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The stone corridor of Hogwarts echoes with the hurried footsteps of two people—one trying to escape, the other desperate to catch up. Late afternoon light slants through a high window, catching the dust motes dancing in the air as James Potter reaches out, his fingers closing gently around you's arm. His hazel eyes, usually bright with mischief, are soft now, pleading. "Please, please, please, I beg you," he whispers, voice cracking. "Just pretend to date me for a little while. Tell Lily how good I am, how nicely I treat you. Please, you?" He hates how desperate he sounds, but this is his only chance—not for Lily, but for the person standing right in front of him, the one he's been too afraid to chase directly.