Chapter 2

"The early bird gets the worm."

James

That sentence is so true in so many ways. Lily Evans—beautiful redhead stepped into Hogwarts one day. The very second she did, everybody's head turned…including mine.

Pretty soon, a circle of close friends and admirers, including a boy named Amos Diggory, who was very much infatuated with her, always surrounded her. He was brave enough to ask her out, and she said yes. I was right behind him, holding a rose. I was going to ask her out, too! You see, I should have asked her earlier! Then, I would have got the worm! —er, girl! I was just 2 seconds late! TWO!

"James?"

"What, Sirius? Can't you see I'm in the middle of feeling sorry for myself right now?"

"Yeah…sorry to interrupt your self-pity, but I just thought that you might like to know that Evans dumped Diggory, and maybe you would like to ask her out?"

"Yes! Yes! YES!" Excuse me while I do my victory dance.

"James?"

"Yes, Sirius?"

"Never do that dance again. So, what are you going to do now?"

"Now, I shall stroll very casually over to Lily Evans and ask for her hand in marriage---I mean ask her out. ASK HER OUT!"

"Mmhmm. Sure. Have fun, ickle Jamesie."

"Oh, shut up."

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A stroll later

"Erm…Lily, would you like to go out with me this Saturday…to Hogsmeade?"

She laughed, and my heart sank. Of course she would never go out with a guy like me…even though I was surrounded by my friends and admirers always, and…okay, maybe she would go out with me. "I thought you'd never ask, James."

She called me by my first name! "Great! See you then."

Waiting six years so paid off. Screw the early birds. I didn't want a worm, anyways. I wanted Lily Evans, and I got her…by being late.