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James F. Potter. 1/4 of the Marauders gang and 46% more attractive than Sirius Black.

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gus-rookwoods‌:

“please tell me you’re fucking joking, i’m not getting dragged into this again.” rolling his eyes, gus had to take a soothing breath. james potter could have his sanity when he was dead, and not a moment sooner. “potter, i still don’t care about this. stop asking me to settle this for you. you’re both pretty, and lupin is better looking than the pair of you. you look better on a broom though, i’ll give you that.”

“okay but i don’t care that you don’t care about this,” he argued.  for a moment, he knew that probably came out sounding wrong.  but that didn’t matter.  he wanted to get his answer--preferably one that him coming out on top.  “i care about this and more importantly, i care to prove i’m more attractive than sirius is.”  at the relenting that he looked better on a broom, james smirked.  “it’s the way it accentuates my arse.  i can’t help it.”

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marlenemckinnonlove‌:

Her eyes lit up momentarily before going completely lackluster. Her lifted eyebrows lowered until they caused wrinkles between her eyes. “JP, I honestly thought you needed something,” she glowered, clearly disappointed in his actual inquiry, “You do not want my opinion on that, boy wonder.”

James shot her the most innocent grin that he could muster.  Years of trying to get out of trouble had made it nearly irresistible, or so he liked to tell himself.  “I do want it,” he insisted.  “Otherwise I never would’ve asked for it.  Besides, you’ve known me forever.  By default, you have to tell me that I’m more attractive than him and by how much.  Otherwise, you’ll just completely shatter my poor little heart.  And oh, I don’t know how I’d ever be able to cope with that.”

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fawling-ivy‌:

that was much more like it, and ivy’s grin grew more pleased as she felt his arm curl around her. “me either, honestly. i’m pretty fond of that shirt.” glad to see he was getting the picture, she nodded, amused and flattered by the dramatics - because of course, having to take kisses off the table meant she was being punished too. it was nice to hear he’d hate that, better than nice, and she stretched up enough to reach his cheek, leaving one there for him because he deserved it. “i did know that, actually,” she told him, “but, you know.. you could just.. not give anyone a reason to perpetuate a rumour like that. and that way, you wouldn’t have to put your kisses at risk. i wouldn’t hate hearing that you’re.. not seeing anyone else.”

he wrinkled his nose up as she kissed his cheek, scrunching his eyebrows together behind his glasses.  and sure, maybe him claiming that her kisses were good luck charms were a little ridiculous.  but, it was the thought that counted, and being all mushy seemed to be what the moment called for.  especially considering this whole thing started because of a breakup.  “what are you suggesting here?  that we make this whole thing official?  go full on titles and whatnot?”  james paused, shrugging.  “i could be down for that.”  but, in typical james fashion, he kept going, feeling there was too much in his head to say to leave it at that.  “’course, i can’t ask you to be my real, on paper, honest to merlin girlfriend right now.  you’re expecting it and it wouldn’t be special.  unless you want me to do it now.  no surprises in it and all that.”

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fawling-ivy‌:

“oh, i see…. it falls to me to entice your loyalty, is that it?” she asks, the smirk gone and replaced by the grin once more. she could threaten him easily, but there’s no need to remind him she could put him in the hospital wing with pomfrey for a week if she really wanted to (as if he could forget, ha!), and she knew that wasn’t his point anyway. twisting in her spot, she leaned into him, looking up at him as she batted her lashes - knowing full well he was a sucker for it. “you know, the kisses, well, those go first.. because, obviously, boys who kiss other girls don’t get my kisses, too. and playing with your hair? mm-mm, forget it. not for boys who can’t behave themselves. snuggles? definitely out… and then, you know, if you’re really in trouble.. i might even have to give you back your practice kit, and getting me to take it back would involve so much effort…. and my scarves… i’d be cold without them, and i might get ill, and then you’d feel extra guilty on top of all of that. really, it’d be easier if you just behaved yourself.”

as though his arm had a mind of its own, it wrapped around her whenever she leaned into him.  his other hand though went to grip at his chest, eyebrows furrowing as she continued to list off all the ways she would punish him for straying.  and really, the idea of not having his hair playing with anymore?  actually torture.  “i don’t know how i would survive with all of that.”  letting out what he hoped was a defeated sigh, james shook his head.  “i guess i can’t let those rumors get back to you then.  because no more kisses?  i don’t think i could make it throughout the day without those.  and i definitely wouldn’t be winning any quidditch matches this year.  those are my good luck charms, you know.”

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“Alright, so, I’m in the middle of a major project and you’re the one I need to help me.  We’re trying to determine just how much more attractive I am than Sirius.  I know I am, but we need an actual mathematical way to prove it, and that’s where you come in.  So, if you had to rank our attractiveness on a scale out of ten, where would we fall?”

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fawling-ivy‌:

Ivy only grinned as James gave himself over to the absolute drama before them. Maybe it was rude to watch other people’s lives play out like her own personal telenovela, but Ivy ever maintained that anyone who wanted privacy should seek it, and not rely on others to provide. But as he spoke, she turned the grin on him, the smile morphing into a smirk of her own. “And you’d know a thing or two about being sold out as a bit of a prick, wouldn’t you?” she teased, leaning over to nudge him with her elbow. “Good thing I know better, huh, or you might be in trouble.”

It was entirely too easy to find the amusement in his classmates’ misery.  Granted, James had every confidence that the bloke would end up moving on to some unsuspecting underclassman and take solace in her arms.  After all, rumor was that’s what he’d been doing over the summer anyway.  But, for now, it was amusing for him, and no doubt the next fall out he’d deal with would be another way to keep James occupied.  “Oh, so in trouble,” he responded, nodding seriously as he poked her in the side.  “You’d probably have to come up with some way to make sure I behaved so much no rumors like that would ever come back around.  Might even have to end up punishing me just to prove a point.”

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marlenemckinnonlove‌:

“I tried to stay in there. Really, I did,” she began, picking at a loose pieces of grass. Her eyes wandered back toward the castle, darkening momentarily. The blade of grass fell back to the ground, disappearing among the others, unidentifiable in the crowd. “It just felt a little suffocating,” she admitted, sneering slightly to make it seem more of a joke than a true statement. 

James moved over to where Marlene was sitting, plopping down in the grass next to her, stretching out with his hands behind his head.  For night time in September, it was still pretty warm, and it had seemed a shame to stay stuck in the castle when it was this nice outside.  “You’re not going to hear any complaining from me,” James promised.  “It’s those obnoxious third years.  They all think they run the school now.  Were we that annoying at their age?”

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fawling-ivy‌:

“no way, there’s no way… look, just watch, i’m telling you it’s happening, look with your eyes!” she pointed again. “she’s totally shattering his hopes and dreams right now, oh.. oh here we go…there it is. heart broken, relationship over.” she laughed, shaking her head as she popped more sweets into her mouth, watching with a little too much joy as the (dubiously) broken hearted boy in question received a nice slap. “that’s what he gets for being a slag all summer, serves him right. good for her. beans?” she asked, changing tracks as she offered up her snacks for sharing.

it was hypnotizing.  as much as james wanted to, he just couldn’t seem to look away from the horrible break up that was going down right in front of them.  and, if he were being honest, he didn’t really want to.  it was far too entertaining.  reaching out and taking a few of ivy’s snacks for himself, james smirked as he shook his head.  “you think the poor lad would know better.  girls talk.  bound to get back to her that he was a bit of a prick.”

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Is that GRANT GUSTIN? Don’t be silly, that’s JAMES POTTER! The SIXTEEN year old GRYFFINDOR has been described as ATHLETIC, LOYAL and DETERMINED but also ARROGANT, STUBBORN and JEALOUS. HIS status is PUREBLOOD and in their SIXTH YEAR. If they had a theme song it would be HEROES by DAVID BOWIE

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strawberryfieldsforevans‌:

She barely had time to register just exactly how dirty that statement had been - she was, perhaps, for once too stunned to be her usual slap-happy self - because in the next instant it seemed, he was moving, that stupid smirk in place all the while, the one she hated more than anything in the world. And he was touching her. She knew she was blushing, could feel it all over her face, but to her credit, she knew she could easily chalk it up to what he’d said, sure, that could be easy right? It didn’t have anything to do with the way he’d already been looking at her, or the way he was touching her, far too intimate, far too familiar, and somehow, almost too gently. It shook her, but she fought back a moment later, steeling herself as she took a very cleansing breath. “I don’t think I am,” she said, finally, after what felt like a million years, but really hadn’t been more than a moment or two.

But if he could do that to her, why couldn’t she do it back? Hadn’t he just said he liked girls who rode him hard? (She was definitely going to need a shower and thorough tooth brushing after repeating that thought, ew, she felt dirty.) Moving as quickly as he had, she threw a leg over his, leaving her to straddle his lap and magically managing not to remove his hand, looking very closely at him as she returned his smirk. “I think what’s really happening is that you’re underestimating me, and what you’d get out of the bargain, and trying to sell me short because you couldn’t think of something clever or quippy. Or you were curious, but thought I would say no again, because maybe I changed my mind after…you know, when I spent the night in your bed?” Her smirk grew, Lily enjoying the boldness while it lasted, and sure she would regret it all when she related this encounter later to Mary. “What else do I get?”

It was way too amusing to watch her face change colors.  In fact, it had him wondering if it was possible to keep his same actions and style of speaking up to make her face the same color as her hair.  Really, that would be amusing.  Would she look like a full on carrot if that happened?  Or, would he actually have to whip out a bit of magic in order to ensure that she was all the same color?  It was an interesting thought, at least, but it was immediately dropped from his mind as Lily moved to straddle him.

James’s eyebrows immediately shot up, his hand staying on her leg his smirk faltering ever so slightly as she mirrored his expression.  “Depends,” he offered up, shrugging.  He was trying so hard to pretend that the way she was sitting on him, looking down at him wasn’t affecting him like it was.  But, he couldn’t stop his fingers running up and down lightly against her thigh as he kept talking.  “What do you want to make this all seem a little more... even?”

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strawberryfieldsforevans‌:

“Well, you are a boy,” she agreed with him, struggling not to laugh. It simply wouldn’t get her anywhere if she laughed at all of his dirty jokes, that would only encourage him further, and she couldn’t have that, no sir. Still, the math was sound enough, she figured, even if it was crazy people math that she’d let herself be involved in. Still, with Henry gone, she needed something to focus on that wasn’t… well, she supposed there was no way to avoid focusing on James. But even now, she hesitated, knowing she could just get closer if she wanted to - and she did, oh did she. Instead, she settled for twisting herself so she faced him better, straightening her skirt around her thighs as if it would stop him knowing what her legs looked like.

“I think you do like it, actually,” she challenged, giving him a cheeky grin. “Though I will say I’m glad you’ve gotten your ears cleaned. You listen far better now than you ever did before.” Unable to help herself, as often happened when teasing James Potter, she stuck her tongue out, forgetting how quickly playful turned to flirting between the pair of them. And his offer didn’t help that, especially not when he was stretched out that way. “But what if I did say yes to that one?” she asked, suddenly actively curious about what he was getting at in the first place. “It’s not like you’re completely awful to look at. You even smell pretty nice most of the time. Still seems like you’re the winner, there, though. You get all my awesomeness, and you get taken care of.. and I get sex?”

He watched as she rearranged her skirt, repositioning herself on the ground next to him.  It was just enough movement though to get James’s mind on other ways that that skirt could be moving around her legs.  Really, it just seemed unfair that she was pulling it further down, straightening out the material to hide her legs.  With the way Lily looked, she clearly needed to be hiking it up, breaking dress code with just how short her skirts always were.  And, maybe when she was alone with him, he could hike it up even further, get his hands under it and make her weak at the knees with the way he was able to play her.  James shook his head to try and clear his head of those thoughts, forcing himself back to what she was saying when he saw her mouth start to move again.

James shrugged, his grin mirroring hers.  “You caught me.  I like it when I have a girl that likes to ride me hard like that.”  Though, her questioning his offer, almost like she was considering it, had him raising an eyebrow.  He’d expected it to be rejected flat out, but her response seemed to go a... different route.  Pushing himself off his elbows and out of his slightly ridiculous pose, James leaned forward, his hand reaching out to rest on her knee, his thumb already tracing circles on the inside of her thumb.  The volume of his voice dropped, and the smirk stayed ever present.  “You're underestimating what sex with me is like.”

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swearwolfremuslupin‌:

Remus rolled his eyes, having known the moment the words left his lips that somehow they would make their way back to Sirius. “Fine, bruise his ego. I’m not picking up the pieces this time though, that’s entirely on you.” He grinned, feeling a sudden spark of hope when James told him Clark had only been missing for half an hour. “Oh-” He turned on the spot, reaching out and grabbing James, pulling him back in the direction they had just come. “Let’s go to the Common Room then, he can’t be far. Depending on how many people have been through there, we might be able to follow some kind of trail.” 

James nodded solemnly, knowing that the ego blow he’d be forced to deliver later would totally be worth it.  Still, he had to put up some sort of front for the moment.  “I’ll let him down easy with it, and make sure he’s properly cared for afterwards,” he promised.  The smile on Remus’s face and the new surge of energy that he brought to the situation was contagious, and James’s face lit up as well.  He turned as his friend pulled on him, back towards the direction of the common room.  “By George, he’s got a breakthrough!”

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strawberryfieldsforevans‌:

It had almost worked, he’d nearly caved, she could see it in his eyes as she’d abandoned the face she pulled, her mind working over time as she processed that fact. He didn’t let her win, of course, not that she’d really expected him to - no matter how far they’d come since the last term, she’d be surprised if he’d let her have that high of a percentage. The ego on that boy spoke for itself (and sometimes Lily might have enjoyed it, but she’d deny it if asked) confidence was sexy, but not that much. “Sixty nine?” she tested this one for herself, giving it a think - they were both pretty fit boys, and they were combining them after all. “Alright, I suppose I’ll take it. And you’re welcome,” she added, levelling another not quite innocent, but beaming, grin at him.

“Maybe she just thinks there’s potential in the pair of you as a team,” she suggested, “and wants it to work out for the entire class’ sake.” She laughed at this, unable to help herself any longer. She knew she wasn’t as awful to him in class as he made out, but she could certainly get a bit testy with him. “You probably like it, anyways.” Henry, of course chose this unfortunate moment to be done with Lily’s affections, jumping away from her and leaving Lily defenseless in what she’d started, with no cute furry animal to hide her gaze with. “I don’t even come to your matches for you,” she pointed out, lying of course. “I don’t even appreciate the sport on the same level as you. You’re bad at this. The offers are supposed to appeal to me, not continue to make life sweeter for you. Try again.”

James nodded, smirking a little as she questioned his number choice.  “Seemed a good number,” he tried.  “Besides, I’m forty six percent more attractive than Sirius, so I figured you’re probably a solid twenty three percent more than me.  Which, sixty nine.”  He watched as his cat jumped off her, darting away from where the two of them had been sitting.  So help him if that dumb animal ended up getting lost again or stuck behind some random trophy case.  That traitor though had been spending too much time with Lily as it was.  He needed to try and become more acquainted with his actual owner sometime soon.

At her comments though, James couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.  “You think I like some bossy redhead telling me what to do at every turn?  Think I get some kind of weird joy out of it?”  Shrugging some, his smile widened at her.  “Could be right, I guess.  Maybe I do have a thing for headstrong women.”  Letting out an exaggerated sigh, he laid back on the grass, propping himself up on his elbows to look over at her.  “Well, the last thing I can offer you is my body.  But that’ll probably end up being turned down too.”

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swearwolfremuslupin‌:

Remus pretended to look his friend up and down before nodding decisively. “I’d say forty-seven but if I ever hear you repeating that I’m never talking to you again.” He smiled again, feeling a little guilty for finding James’ concern endearing. Not many people were privileged enough to see this side of him. The soft side, the side that worried about his cat being lost in the grounds. “Then we keep looking.” He said determinedly. “And if we don’t find him before the sun begins to set, we see what Prongs can do.” He glanced out of the nearest window, desperately thinking of spells that may be useful, ways that he could assist him. The full moon was too far away for his own senses to be anywhere near strong enough to follow a scent, but he sighed, letting out a quiet huff of breath. It was worth trying, at least. “Where was the last place you saw him and how long ago?” He asked, trying to discern whether there would still be any trace of Clark left there.

James couldn’t help but laugh at Remus’s decision as to the exact percentage before nodding solemnly.  “Don’t worry, mate.  I’ll keep your vote anonymous, but let Sirius know that he’s quickly falling in the polls,” he teased.  Truthfully, he wasn’t sure what he’d do without Remus.  Forever the more levelheaded of the two, James probably would’ve done something ridiculous in an attempt to find his cat, or end up hurting himself or someone else by squeezing in a place too tight or too high up to be considered “safe.”  James sighed, rubbing his forehead as he tried to remember the last time he’d actually laid eyes on Clark.  “We were in our room.  I let him go down to the common room, and when I went down to check on him, he’d already disappeared.  That was probably... near thirty minutes ago.”

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strawberryfieldsforevans‌:

She couldn’t help herself, adopting a pout as James insisted he was more fun. It was always the same with Lily and her friends, no matter what it was; if Lily didn’t like it, that bottom lip came jutting out, eyes becoming larger and sadder than they should have been. “One of these days you’re gonna eat those words, Potter,” she said, shaking off the look for a more mischievous one, “and you’ll be left to wonder how I did all of that while managing to stay 103% more attractive than you and Sirius combined.” She softened, though, a beat later, adding, “but because I’m nice, I’ll help you without too many ‘I told you so’s.”

Still, he looked like his mind had skittered to a stop and then went into overdrive, trying to make up for it, and she had to laugh, looking down at Henry to avoid being caught with such an amused smile before looking back up at him again. “I would never. I’m an angel, and she sounds like a real menace.” All the same, she considered his answer more carefully than necessary, finally shaking her head. “Your eternal gratitude does nothing for me,” she’d decided. “You’re going to have to sweeten the deal  if you think I’m going to take care of you until you die in a tragic houseboat fire, leaving me, your sole caretaker, as the sole beneficiary on your life insurance policy. I need more. But you’re a smart boy,” she added, “you’ll figure something out.”

It was hard to keep his composure as she pouted.  Some instinct inside him already had James wanting to give into what she said.  That she could be just as fun as he could be, if not more so.  But he wasn’t about to admit to such a thing.  Especially since he didn’t completely believe it to be true.  And, even if he did, it was a pride thing that he couldn’t say that.  At the mention of her being that much more attractive than the two of them combined, he scoffed.  “Hardly.  I’ll give you a sixty nine percent over the both of us.  But I don’t know about over one hundred,” he said.  “But thank you.  You’re oh so gracious for holding back on your amount of I told you so’s,” he teased.

He nodded as she mentioned that his Potions partner was a menace, widening his eyes slightly to exaggerate his point.  “Absolute nightmare, that one.  She’s decided that I’m supposed to become some sort of Potions prodigy like her.  And she can just lay right into me when I don’t quite meet her expectations,” he joked.  James couldn’t help but laugh as she rejected his proposal.  “Fine then.  Maybe lifetime passes to all my quidditch games once I’m signed to a team.”

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strawberryfieldsforevans‌:

“Well, that’s not fair,” she pointed out, making a face as she turned to look at James. “You make me sound dull, and..and..a bit like a librarian, really.” Tilting her head, she added, “Why do you get the fun sounding job? I’m easily as fun as you are, and you have plenty of responsibilities.” On her knees, she was just about level with him, even as she sat back on her heels. “You are our supposed fearless leader are you not, oh captain, my captain?” The smile she leveled at him this time was entirely out of bounds - or it would have been if she’d seen it herself. It was too flirty, and Lily was definitely *not* flirting with James Potter. 

But… she wasn’t studying with him, either, was she? “Far be it from me to ruin your day,” she said, laying her free hand over her heart in as innocent a manner as she could muster, “I would never.” Okay, maybe she was flirting a little. Still, she couldn’t fight the roll of her eyes as James continued to find more jobs for her, taking a moment to focus on Henry before she said anything. He didn’t seem to have any arguments, and Lily couldn’t really think of anything else to say, but, “Is that so? Well.. what’s in it for me?”

He couldn’t help but laugh at Lily’s protest that she seemed more like a librarian with the way that he was describing her.  “Because I’m the more fun one?”  He countered, smirking.  “Quidditch captain is infinitely more fun than having to be the responsible student that you are.  I get to just boss our friends around, and win matches every once in a while.”  The look she gave him just then was enough to make his heart skip a beat, and for James to mentally put together a string of curse words that would make his mother blush.

When she started talking again, James couldn’t help but grin, shaking his head as he played along with the joke.  “Oh, of course not.  You wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing to little old me.  I deserve a break after my Potions partner has put me through the works all week long.”  He pretended to think about her question, before grinning as he came up with his answer.  “My eternal gratitude,” he finally offered.

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