*will contain mature content such as sex, triggering themes, alcohol abuse and violence*
Having to share a dorm with James Potter, what could possibly go wrong?
jamespotter x oc
wolfstar
started: january 2021
finished:
*rights to jkr for harry pott...
As head girl and boy, El and James were called into Dumbledore's office several days before the ball to discuss their roles in the preparations. They sat down in adjacent chairs opposite the headmaster, who tried to entertain small talk for a good few minutes before actually getting onto the intended topic of conversation.
"The ball," Dumbledore began, "i assume you're both attending?"
James nodded, El reluctantly doing the same when James nudged her ankle with his foot.
"Very good, as head boy and girl you will be acting as compares, if you will. You shall introduce everyone and give some kind of farewell speech," Dumbledore explained.
"Sorry, sir, but i'm not giving a 'goodbye everyone, love you all' speech," El interjected, "I'm not gonna stand up there and say that when we all know i'm lying," she folded her arms, her body language displaying that there was no room for persuasion.
Dumbledore pondered for a moment, his fingertips joined together. "Very well," he mused, "Then that duty falls entirely to you, Mr Potter."
"This is gonna be the best speech you've ever heard, sir," James smirked.
El's face showed her clear doubt, but she chose not to voice it.
"Very good," Dumbledore's eyes twinkled with amusement, "The pair of you will also help with decorations, i trust that will not be a problem with you, Miss Burke?"
"I think i can manage."
The headmaster nodded. "You may leave," he dismissed, his right hand gesturing towards the door.
"Could i talk to you for a minute, sir?" El asked as her and James stood from their seats. "I'll see you in the common room," she said, this time aiming her words at the head boy.
The two males both nodded, the younger striding towards the door.
"What was it you wanted to say?" Dumbledore looked over his glasses at the girl with a small smile.
"Why did you make me head girl?" she said after a moment of silence, "Why not Evans, or someone who'd actually be good at it?"
"That's a good question," Dumbledore stood and began to wonder around his office, "And i think the true answer was for my own amusement, i thought it would be funny, really. What's the point in making someone head girl who already acts so? I thought maybe you'd grow into the role but apparently not."
El bit her lip to conceal a smile, "Yeah, my bad."
Dumbledore remained with his back to her, still wondering around so El chose to dismiss herself, exiting his office to see James waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs.
"I said i'd see you in the common room," El muttered, walking down the corridor at a relaxed pace.
"Well i chose to wait for you," James smiled, throwing his arm over her shoulder.
"Why?"
"Because i wanted to," he stated simply. "Also because i needed to tell you that i'm not going to the ball with you."
"I wasn't expecting you to," El looked up at him, a single dark eyebrow raised.
"You're meant to be more upset by that but i'll let it slide. Are you not gonna ask why?" James stared at her expectantly, waiting for her to ask.
"Fine," she huffed, "Why?"
"Because i'm going stag!" he stated proudly.
El winced at the terrible pun and removed his arm from her shoulder.
"You aren't allowed to find a date though," James added, "I get very pissy when people touch what's mine." His hand slipped back around her and landed on her arse, giving it a possessive squeeze.
"I'm not yours," she corrected, however let James' hand remain in its position, "But i wasn't planning on going with anyone anyway."
"Good, because by the end of the night they'd end up dangling from the astronomy tower," James said with faux severity as they turned a corner. "But i am expecting to get at least one dance with you."
"You planning on sweeping me off my feet, Potter?" El looked at him out the corner of her eye with a smirk to rival his own.
He leant down so his mouth was level with her ear, pulling her even closer, if possible. "Planning on putting you on your back, my darling."
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a/n: word count 2k hey baes, sorry updates have been kinda slow recently but iv got exams coming up. thank you so much for 150k i also made El in art breeder
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