50 by Senorita for James Potter


For Adrienne and for Chris. Both my twinnies.
I love you two. <3

{ To Do List }

1. Accio
2. Avada Kedavra
3. Braking Charm
4. Blasting Curse
5. Colloportus
6. Crucio
7. Confundus
8. Diffindo
9. Disapparate
10. Engorgio
11. Expecto Patronum
12. Furnunculus
13. Flagrate
14. Horn Tongue
15. Hurling Hex
16. Impedimenta
17. Imperio
18. Incarcerous
19. Jelly Legs
20. Knitting Charm
21. Langlock
22. Legilimens
23. Levicorpus
24. Lumos
25. Mobilicorpus
26. Morsmordre
27. Muffliato
28. Nox
29. Obliviate
30. Oppugno
31. Orchideous
32. Petrificus Totalus
33. Point Me
34. Protego
35. Quietus
36. Reducto
37. Relashio
38. Rictusempra
39. Sectumsempra
40. Sonorus
41. Scourgify
42. Silencio
43. Specialis Revelio
44. Stupefy
45. Tarantallegra
46. Tergeo
47. Twitchy Ears Hex
48. Unbreakable Vow
49. Wingardium Leviosa
50. Waddiwasi

Pink = Done

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How Unromantic
Theme # 1: Accio


It was a fun day. The sort of fun which has no excitement, except the excitement of napping all day long after a week of hard work. James, lying flat on his back on two chairs placed closed together in the middle of the Gryffindor common room, yawned widely.

“This,” he said finally. “Is boring.” Sirius raised an eyebrow.

“I thought you said the excitement of no excitement had such an exciting degree of excitement in it that –”

“Padfoot, shut up!” It was Remus who spoke.

“No fair,” Sirius said, pretending to pout. “Those were Prongs’s words – that’s why we’re here, all of us, and not in Hogsmeade. He wanted to catch up on his sleep.” The last word was said in a manner that suggested it was exceedingly inappropriate for a prankster to indulge in such an act. Remus sighed.

“I know. We aren’t supposed to be in Hogsmeade, anyway. But could you at least let me complete my homework? Accio quill.” The quill, lying not far away, zoomed towards him. Sirius sighed, shaking his head in a rather oh-woe-is-me manner.

“How unromantic.”

James nodded at once, in agreement.

“Yes. No Lily.”

Burying the Memories
Theme 2: Avada Kedavra


There was silence in the meeting room. Albus Dumbledore rose, finally, and the standing silence seemed to deepen. Lily had tears in her eyes. Sirius, seated on James’s right, stared at his feet, eyes unfocused.

“It is time we reconcile with facts,” Dumbledore said quietly and, shaken out of thoughts, James looked up, surveying the Headmaster through thin-framed glasses. “Pretwett Jones, while she lived, was an unmatched asset for the Order. In her death, too, she has been the same. By managing to penetrate the death eater stronghold, she provided us –”

The speech – plain and unembellished, but true, sincere and gentle – continued and, in his seat, James felt as if someone was strangling his intestines. The scene of the night before flashed in front of his eyes again – Voldemort’s appearance, Pretwett’s struggle as death eaters surrounded her, the clear Avada Kedavra, the gentle thud as she fell to the floor, motionless.

He looked up, and realized everyone was getting up. Dumbledore had apparently finished his speech, and it was time to move on, burying in their hearts the sweet memories of those they loved, and getting up, once more, to fight for the cause they gave their lives for.

And All the Possibilities
Theme 3: Braking Charm


“Wicked!”

Sirius grinned at James as the latter brandished his newest broomstick – a Constellation 760 – in front of his three best mates, his mind on the many possibilities this could lead them to.

“Thanks,” James said, handing Sirius the broom so that it could be more closely examined, and expert opinion given on it. “It has a pretty strong braking charm, and mum sent an equipment kit along with it.” He rubbed his hands, excitedly. “Just think of all the possibilities, Padfoot.”

Sirius snickered. “I am,” he said, running a hand over the wooden surface. “This baby will be our most wonderful asset yet. I’m pretty sure Snivellus will agree.”

Remus heaved a sigh. “Guys! Not again. You know what happened the last time you tried to pull off such a stunt.”

“What?” Peter asked, stupidly.

“What?” James and Sirius chorused, innocently. James snickered. Sirius snickered, too. Remus tried hard to fight off a smile.

“You ended up in the Whomping Willow, that’s what,” he said. “And none of us, old Willow included, enjoyed the experience very much, I assure you. Our old brooms are still in pieces.”

“Which is exactly why we have new ones, now,” James said, grinning.

Groaning Gums
Theme 50: Waddiwasi


Lily Evans was late for class, because she had split her bag, minutes earlier, while trying to fit a Runes dictionary into it. By the time she reached the Charms classroom, the door had been closed.

Oh no!

What should she do, now? If she opened it, everyone would know that she was late. Imagine! Lily Evans, late! Mustering up all her courage, she slowly reached for the doorknob – and instantly paused.

Stuck there was a wad of bright, blue gum.

Lily groaned.

“Trouble, Lils?” a deep voice asked.

Not him, now. Lily turned around, glaring. “No,” she said coldly. “Nothing I would like you to interfere in, thank you.”

“Really?” James asked, humming as he pointed his wand to the door. “Waddiwasi.” The gum flopped on to the floor. He bowed, all gentlemanly. “Please enter.”

Any other girl at Hogwarts would have squealed, fangirl style, and dropped dead on the floor in happiness over this action of James Potter. The James Potter. Lily Evans, however, remained unimpressed.

“I know you stuck the gum in the keyhole in the first place, Potter,” she said coldly, banging the door shut as she entered the classroom. Hard.

Behind her, James groaned loudly.

Mischief, Charms & Potion Love
Theme 49: Wingardium Leviosa


Hogwarts was a charming place for the first years, even the purebloods and those who already had older siblings as students in the castle. As they half burst into the classroom for their first Charms lesson of the year, some excited, some nervous, and some just plain scared, two boys found a seat at the very back.

“I wonder what they’re going to teach us, Jamesy,” the first said. He had black hair and grey eyes, and was a little tall for his age. He was also extremely handsome – handsome enough, in fact, to have already started getting attention from the first year, female population.

“Levitation,” the second replied promptly, opening his textbook. This one had messy hair, and handsome, hazel eyes. “There it is,” he said, pointing to the textbook. “Wingardium Leviosa, that’s the incantation. Boring,” he added, stifling a yawn.

Sirius nodded. “Let’s set off the firecrackers we brought when the lesson starts.”

James’s eyes glinted with pure mischief. “Niiice. The portable swamp should help, too.” He fumbled in his bag, producing a jumble of screaming yoyos and, as he glanced towards the redheaded girl sitting not far off, what was suspiciously like a flask of love potion.

Infuriation
Theme 23: Levicorpus


“Leave my girl alone, Potter!”

It was Riley Redwork. Seventh year. Ravenclaw. Sirius, James and Remus sat by the lake, conversing. The furious voice made all three look up however, and Sirius and James’s hands instantly went to their pockets, curling around their wands.

“Excuse me?” James asked, one eyebrow raised.

“I said leave my girl,” Riley said fiercely, a muscle twitching in his jaw. “Lily Evans is my girl. GET IT?”

Sirius raised an eyebrow. “Nope. Don’t see how, anyway, since she’s dating him,” he said coolly.

“Because I love her. More than him. And because he’s a flirt,” Riley shouted. Sirius had whipped out his wand before Riley knew it, Levicorpus clearly on his mind. James shook his head, however, and Sirius stopped.

“You can’t want me to let him go,” he said, in disbelief.

“Nope. Lily – Oey! Lily!”

The red-haired girl sitting not far off, with a gaggle of girls, looked up through startlingly green eyes, and waved to him. James grinned at Riley and, without a second to lose, walked over to her, snogging her in the middle of the ground, in front of half the school.

A second later, Riley had stomped off, fists clenched.

Love is All You Need
Theme 24: Lumos


It was frustrating, sometimes, the awareness that he was in hiding, away from the heat and heart of the battle. But James knew, too, that concealment was very important for him, at the moment.

“Voldemort still seeks you,” Dumbledore’s last letter had said, and James knew he had to live. For Lily. For Harry. To protect them.

To love them.

He descended the staircase with quiet steps, his mind between restlessness and calm. It seemed as if the needle could not decide which option to rest on, and moved incessantly between both. The dining hall was dark, unlit in the night. Silent, James raised his wand.

“Lumos.”

Illumination; he saw the shapely outlines of furniture: lampshades, sofas, tabletops. The sound of footsteps rose and, at once, James turned: Lily stood at the foot of the staircase, clearly just having woken up from sleep, a dressing gown on.

“James? What happened?” There was worry in her tones.

“Nothing,” he said, shrugging as she came closer, and looked up into his face. His arms rose and, gently, he held her. She lay her head against his muscular chest, closing her eyes.

The needle finally seemed to decide: Within him, all was peace.

Stupid, Little Boys
Theme 48: Unbreakable Vow


“It’s a very exciting spell,” James said, nodding solemnly.

The little boy positively squealed with excitement. “Showmeshowmeshowme!” he yelled, running around the lounge, smacking his fist into a yellow sofa, and throwing an antique and highly expensive vase out of the window.

“He’s mental,” James whispered to Sirius. “Why did we agree to babysit him again?”

“Because his father’s filthy rich,” Sirius whispered back. “And because I would have had to stay with darling Regulus in the house, otherwise.” He rolled his eyes, and snorted. The little boy straightened up.

“Who snorted? Did you snort? James, did you snort? DID YOU?”

“No, you little idiot,” James said, in an undertone. Unfortunately for him, the boy heard. Thankfully, Remus intervened before fighting could ensue.

“Let’s not do anything silly, Leroy. Come here, let’s complete this jigsaw puzz –” Then he ducked, Remus, as bits and pieces of half eaten pie came flying his way. The plate followed. It hit him. “Ouch!”

“SHOWME THE UNBREAKABLE VOW, JAMEZO!” Leroy shouted at the top of his lungs. “Or I have more plates to throw at you.”

Sirius exchanged a look with James: It was high time for action. Rolling up his sleeves, James nodded.

Yes!
Theme 47: Twitchy Ears Hex


“You planning something you shouldn’t be, again?”

Remus sounded inquiring as he sank into his favourite sofa. James and Sirius sat nearby, conversing in low, excited voices.

Sirius snickered.

James snickered even harder.

“No,” both said, in unison.

Usually, both of them would have told Remus what they were up to. However, seeing how it was his birthday in two hours, and their mate- slash-werewolf seemed to have forgotten this, and that their plan directly involved him, they didn’t.

Remus, warming his hands by the fireplace, was sure he heard the words “Twitchy ears hex” and “chocolate chip cookies” but, since the two seemed completely unrelated, he did not pay much attention. Half an hour when he heard the word ‘Remus’ however, he had to sit up straighter: Not good.

“Guys?” he asked, a little nervously.

Sirius snickered. James gave him a look, and he immediately sobered up. “Yes, Moony?”

“You sure you aren’t up to something you shouldn’t be, again?”

“Moony, my boy, would we ever plan anything without letting you know?” James asked, in a solemn voice, which nearly made Sirius snicker again.

“Well… no…” Remus admitted. “But…”

Sirius snickered.

James snickered, too.

“Yes!” both said, in unison.