Dear Diary, September 5th, 6th year

Today that horrible James Potter tried to kiss me again. I ducked but he managed to graze my hair. I think that made him pretty happy so I turned around and threatened to hex him but just then Professor Slughorn was walking by and I just couldn't risk it. I can't believe I have to be his Potions partner. That stuck up, good-for-nothing Quidditch "star" can eat hippogriff dung for all I care. What a great start to my sixth year. This has got to end.

I'm too furious to write anything more.

Lily Evans

PS-I'm surprised he even made it into an N.E.W.T. level Potions class!

Dear Lily, Sept. 5th, Our Sixth Year

My mum said that the best way to tell someone something you need to tell them is to write a letter but then not give it to the owl. I figured I'd give it a shoot since you already hate me and if you're never going to read these letters, you'll never see what I really think of you. You'll never see how when I look at you I just know; deep down, that you're the only person in the world for me. You'll never realize that I keep a picture I found of you after knocking some of Snape's stuff out of his arms underneath my pillow or how I spend all my time trying to think of ways to win you over.

I suppose you'll never see this, but all the same I'll sign it.

All my love and more,

James Potter

PS-I didn't try to kiss you today in Potions. Padfoot thought it would be funny to trip me, and unfortuantly it was into you. And if we were to kiss, it would be in a much more romantic location and it would not be your hair.

Dear Diary, September 7th, 6th Year

My first Saturday of the school year has ended and what an exhausting day it has been! I woke up rather early (Alice was still asleep) and lazily made my way down to the Common Room, which was rather empty too because no student in their right mind would get up this early. I was curled up in the recliner by the fire, still in my pajamas, when I heard stairs creaking from the Boys' Dormitory. I assumed that it would most likely be a first year who wanted to get to breakfast before it closed since they had such a tendency to get lost.

Instead, it was Remus Lupin, looking rather startled to see me sitting there. "Good morning Remus," I said to him as he glanced around nervously. "Are you alright?"

"'Morning Lily," he responded, giving me a small smile. He was certainly my favorite out of his group of friends. Potter was…well, he was Potter and Sirius Black was so proud of himself that I felt like I was talking to a peacock. Peter Pettigrew was pretty alright but he always seemed so unsure of himself, as if he wasn't sure who exactly he was.

This made Remus the best. He was smart and funny and quiet, all the things any boy should be. Of course, if anyone ever knew I thought that they would think I fancy him, which I DON'T. Remus is just someone I have always wanted to get to know because of how nice he is to everyone, as if he doesn't in any way want to offend them. Therefore, I try to chat with him but I often fail. The other boys are generally always with him.

"What are you doing up so early?" he continued on. "I'm sure Alice will be worried when she wakes up."

"Oh, it's fine," I said, shaking my hand to shove off the topic of Alice. "She's used to this sort of thing. I suppose Potter and the rest will throw a fit when they notice you missing; you're the only one who has any chance of keeping them out of trouble!"

Remus laughed a little, before shaking his head and frowning slightly. "They aren't that bad you know. They're really smart-they just don't know what to do with it!" Just then I heard more footsteps pounding down the stairs. Remus did too, and he turned towards the noise. "If you just spoke with them once you'd see they aren't that bad."

I was already up the steps in the Girls' Dormitory, so I'm sure that Remus looked pretty confused at where I went. If I ever felt like speaking to those boys, I would do it while dressed at least. Potter would have a field day if he saw me in my nightgown!

"LILY! Where were you?" Alice screamed, launching herself at me from her bed. Thank goodness the other second year girls were already awake because Alice would have woken them.

"Down in the Common Room reading," I muttered as she stepped away. "I came up to get dressed before Potter came down. I had bumped into Remus."

"Well, hurry up, I want to go get breakfast and then we need to celebrate the first Saturday back at Hogwarts!"

After a hurried breakfast (where Potter was nowhere to be seen), Alice and I made our way down to the lake to hang out in our favorite wooded area where we would enjoy a day of gossiping and chatting. It was really quite fun and I was rather enjoying myself. We had kicked our shoes off to soak our feet in the lake and Alice was just mentioning Frank for the hundredth time when we heard scuffling noises coming from somewhere close by.

"Hello?" Alice called out. "Is anyone there? If you are, this is a reserved area for the two most amazing sixth year girls at Hogwarts!"

I giggled before clamping a hand over Alice's mouth. "Al! Be quiet! You sound so stuck up! For all we know, it's some seventh year couple making out!"

"No seventh year couple here, my Lily flower! Only me, James Potter!" Alice swallowed her laughs at my expression when a shirtless and sweaty Potter stepped out into our clearing. "And if I may say so," Potter continued with a slight bow, "you two are the most amazing girls in all of Hogwarts."

I snorted, Alice choosing to blush. Soon Black was next to Potter, his toned muscles standing out next to Potter's twig-like figure. Remus was looking apologetic (he was fully closed) while Peter was trying to hide behind Remus. Most of the other girls at Hogwarts would do anything to be in this position, but I just wanted to crawl under a rock and hide.

"What were you two doing?" I demanded, standing up on the rock Alice and I had been sitting on. It made me taller than everyone else there and I felt like I was in a position of power. "You were making all sorts of annoying sounds and now you're standing here half-naked like two baboons!"

"I'm sure you like the view Evans," Sirius said to me, flexing his muscles just to prove his point.

"The only view I like is the view when you aren't here."

Potter jumped in, almost as if on cue. "And the only view I like is you, Evans."

"If you really liked me Potter you'd get to know me and use my first name." With that I jumped off the rock and stormed back towards the castle, forgetting my shoes in the process. Thankfully Alice was there because she brought them up with her, along with her opinion on the argument.

We met back up in the Girls' Dorm, a place we knew the boys couldn't infiltrate, even if they tried. I was using a simple charm to clean off and warm up my feet when Alice walked in.

"Lily Evans! I am so surprised! Shocked! You, of all people, saying that to James Potter instead of insulting him!"

I glanced at her. "Al? Are you alright? I did insult him; I believe I called them 'half-naked baboons'."

Alice laid my shoes on the floor by my bed before sitting down. Speaking in a slow, even tone she shook her head before speaking. "No, what you did Lily was different. You told him to prove to you that he likes you by getting to know you. You gave James a challenge because you know he won't back down."

As if! I don't care what that Potter boy does. I just say whatever comes out of my mouth at the time. Did Alice seriously think I wanted Potter to get to know me? I would rather he lose control of his prized broomstick and fall, cracking his head open on the ground as blood-

Whoa, Lily, you need to calm down. Imagining his death isn't going to help me at all, even if it is fun.

"Alice, I don't want Potter to get to know me. I just wanted him to leave me alone. It's a terrible thought to think that he might try to speak to me again."

"When are you going to wake up Lily? Your tactic of getting rid of him has failed for the past SIX YEARS! You need a new one!"

Putting on my shoes, I paused as I tried to figure out how to get rid of Potter once and for all. "Hmm…how can I get rid of Potter…"

"Oh! I know!" Alice exclaimed, wickedly clasping her hands together. The sparkle in her eye told me that she had a brilliant idea brewing. "I mean, it is pretty evil so if you don't think you're cold enough to do it…"

"Of course I am! This is Potter we're talking about; I'd do anything to get rid of him!" I stood up, tossing my hair back into a neat ponytail so that we could head done to dinner. We didn't eat much at our lunchtime picnic so I was rather hungry for some real food.

Linking arms with me, Alice started to pull me done the steps to go eat. "The best way to get rid of James Potter is to date him."

"What?" I exclaimed, stopping in the middle of the stairs as a group of second year girls ran by us in a state of terror.

"You heard me Lily," Alice said, pulling me along once again, "Date James Potter. Not only date him, break whatever heart he has."

Tossing Alice a grin, I started to laugh. "Really, why didn't they put someone like you into Slytherin?"

"Because I'm not evil enough!"

The rest of my day was pretty normal. Nothing too exciting to report, except for the one time when I was looking for Potter he was nowhere to be found. How annoying?

Off to a good night's rest before I attempt to be evil,

Lily Evans

Dearest Lily flower, Sept. 7th, Our Sixth Year

Well, today was rather interesting, wasn't it? This morning the Marauders and I woke up earlier than we normally do on the weekends to get to practicing. It had been three months for Padfoot, Wormtail, and I to attempt performing an Animagus. The full moon is next week so we wanted to practice a little bit before it was the time for the big show.

Remus was already on his way downstairs when I finally got Padfoot to stir. "Oi! Padfoot! Wakey-wakey, eggs and bakey!" I picked this up from my mum; she says it to us all the time.

"We're going to be behind our schedule if you keep acting like a dead lump of wood!" Wormtail seemed to find that funny; then again, he finds everything funny. He isn't very original.

Slapping me on the shoulder, Sirius shoved me off his bed. After what seemed like forever, we went downstairs where dear ol' Moony looked rather confused.

"I was just talking to Evans," Moony said, "but she ran away."

"Evans? You scared her!" I exclaimed, surprised. You always seem to like Moony the best out of all of us.

"Ya," Moony replied, "I was trying to convince her to talk to you."

Sirius grinned. "It will take a lot more than just you. Like, maybe a personality change Prongs?"

I shoved him; hard. "Shut up. She'll be eating out of my hand soon enough. C'mon, I want to get this started!"

The four of us made our way into the woods were we went to be alone. Sometimes we used the Room of Requirement but random people had a tendency to burst in on us. In the woods we could cast spells to keep people away, but I guess today we forgot to cast one to block noise. That's what you heard; Padfoot, Wormtail, and I switching and wrestling and running. It had gotten pretty hot so Padfoot and I voted to take off our shirts to cool off.

"Hello?" Alice called out. "Is anyone there? If you are, this is a reserved area for the two most amazing sixth year girls at Hogwarts!"

Sirius's mouth twitched into a grin. "We could have fun with this."

"No Sirius!" Moony and I yelled at the same time.

Moony sat up against the tree he had been leaning against. "You can't risk people finding out about you being an Animagus and us sneaking off."

"And we can't scare Evans! You know she's with Alice! Let's go!" I took off towards the sound of your voices; I could hear your beautiful voice whispering away in someone's ear. It should have been my ear.

"No seventh year couple here, my Lily flower! Only me, James Potter!" I called out as I stepped into your clearing. You and Alice had taken off your shoes to soak your feet in the lake, and the way the sun was shining on your gorgeous face-well, needless to say, it would have made any guy freeze.

"And if I may say so," bowing, I continued with my chatter, "you two are the most amazing girls in all of Hogwarts."

Alice looked rather amused at the whole thing, but most likely refrained from laughing on your account Lily. You'll find that you can look quite dangerous when we're around, almost as if you want to kill some small fluffy animal.

"What were you two doing?" you demanded, standing up on the rock you and Alice had been sitting on. It made you taller than everyone else there and I knew it made you feel like you were in a position of power. Lily, you don't know this, but when you think you have the upper hand you have this gloating look on your face. Not a bad look, it's really quite cute on you. "You were making all sorts of annoying sounds and now you're standing here half-naked like two baboons!" Ouch, Evans. Baboons? I'm a stag, dearest.

"I'm sure you like the view Evans," Sirius said to you, flexing his muscles just to prove his point.

"The only view I like is the view when you aren't here." Burn. You really know how to lay it on.

I popped into the conversation, seeing an opportunity to complement you. (I don't do it enough.) "And the only view I like is you, Evans."

"If you really liked me Potter you'd get to know me and use my first name." Looking rather furious, you hopped off the rock and stormed off, Alice trailing after you with your shoes. I tried to take one to add to my shrine but Moony caught me and made me put it back.

Putting back on my shirt, I glanced over at Moony. "You know Moony, that didn't sound like an insult. It was more like a-"

"CHALLENGE!" Sirius bellowed. "You know you won't back down Prongs. Plus, it wasn't an insult, so obviously you're winning her over."

"Or," Moony began (he's the most in touch with his "feminine side"); "Evans is running out of ways to get rid of you. She probably just wanted to get away and doesn't realize what she said."

"Still," I continued as we walked into dinner, "I could always try it."

"Try what?" Ah, I could always rely on Wormtail to ask the simple questions.

"Try getting to know Evans to win her over. To get her to fall in love with me," I mean. Sirius wasn't really paying attention; his shirt was still off so he loved the attention the girls were giving him. That was, of course, until a professor walked up.

"I recommend that you and your friends go back to Gryffindor Tower and get changed. 10 points each from Gryffindor."

The rest of the day was pretty boring. Well, going to get started on my plan tomorrow.

Yours, and only yours,

James Potter

PS-Be prepared to get swept off your feet!