For a few weeks, I had just been asking Evans out every time, I passed her in the corridor. You know, making no real effort. "Would you go out with me Evans?" What she didn't realise was that I had been planning something big and today was the day we, the Marauders, put it into action.
We were in the great Hall, eating, waiting for Lily to come in.
"There she is boys" good old moony, spotting her first.
"Ok, she just sat down, she's eating now. Let's go!"
All four of us jump up on to the table and start doing a dance that we choreographed. I'm singing as well.
"Your eyes are as green as a fresh-pickled toad,
Your hair makes me go silly,
I wish you were mine,
You're simply divine,
Lily, Lily, Lily, Lily, Lily!
Go out with me Evans?"
Before she could reply Professor Dumbledore had walked down from the staff table and had politely asked us to come to his office.
"Now, as far as I know, it is not against any school rules to sing and dance on the tables during breakfast. Therefore, I cannot punish you. However, if you wish to win Miss Evans' heart, Mr Potter, I would advise you not to repeat this performance, however entertaining it may have been.
Goodbye, boys."
As you can clearly tell from what James sang to Lily, I was never meant to be a poet. The song is the one from the Valentine that Ginny sent to Harry in Chamber of Secrets.