Harry Potter One Shots

Just a Crush (James)

James Potter was standing near you, talking to Lily.

"So Evans." James was saying. "Would you be so willing as to go on a date with me?"

Your heart pounded as you stared at Evans and James.

You'd liked James since the first year sorting ceremony. He'd helped you up when someone had thrown you to the ground on the train. Ever since you'd liked him. But by now you loved him.

But James was always flirting with Lily, and he stopped talking to you at all.

Now he noticed you over Lily's shoulder. He smirked at you in an extremely Jamesish way.

You rolled your eyes and turned around, walking away. "Hey! (Y/N)! Wait up!" Called someone. You stopped, and James joined you. "What's up?" He asked, smiling.

You shrugged. "Flirting with Evans again Potter?" You hissed at him. He raised his eyebrows at you, and then said, "Well geez, I was just going to apologize for ignoring you. But yeah, I was flirting with Evans. Why? It's not important to you."

"Are you BLIND?" You cried, suddenly annoyed beyond belief. "I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU JAMES!"

Then you turned on your heel and stormed away.

James and Lily were going on a date.

The whole school was talking about it because James had been asking her out for weeks.

You lay on your bed, sobbing.

You had told him how you felt and he just went and asked Lily out again.

Tears streamed down your face, and you pleaded with God to make everything better.

"WHY?" You shrieked, picking up a book and throwing it at the wall.

"(Y/N)! Come out! James wants to talk to you!" Someone yelled, pounding against the door.

"No!" You yelled back, face bright red. The door opened and Lily stepped in, looking nervous.

"You call yourself my best friend!" You shrieked, throwing a pillow at Lily.

"No! You don't understand!" Lily cried, avoiding the pillow.

"Tell me then!" You cried.

"James likes you!" Cried Lily.

There was a long silence, and you stared at her, wide eyed.

"He wanted advice on the best way to ask you out. I wouldn't be telling you this unless it was true! You know me, (Y/N). James really likes you." Lily said.

"Fine. I'll go talk to him then." You mumbled, standing up.

James was sitting in the common room with his head in his hands, looking tired and stressed out. When he looked up at you, his eyes widened.

You didn't realize how much you'd been crying until he stood, walked over to you, and ran his thumb under your eye, saying, "I did this to you?"

You shivered. His voice was strained and he was so close you could see every inch of his face.

"Yeah." You whispered.

He pressed his lips to your forehead. "I'm so, so, so sorry (Y/N). I'm assuming that Lily told you?" James whispered.

"Yeah." You nodded again.

"Can I kiss you?" James asked softly.

"Yeah." You said for the third time.

His lips met yours, and you kissed him desperately.

Your arms went around his neck, and he kissed you passionately.

Almost ten minutes later you pulled away, breathing hard.

"(Y/N), will you go out with me?" James gasped, running his fingers through your hair.

"Of course James." You said.