Hello. This is a story about Alice Longbottom II and James Sirius Potter. It's a twin-story to Potter problems – seen from Alice's POV.

Obviously I do not own anything from the Harry Potter universe sadly enough…

Alice Longbottom II.

Hello. I'm Stupid Alice. Yep, that's me. Stupid, stupid, stupid Alice. I'm the stupidest girl in all of Hogwarts and that's saying something because one of the 6th year Hufflepuff girls is as thick as two short planks. You might ask me: How can a 7th year Ravenclaw girl, who managed to become 2nd in her year and was made Head Girl, be stupid? Well, that's a good question and I'll give you the answer:

I've fallen I love with a boy! Okay, okay, I can see you sitting there shaking your head, thinking that I'm just being silly and that being in love isn't going to make my world crash. Now, normally I would agree with you. Me - being in love - that would be okay and it would not affect my IQ the slightest. Not even the fact, that it's my best friend I've fallen in love with, would make me seem stupid, but there's more to it than that. You see the thing that makes me scrape the bottom of the barrel regarding my intellect, is that my best friend's name is James Sirius Potter.

Yes, I'm talking about the James Potter – my fellow Head. The beloved chaser of the Gryffindor team (and probably soon-to-be-professional-quidditch-player). The hottest guy in Hogwarts (well, obviously I think that, but I'm not the only one. Some of the girls here actually made a vote about it) who can have any girl he wants. See, now you understand why I'm Stupid Alice, don't you? I let my heart fall I love with him, even though I KNOW that my brain is more reliable on such subjects. Stupid heart, stupid Alice.

You see, it's hopeless. He will never think of me as anything else than a friend. I'm just Alice Lonbottom, Neville Longbottom's daughter, the girl he played with as a small boy when my parents were visiting his. We have seen each other in diapers, and now that I think about it – probably naked to – but only when we were little kids. I'm the one who always lecture him and Fred (and sometimes Roxanne) about what to do and what not to. I force him to sit with me to do homework that's not due until 1 week from now. Stupid, boring Alice.

Right now I'm actually sitting in the library doing some of the afore-mentioned homework that's not due until next week. I sigh about the whole situation, drop my pen and lay my head on my book. I feel like hitting my book with my head, maybe that would get these stupid ideas about James out of my head… Naahhh. People would probably deem that as odd seing as they wouldn't know the reason behind it. I sigh again. Stupid crush, stupid heart, stupid Alice.

It all started about 5 months ago at the end of 6th year. I was getting ridiculously riled up about the upcoming exams and was slowly but surely on my way towards a nervous breakdown. Now, being me, that's pretty normal. That's how I get when the exams are closing in on me and everyone knows not to disturb me when I'm studying. I have a reputation of being merciless if someone interrupts me. Once I accidentally set a fire to a couple that were snogging behind some shelves in the library where I was studying nearby but really – they were sooo annoying and making all of these repulsive noises! And it wasn't on purpose it just happened, I swear! Needless to say, everyone has been really careful around me whenever the exams are approaching from then on and forward so I guess that's good huh?

Last year though I was worse than ever. Even some of my housemates who are also Ravenclaws - and therefore also studying all the time and at every opportunity - were beginning to think I was losing it (a.k.a. my sanity). And in a way I was – losing it, but this time it wasn't only because of hell - also named exams - awaiting around the corner.

I had been dating a boy in the same years as myself, let's call him AS, but we had been doing it without anyone knowing. It was his idea to keep it a secret but I didn't mind much – he's a slytherin and even though that's not as bad anymore as it was once it's still not easy. I hadn't even told Roxanne, as she's my best friend. Then all of a sudden he broke up with me, - said something about needing to concentrate on our exams, that he didn't like me that way anymore, that I wasn't smart enough to date a Slytherin, yada yada yada. Asshole Slytherin (AS, hehe, you get it don't you? That's what I call him now – not out loud or anything, but it makes me smile anyway).

As I hadn't told anyone about me dating AS (see, I'm smiling now even though my face is hidden between my arms and my book), I also couldn't tell anyone why I was being sad and irritated. He had been doing a splendid job to lower my self esteem so I was beginning to doubt myself and my magical abilities. Therefore I began to study intensely, even for me.

As you might know, you can overload yourself and that's exactly what I did. I was practicing so much, that I all of a sudden got a magical blockage. I couldn't even make a feather levitate, exams were nearing and I think I was getting a bit hysterical. I was standing in front of my table in the library, same place as I am now. My hands were shaking, tears were running down my face and I was beginning to hyperventilate. Roxanne didn't know what to do so she ran to Fred, who was sitting with James to practice some transfiguration.

Fred didn't help much, he was just staring at me, I think he was pretty scared of me right there (I know some very nasty hexes and when I'm like that I can't always control it). No one dared to approach me – except for James of course, there's a reason he's a Gryffindor after all. He briefly watched me and then without further ado walked to me. He took my wand and enclosed me in a tight embrace. At first I didn't even react, my body was stiff. Then my hands tried to push him away and I think I also yelled at him to let me go. I probably hit him hard in his chest too. He didn't budge. Slowly my body seemed to accept that he wouldn't let go any time soon, and it was like all of my energy just evaporated within a second. Sob began to rack my body and if he hadn't been there to hold me I would probably have fallen to the floor.

He held me tight, hid my tearstained face on his shoulder while brushing my hair soothingly. Thankfully Roxanne got the on-lookers to go away. When I had calmed down a bit, james led me out of the library to the room of requirement and then he listened. I told him everything. He didn't interrupt me at all, just held me close while I talked about AS. Finally, a while past midnight, he followed me back to the Ravenclaw common room. He turned to face me. I was exhausted from my emotional tirade and probably look liked something the cat dragged in. He lifted my chin and made me look at him.

"Now you'll listen to me Alice Longbottom. You are a brilliant witch. You will do well in all of your exams because you are a very clever girl and then next year you will be appointed Head Girl. You will not believe a word of what that jerk told you because he's a big fat liar. Are we clear about that?" I could only nod. He then answered the riddle my common room, told me goodnight and then walked away.

That night I slept like a baby and as I woke up the next morning I was ready to face the world. At breakfast James sat beside me, acting as always while eating breakfast for three. I was beginning to think that maybe yesterday was something I had imagined, when a scream pierced the morning mumble in the great Hall. AS had stood up from the Slytherin table and was trying to cover his naked body with a couple of his books. He was beet red in the head when he fled the hall. Blue letters on his back said I'm an asshole…

Everyone around us was laughing, actually the entire hall was, and they were waiting for someone to take credit for the prank, but no one did. James was still eating but he couldn't help smirking while he took a piece of pancake. I knew he was the one behind it. I quickly rose from the table and gave him a kiss on the cheek before I left the great hall unnoticed. From that day on and forward my heart fell hopelessly in love with him.

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