Pandora's Little Pithos of Preteens
A HariPo fanfiction
by mew-tsubaki
Note: These characters belong to J.K. Rowling, not me. This was done for my Pandora's Little Box of Terrors challenge found in the HPFC. You can find the challenge here (just take out the spaces!): http :/ forum. fanfiction. net/ topic/ 44309/ 27638002/ 1/ Read, review, and enjoy! And check out and join the forum challenge!
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Terror: Sickness
How Do You Live, James?
James could be said to take his cue from Teddy. And why not? Teddy was very successful, especially with the ladies. Even if Teddy seemed to go through James' cousins… But Teddy and James' sister, Lily, seemed like they could be a good match.
James…wasn't as successful with the ladies. Well, not successful in the way he hoped.
Like too many of his contemporaries, he seemed to take after his namesake/family name. He was "James Sirius." What did his parents expect with a name like that? Tack on "Potter," and he was a recipe for disaster. No, really.
He was…a talented wizard. He took after his father in a few ways. James was excellent in Defense Against the Dark Arts. He took after his grandfather and the person who would've been his godfather, too. James (Harry's dad) had passed on his carefree attitude and Sirius had passed along his luck with girls. Maybe those names could've been considered good-luck charms.
They would've been, had they been given to someone else.
For James, school didn't mean too much to him. He did okay, but his studies weren't his main focus. For James, it was more important to have friends and try and find a girlfriend.
If only there were courses offered on either of those two things.
James…got along with his classmates and schoolmates. His teachers liked him well enough, though he did cause trouble. What? He'd stolen the Marauder's Map out of his father's desk ages ago. Why not use it?
But that map wouldn't help him through life. Worst of all, James knew the problem. It was him. He didn't go through girls very fast, but that wasn't what he wanted. He wished he had the friends his cousins and sibling did. He wished he could find the love his family had.
James was lovesick…without the girl.
Like there were any girls to choose. First off, he needed two hands to count the girls that were related to him. The Weasley/Potter clan was much too big for his liking. Anyway, then he had to look through the Houses…
Though his younger brother, Al, was a Slytherin, James swore to himself that he'd never date a snake. Most of them were clever but petty, and he couldn't handle a girl who might try and toy with him past his comfort level. Oh, and there was also the whole thing about how most Dark Wizards came from that House, but no stereotyping, really.
He could see himself with a fellow Gryffindor…except there weren't many nice or good-looking girls in his House. Well, there was Colleen Finnigan, but her brogue was as thick as her father's. Rana Thomas was a nice-looking girl, but she was a bit mopey. There were a set of twins, but James could never remember their names and besides, they were identical. If he ever accidentally snogged the wrong one… He internally groaned at the thought. No twins.
The Ravenclaws were too snooty for their own good. James could one-up them if he felt like it, but he really didn't want to date someone who'd constantly correct him. Sure, Aunt Hermione had never been in Ravenclaw. Sure, her brains never seemed to bug Uncle Ron. But there was no way James would ever want to date a girl with that kind of personality.
Hufflepuffs… Did he even have to explain that? They were too…goody-goody. Besides, none of them left an impression on him. The Huffs were pretty bland.
Okaaay…so back to Gryffindor. … Wait a minute. Did he really have to make a decision? No one was forcing him to get a girlfriend. Besides, he could work on just making friends for right now. Yeah, friends were what he needed. Who cared if that pretty Asian girl he'd seen working at the Ministry of Magic while visiting his father's work had winked and smiled at him? Yeah…who cares…?
No one was forcing him to get a girlfriend. … But his heart was.
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Awww… Poor James. I quite like writing him, though. Anyone recognize the OCs Rana Thomas and the "Asian girl" working at the Ministry? … Besides you, Mor. XD If anyone is interested, I have a couple of James oneshots: "James Likes Cougars!" and its sequel "The Life of a Begonia Petal." Read them! They're a lot of fun! :D
Onto the next terror! But please review first! Thanks!
-mew! :3
Thanks for Betaing, Mor! *hands over Anthony/Craig Daydream Charms* What a devilish idea for slash… XD!