A/N Hey everyone this is my first fic hope you all enjoy the idea kind of just popped into my head over the last few months and building up slowly. I know I am asking a lot but if you wouldn't mind reviewing for me as I said it's my first fic. Jilly

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Chapter 1: The Notebook

Harry bent down and picked up a battered book. It was tucked away underneath his parent's bed. Yes Harry's parents had been dead for several years and he had returned to his old house true to his word. It was 2 months after he had finished his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, two months since Dumbledore had been killed.

Harry opened the book on the first page in very tidy print was "The Notebook" by Lily and James Potter. Harry's heart soared. This was a book written by his parents. Very cautiously he opened the first page. It read…

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I am Lily Evans. I am a Witch.

The end of my sixth year at Hogwarts was drawing to a close. I have spent the year keeping up my marks, staying out of trouble and avoiding the four Marauders one in particular, James Potter. The most egotistic, self-centred, arrogant pri…. You get my point. He has spent the last four years trying to get me to go out with him. Ha I think not.

Anyway as I mentioned it was the end of sixth year I was on the train with my best friends Julie Prewett, Alice McKinnon and her boyfriend of two years Frank Longbottom. When surprisingly the compartment door slid open and there were the marauders.

"Do you mind if we sit here? The trains packed they really need to add another carriage."

Julie who really fancied James nodded and moved over for him to sit next to her. He however had other ideas and sat right next to me squashing me against the window. Remus was reading a book, Alice and Frank were making out in the corner and Pettigrew was no where in sight.

"Do you think you could move over a bit?" I asked

James smiled his incredible charming smile. AAHHH I just called him charming when he is being a complete pain in the arse. Damn he always does this to me

"Sure." He replied and slid straight into me squashing me even more.

I pushed him off me with a little too much force and he fell on top of Frank. Oh well I told myself he deserved it and I went back to thinking about my holidays. My family were taking a muggle vacation to the Gold Coast in Australia.

"So…Lils what have you got planned for the holidays" James asked Sirius was being surprisingly quiet I would assume he was checking out all the girls in the compartment opposite from us.

"Nothing to do with you Potter. I plan to stay as far away from you as possible." I replied.

"Aww come on Lils don't be hostile."

"Call me Lils one more time…" I said in a warning tone.

"Or what you'll hex me go right ahead you couldn't hurt a fly."

"Try me."

"I plan to"

Sensing that another full force fight was heating up Alice stopped snogging Frank "you two break it up."

"But they were never going out." Remarked Sirius, who had turned his attention from the girls.

"I said break it up not break up you dimwit."

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Harry paused from reading and returned to his hotel room with Ron and Hermione. Were he would be able to continue reading after dinner. He was excited. He was actually reading something that was from his parents a first hand account on what had actually happened.