is that?"
"Like this."
And, with that, he pressed his lips to hers. As Lily wound her fingers in James' messy locks, the Tare Panda fell forgotten to the floor.
James Potter no longer wished to be that Tare Panda.