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Author's Note: YAY! I got a review! It made my day! I won't be updating everyday because of college...it gets in the way of what I want to do. But there will almost always be an update on the weekend...maybe even two! Let's explore how James saw his first day at Hogwarts!

Confessions

Journal Entry 1September 1st

Ok, I'm really not sure what to put in here but I promised Remus that I would and I never break a promise to a friend so here I am. Well I guess the logical thing would be to write down information about this evenings festivities. Some really good things happened.

I should probably start off with the fast that I was sorted into Gryffindor, but that was almost a given what other house could I, James Potter, possibly belong to. My whole family was in Gryffindor, so the logical answer for what house I'd be in would be Gryffindor. I could just imagine if I was sorted into Slytherin, I'd pack my bags and go home. No way I'd stay in that house!

Let me tell you the really interesting thing that happened. A wizard from a dark, pure blood, maniac family was sorted into Gryffindor. His name is Sirius Black. Before today I'd heard of him. He's nothing like his family, at least that's what my parents told me. My mother said that he has the same heart and head that Andromeda has. Andromeda is a pretty awesome person; I really like her. In my book that makes Sirius an ok guy since he's more like her then the rest of his crazy family. So when he was sorted into Gryffindor I wasn't surprised that no one wanted to be near him. They didn't know about that part of himself that he keeps hidden from view. So when I was sorted into Gryffindor, he's who I sat by. I talked to him like I would just about anybody. We found out that we're a lot more alike then we thought. I really like him. I can see us ruling this school eventually.

Next, I introduced him to my long-time friend Peter Pettigrew. They didn't seem to like each other all that much, but they got along. I have to admit that liking Peter takes some getting used to . I've known him almost all my life so it's easy for me to forget that he's not the most welcoming of people. But I like Peter. Whenever I'm cooking up a plan, buddy he's right there in the middle of it. I think he tries really hard to make me like him and I admire his gumption. Sometimes I wish that I could be a little more like Peter in some aspects. But that's not who I am so I'm glad that I have Peter to keep me grounded and in the real world.

So the three of us were sitting at the house table talking when I spotted HER. She's probably the most beautiful creature I'd ever seen. She's small, petite, has red hair, olive skin, green eyes that I can see myself getting lost in. In other words, she's the epitome of beauty. Her name is Lily Evans...and I'm crushing on her REAL BAD! I told Peter and Sirius about her; Peter agreed with me while Sirius just laughed. He said she was out of my league, but what does he know! Yeah, all the girls think he's hot, but they won't approach him because of who he's related to. I've got more of a shot with her then he does.

I noticed someone watching staring at Lily. He's some kid from Slytherin named Snape. Already I don't like him. The way he looked at me said "Lily's mine". First off there's no way a girl like that would give a guy like Snape the time of day and secondly it felt like a challenge to me, and I never back down from a challenge. I was wondering who Sirius and myself were going to pull all these amazing pranks that we're coming up with. Now I know; Snape messed with the wrong guy.

On the way up to the common room Sirius and myself tried one of our pranks on Snape. It didn't work the way we wanted it to, but it still got us a lot of attention. So of course I start showing off. While I was doing that, Sirius noticed a guy sitting in one of the chairs, all alone, not joining in, so he decided that we-me, him, and Peter-would befriend him. We attempted this and failed the first time, but Sirius broke him the second time. I feel kind of bad for him. I don't think he has much. He and Sirius seem to hit it off real well. There are a lot of similarities between them. Kind of nice to have that.

So to sum it all up...in just one day's time I've discovered an old friend (Peter), got a partner in crime (Sirius), helped someone who needed it (Remus), met my future wife (Lily), and found someone to prank (Snape). All-in-all it was a good day. Can't wait to see what the next one has in store for me!

Later much,

James Potter

Alright beautiful people out there on fanfiction...I'm in desperate need of reviews! I'd like to know what you think of this so far. It makes me feel better to know that there are people out there that care about this story of mine. Next up is Peter. I really liked writing that one!