A/N: OK, this story has probably been done more times than I can count, but never mind. It's about how James notices Lily, just before theirfifth year. And, being the jerk that he is, its what she looks like that makes his eyes bug out. XD

This fanfic isn't based on the movie "When Harry met Sally". I just borrowed the title.

Disclaimer – I'm not 39, pregnant, and a multi-millionaire. In other words, I'm not J.K Rowling; therefore nothing you recognise is mine. The only thing I own is Joanna, who will appear later. And yes, she is named after J.K Rowling. It's my small tribute to her genius.

"Prongs!" Sirius whined. "Hurry up! We're waiting on you!" he finished, glaring playfully at his friend. James Potter rolled his eyes, and turned back to the man behind the counter. "Fine, fine. I'll have a double scoop of lemon ice-cream, please," he said, grinning at the man, who nodded, and turned away. The four boys turned from the counter, and walked across the shop, into the bright sunlight that illuminated their faces.

The boys could not look any more different if they tried. Sirius Black was the tallest of the four, with long-ish black hair, and stormy grey eyes. His mouth seemed almost permanently fixed in a half-smirk. Next to him was James Potter, his best friend. In the summer breeze, his black hair was even messier than usual, and the light made his glasses, that hid his hazel eyes, shimmer and almost glitter. Next to him was Remus Lupin. While he was pale, as usual, his eyes were bright, and he looked cheerful, without purple shadows beneath his amber eyes. He smiled at his friends' antics, as Sirius grabbed James in a headlock, and messed up his hair even further. Finally, on the end was the shortest of the marauders. Peter Pettigrew was short, and to put it bluntly, rather chubby. He had blonde hair atop his round face, with blue, beady eyes.

Sirius let go of James' head, just as Remus sat down at a table in the bright sunshine. Peter sat down next to him, allowing James and Sirius to sit down as well. Once they were all seated, Sirius cleared his throat, as if to start an important, and meaningful speech.

"Right men," he said, with all the pomposity of an army-major. "This year is big. Really big. We've done our option subjects for a year now, and we're doing brilliantly in them. We've won the Quidditch Cup for the pastthree years, and I don't intend to lose it now," Sirius said, hands on hips, and pretending to glare at the other three boys, whose responses varied. Peter seemed to be listening raptly, Remus just rolled his eyes, and James was struggling not to laugh. Sirius carried on, regardless of his friends reactions. "This year is going to be our best yet." He concluded, sitting down. Peter's eyes lit up.

"Yea! Especially now that we're trying to…Mmph!" he said, just before both Sirius and Remus covered his mouth from each side, at the same time as James leant across the table, to do the same thing, while looking around wildly. Remus raised his eyebrows meaningfully at the blond boy, who gulped, and trying to mumble "Sorry,". Sirius and Remus understood his meaning and let him go, and James sank back into his seat. They had found out in second year about Remus' 'condition' and ever since had been trying to become Animagi. And Peter yelling it out in front of everyone in Diagon Alley was possibly the worst thing he could do.

Peter looked down at his shoes, miserably. Sirius grinned half-heartedly at Remus, who tapped Peter on the shoulder to make him look up. He did so, and grinned apologetically. James rolled his eyes at his friends, before he heard something, or rather, someone, familiar. "Did you guys hear that?" he asked, looking around.

"Did we hear what?" asked Remus, sounding as confused as Peter and Sirius looked.

"Nothing, I guess. It's just…I thought I heard something familiar. In fact, all too familiar," he said, grimacing.

A/N: O.K, yes, that chapter was absolute rubbish. And very short, I know. The next chapter is longer, I promise. You'll find out what James heard, and some other stuff. That is, if you want the next chapter.

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