epiphany, james potter

3. james version

James Pov

Lyla Black was the most insufferable girl i've ever met, ever since we were 11 on the train and she told me quidditch was for losers.

Of course I knew I could be an asshole to her sometimes, I mainly gave her a hard time just to see the reaction she always gave me. It was always series of "I hate you's" or "You're so annoying Potter!"

Something changed in 3rd year, she no longer was the little short know it all I had grown accustomed too, she was now tall and beautiful not that she wasn't always.
But it was just the way she always insulted me that made me mad.

I tried to tell myself that I hated her, but I knew it wasn't true, I know deep down she's a good person, but she's not a good person to me.

I walk down with Sirius to the common room for the back to school party, I'm immediately met with people talking to me and girls coming up to me to say hi. I grab a drink and walk over to Sirius.

We spot Lily, Marlene, and Lyla coming down from their dorms, we make our way over to them.

I knew Lily had a crush on me, and she was pretty don't get me wrong, but she's not my type and her personality is too fake for me to see past.

"Enjoying yourselves ladies?" I smirk to myself

"Not one bit Potter." Lyla huffs in my face, she was wearing a burgundy dress, which clung to her body beautifully, her lips had a red gloss and they were slightly pouty.

I look her up and down. "You look stunning for someone with such an ugly mouth as yours."

I knew I shouldn't have said it, but I can't help myself when I know how mad she'll get, It's just funny to me.

"And you look like an egotistical jerk like always." Lyla looks me up and down back.

"You know you like it Black." I snark

"You wish Potter."

"Oh stop flirting with my sister and let's flirt with some real girls." Sirus rolls his eyes while wrapping an arm around my shoulder and leads me away.

I walk over to some of our other friends, we find Remus, Gideon and Frank. We talk to them for about a half hour.

I see Lyla in the corner of my eye talking to some boy I've seen around Ravenclaw.

She was over there laughing and talking with him, which made me weirdly angry.

I see him lean in to try and kiss her, and when I see her reject him is when I walk over there.

I knew I had a few drinks tonight, but the buzz was making me all the more inspired.

Hey what the hell do you think you're doing?" I try to shove the guy but I stumble a bit not realizing I was this drunk.

"I was just talking to her man, I didn't know she was taken." He holds up his hands in surrender.

She's not taken, but she might as well be I think to myself, where the hell did that thought come from?

Lyla tries to push me back while rolling her eyes but she barely moved me, "I'm not."

"Yeah she's kind of a bitch so I wouldn't suggest doing anything with her." I spit out not regretting a word, It wasn't true but he didn't have to know that, neither did she.

The boy suddenly steps towards me, "You wanna say that again mate?"

Now I think this boy was about a year older, but I was taller, stronger, and a hell of a lot drunker, my chances were higher

"Yeah, why the hell not?" I throws my hands up. "I said," I poke his chest with my finger, "Don't talk to her again, she's not interested."

I don't know where this all came from, but something about seeing him touch her, made me feel incredibly angry.

Lyla finally had enough and starts to walk towards me, "Excuse me? You can't tell me who I can and can't talk to!"

"Watch me." I threaten with a tipsy smile. I was bluffing, she knew that but he obviously didn't as he scurried away.

Sirius suddenly comes towards me, "Look James, as much as I love a good dog fight, not when my sister's involved."

And with that I back up and me and Sirius leave the common room, leaving Lyla with not so much as a single look.