JPOV

It was like I hadn't looked at her before. How had I not noticed the way her emerald eyes sparkled when she was laughing? How her smile seemed to light her whole face up. Oh, right. Because most of the time when I saw her, she was screaming at me for something I had done to her.

It all started as a joke. Something to laugh about with Sirius. To see what I could do to annoy Evans.

It might not have happened if I hadn't discovered the best way to make her angry. Well, technically, Sirius discovered it, but that's beside the point.

For a laugh, Sirius dared me to ask Evans out on a date. Her reaction was marvelous. She went from disbelief to denial to confusion to rage all in about thirty seconds. Then she started yelling. All sorts of things, like "You are such an arrogant prat Potter!" and "Why would I go on a date with a bullying toerag like you?!"

That was the first time I noticed how her emerald eyes seemed to be on fire every time she was telling me off. The first time that I saw how pretty she was when she was mad.

So my reasons for asking her to Hogsmeade changed. Instead of wanting to see her affronted anger at my impudence, I sincerely wanted to take her on a date. Plus, she was pretty when she was mad.

I'm almost positive that I'm in love.

And I'm completely sure that she loathes me.


Aww... Poor James! I mean, it's not like he didn't bring it on himself... Oh, wait! He did! But that's okay...

Thank you to dreamcatcher96, theflyingbird, and cannotstopwriting for all three of my reveiws! Yes, the chapters are short, but that means faster updates! I'm gonna try for one or two a day. (Three today because it's the weekend, and I just feel like it.)

Oh, and can anyone tell me how to go about getting a Beta? Cause I really want to know, but it isn't clear to me...