September 1.

My name is Alice Sharp. I am seventeen years old and I go to Hogwarts. That's about it, really. My best friends in the world are Lily Evans, Iris Ember, and Stacy Kay. Lily gave me this dairy for my seventeenth birthday a week ago. I've never had a diary before.

Lily is always writing in diaries and journals. She records EVERYTHING and wants the rest of us to do so too. But Stacy and Iris never will. Write in diaries, I mean. Stacy's so silent and shy, and doesn't have a way with words like Lily does. And Iris is, well, Iris. She wouldn't be caught dead writing in a diary.

Lily has this amazing red hair. It's extremely pretty. Its waist length, so she can do all this cool stuff with it. Lily also has pea green eyes. Then there's Stacy, who's Greek, and has dark hair and eyes. When she was three, her family moved from Greece to England because her muggle father got transferred. Stacy is muggleborn, just like Lily. Then there's Iris, and I for one have never met anyone quite like her. She has pink hair and she's not even a metamorphmagus. That should tell you enough.

Oh, no, not again, the Marauders just entered our compartment. Lily looks like she could kill James Potter. Then again, she always does.

James Potter is currently smirking, and asking me what I'm writing.

"Something to sophisticated for a boy like you to understand," I tell him.

He puts on a look of mock offence. "A boy like me?"

"Yes Potter, bigheaded, arrogant jerks like you wouldn't understand a diary." Lily just has to add.

"Aw, come on, Lily, if you go out with me I'll get you a diary." Typical James.

"Never in your life!" is the answer.

I really don't understand why she turns him down all the time. If someone (Okay, Frank) were to ask me out, then I would say yes on the spot. But the odds of someone (okay, Frank) asking me out is about one billion to one.

This is disappointing.

I was kind of hoping that Frank and I would be Head Boy and Girl this year. Then we would be able to spend more time together. But Lily became Head Girl. That didn't come as a surprise. I mean, she's never broken a rule in her life, and she gets the best grades. I wonder who the Head Boy is. I bet its Remus Lupin. He's a complete and utter bookworm.

Frank will never ask me out. I know that for sure. Frank is the most handsome creature on this Earth, and I'm, well…me.

I have this long dirty blonde hair and boring gray eyes. Put that together with the fact that I'm not exactly thin, and you get a walking disaster.

Iris says that I'm too hard on myself. She says that if I started thinking about my good qualities I would have a lot more self confidence. Iris should try being me for a day and see how hard it is.

Lily and James are at it again.

"I HATE YOU, POTTER! JUST GET OUT OF MY COMPARTMENT- GET OUT OF MY LIFE!" Yep, that's Lily all right.

"Sorry Lily, I can't, I'm Head Boy."

Can't they just- wait a second- James Potter is Head Boy? JAMES POTTER, the prank king?

Oh my goodness, Lily looks as though she's fainted. Now Iris is throwing the Marauders- James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and Remus Lupin- out of our compartment. Good. They deserve it.

OH MY GOD, FRANK LONGBOTTOM JUST ENTERED OUR COMPARTMENT!

I must look like a freak. Frank just said hi, and here I am, scribbling away.

"Hi." I answer.

"What are you writing?" he asks.

"Um." Is the very intelligent answer.

"Diary?"

"Yeah."

"Am I in it?"
"Sure, if you want to be." I answer, completely thrilled to pieces.

"Cool. See you around, Alice."

"See you."

I think I need to catch my breath. Frank Longbottom just had an actual conversation with me. ME!

I LOVE my life.

Later, Great Hall

I completely take that back. I DO NOT love my life. I hate my life instead. Here's what made me change my mind:

When I got off the train along with Lily, (who was grumbling) Stacy (who was blushing ferociously because Remus had just complimented her hairstyle) and Iris, (who was lecturing us all on boys) Bellatrix Black suddenly appeared out of the blue.

She walked right up to me with her cronies- Pansy Zelman, Millie Avers, and her younger sister, Narcissa.

"So. You're still overweight." What a nice way to greet me on the first day of school.

"Get a life." Was Lily's response- got to love that girl.

Narcissa started giggling hysterically when she saw Iris' hair. "Look at your hair!"

"What about it?" Iris answered, in her moody way.

"You've got VERY bad taste," Millie just had to add.

"Shut it, Millie," Bellatrix said. Then she turned to me. "Ever consider a weight loss charm?"

That was when I noticed that Frank could totally hear everything. He turned around and glanced at Bellatrix, then at me. That was when his friend Paul tugged on his arm and they walked off.

I have never been so mortified before in my life.

Bellatrix Black has tormented me ever since she first laid eyes on me. Iris says that I should stand up for myself, and that I should tell Bellatrix to her face what I think of her. That's a lot harder than it sounds. I DO NOT want to try it.

After she said the thing about the weight loss charm, Iris slapped her, and then, taking me by the hand, she dragged me to an empty carriage.

That's Iris' main problem. When she gets mad, she can't express herself, and usually chooses violence. When Stacy gets mad she starts crying, Lily starts yelling, and I usually don't do anything until I'm alone. That's when I start punching my pillow very violently.

While we sat in the carriage, Stacy started biting her lip. She always does that when she's nervous. This time she was nervous because her younger twin sisters, Selma and Cynthia are starting Hogwarts this year. Stacy has been worrying all summer about what House they'll be in.

When Stacy's lip started to bleed Lily cried "Anastasia Mary Kay! Will you stop abusing your lip at once!"

Stacy stopped biting her lip, and Lily began ranting on about James Potter again.

"He's such an arrogant bully. Did you see him tormenting that poor second year? And just because she was a Slytherin! Honestly! He's such an idiot! And he keeps on asking me out and everything! Ugh, I could KILL him! I can't stand him, I hate him, and I want him to go find some place to-"

"Lily, that's men." Iris said. "Males have always been arrogant. You know why? Because they're just having trouble accepting their place in society. They're just going to have to accept that the females are MUCH more intelligent and sophisticated than they are."

"But I think Remus is an exception." Lily said softly.

"Lily, do you STILL like Remus Lupin?" Iris asked.

"Well…"

"She's blushing!" I squealed. "She does!"

"Honestly, Lily." Iris said, shaking her head.

"Will you stop teasing Lily?" Stacy asked.

So now we are all in the Great Hall watching the Sorting. OMG, now its Cynthia's turn to be sorted, poor Stacy, she's so worried about Cynthia…

SORTING HAT: RAVENCLAW!

Whew, at least she's not a Slytherin. Stacy looks relived.

MCGONAGALL: Kay, Selma!

SORTING HAT: SLYTHERIN!

Stacy is very pale. I must go comfort her.

Later, in bed

What an exhausting first day. You don't know HOW happy I am to be in my cozy bed, which is in between Lily's bed and Iris'.

Bellatrix Black found me again after the LOVELY feast, but before she could do anything, Iris stepped up in front of me, and she escaped before Iris could slap her again.

But here's the best part:

Drum roll, please.

Frank said goodnight to me. Yeah, nobody noticed because every one was watching Lily send curses after James, but FRANK LONGBOTTOM SAID GOODNIGHT TO ME! ME!

I always knew that we were made for each other!