a/n: so this is something i actually wrote when i was 12, not 14 (which is how old i was when i got ff). so naturally its a rather large cliche and wayy overdone (also generally terribly written)

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Lily and James smell each other in their Amortentia; vaguely inspired by a tumblr post

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"Can anyone tell me what Amortentia is?" asked Professor Slughorn. Lily Evans' well practiced hand shot into the air. "Ah miss Evans! Do tell."

"Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world. It is distinctive for its mother-of-pearl sheen, and steam rises from the potion in spirals. Amortentia smells different to each person, according to what attracts them." she said in typical Lily fashion.

"Very good ms Evans. Take 10 points for that." chuckled Slughorn. "Now my seventh years, today we will brew some! Open your textbooks to page 379. Yes mr potter."

"Sir will we be the same pairs as last time?" asked James Potter.

"Oh yes. Mr Potter. yes."

Lily sighed in defeat as James smirked.

"Go get the ingredients Potter." she told him. He went to the supply closets. When he came back they started to brew their potion.

Over an hour later, Slughorn called, "your potions should now have the mother of pearl sheen ms. Evans mentioned. Lily and James looked into their cauldron.

"The colour is right. But i can't smell anything." she said. He nodded.

"The smells should be coming any moment now!" Slughorn said. Lily took a deep breath and frowned.

"What does it smell like?" he asked.

"Nothing yet" she lied. the truth was she had smelt something, but was not sure about it.

"I can't smell anything." muttered James.

"I am sure that I brewed it correct, Potter."

"Well then, you should not have dumped strawberry shampoo on your head, Evans! Because that stupid smell is clogging my nostrils and not allowing me to smell the Amortentia!"

"Oh you're one to talk Potter! How many bottles of deodorant do you have? 365? One for every day of the year, because in all honesty the smell is giving me asthma."

"Oh, i give you asthma? I cant smell a bloody potion because of you! Step away and then, maybe i will smell something!"

Lily took a step back.

"Bloody hell Evans! How much shampoo do you actually put in your hair!? its actually increasing!"

"Oh shut up Potter. Move over! your deodrant probably gave you a nasal disease so you can't smell it right."

"hey!" James yelled, but stepped back anyway as Lily sniffed the potion.

"My merlin, potter how do your friends survive, this stuff is so bloody strong!"

A few tables away, Sirius, Marlene and Remus and Peter noticed the bickering. After eavesdropping for a few minutes, Marlene and Remus started giggling.

"Whats up?" Sirius asked them.

"Lily ran out of shampoo yesterday! She used mine today!" she said.

"And the other thing is, just this morning, to get back at James for spoiling my book, I threw his deodorant into the Black Lake," Remus confessed.

Sirius joined the giggling, while Peter wondered what was going on. Slughorn then dismissed the class.

James was really confused. he knew he would smell something Lily related (he had found out exactly what when Zonko gave him a vial to sniff) but the whole deal with his deodorant? what was that? and hadn't Remus thrown it away this morning?

wait-

did that mean that Lily loved him?

what?

as she bumbled out the classroom, a very traumatising memory came to Lily's mind. she had run out of shmapoo yesterday and used Marlene's.

that could only mean James Potter smelt her in his Amortentia

what the actual fuck

and then an even more traumatising memory re-surfaced.

Remus throwing James' deodarant into the Black Lake.

Holy shit.

and now that she thought about it, it wasn't random at all! he had matured and become nicer and stopped asking her out! did she really-

When she had comprehended what was going on, she did something that no one would ever expect her to do. She grabbed James' collar and pressed her lips to his.

James was shocked to say the least. you would be too if the love of your life who hated you instantly decided to play tonsil tennis in a hallway with you.

"Go out with me Lily?" asked James when they re surfaced.

"Really? Wow! After all that-"

"Will you go out with me?"

"James, i just kissed you in front of most of our class. and-"

"I want to hear you say it. Just once. Please?"

"Okay.."

"So lily, will you go out with me?"

"Yes okay fine.. I will.."

"Yay!"

Then he grabbed her and kissed her again.

"Wooo!" shouted Sirius, causing a very flustered Lily and James to break apart.

"Yess! OTP! That was soooo cute!" squealed Marlene.

"MY SHIP IS SAILING!" yelled Remus.

"Yay?" said Peter, again not really catching on.

Both Lily and James blushed and purposely ignored their idiot friends. James grabbed her hand, and headed for transfiguration. Everything was happy.

a/n: so yeah that sucked MOVING ON, i hope you guys liked that trash, i might re-edit it because i kind of like the concept idk

anyway love from

ana♥