For Elizabeth (Ebaz) - I'm still working on the reviews (slowly) and I will get them done eventually (I promise) and I'm really sorry that I didn't finish them in time. Here's some James/Lily for you. I hope you like it.
James/Lily - Starting Over
It takes him nearly seven years of elaborate scheming and constant rejection to finally win her over.
The day it happens is anything but remarkable. He's alone running late for his first class, the rest of the Marauders having gone on ahead at his insistence – with much grumbling from Sirius. He literally crashes into her as he charges through the corridors, completely oblivious to his surroundings; if the dazed look on her face is anything to go by, she wasn't all there either.
He bends down to help her pick up the spilled contents of her satchel, waving his wand in a careless gesture to remove the spattered ink from her belongings.
"That was my last ink bottle," she hisses, sending an irritated scowl his way. He thinks she's maybe over-reacting a little; the next Hogsmeade weekend is coming up and, anyway, it's not like this was entirely his fault. He considers saying this aloud – even gets as far as opening his mouth to do so – but thinks better of it at the last minute.
"I'll buy you a new one," he says instead, hoping she doesn't notice the slight hesitation and question him about it; he really is running late. "I'll meet you by the front gates."
"Okay."
"Now come on Evans; you're being completely unreasonable, I just... Wait... What?" He stares at her in complete disbelief, hands frozen half way to picking up a large leather-bound textbook.
"Okay," she repeated slowly, "I'll meet you at eleven. You'll buy me some ink. Then we can go to the Three Broomsticks. Like a date." She picks up the rest of her things and walks purposefully down the corridor, leaving him still crouched on the floor arms outstretched. Almost as an afterthought she adds, "Don't be late, Potter," without even breaking stride, let alone turning around.
It takes him nearly seven years of elaborate scheming and constant rejection to finally win her over but when he finally does, he isn't entirely sure what happened.