Fallen Star || James Potter

39. Teenage Dream

Hellooo, 

How are you all? Sorry for the late update - I've been preoccupied with drawing wolfstar this past week (check my insta prongsxwolfstar hehe).

Anyway, here is the chapter - Astra's bday yay. We have another James and Astra dual pov. 

I hope you all enjoy <3

(also sorry if there's any mistakes, my bestie who usually proof reads is on holiday rip) 

Song: Today Was a Fairytale (Taylor Swift)

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Teenage Dream

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January 5th 1973, Friday.

Five days.

It had been five days since James Potter kissed Astra Lupin and she had not said a single word to him since.

Five days since arguably the best moment of his entire life, and now... nothing.

Remus had called him stupid for admitting to that, said it was barely even a kiss and the fact James would even consider this his best moment was both ridiculous and laughable.

His friend had very politely advised him that he was not even thirteen yet and he should probably refocus his attention onto the upcoming potions assessment, instead of floundering over a peck on the lips that really didn't mean anything at all.

But this was James.

There was no way something like Astra Lupin agreeing to kiss him could actually happen, and he'd not overthink it.

Almost as soon as the moment was over, the Slytherin girl had grabbed her brother's hand, dragged him back through the garden and into the house, only stopping to thank his parents for their hospitality before flooing back to the castle.

Remus told him it was because McGonagall wanted them back fairly quickly, and James believed it too - until he returned to school the following day and the raven haired girl failed to look at him even once.

Then the day after, Tuesday - when classes started up again, not a word from her. Even in transfiguration where they sat beside one another, the raven haired girl kept her nose buried in the text book they were reading.

Wednesday they only had three classes anyway, but James and Sirius had skipped charms to plan for their back to school prank at the weekend. For the rest of the day, Ivy and Daphne didn't let Astra out of their sights so she was completely unapproachable.

Thursday, the same. James was fed up at this point. They had just gotten to good terms and he had to ruin it by bloody kissing her, didn't he. Even his attempts at annoying her so he could get some sort of reaction didn't work, as instead of shouting at him like she usually would, she completely ignored him. Not even a roll of the eyes.

He didn't know what it was he'd done wrong.

Usually when Astra acted like that, there was reason - but he could have sworn, the second he opened his eyes after their lips briefly pressed together, she was smiling.

So why now, was she avoiding him?

"Maybe you're a bad kisser." Sirius suggested sleepily from his bed, pulling his duvet up to his chin and snuggling into the crimson sheets.