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What had I just done? What in Merlin's name had possessed me to just waltz on in there and practically fall all over Potter's feet begging for tutorials that I certainly did not need? (Ok…maybe I did need a little help in that class)

Insanity. That's it. I was partially insane at the moment.

Ah, who was I kidding? I wanted to spend more time with the guy. I was upset over the fact that he wasn't paying attention to me so I took desperate measures to make sure that he wouldn't let go of me completely.

But why did I care so much if Potter stilled liked me? That shouldn't have bothered me at all. But it did!

When I had walked in there all of them had looked at me as if I had ended up there on accident. Funny…they thought I had lost my way while I was pretty sure I had just lost my mind. Ja-Potter seemed polite enough. He agreed to my request graciously and humbly accepted my thanks.

No gloating. No sexual innuendos. No suggestive glances at my outfit.

Something was definitely wrong. I may not be the most attractive person in the world, but I had spent a decent amount of time before I went up there making sure I looked somewhat presentable.

I was nervous the entire time I was in there. James' complete calmness was unnerving and Peter kept staring at me. Awkward.

What snapped me out of my nervous stammering was Sirius. His suggestive grin and mischievous looks between James and me got to me. Of course…I was used to Black behaving that way whenever James and I were in the same room, but this time….

It was like he knew something that I didn't.

So I high tailed it out of there, kissing Remus on the cheek as I went. That way I could reclaim some of my dignity…Potter must never ever EVER get it in his head that I liked him.

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(The next day)

Jasmine's jaw dropped in shock. Alex and Jaila had similar reactions when I told them later.

"You didn't"

"I did"

"You…walked in there? For real? As in you physically walked through the door and spoke to him?"

I smiled a little at my best friend's reaction. She really was the greatest friend I had ever had (after my early years with Severus, of course). Jasmine had transferred from Salem Academy in America during our second year. People had immediately decided to hate her here at Hogwarts; rumors started flying around about the drug scandals she was supposedly involved in. The honest truth was all of the girls were jealous of her big city styled fashion and her American accent. Or lack of accent…whichever. And all the males, with the exception of a handful, didn't stand a chance.

"Yes, Jasmine. I actually walked in there and spoke. Well, stuttered is probably the better term" I admitted with a grimace.

She rolled her deep blue eyes and ran a few fingers through her thick black hair. "No matter. I'm sure you grabbed his attention."

"Not that I wanted to," I scowled, but she merely grinned wider.

"All right then, Lily. Whatever you say. So when are you meeting him?"

I glanced at my watch. "5 minutes. How do I look?"

Jasmine glanced down at my green skirt and white blouse. "Too innocent. But very nice." She ginned. "But something's missing." She frowned and soon began searching around our room. She grinned as she pulled out a perfume bottle from my top drawer.

"Oh no"

"Oh, yes."

"I'm just trying to spend a little more time with him, Jas. Get to know him better…not seduce him"

"You can multitask," she grinned and tossed it at me.

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He was waiting for me at a table in the corner of the library. Well…waiting is probably the wrong word. His head had fallen forward on the desk and he was breathing heavily. Poor guy. He must be exhausted. I still hadn't managed to figure out what it was that he and Sirius had been working on. I had been too busy focusing on how to speak properly to pay attention to the titles of the books scattered around their dormitory.

I walked over to the table and sat down, pulling my books, quills and parchment from my green bag and setting them on the table. I folded my hands in front of me and stared at James' head, my eyebrows raised.

"Late night, Sleeping Beauty?" I asked so softly that I expected even if he was awake he wouldn't be able to hear me.

"Feeling up to waking me with a kiss?"James asked, still not moving. I jumped slightly, having not expected him to answer.

He raised his head from the desk, and rumpled his already messy hair with a yawn. "Ready?" he asked politely.

I smiled, trying hard not to look him in the eyes. "Ready enough".

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(James's POV)

I really had been sleeping when she walked over. But the scent of whatever perfume she had been wearing jolted me out of my sleepy stupor. I groaned internally. Merlin it was intoxicating. I reminded myself to add Jasmine to my hit list…only she would suggest that Lily use something like that.

I was, obviously, completely aware of her presence at the table, but refused to lift my head. It would take a couple of deep breathes to prepare myself for this session.

"Late night, Sleeping Beauty?" she asked softly.

"Feeling up to waking me up with a kiss?" I replied without thinking. I was too use to joking suggestively with her. I expected her to get angry, but it seemed as if she hardly noticed what I had said. I think I scared her.

I took one last calming breath before I raised my head to look at her. "Ready?" I asked.

She smiled, but was avoiding my eyes. "Ready enough".

Huh. Something we had in common.

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