James Potter.
Those two words were enough to cause half the female population of Hogwarts to swoon. He had girls from every year chasing after him.
Although I tried to deny it, I knew my friends could see right through my act. They knew I was infatuated with James Potter and there was nothing I could do to convince them otherwise. Who is James Potter you may ask? Well, if you don't already know who he is, than you're obviously thick. But, I'll tell you about him anyways.
James Potter was tall, with black messy hair that made girls of all age's swoon (I've seen the new Herbology professor eyeing him), hazel eyes that shined through his black rimmed glasses, and he had a well-built body from all the Quiditch practice. He was arrogant and the leader of the Marauders. His best mates and fellow Marauders were Remus Lupin, the smart, handsome one; Sirius Black, the charming, witty, good-looking one; and Peter Pettigrew, the follower (they really scared me, I honestly don't know how anyone could get along so well with them). His friends called him Prongs He was Captain of the Gryffindor Quiditch team. He played chaser. He won the Quiditch cup for Gryffindor since he first joined the team in his second year. He was Head Boy (which surprised me quite a bit at first) but he proved that he deserved it. He was one of the top students of his class (surprisingly seeing as he was a major troublemaker). He despises Slytherins with a passionate passion.
Call me obsessed, but I knew everything there was about him. I knew that his favorite colors were red and green. His favorite sweet was chocolate. He ate strawberries from the big part, instead of the small part (that's from Black Holes of Strawberry by siriusly klutzy, I suggest you read it 3). His favorite subject was Transfiguration. His favorite drink was Butter beer and not fire whiskey as everyone thought. His favorite animal was a stag. He was a dog lover (though I had to disagree with him there, I mean who likes dogs).
I also know that I'm completely and utterly in love with him. I mean, what's not to love?
However, he had a girlfriend. It wasn't even like she was some stuck up, pushy, snotty, know it all. In fact, she was smart (top of her classes), funny, sweet, and really pretty. Don't get me wrong. I'm not ugly. I'm just…plain…compared to her. No bloke in his right mind would even look in my direction when she's in the room. Plus, she got along really well his best mates (those guys that I wouldn't attempt talking to). Sirius Black and Remus Lupin paraded around the corridors calling her their baby sister they never had. The perfect couple was what they were called.
I saw him peck her on the cheek when he thought no one was looking. There was definitely no hope now.
Who was I to compare to her? Who was I to compare to…
Lily Evans.
I was nothing but an outsider looking in.